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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry in 2010. Six films made it to the top 30 list of highest grossing Hindi films at the Indian box office. The total net amount earned by the top ten films of the year was 735.07 crore (US$162.7 million), compared to 2009's 658 crores, a percentage increase of 11.71%. 2010 marks the first time that the top ten films alone crossed the 700 crore mark. This year also marks the first time in Bollywood history that two films Dabangg and Golmaal 3 grossed more than 100 crore.

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A list of Bollywood films released in 2010.^[1]

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Gulshan Grover
Born	(1955-09-21) September 21, 1955 (age 56) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor, Film Producer
Years active	1980–present

Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years. Due to his villain roles he has earned the sobriquet Badman ^[1]

Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema.

Career[link]

Gulshan Grover has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 25 years. He is versatile professional with a passion for his chosen craft and has acted in many of India’s Top blockbusters that has brought him accolades, awards and an unparalleled Fan following. Gulshan is a prominent figure in the Indian film community and known to be among actors that lend their support to social and noble causes.

He is not only an actor, but a producer and an entrepreneur. He also won the 'Best Actor International' on 18th August 2011 at New York City Film Festival, for his performance as Indian Holyman, Spiritualman, Dada Bhagwan for film ‘Desperate Endeavours’

He also won Best Actor award on Sept 24th 2011 for the same role of Dada Bhagwan at the Houston Film Festival. His recent film ‘I Am Kalam’ earned him a nomination for National Awards of India as ‘Best Supporting Actor’. His personal commitment to give back to people and society through social causes has led to him being known as “The entertainer for a good cause”.

Gulshan Grover was the Grand Marshall at the Los Angeles Parade to celebrate India’s Independence Day (in 2008 & 2009). He was also the Co-Grand Marshall at the New York Parade (2011).

Awards and nominations[link]

Awards

• Best Actor at New York City International Film Festival 2011- American Film Desperate Endeavors
• Best Actor at Houston Film Festival 2011 - American Film Desperate Endeavors
• PTC award for Best Supporting Actor film 'Virsa' 2010
• Giants international for Art & Cinema - 2003
• BBC Award for contribution to Indian Cinema -2001
• BBC Asia Award for excellence 1999^{[citation needed]}
• 2012: Stardust Searchlight Award-Best Actor — I Am Kalam^[2]

Nominations:

• 2011: National Awards of India- 'Best Supporting Actor' - I Am Kalam^[3]
• 1994: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Sir
• 1995: Zee Cine Award nomination Best Villain film – Raghuveer
• 1995: Screen International, nomination Best Villain film - 'Raghuveer'

Selected filmography[link]

• Raqt-Ek Rishta (2011)
• Agent Vinod (2012) (special appearance in the song dil mera muft ka )
• I Am Kalam (2011)
• Payback (2010)
• Crook (2010)
• Knock Out (2010)
• Virsa (2010)
• Mittal v/s Mittal (2010)
• Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! (2009)
• Nephilim (2009)
• Prisoners of the Sun (2009)
• Victory (2009)
• Karzzzz (2008)
• Yaariyan (2008) (Punjabi film)
• Jumbo (2008)
• Fool n Final (2007)
• Dhokha (2007)
• Anthony Kaun Hai (2006)
• Eight: The Power of Shani (2006)
• Gangster (2006)
• Dil Maange More (2006)
• Tathastu (2006)
• Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2006)
• Family - Ties of Blood (2006)
• Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006)
• Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
• Ek Se Badkhar Ek (2004)
• Boom (2003)
• Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
• Lajja (2002)
• Tales of The Kama Sutra 2 : Monsoon (2001)
• Hera Pheri (2000)
• Earth (1998)
• Yes Boss (1997)
• Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996)
• Criminal (1994)
• Mohra (1994)
• Raja Babu (1994)
• Kurbaan (1991)
• Ram Lakhan (1989)
• Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988)
• Veerana (1988)
• Avtaar (1983)
• Sadma (1983)
• Rocky (1981)
• Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1999)
• Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
• Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995)
• International Khiladi (1999)
• Yaar Gaddar (1994)
• Hum Paanch (1980) — as Mahavir

References[link]

• http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110182765&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=128987
• http://www.currentnewsindia.com/entertainment/gulshan-grover-wins-best-actor-at-ny-fest.html
• http://www.hindustantimes.com/Gulshan-Grover-wins-best-actor-at-NY-fest/Article1-738104.aspx
• http://www.masala.com/32995-gulshan-grover-wins-best-actor-award-at-ny-film-fest

