Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Barsaat
director	Rajkumar Santoshi
producer	Dharmendra
writer	Shyam GuptaRajkumar Santoshi
starring	Bobby DeolTwinkle KhannaRaj BabbarMukesh KhannaDanny Denzongpa
music	Nadeem-Shravan
cinematography	Santosh Sivan
editing	V.N. Mayekar
distributor	Vijeta Films
released	29 September 1995
country	India
language	Hindi
website	}}

''Barsaat'' (Hindi: बरसात, Urdu: برسات, translation: ''rain'') is a 1995 Hindi film which was the debut of Bobby Deol, son of veteran actor Dharmendra and Twinkle Khanna, daughter of veteran actor Rajesh Khanna. The film was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The movie was initially entitled ''Jaan'', the title was later changed to ''Meri Jeet'' then ''Jeet'' and then ''Satwa Asmaan'', before the Deols finally settled upon Barsaat.the film ws a box office hit and earned nearly 8 to 12 crores

Plot

Badal (Bobby Deol) is a naive but intelligent young man who comes from a small village to the big city. He is introduced to city life by Damru (Harish Patel) who now calls himself Danny. When Badal attends college, he meets pretty and precocious Tina Oberoi (Twinkle Khanna) and, after a few misunderstanding and misadventures, both fall in love.

This is not taken well by Tina's dad (Raj Babbar) who hopes to marry Tina with his friend's (Bharat Kapoor) son. Tina's dad complains to the college principal (Vijay Kashyap), but Tina testifies in favour of Badal. Tina's dad then asks a corrupt cop, Negi, who is the city's Assistant Commissioner of Police, for assistance. Negi arrests Badal on trumped up charges and imprisons him. Badal's dad (Mukesh Khanna) also comes to the big city to try and make sense of why Badal ended up in prison. Tina's dad gives a contract to Negi to have Badal killed, to which Negi agrees and hires a gang of ruthless outlaws to hunt and kill Badal. He also pressures Tina not to acknowledge and meet Badal anymore, and Tina reluctantly agrees. When she learns that he is not dead she goes to him. In an effort to save her, her father dies.

Soundtrack

The Music of the Film was composed by Nadeem Shravan, where as the lyrics were penned by Sameer. In the soundtrack, the duo tried their level best not to use their usual favourites, instead introduced new and fresh voices. Movie was a big hit and the soundtrack was well received. {| class=wikitable |- ! No !! Title !! Singer(s) |- | 1 ||Humko Sirf Tumse Pyar Hai ||Kumar Sanu &Alka Yagnik |- | 2 ||Love Tujhe Love ||Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik |- | 3 ||Dil Pagal Deewana Hai ||Kumar Sanu |- | 4 ||Nahin Ye Ho Nahin Sakta || Kumar Sanu & Sadhna Sargam |- | 5 ||Humko Padhaai Se ||Kumar Sanu |- | 6 ||Ek Haseena Ladki Se || Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik |- | 7 ||Ishq Mein Ik Pal || Sonu Nigam & Kavita Krishnamurthy |- |}

Cast

Bobby Deol

Twinkle Khanna

Raj Babbar

Mukesh Khanna

Harish Patel

Anjan Srivastav

Bharat Kapoor

Ashwin Kaushal

Vijay Kashyap

Suhas Bhalekar

Viju Khote

Shehzad Khan

Suresh Bhagwat

Danny Denzongpa

Kiran Juneja

Asha Sachdev

Ajit Singh Deol

Tinnu Verma

Awards

Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award: Santosh Sivan

External links

Category:Indian films Category:Hindi-language films

Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Bobby Deol
birth name	Vijay Singh Deol
birth date	January 27, 1967
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
spouse	Tanya Deol
occupation	Actor
years active	1995–present }}

Bobby Deol (born Vijay Singh Deol on January 27, 1967) is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry.

Deol has been featured mostly in thriller films, often playing wealthy but vulnerable middle class characters, affected by the corrupt establishment and women and often propelled into crime to avenge the deaths of loved ones. His films commonly involve themes of jealousy, deceit and revenge and in his more romantic thrillers often involve him caught in love triangles.

Deol was awarded the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his role in the 1995 film ''Barsaat'' and was later nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in ''Humraaz'' in 2002.

Early life and background

Bobby Deol was born into a Jat family and is the second son of Bollywood movie star Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. He is the younger brother of Sunny Deol. Bobby Deol was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He has two sisters, Vijeyta and Ajita, and two half sisters – from his father's second marriage to actress Hema Malini – Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Actor Abhay Deol is his younger cousin.

Bobby Deol is married to Tanya Ahuja, with whom he has two sons.

Career

1990s

Deol first briefly appeared as a child actor in the film ''Dharam Veer'' in 1977. Just ten years old at the time, he played the younger version of the film's lead actor, his father, Dharmendra. Deol then made his adult debut with Twinkle Khanna in the 1995 Bollywood film ''Barsaat'', directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Deol plays the character of Badal, a naive but intelligent young man who moves from a small village to the big city and gets caught up with corrupt police and criminal gangs amidst falling in love. Partly shot in Scotland, Deol broke his leg in an equestrian accident while filming and had to be flown to London to recuperate and had to call off several publicity shoots which documented his debut. The film was nonetheless a considerable success and garnered him the Filmfare Best Debut Award.

