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Bhagyashree Patwardhan was born in a royal, though very conservative Marathi-speaking, Patwardhan family on February 23, 1969. Her father is the former Maharaja of Sangli, whose qualifications include MBA and LLB. Since her childhood she was taught Sanskrit, as her dad recites Slokas.
She was contemplating going overseas to pursue her studies in Management, when Sheela, the former wife of actor/film-maker, Amol Palekar, approached her to act in a television serial 'Kaachi Dhoop', which she accepted. The TV serial proved to be very popular, and as a result she also ended up appearing in 'Honi Anhonee', and 'Kisse Miya Biwi Ke'.
The popularity of this charming, beautiful Piscean with an innocent fresh face got her the lead in Sooraj Barjatya's 'Maine Pyar Kiya', opposite Salman Khan, which went on to be a blockbuster. She also ended up starring in a total of 6 movies: 2 from Bangladesh, 2 in Kannada, and 2 in Telugu. The change in language did not prove to be a challenge as languages in India are based in Sanskrit and this is where her childhood education came to her aid.
'Maine Pyar Kiya' could have been an ideal step to popularity, but shortly after its release, Bhagyashree decided to get married to her boyfriend, Himalay Dassani.
She conditionally offered to act in movies provided a lead role was provided to Himalay. She did star with him in three movies 'Qaid Main Hai Bulbul', 'Tyaagi', and 'Paayal', but all three failed at the box office.
She then turned her attention to her family, and soon became the mother of two children. She gives priority to her family and will only work 15 days a month.
She did a come-back to the small screen with with a TV serial in which she played the role of a mature politician. She also appeared in a TV commercial for Parag Sarees.
She made a special appearance in 'Humko Deewana Kar Gaye', and 'Janani'.
This suave and gentle young woman is also involved in 'Kagaz Ki Kashti' which is being produced by her husband for the small screen, and is to be aired on Sahara One.- Actress
Sai Tamhankar is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi film and television. She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 starring in Subhash Ghai's crime thriller Black & White. Her first break came from the Marathi serial Ya Gojirvanya Gharat. She has since acted in other Marathi serials like Agni Shikha, Sathi Re, and Kasturi. 2015 marked a turning point for Tamhankar as she found mainstream success with her role in the comedy romance Hunterrr. She went on to win a Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Supporting Actress for the film Family Katta in 2018. Sai owns a Wrestling team named 'Kolhapuri Mavle' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.
Sai Tamhankar was born in Sangli. During her teenage years, she was a sportsperson and was a state level Kabbadi player. She is a commerce graduate from Chintaman College of Commerce, Sangli.
The seeds for her acting career were planted during her graduation itself when she started doing street plays and participating in inter-college competitions. Her play, Aadhe Adhure, won her the Best Actress award, which encouraged her to take up acting as a career. It was during the award ceremony of her play that she was offered a major role in the Marathi sitcom Ya Gojirvanya Gharat.
Tamhankar made her Bollywood debut in 2008 starring in Subhash Ghai's crime thriller Black & White, and proceeded to work with Aamir Khan in Ghajini and make her Marathi film debut with Sanai Choughade in the same year.
Her first break, however, came from the Marathi serial Ya Gojirvanya Gharat. She has also acted in other television shows such as Fu Bai Fu as an anchor, as well as Sathi Re, Kasturi, Agni Shikha, and Anubandha.- Music Artist
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One of the greatest playback singers in Bollywood history, Asha Bhosle has recorded over 10,000 songs for over 800 movies. Although every class (ghazals, pop, etc) of song was within her vocal range, her specialty was in sensual songs or Western-styled songs--she had an uncanny knack for making every actress for whom she sung, from Zeenat Aman to Urmila Matondkar, smolder on screen as never before.
Born on 8 September 1932, Asha, like her sister, the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, was trained by her father, Dinanath Mangeshkar, in classical music, and it was only a matter of time before she too turned to playback singing. She made her debut with the film Chunaria (1948), but it took her a long time to make it to the top. Between 1948 and 1957, she sang more songs than any other playback singer, but the majority of these were in small, indistinct films--and whatever big film she got a chance to sing in, it was usually for the heroine's best friend or in a duet with bigger singers like Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt, or her own sister. And unfortunately having made an ill-advised marriage that alienated her from her family, she had no choice but to take up all available assignments to provide for her children.
However, in 1957, she got her big break with composer O.P. Nayyar in the films Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) and Naya Daur (1957). And 1958 saw the release of three of her films: Lajwanti (1958), Howrah Bridge (1958), and Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958); their hit songs took Asha right up to the top. Thereafter, she became Nayyar's premier singer until the early 1970s, and they created musical magic together, particularly in the films Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Mere Sanam (1965), Humsaya (1968), and Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974).
Initially Asha's singing style was initially reminiscent of Dutt's, but she soon overcame that and evolved her own distinctive style. Her voice possessed a lilting, versatile quality that could capture any song at any form or scale. By the end of the 1960s, she was second only to her sister, and the two of them were the queens of Indian playback singing right through to the 1990s. However, in spite of her incredible vocal range, she was getting typecast in singing sensual songs.
