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Prabhleen Sandhu is a Punjabi television and film actress who got his fame in the popular drama television series, Mohe Rang De on Colors, where she essayed the role of Kranti, a revolutionary. She has proven her mettle as an actress and she also received many praises and compliments for her performance in this serial. After this, she got the chance to work in a pivotal role on Zee TV’s Aapki Antara. She played a motherly role in the serial from which she was hesitant to do at first. But since her character looks interesting, she accepted the offer and played as Vidya. Prabhleen was also did some episodics in the thriller television series, Aahat on Sony TV and Horror Nights on STAR One channel. 

Prabhleen was born on December 5, 1983 at Firozpur, Punjab, India. She took up Masters in English. She danced and act well when she was a child so her journey as an actress in the Punjabi world became so easy for her.

She was debuted as a film actress in the Punjabi film, Yaaran Naal Baharan in year 2005 where she played the role of Dolly, friend of Harman Kaur (played by Juhi Babbar). This film became one of the successful films in the Punjabi film industry. Later, she played as Guddi in another Punjabi film, Ik Jund Ik Jaan. She also bagged a role in a Punjabi-Pakistani film, Mehndi Waley Hath where she played as Ravee. Prabhleen played as Zeba in the drama film, Rahe Chardi Kala Punjab Di which stars Shakti Kapoor and Sharad Saxena. In 2011, she was roped in to do the role of Anju in the crime thriller film entitled, Not a Love Story. This film was adapted from the horrible murder of Neeraj Grover in year 2008. She was also seen in the film, Sixteen and later, she played as Miriam in the super hit film, Shahid opposite with Rajkumar Yadav. This film was premiered in various film festivals from around the world. In 2013, she played the main lead in the film, Nabar. The film won as the Best Punjabi Film in the 60th National Film Awards.

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Prabhleen Sandhu was born to a Sikh Jat family in Firozpur, Punjab, on the 5th of December, 1983. She had dreams of becoming a doctor or an IAS officer in her college days but destiny did not want it so. During one of her college fests, she faced the camera for a music video and all her earlier dreams went for a six. Very soon she left for Mumbai and was fortunate to bag a role in a TV serial within the first three days of reaching Mumbai.

Before coming to Mumbai, Prabhleen did several Punjabi films. Her first film was Yaaran Naal Baharan, co-starring Juhi Babbar as a friend. Thereafter she did Mehndi Wale Haath and Ek Jind Ek Jaan where she played the role of sister to Aryan Vaid and Raj Babbar. Her film in Punjabi with the title Nabar in 2013, won the award for Best Punjabi Film at the 60th National Film Awards.

Fame first came Prabhleen’s way with the Periodic Indian soap based on the freedom struggle aired on Colors by the name of Mohe Rang De. In this serial she played the role of Kranti. Then she donned a new avtaar in Zee’s upcoming show, Aapki Antara. She successfully portrayed the role of Vidya, a middle class wife who faces the agony of adjusting with the illegitimate child of her husband.

Bollywood has also given some breaks to Prabhleen. She has earlier acted in Not A Love Story. Her role as Rajkumar Rao’s wife in Shahid won critical acclaim for her. In this movie, she also ventured into production. Prabhleen is currently shooting for the movie Akki Teh Nikki Teh Vikki.

Khushali Kumar is the daughter of veteran Bollywood producer and the founder of T-Series music label Gulshan Kumar. She has a sister Tulsi Kumar who is also a veteran playback singer associated with video albums and ghazals. Khushali, however, chose to follow a different route in her life. Khushali is a model-cum-fashion designer in Mumbai and has found a place in hearts of viewers and even a renowned celebrity in tinsel town. Her brother Bhushan Kumar is currently chairman and managing director of T. Series (known as Super Cassettes Industries Limited). Having born in a Punjabi family, Khushali leads a typically Hindu life and has immense faith in God and her parents. She always chooses to follow the advice of her mother before taking a decision in her life.

Nikhat Khan is a producer in the Indian film industry. She has produced only one Bollywood movie, Tum Mere Ho (1990). She was born in 1963 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Nikhat Khan is Bollywood actor Amir Khan’s sister and has also worked as a wardrobe assistant in many of his movies. She did costume designing for Qayamat se Qayamat Tak (1988) which featured Amir Khan.

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Akhilesh Jaiswal is the latest inclusion to the list of capable directors in Hindi film industry. Born on March 19th in 1986 at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Akhilesh had completed his schooling in his native place. In 2006, he came to Mumbai to pursue more and completed his graduation there.

