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Rajkumar Hirani is an Indian film director and editor. Hirani has directed five Hindi films, including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Lage Raho Munnabhai, 3 Idiots, PK and Sanju, and all of which have been commercial and critical successes. Most of which have won several awards, including the national awards. Among his awards, include 11 Filmfare Awards. He is the founder and owns the production house Rajkumar Hirani Films.

Jyoti Amge was born on 16 December 1993 in Nagpur, India. She is an actress, known for American Horror Story (2011), Bigg Boss (2006) and American Horror Story FreakShow: Extra-Ordinary-Artists (2014).

Nikhil Vijay was born on 31 January 1995 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Hostel Daze (2019), NCR Days (2022) and Uncommon Sense with Saloni (2020).

Ronit Roy was born on 11 October 1965 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and assistant director, known for 2 States (2014), Kaabil (2017) and Udaan (2010). He has been married to Neelam Singh since 25 December 2003. They have two children. He was previously married to Johanna.

Ram Lakhan (1989), Khalnayak (1993), Hero (1983), Karz (1980), these are some grand films made by a grandiose director. Since 1976, Subhash has been directing films. But recently where has the fanfare and the fire has gone from Mukta arts main director? Subhash started in 1976 with the film Kalicharan (1976), a film he made without any previous directorial experience. The film was rejected seven times before it came to NN Sippy who gave Ghai his shot. He followed this two years later with Vishwanath (1978) but struck big time with his third film, and first under his Mukta Arts banner, Karz (1980). With hit pairing of Rishi Kapoor and Tina Minium, Karz brought together Subhash & Laxmikant-Pyarelal. He then hit the audience with Hero (1983), starring an actor he would repeat many time in his future films, Jackie Shroff. This was his first film as the main protagonist. It also established Meenakshi as a top heroine. In the first two weeks, the film was declared a dud. However, from its third week onwards it went on to run at cinemas for many golden jubilees.

Again musically, Ghai had the genius stroke of having Pakistan's top singer Reshma sing Lambi Judaai with just 11 instruments. He hit next with _Meri Jung (1982)_ with Anil Kapoor and then he gave the term Multi Starrer blockbuster its true home. Karma was released in 1986 with huge fanfare. The pre-production hype matched its pre-release hype with the rivalry of Dillip Kumar and Naseeruddin Shah. It was a superhit. Again new faces were brought in. Anupam Kher made his appearance as Dr. Dang. Ghai received a national award for making an anti-terrorism film. In his next film, one of Bollywood's legends was born, Madhuri Dixit in Ram Lakhan (1989). Another superhit for a barely textbook script. Like his track record, Saudagar (1991), his next release united two icons together. Dilip Kumar and Raj Kumar. Again Ghai launched another star, Manisha Koirala. Another film another superhit. His next film was one of the most talked about films of its time and could match any film today for column space. Sanjay as the bad guy and Jackie as the good guy. Madhuri caught in between the two. _Khalnayak (1993)_ was notorious for many things. At the same time, Sanjay wound up in jail on terrorist charges. Before jail, Sanjay and Madhuri were said to be having a relationship, but when Sanjay ended up in Jail Madhuri dropped him like hot cakes and denied all knowledge of being anything more than a co-star. The main song "Choli ke peechay" was at the top of every chart and just as controversial. This was the showman's greatest moment. From here it could only go down.

Though Trimurti wasn't directed by Subhash, it came from the same production house. The film was put on hold for ages. It was meant to be a triumphant moment for Ghai. The showman and the star, Shah Rukh Khan united. For all the time he had been in Bollywood he had never made a film with Amitabh and this was his time to show the world what he could do with the star of the moment. But the project was laid back for months as Subash waited for Sanjay Dutt to be released from prison. Eventually, Dutt had a face to face meeting with Ghai and told him straight. Replace me. Anil Kapoor was drafted in. But even with Jackie Shroff, Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapoor the weak script was destined to fail. Its failure hit Ghai hard and Mukul Anand even harder. The later never got the chance to direct another film. His venture after Trimurti was Dus. He died towards the end of shooting. The film never saw release. With the knives that were stuck in Ghai, he came back with another Shah Rukh film this time directed by himself. Pardes (1997) was launched with Ghai declaring that from now on his films would be aimed at NRIs. From that moment on Ghai lost his biggest supporter, the press. An average hit compared to the Ghai catalog. By now he'd even changed his musical directors to Nadeem-Sharavan. Music is where the hits and flops were made. Ghai knowing this asked AR Rehman to write the music for his next film. He struck gold again. The star of the show was Aishwarya. It made phenomenal amounts of cash - not bad for a film where nothing interesting happens until the interval where one A. Kapoor makes an appearance. Ghai was back. He knew who'd been the people who'd stuck the knives in his back and isolated them, the press.

