Cinesprint Magazine February_2020

Balakrishna(Rs 12 crore)

Balakrishna movies enjoy a grand
welcome in the theatres and his fan

base is something really big. His
movies Like NTR: Kathanayukudu, get
a good run in the overseas centres as

well and is a star, whose fan base is

8simply phenomenal.
9Vijay Deverakonda(Rs 10 crore)

Vijay Deverakonda is the young sensation of
Telugu cinema and his career has been on an
upward surge. With back-to-back big hits, this
young star is definitely one of the most popular
celebrities of Tollywood. Dear Comrade. etc
his recent films enjoying a good outing in the
Telugu speaking regions.

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Nagarjuna is one of the top stars of the
industry and crowds flow in to watch his film

in the theatres. Of late, he hasn't had the
desired big successes at the box office with
films like Officer and Devdas not making that

big impact but still he continues to be one

10among the highest paid actors of Tollywood.

firstLOOK

Saif Ali Khan, Alaya F, Tabu and Kubbra Sait starrer
Jawaani Jaaneman. New Poster. Directed by
Nitin Kakkar.

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Amitabh Bachchan and Sairaat director Nagraj
Popatrao Manjule to collaborate for the first time.

First glimpse of Jhund.

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Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali
collaborate for the first time. First look posters

of Gangubai Kathiawadi.

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Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer first
look poster of Shershaah. Directed by
Vishnu Varadhan.

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New poster of Vijay's Master. Directed by Lokesh
Kanagaraj. Produced by Xavier Britto.
April 2020 release.

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First look of Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi starrer
Love Story. Sekhar Kammula directs and the film
releases for summer.

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Kangana Ranaut

Hardwork Pays

Kangana Ranaut is an Indian actress, director
and producer who works in Hindi films. The
recipient of several awards, including three

National Film Awards and four Filmfare
Awards, she has featured six times in Forbes
India's Celebrity 100 list. Ranaut was born on
23 March 1987 at Bhambla, a small town in the

Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh,
into a Rajput family.

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sTARRYEYED in 2013 when she played a mutant
opposite Hrithik Roshan in the science
Her mother, Asha Ranaut, is a school fiction film Krrish 3, one of the highest-
teacher, and her father, Amardeep grossing Indian films.
Ranaut, is a businessman. She has an
elder sister, Rangoli Chandel, who as Ranaut went on to win two consecutive
of 2014 works as her manager and a National Film Awards for Best Actress
younger brother, Akshat. for playing a naive woman in the
comedy-drama Queen and a dual
Born in Bhambla, a small town in role in the comedy sequel Tanu Weds
Himachal Pradesh, Ranaut initially Manu: Returns, which ranks as the
aspired to become a doctor at the most successful Hindi film featuring a
insistence of her parents. Determined to female protagonist. Following a series
build her own career path, she relocated of commercial failures, she co-directed
to Delhi at age sixteen, where she and played the titular role in the biopic
briefly became a model. After training Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
under the theatre director Arvind Gaur, Ranaut is credited in the media as one
Ranaut made her feature film debut in of the most fashionable celebrities in
the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which the country, and she has launched her
she was awarded the Filmfare Award own clothing lines for the brand Vero
for Best Female Debut. She received Moda. Her reputation for expressing
praise for portraying emotionally intense her honest opinions in public and her
characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe, troubled personal and professional
Life in a Metro and Fashion. For the relationships have frequently sparked
last of these, she won the National Film controversy.
Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Ranaut struggled with her meager
Ranaut featured in the commercially earnings during this period, eating only
successful films Raaz: The Mystery "bread and aachar (pickle)". Refusing
Continues and Once Upon a Time in her father's financial assistance led
Mumbaai, though she was criticised to a rift in their relationship which she
for being typecast in neurotic roles. A later regretted. Her relatives were
comic role opposite R. Madhavan in unhappy with her decision to enter
the 2011 commercially successful Tanu the film-making industry and they did
Weds Manu was well-received, though not correspond with her for several
this was followed by a series of brief, years. She reconciled with them
glamorous roles in films that failed to after the release of Life in a Metro in
propel her career forward. This changed 2007. Ranaut has been the recipient
of three National Film Awards: Best
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Best Actress for Queen and Tanu Weds
Manu Returns. She has also won four
Filmfare Awards: Best Female Debut for
Gangster, Best Supporting Actress for
Fashion, Best Actress for Queen and
Best Actress - Critics for Tanu Weds
Manu Returns.

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Allu Arjun

Back with a Bang

Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor who
primarily works in Telugu cinema. After
playing as a child artist in Vijetha and as
a dancer in Daddy, Arjun made his adult
debut in Gangotri. Arjun was born on
8 April 1982 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to
film producer Allu Aravind and Nirmala.

His paternal grandfather was the film
comedian Allu Ramalingaiah, while his

paternal aunt is married
to Chiranjeevi.

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Arjun then appeared in Sukumar's
debut film Arya. His role in Arya was his
breakthrough, earning him his first Filmfare
Best Telugu Actor Award nomination and
he won a Special Jury award at the Nandi
Awards ceremony, two CineMAA Awards
for Best Actor and Best Actor Jury and the
film was a critical and commercial success.

He next starred in V. V. Vinayak's Bunny
playing Bunny, a college student. Critics
praised his mannerisms and dancing. His
next film was A Karunakaran's musical
love story Happy. He then starred in Puri
Jagannadh's action film Desamuduru,
in which he played the role of Bala
Govindam, a fearless journalist who falls
for a woman with a darker past.

Arjun has won five Filmfare Awards South
and two Nandi Awards. On 6 March 2011,
Arjun married Sneha Reddy in Hyderabad.
He has a son named Ayaan and a
daughter named Arha. In 2016, Allu Arjun
started a nightclub named 800 Jubilee in
collaboration with M Kitchens and Buffalo
Wild Wings.

His next film was Bhaskar's Parugu, in 2012. His next film was Surender Reddy's
where he played the role of Krishna, a Race Gurram, in which he played the role of a
happy-go-lucky guy from Hyderabad who carefree guy. He acted in Trivikram Srinivas's
helps his friend to elope with his love. S/O Satyamurthy, which was released on 9
The film emerged as a massive hit. Arjun April 2015. The film was a huge hit. Later, he
starred in two experimental films in 2010: acted in Sarainodu, directed by Boyapati Srinu.
Gunasekhar's Varudu and Krish's Vedam. In 2016, he collaborated with producer Dil Raju
His next release was V. V. Vinayak's action for the third time for Duvvada Jagannadham. In
film Badrinath. He played the role of Badri,
a warrior who is assigned to protect the
shrine of Badrinath by his Guru.

After Badrinath, Arjun appeared in the film
Julayi, an action-comedy that released

2018, his film under the direction of writer turned director Vakkantham Vamsi, Naa Peru
Surya, Naa Illu India was released.

After a huge break, the actor is back with Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. The film directed by
Trivikram released across the globe on January 12th and received critical acclaim. Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo has been declared as the Sankranthi winner. Haarika and Hassine
Creations, Geetha Arts are the producers.

isingstar
Bollywood

Nora Fatehi

From Canada to India

Nora Fatehi is a Canadian dancer, model,
actress and singer who has mainly appeared

in Hindi films. She has also starred in
Malayalam and Telugu films. She comes from
a Moroccan Canadian family, and was born
and raised in Canada, although in interviews
she has also stated that she considers herself
"an Indian at heart". She is most known for her
work in the Indian film industry. She made her

film debut in the Bollywood film Roar:
Tigers of the Sundarbans.

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Bollywood

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She participated in the She gained popularity in Telugu cinema
reality television dance by doing item numbers in films like
show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Temper, Baahubali and Kick 2. She
has also starred in the Malayalam
She appeared in the films Double Barrel and Kayamkulam
Bollywood film Satyamev Kochunni.
Jayate in which she was
In 2015, she was a contestant on the
seen in the recreated reality television show Bigg Boss 9
version of the song and was evicted on Day 84. In 2016,
she participated in the reality television
"Dilbar" which crossed 20 dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
million views on YouTube She appeared in the Bollywood film
in the first 24 hours of its Satyamev Jayate in which she was
seen in the recreated version of the
release, making it the song "Dilbar" which crossed 20 million
first Hindi song to views on YouTube in the first 24 hours
of its release, making it the first Hindi
have garnered such song to have garnered such numbers
numbers in India. in India. She also collaborated with
the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaire to
release an Arabic version of the Dilbar
song.

