Sherry Bharda
Anushka Sharma
Ronkini Gupta
Shanoo Sharma
Charu Shree Roy
Vasudha Saklani
Sharat Katariya
Aditya Chopra
Maneesh Sharma
Aashish Singh
Anu Malik
Varun Dhawan
Govind Pandey
Anil Mehta
Varun Grover
Divya Kumar
Sukhwinder Singh
Shajith Koyeri
Neelanchal Ghosh
Pankaj Khandpur
Rajat Kanti Sarkar
Ganesh Gangadharan
1. Sherry Bharda
Sherry Bharda is a VFX artist, supervisor, and producer. Some of her works as a visual effect supervisor include War, an action movie released on 2 October 2019, directed by Siddharth Anand. It was written by Siddharth Anand, Aditya Chopra, and Shridhar Raghavan, starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, and Vaani Kapoor. She worked in The Darkest Hour, an adventure horror film released on 25 December 2011, directed by Chris Gorak and written by M.T. Ahern, Jon Spaihts, and Leslie Bohem. Its cast includes Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, and Ma Minghella. She worked in title sequence designing in Khosla Ka Ghosla in 2006, as a 3D Animator in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001, and in Mohabbatein in 2000.
...2. Anushka Sharma
Born in an army family to Col. AjayKumar and AshimaSharma on May 1st 1988, Anushka Sharma has excelled in her career as an actress. Upon graduating from Mount Carmel College, she set her eyes in the modeling world. Her breakthrough came when she modeled for Wendell Rodricks at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2007. She at the time had no such aspirations to become an actress.
Anushka got her first role in the 2008 hit Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which also starred the great Shah Rukh Khan. Critics praised her for her acting skills, for being able to play the role with such confidence and ease. She then appeared under the Yash Raj banner in Badmassh Company. In the film she portrayed a feisty and independent character and lived up to it, which showed her versatility as an actress. She did two more movies under the banner in Patiala House and Band Baaja Baaraat. The latter became a hit and showed her versatile acting skills as she portrayed a wedding planner who falls in love with her partner. Anushkha landed the Best Actress award at IIFA and Apsara Film & Television Guild Awards along with the Best Couple award for her on screen pairing with Ranveer Singh in the movie.
In 2012, she worked with Shah Rukh Khan again in Jab Tak Hai Jaan. She played the role of Akira Rai, a documentary filmmaker, in the romantic drama. For her role in the movie she won the Best Supporting Actress at Filmfare, Zee Cine, Stardust, and IIFA awards. Anushka recently starred opposite Aamir Khan in the blockbuster PK. The movie, which questions religion and the superstitions that come with, became a huge hit worldwide. It has broken box records in India and around the world for an Indian film. Anushka made her debut as a producer in NH10 in 2015 along with playing the leading role. It is a crime-thriller that looks at various social issues such as honor killing and street crimes in India.
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3. Ronkini Gupta
Ronkini Gupta is a very talented and popular Indian classical singer. She has completed her Alma matter from St Xavier’s College in Mumbai, India. She won SAREGAMAPA World Series in 2004. The reality show airs on ZEE TV. Ronkini is active on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. She is known for singing perfectly classical and contemporary music. She is known for Khyaal, Fusion, and Bollywood singing. She hails from the steel city of India- Jamshedpur. She is a Sangeet Visharad holder from Gandharva Mahavidyalay in Hindustani Classical music and has trained under Shri Chandrakant Apte. She also trained under the talented artists, Ustad Dilshad Khan, Pandit Samaresh Chowdhary, Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan.
...4. Shanoo Sharma
Shanoo Sharma is a newcomer Bollywood film industry. A famous casting director for Yash Raj films, Shanoo Sharma took her first step into this job while she was injured and bedridden. It might be surprising to people, but this is indeed a real story, says the always engaged Sharma. Sameer Sharma, her brother, played the role of getting Shanoo her first real opportunity to work as a Casting Director. Shanoo began working for Sudhir Mishra and got him the new faces he was looking for his project ‘Khoya Khoya Chaand’. Her career took off from here.