In 1997, Deol starred in ''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'', a suspense thriller directed by Rajiv Rai, considered his breakthrough role. Cast alongside Manisha Koirala, Kajol, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Raj Babbar, Deol played the role of Sahil, a young man accused of murdering his step father over an engagement proposal and wrongly imprisoned. He escapes and tracks down the real killer. ''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' was highly acclaimed for its storyline and soundtrack and was a major commercial success. In the same year, Deol appeared in ''Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya'', alongside Aishwarya Rai in her debut Bollywood role.

In 1998, Deol starred opposite Neha in the Vidhu Vinod Chopra film, ''Kareeb''. Deol played the character of Birju, an irresponsible young man from an upper middle class family in Himachal Pradesh with a love of petty thievery and deceit. Later in 1998, he appeared in Abbas Mustan's military thriller ''Soldier'', alongside Raakhee Gulzar and Preity Zinta. Deol played the mysterious character of Vicky, later revealed as Raju, son of Vijay Malhotra who was convicted of arms smuggling. In 1999, Deol starred in ''Dillagi'', directed by and co-starring his brother Sunny Deol. The film is noted for being the first time Sunny Deol directed a film and also the first time he acted alongside Bobby. This pairing was repeated in ''23rd March 1931: Shaheed'' (2002), ''Apne'' (2007) and ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' (2011). ''Dillagi'' features the two as the brothers Ranvir and Rajvir, fighting for the affection of Shalani (Urmila Matondkar).

2000-2003

In 2000, Deol appeared in the action drama ''Badal'' alongside Rani Mukerji, under the director's helm of Raj Kanwar. The film is set in 1984 when riots were engulfing parts of Punjab and Delhi. Deol plays the character of Badal, a boy who witnesses the massacre of his family and villagers by a corrupt police official Police Inspector Jai Singh Rana (Ashutosh Rana) and grows up to be a dreaded terrorist, fuelled by the anger and hatred of the authorities who wrongly deprived him of his family and friends. The film is inspired by ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford. Following this he starred alongside Karisma Kapoor in ''Hum To Mohabbat Karega'' (2000), and reunited with Rani Mukerji to star in ''Bichhoo'' (2000), a blatant remake of Luc Besson's 1994 film ''Leon'', starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman. In ''Bichhoo'', Deol plays Reno's role, Jeeva, a young man from a struggling middle-class family who has the misfortune of falling in love with the wealthy Kiran (Malaika Arora). Her cruel, disapproving father in rage at their relationship has Jeeva's mother and two sisters publicly arrested for prostitution, and eventually all three kill themselves. Jeeva becomes a professional killer and later extracts vengeance against Kiran's father and his henchmen. The film and Deol's performance was panned by the critics, with Sakanya Verna of Rediff.com citing the film as "one of the most painful of the year" and commenting, "Bobby Deol's performance is quite, well, robotic. He religiously hangs on to a brooding expression right through the film. Why o why doesn't someone insist he goes to an acting school?"

In 2001 (although filmed in 2000), Deol starred alongside Karisma Kapoor, Rahul Dev and Smita Jaykar in ''Aashiq''. Following this, he featured in Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla's thriller, ''Ajnabee'', alongside Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu. The film, adapted from the 1992 American thriller film ''Consenting Adults'', features Deol as Raj, the new husband of Priya Malhotra (Kapoor) who after moving to Switzerland and initially befriending their neighbours (Kumar and Basu), become entangled in a web of deceit and extra-marital activity. Ziya us Salaam of ''The Hindu'' was unconvinced with Deol's performance, remarking that he "only occasionally manages to transmit fear of the fugitive."

In 2002, Deol starred alongside his brother Sunny in the historic film ''23rd March 1931: Shaheed''. Set in British India, it depicts the events leading up to the hanging of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his companions Rajguru and Sukhdev on March 23, 1931. The film stars Bobby Deol as Bhagat Singh and Sunny Deol as another revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad. The film received a mixed reception from critics, with some good reviews. Rediff.com believed the movie had plenty of good moments, and plenty of bad ones and believed the film was superior to that of the original on Bhagat Singh, although they believed the agony of Bhagat Singh's fight was underplayed, diminishing the brutality and anguish suffered in the real life event. While Deol was praised for some scenes, he was criticized for shouting and Rediff believed he was overshadowed by Ajay Devgan remarking, "In terms of performance, Devgan is clearly the winner, with the advantage of a stronger script and a better director. Devgan, who reportedly lost weight to look the part, is today emerging as one of India's finest actors, willing to try out different roles. Deol tries his best, but it is difficult to shout and act simultaneously." Later in 2002, Deol was nominated for the prestigious Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role as a suave, wealthy shipping businessman in Abbas-Mustan's romantic thriller ''Humraaz''. The film is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M For Murder'' (1954) (remade in 1998 as ''A Perfect Murder'') and features Deol in a love triangle with Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel. The film was generally praised by critics/ with Chitra Mahesh of ''The Hindu'', saying "Bobby Deol spends the entire first half looking moony eyed and spaced out, but overcomes the stupor towards the end where he actually gives a good performance. Deol's final film of 2002 was David Dhawan's ''Chor Machaaye Shor'' in which he played Shyamm alongside Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu and Om Puri, a small time crook who gets his hands on some diamonds worth millions.

