Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher Introduction

Anupam Kher's father Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk with the forest department and mother Dulari, a housewife. His brother Raju is also an actor.Anupam Kher passed out of National School of Drama, Delhi, in the year 1978. He made his debut in the film Aagman in 1982. In 1984, Anupam played the role of a senior citizen in the film Saransh. He married actress Kirron Kher in the year 1985. Anupam Kher was applauded for his performance in the film Daddy (1989). He has starred in numerous Hindi and crossover films. He has also starred in the TV show ER (2004) as the father of Parminder Nagra (Bend It Like Beckham fame). He's also served as the Chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board. Anupam Kher runs an acting school in Mumbai, called Actor Prepares, with a branch in London. His most famous student is Deepika Padukone.Career

Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where he played a late-age retired person having lost his son and never looked back since then. He hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle and Sawaal Dus Crore Ka. He has mainly done comic roles but has done many villain roles for which he got critical acclaim such as Karma (1986) where he played terrorist Dr. Dang. He was applauded for his performance in the film Daddy (1989). Considered one of his best performances, he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher is a frequent winner in the Comedian category.

He ventured into directing with Om Jai Jagadish (2003) and is also a producer. He produced and starred in the film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance in the film.

Kher is known internationally with the films Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), his appearance on the hit TV show ER, and most recently in The Mistress of Spices (2006) and Lust, Caution (2007).

He also starred in the 2005 Punjabi film Yaaran Naal Bahaaran.

He also served as the chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board until recently, when he was replaced by Sharmila Tagore. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama (1978 batch) and later became its director, between 2001 and 2004.

In 2007, Anupam Kher, with his batchmate of NSD, Satish Kaushik,started a new film production company, 'Karol Bagh Productions', and their first film, Tere Sang, is being directed by Satish Kaushik.



Personal life

Anupam Kher was unlucky with his marriage to Madhu but lucky second time when he married Kirron Kher. Kirron Kher was a divorcee. Sikander Kher made his debut in a Sanjay Gupta film. Anupam's brother Raju Kher is also an actor who appeared in his directorial debut Om Jai Jagadish and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara and many TV shows. He has a brother who workes in the Zee TV drama called " Hamari Batiyoon Ka Vivah"

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Introduction

Imran Khan is Aamir Khan's nephew and the grandson of Nasir Hussain one of the Bollywood legends. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na was his Bollywood debut, which was being produced by his uncle Aamir Khan. As a child, Imran starred in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander as a younger version of Aamir Khan. The actor aspires to be a director, as that was his original plan before he entered B'wood as an actor.

Career

Khan made appearances as a child artist in his uncle Aamir's films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). Both times he played the role of a young Aamir Khan. He aspired to be a director, as that was his original plan before he entered Bollywood as an actor. Khan joined Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute in Mumbai.

He made his debut as a lead actor in the 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, which was produced by his uncles Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan. The film also starred Genelia D'Souza as the heroine. The film received excellent reviews from the critics and proved to be one of the highest grossing films of the year. Imran was nominated for "The best debutant (male)" at the 54th Filmfare awards and won it along with Farhan Akhtar who won it for Rock On!!. His next movie was Kidnap with Sanjay Dutt and Minissha Lamba where he played his first negative role. The movie took a flying opening, but flopped at the box office due to its poorly executed direction, Although Imran's performance was appreciated. Khan will make his next appearance in raw action flick Luck with Shruti Haasan and Sanjay Dutt. His forthcoming movie Delhi Belly is an English language caper comedy which is being produced by Aamir Khan. He co-hosted the 54th Filmfare Awards with Ranbir Kapoor. News is that Ranbir and Imran are making preparations to start a production house of their own. They also say that they want to keep their chemistry fresh for the big screen and therefore will not host any event together until the release of a film starring both of them. Rumors also reveal that Ranbir and Imran's first film will be directed by Jab We Met fame, director Imtiaz Ali. Rumors are that Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor will star together in a film by Yash Raj Films, directed by Chak De! India fame, director Shimit Amin.

