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The Sanskrit name Gautama or Gautam (the vrddhi patronymic of Gotama) is a common Indian first name. It may refer to:
Upen Patel (born 16 August 1981) is a British Indian model and Bollywood film actor.
After winning Zee TV's supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modelling for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer Romey Gill's "Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna."
He received the MTV India Most Stylish Male Award 2 years in a row. He won F awards as India's number one Supermodel, which led to many more endorsements including Tuscan Verve, Tommy Hilfiger, Provogue and D'damas Desire. He has campaigned for brands like Wendell Rodrick, Vikram Phadnis and Westside.
He was a cook on the show 'Karen Anand's Cook Na Kaho' before his official debut into films.(http://www.jamactors.com/jamactors/upenpatel.php)
Patel appeared in many music videos, including the remix of the classic Bollywood song "Kya Khoob Lagti Ho", which also featured Udita Goswami.
In 2006, he made his Bollywood debut in the film 36 China Town. The film was a success at the box office. Subash K Jha commented "Upen Patel as the Casanova in the casino makes an unusual stylish debut. He dances with confidence and holds his own, even among the accomplished ensemble of actors." Patel won several awards, including the IIFA Award for the role.
Actors: Sharat Saxena (actor), Anant Mahadevan (actor), Makrand Deshpande (actor), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Deepak Shirke (actor), Anant Mahadevan (actor), Mithun D'Souza (miscellaneous crew), Sandeep Chowta (composer), Vipin Sharma (actor), Harsh Chhaya (actor), Anant Jog (actor), Shernaz Patel (actress), Randeep Hooda (actor), Bharat Dabholkar (actor), Bharat Dabholkar (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Raza Siddiqui (producer), Mouzam Makkar (actress), Kevin Dalvi (director), Rahsaan Islam (actor), Rahsaan Islam (actor), Sunny Verma (producer), Nafees Ahmed (actor), Rusho Mahtab (composer), Ismat Alamgir (actress), Bakhtiar Hafeez (actor), Ismat Alamgir (actress), Trishna Murad (actress), Sabbir Ahsanullah (actor), Mobin Rahman (actor), Narmeen Hafeez (actress),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Lal (actor), Anoop Chandran (actor), Don Max (editor), Krishna (actor), Nishan (actor), Kailash (actor), Manraj (actor), Arun Lal (writer), Arun Lal (writer), Arun Lal (writer), Mrudula Murali (actress), Shritha Sivadas (actress), Jennifer Antony (actress), Manu Sudhakaran (director), Priya Pillai (producer),
Genres: Crime, Thriller,Actors: Tim Zajac (producer), Tim Zajac (writer), Tim Zajac (director), Cara Mitsuko (actress), Claire Paluzzi (editor), Jon Scarpelli (composer), Saji Dias (actor), Miguel Acedo (producer), Oliver Mack Calhoun (actor), Jeannine Stupka (producer), Joe Alvarado (miscellaneous crew), Julie Zajac (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Subrat Dutta (actor), Kitu Gidwani (actress), Pankaj Butalia (producer), Pankaj Butalia (writer), Pankaj Butalia (director), Sameera Jain (editor), Loveleen Tandan (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Mahesh Anand (actor), Prem Chopra (actor), Shashi Kapoor (actor), Mazhar Khan (actor), Yusuf Khan (actor), Master Ravi (actor), Sharat Saxena (actor), Shatrughan Sinha (actor), Deven Verma (actor), Rati Agnihotri (actress), Zeenat Aman (actress), Bappi Lahiri (composer), Govind Dalwadi (editor), Jainendra Jain (writer), Deepak S. Shivdasani (producer),
Plot: Ram is the Superintendent of Police in a city in India, and lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Shakun, and son, Anu. Then one day while at a meeting with senior police officials, a frantic Anu informs him that Shakun has been abducted by two males. Both father and son search for Shakun, they find her, brutally beaten and sexually molested. She does not survive, and the Police launch a manhunt for the killers. The only clue they have is a saddle with 'BJ' inscribed on it. Ram finds out that what BJ stands for, and heads to Bhavani Juntion, where he meets with his childhood friend, Raja Bhavani Pratap, who virtually rules Bhavani junction. He instructs his Police Chief to locate the two males at any cost. Several suspects are rounded up, but the real culprits manage to elude them. Then Ram finds out that the real culprit is Rakesh, but he will not be able to arrest him as Rakesh happens to be the only son of Bhavani Pratap, who will never surrender his son to Ram, nor will his administration honor any arrest warrants. With Bhavani himself opposing Rakesh's arrest, the question remains what will Ram do under these challenging circumstances?
