Hindi Movie Review Delhi Belly - Cast & Crew

She is an Indian film producer, screen writer and director by profession. She was born on 7th Nov, 1973 in a royal family from Bangalore. Her paternal grand father was Raja of Wanaparthy. In Kolkata she attended Loreto House, then she moved on to Mumbai. She did her graduation in Mumbai from Sophia College for Women in the year 1995. Then she did social communications media course for two months but then left for Delhi.

The stunning and breath-taking, Shenaz Treasurywala, also known as Shenaz Treasury, is an actress, Travel writer, and an Indian model. She was born in a Parsi family, where her father was merchant marine engineer. She did her schooling at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and graduated in the year 2000. She studied method acting in New York at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She also took a writing course at NYU. She was first seen by a photographer during her maiden year in college. She did her first modeling assignment for the soft drink, Gold Spot.

Poorna Jagannathan is a brilliant American actress and producer who gained fame after her appearance as Menaka Vashisht, friend of Tashi (played by Imran Khan) in the box-office black comedy film, Delhi Belly in 2011. She received the Best Supporting Actress award at the stardust and the Femina Award for Breakthrough Performance by L’Oreal in year 2012. 

Poorna was born in Tunis in the Republic of Tunisia in Africa but she was raised up in Pakistan, Argentina, Ireland and Brazil. She studied at the University of Brasilia in Brazil but finished her Journalism course in the University of Maryland, College Park in U.S. She is also a scholar and took up her masters in The Actor’s Studio in New York City. But she left after one year.

She was also known for being the producer of Yael Farber’s Nirbhaya, a play that depicts sexual violence in India. The play won the Amnesty International Award in 2013, Scotsman Fringe First award and the Herald Angel Award. The brilliant actress is also prominent and considered as one of the most powerful women in India due to her contributions in films and fashion. Poorna has done various television shows in U.S. including The Game, Law & Order, Rescue Me and more. She also donned several films and she was cast in Thanks for Sharing which stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins in 2013. Recently, she was also roped in to bagged a role in the third season of the political drama series, House of Cards.

Poorna is also a reputable theatre actress; she has been part of ‘The Barrow Group’, a non-profit Off Broadway company in New York. In year 2012, it has been reported that the actress will join the cast of the television series, Criminal Justice on HBO. However, it was shelved and got revived it in 2013 which stars James Gandolfini. But when Gandolfini dies, Robert de Niro will supposedly replaced him but because of some schedule issues, he was replaced by John Turturro. In year 2013, she made a guest appearance as Riana in the romantic comedy film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which stars Ranbir Kapoor.

In 2005, the actress was also seen in the comedy drama film, The Weather Man with Nicholas Cage. She also acted in the independent comedy drama film, Peace, Love & Understanding in 2011 and Good Ol’ Boy in 2014. She was also part of the television series like Love Monkey, Awake, The Game, Numb3rs and Royal Pains.

She got married to Azad Oommen on January 2003.

Abhinay Deo is an Indian commercial director who later turned into a feature film director. He had no aspirations of become a star, all he wanted to do was present stories to the public. Deo says that his goal was never glamour, acting or even films. He considers himself to be a lucid storyteller.

Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bollywood’s finest actor. He is a package for the Indian TV industry as he is a producer, director and actor an all-rounder kind of personality. Khan has an estimated net worth of $185 million. Aamir has born on 14th March, 1965 (aged 50) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did two marriages, first with Reena Dutta in 1986 they were together till 2002, than Kiran Rao came into his life, she is 42 years old, born in November, 1973, and they got married in 2005, now they both are living together happily in Mumbai. Kiran is from Bengaluru and also a director, screenwriter and producer.

Aamir’s father was Late Tahir Hussain, who was from a village Akhtiyarpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was also a screenwriter and director. Aamir is having 3 children today, one son Junaid and one daughter Ira from his first wife Reena Dutt and 1 son Azad Rao Khan from his second wife Kiran.

Aamir Khan is the fourth richest Bollywood personality in Hindi cinema. Aamir has earned his income by doing work as an actor, director and produced some movies and also worked in many advertisements. Khan began his career in a very tiny age with the film YAADON KI BAARAT released in 1973, which is produced by his uncle.

He started his professional career in 1984 with a movie HOLI. He won his first Film award as a Special jury after giving a fantastic performance in the movies like QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK released in 1988 and a movie RAAKH picturise in 1989. In 1996, Aamir received his first Filmfare Award as a Best Actor for his work in the movie RAJA HINDUSTANI. This movie was the blockbuster of his time.

He also won the Academy award and this time second Best actor award for the movie LAGAAN. Aamir won a Filmfare Critics Award also in 2006, as Best Actor in RANG DE BASANTI. He directed a movie also TAARE ZAMEEN PAR and won the Best director award after the nomination in Filmfare Award. Aamir is widely known as the perfectionist in the film industry.

Aamir Khan with his wife Kiran Rao in one of the awards function. He is a kind of actor who nominated for more than 20 types of awards like, IIFA Awards, National Film Awards, Apsara Award, Screen Award, Civilian Award and many more.

Born in the city of Mumbai to a family of Parsi religion, Rohinton Soli Screwvala is an Indian philanthropist, entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of UTV Group, which included Bloomberg UTV, UTV Software Communications, etc. Since school time Ronnie had an interest in films and theater. He also acted in some skits in Bombay theater like Alyque Padamsee and Pearl. But he did not like working for others, so his stage career ended as he wished to initiate his business. Ronnie started on a small scale in the year 1981.

