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HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

2007-12-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

ProfileFor a career which began almost ten years ago, Himesh Reshammiya has come a long way, and is undoubtedly Bollywood’s hottest composer today. Starting out by putting nearly 1500 hours for Zee TV alone, Himesh entered films when he composed a chart topping number for the flick, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya in 1998. Two years later, he got his first ...... complete profile
Date of Birth : 11 May 1969

Filmography as Artiste, Music Director, Playback Singer

As Artiste Karzzz (2008) Aap Kaa Surroor 2 - Ae Himesh Bhai (2008) Aap Kaa Surroor (2007)
As Music Director Karzzz (2008) Aap Kaa Surroor 2 - Ae Himesh Bhai (2008) Love Story 2050 (2008) Gahraee (2007) Milenge Milenge (2007) Dharam-Veer (2007) Mr. Fraud (2007) Welcome (2007) Nanhe Jaisalmer (2007) Aggar (2007) Darling (2007) Victoria No. 203 (2007) Fear (2007) Aap Kaa Surroor (2007) Apne (2007) Fool N Final (2007) Good Boy Bad Boy (2007) Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007) Namastey London (2007) Red - the dark side (2007) Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) Prod. No. 6 (2006) Benaam (2006) Rocky (2006) Dil Diya Hai (2006) Aap Ki Khatir (2006) Ahista Ahista (2006) Anthony Kaun Hai? (2006) Chup Chup Ke (2006) Phir Hera Pheri (2006) Tom Dick and Harry (2006) 36 China Town (2006) Banaras (2006) Shaadi Se Pehle (2006) Aksar (2006) 12' O Clock (2005) Sipaahi (2005) Anjaane (2005) Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005) Kyon Ki (2005) Koi Aap Sa (2005) Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005) Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) Yakeen (2005) Silsiilay (2005) Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005) Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) Nigehbaan (2005) Blackmail (2005) Insan (2005) Vaada (2005) Dil Maange More (2004) Aabra Ka Daabra (2004) Aitraaz (2004) Taarzan - The Wonder Car (2004) Julie (2004) Run (2004) Bardaasht (2004) Tum (2004) Ishq Hai Tumse (2004) Woh (2003) Zameen (2003) Tere Naam (2003) Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003) Chalo Ishq Ladaye (2002) Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002) Humraaz (2002) Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002) Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya (2001) Jodi No.1 (2001) Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000) Kurukshetra (2000) Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000) Hello Brother (1999) Bandhan (1998)
As Playback Singer Welcome (2007) Darling (2007) Aap Kaa Surroor (2007) Apne (2007) Fool N Final (2007) Good Boy Bad Boy (2007) Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007) Namastey London (2007) Red - the dark side (2007) Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) Rocky (2006) Dil Diya Hai (2006) Aap Ki Khatir (2006) Ahista Ahista (2006) Anthony Kaun Hai? (2006) Chup Chup Ke (2006) Phir Hera Pheri (2006) Tom Dick and Harry (2006) 36 China Town (2006) Banaras (2006) Shaadi Se Pehle (2006) Aksar (2006) Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)

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Shivaji

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Athidi

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Dubai seenu

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Suhani

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Sneha

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Gajala

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Anushka

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Anupam Kher

2007-05-11T21:03:00.000-07:00

Name: Anupam Kher
Date of Birth (Birthday): 7 March, 1955
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: 402 Marina, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Beach, Mumbai 400 049

Description:-

He made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. He has also hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle and Sawaal Dus Crore Ka. He has mainly done comic roles but has done many villain roles for which he got critical acclaim such as Karma (1986) where he played terrorist Dr. Dang. He was applauded for his performance in the film Daddy (1989). Considered one of his best performances, he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher is a frequent winner in the Comedian category.

He ventured into directing with Om Jai Jagadish (2003) and is also a producer. He produced and starred in the film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance in the film.

Kher is known internationally with the films Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), his appearance on the hit TV show ER and most recently with The Mistress of Spices (2006).

Filmography:-

God Tussi Great Ho (2007)
Lust, Caution (2007)
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007)
Victoria No. 203 (2007)
Apna Sapna Money Money (2006)
Vivah (2006)
Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006)
Chup Chup Ke (2006)
Shaadi Se Pehle (2006)
Rang De Basanti (2006)
Sarkar (2005)
Paheli (2005)
Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005)
The Mistress of Spices (2005)
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005)
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005)
ER (2004)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Bride and Prejudice (2004) (English language)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) (English language)
Dhadkan' (2000)
Refugee (2000)
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)
Kya Kehna (2000)
Mohabbatein (2000)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
Gudgudee (1997)
Chaahat (1996)
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994)
1942: A Love Story (1993)
Shola aur Shabnam (1992)
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991)
Hum (1991)
Lamhe (1991)
Saudagar (1991)
Dil (1990)
Chaalbaaz (1989)
Chandni (1989)
Daddy (1989)
Parinda (1989)
Ram Lakhan {1989)
Tridev (1989)
Tezaab (1988)
Zakhmi Aurat (1988)
Karma (1986)
Arjun (1985)
Utsav (The Festival) (1984)
Saaransh (1984)
Apmaan (1982)

Anil Kapoor

2007-05-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

Name: Anil Kapoor
Date of Birth (Birthday): 24 December, 1953
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11
Weight: 165 lbs
Birth Place: Chembur, Maharashtra
Religion: Hindu
Education: St. Xaviers College
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: 31 Shrinagar Presidency, Gulmohar Cross Rd. No7, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai 400 049

Description:-
Anil made his Bollywood debut in Hamare Tumhare in 1979 where he had a supporting role. After a few minor roles in films such as Hum Paanch (1980) and Shakti (1982) he got his first leading role in the 1983 film Woh Saat Din. He then appeared in a Telugu film Vamsa Vriksham and played a lead role in director Mani Ratnam's Kannada film Pallavi Anupallavi. This was followed by successful Hindi films like Meri Jung (1985) and Karma (1986). In 1987, he starred in Mr. India which was one of his biggest box office hits.

Filmography:-

Tashan 2008
No Entry II 2008
Shashank (the hero) 2007
Shortcut - The con is on 2007
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love 2007
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye 2006
My Wife's Murder 2005
Chocolate 2005
No Entry 2005
Bewafaa 2005
Musafir 2004
Calcutta Mail 2003
Armaan 2003
Rishtey 2002
Om Jai Jagadish 2002
Badhaai Ho Badhaai 2002
Lajja 2001
Nayak 2001
Karobaar 2000
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai 2000
Pukar 2000
Bulandi 2000
Taal 1999
Mann 1999
Biwi No.1 1999
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain 1999
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate 1998
Kabhi Na Kabhi 1998
Gharwali Baharwali 1998
Deewana Mastana 1997
Chandralekha 1997
Judaai 1997
Virasat 1997
Mr. Bechara 1996
Loafer 1996
Rajkumar 1996
Trimurti 1995
Mr. Azaad 1994
Andaz 1994
Laadla 1994
1942: A Love Story 1993
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja 1993
Gurudev 1993
Apradhi 1992
Humlaa 1992
Zindagi Ek Juaa 1992
Beta 1992
Heer Ranjha 1992
Lamhe 1991
Pratikar 1991
Benaam Badsha 1991
Jigarwala 1991
Jamai Raja 1991
Khel 1991
Jeevan Ek Sangharsh 1990
Amba 1990
Awaargi 1990
Ghar Ho To Aisa 1990
Kishen Kanhaiya 1990
Aag Se Khelenge 1989
Abhimanyu 1989
Rakhwala 1989
Eeshwar 1989
Joshilay 1989
Kala Bazaar 1989
Parinda 1989
Ram Lakhan 1989
Ram-Avtar 1988
Kasam 1988
Inteqam 1988
Sone Pe Suhaaga 1988
Tezaab 1988
Vijay 1988
Thikana 1987
Hifazat 1987
Mr. India 1987
Itihaas 1987
Karma 1986
Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge 1986
Janbaaz 1986
Aap Ke Saath 1986
Chameli Ki Shaadi 1986
Pyaar Ka Sindoor 1986
Insaaf Ki Awaaz 1986
Kahan Kahan Se Guzar 1986
Meri Jung 1985
Yudh 1985
Saaheb 1985
Mohabbat 1985
Love Marriage 1984
Andar Baahar 1984
Laila 1984
Mashaal 1984
Woh 7 Din 1983
Pallavi Anu Pallavi 1983
Shakti 1982
Hum Paanch 1980
Vamsa Vriksham 1980
Ek Baar Kaho 1980
Hamare Tumhare 1979

Amrish Puri

2007-05-11T20:49:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Amrish Puri
Date of Birth : 22 June, 1932
Date of Death: 12-1-05
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Birth Place: Nawanshahr, Punjab
Languages: Hindi, English

Description:-
He acted as a main or supporting role in over 400 movies. He played character roles and was well-known as a villain. He had a striking bass voice and an outsize acting style that made him a convincing villain in even the most melodramatic movies.

Hollywood
He is known to Western audiences for his roles as Khan in Richard Attenborough's movie Gandhi (1982) and as the main antagonist Mola Ram in the Steven Spielberg movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).

Punjabi
Amrish Puri starred as the landlord villain in Chann Pardesi (1980).