He had the last laugh. Or did he. Forward to 2001 and Ghai was planning to make history. Hrithik and Kareena together for the first time. _Yaadein (2001)_. From its announcement the press were out to hound Ghai. And it showed. The film was written off from day one. Criticised from anything and everything. The coke ads, the numerous other in film adverts, too fluffy. Jackie Shroff was the only saving grace to come out of this film. Subhash has isolated the one thing that gave his film the hype and now he's feeling very left out from the Indian press who have warmed up to other directors. Ghai had a rule of releasing a film every two years yet two years after Yaadein he has not announced a single directorial venture, just two producer ventures, Ek aur ek gyarah and Joggers Park. His ego and his own ability to create hype for his films could be to blame. He raises the expectations of his own films to such a level that the audience is expecting much. And if it fails to deliver even slightly, the audience and the press will hype up the failures even more so. What the future holds for Ghai is unknown and only he can answer. Though don't expect The Showman to let any other director take his title anytime soon!

Sunaina Yella was born on 17 April 1989 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Samar (2013), Neerparavai (2012) and Theri (2016).

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League as a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He is the captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats.

Outside cricket, Sharma is an active supporter of animal welfare campaigns. He is the official Rhino Ambassador for WWF-India and is a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He has worked with PETA in its campaign to raise awareness of the plight of homeless cats and dogs in India.

Vaishnavi Dhanraj was born on 25 August 1988 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Supercops V/S Supervillains (2012), Bepannah (2018) and Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal (2023). She was previously married to Nitin Sahrawat.

Jag Mundhra was born on 29 October 1948 in Nagpur, Central Provinces and Berar, India. He was a director and writer, known for Bawandar (2000), The Jigsaw Murders (1989) and Tropical Heat (1993). He died on 4 September 2011 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Girija Oak, a well known Marathi actress, is the daughter of the well known Marathi actor Dr. Girish Oak. Her mother works as a pharmacist.

Manini was her debut film, directed by Kanchan Adhikari. Her role in the TV show Lajja was very popular, where she played a youthful girl who is exposed to dangerous life in an urban environment. She has also performed in a number of advertisements and Hindi films as well, and done a kissing scene in the movie Shor in the City.

Don Special was the first Marathi natak she acted in. Jitendra Joshi was her co-star in the natak. Her dance skills are also quite good and she performed in Zee Marathi Eka Peksha Ek Apsara Ali in 2011.

Vaibhav Tatwawadi is an Indian actor known for his lead roles in Article 370 (2024) alongside Yami Gautam, A Wedding Story (2024) opposite Mukti Mohan, and the web series Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi (2022). He first gained recognition with Bajirao Mastani (2015) and the Marathi film Coffee Ani Barach Kahi (2015).

Vaibhav is multilingual, speaking English, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, and Urdu. With over 15 years of acting experience, a background in theater, and a talent for dancing, his versatility and on-screen charisma have made him a standout performer across Bollywood and OTT platforms.

Shiv Panditt was born on 21 June 1984 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor, known for Shershaah (2021), Shaitan (2011) and Laal Singh Chaddha (2022).

Hira Soomro was born on 13 December 1994 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Tere Bin (2022), Tere Mere Sapnay (2024) and Tere Aany Se (2023).

Aakkash Dabhade was born on 8 March 1985 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Article 15 (2019), 3 Idiots (2009) and Stree (2018).

Rohit Roy was born on 5 April 1968 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Kaabil (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Viraasat (2006).

Nagesh Bhosle is an award winning Indian film, television and theatre actor. He has recently worked on a Hollywood film called 'Hotel Mumbai' alongside Jason Isaacs, Armie Hammer & Dev Patel. Nagesh has acted in more than a hundred Indian films and thousands of episodes in Television shows. After completing endless projects in the Hindi, Marathi and Telugu language fraternity as an actor, he ventured into Directing and Producing. He has successfully made 6 films so far, as a Director. In 2009, his debut film 'Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi' (English title: A story as small as a mountain) was highly appreciated by the critics and audiences at the time. Nagesh's films are enthralling and speak of the contemporary issues in India. Ajna Motion Picture's first film "Panhala" (2015), directed and produced by Nagesh, is critically acclaimed, won many awards and featured at domestic and foreign film festivals including the 25th Golden Rooster in China. His current film "Nati Khel" which is to release in cinemas in 2017 was invited to be screened at the PAMLA conference in Los Angeles, California and open for dialogue between the filmmakers and the scholarly patrons of PAMLA. It has also won a special award at the Wuhan International Art Film Festival, in China, December 2016. in 2017, it has been an official selection at Pune International Film Festival, Bodhisattva International Film Festival & Orange City International Film Festival.



