Pukar is a word that means a "cry for help/ attention" or "to call out" in Hindi and Urdu and may refer to:

''Pukar'' (1939 film), Hindi film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi

''Pukar'' (1983 film), Hindi film produced and directed by Ramesh Behl

''Pukar'' (2000 film), Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi

de:Pukar

name	Anil Kapoor
birth date	December 24, 1959
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
years active	1979–present
spouse	Sunita Kapoor (1984–present)
occupation	Actor, Producer }}

Anil Kapoor (, , born 24 December 1959) is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film ''Mashaal'' (1984).

Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra's ''Tezaab'' in 1988, and later for Indra Kumar's ''Beta'' in 1992. Since then, he has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including ''Woh Saat Din'', ''Meri Jung'', ''Janbaaz'', ''Karma'', ''Mr. India'', ''Virasat'' (1997), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor; ''Biwi No.1'' (1999); ''Taal'' (1999), for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award; ''Pukar'' (2000), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor; ''No Entry'' (2005) and ''Welcome'' (2007).

Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 2008 Academy Award-winning film ''Slumdog Millionaire,'' for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His performance in the eighth season of the action series ''24'' generated rave reviews from the American press. Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors.

Personal life and education

Anil Kapoor was born in Tilak Nagar, Mumbai, to film producer Surinder Kapoor and his wife Nirmal. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School - Chembur, in the Chembur suburb of Mumbai and then St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Kapoor's elder brother, Boney Kapoor, is a film producer while younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is also an actor.

In 1984, he married Sunita Kapoor (née Bhambhani) and has two daughters and a son Harshwardhan Kapoor. Kapoor's elder daughter is actress Sonam Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai.

Career

As an actor

1980s

Kapoor made his Bollywood debut with Umesh Mehra's ''Hamare Tumhare'' (1979) in a supporting role. After a few minor roles in films such as ''Hum Paanch'' (1980) and ''Shakti'' (1982), he got his first leading role in the 1983 Hindi film, ''Woh Saat Din''. Kapoor later tried acting in Tollywood and Sandalwood, and appeared in the Telugu film ''Vamsa Vriksham'' and Mani Ratnam's Kannada debut film ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi'' released in 1983.

Next, he appeared in Yash Chopra's drama ''Mashaal'' (1984) as Tapori, for which he won his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. Kapoor's 1985 releases included ''Yudh'' & ''Saaheb''.

In 1986, Kapoor played the role of a care free playboy in the hit ''Janbaaz'', costarring Feroz Khan. His other release of 1986 ''Insaaf Ki Awaaz'' was a box office hit. In the same year Basu Chatterjee directed ''Chameli Ki Shaadi'' and he displayed his crackling flare in comedy.

Going on to deliver huge commercial success with films like ''Meri Jung'' (1985), a career-defining role of an angry young lawyer fighting for justice, which eventually established Kapoor's credential as a mature actor and both audience and critics gave their thumbs up to his performance. Kapoor played a comic tapori in ''Karma'' (1986), the biggest hit of the year. Kapoor generated wide applause from audience of all walks of life for his title role in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film ''Mr. India'' (1987), the biggest hit of the year. The film became one of his biggest box office hits and shot him to superstar status. Anil kapoor was equally impressive in Mahesh Bhatt directed film ''Thikana''. In 1988, he was rewarded with his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his rivetting performance in the hit film, ''Tezaab'', the biggest blockbuster of 1988. Anil proved to be the only saving grace even in flops like ''Ram-Avtar''. The following year he delivered more mega commercial and critical successes with ''Ram Lakhan'' (which became the second highest box office earner of 1989) and the audience went berserk with the song ''One Two Ka Four''. In the highly acclaimed film ''Parinda'', Kapoor played his role with conviction, and his biggest achievement was displaying the vulnerability of his character so perfectly. In ''Rakhwala'', Kapoor played a tapori again and the film was declared a success. Kapoor excelled in his eccentric portrayal of an autistic person in the 1989 hit, ''Eeshwar'' and this film proved his versatility as an actor.

