Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Abhay Deol


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Abhay Singh Deol was boen on 15 March 1976, In bollywood he better known as Abhay Deol.Deol is an film actor and producer, He has appeared mani films as an actor such as  Dev.D, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Shanghai.

He is the nephew of actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. His first film was Socha Na Tha in 2005 and second was Ahista Ahista in 2006.

 His first  release was Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd in 2007. which had a multi-star cast and emerged as a box office success.His second release same year the film was Ek Chalis Ki Last Local and the next film was Manorama Six Feet Under in 2007 which won the Best Film at the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York City. He won Best Actor award for his role for the same. His film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! only film was releas in 2008 which became extremely popular.

Deol devised and enacted the title role of Devdas in the 2009 film Dev.D. the critic for Times of India gave the movie a perfect 5 out 5 stars in her review. Abhay Deol has been the cover of Man's World and Time Out Mumbai, with titles such as The New Face of Indian Cinema. Deol has also started producing films through his company Forbidden Films.Abhay did a special Item number for the movie Tera Kya Hoga Johnny in 2010. Deol also trained to be a deep-sea diver for his 2011 film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara which was filmed in Spain.

Deol is in a romantic relationship with actress Preeti Desai,  He is a self-described fan of "cinema that has the 'real' element" and lists his favourite films as Chupke Chupke, Mother India, and Dr. Strangelove.











Sonu Sood


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Sonu Sood born in 30 July 1974, in Moga, Punjab is an former model and Indian actor in Bollywood film.He acted in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. He studied in sacred heart school in Moga city . He grew up with two sisters. His father was an entrepreneur and his mother was a teacher. Since his childhood he wanted to be an actor.A graduate in electronics engineering from YCCE, NAGPUR, he is married to Sonali and they have a son named Ishant.

He made his debut in Kallazhagar 1999, which was a major hit. As an antagonist in Telugu film Hands Up  in 2000, which was a box office dud. He made his acting debut in Hindi films with Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in 2002, which won critical acclaim for his performance.

He was better noticed as Abhishek Bachchan's brother in Mani Ratnam's Yuva 2004 and in Aashiq Banaya Aapne 2005. In Tollywood, with the release of Super in 2005, he received greater recognition for his work.
In 2010, he played the lead antagonist in  Dabangg, co-starring with Salman Khan. His Kannada debut with Sudeep Only Vishnuvardhana released with a great response and critics lauded his performance. He is currently filming for Rana along with Rajinikanth.









Aftab Shivdasani






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Aftab Shivadasani born on 25 June 1978 is an Film actor  who appears in Bollywood films He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. His father is a Hindu Sindhi while his mother is a Parsi.Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby (Baby food brand) at age 14 months and from that point on he appeared in many TV commercials.

Shivdasani made his debut as an adult opposite Matondkar in Mast. The film became an instant hit. In 2000, Shivdasani won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance in Mast. In 2001, Shivdasani made his comeback to acting with Kasoor Shivdasani played a negative role, His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Villain Award and a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.

His next release after Mast in Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, in a supporting role opposite Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Sonali Bendre. His last release of the year was Rajiv Rai's Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which Shivdasani played Taj Bharadwaj, one of the three lead roles with the debutant Arjun Rampal and Suniel Shetty opposite Kirti Reddy . the film multi-starrer action comedy Awara Paagal Deewana, that proved to be a successful movie and became the seventh highest grosser movie of that year. It was his only hit movie of 2002. His next release was Priyadarshan's comedy film Hungama opposite Akshaye Khanna and the debutant Rimi Sen, which was his second success of that year.

Shivdasani's first two releases of 2004 were Suno Sasurjee opposite Ameesha Patel, and Muskaan opposite Gracy Singh. comedy film Masti, in which he starred opposite Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza, Tara Sharma, Lara Dutta and Ajay Devgan. The film became a semi-hit.
Shivdasani found some success with multi-starrer films in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Shivdasani appeared in Acid Factory.

In 2009, Shivdasani acted in Aao Wish Karein, the first film produced under his production company, Rising Sun Entertainment. He helped co-write the script and also played the lead character, Mickey. In 2011, Shivdasani played the lead role in the comedy film Bin Bulaye Baraati opposite Priyanka Kothari. The film was a failure. His upcoming movie: Total Dhamaal .













Arjun Rampal



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Arjun Rampal born on 26 November 1972, He was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh is an former fashion model and film actor. his acting debut in Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat in 2001, which earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.The film was not a success, but Rampal was appreciated for his performance and received several awards for his work in the movie. He has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rock On!!.
Arjun went on to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hindu College in Delhi. Actress Kim Sharma is his cousin.

Aankhen release in 2002  in which Rampal opposite major names including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen and Paresh Rawal.