2004-2006

In 2003, Deol took a hiatus from acting and returned to the screen in 2004 in ''Kismat'' opposite Priyanka Chopra. In ''Bardaasht'', a drama based on the screenplay written by Vikram Bhatt, Deol starred alongside Lara Dutta and Rahul Dev as Aditya Shrivastav, a deserted army officer. The film deals with themes of police brutality and corruption and justice. Deol then played another army officer, a Lieutenant Commander in Anil Sharma's ''Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo'' as Kunaljit Singh/Vikramjeet Singh. The film, which featured some prominent Bollywood actors such as Amitabh Bachchan (who played a general and Deol's father), and Akshay Kumar, it was arguably Deol's highest profile film to date but despite high box office expectations it was a commercial failure. His most famous role of all time in ab tumhare watan satio was when he wore a pugh/turban. That gave him more audience from the Punjabi crowd, and had gotten comments saying he looks better in a turban.

In 2005, Deol starred in Vikram Bhatt's thriller ''Jurm'' as the wealthy businessman Avinash Malhotra who suspects his wife Sanjana (Lara Dutt) of having an affair with Rohit (Milind Soman). Deol's performance was praised by a number of critics, with Vivek Fernandes of Rediff.com remarking, "Bobby Deol, Bhatt's schoolmate, does his alma mater proud with his controlled performance. There's a sense of maturity about his candour, which is good news." Deol then starred alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Ajay Devgan in Mani Shankar's war movie ''Tango Charlie'' as an Indian trooper named Tarun Chauhan of the 101st BSF Battalion, operating in the northeastern Indian province of Manipur. He followed this role by featuring in Suneel Darshan's romance film ''Barsaat'' as the ambitious young Indian Arav, who, in living in the United States, becomes involved in a love triangle with beauties Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu. The film was not a critical success, with Ziya us Salaam of ''The Hindu'' concluding, " A moth-eaten love triangle with all the stereotypes Bollywood survives on - a devoted wife with her karva chauth ki thali, the other woman with her mini-skirts, a joint family, songs, festivities..... No shower of rejuvenation, this "Barsaat" is just drenched in mediocrity." She was equally unimpressed with Deol's performance, remarking, "The girls are ready with their curls and curves, the guy just appears lost, making you wonder if Bobby has grown even an inch as an actor since he made his debut in Rajkumar Santoshi's film by the same name." His final role of 2005 was as Karan in ''Dosti: Friends Forever'', opposite Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Kareena Kapoor, and Juhi Chawla. He once again plays a wealthy businessman but is down on his luck with his finances and romancing women. The film, although performing below average in India was a major success in the United Kingdom, where it became the highest grosser of Bollywood in 2005, grossing around £888,000.

In 2006, Deol starred in the romantic musical film ''Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai''. Deol played Raj, a character who falls in love with Durga (Amisha Patel), a beautiful blind woman with a talent for shaping pottery but faces competition from Rohit (Arjun Rampal). Deol and Patel have been labelled as the "Bollywood equivalent of Hugh Grant and Rene Zellweger". Although the film received a mixed reception, a number of critics praised Deol's performance as Raj, with Taran Adarsh commenting, "Bobby Deol is only getting better as an actor. He manages to register an impact in a film that belongs to Amisha and Arjun primarily." Later that year, he made a brief special appearance in ''Alag'' in the song ''Sabse Alag''.

2007-present

In 2007, Deol starred in 7 films. The first of them, ''Shakalaka Boom Boom'', was shot in South Africa and is based on conflicts and the power game involved in the functioning of the music industry, addressing the themes of envy, jealousy, insecurity, anxiety, manipulation and anger. The film, which featured Bobby alongside Upen Patel, Kangana Ranaut and Celina Jaitley was generally praised by critics, especially for its choreography, and Deol received some very positive reviews. Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM.com said after viewing the film, "Both Bobby and Upen get fabulous roles and the two actors make the most of it. Bobby is one of the most under-rated actors around. His work has been consistent all through, but one tends to overlook this talented actor's abilities all the while. Watch him go negative in Shakalaka Boom Boom and you'd agree that he's amongst the best in the business today. His outburst in the end is remarkable."

Deol's second film of 2007 was ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' , which saw him play the character of Steve/Satvinder Singh opposite Abhishek Bachchan (who played a gypsy in London), Preity Zinta, and Lara Dutta. Directed by Shaad Ali, the film was produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film was not critically acclaimed and was mostly criticized by what critics believed was a shallow screenplay. Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM.com gave the film a 1.5 out of 5 rating, saying, "the film is all gloss, no substance". He also believed that Deol was overshadowed by his co-stars, remarking that the film, "belongs to Abhishek first and Preity next". Deol next starred in the boxing drama ''Apne''. The film was a family affair, featuring Bobby Deol alongside his father Dharmendra, a disgraced retired boxer who trains Bobby and his brother (Sunny Deol) to become champion boxers but in doing so creates a rift within the family. ''Apne'' was a major commercial success, particularly in northern India and overseas, especially in the UK, where it made £579,457 on the opening weekend, entering into the UK. Top Ten at Number 3.

