Name: Himesh ReshammiyaDate of Birth: 23rd July 1973
Biography
Himesh Reshammiya is born on 23rd July 1973 and is the son of Veteran Gujarati music director Vipinji Reshammiya.
Himeshji studied at Hill Grange School in Peddar Road where he met his best friend Prashant Chadha. Prashant is responsible for Himeshji’s new look and for directing all of Himeshji’s music videos from his private album Aap Kaa Surroor as well as promotional videos for the movies Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Aksar & Tom, Dick & Harry.
At just 16 years old and before Himeshji went into music direction, he produced television serials for Zee TV which included serials such as Andaz & Amar Prem.
The first big break came when Himeshji approached Salman Khan (who had just made it big with the hit movie Maine Pyar Kiya) who gave Himesh the chance to be a music director for the movie Bandhan along with the composer Anand Raj Anand.
He became good friends with Salman Khan, a famous Bollywood actor who starred in the movie, and composed songs for some subsequent movies in which Salman starred. Since then, Himeshji & Salman have had a string of hits for movies such as Pyar Kiya to Darna kya, Ye Hai Jalwa, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge and the more recent mega blockbuster album Tere Naam.
From this experience, Reshammiya was able to develop his own unique style of composition, based on pop music and catchy techno beats. He also places a particular emphasis on indian melodic hooks to his songs. His most popular album can be said to be Tere Naam.
With a series of popular film scores, he is considered to be one of the top music directors in Indian cinema today, along with A. R. Rahman and Anu Malik. His music is associated with the youthful and trendsetting culture that has recently been pervasive in India, particularly due to the popularity of the remixes of his songs.
Sonu was born to Mr Agam Kumar Nigam and Mrs Shobha Nigam on July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India. He attended the J.D. Tyler School. He has two sisters, Meenal and Neekita. Sonu is very close to his parents. Both his father and mother are good singers, and in 2005 and 2007 his father released two highly popular albums, "Bewafaai"and "Phir Bewafaai", respectively. Neekita is also a singer. She has sung a few playback songs and appeared on a few stage shows with Sonu. Sonu married Madhurima on 15 February 2002. They have a son, Nevaan, born on July 26, 2007.
He is very much into fitness and yoga exercises. He claims to be spiritual rather than religious.
Sonu has done various charity work all over India as well as abroad for Dignity Foundation, Cancer organizations, Leprosy organizations, Blindness organizations, Womens welfare organizations, Kargil war affected families, Earthquake affected families. He also sponsors a child from the organization “Crayon”.
Awards
2008, GPBA (German Public Bollywood Award), Best Singer (Male) for Mein Agar Kahoon, Om Shanti Om
2007, Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Best Male Playback Singer for Mein Agar Kahoon, Om Shanti Om
2006, Bollywood Music and Fashion Awards, Best Male Playback Singer for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Title Track.
2005, Swaralaya Yesudas Award, for his outstanding performance in Music.
2005, MTV Immies - Best Pop Album, for his self-composed album titled "Chanda Ki Doli".
2005, Star Screen Award Best Male Playback, for the song "Dheere Jalna", from the film "Paheli"
2005, Indian Television Award Best Singer for Miliee Title Track.
2005, Anadolok Award for "Chanda Ki Doli" album.
2005, Lion Gold's Award for the song Main Hoon Na from the film "Main Hoon Na"
2005, Teachers' Achievement Award
2005, Style Icon, MTV Style Awards.
2004, MTV Immies - Best Male Singer, for the song "Main Hoon Na", from the film "Main Hoon Na"
2004, National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer, for the song "Kal Ho Naa Ho", from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004, IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Kal Ho Naa Ho", from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004, Bollywood Music Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Na Ho" from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004, Apsara Film Producers' Guild Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Na Ho" from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003, Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Kal Ho Naa Ho", from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho".
2003, Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male, for the song "Saathiya", from the film "Saathiya"
2003, IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Saathiya", from the film "Saathiya"
2003, MTV Immies - Best Male Singer, for the song "Saathiya" from the film "Saathiya".
2003, Bollywood Music Award fpr Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Saathiya" from the film "Saathiya"
2003, Style Icon, MTV Style Awards.