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gulshan Grover

• Gulshan Grover at the Internet Movie Database

Ali Zafar
Background information
Birth name	Ali Zafar
Also known as	Prince Of Pop, Choclate Boy
Born	(1980-05-18) May 18, 1980 (age 32)
Origin	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres	Pop, Electronic, Folk, Classical, Sufi rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, actor, model, music director, painter, producer, director
Instruments	Vocals, Multiple instruments
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Universal Records, Sony Music, Alif Records, Frank Finn, Fire Records
Website	www.alizafar.net www.facebook.com/aly.zafar www.twitter.com/alizafarsays
Notable instruments
Guitars, Keyboards

Ali Zafar (Punjabi, Urdu: علی ظفر, born May 18, 1980 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani musician, composer, song writer, singer, actor, painter and model,^[1] popular for his music and now movies. His popular numbers include his hits like "Channo", "Rangeen", "Chal Dil Merey", "Dekha", "Masty", "Jhoom", "Sajania", "Madhubala","Voh Dekhney Mein", "Dastan-e-ishq" and "Yar Dhadhi Ishq". He started his singing career with the song "Jugnuon Se Bhar Le Aanchal" in the film Shararat, directed by Pakistani actress and director Samina Peerzada but made a big mark with his first single "Channo" from his first album "Huqa Pani" that sold more than seven million copies worldwide. The album turned out to be one of the biggest hits ever in Pakistan with "Channo" topping the charts all the way for a long time. Zafar made his acting debut in the 2010 Indian film Tere Bin Laden by director Abhishek Sharma.^[2] His second movie was Mere Brother Ki Dulhan followed by London, Paris, New York. He has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

Biography[link]

Early life and career[link]

Ali was born to two professors at the University of the Punjab. He initially attended the C.A.A. Public School and later moved to the Beaconhouse School System from where he topped in his matric examinations. He then went onto Government College, Lahore and completed his FA. Later he graduated from the National College of Arts as a painter in 2002 with honors. Before entering the Pakistani musical scene, Zafar worked as a model for several commercial advertisement besides acting in television. He also worked as a portrait artist in a hotel lobby of a five star hotel in Lahore namely Pearl Continental where he used to draw 20 minutes wuick sketches of visitors and guests. It was there where he was spotted for a modelling campaign. He later worked in some Pakistan television miniseries like Kollege Jeans. He was also in the music video of Preeto sung by Abrar-ul-Haq. In college he also acted in a Musical theatre based on "Ten things i hate about you".

Music career[link]

Ali Zafar made his debut as a musician with the album Huqa Pani, released in Pakistan in 2003 and worldwide in 2005. The album was an instant hit, selling over 600,000 copies worldwide and winning several major awards and nominations. It also put him into the league of the most popular artists ever to have come out of Pakistan with a massive fan following locally and internationally. With time he proved to be perhaps one of the most versatile singer in the modern generation with a distinct vocal tone and qualities, specially during his folk and Sufi renditions in the "Coke Studio (Pakistan)", where he surprised his audiences with live renditions of difficult notes with much ease and ranging his singing from pop to folk to semi-classical. His new songs, namely "Allah Hu", "Yaar Dhadhi Ishq" (a cover), "Nahin Ray Nahin" and "Daastan-e-Ishq" won the hearts of millions all over the world once again and earned him a new era of fan following.

His first two albums namely "Huqa Pani" and "Masty" were pop albums but with his third album "Jhoom" Zafar made a shift towards more serious and spiritually inclined music. The album,besides his own, had verses from the great Sufi poets like Bulley Shah, Baba Ghulam Fareed and Mirza Ghalib. The album that Zafar produced, arranged, mixed and engineered himself showcased a visible transition and growth in him both as a musician and as a writer and elevated him into a space of a well respected and serious musician with multiple talents rarely witnessed.

He won the award for "Best Album" category at the Lux Style Awards in 2004 for his massive hit album Huqa Pani and also the "Best Male Artist" at the 2008 MTV awards.^[3] In addition to the album's popularity being reflected in the music stores and by critics, it has been widely claimed that Himesh Reshammiya plagiarized one of the most well-known tracks from the album, Rangeen, for his song Dillagi Mein Jo.^[4][5] Soon Pritam too copied his track "Channo" as "Chori ki Baatein" in the film Fight Club.