- Deol commenting on the acting profession during the promotion of ''Apne'' in 2007.}}

Deol next starred in the suspense thriller ''Naqaab'', another Abbas-Mustan film which features him alongside Akshaye Khanna and Urvashi Sharma as another millionaire caught in a love triangle. Deol received a mixed reception for his performance. For instance, Raja Sen of Rediff.com praised several of his scenes, remarking, "Bobby gets a considerably meaty role, and there are a couple of moments when he genuinely works the audience", but describes his character as "sensitive to an annoying hilt". This film was followed by brief special appearances as himself in ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''Nanhe Jaisalmer''.

In 2008, Deol starred opposite in Priyanka Chopra, Danny Denzongpa and Irrfan Khan in the crime drama ''Chamku'', playing the lead character and titlesake of Chamku, a man raised by Baba (Denzongpa), a Naxal leader based in the southern interiors of Bihar, after his family was brutally murdered. He is assigned by a covert governmental program jointly conceived by RAW and Intelligence Bureau to carry out political assassinations but after falling in love with the kindergarten teacher Shubhi (Chopra), he decides to lead a reformed life but is later tempted to turn to crime again.Kabeer Kaushik, the director of the film had originally approached Deol to play the lead role in his debut film, Sehar, but despite liking the script, Deol turned it down because at the time he was not prepared to work with a debutant director. Deol next featured in ''Heroes'' as an army officer and DJ Dhananjay "DJ" Shergill alongside a strong cast which included Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sunny Deol and Mithun Chakraborty. Although initially set to be released on 6 June 2008, it was pushed to 24 October 2008, the opening weekend of the holiday Diwali. Much of the filming took place in northern India, including Ladakh (notably Pangong Tso), Chandigarh, Punjab, and Delhi. Deol's last role in 2008 was in the film ''Dostana'' , as Abhimanyu Singh, supporting role to the films' main stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra under the Dharma Productions banner The film explores the story of two men who pretend to be gay but both fall in love with the same girl, their roommate.''Dostana'' is the first Bollywood film to be filmed entirely in Miami, United States and went on to become the eighth highest grossing film at the Indian Box Office in 2008.

In 2009, Deol portrayed Nandu, an orphan turned assassin wrongly accused of a politician's murder in the movie ''Ek - The Power of One''.

Deol's next film titled, ''Help'', was shot in Mauritius, in which he appeared opposite Mugdha Godse. The film was released on August 13, 2010. Deol then starred in ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' which was released on January 14, 2011.

Filmography

''Barsaat (1995 film) ''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' ''Kareeb'' ''Dillagi (1999 film) ''Badal'' ''Aashiq (2001 film) ''Kranti (2002 film) ''Kismat (2004 film) ''Jurm (film) ''Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai'' ''Shakalaka Boom Boom'' ''Chamku (film) ''Ek - The Power of One'' ''Help (2010 film) ''Yamala Pagla Deewana''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
1977	Dharam Veer (1977 film)>Dharam Veer''	Young Dharam
1995	Barsaat'' ||	Badal	Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
rowspan="2"	1997	|	Sahil Sinha
''Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya''	Bobby Oberoi
rowspan="2"	1998	|	Birju/Brij Kumar
''Soldier (1998 film)	Soldier''	Vicky/Raju Malhotra
1999	Dillagi'' ||	Rajvir
rowspan="3"	2000	|	Raja/Badal
''Hum To Mohabbat Karega''	Rajiv Bhatnagar
''Bichhoo''	Jeeva
rowspan="2"	2001	Aashiq'' ||	Chander Kapoor
''Ajnabee (2001 film)	Ajnabee''	Raj Malhotra
rowspan="4"	2002	Kranti'' ||	Abhay Pratap Singh
''23rd March 1931: Shaheed''	Bhagat Singh
''Humraaz''	Raj Singhania
''Chor Machaaye Shor''	Shyam Singh/Insp. Ram Singh
rowspan="3"	2004	Kismat'' ||	Tony
''Bardaasht''	Aditya Shrivastav
''Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo''	Kunaljit Singh/Vikramjeet Singh
rowspan="4"	2005	Jurm'' ||	Avinash Malhotra
''Tango Charlie''	Sepoy Tarun Chauhan
''Barsaat (2005 film)	Barsaat''	Arav
''Dosti: Friends Forever''	Karan
rowspan="2"	2006	|	Raj
''Alag''
rowspan="6"	2007	|	A.J.
''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''	Steve Singh/Satvinder Singh
''Apne''	Karan Singh Choudhary
''Naqaab''	Karan Khanna/Rohit Shroff
''Om Shanti Om''	Bobby Deol
''Nanhe Jaisalmer''	Bobby Deol
rowspan="3"	2008	Chamku'' ||	Chamku
''Heroes (2008 film)	Heroes''	Dhananjay "DJ" Shergill
''Dostana (2008 film)	Dostana''	Abhimanyu Singh
rowspan="2"	2009	|	Nandu
''Vaada Raha''	Dr. Duke Chawla
rowspan="1"	2010	Help''||	Vic
rowspan="3"	2011	|	Gajodhar Singh
''Thank You (2011 film)	Thank You''	Raj
''Players (2011 film)	Players''

