. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous
films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well. In addition Khan has worked on international projects such as Marigold: An Adventure in India,
Khan's father Kamran was a successful stunt film-maker. Her mother Menaka is of Zoroastrian origin and is the sister of screenwriter
.
. When their parents' marriage broke up, Farah and Sajid were shuttled between different homes.
, on 9 December 2004. They have since worked together on each other's films, such as
. Farah gave birth to triplets on 11 February 2008; one son, Czar, and two daughters, Diva and Anya.
Khan was studying sociology in St. Xavier's College, Mumbai when
's Thriller was telecast. She was so inspired, that although she hadn’t danced before that, it soon became her vocation. She learned to dance basically on her own, and set up a dance group.
, Farah got her break, and this was her first film to choreograph. This was followed by many more songs which became national hits. She met actor
. She was nominated for a 2004
, along with collaborator Anthony van Laast, for Bombay Dreams. She has won the
five times. Farah Khan then went on to direct her first film
which was produced by Gauri Khan. The film was a huge success, and Khan became the second female director to be nominated for
. As a director, her second movie Om Shanti Om became the
of all time at its time of release. Tees Maar Khan, her next directorial release, received mostly negative reviews but was a semi hit at the box office.
. On the second season of American reality TV show
in what he termed the "Bollywood Dance". Khan has also choreographed Kylie Minogue for the song "Chiggy Wiggy" in the movie Blue in 2009.
. She is currently a judge alongside Hrithik Roshan and Vaibhavi Merchant on
Khan and her husband have started a production company called "Three's Company" named in honor of their triplets.
She remains in second place for the most awards won in the category of Best Choreography, first place being
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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar The music for the movie composed by Jatin Lalit and lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The soundtrack, their second collaboration together, helped to launch their career...
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Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is a 1993 Indian Bollywood film directed by Kundan Shah, and starring Shahrukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, and Deepak Tijori. This is one of the rare mainstream Hindi movies in which the hero plays the role of a loser...
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| Waqt Hamara Hai Waqt Hamara Hai is a 1993 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Bharat Rangachary, starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ayesha Jhulka, Mamta Kulkarni, Anupam Kher, Viju Khote,Aruna Irani, Gavin Packard and Rami Reddy. The movie was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.-Plot:Waqt Hamara Hai is a...
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| Chandra Mukhi Chandra Mukhi is a Hindi language film, released in 1993. Chandra Mukhi, along with Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, created huge expectation as, Salman Khan and Sridevi paired together. Although Chaand Kaa Tukdaa is Salman-Sridevi team's first signed film, their first release was Chandra Mukhi...
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1942: A Love Story1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing...
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Aatish: Feel the Fire Aatish: Feel the Fire is 1994 Hindi movie directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. Other cast include Atul Agnihotri, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Ajit, Tanuja, Ram Mohan, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Dinesh Hingoo,...
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| Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! is an 1995 Indian musical spoof film directed by Ketan Mehta, and starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepa Sahi, Jaaved Jaffrey and Amrish Puri...
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| Hum Dono Hum Dono is an Indian film starring Rishi Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Pooja Bhatt, which was released in 1995.- Cast :* Rishi Kapoor....Rajesh 'Raju'* Nana Patekar....Vishal Saigal* Pooja Bhatt....Priyanka Gupta* Mohnish Bahl....Sameer Choudhury...
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| Barsaat Barsaat is a 1995 Hindi film which was the debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna . The film was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi...
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| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on 20 October 1995. A romantic comedy, the film marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol...
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| Ram Shastra Ram Shastra is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gupta.The cast of the movie includes Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Dipti Bhatnagar.-Story:...
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English Babu Desi Mem English Babu Desi Mem is an Indian film of Bollywood, released in 1996 starring Shahrukh Khan, Sonali Bendre and Sunny Singh.- Synopsis :...
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Virasat Virasat is a Hindi musical drama film by Priyadarshan that was released in India in 1997. It starred Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji and Govind Namdeo. The story was by Kamal Hassan and Anu Malik was the music composer...