Fatehi began her career by appearing
in a Bollywood film Roar: Tigers of the
Sundarbans. After that she was signed
for an item number in Puri Jagannath's
Telugu film Temper, marking her debut
in Telugu. She has also done a special
appearance with Emraan Hashmi and
Gurmeet Chaudhary in the film Mr. X
directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced
by Mahesh Bhatt. In February 2019,
she signed a contract with the record
label T-Series as an exclusive artist
and will feature on their upcoming films,
music videos, web series, and web
movies.

Nora played a crucial role in Street
Dancer 3D that released recently.
Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and
Prabhudeva played the lead roles in this
dance-based drama. Nora is playing a
crucial role in Baaghi 3 and Bhuj: The
Pride of India. The actress is yet to get
the needed recognition in her career.

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Bollywood
Vikrant Massey

Vikrant Massey is an Indian cast in Half Girlfriend. He 3 April 1987, to Jolly and
film and television actor. He played the protagonist in 2017's Meena Massey in a Roman
made his debut on television critically acclaimed film A Death Catholic family. Belonging
with Kahaan Hoo Main in in the Gunj directed by Konkona to a middle-class family, he
2004. He then had roles in Sen Sharma which earned him was brought up in the city
series such as Dharam Veer, a Filmfare Awards nomination of Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Balika Vadhu, Baba Aiso in the category of Best Actor – India. He has one elder
Varr Dhoondo, and Qubool Critics. The actor has main roles brother named Mohsin
Hai. His debut film was a in the web-series Mirzapur and Massey. His paternal family
brief appearance in Lootera, Criminal Justice. follows Christianity. Massey's
followed by Dil Dhadakne Do educational background
and eventually a supporting Vikrant Massey was born on consists of attending St.
Anthony's High School in

Vikrant Massey was born on 3 April 1987, to Jolly and Meena
Massey in a Roman Catholic family. Belonging to a middle-class

family, he was brought up in the city of Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.

Versova with further studies age. During his leisure period, but failed to rake money after
being completed from R. D. he enjoys traveling, playing it released on January 10th.
National College of Arts & cricket and video games. He His performance received
Science in Bandra, Mumbai. also played a crucial role Made a decent response. Vikrant
Being a well-trained dancer, In Heaven a web series on Massey also completed
he forayed onto stage with two wedding planners in Delhi shooting for Ginny Weds
small-time dancing and running an agency named Made Sunny opposite Yami
theatre performances at the in Heaven. The actor bagged a Gautam, a film directed by
age of 7. golden opportunity after he was debutant Puneet Khanna and
taken to play a crucial role in produced by Vinod Bachchan.
With support and guidance Chhapaak. Directed by Meghna He is shooting for a mystery
from his teachers and Gulzar, the film featured Deepika thriller Haseen Dillruba.
school principal, he took up Padukone in the lead role. Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant
performing arts as a career Massey are the lead actors.
choice at quite a young The film received critical acclaim

Making his Waves in Hindi

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Location

Krack

Shooting Locations

@ Hyderabad

'Krack' is Ravi Teja’s new film that was launched
recently. After ‘Don Seenu’ and ‘Balupu’, Ravi Teja
has teamed up with director Gopichand Malineni and
the film has begun its regular shoot now. At present,
the director is filming some romantic scenes on Ravi
Teja and actress Shruti Haasan in Ramoji Film City,
Hyderabad. ‘Krack’ is said to be on true incidents
happened in AP and Telangana and Ravi Teja will be
seen in a cop’s role. The film is scheduled for release in
summer in 2020. S Thaman renders tunes for the film
produced by B Madhu under Saraswathi Films Division
Banner. GK Vishnu who worked for films like ‘Whistle’ is

the director of photography.

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TEA NEWS

Arjun Kapoor and
Malaika Arora to
Get Married on
April 19:

The Bollywood couple
Arjun Kapoor and Malaika
Arora getting married soon.
The lovebirds will have a
Church wedding coming
April. Malaika will walk
down the aisle on April 19 in
the presence of family and
close friends.

