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M. Anbazhagan is a film director and screenwriter. His debut film is Saattai, and he works in Tamil cinema. Saattai stars Samuthirakani.

Gurbani Judge, better known as VJ Bani and also Bani J, is an Indian fitness model, actress and a former MTV India presenter. She is known for participating in MTV Roadies. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 10 and became the first runner-up.

Judge started her career by competing in the reality show MTV Roadies (season 4) where she was the runner up. She continued her collaboration with MTV with season 5. She also was a contestant in the fourth season of Khatron Ke Khiladi. Apart from her work on MTV, Bani has also extended her performance to the big screen.She was last seen in a Telugu film Thikka.

Judge is from Chandigarh. Her family consists of her mother Tanya and her elder sister Saneya.She promotes the sports nutrition company Myprotein and the fitness app Mobiefit BODY.

Taaha Shah is an Indian actor and former model working in the Hindi film industry, known for his leading role in the 2011 Y-Films romantic comedy Luv Ka The End, a critical and commercial flop, and subsequently featured in his first commercially successful drama Gippi.

Taaha Shah was born in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates, to Shah Sikkander Badusha and Mahnaz Sikkander Badusha, who are from South India. His father is an F.R.C.S. from Glasgow and Edinburgh and is also an Orthopedic doctor and his mother, an M.Sc and MBA from Washington, D.C., was a biochemist and now an entrepreneur. He has an elder brother, Abid, who is a Lead Civil engineer from University of Toronto. Taaha's education involved quite a worldwide travel.

His education began at the Sherwood Academy in Abu Dhabi where he studied till the 4th grade. He then shifted to Kodaikanal International School, a boarding school in Tamil Nadu, India, where he continued his education for the next 3 years. Feeling homesick, he returned to UAE and later shifted to Sharjah with his family, where he finished his schooling at International School of Choueifat and Sharjah American International School.

Taaha joined the American University of Sharjah only for a semester and dropped out of his Bachelor of Business Administration course, as he was not willing to do so. He does weaponry on the beach and has also received certificates in paragliding and scuba diving. Since 2006, Taaha worked in several businesses of human resource management, construction, real estate, building materials, and as a hobby did a few modeling] assignments for the next three years.

He started modeling at the age of 16 for brands such as Honda, Bacardi, Emirates Bank, Bank of Oman, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Omantel and others. Taaha Shah was also reported to be a successful entrepreneur with his own steel import firm. He turned to acting after an economic downturn struck him.

He later made a trip to Toronto, Canada, to visit his brother for New Year's Eve in 2009, where he finalised to aim his career at acting. Then, he took admission to the New York Film Academy (NYFA) in Abu Dhabi. Taaha had also learnt acting during his school life in Abu Dhabi. After completing six months at NYFA, he was about to leave for Los Angeles to complete the remainder of his course, when his father suddenly thought that Taaha should make a move to Mumbai first.

His mother too agreed to this and two weeks later (in September 2009) Taaha came to Mumbai for a two-day visit with his family and incidentally, they remained over there. In Mumbai he had to spend countless hours practicing dancing and martial arts.Nine months later, Taaha was signed for his debut film, Luv Ka The End of Y-Films. He was cast as an antihero, the first of its kind in the youth genre. He was seen for a second time in the 2013 movie Gippi by Dharma Productions, which released on 10 May 2013.

Taaha received positive reviews for his performance, Karan Johar said, "Taaha has a strong screen presence that combines machismo and vulnerability. I am sure he will have a great innings at the movies." Ramesh S. Taurani noted, "With two back-to-back good performances, Taaha has the potential to be someone who is here to stay. Right choices of films will ensure a strong foothold for him in the industry. I wish him best of luck and loads of success." Rensil D'Silva wrote, "Taaha has the right mix of vulnerability and intensity to straddle many genres — be it a romcom, an intense drama or a thriller. And to top it all, he's a good actor. That's an enviable mix." Nikhil Advani described, "Taaha is one of the few new talents showing that acting is about versatility. With his second film Gippi, he's chosen the right path."

