Anubhav Sinha to take to small screen

Anubhav Sinha is coming up with a soap-series on Sahara One. The renowned film director Anubhav Sinha is tuning his eyes on the small screen now after his ex-wife Ratna Sinha started with her production house Chota Ganpati Creation and got success with Babul Ka Aangan Chootey Naa.



Though things are at very initial stages, but it is heard that he will be coming up with a show based on similar lines as CID. For now the producer is still thinking on whom to cast. The auditions are going on, but definitely channel will have some known faces in the show.

Anubhav Sinha has directed films like Cash, Dus, Tum Bin etc. So let’s see whether he is able to churn-out the same magic on small screen or not. But on the other side, finally Sahara is all set to change by bringing-up some new flavour for their audience.

Vipul Shah - The Film Maker

Vipul Amrutlal Shah (sometimes also known as Vipul Shah) is a film
producer, writer and director of Hindi movies. As of now, he has
directed and produced only four Hindi films but all of them have been
hugely successful.



All of his films have one thing in common. They all star Akshay Kumar.
Director was praised by the critics in his debut film Aankhen which
was the 5 biggest hit of 2002. He wrote and directed Aankhen (2002)
which was based on a Gujarati play Andhalo Pato about a bank robbery
by three blind men. Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) was again
inspired by a play but was an average runner at the box office. Both
movies starred Amitabh Bacchan and Akshay Kumar. His next two films
Namastey London and Singh Is Kinng also did well at the Box Office.

He is currently married to Shefali Shetty.

Vipul Shah intialily started of with a soap opera 'Ek Mahal Ho Sapno
Ka',aired on Sony Entertaintment Channel.The serial went on to be the
longest running family drama with over 1000 episodes. He is now the
producer of Comedy Circus and Jhalak Dikhla Jaa on Sony TV Asia.

In 2001, he wrote the screenplay for the successful Tamil movie
Minnale that was remade in Hindi as Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein.

He is working with Asin, Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan in London Dreams
that is a film based on rock stars, to be released in 2009. His other
release in 2009 is Action Replay with Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and
Arjun Rampal.

Bollywood Director-B.R.Chopra

B.R. Chopra or Baldev Raj Chopra was born on 22 April 1914 in Ludhiana. B.R. Chopra was an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. Most known for Hindi social films like Naya Daur (1957), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963) and Humraz (1967), plus the mega TV Series, Mahabharat in the late 1980s. He was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998.




Baldev Raj Chopra started his career in 1938 as a film journalist with Cine Herald, a film-monthly published in Lahore, Chopra later took over the magazine and ran it until 1947 .

In the same year, B.R. Chopra launched a film with a story by I. S. Johar, Chandni Chowk. He later moved to Mumbai, where his first production, Karwat, began in 1948, though it turned out to be a flop. B.R. Chopra's first film as a director, Afsana, was released in 1951 and featured Ashok Kumar in a double role - the film was a hit and established his name in Bollywood industry.

Chopra made Chandni Chowk, with Meena Kumari as a lead, in 1954. In 1955, B.R. formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was the highly successful Naya Daur (1957) starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala, the film became a golden jubilee hit.

In 1962 B.R. Chopra got the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film Kanoon. In the year 1998 he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. For 2003, B.R.Chopra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and before his death in the year 2008 he got the Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.

B.R. Chopra was instrumental in developing the career of singer Mahendra Kapoor, and employed Mahendra in most of his movies. B.R.'s foray into television led to Mahabharat, one of the most successful TV serials that made a mark in Indian television history. Baldev Raj Chopra died in Mumbai at the age of 94 on 5 November 2008.

Tanuja Chandra - Intel Film Maker

Tanuja Chandra, a woman Bollywood film director and writer is known for frequently directing woman-oriented films where the lead actress are the main protagonists.




Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series Zameen Aasmaan, starring Tanvi Azmi. In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called Mumkin.

She went on to collaborate often with Mahesh Bhatt and wrote the screenplay for his critically acclaimed picture, Zakhm (1998). She also made her cinematic directional debut with his Dushman in the same year. The movie, starring Kajol in the lead role, received critical praise and performed moderately well at the box office.In 1997, she wrote the screenplay for Yash Chopra Dil To Pagal Hai, which was a commercial success.

Her next film, Sangharsh (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in pivotal roles. The movie failed at the box office.

Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like Sur (2002) and Film Star (2005), which were directed and written by Chandra, won favourable reviews from critics and received praise for her work as a director and writer.