Alia Bhatt Says ‘I Love You’ to Tiger Shroff and Disha
Ranbir Kapoor in Her Filmfare Patani May Get Married in
Winning Speech for Raazi
Future: Jackie Shroff
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor at 64th Filmfare
awards made their fans go smitten. It all Tiger Shroff’s father and senior
happened when Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress actor Jackie Shroff revealed that
Award for her role in Raazi. Alia Bhatt can be
seen saying “I love you”, while Ranbir can be the couple might get married in
seen blushing over Alia’s special gesture. the future. Jackie cleared the air
about the relation between Tiger
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and Disha saying: “Tiger found
his first friend, who is a girl, at 25.

‘Us’ director Jordan Peele does not want to cast ‘white dudes’ in
the lead

Us director Jordan Peele is not interested in casting “white dudes” as leads in
his films as he believes there are already too many movies focusing on them.
The director, who made his debut with Get Out, has once again struck box
office gold withUs, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers

Director Nadine Labaki Mandy Moore receives star
to head Un Certain on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Regard jury at Cannes
Actor Mandy Moore was
Director Nadine Labaki, whose Capernaum honoured with a star on the
was nominated for foreign film Academy Hollywood Walk of Fame.The
award this year, will preside over the jury 34-year-old actor received the
of Cannes sidebar Un Certain Regard, the star in the presence of her This Is
festival .The actor-filmmaker had won the Us castmates and her A Walk to
Jury Prize in Cannes for the Lebanese film. Remember co-star, Shane West

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SCENES

DIRECTED BY STAR CASTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Mohit Suri Aditya Roy Kapur Luv Films
Disha Patani T-Series
Anil Kapoor

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SCENES

DIRECTED BY STAR CASTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Kranthi Madhav Creative Commercials
Vijay Deverakonda
Raashi Khanna
Aishwarya Rajesh

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OVER STORY

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Pooja Hegde

Back to back Biggies
in Tollywood

Pooja Hegde is an Indian model and film
actress who appears mainly in Telugu

and Hindi films. A former beauty pageant
contestant, she was crowned as the second
runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010

competition, before going on to make her
acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film

Mugamoodi.

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OVER STORY Universe India 2010 competition,
while also being crowned Miss
Pooja was born and India South Glamorous Hair 2010
brought up in Mumbai, in the subsidiary competition.
Maharashtra. Her parents
Manjunath Hegde and In 2017 she appeared in Duvvada
Latha Hegde are from Jagannadham a Telugu film by
Mangalore, Karnataka. Allu Arjun. In 2018, she appeared
Her mother tongue is in an item number in the film
Rangasthalam in the song "Jigelu
Tulu, and she is also Rani". Then in Saakshyam, a
fluent in English, Telugu film opposite Bellamkonda
Marathi, Hindi. Sreenivas and Aravinda Sametha
Veera Raghava, a Telugu action
She then featured in the Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas
films Oka Laila Kosam and opposite Jr NTR.
Mukunda, while signing on to
feature as the lead actress in In 2019, she appeared in
Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Maharshi, a Telugu action film,
Daro along with Hrithik Roshan. directed by Vamsi Paidipally
opposite Mahesh Babu. Her
Pooja was born and brought up next release was Gaddalakonda
in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her Ganesh, a Telugu action-thriller
parents Manjunath Hegde and film directed by Harish Shankar.
Latha Hegde are from Mangalore, Remake of the 2014 Tamil film
Karnataka. Her mother tongue Jigarthanda, featured Varun Tej
is Tulu, and she is also fluent in and Atharvaa along with her. The
English, Marathi, Hindi. She went film received decent response
to M.M.K College, she revealed. and the collections have been
She regularly sought to enter good.
in intercollegiate competitions,
participating in dance and fashion Pooja Hegde is riding high with
shows. the super success of Allu Arjun's
Ala Vaikunthapuramlo. The film
She competed in the Miss has been declared as the second
India 2009 competition but was biggest hit in Tollywood after
eliminated in an early round Baahubali: The Conclusion. Pooja
despite winning the Miss India Hegde is quite delighted with the
Talented 2009 honour. She re- response. She recently joined the
applied the following year and was shoot of Jaan featuring Prabhas
the second runner-up in the Miss in the lead role. Pooja Hegde will
also romance Akhil Akkineni in
his next film that is directed by
Bommarillu Bhaskar. Pooja is
also in talks for a bunch of Hindi
films that will start rolling soon.