References

External links

Official Webcite

Bobby Deol at Facebook

Official You Tube Channel

Category:1967 births Category:Indian film actors Category:Living people Category:Indian child actors Category:People from Mumbai Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian actors Category:Punjabi people Category:Jat people Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Mithibai College alumni

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Twinkle Khanna
birth name	Tina Jatin Khanna
birth date	December 29, 1974
birth place	Pune, Maharashtra, India
yearsactive	1995–2001
spouse	Akshay Kumar (2001–present)
children	Aarav Bhatia
occupation	Actress, Interior Designer, Producer
parents	Rajesh Khanna Dimple Kapadia }}

Twinkle Khanna (Punjabi: ਤ੍ਵਿਨ੍ਕ੍ਲੇ ਖੰਨਾ; born Tina Jatin Khanna on 29 December 1974) is an Indian film actress who has acted in Bollywood and Telugu films. She is the wife of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and the daughter of established actors, Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna. After leaving film industry in 2001, she ventured into interior designing and is now the co-owner of ''The White Window'' store.

Career

Khanna made her debut opposite Bobby Deol in ''Barsaat'' (1995). The film did well at the box office, and she received the Filmfare Best Debut Award for her performance. After an eye surgery for a slight cross-eye condition, Khanna went on to do many films which got her good reviews and recognition from the audience. She has acted with some of the renowned actors in the industry, including Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, and Govinda.

Her notable film roles include the girl next door in ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998) with Salman Khan, the undercover spy along with Shahrukh Khan in ''Baadshah'' (1999) and the village belle in ''Mela'' (2000). She paired with Venkatesh in the year 1999 in a Telugu film, ''Seenu''. Film director, Karan Johar admitted in an interview that Khanna was in his mind for the role of Tina in ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', but she refused it and thus Rani Mukerji was signed.

Khanna left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession anymore. Her last film was ''Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega'' (2001), which was an average grosser at the box office.

In 2002, Khanna opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market, Mumbai called ''The White Window'', in partnership with her longtime friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then, the store has received a prestigious Elle Decor International Design Award (from Indian edition of Elle Decor magazine). She has opened up another branch of the flagship store elsewhere in Mumbai and plans to expand throughout India.

Khanna did the interiors for actress Rani Mukerji's new house in 2006. Khanna also produced the films ''Tees Maar Khan'' and ''Patiala House''.

Personal life

Khanna is the daughter of Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna. Her sister is Rinke Khanna. Her aunt is Simple Kapadia. Khanna was born into a Punjabi and Gujarati family. She married actor, Akshay Kumar in 2001 and together they have a son, Aarav Bhatia. She retired from the film industry after her marriage and ventured into interior designing.

Filmography

''Jaan (film) ''Mr Aashiq'' ''Dil Tera Diwana'' ''Uff ''Iitihaas'' ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' ''Zulmi'' ''International Khilaadi'' ''Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan'' ''Baadshah'' ''Seenu'' ''Mela (2000 film) ''Chal Mere Bhai'' ''Joru Ka Ghulam'' ''Jodi No.1'' ''Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega'' ''Tees Maar Khan''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
1995	Barsaat (1995 film)>Barsaat''	Tina Oberoi
1996	Jaan'' ||	Kajal
1996	|
1996	|	Komal
1997	Yeh Mohabbat''	Sonia Verma
1997	|	Naina
1998	|	Komal Sinha
1999	|	Komal
1999	|	Payal
1999	|	Jasmine Arora
1999	|	Seema Malhotra/Tina
1999	|		Telugu film
2000	Mela'' ||	Roopa
2000	|	Puja	Special appearance
2000	|	Durga
2001	|	Tina
2001	|	Anjali Murthy
2010	|	Herself	Special Appearance in ending credits

Producer

2010: ''Tees Maar Khan''

2011: ''Patiala House''

2011: ''Thank You''

See also

List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

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Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Indian film actors Category:Indian actors Category:Indian Hindus Category:Hindi film actors Category:People from Pune Category:People from Mumbai

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Sadhana Sargam
background	solo_singer
birth name	Sadhana Ghanekar
birth date	March 14
birth place	India
instrument	Vocalist
genre	Playback singing, Indian classical, devotional
occupation	Singer
years active	1982-current }}

Sadhana Sargam (; born as ) is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.

Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She is the only Indian playback singer who has sung in more than 24 regional languages. She also holds a record for being the only North Indian to have won the National Award for a South Indian song. She is also a trained Hindustani classical singer. She has ventured into the southern Carnatic classical style with ease.