 In 2007, Rampal starred in a negative role in Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan and the debuting Deepika Padukone. The film emerged as the year's highest grossing film in India and the overseas market, and became India's highest grossing production ever up to that point with a worldwide gross of over 1.48 billion. It was Rampal's biggest hit in his career and earned him critical acclaim for his villainous role. Following the success of Om Shanti Om, Rampal started to rise as a successful actor. In 2008, Rampal gave an excellent performance in Rock On!! as the lead guitarist of a band. His performance was widely acclaimed, earning him the prestigious National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
In 2008, Rampal made his television debut as one of the three judges of the fourth season of the dance reality television show Nach Baliye on STAR Plus. The other two judges were choreographer Saroj Khan and film actress Karisma Kapoor.
















Vivek Oberoi


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Vivek Oberoi born on 3 September 1976 is an Indian film actor. Oberoi son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi  Punjabi and Yashodhara Oberoi Tamil. Vivek also worked as a script writer in India

Oberoi made his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's film Company. He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. then he starred in the action films, Road and Dum. In 2002 he starred film Saathiya,The film was a big hit at the box office and earned him a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category.

In 2007, he acted as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starrer, Shootout at Lokhandwala, In 2008, Oberoi starred in Mission Istanbul. In 2010, he appeared in Prince, which received a good response from the crowd.

Oberoi is slated to play the lead role in the film, Bloody Paki,Vivek Oberoi signed a new film 'Kismat Love Paisa Dilli'. Vivek produced a film named "Watch Indian Circus" in 2011.

Oberoi was awarded the Red and White Bravery Award in 2006 for helping re-build a village which was hit severely by the Tsunami, Oberoi and his family founded The Yashodhara Oberoi Foundation (YOF). Oberoi serves as the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco spokesperson.His philanthropic activities also include Project Devi, Cancer Patients Aid Association and Banyan, which works towards rehabilitating mentally challenged homeless women. In all, Vivek has donated about Rs 3 million (Rs 30 lakh) and helped raise Rs 25 million (Rs 250 lakh).

Oberoi previously got engaged to Gurpreet Gill in 2002. However, the couple broke up after sometime. He was also linked to Aishwarya Rai for some time, before they broke up. On 29 October 2010, Oberoi married Priyanka Alva, daughter of Karnataka minister Jeevaraj Alva, in Bangalore.








Riteish Deshmukh






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Riteish Deshmukh born on 17 December 1978, in Mumbai, Maharashtra is an architect and Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late Vilasrao Deshmukh, He was ex-chief minister of Maharastra.

Deshmukh first film was Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003 opposite Genelia D'Souza. In 2004 that he achieved some success, when he appeared in the commercially successful comedy Masti and the critically acclaimed Bardaasht.

His first relatively successful lead role occurred in the widely panned sex-comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum with Tusshar Kapoor. this film was tolerated by audiences and declared a moderate success at the box office.He appeared in Malamaal Weekly and Apna Sapna Money Money,

 In 2007, he was first seen in a guest appearance in Namastey London, that year, he appeared in Sajid Khan's directorial debut Heyy Babyy, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Fardeen Khan. In 2009, his first release was Aladin, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez.In 2010, he was forced to work with Sajid Khan on the comedy Housefull with Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan. The film received negative response from critics, though it was a Blockbuster commercially.
His first release of 2011 was F.A.L.T.U, in which he played the role of Bajirao, a fake college principal. His second release of the year was comic sequel Double Dhamaal. Both films were very successful.

In 2012 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya in which he is paired opposite his real wife Genelia D'Souza. then starred in another sequel, Housefull 2, which released on 6 April 2012.Deshmukh is currently attempting another sequel to the 2004 hit Masti titled Grand Masti, His work in Masti was nominated for several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category.
Deshmukh dated Genelia D'Souza for almost eight years. Despite their strong religious differences, they were married in accordance with Marathi traditions on 3 February 2012, followed by a less-publicized church wedding. Deshmukh's father passed away on 14 August 2012 from multiple organ failure. Deshmukh maintained a Gandhi-esq vigilance just before to his father's demise




















Sunday, 16 September 2012

John Abraham


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John Abraham born on December 17, 1972 is an Bollywood film actor. John father is Malayali and Mother is Parsi, Abraham's Parsi name is Farhan. Abraham got his bachelor's degree in economics from Jai Hind College.
Abraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song "Surma" by Punjabi singer Jazzy B.In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place.
 Abraham first  film debut with Jism in 2003, which is nominated Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination.
His next films  Saaya in 2003, Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut Paap in 2004 and the  the main antagonist in Dhoom in 2004,the film was produced by Yash Raj films.The film was one of the highest grossing films of that year.
 In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office. Later that year, he had a role in Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in British India of the 1930s. The film was written and directed by Deepa Mehta. It was popular internationally, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards.
In 2006 he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No. 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these Taxi No. 9211 and Kabul Express were substantially successful. In 2010 he starred in various films including Aashayein, Jhootha Hi Sahi, Force, Desi Boyz, and Housefull 2.His debut film as a producer was titled Vicky Donor in 2012.
He is currently working on his second production, Hamara Bajaj which will be directed by Shoojit Sircar and is to go on floors early 2013.
Abraham was in a 9 year relation with actress Bipasha Basu before they broke up in 2011.Abraham takes an interest in PETA and Habitat for Humanity. He donated INR 10 lakhs to the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre.