Born into a traditional south Indian family, Aishwarya started modeling at a young age. This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad. Crowned Miss India 1994 runner-up, she was a hot favorite in the run for miss world title, which she won, her beauty and charm made her India's darling. Ash stormed into the Indian movie industry, where she has proven herself a brilliant & genuine actress. Her performance in Iruvar (1997) was critically acclaimed, and she won the Screen best female debutant award for her role in ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997). She was adored in movies like Taal (1999), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Devdas (2002), her item number in 'Bunty & Bubbly' had sent waves of rhythm across the nation. With her successful Bollywood movies and prestigious Hollywood projects lined up for release it is impossible to ignore this Indian diva in international scenes.

Anushka Sharma was born on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer, and her mother, Ashima Sharma, is a homemaker. Her father is a native of Uttar Pradesh, while her mother is a Garhwali. Her elder brother is film producer Karnesh Sharma, who earlier served in the Merchant Navy. Prior to joining the navy, Karnesh played for the under-19 Bangalore Ranji cricket team. Sharma has stated that being a military brat played an important role in shaping her as a person and contributing to her life. In an interview with The Times of India in 2012, she said, "I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor. She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She then moved to Mumbai to further her modeling career. Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.

Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film was a huge success and her performance was appreciated. Film critic Taran Adarsh said, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance. It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the caliber of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end." Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. She was praised for breaking out of the shell of the conservative and homely Taani to play the feisty and independent Bulbul, and her performance was applauded.

She has two other projects on hand. She began shooting for her first venture outside of Yash Raj with Nikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar in Patiala House in December 2009. Patiala House is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2011. She has also started filming for her third Yash Raj Film, Band Baaja Baaraat, directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh.

S.S.Rajamouli is an Indian filmmaker who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the most celebrated filmmakers ever of the Indian film industry and pioneered the Pan-Indian films movement. Rajamouli was born in a Telugu family to V. Vijayendra Prasad and Raja Nandini. Both his parents hail from Andhra Pradesh.

Rajamouli has directed 12 feature films so far, including mega blockbusters like Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali: The Conclusion, and RRR. Through his Baahubali series, Rajamouli pioneered the Pan-Indian films movement. His next film, tentatively called SSMB29, is a globetrotting action adventure & first collaboration with "Superstar" Mahesh Babu which is is expected to begin its production in 2024.

Eega (2012) won nine awards at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, including the Most Original Film. Baahubali films have received six Saturn Award nominations with Baahubali 2 (2017) winning the Best International Film. His latest directorial "RRR" (2022) received various international accolades including the 1st Academy Award for India, a Golden Globe Award for the song "Naatu Naatu" & nomination for Best Foreign language film, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

A self confessed "film freak", Rajamouli's penchant for filmmaking is best captured by the word "emotion". He has often stated that his films are based on stories driven by human emotions. While scaling up his work with "larger-than-life" themes over the years, Rajamouli maintained his signature style of filmmaking that allows audience to simmer in the thrills and emotions of the story with less dialogue.

He is a recipient of various national and international honors including a prestigious New York Film Critics Circle award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Saturn Awards, and four National Film Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri (fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India), for his contributions in the field of art. In 2023, he was included on the Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world

Rashmika Mandanna (Born on 5th April 1996) is an Indian actress who has and is working in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu & Hindi films and is rightly been called, 'Pan-India Actress'. She enjoys a huge fanbase across the nation and has been bestowed with the title, 'National Crush of India'.

Rashmika's claim to fame was when she won the Clean & Clear 'Times Fresh Face' title in 2014 following which she has become one of the most popular actors in India enjoying both critical as well as commercial success.

Rashmika made her acting debut with the 2016 Kannada film, Kirik Party (2016) opposite Rakshit Shetty. She was applauded by the audience and she went on to win the 'Best Debut Actress-Kannada' at the 'South Indian International Movie Awards'. Following her debut, she starred in two commercially successful films, Anjaniputra (2017) and Chamak (2017). For her performance in 'Anjani Putra', Rashmika won the award for 'Best Actress' at the Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadathi Awards. The 'Pan-India Actress' then made her Telugu debut with the 2018 romantic drama titled Chalo (2018) and in the same year starred in one of her biggest hits, Geetha Govindam (2018) opposite Vijay Deverakonda. For 'Geetha Govindam' she won several 'Best Actress' awards that included Sri Kala Sudha Telugu Movie Awards, Zee Cine Awards (Telugu) and Filmfare Awards South in the year 2019.