Early life and family

Sadhana Sargam is of Maharashtrian origin. She was trained in Indian classical music by her mother, Neelatai Ghanekar, at an early age, and then by Pandit Jasraj. Her mother introduced her to a composer by the name of Anil Mohile, which later resulted in her involvement with the children's choir. In 1982, she released her first single for the film ''Vidhaata''.

Career

Sadhana Sargam is popular in singing Hindi as well as Tamil songs. Her most critically acclaimed songs were in the film ''Water'', composed by A. R. Rahman, in which she sang three songs: "Aayo Re Sakhi", "Piya Ho" and "Naina Neer". Her other notable songs in Hindi with the same composer include "Aahista Aahista" from ''Swades'', "Chupke Se" and "Naina Milaike" from ''Saathiya'', "Chanda Re" from ''Sapney'', "O Palanhare" from ''Lagaan'', "Jhulaa Bahon Ka" from ''Doli Saja Ke Rakhna'', and "Banno Rani" from ''1947: Earth''. Her other notable rhapsodic hits in Hindi are "Neele Neele Ambar Par" from ''Kalakaar'', "Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye" from ''Jurm'', "Pehla Nasha" from ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'', "Na Kajre Ki Dhar" from ''Mohra'', "Aashiqui Me" from ''Dil Ka Kya Kasoor'', "Tere Dar Pe Sanam" from ''Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee'', "Jhinimini" from ''Maqbool'' and "Aao Na" from ''Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...''.

She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Pattu Solli" from Thankar Bachan's cult classic movie ''Azhagi''; the music was by maestro Ilaiyaraaja, whom she has praised for "giving her such a wonderful song, and making her eligible for the National Award".

She has sung more than 150 songs in Tamil alone and has many top songs. One of her recent songs is "Marali Mareyaagi" from ''Savari'', a Kannada movie for which she received the Filmfare Best Playback Kannada Female Singer award in 2009. Her most famous songs in Tamil include "Snehithane" from ''Alaipayuthey'', "Mukundha Mukundha" from ''Dasavathaaram'', "Konjum Mainakkale" from ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' and "Swasame" from ''Thenali''. She also sang "Om Zaarare" from ''Kuselan'', along with Daler Mehndi and K. S. Chithra. She sang several songs in Hindi and Oriya for music director Kajol-Saroj. She has also sung the Tamil version of "Mann Mohana" from the Hindi film ''Jodhaa Akbar''. Another notable recent solo Tamil song is "Sutri Varum Bhoomi" from the Vidhyasagar-composed ''Jeyamkondaan'' and "En Nenjil" from ''Baana Kaathadi''. The recent Ilaiyaraaja-composed Tamil film ''Naan Kadavul'' had a song titled "Amma Un Pillai" featuring her voice. Her popular tracks in Marathi include "Onjalit Majhya" and "Saanjh Jhali Tari" from ''Sarivar Sari'', "Dis Char Jhale Mann" and "Dhag Datun Yetat" from ''Aaishappath'', "Pahile Paul", "Jhali Punha Pravahi" and "Ye Saad Jivnachi" from ''Sakhi''. Her recent Marathi album ''Tu Sukhkarta..Tu Dukhraya'' was released by Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar on the occasion of Shri Ganesh Chaturthi on 3 September 2010 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai. The songs were composed by Amol Bawdekar and lyrics were written by Mahesh Ghatpande.

Influence

Popularity in South India

Sadhana Sargam has been very well received in Tamil Nadu films. She is very busy in the Tamil music field. She was first introduced to Tamil songs by acclaimed music director Vidyasagar in the film ''Coimbatore Mappillai''. Among all the Bollywood singers (male/female), Sargam has sung the most number of songs in Tamil. 132 songs of Sargam were listed as of August 2008.

In an interview in May 2007 while touring in the USA, the most celebrated composer of the Indian music industry, A. R. Rahman, complimented Sadhana Sargam, calling her the only Indian singer who could surpass his expectations in her renditions of songs.

