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Strength (tarot card)

Strength is a Major Arcana tarot card, and is numbered either XI or VIII, depending on the deck. Historically it was called Fortitude, and in the Thoth Tarot deck it is called Lust. This card is used in game playing as well as in divination.
The design of this card is fairly constant across tarot decks. The key characters are that of a woman and a lion, with the woman leaning over the lion. Many cards, including that of the Rider–Waite–Smith deck, have the woman clasping the lion's jaws. Some feature an Infinity symbol hovering over the woman's head. Other decks have the woman sitting upon the lion, or merely with one hand upon it. Some decks feature just one of the characters; flowers are often presented on this card.
According to Eden Gray, the lemniscate above her represents enlightenment and spiritual powers, whereas the lion represents animal passions and earthly cravings.
The Strength card was originally named Fortitude, and accompanies two of the other cardinal virtues in the Major Arcana: Temperance and Justice.
The older decks had two competing symbolisms: one featured a woman holding or breaking a stone pillar, and the other featured a person, either male or female, subduing a lion. This Tarocchi del Mantegna card (image, right), made in Ferrara around 1470, illustrates both. The modern woman-and-lion symbolism most likely evolved from a merging of the two earlier ones.
Strength is traditionally the eleventh card and Justice the eighth, but the influential Rider–Waite–Smith deck switched the position of these two cards in order to make them a better fit with the astrological correspondences worked out by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, under which the eighth card is associated with Leo and the eleventh with Libra. This switch was originally suggested in the mysterious Cipher Manuscripts which formed the basis for the Golden Dawn's teachings regarding tarot and other subjects. Today many divinatory tarot decks use this numbering, particularly in the English-speaking world.
According to A. E. Waite's 1910 book Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Strength card carries several divinatory associations:
In astrology, the Strength card is associated with the masculine, fixed-fire sign of Leo and its ruling planetary body, the Sun.
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Father Ted

Ba shraith teilifíse grinn é Father Ted léirithe ag Channel 4 na Breataine sna 1990idí le haisteoirí Éireannacha:
Is sagairt Chaitliceacha iad Ted, Dougal agus Jack agus is í Mrs. Doyle bean an tí. Tá siad ina gcónaí i dteach paróiste ar Craggy Island in iarthar na hÉireann. Is ceann de na sraitheanna teilifíse ó na 1990í ar a bhfuil an-mheas é an tsraith.
Cuireadh amach Father Ted ar dtús ar Channel 4 ó Aibreán 1995 go Bealtaine 1998. Bíonn sé le féachaint go fóill ar chainéil sa Bhreatain is in Éirinn.
Dermot Morgan

Ba fhuirseoir Éireannach é Dermot Morgan (Gaeilge: Diarmaid Ó Muireagáin) (3 Márta, 1952 - 28 Feabhra, 1998), a rugadh agus tógadh i mBaile Átha Cliath. Iar-mhúinteoir a bhí ann, a chuaigh isteach san fhuirseoireacht agus aisteoireacht tar éis cáil bainte amach aige ar fud na hÉireann ar RTÉ. Tháinig cáil idirnáisiúnta dó nuair a chuir sé i láthair Father Ted Crilly ar an tsraith theilifíse Father Ted sna 1990idí.
Ardal O'Hanlon

Fuirseoir agus aisteoir Éireannach é Ardal O'Hanlon (Gaeilge: Ardal Ó hAnluain), a rugadh ar an 8 Deireadh Fómhair 1965, i gCarraig Mhachaire Rois, Contae Mhuineacháin. Bháil sé clú agus cáil amach i rith na nóchaidí mar 'Father Dougal McGuire' sa chlár teilifíse Father Ted, agus níos déanaí mar 'George Sunday' sa chlár My Hero.
Mac leis an bpolaiteoir Ruairí Ó hAnnluain é Ardal, a d'fhreastail ar Choláiste na Carraige Duibhe agus ar Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Tá úrscéal amháin foilsithe aige chomh maith, Talk of the Town, sa bhliain 1998.
Frank Kelly

Aisteoir, scríbhneoir agus fuirseoir Éireannach ab ea Proinsias Ó Ceallaigh (nó Frank Kelly mar a thugtar air as Béarla, 28 Nollaig 1938 - 28 Feabhra 2016). Thuil sé clú ar an teilifís agus an raidió ach go háirithe. Bhí ról aige mar 'Father Jack Hackett' sa chlár Father Ted. Bhí an cartúnaí cáiliúil, Charles E. Kelly, ina athair.
Thuil a chuid oibre ar 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly' sna 1970idí a lán cáil dó, go háirithe lena ról mar Pharnell Mooney, magadh faoi Comhairleoir Chontae amaideach ón tuaithe.
Bhí ról aige ar 'Wanderly Wagon' (ar RTÉ idir 1968 agus 1982) in aice le Eugene Lambert agus Nora O' Mahoney. Scríobh sé cuid mhór de na scéalta.
Go luath sna 1980idí bhí páirt aige sa tsraith theilifíse 'Anois is Aris', ag labhairt ar ghuthán agus de réir a chéile ag cur isteach tuilleadh phrásaí Gaelacha.
Sa bhliain 2001, bhí páirt eile aige mar "Father Pickle" sa tsraith theilifíse Lexx, i sraith a 4, cuid a 6.
Bhí ról an-tábhachtach ar fad aige i 2003 mar cheannaire Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre sa tsraith theilifíse chonspóideach Sasanach The Deal.
I 2007 bhí sé sa dráma Running Mate. Bhí páirt eile aige sa chlár greann Paddywhackery chomh maith ar TG4.
Bhí sé in aice le Mr Tayto san fheachtas do chriospaí Tayto.
Is é an rud is suntasaí a rinne sé ná a chuid oibre ar an gclár grinn 'Father Ted' mar an sagart 'Father Jack Hackett', saofóir, meisceoir agus seanfhear, lena cúpla focail 'drink', 'feck' agus 'arse'.
Scaoil sé singil don Nollaig, 'Christmas Countdown', a shroich uimhir a 8 sna cairteacha singil Éireannach i 1982 agus ag 34 sna cairteacha singil neamhspleách Sasanach, agus albam, Comedy Cowntdown, ina raibh sketch ón a chlár raidió The Glen Abbey Show (i rith na 1970idí.
Scaoileadh bailiúcháin dá phíosaí grinn ar CD timpeall 2000. Bhí Ayotollah Céillí Band, Magnum Farce, Incoming Call, Festive Spirit, Him of Praise, Call of the Wild, Festive Note agus Siege Mentally, roinnt de na rianta a bhí ar an diosca.
Thug sé camchuairt go forleathan ar na Stáit Aontaithe agus ar Cheanada.
Phríosúnach ba ea é sa scannán, 'Italian Job', 1969 ach gan a bheith luaite sna teidil chreidiúna. Bhí páirt aige sa scannáin 'Taffin' sa bhliain 1982. Bhí páirt eile aige sa scannáin 'Rat' i 2000 agus san gearrscannán Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom.
Bhuaigh Ó Ceallaigh an dámhachtain 'Jacob's' sa bhliain 1974 mar aitheantas ar a chuid oibre ar 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly'.
Bhí galar Parkinson air agus bhí aimhréidheanna cairdiacha ag baint leis. Bhuail taom croí é ar 28 Feabhra 2016. Fuair Ó Ceallaigh an ceann is fearr ar ailse phutóige thiar sa bhliain 2011 agus ailse chraicinn sa bhliain 2015.
Cill Fhionnúrach