Shanoo Sharma, who later worked for Karan Johar, has made quite a name for herself. Getting an audition or a screen test is regarded as getting an appointment with Obama! After that, her association with YRF started and she has brought out some great talents to the industry. Sharma is believed to have that gifted talent of picking the right and perfect actor for the right role. But it should also be considered that she has so much exposure in art and creativity, and she possessed impeccable skills in putting a face to the character.
Working for YRF is no joke and neither does Shanoo takes it lightly. She has admitted in many interviews how she has to go through a minimum of 100 profiles every day; how her every day goes by looking at many faces and the search for that perfect combination of talent and beauty is always on. It’s a manhunt and Shanoo gives her full time to it, as she believes it is a great responsibility for her to find the perfect talent.
Shanoo feels it is equally important to find a great supporting cast, and she strives to find one. She says she reads the script with the directors and producers and her hunt to cast for the roles begins from there. She is always credited for her incredible finds like Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra. Each actor was cast by Shanoo through fair means of auditioning and screen tests. Till date, Ranveer Singh is very grateful to Shanoo for having given him an opportunity. It is said that Ranveer was 17 when Shanoo found him and suggested to Aditya Chopra for casting in ‘Band Baaja Baarat.’ Apparently her finds of talent are respected greatly by Aditya Chopra and carries weight.
This 30-something personality has proved herself that she can handle this job of being a great Casting Director by associating herself to one of the biggest production houses called Yash Raj Films. This alone speaks volumes of her work. She has also found some great talents like Saqib Saleem, Saba Azad, Swara Bhaskar and Bhumi Pednekar. Her current casting project of Sultan is the one to look for now. Fan is her project which has King Khan- Shah Rukh Khan in it. If we watch Fan movie, we see some fresh faces as SRK’s assistant who catches our attention. It is this delicate work of Shanoo that we can subtly observe in her movies projects. Shanoo has dedicated herself to YRF for more than six years giving her best through movies like Fan, Kurbaan; My Name Is Khan, Band Baaja Baarat, and others.
Born into a simple family, Shanoo’s father was an hotelier and mother was a dentist. She has a brother Sameer, who is the only personal connection in the film industry. Her early days were spent at her father’s hotel and interacting with people there. She got opportunities to meet different kinds of people and somehow was talented at helping with their queries and issues. She had that ability to tell people what is going well for them and what suits them and what is appropriate for them. That is how curious and well-informed was Shanoo. Her plan for life is to get married soon (or in two years) and have her own children and be a homemaker. However, she admits that she does not have a man in her life right now, but her social media accounts say her ambition of becoming a ‘homemaker.’ She lives with her brother, her grandmother at her apartment in Mumbai currently.
Shanoo is frequently asked about the casting couch scenarios and her take on the whole controversial issue. She clearly denies it altogether. But this strong woman is against all that and never hesitates to answer such questions. She says she was caught in some rumors and that she was involved with people (from the industry), and that is when she reaches out to her brother and seeks his help. She also tells that she had given her assistants’ names up on the web so that no fake accounts can fool people asking for inappropriate favors from the newbies. She still tells the newcomers that anybody can be cast and that they have to be felt appropriate by the casting team. She encourages them and is very clear on how the whole process works. Perhaps this is one of the reasons she is the most sought after Casting Director in the industry.
In her interviews, Shanoo is very candid and always radiates great energy. She opens up about the times when her job goes wrong. When she feels she has not done a great casting she is upset with herself. As much as she is appreciated for her talent hunt, she also feels the need to be better when she looks at her failure. She takes this job close to heart and is always searching for fresh and new faces, be it traffic signals or night clubs. She recently finished casting for the movie Befikri and Meri Pyari Bindu. She has many projects at hand, and her work comes first all the time. It's not just a beautiful face or six packs she is looking for, but a perfect blend of talent, face and screen presence. We can all see that in her movies like Dam Laga Ke Haisha where Shanoo cast the female lead Bhumi Pednekar. Audience noticed that face and loved the character. Shanoo believes casting provides a solid backbone support to a movie and that she gives life to the movies.