1990s

The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' and in the same year he further attained reasonable box office success with ''Ghar Ho To Aisa''. Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in ''Awaargi''. Many critics called that his best performance ever. This was followed by a restrained yet striking performance as a middle age man in Yash Chopra's romantic drama ''Lamhe'', a landmark film of Indian cinema and Yash Chopra's best work to date. It was the first film in which he appeared without a moustache. Although the film was a box office failure in India, it proved to be a success overseas. Kapoor's 1991 release, ''Benaam Badshaah'' was accorded above average status at the ticket window.

In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's ''Beta'' — the biggest blockbuster of the year — opposite Madhuri Dixit. Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in ''Khel'' and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film. In 1993, Boney Kapoor's much delayed mega-budget, ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' was a disaster at the box office and damaged Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time. The only major success in these years was ''Laadla'' with Sridevi, a film produced by Nitin Manmohan. Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the hit musical ''1942: A Love Story''. His 1995 release, ''Trimurti (film)'' was a box office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was creditable. Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the average performer ''Gharwali Bharwali''.

After a few box office failures, he had box office success with films like ''Loafer'' (1996),. In ''Judaai'', Kapoor's depiction of a loving husband twisted between his two wives was appreciated and this film fared well at the box office. ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), ''Biwi No.1'' (1999) and ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' (1999) were box office hits. Kapoor’s unusual characterization of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in ''Taal'' (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike. He also won rave reviews for his superb performance in ''Virasat'', a remake of the Tamil film, ''Thevar Magan'' (1992), in which ''Kamal Hassan'' had played Kapoor's role. He also starred in the unsuccessful ''Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate'', which was legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherji's last commercial release, along with Juhi Chawla. He shaved his moustache once again for the film, in the second half, where he played actor Sajid Khan's wife and his delightful comic timing was a real treat to watch.

2000s

Kapoor's first release of 2000 was ''Bulandi (2000 film)'', in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur. He won his first National Film Award in the Best Actor category for his role in Rajkumar Santoshi's critically acclaimed ''Pukar'' in 2000. Kapoor again tasted critical and commercial success with ''Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'' in 2000. Kapoor stole the show as Rajeev in the much delayed, ''Karobaar'', a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Kapoor’s dialogue delivery was appreciated. He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's ''Nayak'' which is considered to be his best performance by many.

In 2002, Kapoor gave an excellent performance in the role of a fat man in ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'', a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, ''Nutty Professor''. He notched up yet another glorious performance in the Indra Kumar directed film ''Rishtey''. In ''Om Jai Jagadish'', he gave an amazing performance. Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in ''Armaan'', and underplayed his character of a neurosurgeon superbly.

In his 2003 release, ''Calcutta Mail'', he delivered one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of the strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor's one-man show. He ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance in ''Musafir''. Kapoor gave an incredibly restrained performance as the stricken husband in the thriller ''My Wife's Murder'', which he also produced. Anees Bazmee's super-hit comedy ''No Entry'' (2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of the year.

Kapoor played a grey character with finesse in the 2005 thriller, ''Chocolate''. Anil's first release of 2007 ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love'' was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India. Anees Bazmee's ''Welcome'', which released on 21 December 2007 and was declared the biggest success of the year. Kapoor's understated performance in Subhash Ghai's ''Black and White'' was highly lauded. His first release in 2008, Abbas Mustan's thriller, ''Race'' became a box office hit. Vijay Krishna Acharya's, ''Tashan'' marked Anil's comeback to Yash Raj Films but failed to do well at the box office.

His most recent films were his first English-language film, ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which was released on 12 November 2008, and ''Yuvvraaj'', which was released on 21 November 2008. ''Yuvvraaj'', with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, failed to do well at the box office. On the other hand, ''Slumdog Millionaire'' has won a number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics, costing only US $15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which won four Golden Globe Awards. Kapoor also received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

2010s

In 2010, Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series ''24'', portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan. In October of that year he was cast to play a villain in both Mission: Impossible IV and ''Power''.