Telugu
He also appeared in Telugu movies such as Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Major Chandrakant, Aditya-369, Kondaveeti Donga, Aswamedham, Aakhari Poratam etc.

Malayalam
He did his debut in malayalam movie as a rude afghan jailor in Priyadarshan's big project kaalapani (it is a malayalam movie, also dubbed to Hindi,Telugu and Tamil)

Tamil
He appeared in the Tamil film Thalapathi, directed by Mani Ratnam, opposite South Indian superstars Rajnikanth and Mammootty. After Thalapathi, Amrish Puri made his second and last appearance in the Rajini film "Baba" in which Amrish Puri played the role of an evil tantrik who helps politicians and other evil elements to succeed in their hideous schemes. The film was a flop with the audience and Amrish Puri's role didn't even gather a mention.

Filmography:-

Kachchi Sadak: Rough Street (2005)
Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) (2005)
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
Hulchul (2004)
Aitraaz (2004)
Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)
Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
Lakshya (2004)
Dev (2004)
Police Force: An Inside Story (2004)
Woh Tera Naam Tha (2004)
Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa (2003)
Out of Control (2003)
Jaal: The Trap (2003)
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
Khushi (2003)
Surya (2003)
Rishtey (2002)
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002)
Baba (2002)
Shararat (2002)
Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002)
Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
Yaadein (2001)
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)
Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001)
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
Censor (2001)
Zubeidaa (2001)
On Wings of Fire (2001)
Mohabbatein (2001)
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (2000)
Badal (2000)
Shaheed Udham Singh (2000)
Thakshak (1999)
Gair (1999)
Baadshah (1999)
Taal (1999)
Jai Hind (1999)
Zulmi (1999)
Aarzoo (1999)
Lal Baadshah (1999)
Kaala Samrajya (1999)
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998)
Barood (1998)
Salaakhen (1998)
Chachi 420 (1998)
China Gate (1998)
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998)
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998)
Sham Ghansham (1998)
Tarazu (1997)
Mahaanta (1997)
Koyla (1997)
Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law (1997)
Himalay Putra (1997)
Itihaas (1997)
Nirnayak (1997)
Pardes (1997)
Virasat (1997)
Ghatak (1996)
Beqabu (1996)
Jeet (1996)
Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996)
Vijeta (1996)
Diljale (1996)
Jaan (1996)
Kala Pani (1996)
Sardari Begum (1996)
Haqeeqat (1995)
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Gundaraj (1995)
Prem (1995)
Maidan-E-Jung (1995)
Hulchul (1995)
Jai Vikraanta (1995)
Karan Arjun (1995)
Kartavya (1995)
Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)
Droh Kaal (1994)
Pehla Pehla Pyaar (1994)
Elaan (1994)
Maha Shaktishaali (1994)
Pramaatma (1994)
Tejasvini (1994)
Gardish (1993)
Damini (1993)
Divya Shakti (1993)
Kundan (1993)
Sangram (1993)
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
Muskurahat (1992)
Deewana (1992)
Zindagi Ek Juaa (1992)
Vishwatma (1992)
Ashwamedham (1992)
Tehelka (1992)
Time Machine (1992 film - Incomplete) - based on story by H. G. Wells (1992)
Vansh (1992)
Thalapathi (1992)
Phool Aur Kaante (1991)
Dharam Sankat (1991)
Aditya 369 (1991)
Saudagar (1991)
Ajooba (1991)
Benaam Badsha (1991)
Iraada (1991)
Jigarwala (1991)
Aadmi Aur Apsara (1991)
Kohraam (1991)
Mast Kalandar (1991)
Numbri Aadmi (1991)
Trinetra (1991)
Shikari (1991)
Doodh Ka Karz (1990)
Aaj Ka Arjun (1990)
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990)
Kondaveeti Donga (1990)
Ghayal (1990)
Hatimtai (1990)
Jeene Do (1990)
Kishen Kanhaiya (1990)
Muqaddar Ka Badshaah (1990)
Tejaa (1990)
Aag Se Khelenge (1989)
Jaadugar (1989)
Batwara (1989)
Naa-Insaafi (1989)
Tridev (1989)
Daata (1989)
Ilaaka (1989)
Farz Ki Jung (1989)
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe (1989)
Do Qaidi (1989)
Mujrim (1989)
Nafrat Ki Aandhi (1989)
Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989)
Ram Lakhan (1989)
Suryaa: An Awakening (1989)
Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga (1989)
Dayavan (1988)
Rukhsat (1988)
Commando (1988)
Waris (1988)
Shahenshah (1988)
Hum Farishte Nahin (1988)
Aakhari Poratam (1988)
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988)
Hamara Khandaan (1988)
Mar Mitenge (1988)
Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988)
Saazish (1988)
Yateem (1988)
Param Dharam (1987)
Sadak Chhap (1987)
Hawalaat (1987)
Mr India (1987)
Madadgar (1987)
Pyaar Karke Dekho (1987)
Loha (1987)
Dadagiri (1987)
Dance Dance (1987)
Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987)
Jawab Hum Denge (1987)
Sher Shivaji (1987)
Asli Naqli (1986)
Samundar (1986)
Janbaaz (1986)
Sultanat (1986)
Aap Ke Saath (1986)
Kaanch Ki Deewar (1986)
Mera Dharam (1986)
Nagina (1986)
Naseeb Apna Apna (1986)
Pyar Ho Gaya (1986)
Ricky (1986)
Tamas(mini) TV Series (1986)
Meri Jung (1985)
Nishan (1985)
Aaj Ke Sholey (1985)
Karmyudh (1985)
Mohabbat (1985)
Paisa Yeh Paisa (1985)
Patthar Dil (1985)
Phaansi Ke Baad (1985)
Teri Meherbaniyan (1985)
Zabardast (1985)
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984)
Jhootha Sach (1984)
Gangvaa (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Mashaal (1984)
Awaaz (1984)
Duniya (1984)
Jagir (1984)
Party (1984)
Yeh Desh (1984)
Zakhmi Sher (1984)
Coolie (1983)
Andha Kanoon (1983)
Ardh Satya (1983)
Haadsa (1983)
Hero (1983)
Mandi (1983)
Gandhi (1982)
Shakti (1982)
Apna Bana Lo (1982)
Aadat Se Majboor (1982)
Ashanti (1982)
Johnny I Love You (1982)
Vidhaata (1982)
Vijeta (1982)
Naseeb (1981)
Krodhi (1981)
Hum Paanch (1980)
Dostana (1980)
Gehrayee (1980)
Qurbani (1980)
Aakrosh (1980)
Chann Pardesi (1980)
Kalyug (1980)
Maan Abhiman (1980)
Patthar Se Takkar (1980)
Hamare Tumhare (1979)
Jaani Dushman (1979)
Lakhan (1979)
Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979)
Kondura (1978)
Bhumika: The Role (1977)
Immaan Dharam (1977)
Alibaba Marjinaa (1977)
Paapi (1977)
Manthan (1976)
Nishaant (1975)
Salaakhen (1975)
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973)
Kaadu (1973)
Hulchul (1971)
Reshma Aur Shera (1971)
Shantata (1971)
Prem Pujari (1970)

Arshad Warsi

2007-05-11T20:34:00.001-07:00

Name:Arshad Warsi
Date of Birth : 19 April, 1968
Spouse: Maria Goretti
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: Kohinoor Apartments, 503 Yari Road, Versova, Andheri, Mumbai 400 061

Description:-
He made his acting debut with the film Tere Mere Sapne alongside Chandrachur Singh in 1996 which failed at the box-office. After that he worked in a string of successful films, such as, Hulchul (2004), Salaam Namaste (2005), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005) and Golmaal (2006) and Kabul Express(2006). He reprised his role of Circuit in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) which has become a big smash hit, and has been popularly labeled a 'modern day classic'.But came Munnabhai MBBS, with Sanjay Dutt, and Arshad became the nation’s favourite with the portrayal of is role as ‘Circuit’, the funny goon.
A string of big banner movies followed, and Arshad was seen in the recent hit Salaam Namaste, Hulchul, and Chocolate. His forthcoming movies include Kisse Pyaar Karoon; Munnabhai meets Mahatma Gandhi and Yun Hota to Kya Hota

And his latest fil he is going to act is "MunnaBhai Chale America".