Is baile suite i gContae an Chláir í Cill Fhionnúrach. Is i gCill Fhionnúrach a taifeadaíodh cuid is mo den sraith theilifíse Father Ted. Bhí cónaí ar 220 duine i sráidbhaile Cill Fhionnúrach sa bhliain 2011.
Reginald Dunne

Ball den IRA i Londain ab ea Reginald William Dunne (Meitheamh 1898 – 10 Lúnasa 1922).
Ar 22 Meitheamh 1922, scaoil Dunne (in éineacht lena chomhghleacaí Joseph O'Sullivan) marbh an Marascail Machaire. Sir Henry Wilson, ar leac a dhorais féin i lár Londain. Bhí Wilson ina chomhairleoir slándála do Phríomh-Aire Tuaisceart Éireann, James Craig ag an am céanna. Mar thoradh, chuir Rialtas na Breataine brú ar an gCoileánach ionsaí a dhéanamh ar na Ceithre Cúirteanna.
Cé gur cháin Art Ó Gríofa an beart ba léir ón triail a cuireadh ar Reginald Dunne agus Joseph O’Sullivan go gairid ina dhiaidh sin gur bhain siad beirt le ‘G.H.Q..
Crochadh Reginald Dunne, in éineacht le Joseph O'Sullivan, ar 10 Lúnasa 1922.
Maidir le taisí Dunne agus O’Sullivan a thabhairt abhaile, sa bhliain 1967, ba chuid é sin de bheartas Harold Wilson vótaí a mhealladh ó Éireannaigh thall trí bhá a léiriú lena gcúram.
ShinAwil

Is comhlacht léiriúcháin teilifíse Éireannach é Shinawil (nó ShinAwiL). Bunaíodh é ag an léiritheoir Larry Bass agus an stiúrthóir Simon Gibney i 1999. Tá leaganacha Éireannach de dhréachtúnais idirnáisiúnta Dragons Den, Dancing with the Stars agus Popstars le haghaidh Raidió Teilifís Éireann agus The Apprentice do TV3 go dtí seo.
Bridget & Eamon

Clár grinn atá á chraoladh ar RTÉ a Dó ó 1 Feabhra, 2016 é Bridget & Eamon. Tá sé bunaithe ar na sceitsí Bridget & Eamon ar Republic of Telly. Tá bean céile agus fear céile 1980idí atá léirithe ag Bernard O'Shea agus Jennifer Maguire.
Dancing with the Stars (sraith 1 na hÉireann)

Is comórtas damhsa teilifíse é Dancing with the Stars (Gaeilge: Ag Damhsa le na Réaltaí), a thosaigh in Éirinn sa bhliain 2017. Thosaigh an chéad sraith ar an 8 Eanáir 2017 agus chríochnaigh sé ar an 26 Márta 2017.
Chuir Amanda Byram agus Nicky Byrne an tsraith seo i láthair. Ba iad Julian Benson, Loraine Barry agus Brian Redmond moltóirí ar an seó. Bhuaigh Aodhán Ó Mathúna le Valeria Milova an tsraith.
I mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2016, bhí sé fógartha gur thriail Marty Whelan chun an chlár a chur i láthair. I mí na Samhna bhí sé fógartha go mbeadh Amanda Byram mar cheann de na láithreoirí. I mí na Nollaig bhí sé fógartha go mbeadh Nicky Byrne mar cheann de na láithreoirí eile. Fógraíodh go mbeadh Blathnaid Treacy ag cur Can't Stop Dancing i láthair ar an Aoine.
Dhearbhaigh RTÉ ar an 18 Nollaig 2016, go mbeadh Julian Benson, Loraine Barry agus Brian Redmond na breithiúna ar an gclár. Sheas Darren Bennett isteach in áit Benson don seachtain a cúig, a sé, a seacht agus a hocht.
Tuairisciú i mí Samhain 2016, go mbeidh iar-páirtí tí Big Brother Hughie Maughan in iomaíocht ar an gclár. Tuairisciú ar an 20ú Samhain go mbeadh iar-léitheoir nuachta le RTÉ Anne Doyle ar an gclár. Fógraíodh Des Bishop mar an gcéad iomaitheoir ar The Late Late Show ar an 9 Nollaig 2016. Ar an 11 Nollaig 2016, bhí sé fógartha go mbeadh iar-bhan-aisteoir Fair City Aoibhín Garrihy, ban-aisteoir Red Rock Denise McCormack agus mainicín Thalia Heffernan in iomaíocht ar an gclár chomh maith. ar an 12 Nollaig 2016, dhearbhaigh RTÉ an seachtar iomaitheoir a raibh fágtha. Dhearbhaigh na damhsóirí gairmiúla níos déanaí an tseachtain sin.
Mar gheall ar tinneas, sheas Darren Bennett in áit Julian Benson.
Mar gheall ar tinneas, sheas Darren Bennett in áit Julian Benson arís.
Mar gheall ar tinneas, sheas Darren Bennett in áit Julian Benson arís. Aoí taibheoir: The cast of Sunny Afternoon, ag taibhiú 'Lola' agus 'You Really Got Me'.
Mar gheall ar tinneas, sheas Darren Bennett in áit Julian Benson arís. Aoí taibheoir: Róisín O ag taibhiú 'Give it Up'.
D'fhill Julian Benson tar éis easpa ceithre seachtain. Aoí taibheoir: The cast of Thriller Live! ag taibhiú 'Man in the Mirror'.
Aoí taibheoir: LYRA ag taibhiú 'Emerald'.
Aoí taibheoir: Riverdance
Aoi taibheoir: The Vamps ag taibhiú 'All Night'.
List of Father Ted episodes

This is an episode list for the sitcom Father Ted created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, and was produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It stars Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly and Pauline McLynn. The series is set on the fictional Craggy Island off the coast of Ireland and is about three Roman Catholic priests and their housekeeper.
During the course of the programme, 25 episodes of Father Ted aired over three series, between 21 April 1995 and 1 May 1998.
The annual telethon Comic Relief, aired on 14 March 1997, included a scene in which Ted and Dougal are enlisted to host the telethon. Ted is baffled as to why Comic Relief has selected two unknown Irish priests for the job. Dougal theorises that God planned the event as an opportunity for Ted to atone for stealing money from a charity. Ted decides God may forgive him if they succeed in raising the target sum of eight million pounds.
A 1999 poll conducted by the popular fansite The Craggy Island Examiner concluded that the best episodes were:
followed by:
Notably, only one of these ten episodes was from Series 1 ("Good Luck, Father Ted").
At the inaugural Ted Fest, "New Jack City" was voted best episode.
Father Ted Night, broadcast on New Year's Day 2011 on Channel 4, named "Speed 3" as the fans' favourite episode. "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse" is named as the writers' favourite episode.
Boston Art Commission