As producer

In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'', in which he also starred in. It was followed by My Wife's Murder (2005), and ''Gandhi, My Father (2007)''. ''Gandhi, My Father'' focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi (2007) and was awarded the National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film). He produced the movie ''Shortkut: The con is on'' starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi. In 2010, he produced the movie ''Aisha'', starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in the lead roles. The film performed moderately at the box office, grossing Rs. 15.50 crore in its theatrical run.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

''Ek Baar Kaho (1980 film) ''Shakti (1982 film) ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi'' ''Mashaal'' ''Saaheb'' ''Kahan Kahan Se Guzar'' ''Itihaas (film) ''Kasam'' ''Ram Lakhan'' ''Awaargi'' ''Jigarwala'' ''Beta (film) ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' ''Laadla'' ''Trimurti (film) ''Rajkumar (1996 film) ''Judaai (1997 film) ''Kabhi Na Kabhi'' ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' ''Bulandi'' ''Lajja (film) ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' ''Armaan (2003 film) ''Musafir (2004 film) ''Bewafaa'' ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love'' ''My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'' ''Shortcut: The Con is on'' ''24 (TV series)

Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
1979	''Hamare Tumhare''	Vipin
rowspan="3"	1980	Ek Baar Kaho'' ||
''Hum Paanch (1980 film)	Hum Paanch''
''Vamsa Vriksham''
1982	Shakti'' ||	Ravi Kumar
rowspan="2"	1983	|	Vijay	Kannada film
''Woh Saat Din''	Prem Pratap Patailawale
rowspan="4"	1984	|	Raja	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Andar Baahar''	Raja
''Laila''	Kumar Deshraj Singh
''Love Marriage''
rowspan="4"	1985	|	Suni Sharma
''Yudh (film)	Yudh''	Double Role Public Prosecutor Avinash / Junior
''Mohabbat''	Shekhar
''Meri Jung''	Arun Verma
rowspan="8"	1986	|
''Pyaar Ka Sindoor''
''Chameli Ki Shaadi''	Charandas
''Aap Ke Saath''	Vimal
''Janbaaz''	Amar Singh
''Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge''	Anand
''Karma (film)	Karma''	Johnny/Gyaneshwar
''Insaaf Ki Awaaz''
rowspan="4"	1987	Itihaas'' ||
''Mr. India''	Arun Verma/Mr. India
''Hifazat''	Ram Kumar/Raj Kumar
''Thikana''	Ravi
rowspan="6"	1988	|
''Ram-Avtar''	Avtar
''Vijay (film)	Vijay''	Arjun
''Sone Pe Suhaaga''	Ravi Kumar/Joginder
''Tezaab''	Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)
''Inteqam''
rowspan="8"	1989	|	Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
''Joshilaay''	Karan
''Eeshwar (1989 film)	Eeshwar''	Ishwarchand Vishnunath Brahmanand
''Rakhwala''
''Abhimanyu (movie)	Abhimanyu''	Mannu/Abhimanyu America Puri /Abdul Jabbar
''Aag Se Khelenge''	Inspector Ravi Saxena/Raja Saxena
''Kala Bazaar''	Vijay
''Parinda''
rowspan="6"	1990	|	Azad
''Kishen Kanhaiya''	Double role Kishen/Kanhaiya
''Ghar Ho To Aisa''
''Jeevan Ek Sangharsh''	Karan
''Amba (movie)	Amba''
''Jamai Raja''	Raja
rowspan="4"	1991	|	Amar Singh
''Benaam Badsha''	Deepak
''Pratikar''	Krishna Srivastav
''Lamhe''	Virendra Pratap Singh
rowspan="6"	1992	Beta'' ||	Raju	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Zindagi Ek Jua''	Harikishan alias Harry
''Humlaa''	Shiva
''Khel''	Devdas/Arun Kumar
''Heer Ranjha (film)	Heer Ranjha''	Deedho/Ranjha
''Apradhi''	Shiva
rowspan="2"	1993	|	Ramesh Verma/Romeo
''Guru Dev''	Guru (Gaurav)
rowspan="4"	1994	|	Raju
''Andaz''	Ajay
''1942: A Love Story''	Naren Singh
''Mr. Azaad''	Azaad
1995	Trimurti'' ||	Anand Singh/Sikander	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
rowspan="3"	1996	Rajkumar'' ||	Rajkumar
Loafer	Ravi Kumar
''Mr. Bechara''	Anand Verma
rowspan="4"	1997	Judaai'' ||	Raj
''Virasat (1997 film)	Virasat''	Shakti Thakur
''Deewana Mastana''	Raj Kumar (Raja)/Inspector. Bansi Rao
''Chandralekha (1997 film)	Chandralekha''
rowspan="3"	1998	|	Rajeshwar (alias Raja)
''Gharwali Baharwali''	Arun
''Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate''	Shanker Sharma/Ramanuj
rowspan="4"	1999	|	Vijay
''Biwi No.1''	Lakhan
''Mann (film)	Mann''	Raj
''Taal (film)	Taal''	Vikrant Kapoor
rowspan="4"	2000	|	Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur/Arjun Thakur
''Pukar (2000 film)	Pukar''	Major Jaidev Rajvansh
''Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai''	Avinash
''Karobar''	Rajiv
rowspan="2"	2001	Lajja'' ||	Raju
''Nayak: The Real Hero	Nayak''	Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
rowspan="3"	2002	|	Raja
''Om Jai Jagadish''	Om Batra
''Rishtey''	Suraj Singh
rowspan="2"	2003	Armaan'' ||	Dr. Akash Sinha
''Calcutta Mail''	Avinash
2004	Musafir'' ||	Lucky
rowspan="4"	2005	|	Aditya Sahai
''My Wife's Murder''	Ravi Patwardhan
''No Entry''	Kishen
''Chocolate (hindi film)	Chocolate''	Advocate Krishan Pundit
rowspan="2"	2006	|	Karan Oberoi
''Darna Zaroori Hai''	Karan Chopra
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Vinay
''Welcome (film)	Welcome''	Sagar Pandey aka Majnu Bhai
rowspan="6"	2008	|	Himself
''Black and White (2008 Indian film)	Black & White''	Special appearance as Rajan Mathur
''Race (2008 film)	Race''	Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)
''Tashan (film)	Tashan''	Lakhan Singh Ballebaaz (Bhaiyyaji)
''Slumdog Millionaire''	Prem Kumar
''Yuvvraaj''	Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
rowspan="2"	2009	|	Special appearance as himself
''Wanted (2009 film)	Wanted''	Special appearance in song ''Jalwa''
rowspan="2"	2010	24'' ||	Omar Hassan (24 character)>Kamistan President Omar Hassan	Series Regular (Season 8)
''No Problem (film)	No Problem''	Inspector Arjun Singh
rowspan="4"	2011		Balraj
''Double Dhamaal''	Himself
''Tezz''	Arjun
''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol''	Brij Nath
rowspan="2"	2012	''Race 2''	Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)
''Shootout at Wadala''