Filmography:-

Munnabhai Chale Amerika Expected 2008
Shortcut: The con is on 2007
Unusual Love Story 2007
Dhamaal 2007
Zamaanat 2007
Jeetenge Hum 2007
Mr. Black Mr. White 2007
Kisse Pyaar Karoon 2007
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 2007
Ek Se Bure Do 2007
Rokda 2007
Anthony Kaun Tha? 2007
Anthony Kaun Hai 2006
Kabul Express 2006
Lage Raho Munnabhai 2006
Golmaal 2006
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi 2005
Salaam Namaste 2005
Sehar 2005
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya 2005
Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye 2005
Hulchul 2004
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. 2003
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part 2 2003
Jaani Dushman 2002
Jeetenge Hum 2001
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao 2001
Trishakati 1999
Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet 1999
Hero Hindustani 1998
Mere Do Anmol Ratan 1998
Betaabi 1997
Tere Mere Sapne 1996

Arbaaz Khan

2007-05-11T07:05:00.000-07:00

Name:Arbaaz Khan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 4 August, 1972
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: 3 Galaxy Apts., B.J. Road, Band Stand, Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

Description:-

He is the son of script writer Salim Khan and the brother of Salman Khan and Sohail Khan. He made his debut in the 1996 film Daraar where he gave a convincing performance in a villainous role of a psychotic wife-beater. He received the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance. Arbaaz Khan's height is 5'10.Though not a very successful actor, he has starred in many hit films such as Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Garv: Pride and Honour (2004) where he acted opposite his brother Salman

Filmography:-

Daraar (1996)
Sham Ghansham (1998)
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)
Mehndi (1998)
Hello Brother (1999)
Jeetenge Hum (2001)
Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002)
Yeh Mohabbat Hai (2002)
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002)
Soch (2002)
Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny (2003)
Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003)
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
Wajahh: A Reason to Kill (2004)
Hulchul (2004)
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005)
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005)
Jai Chiranjeeva (2005)
Malamaal Weekly (2006)
Bhagam Bhag (2006)
Bajrang - He Man (2006)
Fool and Final (2007)
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Amar Akbar Anthony (2007)

Amitabh Bachchan

2007-05-10T21:13:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Amitabh Bachchan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 11 October, 1942
Father's Name: Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Mother's Name: Teji Bachchan
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 6'3
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Allahabad
Religion: Hindu
Education: Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, Delhi University
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English, Punjabi
Contact Address: Pratiksha, 10th Road, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai 49.

Description:-

He is also a film producer and the former television presenter of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. He started his movie career in 1969, with Saat Hindustani and continues today to be a prominent figure in the Bollywood film industry. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema and one of the top-paid actors of the industry.Amitabh Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani. The movie was not a financial success, but Bachchan won his first National Film Award.In 2000, Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office super hit, Mohabbatein, in which he played a stern, older figure, rival to the character of India's new hearthrob, Shah Rukh Khan. Audiences appreciated this new, more age-befitting style. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older patriarch in Ek Rishta: A Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Baghban (2003).

Filmography:-

Shantaram (2008)
The Last Lear (2007)
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay (2007)
Sarkar 2 (2007)
Cheeni Kum (2007)
Exclusion (2007)
Bhoothnath (2007)
God Tussi Great Ho (2007)
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Struggler (2007)
Zamaanat (2006)
Nishabd (2007)
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007)
Baabul (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
Family - Ties of Blood (2006)
Amruthadhaare (Kannada) (2005)
Ek Ajnabee (2005)
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)
Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)
Parineeta (2005)
Sarkar (2005)
Paheli (2005)
Ramji Londonwaley (2005)
Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
Black (2005)
Khakee (2004)
Aetbaar (2004)
Rudraksh (2004)
Insaaf: The Justice (2004)
Deewaar (2004)
Dev (2004)
Lakshya (2004)
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
Hum Kaun Hai? (2004)
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
Fun2shh (2003)
Baghban (2003)
Boom (2003)
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003)
Armaan (2003)
Khushi (2003)
Kaante (2002)
Agnivarsha (2002)
Hum Kisise Kum Nahi (2002)
Aankhen (2002)
Lagaan (2001)
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
Aks (2001)
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001)
Mohabbatein (2000)
Kohram (1999)
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)
Hello Brother (1999)
Sooryavansham (1999)
Lal Baadshah (1999)
Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan (1998)
Major Saab (1998)
Mrityudata (1997)
Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
Insaniyat (1994)
Khuda Gawah (1992)
Indrajeet (1991)
Hum (1991)
Akayla (1991)
Ajooba (1991)
Krodh (1990)
Agneepath (1990)
Aaj Ka Arjun (1990)
Toofan (1989)
Main Azaad Hoon (1989)
Jaadugar (1989)
Soorma Bhopali (1988)
Shahenshah (1988)
Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara (1988)
Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988)
Hero Hiralal (1988)
Jalwa (1987)
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Aakhree Raasta (1986)
Naya Bakra (1985)
Mard (1985)
Giraftaar (1985)
Sharaabi (1984)
Inquilaab (1984)
Nastik (1983)
Pukar (1983)
Mahaan (1983)
Coolie (1983)
Andha Kanoon (guest appearance) (1983)
Shakti (1982)
Satte Pe Satta (1982)
Namak Halaal (1982)
Khud-Daar (1982)
Desh Premee (1982)
Bemisaal (1982)
Yaraana (1981)
Silsila (1981)
Naseeb (1981)
Lawaaris (1981)
Vilayati Babu (special appearance) (1981)
Kaalia (1981)
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981)
Commander (Guest) (1981)
Chashme Buddoor (guest) (1981)
Shaan (1980)
Ram Balram (1980)
Dostana (1980)
Do Aur Do Paanch (1980)
Cinema Cinema (1979)
Suhaag (1979)
Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
Manzil (1979)
Kaala Patthar (1979)
Jurmana (1979)
The Great Gambler (1979)
Golmaal (1979)
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
Trishul (1978)
Kasme Vaade (1978)
Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978)
Don (1978)
Besharam (1978)
Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977)
Parvarish (1977)
Khoon Pasina (1977)
Imaan Dharam (1977)
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Alaap (1977)
Charandas (special appearance) (1977)
Aadalat (1976)
Hera Pheri (1976)
Kabhie Kabhie (1976)
Do Anjaane (1976)
Sholay (1975)
Mili (1975)
Zameer (1975)
Faraar (1975)
Deewar (1975)
Chupke Chupke (1975)
Kunwara Baap (guest) (1974)
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)
Majboor (1974)
Kasauti (1974)
Dost (guest) (1974)
Benaam (1974)
Bada Kabutar (guest) (1973)
Zanjeer (1973)
Saudagar (1973)
Namak Haraam (1973)
Gehri Chaal (1973)
Baandhe Haath (1973)
Abhimaan (1973)
Raaste Ka Patthar (1972)
Bawarchi (Guest) (1972)
Jaban (1972)
Ek Nazar (1972)
Bombay to Goa (1972)
Bansi Birju (1972)
Piya Ka Ghar (Guest) (1971)
Reshma Aur Shera (1971)
Sanjog (1971)
Parwaana (1971)
Pyar Ki Kahani (1971)
Guddi (1971)
Anand (1970)
Bhuvan Shome (1969)
Saat Hindustani (1969)

bollywood actors

2007-05-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

Akshaye Khanna

2007-05-10T00:39:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Akshaye Khanna
Date of Birth (Birthday): 4 April, 1975
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Hindu
Education: Was not interested in study, joined martial art when he was in class 8th.
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: 13c Il Pallazo, Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill

Description:-

Akshaye made his debut in his father's production Himalayputra in 1997 which flopped at the box office. Akshaye Khanna has since demonstrated a versatility with a wide array of roles in a string of successful films. His first box office success was J.P Dutta's Border (1997) followed by Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999) and Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001) for which he won Best Supporting Actor. With his first negative role in Humraaz (2002), Akshaye's performance was applauded and earned a nomination for Best Villain. Akshaye recently has ventured into the low concept comedies of Priyadarshan such as Hungama (2003) & Hulchul (2004) and has enjoyed success there as well.

Filmography:-

Mere Autograpy yaddein 2007
Aaja Nachle 2007
Abbas-Mustan’s Next 2007
Soham - Karan Johar's Next Project 2007
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love 2007
Gandhi, My Father 2006
Aap Ki Khatir 2006
36 China Town 2006
Shaadi Se Pehle 2006
Hulchul 2004
Deewaar 2004
LOC Kargil 2003
Hungama 2003
Border Hindustan Ka* 2003
Bollywood/Hollywood* 2002
Deewangee 2002
Humraaz 2002
Dil Chahta Hai 2001
Taal 1999
Laawaris 1999
Aa Ab Laut Chalen 1999
Dahek 1999
Kudrat 1998
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna 1998
Mohabbat 1997
Border 1997
Himalayaputra 1997
Bhai Bhai 1997

Akshay Kumar

2007-05-10T00:34:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Rajiv Hari Om-Bhatia
Date of Birth (Birthday): 9 September, 1967
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'1
Weight: 82Kg
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Hobbies: Volleyball, Cricket, Martial Arts, Sailing,
Contact Address: 203 "A" Wing, Benzer Apartements, Andheri (W)

Description:-

Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, better known as Akshay Kumar was born on September 9, 1967 in Amritsar, Punjab. He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chef. In 1990 he decided to pursue an acting career in the Bollywood film industry. His first Bollywood film was Saugandh in 1991 which was unnoticed.

His first major hit was the 1992 thriller film Khiladi. After that he did many action films. Particularly successful were the films with Khiladi (player) in the title such as Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1993), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996). He has also had success in romantic films such as Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000) and Andaaz (2003).