The Boston Art Commission, established in 1890, exercises legal authority to approve and site new public art on property owned by the City of Boston. Woven through the urban landscape, site-specific artworks identify Boston as a place with long history and a great capacity for innovation. These artworks, both permanent and temporary, range from traditional and new media public art pieces to municipal design elements, such as wayfinding systems and artistic lighting. In addition, the Art Commission has care and custody of all paintings, murals, statues, bas-reliefs, sculptures, monuments, fountains, arches and other permanent structures intended for ornament or commemoration on City property. It is the conviction of the Boston Art Commission that, in order to engender and support a thriving artistic consciousness within the city, community involvement shall extend beyond everyday appreciation to meaningful engagement in the creation, evolving interpretation and ongoing care of artworks throughout Boston's neighborhoods.
The Art Commission is appointed by the Mayor and consists of nine Boston residents, each nominated by a Boston cultural institution. Art Commission meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month.
Boston's wide range of public art works mirror key cultural debates and the ever-progressing political and social conditions of the city and the nation. Today, artists and community members work with the Mayor's Office and the Boston Art Commission to ensure that Boston's public art conveys the diversity of the city's past and current populations. The community aspect of initiating a piece of public art is critical in Boston and the city emphasizes community organizing and neighborhood projects supported by the Mayor's office through Neighborhood Coordinators. Therefore, the majority of public art pieces begin as a community effort in which the selection of a site, artist, and design are reliant on community support and participation. Additionally, the Art Commission strives to promote a varied selection of artistic styles and media. Art Commission archives, as well as the City Archives in West Roxbury, are open to the public by appointment.
PaintBox aims to highlight local artists within their community and, in doing so, brighten up the streets and deter the vandalization of utility boxes. Through PaintBox, the Art Commission asks Boston artists to get out on the streets of their neighborhoods and help create an ongoing dialogue about art by painting utility boxes. The individual boxes may vary in theme and technique depending on the artist, but as the program is city-wide, PaintBox has become a dynamic art installation in itself. This program is privately funded through corporate donations and uses no tax dollars.
Kin (Irish TV series)

Kin is an Irish crime drama television series, co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, that was first broadcast on 9 September 2021 on RTÉ One. The series revolves around a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war, and stars Aidan Gillen and Ciarán Hinds as rival gang leaders Frank Kinsella and Eamon Cunningham. It became one of the most-watched series in Ireland. A second series followed in 2023, with a third series confirmed in February 2025. The series was acquired by the BBC in 2023 and Netflix in 2024.
The series was first announced in November 2020, with co-creator Peter McKenna set as showrunner and Diarmuid Goggins as director of the first four episodes. Tessa Hoffe was later announced as director of episodes five to eight.
Prior to the series' premiere, several news outlets stated the series was inspired by the Kinahan gang and the Hutch–Kinahan feud, and noted similarities to former RTE staple Love/Hate. A show "insider" stated that "This is not the Kinahans' story, but people can draw their own conclusions. Viewers will be able to make up their own mind about it."
Kin aired on RTÉ in 2021, with the second season following in 2023. The series quickly gained popularity in Ireland after premiering in 2021, as well as garnering praise from critics. Its ratings over broke records on both linear and streaming platforms, attracting more than four million lifetime streams by October 2023. The second season averaged a 40% audience share, and its finale was the most-watched programme of the year outside of sport.
In February 2022, the series premiered in the United States and Canada on AMC+, with Sundance Now premiering the series in the UK. A second series was announced on 10 February 2022, with production beginning in July.
The series was acquired by the BBC and began showing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 18 November 2023. The broadcaster also acquired the second series, which was shown on BBC One from 14 February 2024, with the whole series available on BBC iPlayer.
All episodes of Season 1 started streaming on SBS on Demand in August 2023, Australian public broadcaster SBS Television's platform, before being broadcast on linear TV. Both series were shown by SBS.
Kin won an even larger international audience after becoming available on Netflix on 1 May 2024.
The series was put on hold after season 2, after BRON Studios went bankrupt. Discussions were being held about a possible third season, but there had been no announcements by April 2024. The Standard reported on 20 February 2025 that a third season of Kin had been officially confirmed in October 2024, with filming due to start in Dublin in 2025.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating of season 1, with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 11 critic reviews in October 2024.
Ed Power in The Irish Times called the show "RTÉ’s best drama in years". Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the series a B− and wrote: "It's simply an opportunity to watch some gifted actors do what they do, very well, with a story that glides along in entertaining but unoriginal manner."
C215 (street artist)

C215 is the moniker of Christian Guémy, a French street artist from Paris who has been described as "France's answer to Banksy".
C215 primarily uses stencils to produce his art. His first stencil work was put up in 2006, but he has been a graffiti artist for (as of 2011) over 20 years. His work consists mainly of close up portraits of people. C215's subjects are typically those such as beggars, homeless people, refugees, street kids and the elderly. The rationale behind this choice of subject is to draw attention to those that society has forgotten about. Cats are another frequent subject of his work. C215 is a prolific street artist and has practiced his art in cities all over the world. His stencils may be seen in Barcelona, Amsterdam, London, Rome, Paris, Oslo, Colombo and different cities of Morocco.
In October 2014, C215 visited Valletta, Malta, because of his interest in Caravaggio as well as 17th-century religious architecture. He produced various examples of street art on post boxes within the city, but MaltaPost removed the artworks after a few days, an issue that created controversy and was extensively reported upon by Maltese journalist Ramona Depares. Various people criticized MaltaPost for removing the artworks, including the mayor of Valletta Alexei Dingli.
In addition to his street work, C215 also produces commercial artwork for galleries on wood and canvas. C215 has to date done a number of solo gallery shows to promote his work. C215 had a show entitled 'Community Service', in Paris in 2010.
Some of his works appear in the video game Far Cry 4.
List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies

On the American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night Live (SNL), a commercial advertisement parody is commonly shown after the host's opening monologue. Many of the parodies were produced by James Signorelli. The industries, products, and ad formats targeted by the parodies have been wide-ranging, including fast food, beer, feminine hygiene products, toys, clothes, medications (both prescription and over-the-counter), financial institutions, automobiles, electronics, appliances, public-service announcements, infomercials, and movie & TV shows (including SNL itself).
Many of SNL's ad parodies have been featured in prime-time clip shows over the years, including an April 1991 special hosted by Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson, as well as an early 1999 follow-up hosted by Will Ferrell that features his attempts to audition for a feminine hygiene commercial. In late 2005 and in March 2009, the special was modernized, featuring commercials created since the airing of the original special.
फिल्मफेर सर्वोत्तम अभिनेता पुरस्कार

फिल्मफेर सर्वोत्तम अभिनेता पुरस्कार दरवर्षी फिल्मफेअर नियतकालिकातर्फे बॉलिवूडमधील सर्वोत्तम अभिनेत्याला दिला जातो. हा फिल्मफेअर पुरस्कारांमधील एक पुरस्कार आहे. आजवर दिलीप कुमार व शाहरूख खान ह्यांनी सर्वाधिक वेळा (प्रत्येकी ८ वेळा) हा पुरस्कार जिंकला आहे.
राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार, सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेता

राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार, सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेता ही राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कारांमधील एक श्रेणी आहे. भारतातील माहिती व प्रसारण मंत्रालयाने स्थापन केलेल्या डायरेक्टरेट ऑफ फिल्म फेस्टिव्हलद्वारे दरवर्षी हे पुरस्कार सादर करण्यात येतात. हा मुख्य भूमिकेत सर्वोत्कृष्ट कामगिरी बजावणाऱ्या कलाकारास सादर केला जातो. हा एक रजत कमल पुरस्कार आहे. २०१७ला या पुरस्कारात रजत कमल, प्रमाणपत्र आणि रोख रक्कम असे पारितोषिकात समाविष्ट होते.
राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कारांची स्थापना १९५४ मध्ये "उच्च सौंदर्याचा आणि तांत्रिक मानक आणि शैक्षणिक आणि संस्कृती मूल्य असलेल्या चित्रपटांच्या निर्मितीस प्रोत्साहित करण्यासाठी" केली गेली आणि प्रादेशिक चित्रपटांसाठी पुरस्कारांचा समावेश करण्याचे नियोजनही केले. पुरस्कार "चित्रपटांसाठी राज्य पुरस्कार" म्हणून स्थापित करण्यात आले होते. परंतु १९५६ मध्ये १५व्या राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कारांमध्ये त्याचे "राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार" असे नामकरण करण्यात आले.
राज्य पुरस्काराने १९६८ मध्ये "सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्याचा भारत पुरस्कार" म्हणून या पुरस्कार श्रेणीची स्थापना केली. १९७५ मध्ये, त्यास "सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्याचा रजत कमल पुरस्कार" असे नाव देण्यात आले. जरी भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीने सुमारे २० भाषा आणि बोलीभाषांमध्ये चित्रपटांची निर्मिती केली असली तरी हिंदी, मल्याळम, तामिळ, बंगाली, मराठी, कन्नड आणि इंग्रजी अशा सात प्रमुख भाषांमध्ये काम केलेल्या कलाकारांनी हे पारितोषिक मिळवले आहेत.
पहिला पुरस्कार प्राप्तकर्ता बंगाली सिनेमाचा उत्तमकुमार होता, ज्याला ॲंटनी फिरंगी आणि चिरियाखाना मधील कामगिरीबद्दल १९६७ मध्ये १५व्या राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्काराने गौरविण्यात आले. त्याच वर्षी दोन भिन्न चित्रपटांसाठी हा पुरस्कार जिंकणारा तो पहिला अभिनेताही होता. २०१८ पर्यंत, अमिताभ बच्चन हे चार पुरस्कारांसह सर्वाधिक सन्मानित अभिनेते आहेत. त्यांना अग्निपथ (१९९० चित्रपट, ब्लॅक (चित्रपट) (२००५), पा (चित्रपट) (२००९) आणी पीकू (२०१५) साठी पुरस्कार मिळाले आहेत. त्यानंतर कमल हासन आणि मामूट्टी यांना तीन पुरस्कार देण्यात आले आहेत. अभिनेते संजीव कुमार, ओम पुरी, नसीरुद्दीन शाह, मिथुन चक्रवर्ती, मोहनलाल आणि अजय देवगण या सहा कलाकारांनी हा पुरस्कार दोन वेळा जिंकला आहे.
दोन कलाकारांनी मिथुन चक्रवर्ती (हिंदी आणि बंगाली) आणि मामूट्टी (मल्याळम आणि इंग्रजी) अशा दोन भाषांमध्ये कामगिरी करण्याचा मान मिळविला आहे. २०१७ मध्ये वयाच्या १९व्या वर्षी रिद्धि सेन ने सर्वात कमी वयात हा पुरस्कार मिळवला आहे. सर्वात अलीकडील प्राप्तकर्ते आयुष्मान खुराणा आणि विक्की कौशल आहेत ज्यांना अंधाधुन आणि उरी: द सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक या हिंदी चित्रपटांमधील ६६व्या राष्ट्रीय पुरस्काराने अनुक्रमे गौरविण्यात आले.
अक्षय पेंडसे

अक्षय पेंडसे (१२ नोव्हेंबर, इ.स. १९७९ - २३ डिसेंबर, इ.स. २०१२) हा मराठी अभिनेता होता. याने मराठी नाटके, दूरचित्रवाणी, चित्रपट माध्यमांतून अभिनय केला.
अक्षय पेंडसे याचे शालेय शिक्षण पुण्यातील नूतन मराठी विद्यालयात झाले. त्याने पुणे विद्यापीठाच्या ललित कला केंद्रातून एम.ए. पदवी मिळवली . अभिनयक्षेत्रात जम बसवण्यासाठी पुढे तो मुबंईत स्थायिक झाला. अमोल पालेकर यांच्या कैरी या लघुपटात त्याने भूमिका केली होती. पुढील काळात अमोल पालेकरांच्या ध्यासपर्व चित्रपटात, तसेच उत्तरायण चित्रपटात त्याने भूमिका केल्या होत्या.
एका चित्रीकरणाचे काम आटोपून पुण्याहून मुंबईकडे प्रवास करत असताना २३ डिसेंबर, इ.स. २०१२ रोजी भाप्रवेनुसार २३:३० वाजायच्या सुमारास अक्षय पेंडसे, त्याच्या सोबत असलेला आनंद अभ्यंकर यांच्या गाडीस मुंबई–पुणे द्रुतगतिमार्गावरील उर्से टोलनाक्याजवळ अपघात झाला . या वाहनात वाहनचालक, आनंद अभ्यंकर, अक्षय पेंडसे, तसेच त्याची पत्नी दीप्ती व मुलगा प्रत्युष (वय १.५ वर्षे) असे प्रवासी होते. या अपघातात अक्षय पेंडसे याचा दुर्घटनास्थळीच मृत्यू झाला; तर अपघातानंतर निगडीतल्या लोकमान्य इस्पितळात उपचारादरम्यान आनंद अभ्यंकर, व पेंडसे याचा मुलगा प्रत्युष या दोघांचा मृत्यू झाला . अक्षय पेंडसे याची पत्‍नी दीप्‍ती, तसेच कारचालक हे या अपघातात बचावले.
पुरस्कार