Producer

2002: ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai''

2005: ''My Wife's Murder''

2007: ''Gandhi, My Father''

2009: ''Short Kut: The Con is On''

2010: ''Aisha''

2010: ''No Problem''

References

External links

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name	Madhuri Dixit
birth date	May 15, 1967
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
birth name	Madhuri Shankar Dixit
spouse	Dr Shriram Madhav Nene (1999–present)
years active	1984–2002 2007–present
occupation	Actress }}

Madhuri Dixit () (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on 15 May 1967) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films was recognised for several of her performances. Dixit is often cited by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood. Dixit has won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare, with 13. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Early life

Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Brahmin family. Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and studied to be a microbiologist. She is a trained Kathak dancer.

Film career

Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions' movie ''Abodh'' in 1984. The film failed but minor and supporting roles continued to follow. She attained stardom after she landed the lead female role in N. Chandra's blockbuster ''Tezaab'' (1988), for which she received her first Filmfare nomination. In the following year, she starred in a number of important films that included ''Ram Lakhan'', ''Parinda'' and ''Tridev''.

In 1990, Dixit starred in Indra Kumar's romantic-drama ''Dil''. She played the role of a rich and arrogant girl who falls in love with a poorer boy and later leaves her house to marry him. The film became the biggest box-office hit of the year in India and Dixit's performance earned her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.