2002, Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Saathiya", from the film Saathiya.
2002, Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male, for the song "Suraj Hua Maddham", from the film "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham"
2002, IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song "Suraj Hua Maddham", from the film "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham"
2002, Bollywood Music Award for Best Pop Singer for the album "Yaad"
2001, Star Screen Award Best Male Playback, for the song "Tanhayee", from the film "Dil Chahta Hai"
1998, Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male, for the song "Sandese Aate Hai", from the film "Border"
1998, Star Screen Award for Best Male Pop Artist.
1997, Aashirwad Award for Best Male Singer for the song "Sandese Aate Hai", from the film "Border"
1997, Sansui Viewers' Choice Award for Best Male Singer for the song "Sandese Aate Hai", from the film "Border
Profession: Playback Singer, Bollywood.Family: Wife
This long haired sensation made his appearance in the song 'Q - Funk' from the album 'Oorja'He burst into the pop scene with sis Sagarika, powered by pop-guru Biddu’s melodies and doing re-mixes. Shaan, the 'oh cho chweet' pop-star, has been wooing the audiences since he stepped into Indian Music industry. He launched 'Loveology' and gave everyone a well received lesson in the arts of lurrvee...
The track from his second album Tanha Dil, "Bhool Ja", which is an excellent ballad with superb lyrics written by the man himself! "Tanha Dil" catapulted to the charts within days of its release and was very popular on radio! "Dil Kya Kare," is a remix that caught everyone's eye thanks to its electrifying video and soothing melodies. "Mana Janab," is a fun and frolicky blast from the past that Shaan livens up with a latino groove. Induced with lots of emotional and groovy tracks, the album popped up the singer’s star rating, market value and of course ambitions.
He did a bit role in a Kalpana Lajmi film – Daman and the breakthrough happened not in the medium he started his career with, but in the mother of all commercial singing in India – Playback."Musu Musu" from the film Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi won him several offers from leading music directors like Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman while "Woh Pehli Baar" won the budding singer a lot of fans.Shaan took on an altogether different route when remixes became the order of the day. He remixed "Hum Bewafa" and the R D Burman "Roop Inka Mastana". After the success of Koi… Mil Gaya (where he sang In panchhiyon) Shaan got films like Zameen, Inteha and Sssshhh… lined up. “Film music, though, has its limitations – you have to sing the way the composer conceptualises. In an album you can experiment,” he says.
He’s excited about singing an item number with Asha Bhonsle in Bewafa. “She’s been my icon for ages. She has reinvented herself with the changing times,” he sums up.
Shaan loves to sing in English too. “Singing in Mumbai Matinee and Valentine’s Day gave me confidence. I have no training in classical music but I can pull off a semi-classical bandish,” says Shaan, who’s also planning to do fusion with alaaps on the chartbuster Koi kahe number (Dil Chahta Hai).
From an aspiring desk – top publisher to a pop singer Shaan surely has come a long way.
Saif Ali Khan ( born 16 August 1970 in New Delhi, India) is National Film Award winning Indian actor who stars in Bollywood films. He is the son of the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and the actress Sharmila Tagore. His sister is actress Soha Ali Khan.Saif Ali Khan was born into the family of the Nawabs of Pataudi. His grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, was the Nawab of Pataudi as well as an accomplished cricketer who played for England and then for India as the captain of the team. His paternal grandmother was Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal and his great-uncle was Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan Pataudi.His father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, like Nawab of Pataudi Sr., was not only the Nawab of Pataudi but also a former captain of the Indian cricket team. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a Bengali Indian film actress,head of the Indian film censorship board and a relative of the Nobel laureate - Rabindranath Tagore.Saif is also distantly related to the late Nafisa Joseph through his mother. Khan has two sisters: Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.He attended Lockers Park Prep School, then followed in his father's footsteps by attending Winchester College, a famous independent school for boys in England.Saif was meant to make his debut in "Bekhudi" (1992) opposite Kajol but the film took off without him.He made his Bollywood debut in the 1992 film "Parampara". For his next film "Aashiq Awara" (1993) he won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. His breakthrough role came in 1994 with "Yeh Dillagi" starring opposite Kajol and Akshay Kumar which was his first major hit.Khan went on to star in many films but they failed at the box office. He only had success with multi-starrer hits like Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)," Kachche Dhaage" (1999) and "Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United" (1999).After some box office failures he had a hit with the film "Kya Kehna" (2000).His acting career, more or less, went through a relative slump until 2001, when he was cast in Farhan Akhtar's hit film, "Dil Chahta Hai". He received much acclaim for his role as Sameer with critic Taran Adarsh calling it his career-best performance.The success of this film firmly established Saif as one of the industry's most bankable stars.He has since had many box office successes such as "Kal Ho Na Ho" (2003),"Hum Tum" (2004)[15] and "Salaam Namaste" (2005).He won lots of critical acclaim for his performance in a rare negative role for the film "Ek Hasina Thi" (2004) and for "Parineeta" (2005). His performance in "Hum Tum" won him the National Film Award for Best Actor.In 2006 Khan played the lead role in the offbeat English-language film "Being Cyrus" and bagged enormous acclaim for his villainous role in the Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, "Omkara". Critic, Taran Adarsh said "Saif Ali Khan... plays the evil Langda Tyagi brilliantly. His looks, his mannerisms, his body language, his overall behavioral pattern takes you by complete surprise. The actor deserves distinction marks for portraying the role with such realism that you start hating him after a point. Sure, the actor deserves the highest award for this role". Rediff.com stated "Omkara marks Saif's emergence into the very forefront of his acting peers, and we gleefully applaud". He won the Best Villain awards at all the major award ceremonies including the Star Screen Awards,Filmfare Awards and Zee Cine Awards.His next film "Eklavya: The Royal Guard" saw him and his mother together for the second time since "Aashiq Awara". Though it was a box-office disappointment his performance as Harshwardhan was praised and appreciated by the critics. One critic commented "watching him emote with amazing precision makes you realize the giant strides he has taken as an actor".His last release "Ta Ra Rum Pum" did moderately at the box office and his performance was praised.He married actress Amrita Singh in October 1991. They divorced in 2004. They have two children, a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim, both of whom live with their mother.Khan currently lives in Mumbai.Saif recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend, Rozza Catalino.Saif was hospitalized at Leelawati Hospital, Mumbai, on February 18, 2007. He had experienced chest pains during rehearsals for the Grand Finale performance at Stardust Awards, to be held that night.Many film personalities came to see the actor in hospital. After hospitalisation he gave up smoking.Khan is also an active stage performer.Saif was part of a troupe that included Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra, which went on the Temptations 2004 world tour. The tour was a huge international and commercial success, performing nineteen stage shows across the globe.In 2006, Khan toured again, participating and performing in the successful Heat 2006 concert around the world, along with Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.In 2005, along with other Bollywood stars, Khan performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.He also appeared along with various other Bollywood actors at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture along with Rani Mukerji, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi.In 1998, Khan was charged with poaching two blackbucks in Kankani during the filming of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" along with co-stars Salman Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam. The charges were dropped soon after and Khan was acquitted.
