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Sabyasachi Mukherjee is hailed as a star in the world of fashion. Call him what you may, there is no denying Mukherjee's effect on what we wear. He has constantly held the conviction that the general population fall short since they don't put stock in themselves. He has a worldwide vision of Indianism and has worked towards it with resolute intent. He draws motivation from everything around him, be it individuals, books, films, nature, and frequently, from silence.
Farhan Akhtar is a screenplay writer, director and producer, actor, vocalist and most recently, a women's rights activist – the Hindi silver screen has at last discovered a contemporary voice. As his abilities developed, so did the course of his voyage —Farhan Akhtar brought to the screen the ease of somebody who had spent a lifetime in front of the camera. His parts in Rock On!!, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag are a masterclass in joining technique with...
Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian singer and actor, who began his professional career as a TV extra. In 2012, Khurrana made an appearance in Shoojit Sircar's lighthearted comedy Vicky Donor, which addressed a sperm donation in India. Upon release, the film was a success. Ayushmann Khurrana was spotted on TV at 17 years old. It was a reality show on Channel V PopStars in 2002. He was one of the youngest contenders on the show. Subsequent to finishing his degree and...
Indian film actor, Abhay Deol, is frequently hailed as a “thinking actor” in the Hindi motion picture world and has appeared in well known movies such as Dev D, Oye Lucky! Fortunate Oye!, and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Abhay Deol is a self-confessed film fanatic. He feels films can be engaging and in addition socially conscious. Deol has been described by the Indian media as an actor who continuously understands how to play complex characters. He has appeared on the several...
On the off chance that there's a consistent theme to Shekhar Kapur's life, it's irony He considered chartered accountancy upon his parent’s recommendation – his mother was an on-screen actor and he is the nephew of Dev Anand. When he did at long last choose to confront the camera, he wasn't especially effective – until he decided to go behind it. His first directorial role in Masoom, remains one of his finest – a perfect combination of marriage, loyalty and misery that created...
Kalki Koechlin is of French descent but lived her childhood in southern India. She pursued theater in London before moving to Bombay to launch her profession as an on-screen actor. In 2009, she learned Hindi in the space of six months to secure her first on-screen part in Dev D by Anurag Kashyap. Kalki Koechlin then went on to feature in the satire dramatizations Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. These were top-netting Bollywood productions, and both earned her...
Imtiaz Ali is a well-known Indian director. He has said that his greatest impact on his work is observing the general public that he meets. "To be a decent storyteller one should be a sharp spectator of life." In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the movie Socha Na Tha. But it was his second film Jab We Met (2007) that brought him achievement and notoriety. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kalwas named a major hit in the cinematic world. He has...
Twinkle Khanna is a journalist, film maker, creator, interior designer and former actress. Her first book Mrs Funnybones sold more than one hundred thousand copies, making her India's most noteworthy female author of 2015. She won the Crossword Book Award 2016 for Mrs Funnybones and won India Today Woman Writer of the year 2017 for her second book, The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad. She won the Outlook Award in 2016 for the most motivating lady of the year. She won the...
With an ever-growing following, Shahrukh Khan is at the leading edge of the Indian film industry and continues to shine in India’s world of cinema. One of the world's greatest motion picture stars, Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan is also a businessman and motivated philanthropist. He heads the film production house Red Chillies Entertainments, whose Chennai Express was the most gross netting film of 2013. He's also the owner of two cricket teams, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Trinbago Knight Riders. Shahrukh...
Nandita Das has acted in more than 40 hit films in 10 different languages. She made her directorial debut with Firaaq in 2008 and Between the Lines denotes her presentation as a dramatist and theater chief. She is also an avid supporter of issues of social equity and human rights. She was the Chairperson of Children's Film Society between 2009 and 2012. Nandita was the first Indian to be enlisted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women's Forum. She has...
Amitabh Bachchan is one of the best stars Bollywood has ever had; he was the star of the 70s and 80s, and has remained pertinent to the present era of motion picture goers. Bachchan began by featuring in Hindi motion pictures, and then went on to act in Malayalam and English motion pictures. With stellar performances in motion pictures such as Deewar and Zanjeer, he came to be known as the "angry young man" of the Hindi silver screen. He has received...
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is an economist, civil servant and former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Government of India. He has held several advisory positions in the Indian Government and been a key figure in India’s economic reforms since the mid 1980s. Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor at the New York Stern School of Business. He began his career at the World Bank and joined the Indian Ministry of Finance in 1979. He subsequently served as Special Secretary to the...
Vinod Rai is an Indian economist who served as the 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India until 2013. He is the current chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors. Rai is widely considered a symbol of the anti-corruption movement and is credited with having turned the office of the CAG into a powerful force for accountability and transparency in contemporary India. Forbes described Rai as being among that rare breed of civil servants who knows how to get work...
Rakesh Mohan is an economist and former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He is one of India’s most senior policymakers and an expert on central banking, monetary policy infrastructure and urban affairs. He is the Vice Chairperson of Indian Institute of Human Settlements. Most recently he was executive director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, representing Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. He was also Chairman for the National Transport Development Policy Committee for the Government of India...
Om Prakash Bhatt is a banker and was Chairman of the State Bank of India until March 2011. In a career spanning 38 years with the State Bank of India (SBI), Bhatt held a number of roles within the bank, he was responsible for bringing in financial inclusion and leading the project team that pioneered SBI’s technology initiative in the 1990s. He had a stint overseas in London and the US. In 2006, He became Managing Director followed by Chairman later...
Chakravarthi Rangarajan is an Indian economist and a former Member of Parliament and Ex-Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Between 2005-14 he was Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. After obtaining his Honours Degree from Madras, Dr Rangarajan went to the University of Pennsylvania where he completed his PhD in Economics. He has taught at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and the Graduate School of Business Administration, New York University as well as Universities throughout India....