She has also starred in several successful projects like Devadas (2018), Yajamana (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Bheeshma (2020). In 2019, she was widely appreciated for her nuanced performance in the Telugu film Dear Comrade (2019). It is for the same film that she was awarded the 'Best Actor Critics Choice' at the 77th Behindwoods Gold Medals (2019).

In the year 2021, Rashmika featured in the Hindi music video Uchana Amit Feat. Badshah, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Jonita Gandhi, Rashmika Mandanna: Top Tucker (2021) alongside rapper Badshah, Amit Uchana, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Jonita Gandhi. In the same year, Rashmika also starred in the Kannada language film Pogaru (2021) opposite Dhruva Sarja and made her Tamil debut with the hit film Sultan (2021) opposite Karthi.

After becoming one of the highest-paid and most sought-after actresses in the South film industry, Rashmika Mandanna is all set to make her Bollywood debut. She will be seen in Mission Majnu (2023) opposite Sidharth Malhotra and in Goodbye (2022) opposite Amitabh Bachchan, thereby working with, big banners like Rsvp, Reliance Entertainment and Balaji Motion Pictures respectively.

With a diverse line up of films and ever growing fanbase, Rashmika is cited to be the 'Next Big Thing In Bollywood'. Her upcoming projects also include Sukumar's much awaited Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (2021) opposite Allu Arjun and Thirumala Kishore's Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022) opposite Sharwanand.

Tena Desae is a model turned actress who debuted in Bollywood with Yeh Faasley (2011) and made her Hollywood debut almost a year later with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). Desae appeared on television for the first time in the Netflix television series Sense8 (2015), which follows the story of eight strangers who find themselves growing mentally and emotionally connected, as Kala Dandekar, an successful Hindu pharmacist in Mumbai.

The Bengaluru born model first came into limelight when she participated in Reality show Get Gorgeous. Though she did not win the contest she was offered a contract with Elite Model India Management Private Limited which powers the reality show, even before the eventual winner. After that she never looked back since then and has 90+ commercials to her credit.

She was also one of the models in the 2012 Kingfisher calendar.

Anjali Jay is an actor and writer. She was also a dancer and choreographer, having trained in Indian classical dance and modern, contemporary styles. She is Indian, British and Canadian.

Anjali has had an extensive theatre career, having performed amongst others, with The Royal Shakespeare Company, where she was cast as Jamila in Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", and with The Birmingham Rep, where she played Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet".

She started her film career playing opposite Chris Pine in "Blind Dating", after which she played "Djaq" in BBC's "Robin Hood" series. She then went on to play a series of roles in TV and film. She lives in the Vancouver area where she continues to act and write.

Kubbra Sait is an Indian actress and TV presenter. Sait graduated from the National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore, and moved to Dubai, where she worked as an account manager for Microsoft. She then moved back to India to pursue her dream of working in the entertainment industry.

Sait made her acting debut in 2013 with the film Ready (2011), directed by Anees Bazmee, in which she played a supporting role alongside Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Paresh Rawal.

However, Sait came into the limelight and gained widespread recognition for her role as Kukoo in the Netflix series Sacred Games (2018), directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane.

In addition to her acting career, Sait has also worked as a TV presenter and has been a part of several shows such as RejctX (2019), Illegal - Justice, Out of Order (2020), TVF Tripling (2016) and Fourplay (2018).

Sait has also appeared in films on OTT platforms, including Jawaani Jaaneman (2020) (2020), directed by Nitin Kakkar, starring Saif Ali Khan, Alaya F and Tabu and in Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars (2019) (Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars) directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar and Amol Parashar.

Kubbra has also appeared in a number of television ads for big names such as Airtel, TVS Wego and Big Bazaar, to name a few.

2022 was a banner year for Rishab Shetty, with his critically-acclaimed Kantara (2022). His father is an astrologer, and his mother is a homemaker. Born as Prashant Shetty, he later adopted the name Rishab Shetty for his screen persona.