As of September 2014, Taaha has several projects in various stages of production. Taaha has completed shooting for his next film Tina and Lolo alongside Sunny Leone, Karishma Tanna and Deepak Tijori, and Mahesh Bhatt's Barkhaa opposite Pakistani actress Sara Loren.He is currently filming for J. P. Dutta's Next untitled film.

Krishna Nair acted Tamil Movie Seedan in 2011.

Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) is an Indian model-turned-film actress, who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. Taapsee worked as a software professional and also pursued a career in modelling before becoming an actress. During her modelling career, she appeared in a number of commercials and won titles such as "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face" and "Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin" in 2008.

After a short stint with modelling, Taapsee made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam directed by Raghavendra Rao. Since then, she has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam, Vastadu Naa Raju, Mr. Perfect, and Vandhaan Vendraan. Her Tamil film Aadukalam met with critical acclaim and enjoyed commercial success upon release and eventually went on to win six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards. She has also worked in a Malayalam film and has been signed in for three Telugu films and a Hindi film. She was awarded Most Enthusiastic Performer-Female Award at the 2014 Edison Awards for her performance in Tamil film Arrambam.

Taapsee was born on 1 August 1987 in New Delhi into a Punjabi Sikh family. She has a sister named Shagun Pannu and plans to launch her into films as well. She did her schooling at the Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. After completing her graduation in Computer Science Engineering from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology in New Delhi, she worked as a software engineer. She became a full-time model after she auditioned and was selected for Channel V's talent show Get Gorgeous, which eventually led her to acting. Taapsee has appeared in numerous print and television commercials and won several titles during her modelling days, including "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face" and "Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin" at the 2008 Femina Miss India contest. As a model, she endorsed brands like Reliance Trends, Red FM, UniStyle Image, Coca-Cola, Motorola, Pantaloon, PVR Cinemas, Standard Chartered Bank, Dabur, Airtel, Tata Docomo, World Gold Council, Havells and Vardhman. She has also been featured on the cover of some magazines such as Just For Women and MaaStars. After a few years, she lost interest in modelling as she thought that she could never gain proper recognition through modelling but only through films and finally, decided to act. 

Taapsee made her cinematic debut in 2010 with K. Raghavendra Rao's romantic musical Jhummandi Naadam. She played the role of a daughter of a US-based millionaire who comes to India to carry out a research on traditional Telugu music. Taapsee got three more offers in Telugu prior to the film's release. Her next film Aadukalam (2011), marked her debut in Tamil cinema. She played the role of an Anglo-Indian girl falling in love with a rural man played by Dhanush. The film, set in the backdrop of Madurai, in a rural background and revolves around cockfights. It was critically acclaimed and proceeded to win six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony. Speaking about her role, a reviewer from Sify explained that, "Debutant Taapsee is a promising find and she suits the character of an Anglo-Indian girl to the T."She returned to the Telugu film industry with Vastadu Naa Raju (2011) which featured her opposite Vishnu Manchu. She made a foray into the Malayalam film industry later that year, through Doubles (2011) opposite Mammootty and Nadiya Moidu. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff commented that, "Taapsee Pannu as Saira Banu, whose entry into the scene becomes the bone of contention between the siblings, has nothing noteworthy to do".