Filmography

South "Oru Theidi Parthaal" ''Coimbatore Mappillai'' "Vennilave Vennilave" ''Ratchagan'' "Hello Endhan Kadhali" "Chudidhar Adaindhu" "Snegithane Snegithane" ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' ''Kushi (2000 film) ''Rhythm (film) ''Thenali'' ''Hoo Antheeya Uhoo Antheeya'' "Onne Onne" ''Azhagi'' ''Azhagi'' ''Citizen (film) ''Dumm Dumm Dumm'' ''Dumm Dumm Dumm'' ''Manadhai Thirudivittai'' ''Manadhai Thirudivittai'' ''Paarthale Paravasam'' ''Poovellam Un Vasam'' ''Samudhiram'' ''Star (film) ''Thavasi'' ''Virumbugiren'' "Poo Vasam" rowspan="2" ''April Maadhathil'' ''Album (film) ''Baba (2002 film) ''Bagavathi'' ''Bagavathi'' ''En Mana Vaanil'' ''En Mana Vaanil'' ''Gemini (2002 film) ''Ramana (film) ''[[Ramana (film) ''Roja Kootam'' ''Run (2002 film) ''Run (2002 film) ''Run (2002 film) ''Villain (2002 film) ''Villain (2002 film) "Anbe Anbe" ''Anbu'' ''Boys (2003 film) ''Dum (2003 Tamil film) rowspan="3" ''Manasellam'' ''Parasuram (film) ''Priyamana Thozhi'' ''Thithikudhe'' "Kanden Kanden" ''Manmadhan'' ''New (film) ''New (film) ''News'' ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' "Thigu Thigu" ''Ayya (film) ''Ponniyin Selvan (2005 film) ''Bambara Kannaley'' ''Muddula Koduku'' ''Daas'' ''Sankranthi (film) ''February 14 (film) ''Kalvanin Kadhali (2006 film) ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' ''Majaa'' ''Oru Naal Oru Kanavu'' "Athi Athikka" ''Manathodu Mazhaikalam'' ''Thiruttu Payale'' ''Varalaru'' ''Joseph Stalin "Solli Tharava" ''Koodal Nagar'' ''Ninaithu Ninaithu Paarthen'' ''Munna (film) ''Kireedam (2007 film) ''Anumanaspadam'' ''Ee Bandhana'' "Kandum Kaanamal" ''Dasavathaaram'' ''Kuselan'' ''Maska (film) ''Sathyam (2008 film) ''Jayamkondaan'' ''Abhiyum Naanum'' "Amma Un Pillai" ''Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam'' ''Savari'' rowspan="2" "En Nenjil" ''Enthiran'' ''Mynaa'' ''Shambo Shiva Shambo'' ''Neneyuve Ninna'' "Manasoram" ''Bombay March 12'' ''Oru Nuna Kadha'' ''Prema Kaidhi'' ''Rowthiram'' ''Naaku O Loverundi''