Her most recent films was Zindaggi Rocks (2006), starring Sushmita Sen and Shiney Ahujao. Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film. Her other films went totally unnoticed. These were Hope and a Little Sugar (2008) and were shot entirely in English in USA.

She is the sister of famous writer Vikram Chandra.

Soham Shah - Out of KJo Shadows

Soham Shah mysteriously & abruptly disappeared after his debut film Kaal with Dharma Productions released. The film did no wonders on box-office and so was his camaraderie with the production house.

But Luck, his new film seems to have brought Soham Shah back. After his bitter parting from Dharma Productions and Karan Johar, he had to start his struggle all over again. A lot of people took advantage of the situation, considering the controversy that followed our split.

Something or the other would always go wrong at the last minute and eventually he was 'out of work' for almost four years, till Luck happened.

That Soham and Karan Johar had a bitter split is known to all and sundry, but according to Soham, it was a professional decision he took at that stage in life and he doesn't regret it one bit. Infact, he is still very much grateful and indebted to him.

His latest film Luck is Shree Ashtavinayak Production. Soham's association with them by luck only and through a common friend Rafi Kazi who introduced Soham to Rajbhai [Mehta], which he initially refused, since it had become difficult to judge who was fake and who wasn't. But after the very first meeting with Rajbhai, he felt some weight in his talks and that's how he went ahead with the film. Somewhere, he have to give maximum credit to Sanjay Dutt for making this work. He believed in him and supporting him wholeheartedly.

Luck stars A-listers like Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Mithun Chakrabarty and Danny Denzongpa. But what stands out is Ravi Kishan, who has been cast in a crucial role. This unusual choice was made by him after watching Big Boss and as yet he is very confident of it.

The talented director now has two more scripts being developed; one of them is meant for Sanjay Dutt's production house.

Well...his time has come with luck!!!

David Dhawan on remake spree

Having tickled the funny bone of the audience with his comedies like Partne and NO.1 series like Hero No.1, Aunty No.1 and others, Bollywood director David Dhawan is now mulling an offer to direct the remake to 1981 cult hit Chashme Buddoor.

"I have been approached by Studio 18, who have the rights to the movie. Though nothing has been finalised yet, we are working on it," Dhawan informed. "Even if I agree to do this project, the movie will have a contemporary feel to it. I have to keep today's audience in mind. I am still thinking about this offer," he added.

One of the best remembered comedies of Hindi cinema, Chashme Buddoor was originally directed by multiple-award winning writer-director Sai Paranjpye.

Starring Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Saeed Jaffrey, Rakesh Bedi and Ravi Baswani, the 145-minute comedy etched itself in people's minds with its witty dialogues and characters.

Asked about his character preferences for the remake, Dhawan laughed off the matter in his trademark style.

Not just this, the director also revealed that he has been approached to make a remake of veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherji's Chupke Chupke, which is also under talks though nothing has been finalised yet.

SRK a would be director

There can be the announcement of SRK's debut directorial venture anytime soon, if Karan Johar's instinct is to be believed.

KJO is all praise for King Khan saying that Khan's attention to detail and ability to empathize with different characters will enable him to make a smooth transition to a life behind the camera.

The director feels that SRK will do a good job as he understands human nature and emotions.

SRK is shooting for his film My Name is Khan currently.

But Karan, aren't you encouraging competition for yourself?

Rajkumar Hirani - Man Behind Munnabhai

Rajkumar Hirani is a National Award and Filmfare Award winning Indian ace filmmaker, screen-writer and film-producer of Hindi films, best known as the creator of the Munna Bhai series.

He is associated with Vinod Chopra Productions.

He was born in Nagpur and studied there up to graduation. He then joined the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune where he specialized in film editing.

He began his career in Mumbai as an editor and gradually established himself as a director and producer of advertising films. He was also seen in some TV advertsements.

He has served the role of editor and creative producer of some great films like Parineeta, Mission Kashmir, Eklavyya, Kareeb and 1942:A Love Story.

He is currently working on his latest film with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor titled as 3 idiots.

Mani Ratnam's secret passion is Golf

Director Mani Ratnam may complete his Raavan sooner than expected. Once Raavan is released, he may start working on another Hindi film with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. And, Mani wants to make both the films within the next one year. The director suffered a mild heart attack a few months ago and was admitted to hospital. He has now recovered completely and everyone is happy that he is fine.

In between schedules, the ace director decides to destress himself by engaging in his not so known hobby- the game of golf. Now, Mani is balancing out his work and recreation time. No more workaholic schedules for him.And guess who else is a golf enthusiast? It's our very own Madhavan! Madhavan and Mani Ratnam have been bonding well over golf and often give each other a lot of tips on the game.