Taapsee played a short role in her next release, Mr. Perfect (2011), in which she acted alongside Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal was a moderate success. She starred in a high budget film titled Veera (2011) opposite Ravi Teja and Kajal Aggarwal, that received moderate reviews. She was next seen in her second Tamil film Vandhaan Vendraan that fetched mixed reviews and did not fare well at the box office. Her next film was Krishna Vamsi's Mogudu where she acted as a traditional Telugu girl opposite Gopichand and garnered critical acclaim for her performance. She worked on the Tamil–Telugu bilingual Gundello Godari—titled Maranthen Mannithen in Tamil apart from Daruvu and Shadow. She also made her Bollywood debut through Chashme Baddoor where she shares the screen with Siddharth and Rishi Kapoor. The film is a remake of the 1981 film with the same title. Taapsee was also approached to dub the voice of Hollywood actress Katee Sackhoff in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions of the science fiction film Riddick, but declined the offer due to her prior commitments. In later 2013, she was seen in the big budget action thriller Arrambam co-starring Ajith Kumar and Arya. Her upcoming films include Muni 3 opposite Raghava Lawrence and Running Shaadi.com alongside Amit Sadh. She has also agreed to make a special appearance in Aishwarya R. Dhanush's Vai Raja Vai.

Zareen Khan (born 14 May 1987) also known as Zarine Khanis an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the Hindi film industry, though has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi language films.

Khan made her screen debut with a leading role in the 2010 Anil Sharma's period film Veer co-starring with Salman Khan for which she was nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. Khan garnered recognition from her item number "Character Dheela" in Ready, which was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2011. Khan earned commercial success in Bollywood with Sajid Khan's Housefull 2 and Vishal Pandya's Hate Story 3. The following year, Khan made her Tamil debut in the Tamil film Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, in which she did an item number in the song "Malgove". She achieved further success for her leading roles in the 2014 romantic thriller Jatt James Bond, a box-office success.

Khan was born into a Pathan family, on 14 May 1987 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.She speaks Hindi, Urdu, English and Marathi. She completed her intermediate at Rizvi College of Science, Mumbai.

Khan wanted to be a doctor but joined acting. Her acting career began while visiting the set of Yuvrajat Subhash Ghai's film school Whistling Woods. Salman Khan noticed her and decided to cast her for his friend Anil Sharma's film Veer because, he said, "She looks the character — the sweet princess she is playing in Veer". After a screen test, Khan was given the lead role of Princess Yashodhara. She gained eight kilograms in order to be more convincing as a 19th-century princess.The film revolves around the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan, when India was ruled by the British. Veer did not do well at the Box office; however, her performance received mix reviews from both critics and public. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama observed that "Zarine resembles Katrina Kaif, but wears one expression all through". Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India concluded that "Zarine is unimpressive". Rediff.com mentions that "Zarine is average". Critic Subhash K. Jha called her performance a "Zarine's charm adds to her adorable screen presence." Khan was nominated for Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.

Vishakha Singh is an Indian film actress and producer. She appeared in South Indian language films, before starring in Bollywood projects, most prominently in Ashutosh Gowariker's 2010 period piece Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone.

She was born in Abu Dhabi on May 5th, 1987 and done her schooling from Abu Dhabi Indian School. She completed her graduation in business studies from Delhi University. She started her career with television and print commercials. She made her feature film debut with a Telugu film Gnaapakam in 2007. She has done several Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada movies.

She made her Hindi film debut with Hum Se Jahan in 2008. However she got noticed in director Ashutosh Gowarikar's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey for which she received a Best Newcomer nomination from Stardust Awards (2011).  She acted in Abhijeet Sengupta's Do Aur Do Paanch, which did not release.

In 2012 Vishakha ventured into film production. She has Co produced Peddlers, directed by Vasan Bala, produced and presented by Guneet Monga/Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt Ltd. The film as selected at the Cannes Critic week at the Cannes Film Festival 2012, She has also co produced Haramkhor with Guneet Monga and AKFPL directed by Shlok Sharma. The film is set to release in 2013.

Vishakha's second Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya released on 13 January 2013. She came back to Bollywood with her three films that released back to back this year. Her first two films were Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Fukrey and Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case both the films released on 14th June 2013. Her third film was director Shahant Shah’s Bhajathe Raho which released on 26th July 2013. Vishakha is also set to make her Mollywood debut with Director Rajesh Pillai in his forthcoming film Motorcycle Diaries, and her next Tamil film is with Vaaliba Raja, with the same team that worked on this year hit of Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya.