Post the success of ''Dil'' she starred in several successful movies like ''Saajan'' (1991), ''Beta'' (1992), ''Khalnayak'' (1993), ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!'' (1994), and ''Raja'' (1995). Dixit's performance in ''Beta'', that of a woman married to an illiterate, well-meaning man who exposes her scheming mother-in-law, won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress. ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!'' (1994) became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema. Dixit's role of a modern yet family-oriented young girl fetched her the third Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.

Post ''Raja'', Dixit's career went into a slump during 1996 and much of 1997. However, she bounced back commercially with Yash Chopra's ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997) for which she won a fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award. In that same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed ''Mrityudand''. Dixit's performance in the film landed her the Best Actress award at the annual Star Screen Awards.

Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He made a film named ''Gaja Gamini'' (2000) starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself.

In 2002, she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Devdas''. Her performance earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year a film named after her, ''Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!'', was released in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in Bollywood.

Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well. She is famous for her dance sequences accompanying Bollywood songs such as "Ek Do Teen" (from ''Tezaab''), "Humko Aaj Kal Hai" (from ''Sailaab''), "Bada Dukh Deenha" (from ''Ram Lakhan''), "Dhak Dhak" (from ''Beta''), "Chane Ke Khet Mein" (from ''Anjaam''), "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" (from ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!''), "Choli Ke Peechhe" (from ''Khalnayak''), "Akhiyan Milaun" (from ''Raja''), "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" (from ''Yaraana''), "Kay Sera Sera" (from ''Pukar''), and "Maar Daala" (from ''Devdas'').

On 7 December 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai with her husband and sons to start filming for ''Aaja Nachle'' (2007). The film released in November 2007 and, despite the critics panning it, Dixit's performance was highly appreciated, with the ''New York Times'' commenting about her that "she's still got it".

On Women's International Day in 2007, Dixit topped Rediff's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever. In March 2010, ''The Economic Times'' named Madhuri Dixit in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".

In 2011, she appeared as a judge on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlaja 4. She also received a Filmfare Special Award in honor of her 25 years in the Bollywood industry.

Personal life

In 1999, Madhuri Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver. Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family. They have two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Raayan (born in March 2005 in Colorado)

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Won

1991: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Dil''

1993: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Beta''

1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!''

1998: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Dil To Pagal Hai''

2003: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Devdas''

2011: Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry

Nominated

1989: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Tezaab''

1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Prem Pratigya''

1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Saajan''

1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Khalnayak''

1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Anjaam''

1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Raja''

1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Yaraana''

2001: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Pukar''

2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Lajja''

2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Aaja Nachle''

Star Screen Awards

Won

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''

Nominated

2000: Star Screen Award Best Actress for ''Pukar''

Zee Cine Awards

Won

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''

Nominated

2000: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for ''Pukar''

2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for ''Devdas'

IIFA Awards

Nominated

2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for ''Pukar''

Stardust Awards

Nominated

2008: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for ''Aaja Nachle''

Honours and recognitions

1997: "Kalabhinetri" award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh

2001: National Citizen's Award

2001: Forbes named Dixit among the Top Five Most Powerful Indian Movie Stars. 2008: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India 2008: Honored at IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

2011: Pearls Wave Awards - "Wave Silver Screen Queen Honour"

2011: Madhuri Dixit was voted as the most desirable Bollywood actress of 2011 in a poll conducted by HindiFIlmNews.Com

