Hindi Movie Review Calendar Girls - Cast & Crew

Akanksha Puri is an Indian model-turned-actress. She is a Punjabi by birth. Puri was born in Indore to R. K. Puri (father), a retired Police A.C.P. and Chitra Puri (mother), an astrologer. She studied in a Convent in Bhopal. After graduation, Akanksha worked for Kingfisher Airlines as an air hostess. There she met a model coordinator who suggested her to venture into modeling. She had done over 90 commercials and print ads. Her parents supported her throughout, which she claims had hugely helped her.

Avani Modi is an Indian model and a film actress, who got noticed for her role in Madhur Bhandarkar's drama film Calendar Girls. Her father, Vinod Modi, had worked with Kajol’s dad, Shomu Mukherjee at Filmalaya studio, suburban Mumbai, before shifting base to Gujarat. 

Kyra Dutt is a Model and actress of Indian origin, popularly known for her role in a Bollywood movie named as ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’ alongside Ranbir Kapoor. Kyra was associated with brands such as Kingfisher and Mercedes and after spending a lot of time in the Modelling industry, she has finally switched to acting as her career.

Satarupa Pyne (born 22 September 1989) is a popular model turned actress from Kolkata who did some ramp-walks in Bengal and also in Mumbai. Her famous ramp walks include the Lakme Fashion Week, Blender’s Pride, and Inifd and she also worked with many stylists like Dev R Nil and Sabyasachi Mukherjee. She was born and brought up in Calcutta where she did her schooling and Bachelor of Arts from Calcutta University.

Madhur Bhandarkar is an Indian film director, writer, and producer. He is known for his realistic filmmaking and has received critical acclaim for his work. He was born on 26 August 1968 in Mumbai. He got a job in a video cassette library in Khar, a Mumbai suburb, where he supplied video cassettes on a bicycle. It was here that he found out a treasure trove of movies and made the most of the opportunity to study film-making. He initially worked as an assistant with some filmmakers and eventually got the chance to work as an associate director to Ram Gopal Varma for the film Rangeela (1995). He also played a cameo in this movie. After some years, he made his directorial debut with the movie Trishakti, which was released in 1999. The movie went relatively unnoticed at the box office. Two years later, he directed Chandni Bar (2001) starring Tabu and Atul Kulkarni. This movie drew inspiration from the life of bar girls and was made on a budget of Rs. 15 million. The film was a box office success and garnered critical acclaim. He bagged his first National Award for this film.

Suhel Seth is a well-known actor, businessman, columnist, TV Pundit, and keynote speaker from the entertainment industry. He was born on 28 May 1963. His birthplace is Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied at St. Joseph College, Nainital, and graduated from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He holds a bachelor's Degree in English Honors and a Master's in International Relations.

Amaal Malik (D.O.B- 16 June 1991) is a music composer and playback singer in Bollywood who hails from a family of highly talented musicians. He is the son of Daboo Malik- a well-known face in the music industry, grandson of Sardar Malik, the brother of singer Armaan Malik and the nephew of the famous music director Anu Malik.

He is currently on a roll in Bollywood industry and being liked by Indian audience. Meet Bros is a duo of two brothers; Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. They are pursuing their journey as Indian music directors and actors. Harmeet Singh (Harry to friends) is the younger brother of ‘The Meet Brothers' who decided to pursue his career as a singer, music director, and an actor. His full name is Harmeet Singh Gulzar. He was born in Gwalior, India and did his schooling from Scindia School, Gwalior and also graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai. Meanwhile, he dabbled in modeling and also acted in various Hindi soap operas and TV commercials like Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kkusum, Anchor Switches, Mayur Suitings, Rooh Afza, Surf Excel, etc.

Anjjan Bhattacharya is an Indian music director and singer. He was born on June 1, 1973, in Kolkata and he was brought up in Uttar Pradesh. In the year 1995, he was awarded by the HMV FM Channel for Best Jingle and earned the Best Talent Hunt Award. He joined Doordarshan’s reality singing show, Meri Awaz Suno in 1996. A year later, he decided to move to Mumbai to pursue film music direction. In early 2000, he met the Meet Bros (Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh) and later joined the music director duo and formed a group, which they called Meet Bros Anjjan. This became a turning point in his career.

Manmeet Singh Gulzar is an Indian Music Director, Singer, and Actor. His nickname is Monty. Monty was born on the 10th of September in the year 1976. He is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and later migrated to Mumbai, Maharashtra. He and his brother Harmeet had their schooling from The Scindia School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Ganesh Hegde is a popular singer, choreographer and presenter who have worked for a number of Bollywood songs and movies. He has also choreographed for some Indian television shows.

Ganesh Hegde is a popular singer, musician and choreographer who have worked for Indian television industry and Bollywood. Some of his finest works as choreographer include Lagaan and Company. Ganesh Hegde has worked as a choreographer for various stage shows too. He was the main choreographer for the stage show Temptations 2004 which included performances of Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, and Shahrukh Khan. He has also choreographer for Filmfare Awards and Zee Cine Awards. In addition, he has also choreographed a number of item songs for various movies including Mast Mahaul Mein Jeene De for movie Fiza.

Ganesh Hegde started his career as a choreographer and performer with legendry singer Asha Bhonsle. He has also choreographed and sung the title rap song ‘Ek Sawaal Ka Sawaal Hai’ for Indian television quiz program Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 3. The host of the show during the third season was Shahrukh Khan. He also appeared as a judge for the dancing competition television series Kabhi Kabhii Pyar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar which was aired from July 2008 to August 2008 on Sony TV. He also judged a singing competition television show Fame X 2006. His co-judges for the show were Daler Mehndi and Nikhil Chinapa.

Ganesh was born on 10th November 1973 to Harishchandra Subbaiah Hegde and Vidya Hegde in a Tulu-speaking family in Mumbai. He completed his schooling at Umedbhai Patel English School and graduated from Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College, Mumbai. Ganesh married Sunayna Shetty in 2011. The couple has two sons, Giaan and Hriyaan. Ganesh’s choreography has made many songs and stars to a top level, including some special songs, Mehboob Mere, featuring Sushmita Sen, Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo, featuring Yana Gupta, and Khallas, featuring Isha Koppikar. Chammak Challo from Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s movie Ra One was one of Ganesh’s masterpieces. In one of his album songs titled Bolydude Ganeshan, he choreographed for Deepika Padukone.