कोणीही चांगले काम केले आहे अशा व्यक्तीला एखाद्या संस्थेकडून बक्षीस (पारितोषिक), पदक, चषक (करंडक), ढाल, मानपत्र, ताम्रपट, हारतुरे, श्रीफल, शाल, स्मृतिचिन्ह किंवा रोख रकमेच्या रूपात सन्मानित केले जाते त्या वस्तुस पुरस्कार म्हणतात. ज्ञान, साहित्य, कला, समाजकार्य आदि विविध क्षेत्रांमध्ये उत्तम काम करणाऱ्या व्यक्तीला अनेक संस्था पुरस्कार देतात. हे पुरस्कार मानपत्राच्या रूपात, रोख रकमेच्या स्वरूपात किंवा स्मृतिचिन्हाच्या रूपात असतात. संस्थांनी दिलेल्या पुरस्कारांची माहिती वेळोवेळी वर्तमानपत्रांमधून किंवा त्या संस्थांच्या मुखपत्रांतून प्रसिद्ध होत असते. पद्मश्री, पद्मभूषण, भारतरत्‍न या सरकारने दिलेल्या पुरस्कारांप्रमाणेच हे पुरस्कार केवळ मानाचे असतात, व्यक्तिनामाच्या आधी किंवा नंतर त्यांचा लिखित उल्लेख करता येत नाही. त्या व्यक्तीला असा पुरस्कार मिळाला आहे असा उल्लेख केवळ बोलताना, भाषण करताना किंवा व्यक्तिवृत्त (Biodata) लिहिताना करता येतो. असाच प्रकार विद्यापीठांनी दिलेल्या डी.लिट. या सन्मानार्थ दिलेल्या पदवीचा आहे. ही पदवी मिळवण्यासाठी कोणताही अभ्यास करावा लागत नाही, परीक्षा द्यावी लागत नाही किंवा जगावेगळे असे काही काम करावे लागतेच असे नाही. ही पदवी मिळालेल्या व्यक्तीच्या नावाआधी डॉ.(डॉक्टर) असे लिहिण्याची प्रथा अयोग्य आहे. हाच प्रकार परदेशी विद्यापीठे करतात.
भारतावर जेव्हा ब्रिटिश राज्य करीत होते तेव्हा ते, ब्रिटिशांशी जुळते घेणाऱ्या सन्माननीय भारतीय व्यक्तींना सर, रावबहादुर, रायबहादुर, रावसाहेब, खान बहादुर, दिवाण बहादुर, राजबहादुर, नवाबबहादुर अशा उपाध्या देत. या उपाध्या नावाआधी लावण्याची मुभा होती. त्याशिवाय आजही लोकांनी महान व्यक्तींना दिलेल्या क्रांतिवीर, क्रांतिसिंह, महात्मा, लोकनायक, लोकमान्य, लोकशाहीर, सेनापती, स्वातंत्र्यवीर, हिंदुहृदयसम्राट आदी उपाधी, त्या त्या व्यक्तीच्या नावाआधी लावण्याचा प्रघात आहे. असे असले तरी पद्मश्री, पद्मभूषण, पद्मविभूषण, भारतरत्न आदी उपाध्या नावाआधी लावायाला मनाई आहे.
पुरस्कारांच्या माध्यमातून चांगले काम करणाऱ्या व्यक्तींचा गौरव होतो. महाराष्ट्र सरकार ग्रंथलेखकांना देत असलेले अगणित पुरस्कार हे याचे जिवंत उदाहरण आहे. रामदास कामत यांना राम मराठे यांच्या नावाचा पुरस्कार देताना सुरेश खरे यांनी हाच शेरा मारला आहे.
महाराष्ट्र साहित्य परिषदेतर्फेदेखील पुरस्कार दिले जातात. टप्पू सुलतान (मुकुंद टाकसाळे) यांनी या समारंभाचे यथातथ्य पण विनोदी चित्रण लोकसत्तेतील एका लेखात केले होते.
हे पुरस्कार पिंपरी येथील अशोक सर्वांगीण विकास सोसायटीच्या वतीने दिले जातात. २०१२साली दिले गेलेले पुरस्कार :-
हे अनेक आहेत उदा०
डॉ. सतीश देसाई यांना
कृषी क्षेत्रातील उल्लेखनीय कार्याबद्दल महाराष्ट्र शासनामार्फत खालील पुरस्कार दिले जातात
डॉ. सतीश देसाई यांना
ऑडिटर्स फेडरेशनचे पुरस्कार ":
अनाथ बालकांचे संगोपन तसेच सामाजिक कार्य करणाऱ्या व्यक्तींना देण्यात येतो. २०१६-१७ डॉ. सौ सुलभा पवार, श्री अमित कुलकर्णी, श्री. राजेंद्र खैरणार.
अनाथ मुलांच्या संगोपनासाठी तसेच सामाजिक कार्य करणाऱ्या व्यक्तीला मैत्री सन्मान पुरस्कार देण्यात येतो. वर्ष २००१६-१७चा सन्मान गारडा अनाथ आश्रम नाशिकचे संचालक डॉ. सौ. सुलभा पवार यांना ओलांपिक विजेत्या कविता ताई राऊत यांच्या हस्ते देण्यात आला. तसेच गोड सवर्दनचे अमित कुलकर्णी व लेखक राजेंद्र खैरनार यांना देण्यात आला.
प्यार इम्पॉसिबल!

'प्यार इम्पॉसिबल! हा एक २००८ साली प्रदर्शित झालेला एक बॉलिवूड चित्रपट आहे. कमकुवत पटकथेमुळे हा चित्रपट तिकिट खिडकीवर अपयशी ठरला.
रोडसाइड रोमियो

रोडसाइड रोमियो हा एक २००८ साली प्रदर्शित झालेला एक ॲनिमेशन बॉलिवूड चित्रपट आहे. हा चित्रपट तिकिट खिडकीवर अपयशी ठरला.
हेमा लेले

हेमा सुभाष लेले या माजी प्राध्यापक, अभिनेत्या, कवी, बालसाहित्यकार आणि मराठी लेखिका आहेत.
हेमा लेले यांचे शालेय शिक्षण पुण्याच्या रेणुकास्वरूप प्रशालेतून (मुलींच्या भावे स्कूलमधून) झाले. कॉलेजात असताना त्यांनी पुरुषोत्तम करंडक स्पर्धाेत उदय लागू यांच्यासमवेत विजय तेंडुलकरांच्या ‘रात्र’ एकांकिकेमध्ये काम केले होते. त्यानंतर त्यांनी थिएटर ॲकॅडमीच्या तीन पैशांचा तमाशा आणि पडघम या व्यावसायिक नाटकांतही भूमिका केल्या.
कवितांवर आधारित वेळूचे बन आणि बालकवितांचा समावेश असलेल्या चिमणगाणी या कार्यक्रम निर्मितीच्या हेमा लेले या सूत्रधार असत.
मुलांचे संगोपन केल्यावर आलेले अनुभव हेमा लेले यांनी ‘बागडणाऱ्या गुजगोष्टी’ या पुस्तकातून मांडले आहेत.
सुरभी कल्चरल ॲकॅडमीतर्फे हेमा लेले यांच्या विचारांच्या निर्झराकाठी या पुस्तकाचे आणि ई-बुकसह अरे संस्कार संस्कार या मालिकेतील १५ पुस्तकांच्या इंग्रजी अनुवादाचे प्रकाशन ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते डॉ. मोहन आगाशे यांच्या हस्ते झाले होते. (२-३-२०१४)
शोभा प्रधान

