Hindi Movie Review Zed Plus - Cast & Crew

MandiraKashyap is an Indian actress, producer, and director. She was an associate director for two films, ‘ ‘Pinjar’ and ‘MohallaAssi,’ which were released in 2003, and 2015 respectively. She was also the casting director and executive producer for ‘MohallaAssi.’ She also produced ‘Zed Plus’ in 2014. Furthermore, she directed a TV series ‘SurajyaSanhita’ in 2019. She put a lot of work in ‘MohallaAssi’, which was a Hindi language, satirical comedy drama film.

Mona Singh is a popular Indian model-turned-television-actress who appeared in Ekta Kapoor’s Indian drama soap, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada, as the female lead protagonist, Mona Pradeep Singh. She is the ex-wife of Pradeep Singh (played by Pawan Shankar), and the story revolves around their life as a young couple who resides in Mumbai, along with their three children- Bulbul (played by Sargun Mehta), Rano (played by Ananya Agarwal) and Rajbir (played by Yatin Mehta). It is a family story that portrays the struggles of Mona after his husband has an affair with other women.

Shivani Tanksale is an Indian Actress known for her numerous roles in theatre and Advertisements. She played important roles in films like Happy Ending directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. , Inkaar directed by Sudhir Mishra, Talaash directed by Reema Kagti, Shree directed by Rajesh Bachchani and The President Is Coming directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur. 

The actress started her film career in 2003 with the film Escape from Taliban. After this she acted in two movies The Other End of the Line & Dil Kabaddi in 2008 and then she did The President Is Coming in 2009. She has also appeared in 2011 blockbuster film Dirty Politics with Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Emraan Hashmi.

She got her share of recognition in Indian television when she recently played the negative lead in the Star Plus show 24. Divya Singhania, her character in the show was critically acclaimed and she was nominated for the best actress in negative role in Indian Telly Jury Award.

The actress in an interview confessed that she is highly ambitious and feels that there is a lot more to be explored in theatre, films and also advertisements. The very talented actress has made her mark in theatres and ad space, and during the promotions of her film Shree in 2013,Ahmedabad she said that she now wants to look ahead in life and make her transition into the movie space. 

The actress aspires to become a director as she enjoys the process of directing during her plays and wants to be involved in the process of filmmaking. She is very confident and talented and has been overall successful in all her pursuits in the industry. She is set to make her mark in films and looking at her past achievements it doesn’t seem to be difficult for the actress.

Mukund Purohit was born on April 6, 1971. He is 46 years old. He is an Entrepreneur and a Film Producer. He used to do different kinds of jobs before setting up a permanent business. “Neapolitan Pizza Limited” was started up by him in Canada and due to his hard work and dedication, it became very successful, and now he is the Managing Director and Chairman of the same. He own a website named “www.neopolitanpizza.in/mukund-purohit.html.”

Adil Hussain is a prominent Indian television, film and stage actor who predominantly works in the Hindi and art house cinema. He was born on October 5, 1963 in Goalpara, Assam in India, where he was also brought up by his father, who works as a teacher. He used to join school plays and left home when he was eighteen years old to take philosophy course at B. Borooah College in Guwahati. Adil started acting in plays as a stand-up comedian. He used to mimic well-known Bollywood actors in between the Bhaya Mama Group’s (a local stand-up comedian group) performances. He has been a stand-up comedian for six years until he participated in a mobile theatre and worked in some local cinemas. After that, he moved to Delhi and studied at the National School of Drama from the year 1990 to 1993. He had been under the Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship when he attended the Drama Studio London in Ealing. 

Mukesh Tiwari is an artist known for his work in the movie Gangajal, Golmaal and The Legend of Bhagat Singh. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie China Gate in which he played the role of Jageera. He had a small but significant role in the movie. Many directors recognized his acting skills. Thus, in the year 2000, he starred in the movie called Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke. The movie was a huge failure but since Mukesh had a small role in the movie, it didn’t have much effect on his career. Thus, in 2001 Mukesh appeared in many movies. He exclusively appeared in either supporting roles or negative roles. He played the role of Danny Mendoza in the movie Aaghaaz in 2001.

Sanjay Mishra is an Indian comedian, most famous for his role as Apple Singh, featured in the ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Apart from that, he has acted in countless other Bollywood films, his most famous roles being Dil Se (1998), Ankhon Dekhi (2013) and Jolly LLB (2013) to name a few.