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller,Actors: Sachin Bhowmick (writer), Nasir Hussain (writer), Nasir Hussain (producer), Dimple Kapadia (actress), Sunny Deol (actor), Sachin Bhowmick (writer), Asha Parekh (actress), Ahmed Khan (actor), Prem Chopra (actor), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (actor), Danny Denzongpa (actor), Leena Das (actress), T.P. Jain (actor), Nasir Hussain (director), Rahul Dev Burman (composer),
Plot: Mr. Malhotra has an only daughter named Seema. He would like Seema to marry Pawan, the son of Gautam. Seema is receptive to this, and even arranges to meet with Pawan. While traveling alone one day in the country side, Seema meets up with Vijay, and both fall in love. Unknown to both, Mr. Malhotra has been approached by an international smuggler Niranjan Das, who is impersonating Mr. Malhotra's childhood friend, and has asked for Seema's hand in marriage for his son Roopesh. Seema subsequently has an accident and loses her memory. She is looked after by Gautam, who will not let anyone, including Vijay, to come anywhere near Seema. And even if Seema's memory does return, she will have to consent to marrying Roopesh, her father's choice.
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Ramesh Deo (actor), A.K. Hangal (actor), Goga Kapoor (actor), Pinchoo Kapoor (actor), Shashi Kapoor (actor), Shashi Kapoor (actor), Mehmood (actor), Mac Mohan (actor), Moolchand (actor), Amrish Puri (actor), Shivraj (actor), Sudhir (actor), Anjana Mumtaz (actress), Ravindra Jain (composer), Sulakshana Pandit (actress),
Plot: Raju and Guddi are childhood friends and neighbors, who are virtually inseparable. They separate tragically, after Raju's dad is arrested after a dramatic police chase for break, enter, and theft. Guddi grows up to become a professional stage singer and dancer, while Raju grows up to be a card-sharp and a thief. Years later both Raju and Guddi meet each, but now Guddi is called Seema, and Raju is called Chander, their real names, both fall in love with each other, without knowing they are childhood friends. While Seema is on her way to her birthplace for religious reasons, Chander too is headed that way, not for religious reasons, but to get himself arrested so that he can be jailed - for a motive that will get him a hefty sum of money from a gangster.
Genres: Action, Thriller,Actors: Bindu (actress), Jagdeep (actor), Yogeeta Bali (actress), Raj Mehra (actor), Vinod Mehra (actor), Pran (actor), Padma Khanna (actress), Prem Kumar (actor), Tarun Bose (actor), Suresh (actor), Siddhu (actor), Upendra Trivedi (actor),
Plot: The story is on how by the misuse of ancient beliefs and customs, cheats and anti-national, international crooks cheat gullible un-educated people. It starts with the police raiding an ancient haunted palace which is looked after by a gardener and his daughter Tara (Yogita Bali). Vinod Mehra is trying to unearth the purpose behind making the house haunted, as he suspects that it is being used for anti national activities. Bindu plays an investigating officer and the theme song "Aaja Reh" ,sung by the ghost rings a bell on criminal activities being perpetrated in the name of religion and marriages.
Genres: ,Actors: Ravikant (actor), Jagdeep (actor), Keshav Rana (actor), Abhi Bhattacharya (actor), Brahm Bhardwaj (actor), Ratan Gaurang (actor), Mohan Choti (actor), Jankidas (actor), Kanhaiyalal (actor), Dharmendra (actor), Birbal (actor), Raj Kishore (actor), Ashok Kumar (actor), Roopesh Kumar (actor), D.K. Sapru (actor),
Plot: With the passing away of Rajesh's parents, Jagatram undertakes to look after him. He hopes that some day Rajesh will marry his daughter Rekha. He arranges Rajesh's employment with a local hostel, which Rajesh accepts. After being employed, Rajesh finds that his male students are distracted and unable to concentrate on their studies. He decides to investigate further, and finds out that they visit a prostitute named Chandni regularly. He puts a stop to this. And then Jagatram finds out that Rajesh has been frequenting Chandni's place almost every night, under the unbelievable pretext of teaching her to read and write.
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