5. Charu Shree Roy
Charu Shree Roy is a film editor who predominantly works in Bollywood movies. She began her career by getting associated with short films as a director and writer. She has handled multiple short films since 2009, and they included 'Allah Is Great,’ 'Daag Daag Andhera,’ Mr & Mrs. Singh, 'Rip.’ Guddu Engineer,’ 'EI'ayichi' etc.
...8. Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer. He directed the movies Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge in 1995, then Mohabbatein in 2000 and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in 2008. He is currently the Chair Person of YRF group which has thrived for solid 45 years in the Multi-National film industry.
...9. Maneesh Sharma
10. Aashish Singh
Aashish Singh is working in Yash Raj Films as a Vice President (Production). He was born in a family of movie producers. Although he was a meritorious student throughout his educational journey, filmmaking was in his veins, and that is why he chose to follow his father's footsteps. He became an executive producer when Dhoom-2 was released followed by Chak De India. Looking at his passion and knowledge in the making of films, Yash Raj Films gave him the post of Head of Production of YRF.
...11. Anu Malik
Anu Malik is considered as one of the most famous and successful music directors from film industry. He has also established his name as a singer. He began his career as a music director in 1977. He gave the music for the film Hunterwali. He became famous in 1990s by delivering the blockbusters like Baazigar,Janam and so on. We can say 1990 to 2000s was the golden period of his career. He was awarded a National Award for his phenomenal music for the film Refugee. His other blockbusters were Shah Rukh Khan starrer Mai Hoon Na and Baazigar . This movie gave him a Filmfare Award of Best Music Director. He has made a record of winning this trophy for 6 times. Anu Malik has given his versatile music for more than 350 films. He is considered as the most promising music director from the industry. So his songs like Garam Chaye Ki Pyali, Mehbooba Mehbooba, Gori Gori are some of the most famous songs from his compositions. He has also successfully played the role of a judge in the reality show Indian Idol. And has also made a presence in many T.V. shows. Anu Malik has successfully tried many gener in his compositions from a soulful love song to a dance number. He has different style of composition.
...12. Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan, a new comer entered Bollywood with his professional acting and dancing skills withmovie ‘Student of the year’. His father David Dhawan is a well-known movie director. He was born on 24 April 1987 in Mumbai. He has done his degree in business management from Nottingham University, UK. He has worked as assistant director with Karan Johar in ‘My Name Is Khan’. ‘Student Of The Year’ with Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. , Varun got the Best Debut Award for Male in 2014. In this movie he played a rich guy to play the role of ‘Rohan Nanda’. Film critics praised him as a talented, hardworking guy. His charming, fun loving guy image make him Prince Charming.He played leading role in ‘Main Tera Hero’ a Telugu remake and showed his genetic comedy talent to critics. In his next film ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ co starred with Alia Bhatt was a big hit of the year. While playing some comedy roles in these movies Varun came back with crime thriller Badlapur and gave a message to become a stable actor who can justify every role given to him. In this movie he took revenge after 15 years.
Recently his movie ABCD 2 released with co- starrer Shraddha Kapoor showcasing complete dance talent of him.
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13. Govind Pandey
Govind Pandey is a Hindi film actor. He has acted in several of Bollywood films, Hindi television serials, and advertisements. His parents lived in New Delhi. He was born and brought up there. He is six feet tall. He weighs 81 kilograms. His chest measures 38 inches. His waist is 34 inches. His biceps are 14 inches. He has jet black hair. His eyes are also black. He received his primary education from Ramjas School Number 3 in New Delhi. After graduating from school, he went to Delhi University. He studied Performing Arts at Delhi University. He holds a Ph.D. in Hindi drama. He appeared in the movie Angoor in 1982. It was a cameo role. He loves music. He is into music, songwriting, composing, and playing musical instruments like guitar and harmonium. From 1997 to 2007, he worked in National School Of Drama in New Delhi.
