Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Shah Rukh Khan-Bollywood Badshah

The Magic of the King....














Shah Rukh Khan is the most established and a very big name in bollywood at present. He was born in the year 1965 to parents-

Late Taj Mohammed Khan who was also a lawyer and freedom fighter then (died in 1981) and mother Fatima who was a Magistrate and social worker (died in 1991).Shah Rukh Khan has also got a sister named Shahnaz
Shah Rukh Khan got married to Gauri Chibber (Born October 8, 1970) in the year 1991 and now has 2 children-Aryaan (12 years old) and Suhana (9 years old).
His entertainment carier started in the year 1988 through tv serial "Fauzi" and then in the year next-"circus" which really bought him to the main stage of indian cinema as his debut movi "Deewana" in 1992 bacame a great hit and since then he never looked back to reach the topmost stage he is in now.He has also won many of the prestegious awards in his long stint in the Indian cinema.

Most notable of the greatest hit movies of Shah Rukh Khan includes films like "Baazigar", "Darr", "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", "Karan Arjun", "Yes Boss", "Dil to Pagal Hai", "Dil Se", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", "Mohabbatein-with Amitabh Bachchan" and "Josh-with Aishwarya Rai", "Kal Ho Naa Ho", "Chalte Chalte", "Main Hoon Na", and more recently his films like "Chak De India", "Devdas", and "Om Shanti Om" became super hits. Now, he is just getting ready on his big venture "My name is Khan"

All in all, Shah Rukh Khan has won 13 Filmfare Awards, 10 Rupa Cinegoers Awards, 6 Star Screen Videocon Awards, 6 Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, 4 Zee Cine Awards, 4 People’s Choice Movie Awards, 3 IIFA Awards, 3 Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, 2 AFJA Awards, 1 Aashirwad Award, 1 Disney Kids Channel Awards, 1 MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards and 1 Sports World Film Award and all these awards shows how great height he has reached in Bollywood

The grand Awards Shah Rukh Khan has won so far:

* Best Actor- Swades
* 2004 Filmfare Power Award (along Amitabh Bachchan) 2003
* Best Actor-Devdas
* 2002 Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy 2002
* Best Actor, Critics’ Choice- Mohabbatein
* 2000 Best Actor- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
* 1998 Best Actor- Dil To Pagal Hai
* 1997 Best Actor- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
* 1995 Best Villain- Anjaam# 1994 Best Performer Critics’ Choice- 1993 Best Actor- Baazigar
* 1993 Best Newcomer- Deewana

* 2001 Jade Magazine Award Sexiest Man in Asia
* 2004 Asian Guild Awards Bollywood Star of the Decade
* 2004 Pepsi Sabsey Favourite Star Kaun Award Favourite Hero
* 2004 ‘F-Awards’ for Excellence in Indian Fashion Celebrity Model of the Year
* 2004 Chhoton Ka Funda Award
* 2004 Cover of Time magazine
* 2004 Sabse Tez Personality of the Year Award
* 2004 MSN Search Personality of the Year Award
* 2005 Cover of National Geographic

* Oscar For Best Actor To Ever Be On This Earth
* Padma Shri Award 2006
* Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment 2005
* Best Indian Citizen Award 2002

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Madhuri Dixit-Smiling Queen


Dhak Dhak Girl........

Since she made her debut in Bollywood film industry in the year 1984, she has been the heart throb of many people.She has got one of the most beautiful smile among all the actors in the indian film industry.She is also a very professional Kathak dancer having trained for almost eight years
Though there were actors like Sridevi, Meenakshi, Urmila, Ravina Tandon, Sonali Bendre etc when Madhuri entered in this industry, she made her own mark here by her acting talent in many of her hit films and also by winning many awards.The very famous Indian painter M.F. Husain considers her the epitome of womanhood.The most notable films of Madhuri Dixit are: Tezaab, Ram Lakhan, Parinda, Saajan, Tridev, Kishen Kanhaya, Dil, Khalnayak, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Dil to Pagal hai, Devdas -which was even featured at the Cannes Film Festival.














Madhuri Dixit was born in Mumbai and her parents are Shankar and Snehlatha Dixit. In the year 1999, Madhuri Dixit got engaged and married to Dr.Nene -cardiovascular surgeon settled in U.S and now she has has also got two sons, Arin and Raayan.Madhuri Dixit has two sisters Rupa and Bharati, and an elder brother, Ajit.

