The acting, fighting, singing, dancing Hindi film hero is the sum of many parts. Jeetendra may not have won the critics, but he managed to be a producers’ pet for 25 years thanks to his indisputable commercial appeal. Jeetendra has done nearly 200 films as hero, a feat matched by just a handful of his peers since the inception of Hindi cinema. He has repeatedly costarred with the biggest heroines of his time — Rekha (24 films), Hema Malini (12…
Dev was born Devdutt Pishorimal Anand in Gurdaspur in undivided Punjab to a well-to-do advocate, Pishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore (now in Pakistan). His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs. 160. He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to star…
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh. Irani gained attention for his role in the 2003 comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. He later appeared in Lage Raho Munna Bhai for which he received several IIFA award nominations and in 3 Idiots opposite Aamir Khan which earned him a Filmfare Award and a Star Screen…
Pandey started out his Bollywood career in 1987, with the film Aag Hi Aag opposite Neelam Kothari, Pandey shot to the spotlight with his role as Munna’s (Anil Kapoor) friend in the movie Tezaab in 1988. This was the first big break for Pandey as he received a Filmfare award nomination for the best supporting actor for his performance in the film. Since then he has appeared in many films with mixed success throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Most…
Atul Kulkarni is an Indian actor and winner of a National Award for his portrayal of Shriram Abhyankar in the film Hey Ram and won two National Awards and has superstar status in marathi film industry after successful movies like Valu and Natarang.. Although he started his career in theatre, he has won critical acclaim for his performances in films like Page 3 and more recently, the Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti. He has acted in several Marathi movies…
Vir being known as a talented comedian, Vir Das has come a long way to establish himself firmly on the big screen today. After performing multiple plays home and abroad, he has slowly but firmly bagged a pivotal role for himself in the film industry. Vir Das was born in India but completed his schooling from different parts of the world. He is an Alumni of the Indian Language School, wherein he studied in Lagos, Simla and Delhi. After completing…
Mithun Chakraborty Born in Calcutta and educated at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta, where he studied chemistry, Mithun Chakraborty is a leading actor in the Bollywood and the south Indian film industry. He started his film career in a Bengali film made by Mrinal Sen. He shot into national prominence with his films Disco Dancer, Agneepath and was at one time , regarded as a rival to Amitabh Bachchan. He has done and continues to do social service all over…
Farhan Akhtar was born in Mumbai to screenwriters, Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. His stepmother is the actress Shabana Azmi. He is also cousin of Bollywood ace choreographer and now director Farah Khan. Farhan was the main lead in his twin sister, Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut Luck By Chance. He entered Bollywood at the age of 17, assisting directors and cinematographers. He dropped out of college and did various jobs like working for a TV production house and setting up…
Sanjay Dutt is a Bollywood superstar and is popularly known as a man with a golden heart. He is the son of Bollywood stars, Sunil Dutt and Nargis. He has acted in many films over the years. However, he was also sentenced to jail for 6 years for the illegal possession of firearms which he acquired from some of his acquaintances. Sanjay Dutt started his film career with Rocky (1981). Although the film did well, but it failed to promote…
Khan is a surname that seems to be synonymous with superstardom in tinsel town and of course Imran is destined for the same. Being the nephew of Aamir Khan meant exposure to films at a very early age and in fact he has even played the role of young Aamir in the film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’. Imran is the son of Nuzhat Khan and Anil Pal, who works as a senior manager at Yahoo…