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Rajiv (Hindi: राजीव) is a popular Indian male name, also spelt Rajeev or Rajib. In Sanskrit Rajiv means "striped". This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts. In Ramayana, Lord Rama is also referred as "Rajiv Lochan", meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers". It also referred as a quality of the flower lotus. It is said that lotus flower though grown in mud water doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it such is the quality being described rajiv. Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, and Kannada the word refers to "lotus flower" (Nelumbo nucifera).
Rajeev Masand (born 1979) is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for Noida, Uttar Pradesh-based English language news channel CNN-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN). He usually reviews Hindi-language films (Bollywood) and major American films released in India in his weekend show Now Showing.
A graduate from Mumbai University, Masand started reporting at the age of 16 at The Times of India newspaper. He later became assistant editor at The Indian Express. In January 2003, he joined STAR News as a special correspondent and as the host of Masand Ki Pasand. In 2005, Masand moved to CNN-IBN where he is currently the film critic and runs an ongoing video reviews series on the CNN-IBN website, Masand's Verdict. He also became the host of CNN-IBN's entertainment series, To Catch a Star.
Ranbir Kapoor (pronounced [rəˈɳbiːr kəˈpuːr]; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor. Through his career in Bollywood films, he has become one of the highest-paid actors and popular celebrities in India. He is the recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards.
The son of actors Rishi and Neetu, and the grandson of actor-director Raj, Kapoor pursued film-making and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively. He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black (2005). Kapoor made his acting debut with Bhansali's tragic romance Saawariya (2007), a box office flop but notable for earning him his first Filmfare Award—Best Male Debut. He was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performances in three films of 2009—the coming-of-age film Wake Up Sid, the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and the drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year.
Kapoor won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for portraying a troubled musician in the drama Rockstar (2011) and a deaf-mute man in the comedy-drama Barfi! (2012). A starring role in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films, established him as a leading Bollywood actor. However, he followed it by starring in a series of films that under-performed at the box office, although his performance in the romantic drama Tamasha (2015) was praised.
Actors: Divya Dutta (actress), Rajpal Yadav (actor), Zakir Hussain (actor), Satish Kaushik (actor), Govind Namdeo (actor), Vijay Raaz (actor), Rituparna Sengupta (actress), Yashpal Sharma (actor), Aseem Sinha (editor), Frank M. Ahearn (actor), Amar Upadhyaya (actor), Gauri Karnik (actress), Aryeman Ramsay (actor), Ajay Yadav (writer), Saajan Agarwal (writer),
Plot: 'Overtime' is a tale of a young and beautiful girl Khushi (Swati Sharma) who resides in Mumbai and is working as a 'High Profile Call Girl' but with the dreams of developing into fame Bollywood actress in the future. From corrupt politician Aatre (Satish Kaushik), to a well known businessman Huda (Yashpal Sharma) who is dealing into construction, his determined secretary Liza (Aarzoo Govitrikar), womanizer architect Rajeev (Zakir Hussain), and lastly to a movie co-coordinator Shankar (Vijay Raj). In the midst of all this, Khushi is still holding on to her dream of becoming Bollywood actress. She continues to fight to keep her hope alive against all probabilities.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Baburaj (writer), Vani Viswanathan (producer), Seema (actress), Prithviraj Sukumaran (actor), Kollam Thulasi (actor), Jagathi Sreekumar (actor), Sphadikam George (actor), Indrans (actor), Baburaj (actor), Mammukoya (actor), Kalabhavan Mani (actor), Harisree Asokan (actor), Raghu (actor), Devan (actor), Baburaj (writer),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Jean Boissery (actor), Renaud Barbier (composer), Laurence Nicoli (miscellaneous crew), Arthur Chazal (actor), Shiraz Haq (actor), Sébastien Houbani (actor), Julie Léger (producer), Luticia Philipps (editor), Johndeep More (actor), Lynn Maalouf (writer), Alain Sauma (director), Raphael Kritz (actor), Raphaël Kritz (actor), Stephen Henry (actor),
Plot: While quenching its thirst in a pond situated on the "Blue Line", a Lebanese cow ventures too far out and gets stuck on the Israeli side. From his observation post, a young Indian UN soldier will do everything in his power to save this cow.