...14. Anil Mehta
Anil Mehta is a cinematographer, director, and writer of Bollywood movies. He has studied cinematography from Pune at the Film and Television Institute of India. ‘Lagaan’ (2001), ‘’Veer-Zaara (2004), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), and ‘’Saathiya (2002) are his shootings. His first featured film was “Aaja Nachle”, starring Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna, and Kunal Kapoor, produced by Yashraj Films, which released on 9 November 2007. He won the Film Award for Best Cinematography for the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).
...15. Varun Grover
Varun Grover is a comedian, screenwriter, and even lyricist. The actor was born on 26 January 1980. Basically, he was a software engineer in a software firm in Mumbai, but he afforded to step down from the post and got connected with the film industry.
...16. Divya Kumar
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Divya Kumar is an Indian Bollywood playback vocalist who sang in various Bollywood movies. He belongs to a musical family. Divya is the son of Bhagwan Shivram, who is a musician and grandson of Pandit Shivram, who was a composer for some regional movies and motion pictures by V Shantaram. Divya began singing at the age of eight, and as a kid, he showed up on several stage shows. He considered a different career. However, his mother asked him to choose vocalist as his profession. He appeared within the troupe of Kalyanji Anandji in many shows and has worked recently with Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, and Sunidhi Chauhan, which are all from the music school of Kalyanji Anandji.
...17. Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh, an asset to the Bollywood Music Industry, was born on 18th July 1971. He is a playback singer, who is quite active from the year 1992 until the present. There are a huge number of his fan followers, and he is gifted with an incredible voice. Apart from any element in any aspect of film making, songs sung by him made a phenomenal difference in its success. He has sung some outstanding numbers in the Bollywood film industry in the late nineties.
...18. Shajith Koyeri
Born to parents Soma Sundaran and Rathibayi in Punnol, Kerala, Shajith grew up to become a sound designer. He is famous for sync sound technique in Indian cinema. He has carved himself a niche in Foley editing and pre-mixing. He completed his higher studies from Brennan College in Thalassery, and currently lives in Mumbai. He was disabled with rheumatoid arthritis when he was 13 years old, and was confined to his home. While visiting Mumbai with his sister, the natural vibe of the city grew upon him, he shifted his base to Mumbai in 1999. His illness required him to discontinue his studies. He continued fighting, his thirst to learn quenched by a local library in Kannur. His achievements speak momentously of his efforts which includes sound designing for Bollywood’s acclaimed movies like ‘Maqbool,’ ‘Haider,’ ‘Mangal Pandey,’ ‘Omkara,’ ‘Kaminey,’ and many more.
...19. Neelanchal Ghosh
Neelanchal Ghosh is an Indian costume designer who has worked in several Bollywood movies and series. Neelanchal made his debut in the film industry in the year 2006. In 2006 he worked as an assistant costume designer in the movie Darna Zaroori Hai. Then he worked in the film Shiva in the same year. After working in several movies, he worked in the film Om Shanti Om in the year 2007, which was a super hit film.
...20. Pankaj Khandpur
Pankaj Khandpur is a creative director and visual effects artist in Bollywood. He worked with VFX Company Tara Elxsi Visual Computing Lab as a creative director. But later on, he was roped in by yFX, the independent visual effects division of Yash Raj Films Studio. He has worked in movies like ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,’ ‘Rang De Basanti,’ ‘Ek Tha Tiger,’ ‘Jodha Akbar,’ ‘Aparichit – The Stranger,’ and many more. There is no movie without visual effects these days, and Pankaj Khandpur is one of the main artists to manage the Visual effects. He has been highly appreciated by his crew members and all the actors with whom he has worked.
...21. Rajat Kanti Sarkar