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Kiara Advani made an impressive
debut in Bollywood after

which she has been knocked
with interesting offers in

Telugu cinema. Kiara made her
acting debut in Fugly in 2014

and later made her Tollywood
debut in Bharat Ane Nenu in
2018 as well.

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Mahesh Babu

The Superstar

of Telugu Cinema

Mahesh Babu is an Indian film actor, producer,
media personality, and philanthropist known
for his works in Telugu cinema. He owns the
production house G Mahesh Babu Entertainment
Pvt Ltd. The younger son of veteran Telugu actor

Krishna, Mahesh made his cameo as a child
artist in Needa in 1979, at the age of four and

acted in eight other films
as a child artist.

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s TAR produced the film under his newly
OF THE MONTH formed banner G. Mahesh Babu
TOLLYWOOD Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, marking
his first film production venture. He
He made his debut as a lead actor with opted to do so in order to control
Rajakumarudu and won the State Nandi the film's budget, accepting a share
Award for Best Male Debut. in profits in lieu of remuneration.
Released on 7 August 2015,
Mahesh achieved his breakthrough Srimanthudu opened to positive
with the supernatural drama Murari and reviews from the critics, was
the action film Okkadu. He went on to commercially successful, and gained
act in other commercially successful the Filmfare Award for Best Actor –
films such as Arjun, Athadu, Pokiri, Telugu at the 63rd Filmfare Awards
Dookudu, Businessman, Seethamma South for Mahesh.
Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, 1: Nenokkadine,
Srimanthudu, Bharat Ane Nenu, Maharshi Mahesh is currently in his best phase
and Sarileru Neekevvaru some of which in his career with back to back hits.
rank among the List of highest-grossing His recent films Bharat Ane Nenu,
Telugu films. To date, he has won eight Maharshi and Sarileru Neekevvaru
Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Awards, three ended up as massive hits and
Cine MAA Awards, three South Indian left huge profits. Mahesh is an
International Movie Awards and one ambassador for about a dozen South
International Indian Film Academy Award. Indian brands. During the shoot
of B. Gopal's Vamsi at Australia,
Mahesh has been cited in the media as Mahesh began to date his co-star
one of the most attractive male celebrities Namrata Shirodkar. After being in a
in India. His accomplishments have relationship for four years, the got
established him as a leading actor in married on 10 February 2005 at the
Telugu cinema. Referred in the media Marriott Hotel, Mumbai during the
as the Prince of Tollywood, he is one of shooting of Athadu.
the most popular and influential actors
of Telugu cinema and is described as The couple welcomed their first
the superstar of Telugu cinema by the child, a boy, on 31 August 2006 at
audience. In addition to his acting career, the Global Hospital in Hyderabad.
Mahesh is an active humanitarian and The boy, named Gautham Krishna,
philanthropist through his charitable trust was a premature baby and was in
and non-profit organization Heal-a-Child. critical condition during his birth.
He is also associated with Rainbow His condition turned stable after the
Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador. doctors treated him in time. On 20
July 2012 Namrata gave birth to a
Mahesh collaborated with Koratala Siva girl named Sitara. Mahesh gives 30%
for the action-drama film Srimanthudu of his annual income to charities, and
co-starring Shruti Haasan. He co- most of his philanthropic activities
are unpublicized because he prefers
them to be so.

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Shraddha Kapoor

In the Top League

Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress
and singer who works in Hindi films. The
daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, she began
her acting career with a brief role in the
2010 heist film Teen Patti, and followed
it with her first leading role in the teen

drama Luv Ka The End.