Genres: Drama, Short, War,Actors: Lesley Ann Warren (actress), Alicia Witt (actress), Sarah Silverman (actress), Judy Greer (actress), Rainn Wilson (actor), Octavia Spencer (actress), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor), Lewis Black (actor), Michael Cavanaugh (actor), Ron Rifkin (actor), Guillermo Díaz (actor), Jack Plotnick (actor), Taraji P. Henson (actress), Pamela B. Green (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Cardoni (composer),
Plot: On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
Keywords: 29-year-old, 38-year-old, 70-year-old, actor, actress, african-american, ambulance, apartment, apology, architectActors: Susan George (actress), Javed Jaffrey (actor), Jason Flemyng (actor), Alexandra Maria Lara (actress), Sonu Sood (actor), Sonu Sood (actor), Ahmed Ahmed (actor), Dana Toader (miscellaneous crew), Natalie Dormer (actress), Robyn Aronstam (miscellaneous crew), Jillian Sabean (miscellaneous crew), Mladen Cernjak (miscellaneous crew), Lyall Gardiner (miscellaneous crew), Lyall Gardiner (miscellaneous crew), debra Bruce-Nazarian (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A privileged young male Arab at odds with his cultural identity and his less fortunate street smart friend; a disillusioned Indian taxi driver who bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous Bollywood star; and a former Romanian ballet dancer now working as a flight attendant and searching for love and companionship ... these individuals all live in Dubai and their lives are about to collide for better or for worse in a city where ambition, growth and opportunity are encouraged and dreams can still manifest. "City of Life" is an urban drama that tracks the various intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining how random interactions and their consequences can irrevocably impact another's life. As the name suggests, City of Life's inordinately humane kaleidoscope of converging experiences introduces a city that is in itself a living pulsating character. "City of Life" ultimately reveals how unexpected tragedy and loss can lead to hope and profound transformation as it explores and exposes the complex network that exists in an emerging multi cultural society's race, ethnicity and class divide.
Keywords: anthology, arab, arabian-world, betrayal, car-crash, dubai, east, gang-violence, independent-film, powerActors: Jonathan Sothcott (producer), Martin Kemp (director), Jonathan Sothcott (actor), Tom Wontner (actor), Gary Kemp (actor), Gillian MacGregor (producer), Amerjit Deu (actor), Adele Silva (actress), Catherine Siggins (actress), Toby Richards (actor), Justin Fox (actor), Phillip Barron (writer), Raj Ghatak (actor), Emily Hall (producer), Jess Bailey (composer),
Plot: celebrity chef Joel Manners, dubbed 'the luckiest man in the world' prepares to jump off a roof believing that his multitude of good luck has terrible repercussions for the rest of the world. With his wife Sandra in labour, Joel has to kill himself to save his unborn child - or does he?
Genres: Short, Thriller,Actors: Waheeda Rehman (actress), Soumitra Chatterjee (actor), Aparna Sen (writer), Aparna Sen (director), Raviranjan Maitra (editor), Shabana Azmi (actress), Kanwaljit Singh (actor), Rahul Bose (actor), Konkona Sen Sharma (actress), Dhritiman Chatterjee (actor), Sunil Mukherjee (actor), Preetam Chowdhury (miscellaneous crew), Shefali Shetty (actress), Jyotishka Dasgupta (composer), Sohag Sen (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta. The narrative pivots around the relationship of two sisters, older sister Anjali is a successful professor with a powerful personality. She is the anchoring rock for her family and carer for her sister Meethi whose progression into schizophrenia has been speed ed up by traumatic experiences. Anjali has always dominated the life of her attractive younger sister, and jealously warded off Meethi's handsome fiancé Jojo with fear of Meethi's impending illness. Years later when Meethi and Anjali are on holiday in the Hills there is a chance meeting with Jojo, now with his new wife and children. He is shocked to discover that Meethi does not now recognize him, but lives in a world visited by an imaginary husband and children of her own.
Keywords: doctor, family-relationships, husband-wife-relationship, independent-film, journalist, love, professor, rape, schizophrenia, second-marriageActors: Milo Ventimiglia (actor), John Charles (miscellaneous crew), George Lazenby (actor), Anna Faris (actress), Scott Peterson (miscellaneous crew), Eddie Kaye Thomas (actor), Rachel Wilson (actress), Kevin Thomas Roy (miscellaneous crew), Victor Alfieri (actor), Shannon Kenny (miscellaneous crew), Alton Walpole (producer), Leigh Rose (actress), Nathan Maruccio (miscellaneous crew), Anjul Nigam (actor), Michael Stearns (composer),
Plot: Viscerally experience a "year off" in Aspen, Colorado with a group of recent college grads who have elected to defer graduate school and career opportunities to ski, snow-board, climb, party, fall in love and basically live life to its absolute fullest out in this spectacular mountain town.
