1. Chitrangada Singh
2. Aditi Rao Hydari
As her title may be suggesting, Aditi the talented and versatile actress origins from Hyderabad. But her introduction should not end up just there. On the side of performing arts, she is a trained classical dancer, specializing in Bharata natyam, while in respect of family lineage she comes from the confluence of two distinct blue blooded families of the South - that of Akbar Hydari former Prime Minister of Hyderabad on one hand and from the Wanaparthy royal family on the other. Her family also had a distinctly accomplished educational background and she herself also did complete her graduation before entry into films.
Although her first appearance was in an inconsequential Malayalam film called “Prajapathi” which...
3. Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra is a Bollywood director and screenwriter best known for critically acclaimed films like Yeh Woh Manzil Nahi and Hazaro Khwahishein Aisi, Dharavi, Chameli. A three-time national award winner, he is known to be very vocal about his personal opinions and comments on extreme censorship in India. He is also one of the very few pioneers of independent cinema, and recipient to the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Yeh Woh Manzil Nahin was his directorial debut, for which he won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director, in 1987. His film Chameli (2003), capturing the story of a prostitute, marked a turning point in the career of Kareena Kapoor, garnering wide praise from criti...
4. Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha, a director, film producer and screenwriter, was born on 27th of February 1952. ‘Prakash Jha Productions’ is his production venture. Hailing from Bihar, Prakash Jha went on to study B.Sc Honors in Ramjas College. Eventually he stopped studies and came to Mumbai, wanting to be a painter. As he was preparing for entrance exam for a course in painting, Prakash Jha watched the movie Dharma, and thus developed a passion for film making. The year 1973 saw him joining the Film And Television Institute of India, Pune, in order to study editing. But unfortunately the studio was shut down and thus Prakash returned to Mumbai and earned his living. Initially Prakash Jha was working on documentaries.
5. Arunoday Singh
6. Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started his career with various Indian television series. His noted Bollywood movies include The Warrior, Maqbool, Haasil, Paan Singh Tomar, Gunday, Rog and The Lunchbox. At the very early stage of his acting career, he acted in various television serials like Barat Ek Khoj, Chanakya, Sara Jahan Hamara, Chandrakanta, Banegi Apni Baat, Star bestsellers, Anoo Goonj and Sparsh.
His early film credits include Ek Doctor Ki Maut and Such a Long Journey. Although these movies were critically appreciated, it did not propel him to success.
His first major Bollywood break was Rog, which caught the attention of critics and also attained commercial success. His 2007 flick Metro also gave him a widespread commercial and critical success. For his role in the movie, h...
7. Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla was born at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh in the year 1963 on 5th March. He is a versatile personality who started from theater & reached to Bollywood where he tried his hands in Direction, Screenplay writing along with his Acting. At the age of two, he left Gorakhpur & moved to Delhi. He completed his schooling & later did his graduation from Khalsa College in Delhi. In 1984, he kickstarted his career as a professional with his entry into the theater. Shekhar Kapur gave him the debut role in Bandit Queen.
Earlier he did many plays & also joined NSD Repertoire Company as an actor. Satya, that was directed by Ram Gopal Verma proved to be the film in which his role could not be sidelined. Anurag Kashyap & Saurabh Shukla wrote the story of th...
8. Sushant Singh
Sushant Singh is an Indian film actor and a host of television shows. He was born in Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, India on 9 March 1972. He mentioned in an interview that he was not a very cool guy during his college times. He did his schooling from Nainital from Birla Vidya Mandir. He was passionate about being an actor since his childhood, and so he joined Ebrahim Alkazi Living Theatre Academy in 1992. He participated in a few plays there like Greek Tragedy and Death of a Salesman. He entered Bollywood in 1998 in the movie called Satya directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
His character was not very much significant though. Ram Gopal Varma impressed from his acting took him for Kaun and Jungle as well. It was after the release of movie Jungle in 2000 that he gained...
9. Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan is a renowned Indian actor, born in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. He was raised up in Delhi and studied at Kirori Mal College of Delhi University, where he became a badminton state champion. He also joined Act 1, a theatre group at school. In year 1991, the actor moved to Mumbai with a plan to make his own ad agency. He initiated his career as an assistant art director in films like Rukmavati Ki Haveli, Saudagar and Sardari Begum.
He was also the costume director of the historical drama series, Chanakya on DD National. Later, he started to act in plays again and subsequently received an offer for television shows such as Shagun, Parivartan, Jaane Kaha Mera Jigar Gaya Ji, Farz, Kabhi Kabhie and Gatha. His first film role was from the movie, Chhal by Hansal Mehta in 2002. Th...
10. Vipul Gupta
Known for his role of Drone in the show "K Street, Pali Hill", Vipul Gupta was born on 17th September, 1980. He holds a degree of MBA in marketing. Early in his days, he has worked in multinational organizations and subsequently tried his luck in modeling. His enthusiasm toward modeling started when he joined the Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. There he strolled the ramp for the first time. By investing time with his group on weekends, Gupta learnt the essentials of acting.
Towards the end of 2003, with a few savings, he came to Mumbai to try his fortunes. He shot for some known brands like Airtel, Siyaram Suitings, Chevrolet, Lakme, Pears, Liril and Mountain Dew. Additionally, he was the Brand Ambassador for Onida (Electronics Major) for a long time.
He was nea...
11. Yashpal Sharma
Yashpal Sharma is that actor who has performed his best in Theatres, on small as well as big screens. He is a Bollywood Actor, who has acted in many movies inside roles. His acting was recommendable in Sudhir Mishra’s Hindi movie Hazaroon Khwaishein Aisi apart from Lagaan, Gangajal, Ab Tak Chhapan, Apaharan, Singh is Kinng, Arakshan, Rowdy Rathore. Yashpal Sharma was born in Hisar city in Haryana state on 9th August 1970. His father, Premchand Sharma, worked in Public Works Department in the Irrigation Branch of Haryana Government. Since childhood, he had the keen interest in acting and participated in social stage shows like Ramlila. His brother Ghanshyam Sharma supported him in acting when other family members were bit resistive towards his passion of acting. He got graduated from the National Schoo...
12. Vipin Sharma
13. Aditya Bhattacharya
Aditya Bhattacharya was born in 1965. He works as a film director & screenwriter, and is recognized for his feature film, Raakh in 1989. He made his debut as an actor in Shyam Benegal's Mandi (1983.) His first directed movie was the film Raakh in 1989. The film didn't performed well at the box office; however, it was nominated for three National Film Awards, and won the Best Directorial Debut Award in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.
He has also worked as a photojournalist. Then, he shifted to Rome in the year 1988, where he worked in Italian films and in some music videos. He was later married to Sanjana Kapoor, who was a theatre actress but the marriage didn't last. Presently, he is married to an Italian girl, Maria Giovanna.
...14. Nassar Abdulla
Nassar Abdulla is the star of the big screen who is apparently a model turned actor. His way to the Bollywood Industry stated with Page 3 by Romesh Thapar at 1st January, 1959. Later, he was seen in many movies like Dil Aashna Hai, Swabhiman, Mitr, Ssssssh?, 36 China Town and many more remarkable films. The latest one is “Gandhi to Hitler” where is played the role of Albert Speer; though this film could not make the cut at box office, yet it is always appreciated for the performance of the star cast as well as the thought and hard work that they had used for making the movie.
There are many facts about Nassar Abdulla which are left to be untold; one of them is his desire to play a comic role at the big screen. Confessed almost two years back, Nassar apparently wanted to play a comic role that pars the standar...