Filmography:-

2008 Tashan
2007 Bhool Bhulaiya
2007 International Hera Pheri
2007 Welcome
2007 Hey Baby
2007 Rahgeer
2007 Namastey London
2006 Bhagam Bhag
2006 Jaan-E-Mann
2006 Phir Hera Pheri
2006 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye
2006 Family - Ties of Blood
2005 Deewane Huye Pagal
2005 Dosti: Friends Forever
2005 Garam Masala
2005 Mere Jeevan Saathi
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time
2005 Bewafaa
2005 Insaan
2004 Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo
2004 Aitraaz
2004 Hatya: The Murder
2004 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2004 Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin
2004 Aan: Men at Work
2004 Police Force: An Inside Story
2004 Khakee
2004 Ghar Grihasti
2003 Andaaz
2003 Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
2002 Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana
2002 Aankhen
2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
2001 Ajnabee
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love
2000 Khiladi 420
2000 Dhadkan
2000 Hera Pheri
1999 Jaanwar
1999 Sangharsh
1999 Zulmi
1999 International Khiladi
1999 Aarzoo
1998 Barood
1998 Angaaray
1998 Keemat
1997 Aflatoon
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai
1997 Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
1997 Tarazu
1997 Daava
1997 Insaaf
1997 Lahu Ke Do Rang
1997 Sapoot
1996 Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
1996 Tu Chor Main Sipahi
1995 Sabse Bada Khiladi
1995 Maidan-E-Jung
1995 Paandav
1994 Hum Hain Bemisaal
1994 Zaalim
1994 Zakhmi Dil
1994 Nazar Ke Samne
1994 Suhaag
1994 Amanat
1994 Ikke Pe Ikka
1994 Main Khiladi Tu Anari
1994 Mohra
1994 Jai Kishen
1994 Yeh Dillagi
1994 Elaan
1993 Sainik
1993 Waqt Hamara Hai
1993 Kayda Kanoon
1993 Dil Ki Baazi
1993 Ashaant
1992 Deedar
1992 Khiladi
1992 Mr. Bond
1992 Dancer
1991 Nagin
1991 Saugandh

indian models

2007-05-10T00:32:00.000-07:00

Vishal Devgan

2007-05-10T00:22:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Vishal Devgan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 2 April, 1967
Father's Name: Veeru Devgan
Spouse: Kajol
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: Sea Cliff, 1st Floor, Gandhigram Road, Juhu

Description:-

His debut film Phool Aur Kaante, where he played opposite Amrish Puri, won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award. Though his earlier movies were of action genre, he broke this trend after starring in the comedy Ishq in 1997.This was followed by critically acclaimed hits like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Zakhm, which earned him a National Award. His association with Ram Gopal Varma resulted in box office successes, notably Company and Bhoot.

Ajay Devgan married the successful actress Kajol on February 24, 1999. They have one daughter, Nysa Devgan, born April 20, 2003.

Filmography:-

1991 Phool Aur Kaante
1992 Jigar
1993 Sangram
1993 Ek Hi Raasta
1993 Bedardi
1993 Divya Shakti
1993 Platform
1993 Shaktiman
1993 Dil Hai Betaab
1993 Dhanwaan
1994 Dilwale
1994 Kanoon
1994 Vijaypath
1994 Suhaag
1995 Naajayaz
1995 Hulchul
1995 Gundaraj
1995 Haqeeqat
1996 Jaan
1996 Diljale
1996 Jung
1997 Itihaas
1997 Ishq
1998 Major Saab
1998 Pyaar To Hona Hai Tha
1998 Sar Utha Ke Jiyo
1998 Zakhm
1999 Kachche Dhaage
1999 Dil Kya Kare
1999 Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam
1999 Gair
1999 Thakshak
2000 Deewane
2000 Raju Chacha
2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
2001 Lajja
2001 Tera Mera Saath Rahen
2002 Company
2002 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
2002 The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2002 Deewangee
2003 Bhoot
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat
2003 Chori Chori
2003 Gangaajal
2003 Parwana
2003 Zemeen
2003 LOC Kargil
2004 Khakee
2004 Masti
2004 Yuva
2004 Raincoat
2005 Insan
2005 Blackmail
2005 Zameer
2005 Tango Charlie
2005 Kaal
2005 Main Aisa Hi Hoon
2005 Apaharan
2005 Shikhar
2006 Gomaal
2006 Omkara
2007 Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
2007 Cash
2007 Naam
2007 Mr. Fraud
2007 London Dreams
2007 Halla Bol
2008 Main Tum Aur Hum

Aftab Shivdasani

2007-05-10T00:16:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Aftab Shivdasani
Date of Birth (Birthday): 25 June, 1978
Father's Name: Prem Shivdasani
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Muslim
Education: Bcom, HR College, Mumbai
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English
Hobbies: Cricket
Contact Address: 22, Mistry Court, Opposite CCI Club, Churchgate, Mumbai-20

Description:-
Ramgopal Varma who needed the same innocent character for his movie, 'Mast'.
This was not his first exposure to the arc lights though; he is originally a Shekhar Kapoor find as a child artiste who debuted as a young boy in Mr. India. As a child artist he was seen in movies including Shahenshah, ChaalBaaz, C.I.D and Insaniyat before Mast came his way.

Then came Vikram Bhatt’s Kasoor, where he played the dark character of Shekhar Saxena Hugely appreciated for his role, Aftab was seen in movies including Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai and Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. But his real hits came with the comedies, Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Hungama (2003) and the biggest hit of his career was ‘Masti’ where he was seen with Vivek Oberoi and Hritesh Deshmukh, where the three men, in a wish to spice up their love lives, find themselves stumbling upon the most comic situations.

Filmography:-

Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007)
Red - the dark side (2007)
Yahan Ke Hum Sikander (2007)
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Speed (2007)
Jalsa (2007)
Jaane Hoga Kya (2006)
Darwaza Bandh Rakho (2006)
Ankahee (2006)
Shaadi Se Pehle (2006)
Dost (2006)
Mr. Ya Miss (2005)
Koi Aap Sa (2005)
Hum. Tum... Woh (2005)
Shukriya (2005)
Masti (2004)
Footpath (2003)
Hungama (2003)
Muskaan (2003)
Tum (2003)
Darna Mana Hai (2003)
Pyaasa (2002)
Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (2002)
Jaani Dushman (2002)
Suno Sasurjee (2002)
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001)
Kasoor (2001)
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001)
Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2001)
Mast (1999)

Abhishek Bachchan

2007-05-10T00:07:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Abhishek Bachchan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 5 February, 1976
Father's Name: Amitabh Bachchan
Mother's Name: Jaya Bachchan
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'3
Weight: 75Kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Hindu
Education: Bombay Scottish School, studied in Switzerland and the US (Boston University)
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English, French
Contact Address: Prateeksha, 10th Rd., Juhu Scheme, Bombay -49

Description:-

Abhishek Bachan is the son of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and actress turned politician Jaya Bhaduri . His wife is Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai. His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a well-known poet of Urdu and Hindi literature. The original last name of Abhishek's parental family is Srivastav, Bachchan being the pen name used by his grandfather. However, when his father Amitabh entered films, he did so under his father's pen name. He is of Punjabi Sikh heritage from his grandmother Teji's side, while also of Bengali Kulin Brahmin descent from his mother Jaya Bhaduri's side.Abhishek did his schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School, Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Modern School in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi and Aiglon College. He then went to the United States to complete his education at Boston University.

He made his film debut in J.P.Dutta's Refugee along with Kareena Kapoor in 2000 but the film was not considered a success. In a span of four years, Bachchan went on to do many more movies, without any major box-office successes.

2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Yuva
2005: IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Yuva
2005: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor for Yuva

Filmography:-

2000 Refugee
2000 Dhai Akshar Prem Ke
2000 Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya
2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
2001 Shararat
2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
2002 Desh
2002 Om Jai Jagadish
2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2003 Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
2003 Kuch Naa Kaho
2003 LOC Kargil
2003 Zameen
2004 Rakht: What If You Can See the Future
2004 Run
2004 Phir Milenge
2004 Yuva
2004 Dhoom
2004 Naach
2004 Hum Tum
2005 Bunty Aur Babli
2005 Sarkar
2005 Dus
2005 Antar Mahal
2005 Salaam Namaste
2005 Ek Ajnabee
2005 Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak
2005 Neal n' Nikki
2005 Bluffmaster
2006 Alag
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2006 Umrao Jaan
2006 Dhoom 2
2007 Guru
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala
2007 Drona
2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
2007 Sarkar 2
2007 Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project
2007 Pa

Aamir Hussain Khan

2007-05-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Original Name: Aamir Hussain Khan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 14 March, 1965
Father's Name: Tahir Hussain
Mother's Name: Zeenat Hussain
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5
Weight: 74Kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Married
Languages: English, Hindi
Hobbies: Listening Old Music
Contact Address: 11 Bela Vista Apartements, Bandra, Mumbai 50

Description:-

His father Tahir Hussain is a producer; his uncle Nasir Hussain was a director. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. He is the brother of actor Faisal Khan, with whom he acted in the 2000 film Mela.

