The Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema, Suchitra Sen was a legendary Indian actress whose illustrious life came to a close in January 2014. She is known for her memorable roles in Bengali movies such as Uttar Falguni and Deep Jwele Jaai, as well as Hindi ones like Mamta, Bombay ka Babu, Aandhi, among others. She had the distinction of being the first Bengali actress to be rewarded in an international festival (The Moscow Film Festival [...]
Sonu Nigam: Popular and Versatile Singer Sonu Nigam is an established playback singer, composer, live performer, host, and actor of Bollywood and known for his distinct style and versatile voice. He has recorded Romantic, Rock, Sad, Devotional, Ghazal and Patriotic songs. He has released several Buddhist albums. He predominantly sings in Hindi and Kannada and has also sung for several Indi-pop albums. He has also sung in many other languages such as: Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Chattisgarhi, English, [...]
Sonali Kulkarni is among the most talented actresses of Bollywood. She was born in Pune and did her schooling from Abhinav Vidyalaya, Pune. She was a bright student and used to score very high percentages in exams. She studied in Ferguson College, Pune with Political Science as her subject and received scholarship in Marathi literature. She has a flair for languages like Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarati, Italian and Tamil. In her high school days Sonali [...]
Sonali Bendre is a charming actress of Bollywood. She was born on 1st January 1975. In the year 2002 she married Goldie Behl and has a child with him. She began her career with modeling and was later selected for the “Stardust Talent Search”. In 1994 Sonali Bendre performed in her debut film Aag with Govinda. Initially she had to struggle hard to establish herself in the industry but eventually she received plaudits for her [...]
Soha Ali Khan is the rising star in the glittering skyline of Bollywood. She was born on October 4, 1978 in New Delhi. She graduated with History as her subject from Balliol College, Oxford University. Her Post graduation degree was in International Relations from the London School of Economics. She belongs to a family of celebrities. She is the daughter of the famous Bollywood actress of the 60’s and 70’s Sharmila Tagore and Tiger Pataudi, [...]
Zohra Sehgal The ‘ladli of the film industry’, Zohra Sehgal, after delivering her legendary contribution to the field of art & cinema, bid her last goodbye to the world on 10 July 2014 in New Delhi, at the age of 102. She was cremated at the Lodhi Road crematorium on 11 July 2014. Early Life Born on 27 April 1912, Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtazullah Khan belonged to a traditional family in Saharanpur, a city located [...]
Yash Chopra is one name that is synonymous with Bollywood. This renowned director and producer was born on 27 September 1932 in Lahore, Pakistan. He started off by acting as an assistant to I.S. Johar, before moving on to help his elder brother B.R. Chopra. He directed five movies for his brother’s banner – B.R.Films- Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Dharmputra (1961), Waqt (1965) Ittefaq (1969) & Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969). He went on to direct [...]
Vidya Balan is a famous Bollywood actress who has acted in about 20 Hindi films. Other than acting in Hindi movies, she also acted in Malayalam and Bengali language films. Vidya Balan was born on January 1, 1978 to Keralite parents P. R. Balan and a housewife mother, Saraswathy. The hometown of Vidya is Ottapalam in Palakkad district in Kerala. She belongs to a Tamil speaking Iyer family in Palakkad. His father is the Vice [...]
Tusshar Kapoor is an upcoming hero of the Indian film industry. He was born on 20th November, 1976. He is son of the famous actor of Bollywood – Jitendra and brother of the producer Ekta Kapoor. He passed his graduation in liberal arts and masters degree in business administration from University of Michigan. Tusshar Kapoor entered the silver screen with the film Mujhe Kuch Khena Hai opposite Kareena Kapoor. The film was a hit at [...]
Smita Patil was a leading actress of Bollywood who won the heart of millions with her natural acting skills. She was born in1955, in Pune. Her mother was a minister and a social-worker. She studied at a Marathi medium school in Pune and graduated from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. She was married to Raj Babbar, the Hindi film actor . Smita Patil entered Bollywood after a brief stint as a TV news [...]