Zafar launched his second album "Masty" nationwide in November 2006. He has since released four videos from the album called "Masty", "Sajania", "Dekha" and "Aasmaan" which again went to becoming a big hit.

He released his third and long awaited video of the single, "Dekha", from his second album, which was the most expensive music video of Pakistan, costing more than ten million rupees. The video was shot in Malaysia, produced by the Lux Company, and had the famous Pakistani actresses/models, Reema Khan, Meera, and Amina Haq, starring in it. Zafar also won the "Youth Icon" award in the Lux Style Awards 2007, in Malaysia.

Besides being a singer, painter, model and an actor, Zafar has also produced and directed his music video Ek Pal from his first album Huqa Pani. His song "Dekha" of his album Masty was part of the soundtrack of American film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps which was released on September 24, 2010. He is the fourth Pakistani artist after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Strings and Atif Aslam to have their song(s) featured in an American film.

On February 14th, Zafar released his third album which was much different from his earlier works consisting of sufi semi classical rendition of folk and sufi verses fuzed with modern instruments. It also included renditions from Coke studio and Ghazals from Mirza Ghalib. This time Zafar seemed more mature and thoughtful in his approach to music revealing a more seious side to his personailty and music. Tracks such as the title track "Jhoom", "Jee Dhoondta Hai", "Koi Umeed" and "Jaane-e-Man" had a timeless feel to them and earned him further respect and popularity in the field of serious music listening.

Zafar also became the first of sorts to have rendered his services as an actor, singer, composer, lyricist, writer, arranger, programmer, recordist for his recent film London, Paris, New York. Amongst the popular tracks from the album are the title track "London, Paris, New York", "Voh Dekhnay Mein", "Thehree Si Zindagee" and "Ting Rang".

Acting career[link]

Being a pioneer in his craft, Ali has yet again set a precedent by being the first ever Pakistani star/singer to be featured as a solo main lead in a Bollywood movie namely Tere Bin Laden, directed by Abhishek Sharma which was a success both critically and commercially.^[6] Tere Bin Laden released on the 16th of July, 2010 and was a major hit for a low budget movie. The film grossed over US $1.11 million in its opening weekend, internationally it grossed $150,000 from Britain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia, during the period. At the end of its theatrical run, the movie had collected US $1.83 million. This phenominal success of Tere Bin Laden made Ali Zafar a Bollywood star over night. Not only did he receive more than 40 offers post Tere Bin Laden but he also made history by being the first Pakistani actor to be nominated for any Bollywood awards. He got nominated for IIFA, Star Screen, Zee Cine and Filmfare awards of 2011 in the best male debut category. He was also the first Pakistani to be called to Indian Film Festival at Australia in March 2011 for his movie screening.

Ali Zafar who took up movies as a serious career after his debut film has proved himself once again with his second film under Yash Raj Films, banner Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, directed and written by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, was one of the most anticipated films of 2011. Released on 9th September, the film was both critically acclaimed and a commercial success like his first film. Ali's performance was specially praised by the industry.^[7] The film also stars Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif.^[7]

Before MBKD could release, he had already started shooting for a love story, "London, Paris, New York". This Rose movies and Star 20th century Fox production, is in post production phase and will be hitting theaters by end of February 2012, which also received great critical acclaim as well as impressive overseas revenue. Apart from acting as male protagonist in the film opposite Aditi Rao, Ali Zafar is also the music director.

Currently, he is shooting his next venture, Chashme Buddoor which is a remake of the 1981 cult-classic. He has also signed his first action film which is the remake of 2012 Tamil blockbuster "Vettai" opposite Shahid Kapoor.

Personal life[link]

Zafar married his long-time fiancee Ayesha Fazli(paternally related to Indian actor Aamir Khan)^[8][9] on July 28, 2009 in Lahore. On March 6, 2010, he became a father to a baby boy, whom he named Azaan Zafar.^[10]

Filmography[link]

Feature films[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

For films[link]

Single(s)[link]

Awards and Nominations[link]

====Other Awards & Honors=== [11]

• 18th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2006)
• 8th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2007)
• YAN National Youth Forum 2007 - Youth Ambassador
• 4th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2008)
• 8th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2009)
• 4th rank in "51 Most Beautiful and Handsome Men" (fortnightly newspaper)
• 5th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2010)
• 19th Most Desirable Man (itimes.com - 2010)
• Indian Poll : Face of the Year - 2010 (More Than 400000 Votes)

See also[link]

• Music of Pakistan
• History of Pakistani pop music

References[link]