In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his career

1988 - Winner Best Debut for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

1988 - Nominated Best Actor for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Filmography:-

Title Year

Lajjo 2008
Kajri 2008
Taare Zameen Pe 2007
Fanaa 2006
Rang De Basanti 2006
The Rising 2005
Dil Chahta Hai 2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2001
Mela 2000
Mann 1999
Sarfarosh 1999
Earth 1998
Ghulam 1998
Ishq 1997
Raja Hindustani 1996
Akele Hum Akele Tum 1995
Rangeela 1995
Aatank Hi Aatank 1995
Baazi 1995
Andaz Apna Apna 1994
Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke 1993
Parampara 1993
Isi Ka Naam Zindagi 1992
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1992
Time Machine 1992
Daulat Ki Jung 1991
Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin 1991
Afsana Pyaar Ka 1991
Jawani Zindabad 1990
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin 1990
Dil 1990
Tum Mere Ho 1990
Awwal Number 1990
Love Love Love 1989
Raakh 1989
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988
Holi 1984
Madhosh 1974
Yaadon Ki Baaraat 1973

Jatin Grewal

2007-05-09T21:19:00.000-07:00

Name: Jatin Grewal

Date of Birth: March 20th

Place of Birth:

Description:-

Jatin Grewal born and brought up in Nainital, first came into the limelight when he won the first runner up title at the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. As a successful model on the ramp and also the favourite of the photographers as well as designers, Jatin, an MBA graduate started out with ads for prestigious brands like Palmolive, Kamasutra, Raymonds, Thums-up, Cinthol, Levis, Indigo Nation, OCM, Taj Hotels> to name a few. He has done a lot of fashion shows, and music videos for Nazia Hassan, Pankaj Udhas, Jagjit Singh, Illa Arun and Roop Kumar Rathod. Jatin tried his luck in films and made his debut in Prakash Jha's 'Rahul' (2001). However, the film did not do any good for his career and after a long break he did another flop 'Chetna' (2005).

Filmography

'Chetna' (2005)

Dino Morea

2007-05-09T20:59:00.000-07:00

Name: Dino Morea

Date of Birth: 9 December 1975

Place of Birth: Bangalore, India

Description:-

Morea was born to an Italian father and an Indian mother. He is the second son to his parents. He was graduated from St. Josephs College in Bangalore.First, he participated in the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest and won the competition. Second, like John, he is a mixed breed; Italian father and Indian mother. I first saw Dino in the ad of Live-In Jeans, and it is one of my all time favorite ads.

Filmography:-

Dus Kahaniyaan (July 2007)
Deha (2007)
Gumnaam - The Unknown (2007) ..... Dev
Anamika (2007)
Sargna (2007)
Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi (2007)
Bhram (2007)
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007)
Aap Ki Khatir (2006) ... Danny
Tom Dick And Harry (2006) ... Tom
Fight Club - Members Only (2006) ... Karan
Julie (kannada) (2006) ...Shashi
Holiday (2006) ... Dino
Aksar (006) ... Rajveer Aka Raj
Chehraa (2005) ... Akash
Rakht: What If You Can See the Future (2004) ... Sunny
Insaaf: The Justice (2004) ... IPS Officer Abhimanyu Singh
Plan (2004) ... Bobby
Ishq Hai Tumse (2004) ... Arjun
Sssshhh... (2003) ... Rocky
Baaz: A Bird in Danger (2003) ... Raj Singh
Gunaah (2002) ... Aditya
Raaz (2002) ... Aditya Dhanraj
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)...Vinod
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999) ... Sid

Arjun Rampal

2007-05-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

Name: Arjun Rampal

Date of Birth: 26 November 1972

Place of Birth: Jabalpur

Description:-

His parents are Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal. Arjun and his younger sister attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School located in Palani Hills,Tamil Nadu, where his mother was a teacher.He studied in a boarding school and never bothered about his looks or face or looking good or smart. Arjun started modeling at the age of seventeen. At that time, he was studying in Hindu college. Rohit Bal, one of the most famous Indian fashion designers, saw him in a discotheque and offered him to work as a model. He worked as a model for six years and became very successful. In 1996, he decided to get into films. In 2002, he won the Award of the International Indian Film Academy for Face of the Year.He is married to Ex Miss-India Mehr Jesia. They have two daughters,Mahikaa, born on January 17, 2002 and Myra, born June 2005

Filmography

The Last Lear (2007)
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Familywala (2007)
Meridian (2007)
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
I See You (2006)
Alag (2006)
Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
Humko Tumse Pyar Hai (2006)
Ek Ajnabee (2005)
Yakeen (2005)
Elaan (2005)
Vaada (2005)
Asambhav (2004)
Tehzeeb (2003)
Dil Ka Rishta (2003)
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2003)
Aankhen (2002)
Deewaanapan (2001)
Moksha (2001)
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001)

John Abraham

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Name: John Abraham

Date of Birth: December 17, 1972

Place of Birth: Maharashtra, India

Description:-

Abraham's father is a Malayali Saint Thomas Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala while his mother Phiroza Irani is part of Bombay's Irani community. Abraham started his career with a media firm called Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd,In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International.In 2003, Abraham made his Bollywood debut with the controversial movie Jism at the age of thirty.John Abraham is currently engaged to Indian actress Bipasha Basu. Bipasha appeared on Karan Johar's talk show Koffee with Karan and described how John proposed.

Filmography:-

Year Film

2008 Dhoom 3
2007 Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam
2007 Exclusion
2007 No Smoking...!
2007 Aashayein
2007 Goal
2007 Happy Birthday
2007 Rockstar
2007 Soham - Karan Johar's Next Project
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love
2006 Kabul Express
2006 Baabul
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2006 Taxi Number 9211
2006 Zinda
2005 Shikhar
2005 Garam Masala
2005 Water
2005 Viruddh... Family Comes First
2005 Kaal
2005 Karam
2005 Elaan
2004 Madhoshi
2004 Dhoom
2004 Lakeer - Forbidden Lines
2004 Paap
2004 Aetbaar
2003 Saaya
2003 Jism

Miland Soman

2007-05-09T20:23:00.000-07:00

Name: Miland Soman

Date of Birth: 4 November 1965

Place of Birth: Scotland and lived in England

Description:-

Miland Soman is an Indian male fashion model and actor. He was born in Scotland and lived in England for seven years before moving to India. He was an electrical engineer before he turned to modelling. He was initially rejected by Graviera Suitings because he looked too young to wear a suit. His breakthrough came with Thackersey fabrics. Since then there was no looking back. Milind Soman one of the forerunners of India's modelling scene is known to have the most perfect face and bone structure. Milind has been a regular heartthrob ever since he started modelling more than a decade ago. With ramp, television and print assignments Milind quickly became popular in music videos .. like Alisha Chinai's "Made In India".

There was this beautiful princess who was at the age of getting married. She had been shown many handsome princes but did not like any of them. At last, a sexy good looking young man from India came and won her heart. Readers, this was the story of “Made in India”, the popular music video of Alisha Chinoi, the “Indian Madonna”, and that “sexy good looking” guy was Milind Soman, the first Indian male supermodel. Still now, he is one of the most popular models of India. Milind never thought of becoming a model. He was an aspiring swimmer. After having some problems with the officials, he left his dream of becoming a swimmer and got into modeling at the age of 24. His first appearance as a model was in the campaign of Thackersey fabric. The project was very successful and he earned Rs. 50,000, which was very high at that time. Since then, he never had to look back. Milind is now trying to become a successful actor.

Filmography:-

Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) (announced)
Arn - Tempelriddaren (2007) (post-production) .... Saladin
... aka Arn - Temppelin ritari (Finland)
Bheja Fry (2007) .... Anant Ghoshal
Say Salaam India (2007) .... Harry Oberoi
Valley of Flowers (2006) .... Jalan... aka Vallée des fleurs, La (France)
Bhagmati (2005) .... Prince Quli Qutb Shah
Jurm (2005) .... Rohit
Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003) .... Vikram Varma
Surya (2003) .... Surya
Agni Varsha (2002) .... Arvasu ... aka Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain (USA)... aka The Fire and the Rain (USA)
16 December (2002) .... Vikram
Pyaar Ki Dhun (2002) .... Rohit
... aka The Song of Love (India: English title: literal title)
Tarkieb (2000) .... Captain Ajit Verma
"A Mouthful of Sky" (1995) TV Series .... Akash Bhandarkar

Yuvraj Singh

2007-05-08T23:19:00.000-07:00

Name: Yuvraj Singh

Date of Birth: December 12, 1981

Place of Birth: Chandigarh

Description:-

Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm orthodox spin. He is regarded as being a better player of fast bowling than spin bowling, and cites the Indian Oil Cup 2005 as a turning point in his career.He is one of the better fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point, with a good aim at the stumps. A Cricinfo report published in late 2005 showed that since 1999, he was the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODI run outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of effecting a run out.He was previously often characterized as having attitude problems,but now often assumes leadership positions whilst either captain Rahul Dravid or vice-captain Sachin Tendulkar are absent.

Yuvraj was signed by Microsoft to be a brand ambassador for the Xbox 360 video game console when it was launched in India in 2006. He appeared in advertisements for the console alongside Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. A cricket game with his endorsement, Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007, was announced for release in 2007 in India.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

2007-05-08T23:15:00.000-07:00

Name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Date of Birth: April 24, 1973

Place of Birth: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Description:-

When he became the first batsman to score 50 hundreds in international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar established himself as the greatest of all Indian cricketers. Recognised by Sir Donald Bradman as his modern incarnation, Tendulkar has a skill - a genius - which only a handful have possessed. It was not a skill that he was simply born with, but one which was developed by his intelligence and an infinite capacity for taking pains. If there is a secret, it is that Tendulkar has the keenest of cricket minds. At times in a Test series he looks mortal. But he learns every lesson, picks up every cue, dominates the opposing attack sooner or later, and nearly always makes a hundred. His bravery was proved after he was hit on the head on his Test debut in Pakistan, when he was only 16; and his commitment to the Indian cause has never been in doubt. If captaincy - or rather the off-field management of men less skilled than himself - was beyond him at his first attempt, his reading of the game, and his manifold varieties of bowling, have shown the same acute intelligence. His cricket has been played in the right way too, always attacking, and because he knew that was the right way rather than because he was a child of the one-day age, as he himself modestly said. The awe of opponents was as great as that of crowds. But the finest compliment must be that bookmakers would not fix the odds - or a game - until Tendulkar was out. Surpassed Sunil Gavaskar, his guru, as the leading century-maker in Test cricket with his 35th three-figure score in November 2005.