Swati Reddy, better known as Colours Swathi, is an Indian film actress and television presenter. Her nickname and fame comes from her stint in the television show Colours, which was telecast on Maa TV. After essaying supporting roles, she made her debut as a leading actress in the Tamil film Subramaniapuram (2008). Her role in the Telugu film Ashta Chamma earned her the Filmfare Award and Nandi Award for Best Actress.

Swati was born in Vladivostok, Russia (earlier Soviet Union).  She was named as Svetlana but later the name was changed to Swati. Her father, who was an officer in the Indian Navy, was working as a submariner in Soviet Union. She has one elder brother named Siddharth. Her family moved to Mumbai and later to Visakhapatnam, where she spent most of her childhood. She later moved to Hyderabad and graduated in biotechnology from St. Mary’s College, Hyderabad.

She ventured into television at age 17 by hosting a program called "Colors". Due to a positive response, the show was further extended and moved to primetime slot. She went on to present over 150 episodes. After completing the first year of her graduation, she made her debut in feature films in supporting roles. Later, she debuted as a female lead in Tamil film Subramaniapuram in 2008.

Swati has been working as a voice actor and playback singer as well. In 2008, she had dubbed for actress Ileana D'Cruz in the film Jalsa. In 2010, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS. In 2011, she turned playback singer, rendering her voice for two songs, "Unbelievable" and "A Square B Square", for the soundtrack albums of her own film Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju and 100% Love, respectively.

Girishh was born on 26 September 1986 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. He is a student of the Legendary Violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman and started learning music under him from the age of 8. He also trained in western classical music under the late Das Daniel.


Girishh graduated as an engineer in 2008 and went on to do his Masters in Music Composition at Leeds College of Music. He then continued to stay on in the UK working as a freelance Composer and Conductor for Orchestras, composing music for film, dance and theatre productions.


In October 2011, Girishh got a chance to meet Pandiraj through Sivakarthikeyan, who eventually signed him on to compose music for Marina, as he required an international sound to the film's score.The music for Marina released on January 9, 2012, to extremely positive reviews, critical acclaim and popularity, with the song "Vanakkam Chennai" and its promo video going viral.The film's soundtrack and background score received critical acclaim.


After Marina, Girishh is currently working on director Balaji K. Kumar's "Vidiyum Munn", an experimental thriller. The film features the song "Penne" sung by British Singer Susheela Raman. The audio for Vidiyum Mun was launched on 16th Aug, 2013, under Sony's Saregama label.

Sagarika Ghatge is best known as Preeti Sabharwal of 'Chak De India'. She is a daughter of veteran actor Vijayendra Ghatge. She was born on 8th January 1986 in a royal Maratha family of Kolhapur. She studied at Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya School till 8th standard and later she shifted to Ajmer where she completed 10th and 12th standard studies. She soon shifted to Mumbai and did her graduation from HR college in Mumbai.

Sagarika learnt acting at Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting institute. She used to play hockey when she was in school and college. When she was studying in college, she used to get lots of offers for ad films. But her father refused to accept any till she complete her graduation.

Sagarika made her acting debut with 'Chak De India'. She portrayed the character of Preeti Sabharwal of the fictional Indian women's national hockey team. The film was a hit and Sagarika came into the limelight. She became a brand ambassador for Reebok India. She appeared on the cover pages of many fashion magazines and walked the ramp in many fashion shows as well. The leggy lass then appeared in the movie 'Fox' with Arjun Rampal in 2009.

Sagarika's next screen appearance was in 'Miley Naa Miley Hum'. For the first time she essayed a lead role in the film 'Rush' opposite Emraan Hashmi. The movie was released in 2012. She was seen in a Marathi movie 'Premachi Goshta' recently with ace actor Atul Kulkarni. Sagarika who has received the screen award for best supporting actress for 'Chak De India' has also received the Lions Gold Award. This girl from a majestic family wants to create her niche here, in the Hindi film industry.