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Yash Johar

Yash Johar was an indian Bollywood film producer born on September 6, 1929 and died on 26 June 2003. He is the founder of Dharma Productions in 1976 and made Hindi films that were noted for featuring lavish sets and exotic locations, but upheld Indian traditions and family values. Johar began his career in Bollywood in 1962 in Sunil Dutt’s production house Ajanta Arts. He was associated with films like Mujhe Jeene Do and Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke. He helped film maker Dev Anand handle the production of his film Guide, which did extremely well at the box office. He then continued with Dev Anand’s Navketan Films and handled production of films like Jewel Thief, Prem Pujari and Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Then in 1976, Johar launched his own banner, Dharma Productions. The first film produced by the company, Dostana, directed by Raj Khosla, was a huge box office success. The company produced a handful of other films in the 1980s and early 1990s including Agneepath, Gumrah and Duplicate. Moving on, the company had unprecedented success with their 1998 award-winning film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which also was the directorial debut of his son Karan Johar. The film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherji was an all-time blockbuster and was one of the biggest hits of the year particularly overseas. The film was critically acclaimed as well and won major awards in all categories including the Best Film Award at the 44th Annual Filmfare Awards, Lux Zee Cine Awards, Sansui Viewer’ Choice Awards, Bollywood Movie Awards, and the National Film Awards. Yash’s son followed up its success with his second film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which broke all box office records at the time to become the biggest hit in both India and particularly overseas where it entered the Top Five on the UK Charts. Johar was also involved in the production and distribution company Dreamz Unlimited founded in 1999 by Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. He helped set up the company as well as handling the production process of their first film, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. The last film Johar was involved in the production of was Kal Ho Naa Ho, which was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second top-grossing movie domestically and the top-grossing Bollywood film internationally that year. Prior to his death, Johar was also a senior member of the Film Producers Guild of India.

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Rakesh Roshan

Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath, born September 6, 1949 is an Indian producer, director, screenwriter, editor and former actor in Bollywood. He is the son of Indian music director Roshanlal Nagrath. Roshan’s career started after the untimely death of his father, when he became an assistant director to filmmaker Mohan Kumar in films like Anjaana starring Rajendra Kumar and Babita. It was actor Rajendra Kumar who referred Rakesh Roshan to some film makers and thus got him signed by Soodesh Kumar for Man Mandir starring Sanjeev Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. Later, he went on to make his entry as an actor with his debut film in 1970 Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani, in which he got a supporting role. He got very few roles as a solo hero in his career. The solo roles that he did get were in more women-oriented films where the focus was more on the heroine, such as the films, Paraya Dhan with Hema Malini, Aank Micholi with Bharati, Khubsoorat with Rekha and Kaamchor with Jaya Prada. His few successful solo hero films, with the focus equally on hero and heroine were, Aankhon Aankhon Mein with Rakhee, Nafrat with Yogita Bali, etc. Roshan also played supporting roles in a few successful films such as Man Mandir with Sanjeev Kumar in the lead, Khel Khel Mein with Rishi Kapoor in the lead, Bullet with Dev Anand as the hero, Hatyara with Vinod Khanna in the lead, Dhongee with Randhir Kapoor, Khandaan with Jeetendra and Neeyat with Shashi Kapoor as the lead hero. He played supporting roles in films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role often. Some of these films included Chalta Purza which was a failure, and Dhanwan, and Awaazand Aakhir Kyon?, both of which were blockbusters. Most of Rakesh Roshan’s other films as second lead hero or solo hero films between 1973 and 1990 were box office flops. Thus, Roshan moved on and set up his own production company, Filmkraft in 1980. Their first production was Aap Ke Deewane, which was a box office flop. HIs next venture was Kaamchor, which became a hit, but the success of the film was attributed to its music and the heroine. Along with his production company, Rakesh Roshan went on to produce several films and also tried to re-launch himself as the lead hero but flopped. Later, he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter “K” since 1987. He soon launched his son Hrithik Roshan to stardom and directed his hit movie series Krrish.

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Irshad Kamil

Irshad Kamil is a hindu/Urdu poet and lyricist who has written songs for many Bollywood hits like Jab We Met, Chameli and Love Aaj Kal. Kamil holds a PhD in Hindi poetry and has been associated with English Journalism and has a sharp understanding of literature and society. He started his career by writing for television in 1998. After writing Na Jaiyo Pardes and Kahan Se Kahan Tak, he got his first assignment in Mumbai to write the dialogues for Manish Goswami’s Kartavya. Soon followed Drishtaant, a serial produced and directed by Pankaj Kapur. Brought to Mumbai by producer Lekh Tandon, Irshad was given the opportunity by musician Sandesh Shandilya.

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Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Raj Kapoor, was an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood. Born into the Kapoor family, he made his debut as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor’s film Mera Naam Joker, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite Dimple Kapadia in the teen romance Bobby, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Kapoor is considered to be one of the most successful actors in the history of Bollywood. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor starred as the romantic lead in 92 films. Some of his most notable films during this time include Khel Khel Mein, Kabhi Kabhie, Sargam, Karz, and Chandni. Then, since the 2000s, he played character roles to critical acclaim in films such as Do Dooni Chaar, Aurangzeb, and Mulk. For his performance in Do Dooni Chaar, he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, and for his role in Kapoor & Sons, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2008, he was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Before his death on April 30, 2020, the last film he appeared in was The Body. Kapoor also often collaborated with his wife, actress Neetu Singh, with whom he had two children.