Filmography

''Awara Baap'' ''Swati (film) ''Mohre'' ''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' ''Vardi'' ''Maha Sangram'' ''Pyaar Ka Devata'' ''Beta (film) ''Dharavi (movie) ''Anjaam'' ''Raja (1995 film) ''Prem Granth'' ''Koyla'' ''Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan'' ''Aarzoo'' ''Pukar (2000 film) ''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke'' ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' ''Aaja Nachle''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
1984	''Abodh''	Gauri
1985	|
1986	Swati'' ||	Anandi
rowspan="3"	1987	|	Maya
''Hifazat (1987 film)	Hifazat''	Janki
''Uttar Dakshin''	Chanda
rowspan="3"	1988	|	Kavita
''Dayavan''	Neela Velhu
''Tezaab''	Mohini
rowspan="9"	1989	|	Jaya
''Ram Lakhan''	Radha
''Prem Pratigyaa''	Laxmi
''Ilaaka''	Vidya
''Mujrim''	Sonia
''Tridev''	Divya Mathur
''Kanoon Apna Apna''	Bharathi
''Parinda''
''Paap Ka Anth''
rowspan="9"	1990	|
''Kishen Kanhaiya''	Anju
''Izzatdaar''	Mohini
''Dil''	Madhu Mehra
''Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin''	Anita
''Jeevan Ek Sangharsh''	Madhu Sen
''Sailaab''	Dr. Sushma
''Jamai Raja''	Rekha
''Thanedaar''	Chanda
rowspan="6"	1991	|	Devi
''Khilaaf''	Sweta
''100 Days (1991 film)	100 Days''	Devi
''Pratikaar''	Madhu
''Saajan''	Pooja
''Prahaar: The Final Attack	Prahaar''	Shirley
rowspan="5"	1992	Beta'' ||	Saraswati	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
''Zindagi Ek Jua''	Juhi
''Prem Deewane''	Shivangi Mehra
''Khel''	Seema/Dr.Jadi Buti
''Sangeet''	Nirmala Devi & Sangeeta
rowspan="6"	1993	Dharavi'' ||	Dreamgirl
''Sahibaan''	Sahibaan
''Khalnayak''	Ganga (Gangotri Devi)
''Phool''	Guddi
''Dil Tera Aashiq''	Sonia Khanna/Savitri Devi
''Aansoo Bane Angaray''
rowspan="2"	1994	|	Shivani Chopra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!''	Nisha Choudhury
rowspan="2"	1995	Raja'' ||	Madhu Garewal	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
''Yaraana (1995 film)	Yaraana''	Lalita/Shikha
rowspan="3"	1996	|	Kajri
''Paapi Devta''
''Rajkumar (1996 film)	Raj Kumar''
rowspan="5"	1997	|	Gauri
''Mahaanta''	Jenny Pinto
''Mrityudand''	Ketki
''Mohabbat''	Shweta Sharma
''Dil To Pagal Hai''	Pooja
rowspan="2"	1998	|	Madhuri Dixit	Special appearance
''Wajood''	Apoorva Choudhury
1999	|	Pooja
rowspan="2"	2000	Pukar'' ||	Anjali	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
''Gaja Gamini''	Gaja Gamini/Sangita/Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa
rowspan="2"	2001	|	Neha
''Lajja (film)	Lajja''	Janki
rowspan="2"	2002	|	Radha
''Devdas (2002 film)	Devdas''
2007	|	Diya	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award

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name	Namrata Shirodkar
birth date	January 22, 1972
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
yearsactive	1998 - 2004
spouse	Mahesh Babu (February 2005 - present)
Children	Gautam Krishna Ghattamaneni
occupation	Actress, model }}

Namrata Shirodkar (, born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress and model.

Biography

Early life and family

Born on 22 January 1972 in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian. She used to live in Khar, a suburb in Mumbai. Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar. She is the granddaughter of famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in ''Brahmachari'' (1930s), and was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool.

Modelling career

Namrata worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place. She was featured on VH1's ''The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever'' for her answer at the 1993 Miss Universe contest to a question asked by Michael Dorn: "I would not want to live forever because I don't believe that one can live forever. And so, I don't think I would want to live forever!" The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen first runner-up.

Acting career

She made her debut with a small role in super hit film ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna. She then went on to star in the hit ''Vaastav''. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood.

She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films like ''Pukar'', ''Hera Pheri'' and ''Astitva'' went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in ''Pukar''. Since then her films have not done well at the box office.

In 1999, she starred opposite Megastar Mammootty in the Malayalam film ''Ezhupunna Tharakan''. In 2004, she starred opposite Chiranjeevi in a Telugu Movie ''Anji''. In the same year, she was back into the spotlight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in ''Bride and Prejudice''. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India. She left the industry after her marriage.