Keywords: black-bra, bra, coming-of-age, independent-film, red-bra, teen-movie, woman-in-towelActors: Biju Menon (actor), Siddique (actor), Kamal (director), Sivaji (actor), Samyuktha Varma (actress), Raghavan (actor), Babu Swamy (actor), Poornima Mohan (actress), M.V. Shreyams Kumar (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Asokan (actor), Baiju (actor), Ganesh Kumar (actor), Manian Pillai Raju (actor), Saikumar (actor), Shaji Kailas (director), Suchitra (actress), Mahesh (actor),
Genres: ,CNN News18 film critic Rajeev Masand reviews this week's new Hindi film Mom, starring Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Akshaye Khanna. This review first aired on CNN News18 on July 07, 2017.
In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif reveal how they kept their passion and enthusiasm for the film intact while Jagga Jasoos took three-and-a-half years to complete. The actors discuss how they stayed focused on making the film even as their romantic relationship collapsed, and why they need some distance from the film before they can be completely objective about it. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on July 05, 2017.
Anchor Suma Sensational Comments about his husband Rajeev Kanakala
In this interview with Rajeev Masand, filmmaker Kabir Khan talks about his working relationship with frequent collaborator Salman Khan and the big ideas he wants to convey through his new film Tubelight. Kabir explains also why we often get soft, simplistic politics in Hindi movies, and discusses how the Pahlaj Nihalani-led Censor Board problem needs to be solved. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on June 15, 2017.
Rajeev, who is accused in the death of beautician Sirisha, has revealed shocking facts about her and Kukunoorpally Sub Inspector Prabhakar Reddy. He told police that he had no intention to continue relationship either with Sirisha or Tejaswini. Rajeev informed police that he wanted to marry Tejaswini but his parents were against her. For more latest hot and happening news subscribe @ https://www.youtube.com/user/ABNtelugutv?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us @ https://facebook.com/abntelugutv, https://twitter.com/abntelugutv, http://www.abnandhrajyothy.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abn.jyothy&hl;=en https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/abn-andhrajyothy/id582664798?mt=8 https://plus.google.com/+abntelugutv https://dailymotion.com/abntelugutv Watch ABN Andhrajyothy, the no 1...
CNN News18’s Rajeev Masand moderated a very special conversation between two of the biggest global superstars – Hollywood’s Brad Pitt and India’s Shah Rukh Khan. Both actors spoke candidly about the pressures of fame and stardom, their lifelong love for the movies, and the changing landscape of the film business. They were joined by Australian-born director David Michod who helms Pitt’s new film ‘War Machine’ which was bankrolled by and will stream on Netflix. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on May 25, 2017.
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In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Ranbir Kapoor and his Jagga Jasoos director Anurag Basu talk frankly about the film's repeated delays and the impact that had on their own relationship. They explain why the film took three-and-a-half years to make, how Ranbir has grown as an actor since they last worked together in Barfi, and how they overcame cynicism and negativity to make the movie they believed in. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on June 21, 2017.
In this interview with Rajeev Masand recorded on the sets of Bahubali 2 in Hyderabad, Telugu star Prabhas talks about the anticipation leading up to the release of the final chapter in SS Rajamouli's Bahubali mythology. The 37-year-old actor explains his approach to playing the dual characters of Shivdu and Amarendra Bahubali in the films, what he will miss the most about being on the set, and why it's hard to watch the films as a typical audience member. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on March 16, 2017.
Five actresses who delivered the strongest performances in 2016 - Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab & Dear Zindagi), Anushka Sharma (Sultan & Ae Dil Hai Mushkil), Sonam Kapoor (Neerja), Vidya Balan (Kahaani 2) and Radhika Apte (Phobia & Parched) - sat down with CNN News18's Rajeev Masand for the Actresses Roundtable 2016. The country's finest leading ladies discussed everything from the technical nature of love scenes to the challenges of finding good roles. This interview first aired on CNN News18 on December 17, 2016