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Vivek Oberoi

Vivekanand Oberoi, born 3 september 1976 is an Indian film actor. Oberoi studied at Mayo College, Ajmer, and Mithibai College Mumbai. Later, at an actor’s workshop in London, he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek to New York, where he completed his master’s degree in film acting. Then Oberoi went on to make his debut with Ram Gopal Varma’s film Company. He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor for this film. His next film included Road and Dum. In 2002, he starred in Saathiya, directed by Shaad Ali. The film was a success at the box office and earned him a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category. Then in 2004, he starred in the comedy Masti and the political thriller Yuva. Moreover, in 2005, he played the title character in Kisna: The Warrior Poet. He then also appeared in Omkara in 2006, playing the character of Kesu. Moving on, in 2009, he played a supporting role in the movie Kurbaan. He appeared in Prince in 2010, and in the same year appeared in Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakht Charitra. He then moved on to film production, and produced a film named Watch INdian Circus in 2011. The film was featured in the 16th Busan Film Festival, winning the Audience Choice Award for Best film from 3000 films worldwide and amongst 380 films screened. Most recently, Oberoi made his Malayalam debut in 2019, with Mohanlal in Prithviraj Sukumaran’s directorial debut, Lucifer as the main antagonist in which his performance as the villain was well-received by critics and the audience. He also portrayed the role of India’s Prime Minister in the film PM Narendra Modi.

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Sadhana Shivdasani

Sadhana Shivdasani (2 September 1941 – 25 December 2015), popularly known by the mononym Sadhana, was an Indian film actress who appeared in many successful films of the 1960s and 70s. Regarded as one of the finest top leading film actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, sadhana was the highest paid actress of her time. Also popularly known as the mystery girl, Sadhana was one of the most beautiful and top actresses of the 1960s, which was a period regarded as Bollywood’s “Golden Era”. In a career spanning over four decades (!960-1981), Sadhana starred in over 20 successful films such as Hum Dono, Woh Kain Thi, Rajkumar, WAqt, Mere Mehboob, Mera Saaya Anita, Sachaai, as well as Ek Phool Do Mali. Shivdasani also appeared in the Sindhi language film Abaana and entered the Hindi film industry through the 1960s romantic film Love in Simla. Her fringe haircut became popular during this time and it came to be known as the “Sadhana Cut”. She then went on to become famous with her three suspense thriller films; Woh Kain Thi? Mera Saaya, and Anita, all directed by Raj Khosla. She also got nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for these film in 1965 and 1966. She then took retirement from the film industry in the mid 1970s before which she also directed and co-produced a few films. She received the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to hit and evergreen classic films of Bollywood. Later in her life, Sadhana married her Love in Shimla director R.K. Nayyar in 1966. Their marriage lasted for 30 years and ended when Nayyar died in 1995. She never married after his death and lived alone for the rest of her life until she was diagnosed with cancer in her old age and sadly passed away on 25 December 2015.

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Rajkummar Rao

Raj Kumar Yadav, known professionally as Rajkummar Rao, is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Born on August 31, 1984, Rao graduated from the University of Delhi and went on to study acting at the Film and Television Institute of India. He then moved to Mumbai and spent a year visiting studios and meeting casting directors. He did a small appearance as a news reader in Ram Gopal Varma’s 2010 political thriller Rann, for which he was not credited. After reading in a newspaper advertisement that mentioned Dibakar Banarjee was looking for newcomers for his film Love Sex Aur Dhoka, he auditioned and his role was finalised. This film and Rao’s performance met with acclaim from critics. It also turned out to be a profitable box-office venture. Subsequently after the success of his debut film, Rao was offered the lead role by producer Ekta Kapoor in the horror film Ragini MMS. Despite unfavourable critical response, the film was a box-office success. His next release was the crime thriller Shaitan. HIs next major role came after Director Anurag Kashyap had liked Rao’s performance in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and decided to cast him in Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2,. This film went on to become a critical and financial success. His next most popular film was Abhishek Kapoor’s buddy drama film Kai Po Che! Costarring Amit Sadh and the late Sushant Singh Rajput, the film was based on Chetan Bhagat’s 2008 novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life. The film was also met with acclaim from critics and the lead performances were praised very much. This film got Rao nominated for his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Then, the year 2013 proved to be a turning point for Rao with the Hansal Mehta-directed biographical film Shahid. The film met with critical acclaim upon release, so did his performance. Anupama Chopra called the film Rao’s “triumph”, “His Shahid has strength, anguish and a controlled anger, but also real charm.”The film was also a box-office success; Rao received the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 61st National Film Awards ceremony and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor at the 59th Filmfare Awards. His other release was the comedy film Boyss Toh Boyss Hain. Later, in 2013, Rao essayed the supporting role of a manipulative fiance in the comedy drama Queen. The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and was released theatrically in India on 7 March, 2014 It was a critical and commercial success, grossing ₹970 million (US$14 million) worldwide. 2017 proved to be a major year for Rao. His first release was the romantic comedy Behen Hogi Teri along with Shruti Haasan; it met with unfavorable critical response who praised his performance. It was followed by another romantic comedy titled Bareilly Ki Barfi, directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and co-starring Kriti Sanon and Ayushmann Khurrana . The film and Rao’s performance met with mostly positive reviews. Namrata Joshi wrote: “Rao is a hoot and brings the house down with his chameleon turn and comic timing — simpering simpleton one minute, full of swagger the next; a role that could have become a caricature in the hands of a lesser actor.” The film was also a commercial success. Throughout his career, Rao has achieved a number of theatrical successes and received several awards to acknowledge these achievements. Some of them include, the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, Nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor, etc.

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