Friday, August 15, 2014

Saif Ali Khan ( August 16)



Name: Saif Ali Khan

Date of Birth: August 16

Year of Birth: 1970

Place of Birth:  New Delhi, India

Profession: Actor

Snapshot: 

Saif Ali Khan born Sajid Ali Khan on 16 August 1970) is an Indian film actor and producer. Through his successful career in Hindi films (Bollywood), Khan has established himself as one of the most popular actors of Indian cinema. He is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, and was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2010.[3]

Khan is the son of the cricket player Mansoor Ali Khan, and the actress Sharmila Tagore. Having made his acting debut in 1992 with Yash Chopra's Parampara, he had his first success with the 1994 films Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. After going through several years of decline throughout the 1990s, Khan rose to prominence with his performance in Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked his professional turning point.[4] His work in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Hum Tum (2004). Khan subsequently had further mainstream success with films like Salaam Namaste (2005) and Race (2008), and starred in critically acclaimed projects such as Parineeta (2005), Being Cyrus and Omkara (2006).[5] In 2009, Khan branched out into film production with his company Illuminati Films, whose first release, Love Aaj Kal, became a box-office success. These accomplishments have established him as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

In addition to film acting, Khan is also a stage performer. He was married to actress Amrita Singh for thirteen years; they have two children together. He married actress Kareena Kapoor in 2012.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Aruna Asaf Ali (16-Jul)



Name:  Aruna Asaf Ali

Date of Birth:  July 16

Year of Birth: 1909

Place of Birth: Kalka, Haryana, India

Profession: Indian independence activist, teacher

Snapshot:
Aruna Asaf Ali  (16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996), born Aruna Ganguly, was an Indian independence activist. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942. She was 87 years old at the time of her death.(AADIL)Aruna Asaf Ali was born as Aruna Ganguly on 16 July 1909 at Kalka, Punjab, British India, but now in the state of Haryana into a Bengali Brahmo family. She was educated at Sacred Heart Convent in Lahore and then in Nainital. She graduated and worked as a teacher. She taught at the Gokhale Memorial School in Calcutta. She met Asaf Ali, a leader in the Congress party at Allahabad and married him in 1928, despite parental opposition on grounds of religion (she was a Brahmo while he was a Muslim) and age (a difference of more than 20 years).

Katrina Kaif (16-Jul)



Name:  Katrina Kaif

Date of Birth: July 16

Year of Birth: 1983

Place of Birth: Hong Kong

Profession:  Actress, Model

Snapshot:
Katrina Kaif born Katrina Turquotte, also spelt Turcotte) is a British Indian film actress and model. She is primarily known for her work in Bollywood films, though has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. In addition to being one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses, Kaif is cited in the media as one of India's most attractive celebrities.Born in Hong Kong, Kaif and her family lived in numerous countries for varying lengths of time before she migrated to India. Kaif received her first modelling assignment as a teenager, and later pursued a career as a fashion model. During a show in London, Kaizad Gustad cast her in his film Boom (2003), a critical and commercial failure. While shooting for the picture in India, Kaif began receiving other assignments and soon established a successful career as a model, though filmmakers were hesitant to cast her in their films due to her poor command in Hindi and thick British accent. In 2004, she appeared in a successful Telugu film Malliswari, and later earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007), of which the latter garnered her praise for her performance. She followed with glamorous roles in a series of box office hits, but was criticised for having little to do in male-centric films like Apne (2007), Partner (2007) and Welcome (2007).

Aamna Shariff (16-Jul)



Name:      Aamna Shariff

Date of Birth:   July 16

Year of Birth: 1982

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: Actress, Model

Snapshot:

Aamna Shariff is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi TV shows and Bollywood films. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to an Indian father and Persian-Bahraini mother. She studied at St. Anne's High School, Bandra. After dating almost for a year Aamna Sharif married her film distributor-turned-producer boyfriend Amit Kapoor on 27 December 2013.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Evelyn Sharma (12-Jul)


Name:              Evelyn Sharma

Date of Birth:   July 12

Place of Birth:  Frankfurt, Germany

Profession: Actress, model

Snapshot:
Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma (born July 12) is a German-Indian actress and model. She began her acting career with a bit part in the 2006 British film Turn Left.In 2012, Sharma made her Bollywood debut playing the role of Lubaina Snyder in the film From Sydney with Love.The following year, she featured in the blockbuster Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, as well as Nautanki Saala and Issaq.[4] In 2014, she played the role of Janet D'Souza in Yaariyaan.Sharma was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She studied Business and modeled for cosmetic brands in the UK, after which she headed East to make a career in Bollywood films. Besides acting in films, she currently endorses Indian lingerie brand 'Bodycare'.

