Isha might stand for:

• Hebrew word meaning "woman"
• Isha'a, the Fard daily Salah prayers in Islam

• Isha means the formless primordial source of creation

• A Sanskrit term for "God, deity", see Ishvara
• A name meaning: deity; the ruling Goddess; the Lord, One who protects, Supreme.
• Another name of Goddess Kali
• An Indian given name
• A diminutive of girls' names such as Mortisha, Patricia, Letitia, Marysia (Polish)

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• Isha Abubakar, a Filipina Bossanova singer
• Isha Ambani, the daughter of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani
• Isha Edwards, an American entrepreneur, educator, journalist, and philanthropist
• Isha (Fantasy), the fictional deity from the Warhammer Fantasy
• Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jaggi Vasudev
• Isha Judd, author of "Why Walk When You Can Fly?"
• Isha Upanishad, the Hindu religious text

Isha Judd
160px Isha Judd
Born	(1962-05-01) May 1, 1962 (age 50) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Works	Why Walk When You Can Fly?

Isha Judd is an Australian spiritual teacher and the author of "Why Walk When You Can Fly?".^[1] Having gained popularity in Latin America, she established a foundation, Isha Educating for Peace that works with prisoners and victims of natural disasters. ^[2] In 2010, following her work in the prisons of Buenos Aires, Judd was named Ambassador For Peace in a ceremony at the Argentinean Senate. ^[3]

Judd states that following a series of setbacks and personal losses when she was 28, she began a process of inner exploration, leading eventually to a profound spiritual awakening and later the development of her own system for the expansion of consciousness.^[4]

Judd has two international retreat centers, located in Costa Azul, Uruguay ^[5] and in Manzanillo, Mexico.^[6]

Publications[link]

Books[link]

• Why Walk When You Can Fly: Soar Beyond Your Fears and Love Yourself and Others Unconditionally, 2008, New World Library, ISBN 1-57731-637-4

• Love Has Wings: Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs and Fall in Love with Life, 2012, New World Library, ISBN 1-60868-121-1

Movies[link]

• Why Walk When You Can Fly?, 2009

Music[link]

• Guru Cool, 2006

References[link]

1. ^ Waters, D "Desperately Seeking Security", The Washington Post, 10 August 2009.
2. ^ Kohn, R "Learning To Love", ABC Radio National, 5 April 2009.
3. ^ Cantero, N "Isha: de domadora de caballos a estrella espiritual", El Pais, 14 Noviembre 2011.
4. ^ Demarco, M "Spiritual Freedom", Clarín (newspaper), 1 November 2007.
5. ^ Debold, E "Why Walk When You Can Fly?", EnlightenNext, 1 March 2009.
6. ^ Gillman, C "Loving The Unloved", Kindred Spirit Magazine (UK), 1 July 2009.

External links[link]

• Interview on Lifetime Television
• www.ishajudd.com Official website.
• Isha's Blog Official blog at The Huffington Post.

Isha Sharvani
Isha Sharvani at the launch party of Shootout at Wadala, 2012
Born	(1984-09-29) 29 September 1984 (age 27) Gujarat, India
Occupation	Dancer, Actress
Partner	Zaheer Khan (2010 - present)

Isha Sharvani (born 29 September 1984 in Gujarat, India) is an Indian dancer and actress. She is known for her stylistic and difficult dance performances. She has also starred in some Bollywood films.

Early life[link]

She has lived in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Orissa, Vrindavan ^[1] and Bangalore, before settling down in Thiruvananthapuram.

Isha's parents reside at Vellayani Lake near Trivandrum (in the state of Kerala, India). They founded an arts school called Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation (AARTI)^[2] where she lived for 13–14 years. At the age of seven, she began formal learning of dance from her mother and learned Kalaripayattu, Kathak and Chhau dance as well as giving performances in twenty-two countries over last seven years.^[3]

According to an interview with India Daily, Isha stated she "lived a different life poles apart from the film industry. For 11 years I have been training eight to 10 hours a day in a very disciplined atmosphere where there is no distinction between boys and girls. I was not supposed to cry over a clipped nail. Beyond stage even my wardrobe has mostly unisexual dresses, jeans and T-shirts".^[4]

Career[link]

Isha never gave acting in Bollywood a priority, until she was spotted by Subhash Ghai who required someone with talented dancing skills to perform in his movie Kisna (2005). He offered her a main role in the film opposite Vivek Oberoi.^[3] The film did not do well but her dance performances were appreciated. She was also the dancer opposite Hritik Roshan in the Parle Hide & Seek commercial, performing a much appreciated dance duet with Hritik.