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BorderBorders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
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| Iruvar Iruvar is a 1997 Tamil film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Mani Ratnam, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M...
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| Yeshwant Yeshwant is a 1997 Bollywood crime film directed directed by Anil Mattoo.It was produced by Vijay K. Ranglani for Shalimar International.- Synopsis :Inspector Yeshwant Lohar is a plainclothes police detective...
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| Dil To Pagal Hai Dil To Pagal Hai is a Bollywood comedy/drama, released October 31, 1997, depicting the love lives of dancers in a musical dance troupe. The tag line is "Someone somewhere is made for you..." It was directed by Yash Chopra. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor, with an extended...
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Keemat: They Are Back Keemat is a Bollywood action film directed by Sameer Malkan and produced by brothers Ganesh Jain and Ramesh Jain. It stars Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon and Sonali Bendre. Anupam Kher and Ravi Kishen have supporting roles...
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Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiJab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai is an Indian Hindi language film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womanizer Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love...
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| Angaaray Angaaray is a 1998 Hindi language action film directed by Mahesh Bhatt.-Plot:Bangalore-based Police Inspector Amar, a reformed juvenile, convicted for knifing a male, is approached by Mumbai's Police Commissioner Vinod Talwar, and assigned the task of locating the killer of a businessman, Khanna...
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| Dil Se.. Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film...
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| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...
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| Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate is a comedy film directed by 70s Hrishikesh Mukherjee resembling old comedies like Chupke Chupke . The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Amrish Puri, Reema Lagoo, and Anupam Kher in the main cast...
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Sirf Tum Sirf Tum is a Bollywood film directed by Agathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Simran Bagga and Jackie Shroff. It is a remake of the National award winning Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, which starred Ajith Kumar and Devayani...
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| Silsila Hai Pyar Ka Silsila Hai Pyar Ka is 1999 Hindi Movie directed by Shrabani Deodhar and starring Karishma Kapoor, Chandrachur Singh, Danny Denzongpa.Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Alok Nath, Johnny Lever, Aruna Irani, Tiku Talsania, Dina Pathak, Nilam Singh, Mishkaa Khanna, Ali Haider.-Soundtracks:...
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SarfaroshSarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992...
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| Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Firoz Irani, released on 2 July 1999. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Kajol and Atul Agnihotri in lead roles.-Plot:...
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| Baadshah Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood comedy/drama movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Raakhee Gulzar. It was directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film was a moderate box office success, for which Shahrukh Khan earned a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role...
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| Mast Mast is a 1999 Bollywood musical film by Indian director Ram Gopal Verma. This was the debut film for Aftab Shivdasani as a lead actor. Till then, he was recognized as a child actor.-Synopsis:...
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AlaipayutheyAlaipayuthey is a 2000 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Madhavan and Shalini, the film explores the tensions of married life and the maturing of love. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R...
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| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film marks the debut of his son Hrithik Roshan and also the debut of Ameesha Patel. Hrithik played a double role in the film, and became an overnight superstar in India.Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won many awards, including...
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| Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani is a Bollywood film released by Dreamz Unlimited on 21 January 2000...
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| Pukar Pukar is a Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office...
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| Hum To Mohabbat Karega Hum Toh Mohabbat Karega is a 2000 Bollywood thriller-comedy film. It was the first time Karishma Kapoor and Bobby Deol were paired.-Summary:...
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Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega...Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji. It received moderate box office status...
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| Fiza Fiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...
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Dil Chahta HaiDil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...
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Monsoon Wedding* Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...
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| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... is a Bollywood film released in India and countries with large NRI populations on 14 December 2001....
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| One 2 Ka 4 One 2 Ka 4 is an Indian film directed by Shashilal Nair. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jackie Shroff. The music composition is by A.R.Rahman. The film received a lukewarm response at the box office. The usual chemistry between the lead pair was greatly missing in this venture...
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| Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Maine Dil Tujhko Diya is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by and starring Sohail Khan who makes his acting debut along with another debuatant Sameera Reddy. The film also features Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi and Dalip Tahil in supporting roles.-Synopsis:...
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| Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai The movie Kya Yehi Pyar Hai stars Jackie Shroff, Aftab Shivdasani and Amisha Patel in lead roles. The movie was produced by Tips Films and Allu Arvind's Geetha Arts. The movie was directed by K. Murli Mohan Rao, and its music was composed by Sajid-Wajid...
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| Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge is a 2002 Hindi film directed by Pankaj Parashar. The films stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Dia Mirza in the lead roles.- Synopsis :...
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| Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa is an Indian film that is directed by Kuku Kohli. This film stars Karan Nath Jeevidha and Rajat Bedi. It was released on 18 January 2002 and was the first film to be released in Afghanistan, after the taliban regime.-Synopsis:It's the story of Karan and Pooja, who are studying...
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| Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe is a Bollywood romance/thriller movie directed by Vinay Shukla released on January 11, 2002, starring Jaya Bachchan, Aftab Shivdasani, Sanjay Kapoor and Esha Deol in her film debut...
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| Armaan Armaan is an Hindi Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, and Randhir Kapoor. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time for Preity Zinta to play a vampish role. She received a Filmfare nomination for Best Villain.- Plot...
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Koi... Mil GayaKoi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan , starring Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, and Preity Zinta. It was released on 8 August 2003...
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Kal Ho Naa HoKal Ho Naa Ho is a 2003 Hindi film set in New York City. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was directed by first-timer Nikhil Advani, it was produced by Yash Johar and co-written by Karan Johar, better known as the director of the hit films Kuch Kuch...
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Main Hoon NaMain Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...
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| Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Mujhse Shaadi Karogi is a 2004 comedic Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. It was considered a big hit, being the third highest grossing film of the year in India. It received numerous awards and nominations.-Plot:...
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Vanity FairVanity Fair is a 2004 British-American costume drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name...
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Kaal Kaal is a Bollywood Horror film, released in India on 29 April 2005. The movie is directed by Soham Shah, who also wrote its dialogue and screenplay. Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan produced the movie...
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PaheliPaheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
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| Bluffmaster Bluffmaster! is a 2005 Bollywood film, a remake of the Argentine film Nine Queens. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh and Priyanka Chopra. Boman Irani and Nana Patekar have supporting roles in the film. This film is not related to Manmohan Desai's film Bluff Master released in 1963.The...
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KrrishKrrish is a 2006 Indian superhero science-fiction film The film was directed, produced, and written by Rakesh Roshan, while the screenplay was written by Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Akarsh Khurana, and Sanjay Masoom. The film is a sequel to Koi.....
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Kabhi Alvida Naa KehnaKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna commonly known as KANK is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar and produced under the Dharma Productions banner...
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| Baabul Baabul is a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Ravi Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, John Abraham and Om Puri. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Premabhishekam. The movie celebrates B. R...
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| Jaan-E-Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again Jaan-E-Mann is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Shirish Kunder and is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film re-unites Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar post the success of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi . This was Shirish...
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Don - The Chase Begins AgainDon: The Chase Begins Again is a 2006 Indian action film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is a remake of the 1978 film Don. The film is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under their home banner Excel Entertainment. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Ishaa...
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Zindaggi RocksZindaggi Rocks is a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Anurradha Prasad. It is about the love story between a famous singer, Kriya, played by Sushmita Sen and a doctor, played by Shiney Ahuja....
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Heyy BabyyHeyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response and was the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 2007...
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Marigold: An Adventure In IndiaMarigold is a 2007 romantic musical comedy about an American actress who becomes engrossed in the Bollywood film industry after visiting India...
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Dostana Dostana is a 2008 romantic comedy film. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. The film was directed by Tarun Mansukhani who previously was Karan Johar's assistant. It was produced by Dharma Productions....
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My Name Is Khan My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...
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| Dabangg Dabangg is a 2010 Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap in his directorial debut and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha...
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| Tees Maar Khan Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...
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Song "Sheila Ki Jawani", Winner - Filmfare Award for Best Choreography |
| 2011 |
Nanban Nanban is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj and Ileana D'Cruz. The soundtrack and background score is by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan . Filming...
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