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Films, actors, directors, and cinema industries in India.

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J.B.H. Wadia

Overview Jamshed Boman Homi Wadia (13 September 1901 – 4 January 1986), widely known as J. B. H. Wadia, was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was the founder of Wadia Movietone, a studio associate...

Anil Biswas

Overview Anil Biswas is a name shared by more than one notable Indian personality. The name is most commonly associated with a film music composer and a politician, both of whom were prominent in their respective fiel...

Shiv-Hari

Overview Shiv–Hari is the name given to the Indian music director duo comprising Shivkumar Sharma, a noted santoor player, and Hariprasad Chaurasia, a celebrated flutist. The pairing brings together two leading expone...

Ramsay Brothers

Overview Ramsay Brothers is a pseudonym and brand name associated with a family of Bollywood filmmakers, comprising the sons and grandsons of F.U. Ramsay. The collective has long been identified with the production an...

Gemini Ganesan

Overview Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. Popularly referred to as Kaadhal Mannan (King of Roma...

S.S. Vasan

Overview Subramaniam Srinivasan (4 January 1904 – 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and businessman. He was the foun...

Homi Wadia

Overview Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer associated with Hindi cinema. Together with his elder brother JBH Wadia, who was also a film director, he co-founded Wadia ...

Debaki Bose

Overview Debaki Bose (1898–1971), also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor recognised for his contribution to Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalp...

Sohrab Modi

Overview Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 – 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer. He worked across theatre and cinema, becoming known for historical and literary subjects bro...

Kamal Amrohi

Overview Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi (17 January 1918 – 11 February 1993), popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter associated with Hindi cinema. Apart from his work in films, he ...

Guru Dutt Director

Overview Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), also known as Gurudatta Padukone, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded a...

Raj Khosla

Overview Raj Khosla (31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991) was a director, producer and screenwriter associated with the Hindi film industry from the 1950s to the 1980s. He is regarded as among the notable filmmakers of his era,...

Shakti Samanta

Overview Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer associated with Hindi and Bengali cinema. In 1957, he founded the production banner Shakti Films, under which he made s...

Farrukh Dhondy

Overview Farrukh Dhondy (born 1944) is an Indian-born British Parsi writer, playwright and screenwriter. He is also known as a left-wing activist. He has lived in the United Kingdom since the 1960s, when he first trav...

Konkona Sensharma

Overview Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works primarily in Bengali and Hindi films. The daughter of filmmaker and actress Aparna Sen, she is known largely for her work i...

Alankrita Shrivastava

Overview Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer working in Hindi cinema. She made her directorial debut in 2011 and has since received recognition for her work, including the Grand Prix...

Revathi Director

Overview Asha Kelunni (born 8 July 1966), known professionally as Revathi, is an Indian actress, film director, voice actress, Bharatanatyam dancer and philanthropist. She has worked predominantly in Tamil and Malayal...

Gauri Shinde

Overview Gauri Shinde (born 6 July 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for her work in Hindi cinema. She is associated with character-driven narratives that explore everyday relationships and perso...

Shashanka Ghosh

Overview Shashanka Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker and writer known for his work across feature films and television. He has directed Hindi films that have found commercial success, and has also contributed as a writer o...

Neeraj Ghaywan

Overview Neeraj Ghaywan (born 1980) is an Indian film director and writer who works in Hindi cinema. Over the course of his career, he has received several accolades, including a National Film Award and two Filmfare A...