The 1970s saw her start a new relationship (which eventually became her second marriage) with composer Rahul Dev Burman - and so saw the birth of a great combination. A master of 1970s pop and disco music, Burman gave Asha a hip and happening sound altogether, and the two of them made their greatest hits with Haré Rama Haré Krishna (1971), Jawani Diwani (1972), Procession of Memories (1973), and Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977). Unfortunately, she again got stereotyped, this time in singing mainly Western-styled songs.
However, in 1981, the composer Khayyam revealed another, more lyrical quality to Asha's voice. Their collaboration in the Urdu film Umrao Jaan (1981), where the songs were mostly poetry, reveal some of her finest songs. And Permission (1987), another such film, got her the National Award. Today, unlike her sister, she has remained active in playback singing--she still makes actresses sizzle in songs, most notably in the films Rangeela (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Taal (1999). She has also released several Indipop (Indian pop) music albums, and their success has reaffirmed Asha's.
Recently, she was nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World-Music Album. Even at 70, there is no stopping Asha Bhosle....- 7 years in theatre experience, performed as lead character in one act plays as well as long act plays.
Acted in Marathi serials for lead female actress in Sakhya Re on Colors Marathi, Zindagi not out on zee yuva, Shatada prem karave on star pravah, Currently working in 'Year down'on Sony Marathi. - Bhakti Barve was born on 10 September 1948 in Sangli, State of Bombay, India. She was an actress, known for Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Bichhoo (2000) and Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998). She was married to Shafi Inamdar. She died on 12 February 2001 in Maharashtra, India.
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Shrikant Moghe was born on 6 November 1929 in Kirloskarwadi, Sangli, Maharashtra, British India. He was an actor, known for Do Boond Pani (1971), Anjaam (1978) and Raja Shiv Chhatrapati (1974). He died on 6 March 2021 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.- Director
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Mr. Bae studied visual arts in South Korea and France, and he's an art professor in Korea. His first and the only feature length film, "Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?", probably is the only film in Korean film history to be released abroad first. Its sudden debut caused quite a stir Korea, and only after a successful film festival cicuit tour in Europe, it made its screening in Korea. Despite high media and public attention, Bae remained and still remains unknown and mysterious. It is known, however, that it took more than 7 years to complete his film, and that he used his own resources for the film and did not use any professional actors. Offers from large film studios poured in, but Bae declined them and maintains a private life.- Sampada Kulkarni was born on 28 November 1992 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Pushpa Impossible (2022), Roohaniyat (2022) and Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii (2021).
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Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar was born on 1 October 1919 in Shetphale, Atpadi, Sangli, India. He was a writer and actor, known for Vardakshina (1962), Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) and Navrang (1959). He died on 14 December 1977 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.- Composer
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Hridaynath Mangeshkar was born on 26 October 1937 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. He is a composer and producer, known for Lekin... (1990), Badlapur (2015) and Maya (1993).- Director
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Vaibhav Gattani is an Indian Filmmaker and the founder of Icescape Films - an independent film production company. His strong desire to tell a story that reaches and touches common people's heart is what keeps him going.
Born in Sangli on 11th October 1994, Vaibhav is an independent filmmaker living in Mumbai who was always interested in filmmaking but was not confident enough about making it as a career. He is a Btech civil engineer and right in his 1st year of engineering he realized that making films is the only thing that he wants to do for the rest of his life. That was the time when he listened to his heart and decided to make a career in films and started learning filmmaking simultaneously. Vaibhav chose the unconventional path of not going to a film school and decided to learn the entire filmmaking on his own. He learnt filmmaking by observing and studying his favorite filmmakers like James Franco, David Fincher, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan and many more.
His speciality is in directing films but he learnt the entire craft of filmmaking as he believe that a good director should always be a filmmaker first and then a director. He has Written, Directed, Shot, Acted and Edited few short films which has also been produced under his banner Icescape Films. In 2022, he released his 1st Independent feature film "VOID". His films did well at international film festivals and has won several awards!
His strength lies in making a film with Dark and unconventional theme. He tends to end his movie with a lot of questions because he feels that humans have all the answers but not the right questions! He also has a specialization in Vfx!
In 2022, he also won an award for Iconic Debut Filmmaker at Mid-Day International Showbiz Icons 2022.
Vaibhav is on a mission to provide quality entertainment by telling a story that reaches and touches common people's hearts. He feels that the viewers should feel their hard-earned money and precious time worth spending on our content.- Actor
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Veeru Vajrawad was born on 17 April 1998 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and director, known for Gouri - Love in Memories (2023), Kavita - End of True Love (2022) and Gorya Gorya Galavar (2023).- V.S. Khandekar was born in 1898 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. V.S. was a writer, known for Dharmapatni (1941), Lagna Pahave Karun (1940) and Pardesi (1953). V.S. died in 1976.
- Bhagyashree Patwardhan was born on 23 February 1969 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
- Bhagyashree Patwardhan was born on 23 February 1969 in Sangli, Maharashtra, India.