This expansive bundle of talent has very modest roots. Johny Lever, India’s answer to Jim Carrey, was only an ordinary mill worker in Hindustan Lever, and hence the suffix attached to his first name. Johny Lever was only performing in stage -shows doing mimicries and imitations until he was indoctrinated to try his luck in films by all his well-wishers. Having got his first break in the movie ‘Jalwa’, this actor has never looked back. He performs flawlessly and with…
Akshaye Khanna’s smile, with dimples no less, catches one off guard coming form an otherwise reserved demeanor. 1997 to 2000 Akshaye Khanna’s debut was Himalaya Putra (1997), his father Vinod Khanna’s production followed by J.P.Dutta’s Border (1997) and Mohabbat (1997). While Himalaya Putra failed, Border was a success and won him the Filmfare Best Debut Actor Award. His movies Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998), Kudrat (1998), Laawaris (1999) and Aa Ab Laut Chale (1999) did not do well. However Taal…
He is the son of Yash Chopra (legendary director and producer) and brother of Aditya Chopra (director of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Mohabbatein). He is associate director when it comes to his father’s and brother’s movies. He made his debut under his brother’s direction in Mohabbatein. He starred with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and five other debutantes (Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill, Preeti Jhangiani and Kim Sharma). The film was a hit but the audiences…
Veteran character actor Iftekar had a career in films that spanned over 50 years. He is one of the handful of elite Hindi film actors who belong to what I term “The 300 Club“, meaning Iftekar has acted in over 300 films. Like many of the older character actors who populated the Bollywood universe of the 1960s and 70s Iftekar had been a lead actor in his youth during the ‘golden age’ of Bollywood in the 1940s and 50s. In…
This light-eyed singer emerged successfully from the shadow of his illustrious comedian-father Mehmood, with his soulful ditties. Born Maqsood Mehmood Ali, Lucky Ali first drew attention with the ballad O sanam from the album Sunoh, filmed amidst the pyramids of Egypt. The album sold over 4,00,000 copies and catapulted Lucky Ali to fame. The album won him several awards, including Best Pop Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards, the Channel V Viewers Choice Award (1997) and stayed on the…
As a child, Nawazuddin was quick to mimic an acquaintance he met just a few minutes back. He always had a keen observation and could predict how a person would act and react in a particular situation. He started getting adjudged as an insightful child amidst a huge joint farmer family. He adored a girl in his village who always fancied wedding band players and performers. Nawazuddin was carried away by the girls, interests and followed her to the performances….
Parmeet Sethi is an Indian film director and TV actor. Parmeet was educated in Mumbai. He passed out of Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. He married Archana Puran Singh, a film and television actress, on 30 June 1992. They have two sons Aaryamann and Ayushman. He is the cousin of TV actress Niki Aneja Walia. Sethi received his first claim to fame with Yash Chopra film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (1995), in which he played the character of Kuljeet,…
n 1991, Narayanan moved to Mumbai with plans to start an ad agency.He started as assistant art director for films like Govind Nihalani’s Rukmavati Ki Haveli, Subhash Ghai’s Saudagar and Shyam Benegal’s Sardari Begum. He also worked as a costume director for the TV series Chanakya. He started acting in plays again, and soon got several television shows like “Saturday Suspense”, Parivartan, Farz, “Phulwa”, Gatha, Kabhi Kabhie, Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji and Shagun. Narayanan got his first film…
The eldest of the Khan brothers, the other two being Sanjay and Akbar, Feroz Khan was known for his style and flamboyance. It was as much a mark of his screen persona as well as his films. Born on September 25, 1939, he made his acting debut with the film ‘Didi‘ as the second lead in 1960. For the most part of his early career, he had to be content with playing second lead, but he managed to leave his…
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan been the lifeline of bollywood for over two decades. Even though his first movie had situations, Amitabh bounced back with his 1973 hit Janzeer. Janzeer established him as the angry young man…