After completing his schooling in Kundapura, Shetty decided to pursue Bachelor of Commerce at Vijaya College (BHS FGC) in Jayanagar, Bengaluru. He attended the Government Film and Television Institute in Bengaluru to earn a diploma in filmmaking.

Shetty nurtured dreams of joining the film industry right from his childhood. While studying in class 6, he joined the Durga Parameshwari Yuvaka Sangha and performed as a Yakshagana artist. While at Vijaya College, he joined its theatre group Ranga Sourabha.

Shetty won the best actor award for his title role in the play Ghashiram Kotwal at the national level theatre contest. After Shetty graduated, he started looking for opportunities to get a break as a movie actor. Parallelly, he started doing several odd jobs, such as supplying mineral water cans.

Armed with his diploma in filmmaking, Shetty joined the industry as a clap boy and made his way to become an assistant director in the Kannada movie Cyanide (2006). Shetty's foray into acting began with Tuglak (2012) in the role of a villain. He went on to act in movies like Attahaasa (2013), Lucia (2013), and Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014) before he donned the hat of a director.

Shetty's directorial debut was Ricky (2016), in which he also played a small role. His next film as a director and actor was Kirik Party (2016), which became a runaway hit. Shetty was adjudicated the Best Director at the 6th SIIMA Awards and the 64th Filmfare Awards South. The film won the 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards as the Best Family Entertainer.

Shetty's next film was Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai (2018), where his acting and directorial efforts were applauded by the audience and critics alike. For this film, he won the 66th National Film Awards for Best Children's Film and the 2018 Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Family Entertainer.

As an actor, Shetty's next film was Ambi Ning Vysaitho (2018). Shetty made his debut as the male lead actor in Bell Bottom (2019). His journey as an actor continued with films like Katha Sangama (2019) and Hero (2021).

Shetty's role as a gangster in Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (2021) earned him appreciation from the audience and critics alike. His next movie was a dual role in Harikathe Alla Girikathe (2022).

Shetty's next film was a critical and commercial blockbuster called Kantara (2022). He directed and acted in dual roles as the protagonist and his father in this Kannada action thriller. It became the second-highest revenue-generating Kannada movie of all time.

Shetty has also made cameo appearances over the years in movies like Avane Srimannarayana (2019), SriKrishna@gmail.com (2021), and Mishan Impossible (2022).

Rishab Shetty's wife is a software engineer, who has also been a costume designer for a few Kannada movies. The couple has two children, a son and daughter.

Born on 8th January 1986, Yash started his acting career in theatre. He made his television debut with the Kannada show Nanda Gokula which was extremely successful and worked in various other TV shows after that. He made his big screen debut with Moginna Manasu and headlined many superhits like Googly, Raja Huli, Gajakesari, and Mr and Mrs Ramachari.

With the massive success of KGF chapter 1, which was released in 2018 in five languages, Rocking Star Yash achieved PAN India stardom and became a household name across India. The film collected over INR 250 crores and was also the most-streamed film on an OTT platform in 2019.

Superstar Yash will be seen next in KGF Chapter 2, which is one of the most awaited films of Indian cinema. The trailer of KGF 2 is already the most-watched Indian trailer ever, and the film is expected to set new benchmarks in the Indian film industry.

In 2017 Yash along with his actress wife Radhika Pandit founded an organization and named it as Yasho Marga Foundation.

Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi movies. Born and brought up in Bengaluru, Devaiah completed his schooling at St Joseph's Indian High School. Later, he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology and worked in the fashion industry for ten years.

Devaiah started working as an actor in plays at Bengaluru's English theatre. His first role was in Anurag Kashyap's short film named That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010). He was nominated for Best Male Debut at the Filmfare Awards for his role.

His next role was in Dum Maaro Dum (2011), a crime thriller.

Devaiah's first significant hit was Bejoy Nambiar's Shaitan (2011). He received nominations for Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Filmfare Awards and Screen Awards, respectively, for his role in the movie.

He got his first lead role in the Hate Story (2012), where he played the antagonist Siddharth Dhanrajgir. He next starred in Peddlers (2012).

He also appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013). Devaiah next appeared in an adult comedy named Hunterrr (2015), where he played the role of a sex addict. His subsequent releases include Junooniyat (2016) and A Death in the Gunj (2016).

In 2018, Devaiah played a double role in the action comedy Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota (2018). He won the Screen Awards for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the same at Filmfare Awards. He also appeared in the web series Smoke (2018).

His subsequent roles were in the romantic drama Cabaret (2019) and the psychedelic thriller Candyflip (2017). He also starred in Commando 3 (2019). In 2020, he appeared in Ghost Stories (2020), Afsos (2020), Unpaused (2020), and Footfairy (2020).

Devaiah also played a supporting role in Badhaai Do (2022). He next appeared in the horror thriller film Blurr (2022) and a crime drama web series, Shiksha Mandal (2022). He also acted in Duranga (2022), a Hindi adaptation of the Korean drama Flower of Evil (2020).

Anushka Shetty is an Indian Film Actress. She was also a Yoga Instructor and has trained under yoga guru Bharat Thakur.

This tall and gorgeous beauty debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super starring Nagarjuna which was super hit at box office. Later her performance in Vikramarkudu make her noticeable. But in Arundhati in which she had played the role of Jejamma, she got high critical acclaim and become one of the strong actress of Telugu Film Industry.

Dhruva Sarja was born on 6 October 1988 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an actor, known for Bahaddur (2014), Martin (2024) and Bharjari (2017).

Nithya Menen, born on 8th April, 1988 is a pan India film actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films and shows. Having established herself as an actor par excellence, Nithya was born and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka and still resides there. Her parents ,who were also both born and raised in Bengaluru, are government employees. She is also a polyglot who speaks six languages fluently. Her first film was offered to her when she was 8 years old and it was an English movie titled 'Hanuman' directed by the French director and wildlife filmmaker Frédéric Fougea. Nithya is an Alma mater of Mount Caramel College, Bengaluru. For her junior college, Nithya Menen went on to pursue Journalism and Communication studies from Manipal University, during the course of which she realized her inclination declining towards being a journalist. As fate had it, Ms. Menen had almost applied to study cinematography further, when Nandini Reddy spotted her and asked her to be a part of her very first Telugu film in 2011 'Ala Modalaindhi' which went on to become a blockbuster hit and got the audience rooting for this fresh face. As of 2020, she has starred in over 50 films and continues to work across the various industries Indian cinema has to offer. A multi-talented personality, Nithya has also lent her voice as a playback singer for numerous films and has also dubbed for Elsa's character in Telugu for 'Frozen 2' in 2019. She is also a singer and has sung playback for several films. Currently, she is working towards releasing her first music single.

Among very few actresses, Shilpa Shetty was nominated for her first film Baazigar (1993). The following year she delivered another blockbuster hit Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) where she starred with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. However, the proceeding years her movies failed to succeed at the box office, though she did receive critical acclaim for some of her performances. Then in 1998, 'Pardesi Babu' was released and people noticed her again. Two years after that she finally delivered a super hit, 'Dhadkan'. Since then her career has taken an up turn. In 2002, she had several releases and films like 'Hathyar' and 'Rishtey'. They solidified her status as a brilliant actress. In 'Rishtey' she stole the show from superstars Anil Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor. However, it was in 2004 that her performance in 'Phir Milenge' that brought her to the top actress list. In 2005, she delivered modest hits like 'Fareb' (where she costarred with sister Shamita Shetty and Manoj Bajpayee) and Dus.

Though she has worked with top actors, unlike many Bollywood actresses who are either scared of or shy away from working with top actresses, Shilpa has worked with numerous talented actresses (such as Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Tabu, Kajol, Mahima Chaudhry and Konkona Sen Sharma) and is said to share a great rapport with her co-stars.

Today her career boasts of her versatility. In 'Baazigar' she played a naive college student, in 'Aag' a charming village girl, in 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari' a street dancer, in 'Himmat' a seductive cop, in 'Dus' an anti-terrorist agent, in 'Fareb' a doctor and housewife, in 'Phir Milenge' an HIV positive, in 'Pardesi Babu' a charming city lass, in 'Dhadkan' she is forced to betray her lover, in 'Khamosh' a prostitute, in 'Jung' a sensational club dancer, in 'Tarkieb' a promiscuous military nurse, in 'Rishtey' a comical and tragic performance as a fisher woman, in 'Darna Mana Hai' a housewife haunted by apples and in 'Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar' a negative role where she plays a model turned housewife.

In 2000, Shilpa reinvented herself and became known as one of the hottest actresses in the industry! She is the only Bollywood actress who has been seen to do a split on screen and is known today to have the best body in Bollywood. She is also recognized as a graceful dancer.

Shilpa Shetty laughed a lot when she was young. She still laughs most of the time. According to Shilpa's mother (Sunanda), Shilpa was a naughty child and was called a "fightercock" as she mostly fought with her younger sister (Shamita). Her mom also acknowledges that she was a very bubbly and vivacious child and her pet name is "Manya" but her mom calls her "babucha" or "Honeybunch". Shilpa went to school at St. Anthony's Girl's convent in Chembur, then she went to Podar College.

Shilpa was her school team's baseball captain. She is a black belt karate champion. She actively participated in her father's chemical business. Acting was the only thing she had not tried her hand at.

Shilpa is known to have a great sense of humor and has the capacity to crack jokes on herself. She'll start laughing even before you crack a joke. Shilpa's favorite actors include Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan. Shilpa's method of spending a holiday would be to wake up late, cook, watch movies, work out and spend time with her family. She is also a huge fan of prints, especially Tiger and Leopard prints. Her room is filled with all the different kind of prints. Even her pillow case.she got married to Raj Kundra in 2009 and after that, she entered the Married life

Prabhu Deva, born in Mysuru, Karnataka, India, is a multi-talented Indian actor, choreographer, and film director who has left an indelible mark on the Indian entertainment industry. Often referred to as the "Indian Michael Jackson" for his exceptional dance skills, Prabhu Deva is known for his contributions to both Bollywood and South Indian cinema.

Prabhu Deva initially rose to fame as a choreographer in the Indian film industry. His unique dance style and innovative choreography quickly garnered attention and earned him widespread acclaim. He worked on numerous hit songs and became one of the most sought-after choreographers in the 1990s.

In addition to his choreography career, Prabhu Deva ventured into acting. He made his debut as a lead actor in the Tamil film "Indhu" (1994) and went on to establish himself as a successful actor in the South Indian film industry. His performances in films like "Kadhalan" (1994) and "Minsara Kanavu" (1997) showcased not only his acting prowess but also his exceptional dance skills.

Prabhu Deva's popularity transcended regional boundaries, and he made his mark in Bollywood as well. He gained widespread recognition for his performance in the film "Wanted" (2009), which marked his Hindi film debut as a lead actor. The film's success paved the way for his subsequent Bollywood ventures, including "Rowdy Rathore" (2012) and "R... Rajkumar" (2013).

Apart from acting and choreography, Prabhu Deva has made significant contributions as a film director. He has directed successful films in multiple languages, including the critically acclaimed Tamil film "Kaadhalan" (1994) and the Hindi film "Singh is Bling" (2015).

Prabhu Deva's influence on the Indian film industry extends beyond his individual achievements. His dance school, Prabhu Deva's Dance Academy, has contributed to nurturing talent in the field of dance.

Prabhu Deva remains an influential figure in Indian cinema, continuing his successful career in acting, choreography, and filmmaking.

He debuted film industry with Chandra Chakori in 2003, which was a sensational hit. He later acted in Kanti, Yashwant, Preethigaagi, and others. In Minchina Ota, he acted with his brother - Vijay Raghavendra produced by his father. He also takes care of production responsibilities of his family banner Sowbhagya Pictures, under which several films produced by his father were made such as Sevanthi Sevanthi' and Ganesha Mathe Bandha

Priyamani is an established actress in the South Indian film industry. She grew up in Bangalore, completed her schooling at Sri Aurobindo Memorial School and later went to Bishop Cotton Woman's College.

Right from student life, Priyamani was enthusiastic about extracurricular activities. As a student, she took part in a lot of competitions. She began working as a model for Kanchipuram silks after completing her studies.

During her college years, she began modelling and appeared in several advertisements, which eventually led to her foray into the film industry.

She was soon spotted by Bharathiraja in 2003, who offered her a role in the Tamil film Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2004). However, it is the Telugu film Evare Athagadu (2003) that is considered her debut film as it came out first.

After her debut, she appeared in several other South Indian films and made a name for herself with her performances in films like Sathyam (2004), Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam (2005), and Pellaina Kothalo (2006).

Priyamani's breakthrough performance came with the Tamil film Paruthiveeran (2007), directed by Ameer Sultan. She played the role of a village girl, and her portrayal of the character won her several awards, including a National Film Award and a Tamil Filmfare award for Best Actress.

After winning the National Award, the actress went on to give a noteworthy performance in the commercially successful Telugu film, Thief of Yama (2007), directed by S.S. Rajamouli.

In 2008, Priyamani received praise for her performance in the Malayalam film Thirakkatha (2008). This movie's plot revolves around twists and turns of the real-life lived by the late film actress Srividya. She also starred in the critically acclaimed and successful Tamil film Thotta (2008).

In 2009, Priyamani appeared in the successful remake of Ninaithale Inikkum (2009) and made her Kannada film debut with the successful Raam (2009).

In 2010, Priyamani starred in the super hit Pranchiyettan and the Saint (2010) with Mammootty. She played a Mumbai interior designer, and the film grossed over four crores in a little over two weeks.

Priyamani then worked with director Mani Ratnam on Raavanan (2010) and Raavan (2010), which was a hit in Tamil but a box-office disaster in Hindi.

She later acted in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra (2010) with Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, and Shatrughan Sinha. The movie was critically acclaimed, and a box-office hit.

In 2012, Priyamani received critical acclaim for her roles in Anna Bond (2012) and Grandmaster (2012). She also starred in the superhit Kannada film Chaarulatha (2012) and won multiple awards, including Kannada Filmfare, for her portrayal of conjoined twins.

In 2013, she starred in the commercially and critically successful Telugu film Chandi (2013).

In 2016, she appeared in Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna (2016), a comedy horror film that had a successful 50-day run. She then starred in the romantic comedy Dana Kayonu (2016) directed by Yograj Bhat.

In 2017, she starred in the horror film Kalpana 2 (2016), directed by R. Anantharaju.

On August 23, 2017, Priyamani married her long-time boyfriend, Mustafa Raj, a businessman, in a private ceremony in Bangalore. It was rumoured that Priyamani planned to retire from acting after the wedding, but these reports were proven incorrect when she starred in the film Dhwaja (2018).

Having established herself in the South Indian film industry, Priyamani is now making waves with her performances in web shows. Her portrayal of the character "Suchitra Iyer" in her debut web series, The Family Man (2019), fetched her the Filmfare OTT award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics).

Besides The Family man, her on-screen performance of the character Sakshi in ZEE5's His Story (2021) has moved audiences with her acting skills.

Priyamani has also appeared as a judge in many dance reality shows like the Telugu dance shows Dhee (2013) and the Tamil show Dance jodi dance 2.0 (2017).

Kiran Rao graduated with an economics major from the Sophia College for Women (Mumbai) in 1995. She also received her Masters at AJK Mass Communication Research Center at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.

Kiran Rao started her career as an assistant director in 2001. She met actor Aamir Khan on sets of Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001). They were married in December 2005. Kiran Rao is the second wife of Aamir Khan. After suffering a couple of miscarriages, the couple had a son born via surrogate on December 1, 2011.

Since 2001, she has been assisting in prominent movies. She scripted, directed, and produced the acclaimed Mumbai Diaries (2010).

Prashant Neel said in an interview that the film has been inspired from the epic Mahabharata completely. The gangster family of the Kolar Gold Fields is based on the Kuru family where the old freaking Suryavardhan resembles Dhritrasthra/Bhishma. Rocky's character is completely based on Karna (the protagonist of Mahabharata) who enters in the ongoing feud of the family and emerges as the hero in the midst of this feud. Just like Mahabharata, Karna changes the fortunes of the Kuru family. Rocky goes to the Gold fields and changes the destiny of the entire gangster family and its leaders. Rocky rises from low streets to becoming the most powerful person on the planet. He is charming and handsome hero. He is the helper, savior or Daanaveer for the poor people. He is firm to his words.

Amritha Aiyer was born on 14 May 1994 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Hanu Man (2024), Padai Veeran (2018) and Bigil (2019).

Raai Laxmi was born on May 5th, 1989, in Bangalore, India. Raai is an Indian film model-cum-actress appearing predominantly in South Indian films.

Young Raai Laxmi initially appeared in modeling and advertisements before entering the film industry. She made her acting debut in 2005 for a Tamil language film Karka Kasadara. Speaking about her early career in an interview this is what Raai Laxmi has to say:

I have developed some kind of obsession towards arts, be it dancing, stage shows, or even modeling. It's always my habit to carry my photos, to be precise, my portfolio since I used to do modeling. The minute he saw my portfolio, Mr.Udaykumar who was searching for a new face for his film Karka Kasadara signed me up

Subsequently she appeared in a number of Tamil films. Though she got noticed and was most sought after in the industry, she has to wait for her first real taste of success. It happened in 2008, with more serious films such as Velli Thirai, in which she played herself, and the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom. Her portrayal of a lawyer in the latter garnered her a Filmfare Award nomination in the category for Best Supporting Actress. And this sounded the arrival of a leading star in the South film industry. She followed this up with several successful films in Malayalam and is now un-disputed queen of Mollywood. After the success of movies like Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Kanchana, Mangatha, and Aranmanai in Tamil.

Vivek Mashru was born on 27 September 1983 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an actor, known for Fight Club: Members Only (2006), C.I.D. (1998) and Akkad Bakkad Bambey Bo (2005).

Nabha Natesh (born 11 december 1995), is an Indian model and actress who appears predominantly in Kannada and Telugu films. She starred in the commercially successful 2015 film Vajrakaya, and soon become one of the popular actresses in Kannada film industry.

Nabha has completed engineering in information science BE from Mangalore, along with modelling. Nabha was featured in Top 11 in Femina Miss India Bangalore 2013. After taking acting lessons in Abhinaya Taranga, Nabha spent time in theatre under Prakash Belawadi. She was then an assistant to him in some plays. In one of Kannada plays, Nabha played the role of Lalitha in the play Gora (The play was based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel Gora) which was staged in Shantiniketan. She got a guest' role in 2014 film Preeti Geeti Ityadi.

Debut and breakthrough (2015-17) She made her acting debut at the age of 19, opposite Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar, film titled Vajrakaya in 2015, which went on to become a blockbuster hit of the year by completing over 100-days in multiple centers of Karnataka. Nabha has received critical appraisal from both critics and audience, critics heaped praise on Nabha's performance. Deccan Chronicle's writer noted that "Nabha Natesh as Pataka who 'fires up' the screen space for a little longer than the others." Times of India's writer states that "Nabha Natesh is impressive as the tapori taking on Shivaraj Kumar" Sify's writer claimed that "Nabha Natesh has done justice to her role" Indiaglitz's writer states that "Nabha Natesh conquers the heart from her dashing role. She is like wind." and she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress-Kannada.

In 2017, she acted in Lee film opposite Sumanth Shailendra, which opened to mixed reviews from the critics and audience, and failed to attract the audience at box office. Although she received critical appraisal for her performance in the film. In the same yaer she features in a special song in Saheba film.

Telugu debut and widespread recognition (2018) Nabha made her telugu film debut opposite Sudheer Babu, film titled Nannu Dochukunduvate, which opened to positive reviews and turned out to be a commercial hit at the box-office and mainly she received an overwhelming critical appraisal from the both critics and audience, especially she got best ever compliments by legend directors and Telugu senior actors for her mind blowing performance in the film. Critics poured praise on Nabha, Deccan chronicle's writer states that "The film is a perfect launch vehicle for Nabha, who is a livewire and completely steals the show." 123telugu's writer claimed that "Nannu Dochukunduvate completely belongs to Nabha Natesh as she makes a striking debut. She is the life and soul of the film as Nabha breathes life into the role of Meghana. The way she performs her chirpy character make many dull scenes look quite interesting. She has the acting talent and will go a long way All in all, Nabha's debut in Tollywood is considered one of the best heroine debuts in the recent times and her performance has been compared to trade Mark female characters of Telugu cinema like Ashta Chamma's Swathi, Bommarillu's Hasini and Fida's Bhanumati." Times Of India's writer states that "Nabha Natesh unleashes the livewire in her effectively amidst these characters." Greatandra's writer wrote that "Nabha Natesh in her Telugu debut impresses with her livewire acting. "The News Minute's writer states that "Nabha Natesh is on the other end of the spectrum, too expressive and too emotive." Indiagltz's writer writes that "Overall, the performance is a treat, complete with a heroine who gets to speak so much, Nabha is chirpy."Telugu360's writer noted that "New heroine Nabha is a good find, she suited Meghana role. Her bubbly characterization, new backdrop as a short film actress bring additional appeal to her role."

Kishore Kumar G, popularly known as Kishore, is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He completed his education at St Teresa's School, Sri Siddhartha High School, National College, and Bangalore University. Kumar discovered his passion for acting at an early age and pursued it through theatre in college, participating in various plays such as Samrat Ashoka and Teregalu.

After completing his master's degree, Kumar started working as a teacher of Kannada literature at Sharada College in Bengaluru. He taught for two years before quitting his job to pursue a career in cinema.

He made his acting debut in Kanti (2004), a romance drama directed by S. Bharath. His next big screen appearance was in Sadhu Kokila's crime thriller Rakshasa (2005). Kumar earned much appreciation for his acting in both movies. For his performance in Rakshasa, he won the Karnataka State Film Award 2004-05 for Best Supporting Actor. Since then, Kumar has acted in several movies in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam film industries.

During the initial years of his acting career, he acted in movies like Akash (2005) and Kallarali Hoovagi (2006), where he portrayed the character of a tough elder brother of the leading ladies.

Around the same time, director Vetrimaaran approached him to work on his upcoming project Desiya Nedunchalai 47, which was ultimately shelved. However, Kumar got the opportunity to act in Polladhavan (2007), an action thriller that became a tremendous success at the box office, where he played the role of the villain Selvam. His portrayal of Selvam gave his career a big boost, and he went on to win the Vijay Award 2007 for Best Villain for the role.

He continued to showcase his versatility through various roles onscreen. In Duniya (2007), he played the role of a serious cop. In Suseenthiran's sports drama Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009), he appeared as a kabaddi coach.

Kumar garnered attention when he appeared in the lead role in Attahaasa (2013), a film based on the life of the forest brigand Veerappan and directed by A.M.R. Ramesh. Following this, he was seen in Haridas (2013), an action drama directed by Kumaravelan that received much critical acclaim. He appeared as a conscientious policeman and devoted father to an autistic child. In the same year, he portrayed the role of a forest guard in Jatta (2013), a thriller directed by Giriraj Bm. The film garnered critical acclaim from audiences and critics alike for the story as well as the portrayal of its characters.

In Rakshit Shetty's neo-noir gangster film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014), Kumar portrayed the character of Munna. He later appeared in the lead role in Kalki (2017), a short film directed by Dhilip Kumar. The film was released through Netflix.

After portraying brief roles in several other movies, Kumar played the character of an upright forest officer, Murali, in Kantara (2022), an action thriller directed by Rishab Shetty. The film was a massive commercial success and became the second highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. Kumar gathered praise for his powerful performance in the film.

Kumar was also part of Mani Ratnam's epic historical action-adventure film Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), in which he played the character of Ravidasan. The film received rave reviews and turned into a huge box-office success.

Over the years, Kumar has acted in several web series. These include High Priestess (2019), The Family Man (2019), Addham (2020), She (2020), and Pettaikaali (2022).

Naveen Chandra is an Indian actor known for his roles in the Telugu film industry. Before venturing into acting, Chandra was a multimedia animator with a diploma in mechanical engineering.

Chandra debuted in Telugu movies with Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2006). He also debuted in the Tamil industry with R. Pavan's Pazhaniappa Kalloori (2007). He also appeared in the Telugu movie Kalyanam (2007) in the same year.

Chandra's first lead role was in the Telugu film Andala Rakshasi (2012), directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Chandra's performance was widely appreciated.

Chandra next appeared in Dalam (2013) and Naa Rakumarudu (2014). He was also a part of the Tamil films Bramman (2014), Sarabham (2014), Koottam (2014), and Sivappu (2015).

For the next few years, Chandra worked predominantly in Telugu films. He was seen in movies like Bham Bolenath (2015), Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi (2016), Devadas (2018), and Aravindha Sametha (2018) which was also the third-highest-grossing Telugu film of 2018.

Chandra also acted in the hit Tamil martial arts films Pattas (2020). He was next seen in Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna (2020), Ammu (2022), and Veera Simha Reddy (2023). He also appeared in the lead role in the romance drama movie Mayagadu (2023), where critics praised his performance.