Madhavan may soon be a part of Mani Ratnam's next film after Raavan, as he is indeed a versatile actor. In fact, Madhavan will be playing a stellar role in one of the two Hindi films that Mani will direct next year.

Close friend Santosh Sivan, who recently shot a schedule for Raavan, says, “Mani is very, very well now. He has never been fitter. He plays three hours of golf every day.”

Raavan, being made as a Tamil-Hindi bi-lingual, has been more strenuous to shoot than all other films because it’s not only being shot in the rugged jungles, but also moves in two separate time zones, being shot by two different cameramen.

A little-known fact about Mani’s life is his love for golf (the game was included in Guru) and his bonding with Madhavan over games of golf.

Madhavan, who has played golf tournaments at the national level, is often seen in the golf course with mani days.

Kalpana Lazmi - Acclaimed Women Director!

Kalpana Lazmi was born in 1954and is a renowned Indian film director, producer and script writer. Lazmi is an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films are often woman-oriented films.

Kalpana Lazmi debuted as an assistant director assisting the veteran film director Shyam Benegal. She later went on to work as an assistant costume designer with Shyam Benegal's Bhumika: The Role (1979) that starred Smita Patil.

She debuted as a director with the documentary film. The film D.G. Movie Pioneer in 1978 went well with audiences and she moved on to direct more documentaries like A Work Study in Tea Plucking (1979) and Along the Brahmaputra (1981).

She debuted as a film director in 1986 with Ek Pal (one minute), starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah. She produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with Gulzar. Lazmi was appreciated for her Hindi directorial debut.

She then took a break from directing movies and went to direct her first television serial Lohit Kinare (1988) starring Tanvi Azmi. She made her comeback to cinema in 1993 with the critically acclaimed Rudaali starring Dimple Kapadia. Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance and Lazmi also won accolades for directing the film.

Her next film was Darmiyan (1997) which was directed and produced by her. The movie starred Kirron Kher and Tabu in pivotal roles.

Her next film in 2001 was Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence. The film was distributed by the Indian Government and was highly acclaimed by critics. It was the second time that an actress won the National Film Award for Best Actress under Lazmi's directorial hand. This time
it was Raveena Tandon, who was not as appreciated before, and Lazmi was credited as being the one to exploit the hidden talent in her.

Her next film, Kyon? (2003) went unnoticed. Her last film to hit screens was Chingaari in 2006 that starred Sushmita Sen as a village prostitute. Chingaari turned out to be a commercial box-office flop whereas the role that Sushmita played was noticed.

She is currently in a live-in relationship with the Assamese music composer Bhupen Hazarika, who apparently gave the music for Rudaali.

Biography of Vijay Aanand

Vijay Anand has carved in niche as a bollywood director and he is also the youngest of the four Anand siblings, including producer and director Chetan Anand and Dev Anand, a very popular Bollywood actor.

He hails from Punjab and was born there in a place Gurdaspur.

Though Vijay Anand has had a career as an actor, screenwriter, editor, and producer, he will primarily be remembered as a director. In 1957, he made his directorial debut with Nau Do Gyarah, which he shot in a span of 40 days.

Vijay Aanand's successful feat as director can be observed in these film names - Johny Mera Naam (1970), Jewel Thief (1967), Teesri Manzil (1966), Kala Bazar (1960), Ram Balram, Rajput. Teesri Manzil, which he made for producer Nasir Hussain, was his first non-Navketan film as a
director.

This was followed by Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Tere Mere Sapne (1971) and Guide (1965). Guide, starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman is Vijay Anand's most critically acclaimed movie. It is based on R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide. Navketan attempted an international release of a remake of Guide without much success.

Vijay Anand is known for his stylish song picturization, like `O Haseena' (Teesri Manzil), `Kaaton Se Keech' (Guide) and `Honthon Mein Aisi Baat' numbers (Jewel Thief)

As an actor, his most memorable roles were in films Haqeeqat (1964), Kora Kagaz (1974), in which he starred opposite Jaya Bachchan, and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).

To the younger generation of the 1990s he is also known for playing detective Sam in the television series Tehkikaat (1994).

He served a short stint as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, India's censor board, a position from which he resigned, in 2002.

Goldie as he was affectionately called died on 23 February 2004 due to a heart attack.

His son, Vaibhav Anand, has followed in his footsteps by becoming a film director.