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Esha Gupta

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Esha Gupta is an Indian film actress, model, and the winner of the Miss India International title of 2007. She has established a career in Bollywood films. Gupta entered the Femina Miss India contest in 2007, where she placed third and won the Miss India International title, and later represented India at Miss International pageant. She soon received offers for film roles, and made her acting debut in the 2012 moderately successful crime thriller Jannat 2, that fetched her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
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Adil Hussain

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Adil Hussain is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. Born in Goalpara, Assam in 1963, where his father was the headmaster of a high secondary school, Hussain was the youngest of seven children. In an interview he described his multiethnic background, as his maternal grandfather was Iraqi while his maternal grandmother had Assamese, English and Italian roots. Hussain acted in school plays. He left home at age 18 to study philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati, he started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comedian. He also mimicked popular Bollywood actors in between the performances of a local stand-up comedian group, the Bhaya Mama Group. He worked as a stand-up comedian for six years, joined a mobile theatre and also did some local cinema, before moving to Delhi, where he studied at National School of Drama (1990–1993). He also studied at the Drama Studio London on a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship. After his return to India in 1994, Hussain joined the mobile 'Hengul Theater' in Assam, where he worked for three years, before moving to Delhi. He started his stage career in Delhi, though he continued training under Khalid Tyabji. After Tyabji he trained with Swapan Bose at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry, before starting training with Dilip Shankar in Delhi. As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama. In 2004, he made his Bengali film debut along with Soha Ali Khan in the period drama Iti Srikanta, where he played the lead role. On television, he appeared in the lead role, in the detective series Jasoos Vijay (2002–2003), produced by BBC World Service Trust. Though he had appeared in a few Assamese films, did a small roles in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey and Sona Jain's For Real, it was his role in Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya (2010) that got him attention in Bollywood, though his first major role was in Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Agent Vinod released in early 2012. In the same year, he appeared in Italian director Italo Spinelli's Gangor, Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Ang Lee's Life of Pi. He next appeared alongside Sridevi in the comedy drama English Vinglish (2012), and also received critical acclaim for his role in Lessons in Forgetting at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest. After these he acted in Aditya Bhattacharya's Bombay Most Wanted and Partho Sen-Gupta's Sunrise. ... Source: Article "Adil Hussain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Jeet Raidutt

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Jeet Raidutt he won the title of Mr India most photogenic 2012 and now he is working in Bollywood cinema as an actor.Jeet Raidutt, Jeet's real name is Kamaljeet Bhardwaj , he is carrying his grandpa's surname Raidutt along with his name, he want to continue his studies but he was helpless because in the early age his dad passed away. So finally he decided to do job. He did very well in his job at the same time his friend suggest him to do photo shoot for Mr. India, he did it but he wasn't sure about it and didn't fill the form. One day he got a call that congratulations you have been finalized for Mr. India's grooming session, he get shocked then later on he came to know that his friend filled his form for Mr. India. When he shared this good news to his team leader about it they said don't quite the job, this contest will not gonna pay you anything but later on his team leader get convinced and given him vacation of few days, that time he came to Mumbai for the first time he did grooming session and later on he get the title of Mr. India most photogenic 2012. Jeet did Uttrakhandi albums as background dancer and later on as lead too. Career and Achievement: In 2014 again he moved to Mumbai for checking where destiny's taking him. He got one movie for that movie's rehearsal he needs to go to Vasai, Mumbai was completely new for him,he worked in " Commando2" Some of his scenes got cut. By the social media updates he get another movie "Sabrang" It was a festival film. He has done "The Past" Movie too where his name wasn't mention in the cast due to that he didn't get any importance. After doing hard work he get recognised by the South movie "Prem Baraha" It was opposite to Arjun Sarja's daughter, Aishwariya Sarja in parallel lead. One actor has left the movie " Kick Boxer" by the luck he got a call for that movie, during the shoot he met with another director for the film "Decent Boy" . He worked in "Zehan" film directed by Mr. Dhirender. Jeet did album also like "naino ki to baat naina jaane hai" released by Affection Music it was block buster song, "Khuda Jane" was released by zee music, "Adhoorey" Sung by Mr. Shaan
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Shefali Shah

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Shefali Shah nee Shetty (born 20 July 1972), is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films. After making her film debut with a minor role in the 1995 drama Rangeela, she played a supporting role in the crime film Satya. Her performance in Satya received critical praise and won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 44th Filmfare Awards. She was later nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the family drama Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005). In 2007, she received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Last Lear. She starred in the 2015 dramedy Dil Dhadakne Do, receiving several nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She, along with the main cast won the Screen Award for Best Ensemble Cast for the film. Shah was married to television actor Harsh Chhaya. After their divorce, she married director Vipul Amrutlal Shah. She has two sons with Shah.
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Adah Sharma