Ranbir Kapoor (born September 28, 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an upcoming actor in Bollywood. He comes from a very well-known legendary film clan. He is the son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. He is the brother of Riddhima Kapoor.His great grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor, his grandfather was Raj Kapoor, his granduncles are Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, his uncles are Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor and his cousins are Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda. Rishi Kapoor confirmed at the Zee Cine Awards that Ranbir Kapoor will make his debut with Anil Kapoor's daughter Sonam Kapoor under Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film is titled "Saawariya"
John Abraham (born December 17, 1972) is a former model turned Bollywood actor. He currently lives in Mumbai, India.Born in Mumbai, India on 17th December 1972 John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India.His height is 6 feet and 1 inch. His dad is a Christian from Alwaye, Kerala and his mother is from Iran. Being a Catholic his father added the name 'Abraham' to his son John as a mark of respect to the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people in the Bible.Abraham's father is a Malayali Saint Thomas Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. While his mother Phiroza Irani is part of Bombay's Irani community.She was a basketball teacher in her younger years. Irani are descended from Iranian Zoroastrians who migrated to Mumbai in the late 19th and early 20th century. John sometimes describes himself as part-Malyalee and sometimes as part-Iranian.Abraham's parents eloped; they were estranged from their respective parents until the birth of their first child, John. He was originally named Farhan, but his father gave him the name John, and he has used that name ever since. He has one younger brother, Alan.Abraham first went to the Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College, where he was the captain of the football team. He was an avid sportsman, captaining the college football team.He earned his MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.His height is 6 ft 1 inch.Abraham started his career with a media firm called Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which however closed down due to financial problems. Later he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won second place. The same year he was selected for a PGP course at IIM, Bangalore. However, as fate would have had it, he chose Gladrags contest over IIMB. Later on, he went on to win the contest. Following this, he appeared in a number of commercial advertisements.His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby smiles and nice character made him the highest paid supermodel in India.Being a hot star in the modeling world,Abraham made his Bollywood debut with the controversial movie Jism at the age of thirty in 2003.. Not like usual Bollywood heroes who debut in male oriented action subjects, he accepted the erotic emotional Jism (2003). The film did well, and his work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003); none of them did well at box-office.His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when he took the antihero role 'Kabir' in Dhoom (2004. . It was successful. He has appeared in a number of successful movies since then which include Dhoom (2004), Kaal (2005) , Garam Masala (2005) and Taxi No 9211 (2006).In 2005, John ignored angry threats and agreed to play the lead role in the controversial film Water, which deals with the sad fate of Indian widows in traditional Indian society. The film was written and directed by independent film-maker Deepa Mehta. It had a rocky history; a first attempt to film it foundered, when sets in Varanasi were burned by an angry crowd. John signed for the director's second attempt to make the film, this time in Sri Lanka. The film has been popular overseas, exposing John to a much wider audience, and was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.His recently released films are: Baabul, Kabul Express, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love,were critically acclaimed and were averagely received at the Box Office.He is romantically linked to Bipasha Basu.His ex girl friend was Riya Sen.He was even linked with Raveena Tandon.
1990 saw only one film release starring Khan, Baaghi, co-starring alongside southern actress Nagma. The film was a box office success,[4] and was followed by another successful year in 1991 when he starred in three hit films, Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa and Saajan.[5] Despite these tremendous early box office successes, all of his 1992-1993 releases resulted in box office failures.[5]
Khan clawed back his previous success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Koun, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. The film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest grossing films ever, beciming the fourth highest earner of all time.[6] Apart from being a commercial success, the film was widely acclaimed and Khan was praised for his performance, earning his second nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare. Three more films released that year featured Khan, none of which making a significant impact on the box-office as was the case with the previously mentioned title. He did however win praise for his performance in Andaz Apna Apna, alongside co-star Aamir Khan, which has gained a cult status since its release. In 1995 he cemented his success with Rakesh Roshan's blockbuster Karan Arjun, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan.[5] The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award at the Filmfare, which was eventually won by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan.
1996 was followed by two successes. The first one being Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical, co-starring Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar and Seema Biswas. Though a box office failure, the film was critically acclaimed. He next starred alongside Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor in Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet.
He had only two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan co-starring Karisma Kapoor, where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth. The film was a box office hit. The latter, co-starring Shilpa Shetty failed to do well, but developed a cult following after its video release.
Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being the comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol, one of the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai.[5] Khan played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. Khan's performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favourable reviews from critics. He rounded of the year with Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, he had only an extended cameo playing the role of Aman. However, it eventually turned out beneficial to him, as his performance earned him his second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.
In 1999, Khan starred in three hit films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, which reunited him with Sooraj Barjatya for the third time; Biwi No.1, which became the top grossing film that year; and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which was a major critical success, and earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare. In 2000, Khan acted in six films, most of which failed critically and commercially, except for the two moderately successful films, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, both of which co-starred Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta. His performance in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, the release of which was delayed until 2001, was received well. The film was one of the first Bollywood movies to handle the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan played the role of a rich industrialist, who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles.[7][8] In 2002 he starred in the delayed release Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam which was semi-hit at the box office.
Khan's following releases failed at the box office until he made a comeback in 2003 with Tere Naam. The film was a major earner and his performance was praised by critics, with film critic Taran Adarsh noting, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..."[9] He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).[5] 2006 was an unsuccessful year for him when Jaan-E-Mann and Baabul both failed to do well at the box office.
Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam E Ishq which failed to do well at the box office. His next release Partner did very well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster verdict.[10] He next appeared in his first Hollywood movie, Marigold: An Adventure in India opposite American actress Ali Larter. Telling the love story of an Indian man and an American woman, the film was a major failure, both commercially and critically.
[edit] Personal life
Khan is the eldest son of celebrated screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma Khan. His stepmother is Helen, a famous yesteryear Bollywood actress, who has co-starred with him in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri.
Khan is a dedicated bodybuilder. He trains everyday and is famous for taking off his shirt in movies and stage shows alike. In 2004, he was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by People magazine, U.S.[11] Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.[12]
Despite being romantically linked with several actresses, and having relationships with ex-girlfriends Aishwarya Rai, Somy Ali and Sangeeta Bijlani, Khan is frequently featured by Indian media as Bollywood's most eligible bachelor. He has been dating model-turned-actress Katrina Kaif since 2003.[13]
On October 11, 2007, Khan accepted an offer from Madame Tussauds wax museum in London to have a wax replica made of himself. His life-size wax figure was finally installed there on January 15, 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.[14]
Nickname: BIG B Munna One Man Industry Angry Young Man Bollywood's Shahenshah Amith Big A
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Mini Biography
Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets - his deep baritone voice - which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife-to-be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her own rights, he has two kids, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta has been married, lives a non-filmy life and has a child. Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Congress from his hometown but had to leave midterm because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous "Bofors" case along with the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers. After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 Crores rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called "Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003) and his most recent Khakee (2004), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.His son Abhishek is also an actor by his own rights. Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting Abhishek married to Karishma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhi Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.The former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, and Abhishek, were formally engaged on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the marriage taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007.Currently, he is one of the most busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man". of Bollywood
Hrithik Roshan born( 10 January 1974) is a prominent award-winning Bollywood actor.Hrithik was born in Mumbai, India, to actress Pinky and actor Rakesh Roshan, who was himself the son of a well-known film-music director Roshan. Rakesh later turned to film production and direction. Hrithik's entry into acting extended the Roshan family role in Bollywood to the third generation.Hrithik's first movie role was in the 1980 movie Aasha, where he was an extra, a dancing boy. Later he worked behind the camera, supporting his director father. While he was working on the movie Karan Arjun, the film's lead, Salman Khan, urged Hrithik to try his hand at acting. It is said that Salman gave Hrithik lessons in body-building and acting.Hrithik achieved fame when he starred in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite debutante starlet Amisha Patel. The film was directed by his father. His performance earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. Many of his later movies have been successful. Most notable were Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001 and Koi... Mil Gaya in 2003, the latter of which was directed by his father, Rakesh Roshan.The actor is married to Suzanne Khan, his high-school sweetheart and daughter of actor Sanjay Khan. Hrithik is generally regarded as a down-to-earth, hard-working actor, neither an egomaniac nor a playboy.Like many other actors, Hrithik also tours in Bollywood stage shows. His first stage appearance was at Lux Zee Cine Awards in 2001.He is currently working on a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya; it is being directed by his father Rakesh Roshan and will be called Krrish [1]. Hrithik plays a superhero and is said to be doing rigorous martial arts training for the action sequences. The movie also stars Priyanka Chopra.
