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The Bal (Hindi: बल) (Urdu: بعل) surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.
Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata (Chapter -Adi Parva) they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali (Mahabali).
The Arabic derived surname is also found in Afghanistan and Turkey.
Sibel Can (born August 1, 1970) is a popular Turkish folk pop singer. In recent years she has also become popular in Azerbaijan.
Sibel Can became a dancer at the age 14 and later started her singing career. She has been known as one of the most successful and powerful singers in Turkey. She is of Romani heritage.
Sibel first rose to fame as she started off as a professional belly-dancer hired by Fahrettin Aslan to perform at the Maksim Casino.Her little brother Ferhat was helping her with singing every day. Dancing was not the only activity she engaged in during her time at work, she had also been known to sing and so she would eventually shift her career direction into singing instead. Her first stage performance came at the age of 18, when she began singing songs from her first album, which had been produced by the help of Orhan Gencebay. These first stepping stones into the music industry would eventually make her be one of Turkey's most famous Arabesque artists. The achievements to her music would cause her to be a successful artist within this genre, as her voice has also become well familiar for Turks of all generations.
Kenan Doğulu (born 31 May 1974 in Cihangir, Beyoğlu, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he placed fourth, with 163 points.
He is second son of Yurdaer Doğulu (1941–1987). His father was also a musician and released 4 LPs and 30 45rpms. At the early age of five, he enrolled into the piano class of the School of Music with the highest scores. Having completed six years of education in the piano class, he started flute classes from Erkan Alpay, his instructor, and continued with guitar classes from Erdem Sökmen with the establishment of the class. In the mean time he continued his education in drama and rhythmic instruments, and he carried on singing as a soloist in the children's chorus. Later, he successfully graduated from Kültür Koleji and completed the Communications certificate program at Hesser College.
His first album, Yaparım Bilirsin was released in August 1993. 93 concerts held that year was a considerable achievement in Turkey. His second album Sımsıkı Sıkı Sıkı was released in December 1994 and achieved an unbelievable success with 175 live performances of the singer that year. The album Kenan Doğulu 3 which was launched in the music shops in August 1996 achieved great appreciation of his fans.
Actors: Rahul Dev (actor), B.N. Sharma (actor), Cameron K. Smith (miscellaneous crew), Binnu Dhillon (actor), Jason Burkart (actor), Jon Funk (miscellaneous crew), Yo Yo Honey Singh (actor), Yo Yo Honey Singh (composer), Gippy Grewal (actor), Baljit Singh Deo (director), Baljit Singh Deo (writer), Mandy Takhar (actress), Gurpreet Grewal (actor), Paramjit Gill (actor), Aman Khatkar (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance,Actors: Celia Rodriguez (actress), Marvin Agustin (actor), Jaime Fabregas (actor), Romnick Sarmenta (actor), Perla Bautista (actress), Sylvia Sanchez (actress), Luis Alandy (actor), Claudine Barretto (actress), Jolina Magdangal (actress), Regine Velasquez (composer), Wilma V. Galvante (producer), Bianca King (actress), Pauleen Luna (actress), Patrick Garcia (actor), Mel Martinez (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance,Actors: Vic Sotto (actor), Tetchie Agbayani (actress), Ritchie D'Horsie (actor), Ces Quesada (actress), Jose Manalo (actor), Wally Bayola (actor), Cacai Bautista (actress), Miguel Faustmann (actor), Rea Nakpil (actress), Daiana Menezes (actress), Sugar Mercado (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Steven M. Smith (miscellaneous crew), Steven M. Smith (actor), John Campbell-Mac (actor), John Campbell-Mac (actor), Darren Bender (producer), Paul McNeilly (actor), Terry Bird (actor), Terry Bird (producer), Steve Gibbs (actor), Jason Ford (writer), Jason Ford (director), Elliott Jordan (actor), Laura Penneycard (actress), Melissa De Mol (actress), Melissa De Mol (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Daljit DJ Parmar (producer), Daljit DJ Parmar (writer), Owen Hurley (editor), Raahul Singh (actor), Guy Judge (director), Guy Judge (writer), William Gordon (editor), Ian Ronningen (actor), Ian Ronningen (writer), Dev Parmar (actor), Elliot Fienberg (composer), Raine Parsons-Wright (actor), William Gordon (editor),
Plot: All in is the story of four friends. Ian and Tony (Caucasian brothers) and Bal & Gary, (soon to be brother in laws of East Indian descent). A guy's night out, having some beers, playing poker, just like any other night. But this night eventually leads the friends to discover that they might not know each other as well as they had thought. The recent announcement of Gary's arranged engagement has left each of the guys with something to say. When the matter comes up and gets too intense it seems like a clashing of cultural backgrounds, but we discover that there's more to the debate than just that.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Mukesh Rishi (actor), Kiron Kher (actress), Ravi Baswani (actor), John Altman (actor), Ameet Chana (actor), Singh Taranjeet (editor), Katharine Ingle (actress), Singh Taranjeet (director), Kavi Shastri (actor), Jack Murray (actor), Shelley Islam (actress), Shikha Shalu Varma (actress), Kaur Preet Bandna (producer), Kavita Kundra (producer),
Plot: 'It Could Be You,' is a film about the lives of an Indian Family, living in the UK of today and is narrated through running parallels to highlight the clashes and turning points between the 1st and 2nd generation, with a tongue in cheek humour.
Genres: Comedy, Musical,Actors: Jomari Yllana (actor), Al Tantay (director), Joey Marquez (actor), Dennis Padilla (actor), Gloria Diaz (actress), Alessandra de Rossi (actress), Raymart Santiago (actor), Benjie Paras (actor), Long Mejia (actor), Maureen Larrazabal (actress), L.J. Moreno (actress), Jay Aquitania (actor), Maui Taylor (actress), Andrew Schimmer (actor), Ipe Pelino (director),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Dominic Frontiere (composer), Lloyd Bridges (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Bill McLean (actor), Art Seid (editor), Daniel J. Travanti (actor), Angie Dickinson (actress), Aaron Spelling (producer), Shelley Hull (producer), George McCowan (director), Pepper Martin (actor), Doris DeHerdt (miscellaneous crew), Art Lewis (actor), Guerdon Trueblood (writer), Harry Basch (actor),
Plot: Two different alien races are at war. Representatives of each race have landed on Earth to battle it out here, but they're being sneaky about it: They've taken human form and they can only spot other aliens through the use of special glasses.
Keywords: alien, apocalypse, battle, duel, earth, future, planet, small-town, surprise-ending, world-domination