Since then she has continued her dance performances on stage, as well as signing for several additional movies which were released in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as a female lead in the Hindi comedy Darwaza Bandh Rakho in 2006. She has mentioned she would be open to acting in Bengali films, provided that the roles are of her interest. And though she has shown that she has tremendous dance skills, still she has not been offered a demanding role which requires her to show her dancing skills in any other movie.^[3]

Isha is currently the lead dancer in the Daksha Sheth Dance Company.

Isha is currently connected to a new upcoming project in the city of Gurgaon named Kingdom of Dreams where she is scheduled to be part of live performances in a theater like settings. Other artists involved in the project are Hussain Kuwajerwala and Gauhar Khan.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Isha Sharvani Official Website
• Daksha Sheth Dance Company Official Website
• Isha Sharvani at the Internet Movie Database

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Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi at Sailor Today Awards
Born	Vivek Anand Oberoi (1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 35) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Priyanka Alva Oberoi
Website
http://vivek-oberoi.com

Vivek Oberoi^[1] (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.

Early life[link]

Born to a Punjabi father and a Tamil mother,^[2] Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer.^[3] At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his Masters Degree in film acting.^[4] Vivek also worked as a script writer in India.^[5]

Career[link]

Vivek Oberoi made his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's film Company.^[6] He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum. In Dum, he played the role of a man trying to become a part of Indian police but faces many troubles with a police inspector.

Next, he starred in Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali. The film was a big hit at the box office and earned him a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category. He starred in a comedy Masti (2004). In 2004, he also starred in Yuva . In 2005 he acted the title character in the film Kisna: The Warrior Poet.

In 2006, he appeared in Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello.^[7] He played the character of Kesu, based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play. After seeing Oberoi's performance, Gulzar congratulated him.^[8]

In 2007, he acted as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starrer, Shootout at Lokhandwala,

In 2008, Oberoi starred in Mission Istanbul, which was directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor. He performed to the song Apun Ke Saath, produced for the film by Vikas Kohli, at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards.^[9]

In 2009 he co-starred in Kurbaan

In 2010, he appeared in Prince, which received a good response from the crowd.^[10][11] In the same year, he appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra.^[12] Here he played the role of a south India politician Paritala Ravi.

Oberoi is slated to play the lead role in the film, Bloody Paki, that will be directed by Shaad Ali and Shiva and produced by Mani Ratnam.^[13] Vivek Oberoi signed a new film 'Kismat Love Paisa Dilli'.^[14] Vivek produced a film named "Watch Indian Circus" in 2011.^[15] The film got featured in 16th Busan Film festival which had thousands of people as the audience, in the age group of 16–40 years who voted the Film as the Best and made it win the Audience Choice Award for Best Film from 3000 films worldwide and amongst 380 films screened.In 16 years of the History of Busan, this is the First Indian Film to win this acclaimed and prestigious award. The Film has already received rave reviews from International Critics and reporters from Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Screen International.^[16]

Philanthropy[link]

Vivek Oberoi was awarded the Red and White Bravery Award in 2006 for helping re-build a village which was hit severely by the Tsunami. Oberoi, at the age of 28, was in Chennai when disaster struck and assembled six truckloads of relief supplies and also adopted a tsunami-ravaged village in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.^[17] Oberoi and his family founded The Yashodhara Oberoi Foundation (YOF). Oberoi serves as the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco spokesperson. He is involved with several charities in Chennai and Mumbai. His work with Project Hope to bring relief to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami earned him a Good Samaritan Award from Rotary International.^[18]

His philanthropic activities also include Project Devi, Cancer Patients Aid Association and Banyan, which works towards rehabilitating mentally challenged homeless women. In all, Vivek has donated about Rs 3 million (Rs 30 lakh) and helped raise Rs 25 million (Rs 250 lakh).^[19]

Personal life[link]

Vivek Oberoi previously got engaged to Gurpreet Gill in 2002. However, the couple broke up after sometime.^[20] He was also linked to Aishwarya Rai for some time, before they broke up. On 29 October 2010, Oberoi married Priyanka Alva, daughter of Karnataka minister Jeevaraj Alva, in Bangalore.^[21]

Awards[link]

Filmfare Awards

Winner

• 2010 - IIFA Green Global Award^[22]

Filmography[link]

Dubbing career[link]

In 2010, Vivek Oberoi has spoke over his own roles in Tamil for the Prince and Rakta Charitra films.

Dubbing Roles[link]

Live action films[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Vivek Oberoi at the Internet Movie Database
• Vivek Oberoi's official site

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