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Parineeti Chopra (born 22 October 1988) is an Indian actress who was introduced to Bollywood by director Maneesh Sharma who helped her in appearing in Hindi films. In 2011, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in Maneesh Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl.^[1] She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut^[2] and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress^[3]. In 2012, she received critical and commercial success for Ishaqzaade.

Early Life[link]

Parineeti Chopra was born on 22 October 1988 in Ambala, Haryana, in a Punjabi family to Pawan Chopra and Reena Chopra. She is the cousin of actress Priyanka Chopra. Parineeti Chopra did her schooling from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala. She later joined Manchester Business School, UK to study Finance and Economics. She went to Mumbai and joined as a Marketing & PR consultant at Yash Raj Films since 2009 until she auditioned for movie roles and bagged Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and Ishaqzaade.

Career[link]

Debut & Breakthrough (2011–present)[link]

Parineeti with Priyanka Chopra at at the Ishaqzaade success party

In 2011, Parineeti made her debut in Maneesh Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl alongside Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma in the main lead. Her performance was very much appreciated with film critics. One of them commented, "Parineeti Chopra springs a pleasant surprise. She has wonderful screen presence and acts freely. In fact, the viewers would take to her character instantly". Komal Nahta wrote, "Of the three other girls, Parineeti Chopra is undoubtedly the best. She has the best role, the best lines and hers is the best performance among the three. In fact, she provides a lot of light moments in the first half and, more importantly, in the second half too".^[4] Box office India declared the film an average. Parineeti Chopra has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also won many debut awards like Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female. Speaking on sweeping the awards circuit and winning Best Debut Chopra said, "Whenever somebody becomes an actor the first thing they start thinking about is awards. I had absolutely no expectations from anything." She continued, "When the nominations started getting announced that’s when I was like I want some awards and now I’m winning them. I just cannot get over the fact that all this is happening to me with my first film." Parineeti has won eight awards so far for her performance. ^[5]

Parineeti Chopra's second film is Ishaqzaade opposite Arjun Kapoor, it is also produced under Yash Raj Films and directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar fame.^[6][7] The film released on 11 May to positive reviews,^[8] Box office India declared the film an super hit. Box Office India reported that the film grossed approximately 42.52 crore after three weeks, making it a moderate box office success. Parineeti's performance was praised and appreciated with film critics Taran Adarsh commented: "Parineeti Chopra is simply fantastic in this high-voltage drama. Playing the part of a spirited gun-toting girl, she is not the regular timid, decorous, withdrawn Hindi film heroine. She portrays the violent behavior coupled with the audacious and brash attitude with aplomb". ^[9] Komal Nahta commented: "Parineeti Chopra whom we loved in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl, shines again in a complex and intense role. She looks very good and acts like a song. Arjun and Parineeti’s on-screen chemistry and excellent performances are the highlights of the film".^[10]

Chopra's third film is Beshram opposite Ranbir Kapoor, directed by Abhinav Kashyap also her first venture outside the Yash Raj Films banner the film will go on floors October 2012.

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Parineeti Chopra at the Internet Movie Database
• Parineeti Chopra on Koimoi.com: http://www.koimoi.com/actress/parineeti-chopra/

Chopra (Devanāgarī: चोपड़ा, IAST: chopṛa) is a Punjabi Khatri family name.

Etymology and historical references[link]

Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri clan and belongs to the Bara-Ghar (12 House) Khatri section.

The earliest reference to this family name dates back to around 400 AD. One of the important characters of a famous Punjabi legend 'Raja Rasalu' is minister Mahita Chopra. Most scholars agree that Raja Rasalu is a historical figure that ruled from Sialkot and lived sometime between 400 to 500 AD. If this is true, then the Chopra family name developed by that time.

Other references are more recent. The father and son pair of the Diwan Sawan Mal and Mul Raj Chopra were successive governors of Multan under Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 1800s.