AS A DIRECTOR

1) Gosht Choti Dongraevadhi (2009) Cast: Nilu Phule, Nagesh Bhosle, Sayaji Shinde, & Makrand Anaspure. Producer: Pentagon Productions Pvt Ltd Genre : Drama Based on true incidents, the film is about what happened when the government in India declared a compensation of 100,000 rupees to the families of the drought ridden farmers who have committed suicide. Nandu (Nagesh Bhosle) is a heavily indebted farmer. Rajaram(Makrand Anaspure), Nandu's best friend, comes back to the village to earn a living. After Nandu commits suicide as a last means to achieve money, Rajaram kidnaps the agricultural minister (Sayaji Shinde) and takes him to the village to teach him a lesson.

2) Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra (2009) Cast: Nagesh Bhosle, Sayaji Shinde, Makrand Anaspure. Producer: Pentagon Production Pvt Ltd Genre: Comedy Kolsewadi has never seen any progress in the village, thanks to the bickering and fights? Between MLA Chandrakant Tope and Sarpanch Bajirao Dole. Narayan Wagh, a villager, makes the most of this to his advantage. He manages to coax the villagers and enters the electoral fray to fight the upcoming village elections. He gets help in the way of Rebecca who has come from America to study Maharashtra Folk Art and Dance. He convinces her to study the Lauvni (a Marathi Folk Dance) and perform for him at his political rally.

3) Adgul Madgul (2011) Cast: Subodh Bhave, Girija Oak, Smita Talwalkar, Uday Tikekar, Anita Date & Nagesh Bhosle, Producer: Sri Sankalp Film Production Genre: Comedy Anuja is married to Shaunak and lives with his big joint family of brahmins. When she gives birth to an extremely dark skinned child, the big happy family turns into an investigating bunch of people trying to prove whether Anuja has committed infidelity or not. The film is full of hilarious twists and turns while everyone in the family is losing their minds and acting like racist fanatics, only Anuja remains sane to prove her innocence. This film is literally a 'dark' comedy.

4) Panhala (2015) Cast: Makrand Deshpande, Sangram Salvi, Amruta Sant, Samidha Guru, Nagesh Bhosle. Producer: Ajna Motion Picture Pvt Ltd Genre: Drama Balkrishna is an intuitive tour guide who enjoys touring folks around and telling them historic tales that are significant to Panhala and the Indian culture. After an unexpected car crash by a cliff, Ajay and his wife Sneha's lives get entangled with the lives of Swastik and Madhavi a newly married couple. Through a strange turn of events, Balkrishna and the warring couples embark on a twisting life changing journey that mirrors the murky side of the slowly modernising Indian society today. Panhala's "Pride", Balkrishna?Guide also teaches us that making peace with history can lead us to a better future.

5) Nati Khel (Releasing in 2017) Cast: Milind Shinde, Umesh Jagtap, Radha Kulkarni & Nagesh Bhosle. Producer: Ajna Motion Picture Pvt Ltd Duration: 99 minutes Genre: Drama Sadba and Parvi are chosen by the temple rituals to be the prime married couple to sit by the grand prayers adoring the Goddess. Sadba learns that, Parvi, is having an affair with his younger brother Mallappa. After the three of them narrate and explain each of their stories, the Panchayat (village council) gives an unusual verdict, One that surprises everybody whereby Parvi must marry the second brother, and live the life of a woman with two husbands. A majority of people oppose this marriage while turning a blind eye towards men with multiple wives. Will an orthodox patriarchal society approve of Parvi having two husbands?



6) Sanchar (Under Post Production)

Producer: Ajna Motion Picture & Sahasrara Entertainment Genre: Dark Comedy What happens when Nagu-kaka the village brahmin (hindu) gets possessed by the spirit of a (muslim) fakir from an eight hundred year old mausoleum? The film is based Rajan Khan's novel, 'Sanchar'. Four siblings from the busy city of Pune go to visit their uncle at a village called Mahagaon after receiving a text from their aunt saying that he is getting possessed by the spirit of Nyamat Shah Baba the Fakir. Full of religious extremism and dark humor revolving around Hindu and Muslim superstitions in India, this film makes you wonder why the educated city people have more orthodox views towards the religions of others and why do the people living in villages show more modern towards religious tolerance.

Riya Sharma was born on 9 October 1998 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Pinjara Khubsurti Ka (2020), Dhruv Tara - Samay Sadi Se Pare (2023) and Baipan Bhari Deva (2023).