शोभा किशोर प्रधान (माहेरच्या शोभा व्यंकटेश वकील) या एक मराठी अभिनेत्या आणि लेखिका आहेत. त्यांचा जन्म : २२ सप्टेंबर १९४४चा. त्यांचे लहानपण मुंबईच्या गोवालिया टँक या गुजरातीबहुल भागात गेले. त्यांचा आदी मर्झबान यांच्यासारख्या दिग्दर्शकाशी ’इंडियन नॅशनल थिएटर’द्वारा संबंध आला. त्यांच्याबरोबर त्यांनी काही गुजराती नाटकांत कामे केली. मराठी-गुजराती-हिंदी नाटके आणि चित्रपट यांमध्येही त्या छोट्यामोठ्या भूमिका करत.
गोवालिया टँक भागातून बांद्रा येथे रहावयास आल्यावर शोभा वकील यांना, तिथल्या वसाहतीत राहणाરે किशोर प्रधान हे बसवत असलेल्या ’तीन चोक तेरा’ या नाटकाच्या नायिकेच्या भूमिकेसाठी विनंती करण्यात आली. व्यंकटेश वकील यांनी आपल्या मुलीला म्हणजे शोभाला त्या नाटकात काम करण्याची परवानगी दिली. बांद्रा येथील त्या वसाहतीतल्या छोट्या कम्युनिटी हॉलमध्ये झालेला नाटकाचा तो यशस्वी प्रयोग पाहून, लेखक श्याम फडके खुश झाले आणि त्यांनी किशोर प्रधान आणि शोभा वकील यांच्यासाठी ’काका किशाचा’ हे नाटक लिहून दिले. ’काका किशाचा’ खूप गाजले, आणि पुढील काळात शोभा वकील या किशोरशी लग्न करून २३ ऑक्टोबर १९६६ला शोभा प्रधान झाल्या.
शोभा प्रधान यांनी एका गुजराती नाटकाचा मराठी अनुवाद करून त्या ’संभव-असंभव’ नाटकात भूमिकाही केली आहे.
शोभा प्रधान आपल्या पतीबरोबर मुंबई दूरदर्शनच्या गजरा या मनोरंजक कार्यक्रमाचे संचालन करील असत.
लता कुरियन राजीव

लता कुरियन राजीव या भारतीय चित्रपट निर्मात्या आहेत. त्या चित्रपट निर्माता टीके राजीव कुमार यांच्या पत्नी आहेत. त्यांनी त्यांच्या 'अ ब्लू मरमेड पिक्चर कंपनी' या बॅनरखाली तीन मल्याळम चित्रपटांची निर्मिती केली आहे. लता एक कला क्युरेटर, व्याख्याता आणि ला गॅलरी ३६० या त्रिवेंद्रममधील कलादालनाच्या मालक आहेत. त्यांनी चेन्नईच्या स्टेला मॅरिस कॉलेजमधून कला इतिहासात मास्टर्स केले आहे. त्या सध्या केरळमध्ये आहेत.
त्यांची पहिली निर्मिती, टीके राजीव कुमार दिग्दर्शित जलमरमरम ही होती. यात केरळच्या मूळ जलजीवनाच्या प्रदूषणाकडे दुर्लक्ष करण्याबद्दल कथा सांगितली आहे. ही लहान मुलांच्या दृष्टिकोनातून सांगितली गेलेली एक दयाळू कथा आहे. याला २००० मध्ये पर्यावरणावरील सर्वोत्कृष्ट फीचर फिल्म आणि सर्वोत्कृष्ट बाल कलाकाराचा राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार मिळाला. १९९९ मध्ये या चित्रपटाने द्वितीय सर्वोत्कृष्ट फीचर चित्रपट, सर्वोत्कृष्ट संपादक श्रीकर प्रसाद आणि सर्वोत्कृष्ट पटकथेसाठी केरळ राज्य चित्रपट पुरस्कार पटकावला. त्यांची दुसरी निर्मिती, शेषम, कुमार यांनी दिग्दर्शित केलेली ही जयराम अभिनीत मानसिक आरोग्य आणि सामाजिक असंवेदनशीलतेची ऑफबीट कथा आहे. यात सर्वोत्कृष्ट फीचर फिल्मसाठी केरळ राज्य पुरस्कार, श्रीकर प्रसादचे संपादन, सर्वोत्कृष्ट ध्वनिमुद्रण, सर्वोत्कृष्ट कथा आणि मुख्य अभिनेत्या जयरामसाठी विशेष ज्युरी पुरस्कार यासह अनेक पुरस्कार मिळाले. त्यांची तिसरी निर्मिती, एक थ्रिलर जवळजवळ संपूर्णपणे अपार्टमेंट लिफ्टमध्ये सेट, अप आणि डाउन - मुकलिल ओरलुंडू, कुमार अभिनीत इंद्रजित सुकुमारन. हा चित्रपट २०१३ मध्ये प्रदर्शित झाला होता.
२०१३ मध्ये दीप्ती नायर यांनी लिहिलेली मल्याळम शॉर्ट फिल्म कोलोन ही तिची दिग्दर्शनात पदार्पण होती. हा 'अ ब्लू मरमेड पिक्चर्स कंपनी'चा पहिला लघुपट होता. हा चित्रपट एका दिवसाच्या कालावधीत एका महिलेच्या आयुष्य बदलणाऱ्या अनुभवाभोवती फिरतो.
त्यांनी मल्याळममध्ये हू ॲम आय (२०१२) नावाचा प्रायोगिक चित्रपट दिग्दर्शित केला. प्रवीण पी गोपीनाथ यांनी पटकथा आणि अभिनय केला. दैनंदिन जीवनातील अध्यात्माविषयी मार्मिक प्रश्न दर्शकांना विचारण्यासाठी हे सेट करते.
विक्रम गोखले