Personal life

She began dating Tollywood actor Mahesh Babu in 2000 after the filming of ''Vamsi''. They married on 10 February 2005. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006.

Filmography

Pooja Kiran Namrata 'Nikki' Agarwal ''Kachche Dhaage'' Aswathy Sonia ''Pukar (2000 film) Ms. Chinga Shilpa Revati Gittika ''Albela'' Suman Gupta ''Hathyar (2002 film) Raksha Pinky ''Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye'' Aloka Lt. Col. Y.K. - Joshi's wife ''Charas: A Joint Operation'' Swapna / Sapna Mrs. Kunti V. Prasad Jaya Bakshi Sandra (Narrator) ''Helloo India''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
rowspan=3	1998	''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai''	|	Hindi	Special Appearance
''Mere Do Anmol Ratan''	|	Hindi
''Hero Hindustani''	|	Hindi
rowspan=3	1999	|	Ragini Pandit	Hindi
''Ezhupunna Tharakan''	|	Malayalam language>Malayalam
''Vaastav: The Reality''	|	Hindi
rowspan=5	2000	Pukar'' ||	Pooja Mallapa	Hindi	Nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
''Hera Pheri (2000 film)	Hera Pheri''	|	Hindi
''Vamsi (film)	Vamsi''	|	Telugu language>Telugu
''Astitva''	|	Marathi language>Marathi / Hindi
''Aaghaaz''	|	Hindi
rowspan=2	2001	|	Nina	Hindi
''Tera Mera Saath Rahen''	|	Hindi
rowspan=3	2002	Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality'' ||	Sonu Raghunath Shivalkar	Hindi
''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar''	|	Hindi
''Maseeha''	|	Hindi
rowspan=3	2003	|	Mona	Hindi
''Tehzeeb (2003 film)	Tehzeeb''	|	Hindi
''LOC Kargil''	|	Hindi
rowspan=5	2004	|	Pia	Hindi
''Anji (film)	Anji''	|	Telugu language>Telugu
''Insaaf: The Justice''	|	Hindi
''Bride and Prejudice''	|	Hindi
''Rok Sako To Rok Lo''	|	Hindi
rowspan=1	2009	|		Hindi	earlier known as ''Purab Ka Laila Paschim Ka Chaila''

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name	Anuradha Paudwal
background	solo_singer
birth date	October 27, 1954
instrument	Vocalist
genre	playback singing, bhajans
occupation	Singer
years active	1973–present }}

Anuradha Paudwal () is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India. She has sung songs in Hindi and Marathi.

Biography

She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant. Her singing career started in 1973 with the movie, Abhimaan, (starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan) in which she sang a ''Shloka'' (a Sanskrit verse). In the same year she also made her Marathi film debut with "Yashoda" (music by Datta Davjekar). In 1974, she brought out a record of Non-film Marathi songs or "''bhav geeten''" which became very popular.

In 1976, she got her break as a playback singer in Hindi films with Kalicharan(starring Shatrugan Sinha and Reena Roy). Her first solo was in the movie, Aap Beeti, (starring Hema Malini and Shashi Kapoor). Laxmikant-Pyarelal were the music-composer duo for that movie. She also occasionally sang songs for composers Rajesh Roshan (Des Pardes), Jaidev (Dooriyan, Laila Majnu), Kalyanji-Anandji (Kalaakar, Vidhataa), and Usha Khanna (Souten, Sajan Bina Suhagan).

Anuradha sang in a number of Marathi movies including the memorable "Disate Majalaa" (Ashtavinayak), "Raja Lalakaari", and "Kaalyaa Maatita Maatitaa". Most of these movies had music by the duo of Anil-Arun, Arun being her husband, who collaborated with Anil Mohile to form a pair.

Anuradha apparently never received any formal training in classical music, stating in an interview, "I have not received any formal training in classical music. I have tried many times, but it has never worked out. I learnt a little here and a little there, but ultimately, I just practiced for many hours listening to Lataji".