Personal life

He is currently dating Avantika Malik from 6 years. The media has been saying that Avantika was dating actor Ranbir Kapoor but they have both denied

Controversies and Link ups

During the release of Khan's second film, Kidnap, Imran was linked to his co-star in the film, Minisha Lamba which created a lot of buzz about the film amongst the audience. Unfortunately, this was only a rumor. The film flopped big time at the box office as well

John Abraham

John Abraham Introduction

John's parents are Mr Abraham and Phiroza and he has a younger brother named Alan. He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish School and graduated from Jai Hind College in Mumbai. John also did an MBA from MET. In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International where he won a second place.John Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting while juggling modeling assignments. In 2003, he made his debut with the film Jism. In 2004, his first blockbuster came with the movie, Dhoom. In 2005, he had a major role in Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in colonial India. The film was popular overseas and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards which exposed John to a more international audience. In 2006, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these Taxi No 9211and Kabul Express were fairly successfulNikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam-e-Ishq: Attribute To Love was his first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the Indian box office but was successful in the overseas market.Early life

Born in Mumbai, India on December 17, 1972, John Abraham has been one of the most successful male models in India. Abraham's father is a Malayali Syrian Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kochi, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of Mumbai's Parsi community. Abraham's Parsi name is "Farhan" to which his father, being a catholic, added "Abraham" as a respect for the Bible and named him "John". He has one younger brother, Alan.

Abraham first went to the Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College, where he completed his BA (Honors) in economics. He was an avid sportsman, captaining the college football team. He earned his MMS degree from Mumbai Educational Trust.

Career

Abraham started his career with the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which, however, closed down due to financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.

Modeling

In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and in music videos for singers like Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo. To further improve his acting skills, Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting while juggling modelling assignments.

Acting

Early Acting Career

Abraham made his acting debut in 2003 with the controversial film Jism, a thriller with him and Bipasha Basu in lead. The film was a surprise box office success and his work was noticed widely.It was while making of this film that John and Basu started dating each other. Later the same year came the paranormal thriller Saaya (2003) the film was a commercial and critical failure. It was followed by a bunch of failures like Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut Paap (2004) and Ahmed Khan's Sunny Deol starrer Lakeer (2004).

Breakthrough

After having many box office failures John's first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain 'Kabir', the film was a big commercial success and was one of the highest grossers of the 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 major role in the critically acclaimed film Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in British India. The film was written and directed by independent Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta. The film was popular overseas, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards, which exposed John to a more international audience.

In the summer of 2006, he performed at the "Rockstars Concert" along with fellow Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat. In the same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express (2006). Among these Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express were substantially successful.

Johny Lever

Johny Lever Introduction

Johnny Rao dropped out of school when he was in Std. VII. He is married to Sujatha and their two children are Jamie and Jesse. His younger brother Jimmy is also a stand-up comedian and mimicry artist. He used to work for Hindustan Lever Limited. That's where the Lever in his name comes from.One of India's top comic actors, he started doing stand-up comedy when he was 10. He started off as a comedian in real life while still at school. His beginnings as a comedian in his village were mainly comprised of imitations of his teachers, his father and his grandfather. He got his first break in Indian cinema in the film Dard Ka Rishta.Johnny Lever has worked in more than 160 films.He also started his own show called Johnny Aala Re on Zee TV.

Career

Lever got his first break in Indian cinema was in the film Dard Ka Rishta, thanks to the late Sunil Dutt, who saw him perform at a charity show organized by Kalyanji-Anandji. Since then, Johny has worked in more than 160 films.

Even though he mimics many people, he has created a style of his own which makes him unique. His younger brother Jimmy Moses, is too, a stand-up comedian and mimcry artist.

He also starred on Zee TV on his own show called Johny Aala Re. In 2007, he also appeared as a judge on the stand-up reality show Comedy Circus.

He often appears in cameos with Shahrukh Khan.

National Anthem Controversy

On 8 December 1998, Johny Lever was convicted and sentenced to seven days imprisonment for disrespect to the Indian National Anthem and Indian Constitution during a private performance in Dubai. According to the Police, this private performance was on the occasion of birthday party of the son of Anis Ibrahim, brother of international smuggler and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.

Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor Introduction

Ranbir Kapoor belongs to the fourth generation of the prestigious 'Kapoor Family' that is reckoned as the first family of Bollywood. His father is Rishi Kapoor and his mother, Neetu Singh. He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish High School and graduated from Lee Strasberg Institute, New York. He made his debut in November 2007 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya opposite newcomer Sonam Kapoor. The response for the film was not too great, but Ranbir's work was well appreciated. In 2007, Saawariya also won him the Filmfare award for the Best Male Debut.

Career

Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked as an assistant to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black (2005). Kapoor later made his acting debut in November 2007 with Bhansali's Saawariya opposite newcomer Sonam Kapoor. The film failed to do well at the box office, though he received many positive reviews for his portrayal of the lovesick singer, Ranbir Raj. Critic, Taran Adarsh commented, "Ranbir Kapoor is supremely talented, no two opinions on that. Yes, he looks handsome, but what you carry home is the sincerity in his performance. If that's the [high] level of performance in his debut film, this lad will only make the Kapoor clan proud in years to come. It's a 10 on 10 for this debutante."

Kapoor was then seen in Siddharth Anand's Bachna Ae Haseeno, which released on August 15, 2008. The film did reasonably well, therefore acquiring a semi-hit status at the box office. As of September 2008, he is filming for Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani opposite Katrina Kaif. Kapoor's other forthcoming projects include Wake up Sid, where he will be seen opposite Konkona Sen Sharma. The film is directed by Ayaan Mukherjee & produced by Karan Johar.

Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol Introduction


Sunny Deol is actor Dharmendra's son and his mother is Prakash. His wife's name is Pooja and his two sons are Rajvir and Ranvir. Actor Bobby Deol is his brother. Sunny did his schooling form Sacred Heart Boys' High School. In 1983, He made his acting debut in the blockbuster movie Betaab. In 1985, in film Arjun he played the role of a jobless youth who is forced to become a gangster by circumstances. This role established his image as the action hero of Bollywood. In 1990, Sunny's breakthrough role came with Ghayal directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. His role of a boxer who fights for his family received cult status. The government of India awarded him a national award for his role of a lawyer in Damini.Many of his films in the action genre including Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Imtihaan (1995), Ghatak (1996), Ziddi (1997), Border (1998) and Indian (2001) were some of the biggest hits of his career.He has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles in films including Chaalbaaz (1989), Damini (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Gadar: Ek Prem Katha remains his most successful film to date at the box office.Sunny Deol has also tried his hand at direction with the film Dillagi starring himself, Bobby Deol & Urmila Matondkar.ction

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt Introduction


Sanjay Dutt is the son of Bollywood's most popular star couple, Nargis and Sunil Dutt. He was educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh.He has two sisters, Priya and Namrata. He has a daughter, Trishala, who studies Forensic Science in the USA. His first wife Richa died from cancer. He got married to model Rhea Pillai later. They got divorced in 2005, after spending the last few years of their marriage apart. Sanjay Dutt started his film career with Rocky in 1981. In a period of 20 years in Bollywood, he's acted in about 60 films, which established him in the film industry though he had many ups and downs.Today, Sanjay Dutt is one of the top 10 Bollywood actors.He was arrested under the TADA Act for being in possession of an AK-47 rifle without a licence. In 1999, after his release from jail he had three consecutive hits Daag: The Fire, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Vaastav. His performance in Vaastav earned him a Filmfare Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2000, he appeared in the movie Mission Kashmir, and in 2002, in the film Kaante. In 2003, his movie Munnabhai MBBS was a super-duper comedy hit of the year. He also got the Filmfare Best Comedian award for this movie.On November 28, 2006, a special TADA Court found actor Sanjay Dutt guilty under the Arms Act of possessing an illegal weapon.


He was cleared, however, of the charges of terrorism and conspiracy. Dutt's bail has been extended a number of times since the ruling and is still in progress. On July 31, 2007, Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to a jail term of six years for illegal possession of firearms. On August 2, 2007, Sanjay Dutt was moved from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to the Yerawada Jail in Pune. On August 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of India granted him interim bail. On November 27, 2007, Sanjay Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court. Less than three months after Dutt was released on bail, he married Manyata Patil, on the 7th of February 2008.