विक्रम गोखले (३० ऑक्टोबर, १९४७ - २६ नोव्हेंबर, २०२२) हे एक भारतीय चित्रपट, दूरदर्शन आणि रंगमंच अभिनेते होते. ते मराठी रंगभूमी, हिंदी चित्रपट आणि दूरदर्शनमधील त्यांच्या भूमिकांसाठी प्रसिद्ध होते. गोखले हे ज्येष्ठ मराठी रंगभूमी आणि चित्रपट अभिनेते चंद्रकांत गोखले यांचे पुत्र होते.
गोखले यांनी २०१० मध्ये मराठी चित्रपट आघातद्वारे दिग्दर्शनात पदार्पण केले. २०१३ मध्ये स्प्रिंट आर्ट्स क्रिएशन द्वारे निर्मित, त्यांना त्यांच्या अनुमती या मराठी चित्रपटासाठी सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्याच्या श्रेणीसाठी राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार मिळाला.
फेब्रुवारी २०१६ मध्ये, घशाच्या आजारामुळे गोखले यांनी रंगमंचावरून निवृत्ती घेतली, तरीही त्यांनी चित्रपटाचे काम चालू ठेवले. त्यांना ५ नोव्हेंबर २०२२ रोजी पुण्यातील रुग्णालयात दाखल करण्यात आले, जिथे २६ नोव्हेंबर २०२२ रोजी वयाच्या ७७ व्या वर्षी त्यांचे निधन झाले.
गोखले यांचा जन्म १४ नोव्हेंबर १९४५ पुणे, बॉम्बे प्रेसिडेन्सी येथे झाला. त्यांच्या पणजी, दुर्गाबाई कामत या भारतीय पडद्यावरच्या पहिल्या महिला अभिनेत्री होत्या, तर त्यांची आजी कमलाबाई गोखले (त्या वेळी कमलाबाई कामत) या भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीतील पहिल्या महिला बालकलाकार होत्या. त्यांचे वडील चंद्रकांत गोखले हे ज्येष्ठ मराठी चित्रपट आणि रंगमंच कलाकार होते आणि त्यांनी ७० हून अधिक मराठी आणि हिंदी चित्रपटांमध्ये काम केले आहे.
गोखले हे पुण्यात सुजाता फार्म्स नावाची रिअल इस्टेट फर्म चालवत होते. ते सामाजिक कार्यकर्तेही होते. त्यांच्या कुटुंबाचे चॅरिटेबल फाउंडेशन अपंग सैनिक, कुष्ठरोग्यांची मुले आणि अनाथ मुलांचे शिक्षण यासाठी आर्थिक मदत करते.
फेब्रुवारी २०१६ मध्ये, घशाच्या आजारामुळे गोखले यांनी रंगमंचावरून निवृत्ती घेतली, तरीही त्यांनी चित्रपटाचे काम चालू ठेवले. त्यांना ५ नोव्हेंबर २०२२ रोजी पुण्यातील रुग्णालयात दाखल करण्यात आले, जिथे २६ नोव्हेंबर २०२२ रोजी वयाच्या ७७ व्या वर्षी त्यांचे निधन झाले.
विक्रम गोखले यांच्या पणजी दुर्गाबाई कामत या भारतीय चित्रपट सृष्टीतल्या पहिल्या स्त्री अभिनेत्या, तर आजी कमलाबाई गोखले (तेव्हाच्या कमलाबाई कामत) या पहिल्या बाल-अभिनेत्री होत्या. इ.स. १९१३ साली दुर्गाबाईंनी दादासाहेब फाळके यांची निर्मिती आणि दिग्दर्शन असलेल्या 'मोहिनी भस्मासुर' नावाच्या चित्रपटात पार्वतीची आणि कमलाबाईंनी मोहिनीची भूमिका केली होती. विक्रम गोखले यांच्या पत्‍नीचे नाव वृषाली.
विक्रम गोखले यांचे वडील चंद्रकांत गोखले यांनी ७०हून अधिक हिंदी-मराठी चित्रपटांतून भूमिका केल्या आहेत.
रंभा (अभिनेत्री)

रंभा तथा विजया लक्ष्मी (तेलुगू: రంభ, तमिळ: ரம்பா) ही भारतीय चित्रपट अभिनेत्री आहे. हिने तेलुगू, तमिळ, मल्याळम, कन्नड, हिंदी, बंगाली आणि भोजपुरी चित्रपटांतून अभिनय केला आहे.
पद्मिनी (अभिनेत्री)

पद्मिनी रामचंद्रन (१२ जून १९३२ - २४ सप्टेंबर २००६) ही एक भारतीय सिने-अभिनेत्री व भरतनाट्यम नर्तकी होती. प्रामुख्याने दक्षिण भारतीय सिनेमामध्ये कार्यरत असलेल्या पद्मिनीने सुमारे २५० चित्रपटांमध्ये भूमिका केल्या होत्या. मेरा नाम जोकर, जिस देश में गंगा बहती है हे तिचे काही गाजलेले हिंदी चित्रपट होते.
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation

Amitabh Bachchan Corporation (formerly Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, ABCL), also known as AB Corp, is an Indian entertainment company founded by actor Amitabh Bachchan in 1995. The company was involved in event management, film production, and distribution. Despite its initial endeavors, AB Corp faced significant financial challenges and declared bankruptcy in 1999, resulting in substantial losses for Bachchan. Notably, the company organized the Miss World 1996 competition in Bangalore.
The company specialized in film production and event management. The business was plagued by financial difficulties. The main reason for the bad performance of ABCL was blamed on the gross mismanagement of the company by the, then CEO, Sanjiv Gupta, who went on to become the CEO of Coca-Cola India.
The company burst into the limelight in 1997 when it was responsible for bringing to India the Miss World Pageant, but was then mired with controversy when the company was not able to pay its dues.
Dekh Bhai Dekh a Hindi sitcom was directed by Anand Mahendru, produced by Jaya Bachchan (via ABCL) and starring Sushma Seth, Navin Nischol, Amar Upadhyay and Shekhar Suman in lead roles.
Bachchan family

The Bachchan family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry and Indian politics.
Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan, his nephew, Bhuvanesh Tripathi, his wife, actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan; his parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; their daughter, author Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai. In 2007, Time listed Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.
The Bachchan family are Indian Awadhi Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas fluent in several Hindustani languages (Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu) as well as Persian. The family also has Punjabi ethnic roots through patriarch Amitabh's mother Teji Bachchan (née Suri) from Lyallpur (in present-day Pakistan) and Bengali ethnic roots through Amitabh's wife, Jaya (née Bhaduri). The Bachchan family also is connected to the Mangalore region of South India through Amitabh's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who hails from the Tulu speaking Bunt community.
The family has two houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, in Mumbai and resides in Jalsa.
Raj Kiran (actor)

Raj Kiran Mahtani (born 5 February 1949) is a former Indian actor who is recognised for his work in Bollywood. Born in a Sindhi family in Bombay, he made his debut in B. R. Ishara's Kaagaz Ki Nao (1975) and appeared in more than 100 films until the mid-90s. Later he disappeared from the industry and was thought to be living as a recluse in the United States but conflicting reports from 2011 indicated his whereabouts were unknown.
Raj Kiran made his debut opposite Sarika in B. R. Ishara's Kaagaz Ki Nao (1975). In 1980, he had eight releases and his career picked up. He was appreciated in leading roles in films such as Shikshaa (1979), Maan Abhiman (1980) and Ek Naya Rishta (1988). as well as supporting roles in Karz (1980), Baseraa (1981), Arth (1982) and Raaj Tilak (1984) to name a few. While Raj Kiran was often typecast as a kind-hearted romantic because of his chocolate good looks he has also played some roles with gray shades as in Justice Chaudhury (1983). During the 1990s, his film career slowed down. He made his television debut in the much acclaimed TV series Reporter (1994) also starring Shekhar Suman.
Raj Kiran was born in Bombay to a Sindhi Hindu family. Raj Kiran is rumored to have gone into acute depression when his career declined and faced several domestic crises and was admitted to a mental asylum in Mumbai. He was later rumoured to have been living as a recluse in America. Deepti Naval tried to look for the missing actor through Facebook writing on her timeline "Looking for a friend from the film world his name is Raj Kiran – we have no news of him – last heard he was driving a cab in NY city if anyone has any clue, please tell . . ."
In June 2011, Rishi Kapoor, on a trip to the United States made a phone call to the missing actor's brother Gobind Mahtani, and was told that Raj Kiran was in a mental asylum in Atlanta but was not given more details. However Raj Kiran's daughter Rishika subsequently issued a public statement negating the reports of Raj Kiran being found in Atlanta. She clarified that their family has been searching for him with the assistance of New York police and private detectives for years.
Supremo (comics)