Bhushan Kumar was born on 27 November in 1977 in Delhi in India. He is a film and music producer for many films in Indian Film Industry. He is mainly known for Hindi films. He is also the MD of the T-Series Music Production. His parents are Sudesh Kumari and Gulshan Kumar, who is the founder of T-Series. He was married to Divya Kumar in Katra. They were married in 2005. They are blessed with a boy whom they named Ruhaan.

Manan Bhardwaj is famous for his work in the Bollywood and Punjabi music industries as a playback singer, music director, and composer. He became hugely popular due to his compositions for the blockbuster movie Radhe Shyam in 2021. He also gained recognition for his work on Shiddat (2021) and Armaan Malik: Veham (2020). Manan Bhardwaj was born in Gurgaon, Haryana on 21 January 1991 to Sankalp Bhardwaj and Deepti Bhardwaj. He attended SD Adarsh Vidyalaya in Gurgaon for his schooling and later graduated from SAE Institute in Mumbai. Two music production firms belong to him. They are Namyoho Studios and White Coffee Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. After losing his father, Manan was unsure about his career path. He considers AR Rahman and Jagjit Singh his idols and is active on YouTube, making independent music.

Ehan Bhat is a Bollywood film model and actor born in Srinagar. He made his acting debut in the music genre movie 99 Songs directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy in 2019.

Jagat Rawat has been in the acting profession for more than thirty-five years. His experience had been enriched by his active participation in several theater troops, performing in several dramas and plays across many professional shows in Mumbai and Delhi before he gained the attention of many movie makers who took an interest in casting him in their movies. Till date, Jagat has not received any opportunity to be featured as a lead actor in any movies, but has performed as a supporting character in several movies, going by the age-old professional motto that “no part is too small for an actor”.

Born on 4th November 1965, Milind Soman is a supermodel of India. He is also involved in acting and production. Having born in Scotland, he stayed in England till his seventh year. Later, he came to India with his family. He was a swimmer and represented India at national level. This helped him to become a model. 

During 1995, Milind Soman was seen in the music album Made in India alongside Alisha Chinai. This was one of the best acts of his career. After working as a model for some time he was the lead artiste in Caption Vyom, an Indian TV series. Then, with effect from 2000 he concentrated on films. The films in which he acted were Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyaa, Agnivarsha, Ashoka, Say Salaam India, Rules- Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, Bheja Fry etc. Apart from Indian films Soman also acted in foreign language films. 

Soman produced the film Rules-Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula. The television serial Ghost Bana Dost was under his banner. During 2012 Soman acted in Jodi Breakers which failed at the box office. Soman holds the Limca record for participating in a marathon of 1500 kms in just 30 days. He also organized the “Women’s only” running. This was set up in order to promote health awareness for women. 

Soman is an excellent sportsman. He is the proud winner of National Swimming Championship for four years. He stirred a controversy with his ex- girlfriend Madhu Sapre by posing nude. In fact the police filed a case against the distributors and publishers for this act. The case prolonged for 14 years and finally the acquitted were set free. 

Milind was one of the models in India who holds a special place in the hearts of fans. But as much as he was appreciated as a model his stint as an actor didn’t create that much ripples. This may be attributed to the reason that he didn’t believe only in commercial movies; he even tried offbeat roles.

Pawan Shankar is a well-known face of Indian Television and movie industry. He first hogged the limelight when he played the lead role in the Star one series Siddhant. He displayed superb acting skills, and it made him a household name. Such intense was his acting that people started to call him Siddhant instead of Pawan.

Right from the beginning, Pawan was a very bright student and blessed with great understanding of the matter. He is a gold medalist from Allahabad's St. Joseph's College. Later he completed his MBA degree from the prestigious, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. He was also good at sports and represented UP in under 17 Table Tennis tournament.

After finishing his MBA degree, he worked for a few years in some Private and MNC firms, and then he planned to give acting a shot. So he came to Mumbai and joined the acting class of Kishore Namit Kapoor and after some initial struggle things started to happen to him.

So far he has acted in following serials: Kasamh Se as Tarun Sablok Vicky Ki Taxi as Vickey, Mr. Bhatti on Chutti as Prem, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada as Pradeep Alok Singh. Now a days, he is scouring for new talents in collaboration with an event management company.

In the real life, Pawan is very down to earth and simple guy. He is associated with various NGOs and helps them to raise the funds for their welfare program. This talented young man has miles to go in the show business, and we wish him all the best for his upcoming projects.

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Pawan Shankar is an Indian television actor who played the titular role in serial Siddhant on Star One.He was born on the 13th of November 1975. He has done an MBA in finance from The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. He was a student of Allahabad's St. Joseph's College, Shankar passed with a Gold Medal from Allahabad University. He is married to Yukti Shankar.