Born in 1963 in Bihar, Sanjay Mishra joined the National School of Drama after his graduation. He acted in many TV commercials before he got a role in the TV series Chanakya in 1991. In 1995 he made his Indian film debut in Oh Darling!Yeh Hai India! followed by Rajkumar (1996) and Satya (1998). His Role in Satya and Dil Se (1998) helped him grab a role in Office Office as Shukla. For the next few years he appeared in TV serials till 2005 after which he completely switched to Bollywood films. His acting was much praised in Bunty Aur Babli, Apna Sapna Money Money, Golmaal:Fun Unlimited and Dhamaal, the last two being consecutive hits in 2006. He later starred in many small roles in big banner films before his role as RGV in All The Best:Fun Begins made him a national phenomenon. His famous dialogue "Dhondu Just Chill" was a common dialogue on the streets.

He went on to win the Indian TV Honors Golden Globe awards in 2011. In the same year he won the Star Screen Awards and in 2014, won the Jagran Films awards.

His recent releases include Phas Gaye Re Obama, based on the Indian recession, Bhoothnath Returns and Kick. Though Sanjay Mishra did some serious roles in a couple of films like Zameen, Charas and Satya, he is mainly recognised as a comedian.

Proudly known for his role as the ingenious bald villain “Shakaal” inspired by James Bond’s Blofeld, Kulbhushan Kharbanda personifies the versatility in the Bollywood industry.

Rahul Singh is a popular Indian model and actor, born and raised up in Udaipur, India. He is a Thakur with a background of Jagirdari and the son of the popular Hindi poet, Dr Prabha Thakur. However, his mother didn’t find good opportunities in Udaipur so they shifted to Mumbai with his father. He attended Silver Beach High School and he was a complete brat. He do not listen and would want to write love letters instead of studying so his father sent him back to Rajasthan. From there, he studied at Mayo College in Ajmer. When he reached the Class XII, he came back to Mumbai and graduated at St. Xavier’s College where he started writing and working on theatre. During those times, his parents returned to Udaipur. His dad already owned a hotel there while his mom entered politics. Prabha became a Parliament member and the President of the All India Mahila Congress. After graduating college, Rahul went to England and attended the Royal Academy of Arts for 3-years and at the same time, he also works in the British Film Institute (BFI). When he came back, he did some modeling and worked with Atul Kasbekar where he unexpectedly donned his first ad film with Abhinay Deo.

He got his first acting break when he was cast as Raja Digvijay Singh on Shyam Benegal’s Zubeidaa in 2001. By coincidence, Deo is also directing the drama series, 24 where he was cast as Vikrant Maurya, the husband of Divya (played by Shivani Tanksale). Deo also cast him in the clack comedy film, Delhi Belly in 2011.

Rahul has done more than 30 films including Yaadein, Darna Mana Hai, Kisna: The Warrior Poet, Mumbai Godfather, Family: Ties of Blood, Kya Love Story Hai, Firaaq, Well Done Abba, Jail, Tere Bin Laden, Bheja Fry 2, Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Jal, Rush, Khiladi 786, Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story and more.

Aside from the television series 24, he also appeared in Captain Vyom and Taccuino Indiano. He was also known for his portrayal as Brij Bhushan Pandey in the television series, Sapno Ke Bhanwar Mein on Life OK. Besides acting, he wrote the dialogue for the Bollywood films, Kaante by Sanjay Gupta and Kachchi Sadak by Sanjay D Singh. Rahul also wrote the dialogues for Kevin Spacey film under the direction of Kaizad Gustad and various screenplays under the direction of Navdeep Singh and Tigmanshu Dhulia.

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.

Ramkumar Singh is an Indian Author, Scriptwriter, Lyricist, Casting Director, Producer, and Filmmaker. Ramkumar was born in Fatehpura Shekhawati, Rajasthan in the year 1975. He had his schooling from Bagaria Bal Vidya Niketan in Laxmangarh, Rajasthan. Ramkumar graduated from the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur, India.

Chandra Prakash Dwivedi is an Indian film script writer and director with films like “Pinjar”, “ Zed Plus” and “ Mohalla Assi” to his credit. In spite of venturing both into cinema and television, he is best known for directing the famous TV serial “ Chanakya” which was an epic success. Dwivedi also essayed the title role of Chanakya, one of the most influential political diplomat and strategist ever known. In 2009, Dwivedi was honored with the Cultural Catalyst Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundation “in recognition of his commitment to exploring India’s ancient culture and history in television and cinema”. Dwivedi started his career as a medical professional but developed interest towards Indian literature which made him give up his profession. Thus, he began working in theatre and was also the programming division head at ZEE TV. He was born in Sirohi district of Rajasthan in the year 1960. He has one daughter Nayanika Dwivedi with his ex-wife Mandira Dwivedi.

K K Raina is an Indian television, film, and theatre Actor, Writer and Director. He was born in the year 1953. He is a younger brother of M K Raina, who is also a prominent Actor and Director. And both are an alumnus of National School of Drama (NSD). K K Raina graduated from NSD in the year 1976.