See also[link]

• Caste
• Punjabi people
• Sikhs
• Hinduism in Punjab
• Khatri

References[link]

• Temple, R.C. "The Legends of The Panjab", 1884. Many reprints 1977, 2002 (ISBN 81-7167-636-7, ISBN 0-405-10128-7)
• Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
• Imperial Rule in the Punjab: The Conquest and Administration of Multan, 1818-1881 by James Royal Roseberry, III. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1990), p. 176
• Griffin, Lepel Henry. The Panjab chiefs, historical and biographical notices, 1865

Boney Kapoor
Born	(1955-11-11) 11 November 1955 (age 56) Meerut (India)
Occupation	Film producer
Spouse	Mona Shourie Kapoor (1988 - 1996) Sridevi (1996-current)
Children	Arjun Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor, Jahnavi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor

Boney Kapoor (real name: Achal Kapoor) (born November 11, 1955 in Meerut, India) is an Indian film producer. He is the son of the late Surinder Kapoor who was also a film producer. His brothers are actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. His Sister Reena is married to Sandeep Marwah. He was married to Mona Shourie Kapoor with whom he has two children, Arjun Kapoor and Anshula. He left his wife for Indian actress Sridevi. They got married on 2 June 1996. The couple have two daughters: Jhanvi and Khushi. Mona Kapoor continued to stay in Boney Kapoor's parents home for 10 years after the divorce to give her children a sense of family.

Boney Kapoor has produced many films that star his brothers, Anil and Sanjay. He is also on the board of directors of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited of Sahara India Pariwar.^[1]

Producer Filmography[link]

• Milenge Milenge (2010)
• Wanted (2009)
• No Entry (2005)
• Bewafaa (2005)
• Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
• Khushi (2003) (producer)
• Shakti (2002)
• Company (2002)
• Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002)
• Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) (executive producer)
• Pukar (2000)
• Sirf Tum (1999)
• Judaai (1997) (co-producer)
• Loafer (1996)
• Prem (1995)
• Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993)
• Drohi (1992)
• Antam (1992) (producer) ... aka Anth (India: Hindi title: dubbed version)
• Raat (1992) (producer) ... aka Raatri (India: Telugu title: dubbed version)
• Mr. India (1987)
• Woh 7 Din (1983) (executive producer) ... aka Those Seven Days
• Hum Paanch (1980) (executive producer) ... aka We Five

References[link]

External links[link]

Boney Kapoor at the Internet Movie Database

• http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-biography/1240/4/boney-kapoor.html

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Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma at Women's Health inaugural issue launch
Born	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 24)[1]
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Model, Actress
Years active	2008–present

Anushka Sharma (Hindi: अनुष्का शर्मा pronounced [əˈnʊʂkaː ˈʃərmaː]; born 1 May 1988)^[1] 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 screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat (2010).^[2] Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.^[3]

Early life and background[link]

Sharma's father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife. She has an elder brother named Karnesh,^[4] who was a state-level cricketer and now, is in the Merchant Navy. She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.^[5] She later moved to Mumbai to further pursue her modelling career, where she currently resides.

Career[link]

Early Career & Debut (2007-2009)[link]

Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films.^[5] She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.

Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her performance was appreciated with film critic Taran Adarsh stating, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance. It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the caliber of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end."^[6] The film received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster, and had been concluded as the second-highest grossing film of all-time to that point by the end of the year.^[7]

Breakthrough & Initial Success (2010-present)[link]

Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. While Taran Adarsh added, "Anushka is a revelation. She looks stunning, her performance is livewire and the chemistry with Shahid is electrifying."^[8]

In 2010, Sharma completed her three-film contract with Yash Raj Films, starring in Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh.^[10] She played a middle-class Delhi-Punjabi girl who goes on to launch her own independent business of wedding planning and later falls for her partner. In preparation for the part, Sharma was required to master the dialect of a young Punjabi woman from Delhi. She cited it as the toughest part of her role, describing the way the lead characters in the film interact as "crude but cute", and calling for her to "talk fast, sometimes mix words and even omit words completely".^[11] Prior to its release, she referred to it as her "best film till date".^[12] Some pundits, however, had expressed doubts about the film's prospects to leave a mark, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star, and claiming that by then Sharma was an "almost-forgotten" actress.^[13]