Jim Furgele is an American origin producer and a screenwriter. He works in the Indian film industry as a producer and has produced the super hit film Delhi Belly that got released in 2011. He was born in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.

Imran Khan is an Indian film actor, who is famous in the Hindi film industry. His real name is Imran Pal and he was born on January 13, 1983 to Anil Pal and Nuzhat Khan at Madison, Wisconsin in U.S.A. His father is a Hindu Bengali while her mother is a Muslim. Imran is the nephew of the popular actor and director, Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan. He is also the grandson of Nasir Hussain who also came from the same industry. When his parents had a divorced in year 2006, he moved to Mumbai together with her mother. Imran studied at Bombay Scottish School where he developed a disorder called stammering due to caning. The actor stated that he got failing grades because of his inability to deal with his environment. He was anxious and obtained facial tics. Because of this, his parents decided to transfer him to another school. He studied in Blue Mountain School, a boarding school located at Coonor, Tamil Nadu. It was a very extraordinary experience for him when the school principal decided to start his own school. They followed him in Gurukula or Gurukul in a jungle located in Ooty. There is no electricity there and they washed their clothes in a stream; they also need to grew their own food so they can eat. He admitted that all his experiences made him independent and he used to being alone. Later, he moved to his father’s place in Sunnyvale, California. He went to Fremont High School and upon graduation, he aims to become a film director. The actor then moved to Los Angeles and took a degree in filmmaking in a branch of New York Film Academy. When he finished his degree, his journey in advertising and market research started. In the long run, he came back to Mumbai and took a formal training at Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute to become an actor. 

Rahul Pendkalkar started as a child actor when he was just 5 years old. He was born on June 17, 2001 and he studied at Std. IV. His mother, Dimple Pendkalkar is a Punjabi while his father is a Marathi. When he is not acting, he is studying, reading books, attend his karate class, cycling or skating. He has done various commercial ads for several brands. Rahul has an innocent look in his eyes and cute smile that can melt any heart.

He was debuted in the small screen through the Hindi serial, Bhabhi on STAR Plus in year 2007. He also essayed the role of Nihal Singh in the television show, ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se…Ye Ajnabbi’ on STAR One. In 2012, he was seen in the popular drama series, ‘Aaj Ki Housewife Hai…Sab Jaanti Hai’ on Zee TV where he played the role of Chikku Manohar Chaturvedi. Rahul was also seen in the daily soap, Hitler Didi on Zee TV as Ishaan Sharma. 

Rahul also did small roles in the television serials like Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki on Sahara One, Kumkum and Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna which was both aired on Star Plus channel.

Aside from acting in the television world, Rahul also tried his hand in the silver screen. In 2008, he acted in the psychological thriller film, Ghajini which stars, Aamir Khan. He was also seen in the big budget film, Wake Up Sid in 2009. He acted in the Hindi romantic drama film, Lafangey Parindey as the younger brother of Pinky Palkar (played by Deepika Padukone) in year 2010. Later, he played as Prateek Jain in the black comedy film, Delhi Belly in 2011 under the direction of Abhinay Deo. All these films became a box-office hit. 

Rahul also played the main lead role in the animated film, My Friend Ganesha 3 which is a sequel to My Friend Ganesha 2 in 2009. This film is directed by Rajiv S. Ruia and produced by Ajhia Acharya. He played the role of Ganeya, a kid who lost his parents. His life became miserable in the hands of his Uncle Nagesh (played by Sayaji Shinde) and Aunt Chandramukhi (played by Himani Shivpuri), since the only reason why they took care of Ganya is to take his villa. The film is loaded with fun and animations. He also got the chance to work with Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi political drama film, Rann in 2010.

Vir is a stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role in Badmaash Company and Delhi Belly. Vir was born in Dehradun, India on 31 May 1979 but lived in Africa. He did his studies from Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria and later got his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Theatre from Knox University, Illinois and after that got accepted into Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Vijay Raaz (Born: 5th June 1963) is an Indian film actor. His breakthrough came with the role he played as Dubeyji in the movie ‘Monsoon Wedding’ and achieved his fame for the performance in the film ‘Run’. His “Kauwa Biryani” act became highly praised worldwide. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small and comic roles in many Hindi movies. His specialty lies in depicting a common man in today’s Hindi movies.

Ram Sampath is an Indian music producer and composer. After a brief stint as a composer for an advertising agency in Mumbai, Ram Sampath went on to compose music albums before venturing into the Bollywood industry. Ram was born in and brought up in Mumbai. Although cultures divided his parents, they were brought together by their inclination for music which has been reflected in their celebrity son.

Jason West is a self-taught cinematographer who works in the Indian film industry. He is a London based cinematographer who has put roots in Bollywood. He took birth in London in the United Kingdom. Like many other musicians, creative artists, and choreographers this cinematographer, DOP (Director of Photography) has also made way into the Indian Cinema and made it his home.

Huzefa Lokhandwala is a very talented editor in Indian Film Industry, who started his career as a visual effects artist. He is the Co-founder and the Creative Director of advertising at Prime Focus. Huzefa has worked with almost every advertising company and advertising filmmaker in India. He is highly praised and widely known for his good work. He has edited the popular movie ‘Delhi Belly’ that won him the Colors Screen and Film fare Awards for best editing in 2012. Editing of Delhi Belly was like a fun puzzle game to him. He says, “It’s challenging but in the form of a puzzle game. More than that challenge, it was like having fun.

Kunaal Roy Kapur is an Indian director and actor known for movies such as Delhi Belly, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and Nautanki Saala. He is the grandson of producer G.Rakesh and the brother of the well known Siddharth and Aditya Roy Kapur.

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