The awards Madhuri Dixit has won in her Carrier:

* 1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil.
* 1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Beta
* 1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
* 1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai
* 2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas
* 1994: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!
* 1995: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raja
* 1997: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Mrityudand
* 2002: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Devdas
* 1998: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for Dil To Pagal Hai
* 2002: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female for Lajja
* 2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for Pukar

Honours Madhuri Dixt has received so far:

* 1997: "Kalabhinetri" award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh[12]
* 2001: National Citizen's Award
* 2001: Forbes named Dixit among the Top Five Most Powerful Indian Movie Stars.[13]
* 2007: "Bollywood's Best Actress Ever"[3]
* 2008: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India[14]
* 2008: Honored at IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles[15]

Aishwarya Rai-The Queeen of Bollywood



Having won the miss world event in 1994, this Indian beauty is ruling the Bollywood now.Such is her charm, beauty as she has already become a dream girl of millions and not only in India but in the whole world.
Aishwarya Rai nick named "Ash" was a mangalorean but her studies were in Hyderabad and then in Mumbai.She has got a brother in Aditya Rai and her mother is Vrinda Rai and father Krishnaraj Rai.Her ambition was to become an architect, but got into modelling and also won the Miss world title in 1994.
Her debut in movies weer actually a disaster as she started with flop films like tamil film-Iruvar, Jeans, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya etc.But her carier took a new turn with a superhit movie called "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and later on another movie called " Devdas" which was a super hit again and which also bought her international fame as it was even shown a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
Later on though she tried her luck in Hollywood movies like "Bride and Prejudice" and 'Mistress of Spices" she couldn't succeed.
In 2003, she became a member of jur at cannes film festival and she also appeared for Oprah's "women across the globe" in 2005.
Since then she has acted in many hit movies in Bollywood and remains the leading actress til date.Recently she got married to Abishek Bachan-son of legendry Shree Amitabh Bachan.

She has also won many awards till now and are listed below:

* 1998, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
* 2000, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000, Zee Cine Award Lux Face of the Year, Taal & Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000, Filmfare Award Best Actress, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2000, IIFA Award Best Actress, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* 2003, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1, with co-star Shahrukh Khan for the film Devdas
* 2003, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Devdas
* 2003, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Devdas
* 2003, Filmfare Award Best Actress, Devdas
* 2003, IIFA Award Best Actress, Devdas

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan



Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan


Amitabh Bachchan is the living legend of hindi film industry.He was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and his father Dr.Harivansh Rai Bachchan is a great poet of his times.Amitabh Bachchan has a younger brother in Ajitabh Bachan.
His mother mother had a keen interest in film industry and was the center point of Amitabh Bachchan to grow as a super star.
He married actress Jaya Bhaduri on June 3, 1973, according to Bengali rites. The couple has two children: daughter Shweta and son Abhishek.
Amitabh Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer in his first film "Saat Hindustani", though the film was not sucessful at taht times, but the next movie "Anand" became a superhit which also got him Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.After that he never stopped and he was even called "angry young man" of Indian cinema at those times.In the year 1975, his two movies "Dewar" and "Sholay" became box office super duper hits and among these "Sholay" still remains the greatest of the Bolywood film indutry as it has become a history of all times.Even now, if this movie "Sholay" runs in any theatre it runs to full house.Since then he has acted in more than 100 films.Though he also tried in politics, he never got adjusted there.He also tried in singing in some of the movies.
In the begining of his film carier he was rejected as an actor by a director.Though he was dejecetd, he was more determined to reach this unimaginabe heights in Bollywood that no one can reach.

Notable awards Amitabh Bachchan has won till now:

* National Film Award for Best Actor in 1991 for the movie "Agneepath"

* National Film Award for Best Actor in 2006 for the movie "Black"

* Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1978 for the movie "Amar Akbar Anthony Aadalat"

* Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1979 for the movie "Don"

* Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1992 for the movie "Hum"

* Filmfare Best Actor Award in 2006 for the movie "Black"

* Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1972 for the movie "Anand"

* Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1974 for the movie "Namak Haraam"

* Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 2001 for the movie "Mohabbatein"