Khan's first notable leading role came in 1988 in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was directed by his cousin and Nasir Hussain's son Mansoor Khan. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was a breakthrough success at the box office, effectively launching Khan's career as a leading actor. Having the typical 'chocolate hero' looks, he was publicised as a teen idol. After that, he went on to appear in several other films in the late '80s and early '90s: Dil (1990), which became the highest grossing film of the year,[5] Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) (for which he also wrote the screenplay), and Rangeela (1995). Most of these films were successful critically and commercially.[6][7][8]
Khan continued to act in just one or two films a year, an unusual trait for a mainstream Hindi Cinema actor. His only release in 1996 was the Dharmesh Darshan directed commercial blockbuster Raja Hindustani in which he was paired opposite Karisma Kapoor. The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award, after eight previous nominations, and went on to become the biggest hit of the year, as well as the third highest grossing Indian film of the 1990's.[9] Khan's career had seemed to hit a plateau at this point of time, and most of the films to follow for the next few years were only partially successful. In 1997, he co-starred with Ajay Devgan and was paired opposite Juhi Chawla in the film Ishq, which was a critical failure, but performed well at the box office. In 1998, Khan appeared in the moderately successful Ghulam, for which he also did playback singing.[10] John Mathew Matthan's Sarfarosh (1999) was Khan's first release in 1999 which was also moderately successful gaining an above average box office verdict, although the film was highly appreciated amongst the critics and Khan's role as a dedicated, honest and an uncorrupt cop engaged in fighting border terrorism, was well received, as did his role in Deepa Mehta's art house film Earth. His first release for the new millennium, Mela, in which he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan, was both a box-office and critical bomb.[11]
Khan founded his own production company, Aamir Khan Productions, to help finance his long time friend Ashutosh Gowariker's dream of making the film Lagaan. The movie was released in 2001, starring Khan as the lead actor. The film was a major critical and commercial success,[12] and was slelected as India's official entry to the 74th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was eventually chosen and nominated in that category along with four other foreign films, but lost to No Man's Land. Additionally, the film gathered critical acclaim at several international film festivals, apart from winning numerous Bollywood awards, including National Film Awards. Khan himself won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award and commented on loss of Lagaan at the Oscars, saying, "Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us".
The success of Lagaan was followed by Dil Chahta Hai later that year, in which Khan co-starred with Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan, with Preity Zinta playing his love interest. The film was written and directed by the then newcomer Farhan Akhtar. According to critics, the film broke new grounds by showing Indian urban youth as they really are today. The characters depicted were modern, suave and cosmopolitan. The film did moderately well and was a success mostly in urban cities.[12]
Khan then took a four year break citing personal problems, and returned in 2005 with Ketan Mehta's Mangal Pandey: The Rising playing the title role of a real-life sepoy and a matyr who helped spark the Indian Rebellion of 1857 or the 'First War of Indian Independence'.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's award-winning, Rang De Basanti, was Khan's first release in 2006. His role was critically acclaimed,[13] earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year,[14] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee, it received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England. Khan's work in his next movie, Fanaa (2006) was also appreciated,[15] and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2006.[14]
His 2007 film, Taare Zameen Par (about a teacher who befriends and helps a dyslexic child), which Khan produced and also starred in, marked his directorial debut. The film, which was the second offering from Aamir Khan Productions, opened to excellent responses from critics and audiences alike. His work won him two awards at the Filmfare, the Best Movie and the Best Director awards, and established his status as a competent director and a story-teller.
Early life
At the age of 9, he moved to Islamabad where he studied at Saint Paul's School. Atif came back to Lahore in 1995 where he continued his studies in Divisional Public School (DPS), Model Town, Lahore. He was selected in his school cricket team as a bowler. During this period he was putting his best efforts into becoming a professional cricketer. He practiced at the nets at Shapes club in Lahore where Imran Khan would give him tips on bowling.[citation needed]He passed out of DPS after completing his school ending matriculation exams.
Atif started his HSc in PAF College, Lahore, and it was around this time that he became interested in music. His eldest brother had a collection of 8,000 songs comprising of various genres, and this helped Aslam appreciate various kinds of music. He was a quick learner and soon mastered controlling his voice
Music career
One day he was singing with his friends at the college canteen. His friends urged him to participate in the singing competition on Independence Day celebrations at PAF College Lahore and Sargodha in 1998. He performed there and won the competition. After HSc, Atif joined Punjab Institute of Computer Science Gulberg Campus. He was not able to give time to cricket due to his busy study schedule here.
His hobby of singing continued with him entering the singing competition of his college. There were a total of 8 participants. The media team entered Atif's name in the competition at the eleventh hour. He won the competition by singing the hit number Duur of Strings. He kept on winning these competitions every semester until he announced that he will no longer participate in them so that someone else can also win the competition.
He met Gohar, a guitarist and his future Jal bandmate, at his college. Together they practiced and started doing mini concerts for their friends. Atif used to perform Junoon and Strings songs at these concerts. They started performing in their college, McDonalds and other restaurants.
