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Rishi (Sanskrit: ṛṣi, Devanagari: ऋषि) denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. However, according to post-Vedic tradition, the rishi is a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness. The rishis were prominent when Vedic Hinduism took shape, as far back as some three thousand years ago.
Many ancient rishis were in fact women rishikas in Sanskrit. According to the late Vedic Sarvanukramani text, there were as many as 20 women among the authors of the Rig Veda, known as rishika. According to modern teachers Deepak Chopra and Swamini Mayatitananda, this number could be as high as 35.
One of the foundational qualities of a ṛṣi is satyavāc (one who speaks truth) when composing Vedic hymns. According to tradition, other sages might falter, but a ṛṣi was believed to speak only truth, because he or she existed in the Higher World (the unified field of consciousness). Ṛṣis provided knowledge to the world which included the knowledge of Vedas.
According to Indian tradition, the word was derived from the two meanings of the root rsh. Sanskrit grammarians derive this word from the second root which means (1) "to go, to move" (- Dhātupāṭha of Pānini, xxviii). V. S. Apte gives this particular meaning and derivation, and Monier-Williams also gives the same, with some qualification.
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 450 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well. He has held the post of Chairman of the Censor Board and National School of Drama in India.
Anupam Kher was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family and lived in Shimla and was educated at D.A.V. School there. He is an alumnus and a former chairperson of the National School of Drama. Some of his early acting was in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.
Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where 28-year old Kher played a retired man who has lost his son. He hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle, Sawaal Dus Crore Ka and the recent Lead India. He has had many comic roles but has also played the villain such as his acclaimed role as terrorist Dr. Dang in Karma (1986). For his role in Daddy (1989) he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times, more than any other actor.
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan (1 October 1927 – 21 July 2001), was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century and was one of the most respected film actors in India. He was well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen. He progressed from a stage actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema considered as the golden era. In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Ganesan is remembered as the iconic figure of Tamil cinema. He is referred to as "The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema". From Parasakthi onwards, he has won the President's Award for more than 12 times. During end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. In spite of his celebrated film career, his short stint in politics became a futile attempt.
Actors: Raima Sen (actress), John Abraham (actor), Pritam Chakraborty (composer), Zarina Wahab (actress), Rajeev Soorti (miscellaneous crew), Anup Poddar (producer), Errol Peter Marks (actor), Jigar (composer), Amar Talwar (actor), Sai Gundewar (actor), Sachin (composer), Ashish Ranglani (miscellaneous crew), Ashish Ranglani (miscellaneous crew), Devika Bhagat (writer), Chitrangda Singh (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (producer), Amber Goldfarb (actress), Megan Wennberg (writer), Laura Perlmutter (producer), Jen O'Sullivan (miscellaneous crew), Richard Mandin (editor), Michael Pivar (miscellaneous crew), Ian Matthews (actor), Ohad Benchetrit (composer), Justin Small (composer), Nadine Dagher (miscellaneous crew), Lori Fischburg (miscellaneous crew), Callayna Bajer (actress), Alex Pirie-Hay (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Duncan (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Mihir Das (actor), Pintu Nanda (actor), Pushpa Panda (actress), Rajani Ranjan (writer), Hadu (actor), Jiban Panda (actor), Prasant Padhi (composer), Anama Charana Sahoo (producer), Anama Charana Sahoo (director), Bhabhani Rath (writer), Bhabhani Rath (producer), Ranjan Misra (miscellaneous crew), Koel Mukherjee (actress), Deepak (actor), Chinmay (actor),
Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance,Actors: Samrat Chakrabarti (actor), Ajay Naidu (director), Ajay Naidu (actor), Ajay Naidu (writer), Piper Perabo (actress), Ajay Mehta (actor), Otto Porrazzo (miscellaneous crew), Debargo Sanyal (actor), Heather Burns (actress), Heather Burns (writer), Melissa De Sousa (actress), Faran Tahir (actor), Reena Shah (actress), Ron C. Jones (actor), Miriam Tielmann (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Ashes is the story of a young Indo-American man who struggles in the inner city of New York to support himself and his mentally ill older brother. When a group of small time Indian gangsters offer Ashes an easy road to wealth, he pursues them with vigor. With his brother's health on the decline and Ashes on a steady path towards hardcore crime, Ashes must try to choose the correct path. A story of traditional Indian values set in the unforgiving New York streets.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Asif Taj (actor), Dharmendra Kakarala (editor), Laura Lilia Trevino (miscellaneous crew), Praveen Sattaru (producer), Praveen Sattaru (writer), Praveen Sattaru (director), Lexi Phillips (miscellaneous crew), Anil R. (composer), Sidhu Jonnalagadda (actor), Monica Day (actress), Chinmayi Ghatrazu (actress), Deborah Stone (producer), Rohan Gudlavalleti (actor), Mangal Murthy (actor), Abhijit Pundla (actor),
Plot: "Everyone has a belief system, a perception of reality that is influenced by past experience, a point of view that has developed over time. No two people may react alike to the same situation. This is an attempt to tell a story we might have heard from our friends or happened to one of them," says the director.