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

2007-05-08T23:11:00.000-07:00

Name: Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

Date of Birth: February 6, 1983

Place of Birth: Kothamangalam, Kerala

Description:-

Sreesanth initially was a leg-spinner in his childhood, modelling his action on India's leading Test wicket-taker and now teammate Anil Kumble. However, his habit of bowling yorkers lead him to convert to fast bowling, after being encouraged by his elder brother. Following in the footsteps of fellow Kerala fast bowler Tinu Yohannan, who earned selection to the National Cricket Academy in 2000, Sreesanth was selected for the MRF Pace foundation in Chennai. He then made his first-class debut against Goa in the 2002-03 domestic season, claiming 22 wickets in seven matches in the Ranji Trophy and meriting a selection for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy squad in the same season. He was selected for India-A side in a tour match against the visiting New Zealand side at Rajkot. He claimed one wicket in twelve overs after being restricted with a hamstring injury. He also missed five Ranji Trophy games in that season, although he still travelled with the side for away games. This led to rumours that an astrologer convinced him to take a break from competition to preserve his longevity in the sport, which Sreesanth categorically denied, maintaining that he was training only to regain his fitness.

Sreesanth was selected for his first Test squad in the home series against England in March 2006, in place of Zaheer Khan. He claimed 4/95 in his debut appearance in the 1st Test in Nagpur, where he opened the bowling with Irfan Pathan. He was ruled out of the second Test in Mohali due to illness, but recovered and captured five wickets as well a 29* with the bat in the Third Test in Mumbai. With the axing of Pathan, Sreesanth became India's leading pace bowler on the tour of the West Indies. He missed the second Test due to an injury but managed to claim his best match figures of 5/72 in the 4th Test in Kingston, Jamaica

Virender Sehwag

2007-05-08T23:07:00.000-07:00

Name: Virender Sehwag

Date of Birth: October 20, 1978

Place of Birth: Delhi

Description:-

Sehwag spent his childhood in a bungalow in a joint family with siblings, uncles, aunts and 16 cousins[citation needed]. Though now settled in New Delhi, the Sehwag family hailed from Haryana. Sehwag was the third of four children born to father Krishan and mother Krishna Sehwag, with two older sisters Manju, Anju and younger brother Vinod. His father attributes his interest in cricket to a toy bat which he was given when he was seven months old He attended Arora Vidya School in Delhi, and pestered his parents to let him play cricket, on the basis that he was not academically gifted. His father tried to end his career when he broke a tooth as a child in 1990, but Sehwag evaded the ban with the help of his mother.

In ODI cricket, Sehwag has enjoyed the most success against New Zealand, scoring four of his eight centuries against them, whilst averaging 45 in 16 games. Sehwag's worst record is against world champions Australia, against whom he averages only 22 in 17 games, with just two half centuries. Sehwag's scoring rate is extremely quick, at 96.76 runs per 100 balls (it is exceeded only by six current players, only one of whom has played 100 matches), but his average is a fairly ordinary 31.50. His average is highest whilst playing in New Zealand, and is higher in the subcontinent and Oceania than in other places. He has had more success in run chases, averaging four more than when batting first, as well as scoring five of his eight centuries in run chases. He has lead India on three occasions, due to the unavailability of Dravid due to illness, injury or rotation policy.

Irfan Khan Pathan

2007-05-08T22:58:00.000-07:00

Name: Irfan Khan Pathan

Date of Birth: October 27, 1984

Place of Birth: Baroda, Gujarat

Description:-
Pathan grew up with his brother Yusuf in Baroda, in an impoverished family. His father served as the muezzin. Although their parents wished them to become Islamic scholars, Pathan and his brother took an interest in cricket. In the beginning his deliveries did not reach the other end of the cricket pitch.Under the guidance of former Indian captain Datta Gaekwad, Pathan rose to get selected in the Under-14 Baroda cricket team, and when he was selected at Under-15 level to represent Baroda in a national tournament, he was finally presented with a full set of cricket equipment, having before been restricted to second-hand gear due to his family's poverty.

Pathan continued to improve his batting with a defiant 31 and 55 against Australia in October 2004 in Bangalore. This was his first half-century after the specialist batsmen had failed in the First Test. However, his career was put on hold after he suffered a side strain in the following Test in Chennai, causing him to miss the Tests in Nagpur and Mumbai.After being overlooked for the First Test as selectors opted for three spinners,he returned in the Second Test against South Africa in Kolkata, before making his name on the December tour to Bangladesh. Swinging the ball both ways, Pathan took 5/45 and 6/51 including several LBW decisions in the First Test in Dhaka to claim his first ten-wicket haul and his first Test man of the match award as India claimed a commanding innings victory.[21] He followed this with a match haul of 7/118 in the following match in Chittagong to take 18 wickets at 11.88 to be named as man of the series.

Pathan began to suffer loss of form during the tour of the West Indies in May 2006, when he managed only 24 runs at a batting average of 6 runs and averaging 6 wickets at 29.83 while bowling in the ODI arena. After a poor display in a first-class tour match, he was dropped from the Test team as Vikram Singh became the third pace bowler and captain Rahul Dravid scrapped the five bowler strategy. Pathan only played once in the Second Test, after Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was sidelined due to injury. Chappell stated that Pathan was fatigued and had been overworked but was confident that Pathan "would recover from his slump and rise to further heights, asserting that he was still young and learning."Former India paceman Javagal Srinath expressed concern about Pathan's dwindling pace, but expressed that swing was the first priority in backing Pathan's return to international cricket.These concerns were further magnified in late 2006, when Pathan was demoted from the position of an opening bowler in ODIs during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and was later dropped from some matches altogether; and afterwards limited to sporadic ODI appearances on the November ODI tour to South Africa

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman

2007-05-08T06:35:00.000-07:00

Name: Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman

Date of Birth: November 1, 1974

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Description:-

Laxman made his Test debut in 1996, hitting a fifty against South Africa at Ahmedabad. However, he was subsequently unable to cement his place in a star-studded Indian middle-order. Instead, he was asked to open the innings, starting in South Africa in 1997. Laxman intermittently continued in this role for nearly three years, but without any consistent success. In January 2000, he made 167 against Australia at Sydney, a rare high point for India in an otherwise disastrous tour.

Laxman's form has declined since that tour of Australia. Since March 2004, beginning with the series in Pakistan, Laxman has only made only three Test centuries, with one of them coming against Zimbabwe, currently ranked the worst team in Test cricket. He even struggled against his favorite opponents Australia in the home series in October-November 2004, although his 69 in the final Test at Mumbai helped India record a consolation victory, having lost the series. Laxman was even dropped after scoring a duck in the first Test against England at Mumbai in March 2006. He regained his place for the tour to the West Indies, thanks to an injury to Tendulkar, and made a hundred in the third Test. In ODI cricket, Laxman has been left out persistently since Greg Chappell took over as coach in mid-2005, mainly on account of his poor fielding, but also a perception that his batting is too one paced for ODI cricket.

Anil Kumble

2007-05-05T08:43:00.000-07:00

Name: Anil Kumble

Date of Birth: October 17, 1970

Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka

Description:-

No bowler in India's history has won more Test matches than Anil Kumble, and there probably hasn't been a harder trier either. Unorthodox, he trades the legspinner's proverbial yo-yo for a spear, as the ball hacks through the air rather than hanging in it, then comes off the pitch with a kick rather than a kink. He does not beat the bat as much as hit the splice, but it's a method that has provided him with stunning success, particularly on Indian soil, where his deliveries burst like packets of water on the feeblest hint of a crack. He is resilient and untiring, and a big legbreak would have made him perfect, just like the ten-in-an-innings he took in a Test against Pakistan.

For most of his career Kumble struggled to make an impact outside India, but he turned that around magnificently in Australia in 2003-04, winkling out an incredible 24 wickets in three Test matches. Three months later, his 6 for 71 on a flat pitch at Multan helped India win a Test in Pakistan for the first time. Then, he had more success in the West Indies in 2006, taking 23 wickets in four Tests, including a match haul of 7 for 110 in the last Test in Jamaica which helped India achieve their first series win there in 35 years.

Kumble's batting average in Tests makes him something of a bowling allrounder, though in the one-day game his nervy running between the wickets has negated hindered him. He catches well, often at gully, though his movements were once described by a commentator as those of "a man on stilts".

In December 2001, on his home turf at Bangalore, Kumble became India's second bowler, and their first spinner, to take 300 Test wickets. A year later, almost to the day, he passed the same mark in one-dayers. Against Australia in 2004-05 he pushed the Test mark past 400 - also at Bangalore - then skittled the Aussies in the next Test at Chennai with a spell of 7 for 25. In March 2006, He became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets, when he trapped Steve Harmison lbw in the Mohali Test.

