Farhan Akhtar Profile
Born on January 9, 1974, Farhan Akhtar is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, producer and playback singer. His father Javed Akhtar and mother Honey Irani are famous script writers in Bollywood. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Farhan did his schooling in Maneckji Cooper School and did his Bachelor of Commerce from HR College.
Akhtar made his directorial and writing debut at the age of 27 with Dil Chahta Hai (2001), produced by Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., a production company he established along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999. The film went on to bag various awards including National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (2002). It was also screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Austin Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. When went on to direct Lakshya (starring Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta) in 2002, Don in 2004 and Don 2 in 2010 (both starring Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra).
Farhan made his acting and singing debut with Rock On!! in 2008 and received huge success. He has gone on to act in several films then including Luck By Chance (2008), Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). In his next film as actor, Farhan will be seen playing the well-known Indian athlete Milkha Singh in the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra.
Sunny Leone Profile
Sunny Leone (born Karenjit Kaur Vohra) is a Canadian actress, businesswoman, model and former pornographic star. She was named Penthouse Pet of the year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows. She entered Indian entertainment scene with Big Boss, post which she was signed by Mahesh Bhatt to star in Jism 2. Her next was Balaji Telefilms’ Ragini MMS 2.
Rajkummar Rao Profile
Rajkummar rao was born on august 31, 1984. He is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He made his film debut with the 2010 experimental film love sex aur dhokha and achieved success in 2013 with the drama film kai po che!, for which he was nominated for the Filmfare award for best supporting actor. He was awarded the national film award for best actor and the Filmfare critics award for best actor for his portrayal of Shahid Azmi in the 2013 biographical film Shahid.
Rajkumar Rao was born in a middle-class family in Gurgaon. He had started acting as a worm in the tenth standard. He completed his school journey in Gurgaon after which he completed his Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University. Rao also studied at FTII, Pune, after which he shifted to Mumbai.
Rajkummar Rao is seen opposite actress Kriti Kharbanda in the film Shaadi Zaroor Aana. Omerta is based on the story of terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, played by Rajkummar Rao.
Anushka Sharma Profile
Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films and made her acting debut in Chopra’s Rab ne Bana di Jodi. She has since worked with two other Bollywood Khan superstars. With Aamir Khan in ‘PK’ and Salman Khan in ‘Sultan’, both films are among the highest-grossing films. Shee has worked with many leading actors of Bollywood, with Shahid Kapoor in ‘Badmaash Company’, Ranveer Singh in ‘Band Baja Baaraat’ and ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’, Akshay Kumar in ‘Patiala House’ and ‘Bombay Velvet’ and In ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, she appeared alongside Ranbir Kapoor. Shee has also produced ‘NH10’, ‘Phillauri’ and ‘Pari’ films through her production company Clean Slate Films. She has designed her own clothing line for women and advertised with many top brands. As a philanthropist, she supports gender equality and animal rights.
She received critical appreciation for portraying a vivacious wedding planner in the romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) opposite Ranveer Singh. Both films fetched her best actress nominations at the Filmfare awards ceremony.
Anushka Sharma was born on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh state in India. His father Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma is an army officer and his mother Ashima Sharma a housewife. His father is a resident of Uttar Pradesh while his mother is from home. His elder brother Carnesh Sharma is a producer who was earlier in the Merchant Navy. Before joining the Navy, Carnesh also played cricket for the Bangalore Ranji team.
Sharma grew up in Bangalore. He studied at Army School and earned a degree in Art from Mount Carmel College. Actually, she wanted to pursue a career in modeling and journalism and she was not interested in becoming an actress. After graduation, Sharma moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in modeling. And he enrolled himself in Elite Model Management and was taught by style consultant Prasad Bidpa. In 2007, Sharma performed the first runway (ramp walk) for designer Wendell Rodrik at the Lakme Fashion Week. After this he also campaigned for Fiat Palio on many brands like Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathela Jewelery. After this, Sharma also joined an acting school and started auditioning for many film roles.
Janhvi Kapoor Profile
Jahnavi Kapoor was born to actress Sridevi and filmmaker Boney Kapoor on 7 March 1997. She has a younger sister, Khushi and two half-siblings, actors Arjun Kapoor and Anshula Kapoor. She is the niece of actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. He attended Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai. Prior to making his film debut, he took an acting course at the Lee Strasburg Theater & Film Institute in California. She made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama film Dhadak, which was a commercial success and earned the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.
Kapoor made her acting debut in 2018 with Romance Dhadak, directed by Shashank Khaitan, with co-actor Ishaan Khattar. The Hindi-language remake of the 2016 Marathi film Sairat stars Kapoor as an upper-class girl whose life becomes tragic after being absconded with a lower-class boy (played by Khattar). The film received mainly negative reviews, but worldwide gained collection of ₹ 1.1 billion, it proved to be a commercial success.
Ranveer Singh Profile
Ranveer Singh (born Ranveer Singh Bhavnani) is an indian actor and Bollywood heartthorb. Born in Mumbai, India, Ranveer Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing. He made his debut under the Yash Raj Films banner with Band Baja Baarat, in which his performance was much appreciated. He then went on to do films like Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Goliyon ki Rasleela – Ram Leela and the most recent Kill/Dil. He is also seen endorsing brands.
Born in Mumbai, he always wanted to become an actor, but during his college days, he felt that acting was far away and he focused on writing. While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, Singh was drawn to acting again and after coming back to India, he started auditioning for the main characters in the Hindi film industry.
In 2010, Singh auditioned for Yash Raj Film Band Baaja Baaraat and was successful in securing the role. The romance comedy was based on wedding planners and Ranveer played the role of Bittu, a traditional Delhi boy. The film’s director Manish Sharma sent him on a lunch break at the campus of Delhi University from where he got inspiration for his character. After the release, the band Baja Baaraat proved to be a hit and Ranveer was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best New Male Actor for his role.
Alia Bhatt Profile
Daughter of well-known filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan, Alia Bhatt made her smashing acting debut with Karan Johar‘s directorial venture Student of the Year. The film also marked the acting debut of Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra. It turned out to be a hit and Alia was praised for her performance. Her film career started as a child artist in the film ‘Sangharsh’, in which she played the role of younger Preity Zinta.
After her first film, many started to compare her with Kareena Kapoor Khan. The young actress then played the lead in Imtiaz Ali’s road film highway which co-starred Randeep Hooda which led her to won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Alia shed her glam-doll image and proved her versatility as an actor through ‘Highway’. Though the film wasn’t a box office hit, Alia charmed many with her act. Then the pretty lady was seen opposite Arjun Kapoor in 2 States, which got registers jingling at the ticket windows. Once again Alia Bhatt was praised for her acting skills. The starlet then teamed up with Varun Dhawan for Karan Johar’s Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania which was a romantic comedy.
She has been awarded various awards including Screen Award and IIFA Award for Best Actress for Udta Punjab (2016), and won the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female for Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Raazi (2018), and GullyBoy (2019). Bollywood Actress Alia Bhatt has not studied much and only studied up to the school level. Her college studies could not start due to her career in Bollywood. She has worked with many popular Bollywood actors like Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor, Randeep Hooda, Arjun Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, and Shah Rukh Khan. She has also tried hands in modeling. Apart from this, she also has great singing skills which gave her the chance of singing various popular Bollywood songs including ‘Samjhawan’, ‘Sooha saaha’, ‘Ikk kudi’, ‘Humsafar’, and ‘Love you Zindagi.