Parvin Dabas (12-Jul)


Name: Parvin Dabas 

Date of Birth: July 12

Year of Birth: 1974

Place of Birth: New Delhi

Profession: Actor, Model, Director

Snapshot:
Parvin Dabas (also known as "Parvin Dabbas") (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian Actor, Model and Director.Dabas was born on 12 July 1974 in a Jat[1] family of Dabas gotra. His family is from Kanjhawala,Outer Delhi.[2] He studied in Modern School Vasant Vihar, New Delhi and then in Hans Raj College, Delhi University.Dabas made his film debut in the 1999 film Dillagi but Monsoon Wedding launched him and has since appeared in over 10 Bollywood films.He later starred in films such as The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara and Khosla Ka Ghosla for which he won acclaim. He directed his first film Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande (Right job for the wrong guys) which released on 19 August 2011 and won a bronze palm award at the 2011 Mexico international film festival.In 2005 he gave a guest appearance(as Sudhanshu) in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai TV serial aired on STAR One in one episode directed by Deven Bhojani.

Munaf Patel (July 12)



Name :             Munaf Patel

Date of Birth:    July 12

Year of Birth:    1983  

Place of Birth: Ikhar, Gujarat, India

Profession: Cricketer (Bowler)

Snapshot:
Munaf Musa Patel (born 13 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

Mani Sharma ( July 11)


Name: Mani Sharma

Date of Birth: July 11

Place of Birth:  Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Profession: Film composer, Music director

Snapshot:

Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil films. He is popularly known as "Melody Brahma" (God of Melody) for his contributions to music in Tollywood.Mani Sharma was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh to violinist Y.N. Sharma. He spent most of his childhood days in Chennai.Mani Sharma started his career as a keyboard player in the late 1980s under the guidance of music director Sri Satyam. As a keyboard player, he toured with Padma Bhushan Dr. S.P.Balasubrahmanyam. He used to work with Murali Krish and Chakri Policherla under Maestro Ilaiyaraaja in Chennai. Mani was also a keyboard player for Raj-Koti and M. M. Keeravani. He was approached by Ram Gopal Varma for the background score of Antham. Varma asked him to compose a single song for his film and he agreed. Then he continued to compose background music for other films like Raathri (Raat), Preminchukundam Raa etc. His first film as a full-time music composer was Super Heroes. Later he got the breakthrough with Chiranjeevi's 1998 film Bavagaru Bagunnara.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Manjari Phadnis (July 10)




Name: Manjari Phadnis

Date of Birth: July 10

Year of Birth: 1984

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: Actor, Model

Snapshot:
Manjari Phadnis (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil language films. She is best known for her performance in the 2008 Hindi film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.Manjari Phadnis was first seen on Indian Television on the Second Season of the Indian version of the International Reality show Popstars which was aired on Channel [v] India. She was one of the participants who was one of the final 8. Only 4 made it to form the band Aasma. Manjiri Phadnis started her career with Rok Sako To Rok Lo in 2004, but her big break was Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) as the lead actor's girlfriend. Earlier she was part of the National Film Award-winning Bengali feature film Faltu and the highly unsuccessful Mumbai Salsa.In 2008, her Telugu debut film Siddu From Srikakulam released, following which her first Tamil film Muthirai got released. Both performed poorly at the box office. Notably, she had sung a song under the direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja for Muthirai.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Srinagara Kitty 9-Jul



Name: Srinagara Kitty

Date of Birth: July 9

Year of Birth: 1980 

Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Profession: Television and Movie Actor

Snapshot:
Srinagara Kitty is a Tollywood film and television Actor, who works with Kannada film Industry. He was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka. His Date of Birth is 9-Jul-80. He was most famous for his movie Inthi Ninna Preethiya released in 2008. He is also a winner of Filmfare Special Jury Award. Srinagara Kitty is married to TV Producer Bhavana Belegere. He is one of the brilliant film actor and wonderful guys in South Indian film Industry. Srinagara Kitty first film name is Chandra Chakori in 2003. Some of the film fare awards the actor received are Filmfare special Jury award for Savari. Some of the famous films in which Srinagara Kitty acted are Gowdru, aadi, Giri, Ko Ko, Ball Pen, Tony, Apayya, Bhajarangi.