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OF THE MONTH drama Baaghi, all of which rank among
BOLLYWOOD her biggest commercial successes.
Following a series of commercially
Kapoor was born and raised in Mumbai. unsuccessful films, she starred in the
On her father's side, Kapoor is of comedy horror film Stree, which ranks as
Punjabi descent, and on her mother's her highest-grossing release.
side, she is of Marathi and Konkani
ancestry. Shraddha's family members In addition to acting in films, Kapoor has
include her father Shakti Kapoor and sung several of her film songs. She is
mother Shivangi Kapoor, her elder the celebrity endorser for several brands
brother Siddhanth Kapoor, her two and products, and in 2015, she launched
aunts Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini her own line of clothing. She participates
Kolhapure are all actors in Indian in stage shows and concerts. Kapoor
Cinema. features in listings of the most popular and
the highest-paid actresses in India.
Kapoor did her schooling at Jamnabai
Narsee School and at the age of 15, In 2016, Forbes magazine featured her as
she shifted to the American School of one of the most successful Asians under
Bombay, where she was a schoolmate the age of 30 and the previous year, the
with actress Athiya Shetty and actor Indian edition of the magazine featured
Tiger Shroff. Kapoor then enrolled her in their annual Celebrity 100 list. The
in Boston University to major in actress played the female lead in Prabhas
psychology, but she left in her freshman starrer Saaho which released across the
year to appear in her debut film after globe in all the Indian languages. Made
she was seen on Facebook by producer on a budget of Rs 300 crores, Saaho is
Ambika Hinduja, who cast her for a role directed by Sujeeth and is bankrolled
in Teen Patti. by UV Creations. Shraddha performed
some daredevil stunts in Saaho along with
Kapoor gained wide recognition for Prabhas.
playing a singer in the commercially
successful romantic drama Aashiqui She featured in Chhichhore which
2 for which she received a nomination is a smashing box-office hit and the
for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. performance of Shraddha Kapoor
The following year, she portrayed a received top class response from the
character based on Ophelia in Vishal audience. The actress is thrilled with the
Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed drama response and she is currently busy with
Haider, an adaptation of William a bunch of interesting projects. She also
Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. played the female lead in Street Dancer
which is doing decent business at the box-
Kapoor established herself with starring office. Varun Dhawan is the lead actor in
roles in the romantic thriller Ek Villain, this dance drama.

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Varun Dhawan

Multi-talented and Flawless
Varun Dhawan is one of the country's highest-paid
celebrities and has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity
100 list since 2014. Each of the ten films in which he
has starred were commercially successful, establishing
Dhawan in Hindi cinema.

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Dhawan was born on 24 April Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
1987 to David Dhawan, a film
director, and Karuna Dhawan. Dhawan featured in Abhishek
His elder brother, Rohit, is a film Varman's period drama Kalank,
director, while his uncle, Anil, is which features an ensemble
an actor. He completed his HSC cast including Madhuri Dixit,
education from the H.R. College Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt,
of Commerce and Economics. Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sanjay
Dhawan has a degree in Business Dutt. His recent offering Street
Management from the Nottingham Dancer received decent response
Trent University, United Kingdom. from the audience. He has
Prior to his acting career, Dhawan also committed to the war film
worked as an assistant director Rannbhoomi, which will mark his
to Karan Johar on his directorial third collaboration with Shashank
terrorist drama My Name Is Khan. Khaitan, and to the dance film
ABCD 3, opposite Katrina Kaif.
Dhawan studied business
management from the Nottingham Alongside his acting career,
Trent University, after which he Dhawan performs on stage
worked as an assistant director to and has co-hosted two award
Karan Johar on the 2010 drama ceremonies. In 2013, he
My Name Is Khan. Dhawan made performed at the Filmfare, Screen,
his acting debut with Johar's 2012 and Stardust award ceremonies,
teen drama Student of the Year, and at an event in Hong Kong. He
for which he received a Filmfare hosted the 2013 Stardust Awards
nomination for Best Male Debut. ceremony with Sidharth Malhotra
and Ayushmann Khurrana, and
Dhawan rose to prominence with a segment of the 59th Filmfare
starring roles in the romance Awards. He was also part of the
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, the 20th Screen Awards, co-hosting
dance film ABCD 2 and the action the show alongside Shahrukh
comedies Dilwale, Dishoom and Khan and Richa Chadda. In
Judwaa 2. He also received critical 2013, Dhawan performed
acclaim for playing an avenger at a special event alongside
in the crime thriller Badlapur, a Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy
chauvinistic man in the romance Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and
Badrinath Ki Dulhania and an Huma Qureshi to raise funds
aimless man coping with loss in for the flood-affected victims of
the drama October; the former two Uttarakhand.
earned him nominations for the

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Deepika Padukone
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Superstar
Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress.

The highest-paid actress in India, Padukone is
the recipient of several awards, including three
Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the
nation's most popular personalities, and Time
named her one of the 100 most influential people

in the world in 2018.

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