Rahul Khanna

The 37 year old, Rahul Khanna, son of yesteryears actor Vinod Khanna had left for USA to do some theatre work which he preferred. Reason? His acting career was going nowhere in Bollywood despite his good looks and off-beat type role choice.

Now the buzz is that he is coming back to Mumbai to work on his directorial debut venture which most probably will be produced by his father Vinod Khanna and brother Akshaye Khanna.

Having faced defeat in the recently concluded Loksabha elections, Vinod Khanna has plans to be based in Mumbai for a longer period now and revive his production company. Our sources further claim that both Rahul and Akshaye have already worked on a script together and it has been planned that Rahul will direct the film himself.

Khanna began his career as a VJ with MTV Asia and was immensely popular across Asia. He made his feature film debut in Deepa Mehta’s Earth-1947 with Aamir Khan and Nandita Das. He was later also seen as the solo male lead in Mehta’s Bollywood/ Hollywood (2003). Rahul’s
mainstream Bollywood films include Elaan and Raqeeb.

He has also been a rage on stage in the New York production of the hit West-End play, East is East. Rahul’s other international credits include The Emperor’s Club with Kevin Kline.

The Abbas-Mustan: Weaves Magic On Screen

Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are a Hindi Bollywood director duo. They are known for directing films in the thriller and action genres. They have frequently cast Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in their films. Since Khiladi, the brothers have cast Johnny Lever in every single one of their movies except Naqaab.

Strugglers have always owed a lot to director duo Abbas-Mustan. The men in white have resurrected and revitalised many a Bollywood actor’s career, and here's a look at some stars benefiting from their blockbuster touch:

Akshay Kumar
Today's most bankable action superstar, Kumar owes his life's first major success to the directorial duo as they showed immense faith by casting him in the young thriller, Khiladi. The film was a huge success, and the star went on to cash in on its title by making a string of unrelated action movies with Khiladi in their title.

Shah Rukh Khan
Khan had made a splash on television with Fauji, but while his early films like Chamatkar and Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman were getting him noticed, it took a charismatic bad-guy act in Baazigar to make him a star. The rest, as they say, is history.

Bobby Deol
Dharmendra's younger son lost out when his super-hyped debut film, Barsaat, brutally bit the dust. Things didn't look good despite experimenting with a roster of interesting directors and seemingly-reliable remakes till he joined forces with Abbas-Mustan in their Humraaz.

Bipasha Basu
You might remember her steaming it up on the beach in Jism, but the dusky siren lucked out way before that. Her debut, Ajnabee, directed by Abbas-Mustan, threw her into a then-scandalous wife-swapping thriller starring big guns like Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.

Upen Patel
Okay, he might not have even come close to actually 'making it' in Bollywood, but there's no denying that 36 China Town's stammered A...A... Aashiqui song got Upen serious visibility across the music channels. Okay, so maybe it's fair to give the credit for this one to Himesh Reshammiya, then.

Filmography

Director

• Mr Fraud (2008) (Under Production)
• Race ( 2008) (Released)
• Naqaab (2007) (Released)
• 36 China Town (May 5, 2006) (Released)
• Aitraaz (November 12, 2004) (Released)
• Taarzan: The Wonder Car (August 6, 2004) (Released)
• Humraaz (July 5, 2002) (Released)
• Ajnabee(September 22, 2001) (Released)
• Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (March 9, 2001) (Released)
• Baadshah (August 27, 1999) (Released)
• Soldier (November 20, 1998) (Released)
• Daraar (July 5, 1996) (Released)
• Baazigar (November 12, 1993) (Released)
• Khiladi (January 5, 1992) (Released)
• Agnikaal (October 19, 1990) (Released)

Producer

• Evano Oruvan (December 7, 2007)

The Multi-talented Farhan Akhtar!!!

:The Multi-talented Farhan Akhtar!!!


Farhan Akhtar re-wrote the script of Bollywood movies. His movies are known for their fresh, vibrant visuals in the middle of things as they are today. His talents work in multiples as he shifts from the roles of writer, producer, director, actor and singer.

Farhan Akhtar was born on 9th January 1974 in Mumbai to Javed Akhtarand Honey Irani who are both screenwriters. His father remarried actress Shabana Azmi. His grandfather Jan Nisar Akhtar was a poet.



Farah Khan, a choreographer and director, is his cousin. His sister Zoya Akhtar is making her debut as a director with Luck By Chance that has him in the lead.

He studied at the Maneckji Cooper School and then joined HR College to pursue a degree in Commerce but left in his second year.

Farhan is married to Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar, a hairstylist who runs Juice Salon with her brother. They have two daughters Akira and Shakya.

Farhan Akhtar & Showbiz

Starting at the age of 17, he worked as an apprentice with cinematographer Manmohan Singh, before assisting filmmaker Pankaj Parashar, and then worked three years in a Television production house, Script Shop. These years were spent performing varied roles on
different projects. Production Manager, Post Production Supervisor, Editor, Copywriter and Corporate Film Director.

Farhan assisted on the sets of movies like Lamhe and Himalayputra.



He made his debut as a director with the hit Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which starred Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. He also wrote the screenplay. Awards for Dil Chahta hai He was bestowed the prestigious National Award for “ Best HindiFeature Film” for this film, at the hands of the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam.

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
Filmfare Best Screenplay.



Farhan Akhtar went on to direct Lakshya (2004) with Amitabh Bacchan, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta about an aimless man who finds his purpose. The movie was set against the Kargil conflict. It was written by his father Javed Akhtar.

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He wrote and directed Don – The Chase Begins Again, a remake of the classic Don. Shah Rukh khan and Priyanka Chopra played the leads. The movie was commercially successful.

In 2007, he directed and produced a short film on AIDS Awareness called Positive, which was part of AIDS Jago programme. It starred Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani.



Farhan Akhtar made his debut as an actor in the Fakir of Venice (2007). His next role as the has-been rock musician Aditya Shroff in Rock On (2008) was considered brilliant.

His latest release was Luck By Chance, a movie directed by his sister Zoya Akhtar and written by him, about making it big in tinsel town.

Farhan has also produced the movies Don – The Chase Begins Again, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd,Rock On and Luck By Chance.

Music was not far behind, as he penned the lyrics for Gurindher Chadha’s Bride & Prejudice and also sung Socha Hai, Sinbad the Sailor,
Tum Ho Toh, Pichle Saath Dinon Mein in Rock On.

Farhan is still a young prodigy in Bollywood who can go very far. Now,he is looked upon as the leader of a new sensibility that has taken hold of the Popular conscience in Indian Film