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Adah Sharma  is an Indian film actress.Adah Sharma is a Tamil Brahmin born in Palakkad,Kerala and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. After finishing her schooling, she made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi language horror film 1920, a box office success. Her portrayal of a possessed woman in the film was critically praised and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. By the release of her critically and commercially successful romantic comedy film Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), she ventured into the South Indian film industries, with her first three films—two in Telugu language Heart Attack (2014) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015) and one in Kannada—Rana Vikrama (2015), achieved commercial success and garned her critical appreciations for her performances.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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V.J. Foster

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A founding member and the former Associate Artistic Director of The Actors' Gang, the Los Angeles based theater ensemble, VJ is a cast member in a touring production of a world premiere adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. VJ's travels with the Actors' Gang include stops in London, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Edinburgh, Athens, Melbourne, and Barcelona as well as extended runs at the Public Theater in New York City. He is married to Lindsley Allen; the dancer, choreographer and former co-creator of The Pussycat Dolls. - IMDb Mini Biography
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David Palamaro

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In 2014 Writer/Director Dave Palamaro made In Heaven There Is No Beer, a feature-length music documentary that Film Threat called, "One of the Best Films of the year". Murder Made Easy, Dave's second feature film, is a one location murder/mystery. Murder Made Easy had a successful festival run in 2018 and was released by Terror Films and Scream Team Releasing in 2019. Horror Society called Murder Made Easy, "American Psycho meet Clue". And Indie Horror Online said that Murder Made Easy "Would make Agatha Christie proud". Dave Palamaro's short film, Grandfather, was nominated for a Student Academy Award.
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Satomi Ishihara

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Ishihara Satomi is a Japanese actress. Popular among Japanese fans, she gained recognition for her acting talent. She started taking parts acting in television dramas in 2003. Satomi Ishihara appeared in various commercial events also known as public relations. Printed materials such as photobooks, DVD photo collections and calendars are available. In the preparation for her role in "Nurse Aoi" Drama, she enrolled herself in nursing and mixed with staff in the hospital to learn skills such as taking blood pressure, or operating an X-ray machine.
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Patsy Gallant

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Patricia Gallant (born August 15, 1948, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. Patsy Gallant was one of the 10 children of Béatrice Aubé Gallant and Arthur Gallant. At age five, she was part of The Gallant Sisters with older siblings Angeline, Florine, and Ghislaine. At eight Gallant gained television exposure after her parents moved to Moncton; two years later the group was playing nightclubs in Montreal. She left the group for a solo career in 1967, was featured in commercials, and was a regular on both the French-language TV variety program Discothèque and its English equivalent, Music Hop. Gallant released her first single in 1967, which earned her appearances on a number of television variety shows. That same year she performed at Montreal's Place des Arts, opening for Charles Aznavour. Through the late 1960s and 1970s Gallant worked with a host of young and talented creators including Yves Lapierre, Judi Richards, Christine Charbonneau, and Denis Forcier. In 1971, Gallant co-starred on the weekly television variety show Smash presented by Télévision de Radio-Canada (the French arm of CBC Television). During the show, Gallant teamed up with singer-songwriter Christine Charbonneau who wrote most of the lyrics for her two major French albums that were released by Columbia Records, Gallant songs, written by Charbonneau included, "Tout va trop vite", "Thank you come again" (French version), "Le lit qui craque", "Un monde en voie de naître", and "Un jour comme les autres". Patsy Gallant (Tout va trop vite) from 1972 was followed by Toi l'enfant in 1974. Several of the songs including "Tout va trop vite", "Un jour comme les autres", "Le lit qui craque", and "Thank You Come Again (French version)" climbed the Quebec charts. Also found on the latter album is the original song "Les femmes", a hit song which was covered in 1976 by Sheila in France. Patsy Gallant, as a bilingual artist, used to release English and French versions of her albums simultaneously. She aimed for the Francophone market of Quebec and Europe as well as English Canada and the United States. In September 1972 she released Upon My Own, her first English album. Although her two French albums were hits in French Canada, the only song from this album to score a minor hit was "Get That Ball", a funky song written by Yves Lapierre and Ken Owen. Other notable songs from this album are "This Old Lady", "Saturday Weather", "People Going Down the Avenue" and "I've Gotta Make It" (Upon My Own). Intensifying her efforts in the American market, Gallant recorded her 1974 album Power in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Although the album spawned four moderately popular singles with "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Make My Living", "Doctor's Orders" and the title song "Power", they were not a commercial breakthrough. ... Source: Article "Patsy Gallant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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