Superstardom was to elude the low-profile Kumble throughout his career, but his deeds speak for themselves. He was written off as a one-day bowler but returned a few months before the 2007 World Cup for what is likely to be his one-day swansong
Rahul Bhattacharya (February 2007)

indian cricket players

2007-05-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

Zaheer Khan

2007-05-04T23:11:00.000-07:00

Name: Zaheer Khan

Date of Birth: October 7, 1978

Place of Birth: Srirampur, Maharashtra

Description:-

is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm pace bowler, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as batsman also holds the record for the highest Test score by a No. 11. After leading the Indian pace attack for much of the early 2000s, recurring hamstring injuries in 2003 and 2004 forced him out of the team, and after returning for a year, he was dropped again in late 2005. Strong performances on the domestic circuit have seen him recalled to the team as its leading pace bowler.

Zaheer was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore,He made his Test debut against Bangladesh at Dhaka and ODI debut against Kenya at Nairobi in the same year.

He has taken over 100 ODI wickets at an average of 26 runs per wicket taking 4 wickets in a match 6 times (4 times against Zimbabwe) including 32 wickets against Zimbabwe at an average of 17.46 runs per dismissal. He, along with other seamers like Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra helped India to make it to the finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Zaheer finished the 2003 World cup as 4th highest wicket taker - 18 wickets from 11 matches at an average of 20 runs per wicket.

Zaheer has taken 121 wickets at an average of 37 runs per wicket. Zaheer was at the peak of his Test career in the 2002-2003 season. In 16 matches from the beginning of the tour of West Indies in April 2002 to the end of the 1st match against Australia in December 2003, Brisbane, Zaheer took 54 wickets from 16 matches at an average of 30 runs. It all turned downhill after the First Test against Australia in Brisbane in December 2003. Having taken 5 of the top 7 Australian batsmen in the first innings (5 for 95), he injured himself in the second during the opening spell. After missing the Second Test in Adelaide, he returned for the Third Test in Melbourne, but was injured midway through the match and was forced to return home. The injury kept him from the early 2004 tour of Pakistan, India's first Test series victory there.

Zaheer holds the world record for the highest Test score by a number 11 when he scored 75 for India v Bangladesh in Dhaka, 2004. His partnership with Sachin Tendulkar which produced 133 runs is an Indian-record for the tenth-wicket. His batting average of 19.46 at number 10 is also the highest for a batsman in ODIs.

Murali Kartik

2007-05-04T23:06:00.000-07:00

Name: Murali Kartik

Date of Birth: September 11, 1976

Place of Birth: Madras

Description:-

He is a specialist slow left arm orthodox bowler known for his loopy trajectory and ability to spin and bounce, but has found international selection blocked by the presence of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.[1] He is also a left handed batsman, and although he has had some success with the bat at first-class level with 11 half-centuries, he has not been able to repeat this at international level.

After further strong Ranji performances in the 1999/2000 season, taking 17 wickets at 10.11 including a haul of 12/93 against Vidharbha, Kartik made his debut in February 2000, playing in both Tests against South Africa at Mumbai and Bangalore as India sought a second spinner to accompany Anil Kumble, after Harbhajan Singh's performance in the role in the previous season had been deemed inadequate. Kartik performed steadily, taking six wickets at 33.5.

Kartik did in the intervening period have opportunities in the ODI format, playing in four consecutive matches in 2002/03 in India against the West Indies, but after taking four wickets at 49.75, he was overlooked for the 2003 Cricket World Cup as Harbhajan and Kumble were preferred. After the World Cup, Kartik gained semi-regular appearances during the TVS and on the Australian tour, competing with Kumble for a regular position in the team. Despite only taking 1/178 in the VB series, he was retained for the ODI tour of Pakistan, taking five wickets at 32.8. Harbhajan's return from injury in late 2004 meant that he would only play two ODIs until late 2005.

He has joined Middlesex as an overseas registration for the 2007 season.He made his debut as the county club's 700th first-class cricketer against Somerset at Taunton in April 2007.

Mohammad Kaif

2007-05-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

Name: Mohammad Kaif

Date of Birth: December 1, 1980

Place of Birth: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Description:-

Mohammad Kaif, who comes from the cricketing backwater of Uttar Pradesh, first came to prominence with his performances for India's Under-19s: he captained the side, which also included Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Ratra and Reetinder Sodhi, that won the Youth World Cup of 2000. Kaif's assured strokeplay, and composure that belied his age, earned him a Test cap against South Africa when he was only 20. Though the selectors subsequently discarded him, stints at the Australian Cricket Academy and its Indian equivalent in Bangalore helped to iron out some of the kinks in his technique. Recalled to the one-day side during the 2001-2002 home season, he made an impact with some steady and purposeful batting. But it was during the 2002 NatWest series in England that he truly hit the high notes, culminating in a magnificent unbeaten 87 as India successfully chased 326 for victory in the final. A superb century followed - against Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy - but he struggled at times to kick on after that, having a fairly quiet World Cup. His first experience of the county circuit was also a mixed bag, some typically dynamic efforts interspersed by a string of low scores. Kaif's exceptional fielding at cover often overshadowed his poor scores with the bat - including a horror run in 2005-06 - but even that hasn't been enough to win him a permanent place in the Test side.

Harbhajan Singh

2007-05-04T22:59:00.000-07:00

Name: Harbhajan Singh

Date of Birth: July 3, 1980

Place of Birth: Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab

Description:-

Is an Indian cricketer and India's most successful off spin bowler.Harbhajan made his Test and One-Day International (ODI) debuts in early 1998. His career was initially beset by investigations into the legality of his bowling action and disciplinary incidents that raised the ire of cricket authorities. However in 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team's leading spinner by taking 32 wickets and becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat trick in Test cricket.

A finger injury in mid 2003 sidelined him for much of the following year, allowing Kumble to regain his position as the first choice spinner. Harbhajan reclaimed a regular position in the team upon his return in late 2004, but often found himself watching from the sidelines in Test matches outside the Indian subcontinent with typically only one spinner, Kumble, being used. Despite unremarkable Test performances in 2006, which led to speculation about his lack of loop and his waning value as a strike bowler, he remains India's first-choice ODI spinner.

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly

2007-05-04T22:53:00.000-07:00

Name: Sourav Chandidas Ganguly

Date of Birth: 8 July 1972

Place of Birth: Calcutta, West Bengal

Description:-

He made his One Day International debut against Australia in 1992, and a Test debut versus England in 1996. He went on to become the captain of Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2005. He has led India to the World Cup 2003 finals, and holds the Indian captaincy record for the most Test victories. Following an exit from the national team in early 2006, he was recalled to the Indian Test side in December, staging a successful comeback in the 2006 - 2007 Indian tour of South Africa.

Sourav Ganguly made his international debut against Australia in India's tour of Australia in 1992. He didn't score much and was dropped from further matches. Four years later, following a good domestic record, he was recalled into the national side for a Test series against England in England. He made his Test debut at Lords, with a century in that match and repeated the feat in the match which followed. He was retained for the One day team and he went on become a regular in both forms of the game. One of his most memorable performance was in the final of the Independence cup at Dhaka against Pakistan, when the entire Pakistan team walked back in stating bad light along with the umpires, but Ganguly refused to come in. Ganguly scored 124 in that match in darkness, while Hrishikesh Kanitkar scored the winning runs with a boundary.

In 2000, after the match fixing scandal Ganguly was named the captain of the India team. In 2003 under his captaincy India reached the World Cup Final, where they lost to the Australians. Ganguly has scored over 10,000 runs in One Day Cricket and over 5,000 runs in Test cricket, including 12 centuries in Tests and 22 in ODIs. In terms of number of centuries in ODIs, he is exceeded by Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. Sourav, along with Sachin Tendulkar, formed by far the most successful opening pair in One Day Cricket, having amassed the highest number of century partnerships for the first wicket. Together, they have scored 5,308 runs at an average of 45.37.

In November of 2006 Sourav Ganguly was selected by the national board of selectors, chaired by Dilip Vengsarkar, in the team for the three-Test series against South Africa. The decision came after India could not reach even the Semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, held in India, as well as losing the opening three games of an ODI series with South Africa. The selectors decided to back experience in a total reversal of coach Greg Chappell's mission to inject fresh blood into the Indian cricket team and Ganguly was selected alongside VVS Laxman and Zaheer Khan, who had also been removed from the Test team recently. Ganguly and Zaheer both fared well. Ganguly emerged as the leading run getter for India in the recently concluded Test series with South Africa.

Gautam Gambhir

2007-05-04T22:49:00.000-07:00

Name: Gautam Gambhir

Date of Birth: 14 October 1981

Place of Birth: Delhi

Description:-

He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50 but his two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India's opening slot. He became only the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century in a tour game at home; the previous three being Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar.

He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS Cup in 2003. In his third match, he scored 71 and was named Man of the Match. His maiden century {103 off 97 balls) came against Sri Lanka in 2005. In 2004, he made his Test debut against Australia in the fourth and last Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy but did himself no favours by getting out for 3 and 1. He made amends in his second Test, however, scoring 96 against the South Africans. His maiden Test century came against Bangladesh in December 2004. Gambhir then made a number of starts in the home series against Pakistan in 2005, but was able to make only one half-century in six innings. He made 97 in Zimbabwe later that year, but failed to reach 30 against Sri Lanka at home, repeatedly struggling against Chaminda Vaas, and was subsequently dropped from the Test team. He was replaced by Wasim Jaffer, who has already made a double hundred and a hundred in seven Tests since comeback.