Year !! Song name !! Film name !! Co-singer !! Music director	Language
rowspan="2"	1996	|	''Coimbatore Mappillai''	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Coimbatore Mappillaikku"	|	Udit Narayan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
rowspan="2"	1997	|	''Minsara Kanavu''	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Nenjae Nenje"	|	K. J. Yesudas	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
	1998	|	''Naam Iruvar Namaku Iruvar''	Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal	Karthik Raja	Tamil
	1999	|	''Poovellam Kettuppar''	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
rowspan="6"	2000	|	''Alaipayuthey''	Srinivas (singer)>Srinivas	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Konjum Mainakkale"	|	Solo	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Mottu Ondru"	Kushi'' ||	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"Anbae Idhu Nijamdhana"	Rhythm'' ||	Solo	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Swasame Swasame"	|	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Chandaa Ee Chandaa"	|	Solo	Karthik Raja	Kannada
rowspan="14"	2001	|	''Alli Arjuna''	Shankar Mahadevan	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Paattu Cholli"	|	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Oru Sundari Vandalaam"	|	P. Unni Krishnan>Unnikrishnan, Malgudi Subha, Arun Mozhi	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Chikki Mukki"	Citizen'' ||	Shankar Mahadevan	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"Ragasiyamai"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Karthik Raja	Tamil
"Un Perai Sonnale"	|	P. Unni Krishnan>Unnikrishnan	Karthik Raja	Tamil
"Manjal Kaatu Maina"	|	Karthik (singer)>Karthik	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Kutti Kutti Panithuliye"	|	Solo	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Azhagae Sughama" / "Anbae Sughama"	|	Srinivas (singer)>Srinivas	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Kaadhal Vandhadum"	|	K. J. Yesudas	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Vidiye Vidiye"	|	Udit Narayan	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"Manasukkul Oru Puyal"	Star'' ||	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Thanthana Thanthana"	|	K. J. Yesudas	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Karisa Kaadugale"	|	Unni Menon	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
rowspan="19"	2002	|	''Anbe Sivam''	Sriram Parthasarathy	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu"	''Holi'' ||	R. P. Patnaik	R. P. Patnaik	Telugu
"Cheliya Cheliya"	KK (singer)>KK
"Ye Nenje"	|	Harish Raghavendra	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Thathalikkudhe"	Album'' ||	Shankar Mahadevan	Karthik Raja	Tamil
"Baba Neeku"	Baba'' ||	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	A. R. Rahman	Telugu
"Shaayo Shaayo"	|	Timmy	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"July Malargale"	|	Karthik (singer)>Karthik	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"Enna Solli Paduvadho"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Rottora Paattu"	|	K. J. Yesudas	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Deewana Deewana"	Gemini'' ||	Solo	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Vaanaville Vaanaville"	Ramanaa'' ||	Solo	''[[Ramana (film)	Ramanaa">Ilaiyaraaja]	Tamil
"Vaanam Adhirave"	Ramanaa'' ||	Chorus	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Mottugale Mottugale"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Poi Solla Koodadhu"	Run'' ||	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Minsaram En Meedhu"	Run'' ||	Harish Raghavendra	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Pani Kaatre"	Run'' ||	Balaram	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Pathinettu Vayasil"	Villain'' ||	Udit Narayan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Hello Hello"	Villain'' ||	Tippu (singer)>Tippu, Anuradha Sriram	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
rowspan="11"	2003	|	''Anbe Anbe''	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Thavamindri Kidaitha Varame"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Boom Boom"	Boys'' ||	Adnan Sami	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Chanakya Chanakya"	Dum'' ||	Solo	Deva (music director)>Deva	Tamil
"Jaajimalli"	''Ninuchoodaka Nenundalenu'' ||	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Telugu
"Kommallo Koyilaa"	Ilaiyaraaja
"Kondapalli"	KK (singer)>KK
"Ilaya Nadhi"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Kadhal Vettukkili"	Parasuram'' ||	Karthik (singer)>Karthik	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Maankuttyae"	|	Solo	S. A. Rajkumar	Tamil
"Mainave Mainave"	|	Chinmayi	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
rowspan="6"	2004	|	''Madhurey''	Madhu Balakrishnan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Manmadhane Nee"	|	Solo	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Kaalayil Dinamum"	New'' ||	P. Unni Krishnan>Unnikrishnan	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Spider Man"	New'' ||	Kunal Ganjawala	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Naanu Jeetendra"	|	Gurukiran	Gurukiran	Kannada
"Kaadu Thirande"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
rowspan="12"	2005	|	Anbe Aaruyire (2005 film)>Anbe Aaruyire''	Blaaze	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Oru Varthai Kekka"	Ayya'' ||	KK (singer)>KK	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Siru Thooral"	Ponniyin Selvan'' ||	Srinivas (singer)>Srinivas	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidyasagar	Tamil
"Bambara Kannaley"	|	Udit Narayan	Srikanth Deva	Tamil
"Daachuko"	|	Srinivas	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Telugu
"Sakka Podu Pottane"	|	KK (singer)>KK	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Ela Vachhenamma"	Sankranthi'' ||	Udit Narayan	S. A. Rajkumar	Telugu
"Laila Majunu"	February 14'' ||	Karthik (singer)>Karthik	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Eno Kangal"	Kalvannin Kaadhali'' ||	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Merke Merke"	|	Shankar Mahadevan	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Solli Tharavaa"	|	Madhu Balakrishnan	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Kaatril Varum Geethame"	|	Shreya Ghoshal, Bhavatharini, Ilaiyaraaja, Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
rowspan="5"	2006	|	''Aadhi''	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Kangal Theduthe"	|	Jassie Gift	Jassie Gift	Tamil
"Thaiyya Tha"	|	Solo	Bharathwaj	Tamil
"Kaatril Or Varthai"	|	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Siggutho Chi Chi"	Stalin'' ||	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Mani Sharma	Telugu
rowspan="7"	2007	|	''Aalwar''	Karthik	Srikanth Deva	Tamil
"Tamizh Chelvi"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Sabesh-Murali	Tamil
"Naana Yaar Edhu"	|	Solo	Joshua Sridhar	Tamil
"Manasa Nuvvunde"	Munna'' ||	Naresh Iyer, Krish (singer)>Krish	Harris Jayaraj	Telugu
"Akkam Pakkam"	Kireedam'' ||	Solo	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
"Mallelo Illelo"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Ilaiyaraaja	Telugu
"Chanda Nanna Chandramukhi"	|	Udit Narayan	Mano Murthy	Kannada
rowspan="7"	2008	|	''Pirivom Santhippom''	Solo	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Mukunda Mukunda"	|	Kamal Haasan	Himesh Reshammiya	Tamil
"Om Zarare"	|	K. S. Chithra, Daler Mehndi	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
"Aa Vaipunna Ee Vaipunna"	Maska'' ||	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	Chakri (music director)>Chakri	Telugu
"En Anbae"	Sathyam'' ||	Solo	Harris Jayaraj	Tamil
"Sutrivarum Bhoomi"	|	Solo	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
"Pachhai Kaatre"	|	Solo	Vidyasagar (music director)>Vidhyasagar	Tamil
rowspan="5"	2009	|	''Naan Kadavul''	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Panchirey"	|	Kirthi Sagathiya	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Telugu
"Marali Mareyagi"	|	Solo	Manikanth Kadri	Kannada
"Badavara Manege"	Prem Kahani ||	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Kannada
"Yaarivanu Yaarivanu"
	|	''Baana Kaathadi''	Solo	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil
"Arima Arima"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	A. R. Rahman	Tamil
"Kaiyya Pudi"	|	Naresh Iyer	D. Imman	Tamil
"Kanupaapallo Prema"	|	Solo	Sundar C Babu	Telugu
"Nambu Satya Heltheeni"	|	Udit Narayan	C R Bobby	Kannada
rowspan="6"	2011	|	''Ayyan''	Sriram Parthasarathy	Ilaiyaraaja	Tamil
"Viriyunnu"	|	Solo	Afzal Yusuf	Malayalam
"Ponmulam Thandil"	|	Bombay Sreekumar	Midhun Iswar	Malayalam
"Idemiti"	|	Naresh Iyer	D. Imman	Telugu
"Adiye Un Kangal"	|	Udit Narayan	Prakash Nikki	Tamil
"Naaku Oka Loverundi"	|	Hariharan (singer)>Hariharan	K. M. Radhakrishnan	Telugu

References

External links

Unofficial Website

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