Band Baaja Baaraat was released on December 10, 2010 to positive reviews and went on to become a sleeper hit. Box Office India website reported that the film grossed approximately  21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a moderate box office success.^[14] Sharma's performance was praised by critics, many of whom called it her best work up to that point.^[15] Taran Adarsh described her as "truly wonderful," noting that it is "the first time in her 3-film career, a film rests mainly on Anushka's shoulders, and she handles the responsibility so well."^[16] For her work in the film, Sharma received her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and earned several awards and nominations at different award ceremonies.^[17]

Sharma's first venture outside the Yash Raj banner was Patiala House directed by Nikhil Advani and co-starring Akshay Kumar. Patiala House was released on February 11, 2011.^[18] Despite the film's lukewarm performance at the box office, Sharma received positive reviews. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times Of India wrote, "Anushka Sharma’s vivacity may have an after taste of her bubbling Band Baaja Baraat act but her passage from Janakpuri’s dhinchak girl to Southall’s siren is sweet and smooth. Watch out for the girl; she’s truly on a roll."^[19]

In December 2011, she re-united with her Band Baaja Baarat team of Ranveer Singh and Maneesh Sharma for Yashraj Films's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Despite negative media perception, the film was a moderate success at the box office.^[20][21]

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Filmfare Awards[link]

Nominated

• 2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi^[23]
• 2011: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Band Baaja Baaraat^[24]

Star Screen Awards[link]

Nominated

• 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
• 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress; Band Baaja Baaraat

IIFA Awards[link]

Winner

• 2011: IIFA Award for Best Actress; Band Baaja Baaraat^[25]

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards[link]

Winner

• 2009: Best Debut (Female); Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi^[26]
• 2011: Best Actress in a Leading Role; Band Baaja Baaraat^[27]

Zee Cine Awards[link]

Nominated

• 2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female; Band Baaja Baaraat^[28]
• 2012: Zee Cine Awards, International Icon Female

Other awards[link]

• 2011 - GQ Men of the Year Awards: Excellence Award^[29]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Anushka Sharma at the Internet Movie Database

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anushka Sharma

Komal Nahta is the editor and publisher of "Film Information", India's largest film trade journal. He is also an anchor of the Trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinema. ^[1] He is also the co-owner of koimoi.com which is a joint foray into the Online Entertainment & News segment in partnership with Mr. Alok Kejriwal (CEO, Games2Win India Pvt. Ltd.). He is also the Chairman of Eros International.

Career[link]

His interviews are carried by many satellite channels, including CNBC, STAR, Zee, B4U, NDTV, Zoom and Doordarshan. He was also the Bollywood representative of the BBC for almost 10 years. The Asian Development bank(ADB) has appointed him advisor for its film financing division, the first person from the film industry to be so appointed. He has recently launched a new tabloid called "The Film Street Journal".^[2]

On 26 April 2010, Nahta replaced Taran Adarsh as the host of ETC Bollywood Business on the indian TV channels ETC (India) and Zee Cinema (UK). The show airs daily on weekdays at 8:30 pm in India^[3] and at 7:30 pm in the UK. On Mondays, the show is about the previous fridays collections. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Nahta speaks to various artists from the film industry. Thursdays preview films releasing on Friday. On Fridays, Nahta will be review films released on that day.^[4][5] The show launched the first episode with Sajid Nadiadwala as the guest. He is also the Editor of Entertainment website www.koimoi.com^[6] He has also given a special appearance in the 2010 comedy, Tees Maar Khan, along with Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile from Sify.com
• Komal Nahta on Twitter
• Box Office Half-Yearly Report Card: RED MARKS ALL THE WAY!
• Alliance Against Copyright Theft To Combat Piracy: A Joke
• Google search results

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