Rahul Sharad Dravid

2007-05-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

Name: Rahul Sharad Dravid

Date of Birth: January 11, 1973

Place of Birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Description:-
Dravid made his international debut in one-dayers against Sri Lankan cricket team in the Singer Cup in the Singers ground in Singapore immediately after the World Cup in March 1996, replacing Vinod Kambli. After scoring just 21 runs in four matches , Dravid was dropped during the Sharjah tournament and did not play again until Sanjay Manjrekar was injured on the tour of England

In the 18 months ending in mid-1998, he played in an away series against the West Indies, home and away series against Sri Lanka and a home series against Australia, he scored consistently, with 964 runs at an average of 56.7. He scored eleven half-centuries but was unable to convert them to triple figures . He scored his second century in late 1998 against Zimbabwe in a one-off Test match, top-scoring in both innings with 148 and 44, but was unable to prevent an Indian defeat . He then became the third Indian batsman after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to score centuries in both innings of a match during the 1999 New Year's Test match against New Zealand with 190 and 103* to force a draw , batting for a total of 653 minutes . He had a moderate subcontinental season in early 1999, scoring 269 runs at 38.42 with one century before scoring 239 at 39.8 including a century against New Zealand in late 1999. This was followed by a poor away series against Australia and another poor home series against South Africa, accumulating just 187 runs at an average of 18.7. He then scored 200*, his first double century, against Zimbabwe in Delhi which along with 70* in the second innings helped India to victory. It was the first time he had passed 50 in 12 months and he followed this with a 162 in the following Test, giving him 432 runs in the two match series at an average of 432 .

With a strong technique, he has been the backbone for the Indian cricket team. Beginning with the reputation of being a defensive batsman who should be confined to Test cricket, he was dropped from ODIs as he was slow in making runs. Of late, however, Rahul Dravid has defied early perceptions to become the mainstay of the Indian batting line-up in ODIs as well as in Tests. His nickname of 'The Wall' in Reebok advertisements has now become a tribute to his consistency. Dravid has scored 23 centuries in Test cricket at an average of 58.75, including 5 double centuries. In one-dayers though he has an average of 40.05, and a strike rate of 70.70. He is one of the few Indians who average more at away matches than at home, averaging over 10 more runs a match abroad than on Indian pitches. As of 9 August, 2006, Dravid's average in overseas Tests stood at 65.28 as against his overall Test average of 58.75, and his average for away ODI stands at 42.03 as against overall ODI average of 40.05. In matches that India has won, Dravid averages 78.72 in Tests and 53.40 in ODIs.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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Name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Date of Birth: July 7, 1981

Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar

Description:-

Dhoni ( known as Mahi), made his debut for Bihar in the 1999-2000 season as an eighteen year old. He started off his career with modest performances at the local level. He was noticed by the national team selectors in 2004 after his performances in first class tournaments such as the Deodhar Trophy and the Duleep Trophy. Dhoni was selected to represent India 'A' on a tour of Kenya and his performances were good enough to win him selection in the Indian national team, making his one-day international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December of that year.

Dhoni's best performance for India thus far is an unbeaten score of 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka at Jaipur on 31 October 2005, equalling the second best score by an Indian in ODIs. It was also the highest innings recorded by a wicket-keeper, and the highest number of sixes in an innings for a wicketkeeper with ten (all-rounders Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi have hit 11). He also broke Saeed Anwar's record of most runs scored off boundaries by scoring a total of 120 runs off 4s and 6s eclipsing the previous record of 118. [1] This has broken the record for the highest individual score for a team batting second. This has also established the new Indian record of number of sixes in a match, overtaking previous record holders, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (both hit seven sixes in a match). Earlier, in 2005 he scored 148 against Pakistan in Vishakapatnam, in his fifth one-day international; the score came off only 123 deliveries.

In the 2006 India tour of the West Indies, where India won the Test series 1-0, Dhoni had an ordinary series, averaging only 24 with the bat; his only score of note was a quick and aggressive 69 in the first Test at Antigua. He also took 13 catches and had 4 stumpings in the series. India were defeated 4-1 in the ODIs that preceded the Test series, where Dhoni averaged only 23.75, his highest score being 46 not out, with 5 catches. Dhoni failed to reach 50 in the subsequent tri-series in Malaysia either, and began his Champions Trophy career in October 2006 with a single digit failure against England at Jaipur. However he followed up with a fifty against the West Indies. His performance against Australia in the next match was also fair, although India were knocked out of the Champion’s trophy.

Dhoni had a poor World Cup campaign, getting 29 runs in three innings, with an average of 9.67 and a highest of 29, at a strike rate of 100.0. Angry fans marched on and vandalized Dhoni's home after he played poorly in his team's loss to Bangladesh in the opening round of the 2007 World Cup[2]

Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar

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Name: Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar

Date of Birth: December 4, 1977

Place of Birth: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Description:-

Early in his career, Agarkar set a world record for the fastest 50 wickets in One-Day International matches (ODIs). Batting at number eight, he scored an unbeaten Test century at Lord's in 2002.

He made his debut on April 1st 1998 in Kochi (the first International one-day game played at the Nehru Stadium there). Though Agarkar was hit for a few runs, he ended up with the crucial wicket of Adam Gilchrist.

Agarkar also holds another world ODI record, which is the quickest in terms of least number of matches taken to take 200 wickets and complete 1000 runs. Agarkar achieved this feet in 133 matches breaking the previous record held by South African Shaun Pollock, who accomplished this feat in his 138th match.

A resident of Narayan Pujari Nagar on Worli Seaface, he was raised by his grandparents at Shivaji Park where many a great cricketer practised and went on to play for India. He is an alumnus of Ruparel College in Matunga, Mumbai.

BABA GURDIT SINGH

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Name: BABA GURDIT SINGH

Date of Birth: 1860 to 24 July, 1954

Place of Birth: Sarhali, Amritsar District

Description:-

Baba Gurdit Singh was born in 1860 at Sarhali, Amritsar District of the state of Punjab in India. His grandfather, Rattan Singh was a high-ranking military officer in the Khalsa Army and had fought against the British during the Anglo-Sikh wars and he declined the British offer of a jagir after the annexation of the Punjab. Later on, his father Hukam Singh went to Malaya where he settled down as a contractor.

Gurdit Singh visited Malaya in about 1885 and conducted business in Singapore and Malaya as a contractor. He returned from there in 1909. In 1911 he raised his voice against forced labour. He wrote to the Government complaining against officials who forced poor villagers to work for them without remuneration, and when he received no response, he exhorted the people of his village to refuse to be subjected to beggar .

He chartered a Japanese ship, the Kamagata Maru, in 1914 to go to Canada where the government had put restrictions on the entry of Indians. The ship, renamed as Guru Nanak Jahaj, had a total of 372 passengers out of whom 351 were Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslims. The ship sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver on April 3, 1914. The obstructions put up by the alien authorities and the hardships faced by its passengers turned them into staunch nationalists.The ship reached Vancouver on May 22, 1914 and it was not allowed to anchor and was attacked by the police at night. The attack was repulsed by the passengers and it created a great stir among the Indians in Canada.

An agreement was reached and the ship sailed back to India. It reached Calcutta on September 29, 1914. However, the passengers were not allowed to enter Calcutta; they were rather ordered to board a Punjab-bound train especially arranged for the purpose. They refused to do and many of the passengers were killed, a great many escaped. Baba Gurdit Singh escaped and remained underground for may years until in 1920 on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi he made a voluntary surrender at Nankana Sahib and was imprisoned for five years. After his release he settled down at Calcutta where he died on 24 July, 1954.

Prime Ministers

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Manmohan Singh

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Name: Dr. Manmohan Singh

Date of Birth: 26 September 1932

Place of Birth: Gah, Punjab

Description:-

He was born on 26 September 1932, now in district Chakwal, Pakistan , into a Kohli family. His economics education included an undergraduate a master's degree Panjab University, Chandigarh; an undergraduate degree Cambridge University (St. John's College); and a doctorate from Oxford University (Nuffield College). (Oxford University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree in June 2005.) Dr. Singh has been married since 1958; he and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, have three daughters.

Dr. Singh's image is of a formidable intellectual, a political leader of integrity, someone who is compassionate and attentive to common people, and as a recognised technocrat. Although legislative achievements have been few and the Congress-led alliance is routinely hampered by conflicts, Singh's administration has focused on reducing the fiscal deficit, providing debt-relief to poor farmers, extending social programs and advancing the pro-industry economic and tax policies that have launched the country on a major economic expansion course since 2002. Singh has been the image of the Congress campaign to defuse religious tensions and conflicts and bolster political support from minorities like Muslims, Christians and Sikhs.

The Prime Minister's foreign policy has been to continue the new peace process with Pakistan initiated by his predecessor, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Exchange visits by top leaders from both countries have highlighted this year, as has reduced terrorism and increased prosperity in the state of Kashmir.