Supremo is an Indian comic book character in the series The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan (in Hindi, किस्से अमिताभ के), published in the 1980s. The series was based on the actor Amitabh Bachchan.
Supremo was created by Pammi Bakshi, editor of Movie magazine, who developed the series for her magazine's publisher, India Book House (IBH), under their imprint Star Comics. In an interview, Pammi Bakshi stated that the name Supremo came about from actor Randhir Kapoor's tag for superstar Bachchan. Bakshi recalled that she roped writer-director Gulzar as consultant, and for the character design, approached Pratap Mullick, then an illustrator for the Amar Chitra Katha comic books. According to the same interview, the series was written mostly by actress Sudha Chopra and freelance writers, with some contributions from readers. The initial comic books in the series, however, credit Gulzar for script. Sudha Chopra is credited as script coordinator, and Pammi Bakshi as editor, while Pratap Mullick is listed as art director, and also as an artist along with three others.
In the comics, Supremo was an alter ego of the actor Amitabh Bachchan. As described in a contemporary article in The India Magazine, Supremo conceals his identity by wearing large glasses which resemble welding glasses, a skin-tight costume with a wrap which resembles those worn by fishermen on India's western coast, and a chakra pendant. He loves peanuts and "music is his passion", which is why he carries a Walkman. Supremo has two helpers, boys named Vijay and Anthony after Bachchan's screen characters. He also has a dolphin named Sonali, and a falcon scout Shaheen, inspired by the bird in Bachchan's film Coolie.
Madhushala

Madhushala (Hindi: मधुशाला) (The Tavern/The House of Wine) is a book of 135 "quatrains": verses of four lines (Ruba'i) by Hindi poet and writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003). The highly metaphorical work is still celebrated for its deeply Vedantic and Sufi incantations and philosophical undertones and is an important work in the Chhayavaad (Neo-romanticism) literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature.
All the rubaaiaa (the plural for rubaai) end in the word madhushala. The poet tries to explain the complexity of life with his four instruments, which appear in almost every verse: madhu, madira or haala (wine), saaki (server), pyaala (cup or glass) and of course madhushala, madiralaya (pub/bar).
The publication of the work in 1935 brought Harivanshrai Bachchan instant fame, and his own recitation of the poems became a "craze" at poetry symposiums.
Madhushala was part of his trilogy inspired by Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, which he had earlier translated into Hindi. The other titles in the trilogy were Madhubala (मधुबाला) (1936) and Madhukalash मधुकलश) (1937).
A recording of selected Rubaai from Madhushala was released by His Master's Voice, where twenty stanzas were chosen and sung by Manna Dey, while the first one was sung by Bachchan himself. The music was composed by Jaidev. His son, actor Amitabh Bachchan, has read the verses on several occasions, most notably at Lincoln Center, New York City. The text has also been choreographed for stage performances.
This is the famous 50th stanza of the poem:
Break Point (2021 TV series)

Break Point is an Indian documentary series from ZEE5 directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, produced by Earthsky Pictures. The series is inspired by the successful Indian tennis doubles duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
The story follows the professional and personal relationship between former Indian tennis doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes leading to and following their Wimbledon win in 1999.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi play themselves.
Nitesh Tiwari interviews the Indian tennis doubles duo Paes and Bhupathi and their family members. Tiwari also interviews other Indian tennis players and the duo's international partners. Archive footage and short interviews with Sania Mirza and Amitabh Bachchan are used.
ZEE5 released the trailer for Break Point on 17 September 2021 and the series launched on 1 October 2021. The web series was presented at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in November 2021.
Vivek M V of the Deccan Herald gave the show 4/5 stars, stating that it was a compelling and shocking confession with the determination in their love, indifference, and hatred towards each other makes Break Point bingeworthy. He praises the interviews with the duo's friends and family, but criticises the lack of focus during the Davis Cup.
Subhash K Jha of IWMBuzz.com rated it 3/5. Jha noted that Bhupathi's description of their difficulties were more superficial, but Paes expressed more emotions when recounting their split.
LatestLY rated the documentary 3/5 stars, writing that it is a perfectly balanced love story with a dramatised breakup that was fantastically executed. The reviewers remarked that the pacing mirrors a love story. The site found the series was slightly too dramatic and lacked explanations for some sequences. Overall, they praised it as a remarkable attempt to answer what went awry between Paes and Bhupathi.
Ameira Punvani

Ameira Punvani is an Indian costume designer and celebrity stylist who works in Hindi cinema (Bollywood).
Punvani graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women in 2000. She started her film career with Let's Enjoy in 2004. She got her big banner break with Yash Raj Films' Bunty Aur Babli in 2005 & Badmaash Company in 2010. She got noticed for her work in the period drama film Guru in 2007 directed by Mani Ratnam, for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design and in the crime thriller film Rustom in 2016 directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, for which she was nominated for the Stardust Award for Best Costume Design. She was further lauded for her work in the crime drama film(s) David in 2013 directed by Bejoy Nambiar, by a blog - 'The Lazy Critic' which gave her the TLC award for 'Best Costume'.
Punvani is friends with film director Zoya Akhtar & actress Anushka Sharma, the latter whom she met on the sets of the Yash Raj Film, Badmaash Company in 2010. The two have maintained their friendship since, with Punvani being one of the few select guests invited to attend the actor's wedding to cricketer Virat Kohli in Tuscany, Italy in 2017. The two are often seen being affectionate towards each other on social media. Punvani was a guest at ASmallWorld / ASW's winter weekend gala held in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2013, along with actress Kangana Ranaut from India. She married her longtime boyfriend, actor Shiv Panditt in a private ceremony in New Delhi on 18 April 2018. The news of her wedding was shared by her close friends, Zoya Akhtar & Anushka Sharma.
Aks (2001 film)

Aks (transl. Reflection) is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language supernatural action thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, and Manoj Bajpayee in leading roles. The music was composed by Anu Malik. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and being a box office flop, it won three awards at the 47th Filmfare Awards: Best Actor — Critics (Bachchan), Special Award Performance (Tandon), and Best Sound Design (Ranjan). Bachchan and Bajpayee were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Villain at the same ceremony as well.
Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two characters― a cop named Manu Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and a shadowy killer named Raghavan (Manoj Bajpayee). During a conference in Budapest, the defence minister is found murdered. Manu Verma investigates the case and discovers that the culprit is Raghavan Ghatge, a sociopathic serial killer who works as a hitman.
Raghavan is caught. As he is about to be executed by hanging, his spirit goes into Manu's body and starts to manipulate the cop into performing acts that Raghavan wanted to perform. But he couldn't save himself. He goes to another town but is not able to find peace.
Eventually, Raghavan's spirit leaves Manu's body. Everything seems to be normal. Manu and his family go on vacation. Unfortunately, Raghavan's spirit is still alive and possesses Manu's friend.
Aks is the directorial debut of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Amitabh Bachchan sported a French beard to portray his character.
A. R. Rahman was initially approached to compose original score and songs for the film. Rahman initially agreed and then opted out for reasons unknown. Rahman would later compose for Mehra's Rang De Basanti and Delhi 6. After Rahman walked out of the project, the original score was composed by Rahman's associate Ranjit Barot while the songs were composed by Anu Malik with lyrics penned by Gulzar. Sukanya Verma of Rediff appreciated the album saying that Aks is a "captivating album with funky, experimental, new age music".
The Hindu praised the cinematography and music of the film along with the acting performances of all actors, specially Amitabh Bachchan. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the visuals and music of the film but criticized the film for being too complicated and slow. Taran gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.