Keywords: dallas-texas, deborah-stone, life-before-weddingActors: Tygh Runyan (actor), Mita Vasisht (actress), Vrajesh Hirjee (actor), Darshan Jariwala (actor), Parvin Dabas (actor), Prashant Narayanan (actor), Patrick Garrow (actor), Suchitra Pillai-Malik (actress), Anand Rajaram (actor), Rajiv Maikhuri (producer), Rajiv Maikhuri (director), Peter Watson (editor), Junaid Pandrowala (producer), Shalini Mehta (producer), Sunder Aaron (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Juhi Chawla (actress), Manmauji (actor), Ravi Padda (miscellaneous crew), Binny Padda (miscellaneous crew), Archana Puran Singh (actress), Nimesh Bhatt (miscellaneous crew), Vishal Dadlani (composer), Shekhar Ravjiani (composer), Vijayendra Ghatge (actor), Shashikala (actress), Kurush Deboo (actor), Riya Sen (actress), Rahul Bose (actor), Sanjay Suri (actor), Parmeet Sethi (actor),
Plot: The jobs of "Sholay" obsessed Deep and Rishi are on the line with their advertising firm if they do not come up with a one-liner for Mr. Roy's condoms. While Deep resides with his pregnant wife, Shanti, and a daughter, Muskaan; Rishi has separated from his wife, Nicki, and depends on Shanti for meals, apprehending a bitter divorce. When the time comes close to delivering her child, Shanti's mom moves in them temporarily, much to the chagrin of Deep. Shanti would like Nicki and Rishi to meet and patch-up their differences, however, Rishi knows that Nicki is having an affair with her attorney, and is not inclined in this direction. The main obsession for Deep and Rishi is Bollywood's music maestro, Rahul Dev Burman; and 'Jhankaar Beats' a contest they had competed to win in vain. With the deadline for Mr. Roy's one-liner closing in, Rishi gets an offer to work in America, jeopardizing any chance the group may have for competing in the upcoming 'Jhankaar Beats'.
Keywords: advertising, advertising-agency, advertising-executive, apartment, apology, boss, church, condom, divorce, divorce-attorneyActors: Nicholas Hope (actor), Adrian Johnston (composer), Stephen Dillane (actor), Kerry Fox (actress), Jane Trower (miscellaneous crew), Andrea Calderwood (producer), Janice Schumm (miscellaneous crew), Simon Beaufoy (director), Simon Beaufoy (writer), Colin Pons (miscellaneous crew), Emil Marwa (actor), Ewa J. Lind (editor), Clive Mantle (actor), Guy Tannahill (producer), Mark Blaney (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: B. Lenin (editor), Mohanlal (actor), Babu Nampoothiri (actor), Sankaradi (actor), M.G. Soman (actor), Jagathi Sreekumar (actor), Johnson (composer), P. Padmarajan (director), Asokan (actor), Parvathi (actress), Sukumari (actress), Sumalatha (actress), P. Padmarajan (writer), Sulakshana (actress), Srinath (actor),
Plot: Jayakrishnan(Mohanlal), a bachelor guy, is leading a dual life - one in the town and the other with his mother and sister in the village. The story revolves around Thrissur, a place in Kerala. In the town he's a party man spending time with his friends but at home, he's a good family man. The story is about how he falls in love with two girls - Radha(Parvathy), one of his distant relatives in village and Clara(Sumalatha) a sex worker in town and then gets confused with the choice of whom he should spend his life with.
Keywords: love-and-lost, love-triangle, metaphor, one-word-title, prostitute, rain, rainy-night, train-station, virginActors: Gita Dey (actress), Abhi Bhattacharya (actor), Rabindranath Tagore (writer), Anil Chatterjee (actor), Salil Choudhury (actor), R.B. Mehta (miscellaneous crew), Salil Choudhury (writer), Gyanesh Mukherjee (actor), Ritwik Ghatak (director), Supriya Choudhury (actress), Ritwik Ghatak (writer), Ritwik Ghatak (producer), Mani Srimani (actor), Arun Mukherjee (actor), Ramesh Joshi (editor),
Genres: Drama, Musical,Aaja.. Aa Bhi Ja.., Aaja.. Aa Bhi Ja......
Le Aayi Raat Apne Saath Aisi Baat Haay
Hogi Ha Hogi Tujhase Aaj Mulaakaat Haay
Le Aayi Raat Apne Saath Aisi Baat Haay
Hogi Ha Hogi Tujhase Aaj Mulaakaat Haay
Leharaake Aanchal Apna Aayegi Tu Dur Se
Hoga Ujaala Tere Chehre Ke Hi Noor Se
Aaja.. Meri Jaan E Jaan.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan..
Toh Aaja.. Pyaara Hai Sama.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan
Sharmaana Chhod Bhi Do Aa Jaao Paas Mein
Puri Kar Do Abb Mere Dil Ki Saari Khwaaishein
Kya Bheege Hont Tere, Honton Se Chum Loon
Pyaasa Hai Dil Yeh Mera, Tuhi Bata Main Kya Karu
Ya Na Karu Main Koshishe Yeh Baar Baar Haay
Banda Toh Karta Hai Hujur Se Hi Pyaar Haay
Gar Jo Khata Ho Jaaye Mera Kya Kasur Haay
Dilkash Adaaye Teri Karti Majbur Hai
Aaja.. Meri Jaan E Jaan.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan
Toh Aaja.. Pyaara Hai Sama.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan
Ho Najaraana Pyaar Ka Yeh, Isako Kubul Kar
Baahon Mein Aaja Saari Duniya Ko Tu Bhulkar
Yeh Hona Hai Aur Yeh Hoga, Hoga Jurur Yeh
Tu Bhi Chaahegi Mujhako, Kyun Itna Gurur Hai
Husn E Saraafa Hai Tu Maani Maine Baat Yeh
Tujhasa Hasi Na Koyi Saari Kaaynaat Mein
Hum Bhi Kisi Se Kam Nahi Haan Tu Yeh Jaan Le
Toh Aa Jaana Jaan E Jaana Main Hoon Tere Saamane
Aaja.. Meri Jaan E Jaan.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan
Toh Aaja.. Pyaara Hai Sama.., Deewaana.. Tera Hai Yahaan