Anuradha gained recognition with her popular numbers for the movie, Hero, for composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Her collaboration with Laxmikant Pyarelal produced more success with songs for "Meri Jung"(O mere Kwabon ke), "Batwara" (Thaare Vaaste Re Dola-Tu Maaro Kaun Lage),"Nagina" and many more. "Ram Lakhan" saw Laxmikant Pyarelal giving three major hit songs to Anuradha. Their association ended with "Tezaab" where she sang two good numbers for them- "Kehdo ki tum" and "Hum tumko Dilbar Kyon mane".

Following this she collaborated with movie producer, Gulshan Kumar, and began a success streak with the movies, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Tezaab, Aashiqui, and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. She along with Gulshan Kumar were instrumental in getting many unknown playback singers to the fore, including Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam. New Music directors, including her husband Arun Paudwal, were introduced to the music world. Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Anand-Milind, Nikhil Vinay and Amar Utpal all collaborated with T-Series (Gulshan Kumar's music label) and started a new era of melody in Bollywood.She has sung maximum duets with Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu. Her other notable songs were also for the famous duo Shiv-Hari, Shivakumar Sharma and HariPrasad Chaurasia for the movie "Sahebaan". She has also sung for RD BUrman in her initial days and actually convinced him to make songs for Gulshan Kumar's label in his last days and the song "Aja Meri Jaan" set to one of the background score of R.D.Burman from "Saagar" is still popular. Anuradha also sang beautiful duets with her co-singers from the south, notably S.P.Balasubrahmanyam and K.J. Yesudas.

Anuradha has had her share of controversies as well. She was one of the rare singers to bloom during the reign of the Mangeshkar sisters in the Bollywood music industry. She was also under much controversy when she dubbed the songs of Alka Yagnik in the film "Dil". This also caused rifts between Anand-Milind and Alka Yagnik, thereby causing them to not collaborate for 2 years. Later in 1998, Anuradha Paudwal dubbed the songs of Alka Yagnik once again for the film Itihaas, this time under the music direction of Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen. However, Alka Yagnik, protested, to which the music company, T-Series was forced to include both versions of the same song, one in the voice of Alka Yagnik and the other in the voice of Anuradha Paudwal. She further went to dub Lata Mangeshkar's song in "Radha Ka Sangam" citing that her voice suited the heroine better. Anu Malik, a smaller name then, who had composed the soundtrack of ''Radha Ka Sangam'', protested against this move.

At her peak, Anuradha announced that henceforth she would sing exclusively for "T-Series", and concentrated on devotional songs and "cover-version" albums. T-Series used her attractive and pleasing looks to good effect in numerous Bhajan and promotional videos. She was the first playback singer whose face featured on music covers more than the film's actors. She sang for T-series for some time and then went into a sabbatical. After about five years, she restarted her playback career. She sang a few hit songs for her old music directors but the reception for her comeback was mild.

Although Anuradha has significantly cutback in singing for films, she has continued on with her popularity for singing devotional songs and creating devotional albums, which ultimately remains her forte. She has collaborated with Pandit Jasraj on his "Geet Govind , many devotional albums with Anup Jalota. Her voice is well suited on devotional numbers

In Marathi Anuradha has sung for music directors like her husband Arun Paudwal, Anil-Arun (i.e. Anil Mohile and Arun Paudwal duo), Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Shridhar Phadke

Awards and recognition

1986: Filmfare Award in the ''Best Female Playback'' category for the song ''Mere Mann Bajaa Mridang'' in the movie, Utsav.

1990: National Film Award for female playback for the song ''He Ek Reshami'' in the Marathi film ''Kalat Nakalat''

1991: Filmfare Award in the ''Best Female Playback'' category for the song ''Nazar Ke Saamne'' in the movie, Aashiqui.

1992: Filmfare Award in the ''Best Female Playback'' category for the song ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi'' in the movie, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin.

1993: Filmfare Award in the ''Best Female Playback'' category for ''Dhak dhak'' in the movie, Beta.

References

External links

List of Hindi movies with songs by Anuradha Paudwal

Bio at HindiLyrix.com

Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Bollywood playback singers Category:Indian female singers Category:Marathi playback singers Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Marathi-language singers

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