Atif recorded the song Aadat at Mekal Hassan's Studio. Atif and Goher formed the band Jal, which means water. The song became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan. The song was also being on aired on major Radio channels of Pakistan like City FM 89, FM 100, Mast FM 103, FM 105 etc. The video for this song was released on Ary The Music and then it was played on almost all the channels.
Atif released his first album Jal Pari on 18th July 2004 by Sound Master and IC records. It was declared to be the best selling album of the year within just 5 months of the release.[citation needed] In the meantime Atif also cleared his Bachelors in Computer Science (hons) from University of Central Punjab. On 14th April 2007 Atif Aslam performed in Royal Albert Hall.
On 17th July 2008 Atif Aslam will be the second singer to perform in Colosseum in Rome, Italy after the peace concert held on 12 May 2002.
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Shah Rukh Khan was born to parents of Pathan origin, Taj Mohammed Khan and Lateef Fatima, and was born and raised in New Delhi. His family came from Kissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar, before the Partition of India. Khan attended St. Columba's School and later the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honours degree in Economics. He later studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University. He used to spend his holidays during his childhood in Hyderabad (Tolichowki), where his mothers family lives. He is married to Gauri Khan and they have two children, son Aryan and daughter Suhana. At St. Columba's School, Shah Rukh Khan was an "all-rounder", accomplished in sports, drama and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award bequeathed to the individual who embodies most the spirit of the school, to try one's hand at everything.CareerHe started his career in 1988 by appearing in the television series Fauji playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. He then played a minor role in the serial Circus in 1989. which depicted the life of circus performers. That same year he had a minor role in the television film In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones. After the death of his parents Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai for a fresh start in 1991. He made his Bollywood film debut in Deewana (1992) which was a hit and launched his career in Bollywood.He got critical acclaim for his performances in Baazigar and Darr (1993), in which he played anti-hero and obsessive-lover roles respectively. In 1995 he starred in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which was a critical and commercial success and has has entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing nearly twelve billion rupees in all.After the success of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge he was well known for his chemistry, best jodi (couple) and close friendship with superstar actress Kajol . Kajol first worked with Khan in Baazigar where their friendship took off. Now Khan, along with Kajol and Karan Johar have a special relationship which they consider "comfort".After this, Khan frequently collaborated with directors Yash Chopra and Karan Johar and starred in several of their successful films in the romantic genre including Dil to Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004). In 2006 he again teamed up with Karan Johar for the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna which has been very successful in India and overseas. That same year he played the title role in the hit movie Don, a remake of the 1978 film Don. Khan also won critical praise for his performances in Anjaam (1994), Dil Se (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Swades (2004), and Paheli (2005) which were not as successful commercially.Khan also produces films and co-owns Dreamz Unlimited, a film production company, with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza. The first two of the films he produced and starred in, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) were box office failures.His third film as a producer and star Chalte Chalte (2003) was the first hit from his production house. In 2004 Main Hoon Na which was produced by another of his production houses, Red Chillies Entertainment, was his second hit as both producer and star. In 2005 he produced and starred in Paheli, which was India's selection for the Academy Awards (foreign films category) but did not win. That same year he also co-produced the film Kaal with Karan Johar and performed an item number for the film with Malaika Arora Khan.Nasreen Munni Kabir, the noted British filmmaker, produced a two-part documentary on Shah Rukh, "The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan" (2005). Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasted Khan's inner world of family and daily life with the outer world of his work. Recently another book "Still Reading Khan" (2006) was released on SRK which talks about his family and his life.Khan is currently the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?, after taking over from the original host Amitabh Bachchan. The show is deemed the most popular programme in Indian television history. On Monday, January 22, 2007, "KBC" aired after a hiatus. Reviews of Khan's hosting style has been mostly postive. His sense of friendliness and humor with the show's participants has been praised.Awards and nominationsKhan has been nominated for 15 Filmfare Best Actor awards- six of which he won - the most recent being in 2005 for Swades where he played the role of an Indian-American NASA engineer whose life is transformed by his encounters in rural India.Filmfare Awards1992 - Winner Best Debut/Newcomer for Deewana1993 - Winner Best Actor for Baazigar1993 - Nominated Best Actor for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa1993 - Winner Best Performer Critics' Choice for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa1993 - Nominated Best Performance In Negative Role for Darr1994 - Winner Best Performance In Negative Role for Anjaam1995 - Winner Best Actor for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1997 - Winner Best Actor for Dil To Pagal Hai1997 - Nominated Best Actor for Yes Boss1998 - Winner Best Actor for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai1998 - Nominated Best Performance In Negative Role for Duplicate1999 - Nominated Best Comedian for Baadshah2000 - Winner Best Actor Critics' Choice for Mohabbatein2000 - Nominated Best Actor for Mohabbatein2001 - Nominated Best Actor for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2002 - Winner Best Actor for Devdas2002 - Winner Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy2003 - Nominated Best Actor for Kal Ho Naa Ho2003 - Winner Filmfare Power Award (along with Amitabh Bachchan)2004 - Winner Best Actor for Swades2004 - Nominated Best Actor for Main Hoon Na2004 - Nominated Best Actor for Veer Zaara2004 - Winner Filmfare Power Award2006 - Nominated Best Actor for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna2006 - Nominated Best Actor for Don - The Chase Begins AgainOther AwardsHe has won ten Rupa Cinegoers Awards, six Star Screen Videocon Awards, six Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, four Zee Cine Awards, four People's Choice Movie Awards, three IIFA Awards, three Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, two AFJA Awards, one Aashirwad Award, one Disney Kids Channel Award, one MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards, and one Sports World Film Award.National Honors * 1997 - Best Indian Citizen Award * 2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment * 2005 - Padman Shri India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India * 2007 - Adawe Ahmed FarahInternational Honors * DIFF Dubai International Film Festival 2006 honoring Shahrukh Khan along with Oliver Stone.TriviaThis article or section does not cite its references or sources.Please help improve this article by introducing appropriate citations. (help, get involved!)This article has been tagged since February 2007.Khan's greatest achievements are his five awards.Khan admires Mother Teresa.Khan's favourite actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar.Khan's favourite food is Tandoori Chicken.Khan's favourite book is The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams.Khan's favourite drink is Pepsi Cola.Khan's memorable moment is the day he won his first Filmfare trophy.Khan likes rain,video games,computers and books.TIME magazine described Khan as probably the most recognizable actor in the world with an audience of 3.6 billion.The Guardian newspaper described Khan as 'the world's biggest film star', as per the logic that the Bollywood has a global audience of 3.6 billion, while Hollywood has 2.5 billion.Khan visits his parents' graves at all times during this trip to New Delhi.Khan and Arbaaz Khan family are real life friends.A wax figure of SRK will be unveiled in March at Madame Tussauds in London. His wax figure will join Aishwarya Rai's and Big B's.Khan has recently taken over as the new host on Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - the Indian version). Started on 22nd Jan 2007 and seems to be a big hit. Previously Amitabh Bhachan used to host the show. SRK had a set made at his home Mannat so that he could practice.Although Khan is best known for playing romantic roles, he has played a villain in six of his movies: Baazigar, Ram Jaane, Darr, Anjaam, Duplicate and Don - The Chase Begins Again.Khan suffers from constant back pain.Khan has modelled his looks, mannerisms and antics after the famous explorer and photographer, Lt Col Sanjoy Banerjee.Khan loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets.In 2006 one of his security guards was shot dead by another of his security guards.He is also known as King Khan.Khan is two awards short of matching Dilip Kumar's record for most Filmfare Best Actor awards. He has won six Filmfare Best Actor in 16 years.A grenade was thrown during his concert in Sri Lanka, killing two people.His son Aryan appeared in a scene in his film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham playing a younger Khan.Although his birth name is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh.Khan is 5 foot 8 inches tall.Khan was awarded the 'Sword of Honor' award for Best Student during his time at St. Columba's school, New Delhi.
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Born in Delhi, Shahid moved to Bombay at the early age of 10. After completing his schooling from Raj Hans, he joined Shaimak Davar to get trained in dancing.From an early age, he always wanted to do something in films and his first break came when he got a call from Ken Gosh's office for a screen test. Earlier Shahid had been featured in video albums and a TV Commercial. Now with a 5 movie contract with Tips, he is looking forward for his next films.