Sanjay Jog was born on 24 September 1955 in Nagpur, Maharastra, India. He was an actor, known for Ramayan (1987), Humshakal (1992) and Jigarwala (1991). He was married to Neeta Jog. He died on 27 November 1995 in Mumbai, Maharstra, India.

Hira Ashar was born on 13 December 1994 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Sajano Bashor (1985), Glitter (2021) and College Romance (2018).

Ankita Khare (Born Nagpur) Is An Indian Actress who began her career in television with her breakthrough character in Mubu Tv's' popular show Ajab saas ki gajab bahu and won various awards. She also worked in Life ka Recharge as Phataka Chachi. She completed her graduation and then shifted Mumbai. She eagerly wants to become an actress from her childhood She also did a web series call "Soch" yet to be released.

Avani Deshpande is an Indian Filmmaker and Screenwriter currently based in Mumbai, India. An alumnus of the Post-Graduate Documentary Film Programme at the prestigious London College of Communication under University of Arts London.

She made her directorial debut with an episode in the critically acclaimed Netflix limited series 'Trial by Fire' (2023) which opened to great reviews, with Mike McCahill at Variety calling it "Searing.. one of Netflix India's best yet." and Shubhra Gupta from Indian Express calling it "Poignant". It also has a 100% critical and audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nominated in multiple categories at various awards, it won the 'Best Series - Critics' at Filmfare OTT awards (2024). She was also nominated for the Best Director(s) (Series) at the Filmfare OTT as well as the Critic's Choice Awards 2024. She is also credited for writing dialogue on the entire series.

Born to doctor parents in Nagpur, India. She briefly worked as a journalist with publications such as The Times of India (Nagpur) and The Indian Express (Pune). She began her fiction film career as a Script Supervisor and a Second Unit / Assistant Director working on films such as Yash Raj Films', 'Meri Pyaari Bindu' (2017), 'Hichki' (2018) and Netflix India original 'Bulbul' (2020) among others. Her student documentary short - 'The Others', based on the life of Hijiras in Mumbai is available on You Tube.

Her creative work is rooted in investigating the human condition in an intimate and visceral way in the styles of expressionism & magical realism. Via stories that explore rich inner life, childhood memories, deep desires, messy beliefs & emotions; she strives to deal with themes of identity, mental health, self-realization and individuation. Remaining form agnostic, she is interested in working in fiction as well as non-fiction, firmly believing that the 'story' should dictate the way it wants to be told.

Currently, she is developing and mounting her debut feature.

Shantanu Shrikant Bhake was born on 12 March 1992 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is a casting director and actor, known for Sooryavanshi (2021), Singham Again (2024) and Shivaay (2016).

Aditi Jaltare was born on 2 September 2010 in Nagpur, Maharastra, India. She is an actress, known for Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop (2018), Punyashlok Ahilyabai (2021) and Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi (2017).

Ketaki is a very gifted and multi-faceted star artist from India. Very few like Ketaki are uniquely blessed with immense talent in Music as well as Acting. At young age, Ketaki has made her presence felt in both of these performing arts.

ACTING Ketaki is a naturally gifted actress. She inherited acting through her genes - from her Grandfather and Father. Her gorgeous smile and lovable looks instantly won millions of hearts when she performed "Shirodkar" in her very debut film "Shaala", directed by Sujay Dahake. The film went on to grab the National Award. Since then, Ketaki has delivered many different memorable performances like Uma of "KakSparsh", "Taani" and "Prajakta" of "Time Pass" - the biggest blockbuster of Marathi (Indian) Film Industry then.

Ketaki continues to entertain the audience with different roles that challenge her even more, every time.

MUSIC Ketaki was born in a Musical family and received lessons from her parents right from the age of 3. Her passion and spark for Music was evident right then. Her first studio recording for an audio CD happened at a tender age of 6 yrs. Ketaki has never looked back since then. While she started performing in live concerts and studio recording very early, she also took immense efforts in building her strong foundation of Classical Music.

Ketaki's hard work has helped her establish as a Playback Singer. While Ketaki has always sung for herself, she has given her voice to many leading actress of the industry.

Today, Ketaki has sung for who-s-who of the Music Industry. She has sung for Music Directors like Shri. Ilaiyaraaja Sir in Tamil and Hindi.

Pratik Karwade is an internationally experienced Still Photographer and BTS Director, born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. With a keen eye for cinematic storytelling, he moved to Mumbai in 2012 to pursue his dream of working in films. He began his career with Phantom Films and went on to achieve a major milestone in 2019 when he started working independently with Yash Raj Films. Over the years, Pratik has contributed to notable productions like War 2, Tiger 3, Super 30, and Ghoul, with his work featured in official Netflix promotional materials. Currently based in London, he is pursuing a Master's in Photography while continuing to craft compelling visuals for the screen.