M. S. Sathyu
Muzaffar Ali : A Man of All Arts
Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu is a leading film director, stage designer and art director from India.
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He is best known for his directorial film Garam Hawa (1973) is based on the partition of India. His first assignment as an independent Art director was for Haqeeqat, a film by Chetan Anand.
M. S. Sathyu currently is associated mainly with television and stage. In 2013, Sathyu featured in the popular Google Reunion ad, where he played the role of Yusuf, an elderly Pakistani man who is reunited with his childhood pre-partition friend from India, Baldev (Vishwa Mohan Badola). The commercial went viral on social media. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975.
Muzaffar Ali : A Man of All Arts
A film-maker, a fashion designer, a poet, an artist, a music-lover, a revivalist, a social-worker – all this and more defined Muzaffar Ali’s ongoing quest for new ventures.
He belongs to the Muslim Rajput royal house of Kotwara in India.
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He is known for films such as Umrao Jaan (1981), Congregation (1986) & Gaman (1978). In 2005, the Government of India awarded him with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla is an Indian film, theatre and television actor and director. He is famous for his roles in Satya (1998), Barfi! (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Kick (2014), PK (2014) & Jolly LLB (2017).
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In 2014, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Jolly LLB.
Prem naam hai mera….. Prem Chopra!
Think Bollywood villain and one of the first names that comes to mind is that of Prem Chopra.
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Prem Chopra is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 400 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.
Prem Chopra is one of the few actors to have been working in the industry for more than five decades, from the black-and-white era to the new millennium, and still going strong, he is a legend in his own right.
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In 1976 he was awarded filmfare best supporting actor for his role in Do Anjaane, & In 2004 he was awarded Legend of Indian Cinema at Atlantic City.
Gulzar : The Living Legend
Gulzar is an eminent lyricist, writer, director and (at heart) poet, Gulzar's poetry makes you feel ecstatic and takes you to a divine world. One thing that is special about him is that from contributing to the 1963 movie Bandini to the 2014 movie Kill Dil, he has been able to move and contribute according to the time and has not left his poetic past behind.
He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirdaar in 1993. He also wrote the theme song for Motu Patlu, a Indian animated sitcom.
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The legendary artist has been honored with several awards including National Awards and over 20 Filmfare Awards. Gulzar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and conferred with the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts.
For the song "Jai Ho" (Slumdog Millionaire) , Gulzar won a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture.
In 2014, Gulzar was also honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
Sanjai Misra
Sanjai Mishra is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. He made his acting debut in the 1995 film Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!. In 2006, he acted in and gained fame from the back-to-back hit films Golmaal: Fun Unlimited and Dhamaal.
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His movies Bhoothnath Returns, Kick and Dum Laga Ke Haisha all brought positive reviews. In the previous year, 2013, he also acted as leading actor in the film Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga.
In 2010, he was awarded with best actor in comic role (Phas Gaye Re Obama), In 2014 Filmfare award for best actor (critics) for Ankhon Dekhi & In 2016 Best Actor Award at Indian Film Festival Los Angeles (Masaan).
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor known for his comic roles in Bollywood. He acted in the Doordarshan's television serial Mungeri ke bhai Naurangilal as the protagonist.
He made his Telugu language debut in 2015 with Kick 2, and also played the main antagonist in controversial filmmaker Faisal Saif's multilingual film Amma.
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His notable comic performances include Hungama, Phir Hera Pheri, Dhol, Malamaal Weekly, Bhagam Bhaag, Bhootnath, Bhool Bhulaiyya, De Dana Dan, and so on.
For the film Jungle, he won Sansui screen best actor award in a negative role. He also received the Yash Bharati Award (Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon) & was also awarded by the Janpad Ratna Award.
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Piyush Mishra : India’s Bob Dylan
The Bollywood industry has plentiful stars but not like Piyush Mishra. Piyush Mishra is an Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer and scriptwriter.
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As a film lyricist and singer, he is noted for his songs "Arre Ruk Ja Re Bandeh" (Black Friday, 2004), "Aarambh Hai Prachand" (Gulaal 2009), "Ik Bagal" (Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1, 2012), and "Husna" (MTV Coke Studio, 2012).
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In 2003, he was awarded with best dialogue award (The Legend of Bhagat Singh), In 2010 standout performance by music director (Gulaal), & In 2014 he was awarded with best actor ( The Playback Singer).
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