The granddaughter of the namesake of The Merchants of Bollywood Is known for what?
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The Merchants of Bollywood The Merchants of Bollywood is an Australian musical written and directed by Toby Gough. The show is about the history of the Bollywood film industry, and it is named after Hiralalji Merchant and his grand daughter Vaibhavi Merchant, two notable Indian choreographers. The set and lighting design was by Liz Berry and the costumes were designed by Falguni Thakore and Bipin. The musical has been described as "an Indian version of the Billy Elliot story" and is choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant. It was the first ever Bollywood production to tour straight from Film City in Mumbai. When the show reached Australia in February 2008, there had been 400 performances seen by 500,000 patrons. The show toured the United Kingdom, various parts of Europe, the United States, Australia, Canada and various parts of Asia.
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Vaibhavi Merchant Vaibhavi Merchant is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films. She is best known for her choreographic work in numerous Bollywood films.
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Ramkumar Bohra Ramkumar Bohra (Hindi: रामकुमार बोहरा ; 2 August 1928 – 11 October 1991) was an Indian film producer / director / actor / screenwriter. Originally from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, he came to Bombay in 1947 to pursue a career in film. He, along with his brother Shree Ram Bohra, founded Bohra Bros. in 1948. His grandson is actor Karanvir Bohra.
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Lal Kunwar Imtiaz Mahal (Persian: امتیاز محل‎ ‎ ; meaning "distinguished one of the palace") better known by her birth name Lal Kunwar (Hindi: लाल कुंवर ) was the Empress of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah. She was a former dancing girl who exercised supreme influence over the Emperor, encouraged frivolity and pleasure which eventually led to his ignominious downfall.
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Mangeshkar family The Mangeshkar family is a prominent Indian family, headed by Deenanath Mangeshkar. Many members of the family have been successful singers/music composers in the Hindi film industry.
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Durgabai Kamat Durgabai Kamat (1899 – May 17, 1997) was a Marathi actress, who was the first female actress of Indian cinema. In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors to female role in first Indian film, "Raja Harishchandra", however with its success, female actress were encouraged, thus he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie "Mohini Bhasmasur" as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter Kamlabai Gokhale (born Kamlabai Kamat), played the role of as Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat other actress started working in cinema.
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Jennifer Kendal Jennifer Kapoor (née Kendal, 28 February 1933 – 7 September 1984) was an English actress and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1981 film "36 Chowringhee Lane". Her other film appearances included "Bombay Talkie" (1970), "Junoon" (1978), "Heat and Dust" (1983), and "Ghare Baire" (1984).
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Salim Khan family The Salim Khan family refers to the family of Salim Khan which is a prominent Indian show business family. Multiple members of the family have been actors, film directors, producers and Writer in the Hindi film industry of India. Bollywood actor Salman Khan is one of the prominent face of this family. Salim Khan was born in 1935 in Indore in the Central Provinces and Berar in British India. His father was an immigrant from Afghanistan who migrated and settled in Indore.
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Anu Aga Anu Aga (born 1942) is an Indian businesswoman and social worker, who led Thermax Ltd., the () energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson 1996–2004. She had figured among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 Richest Indians by net worth according to "Forbes" magazine. She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of Assocham.
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Nikhil Nanda Nikhil Nanda (born 18 March 1974) is an Indian businessman. Part of the Kapoor family, he is the son of insurance agent Ritu Nanda and industrialist Rajan Nanda, and the grandson of actorfilmmaker Raj Kapoor. He is the managing director of Escorts Limited, an engineering company that manufacture agricultural machinery, machine construction and material handling equipment and railway equipment. Escorts Limited was founded in 1948 by his paternal grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda (known as H.P. Nanda).The company’s corporate headquarters is in Faridabad, Haryana, India. He is married to Shweta Bachchan, the daughter of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduriand has two children with her.
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Siddhartha Lal Siddhartha Lal (Hindi: सिद्धार्थ लाल ) is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman. Siddhartha is the son of Vikram Lal and is the Chief executive officer and Managing Director of Eicher Motors, a Director of Eicher Goodearth Limited and Chairman & MD of VE Commercial Vehicles. Siddhartha Lal is credited with the turnaround and revival of the legendary Indian motorcycle "Royal Enfield Bullet" (manufactured by Royal Enfield).
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Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor (] ; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor is one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry and is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare and a National Film Award. Starting in 2012, she appeared in "Forbes India"'s Celebrity 100 based on her income and popularity.
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Nagma Nagma (Born Nandita Arvind Morarji on 25 December 1974) is an Indian actress. She is better known for her roles in Telugu and Tamil movies like "Killer", "Gharana Mogudu", "Kadhalan", "Baashha" and many others. She began her acting career in Bollywood and acted in a few of the biggest Bollywood movies and in other languages. Nagma has acted in a broad range of India's languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, and Marathi.
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Hamida Banu Begum Hamida Banu Begum ( 1527 – 29 August 1604, Persian: حمیدہ بانو بیگم‎ , "Ḥamīda Banū Begum " ‎ ) was a wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor, the third Mughal emperor Akbar. She is also known by the title Maryam Makani, which was given to her by her son, Akbar.
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G. P. Sippy Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy (14 September 1914 British India – 25 December 2007 India) was a Bollywood movie producer and director. He was of Sindhi Hindu descent, with an original last name of Sipahimalani. He is known for producing several popular Bollywood blockbusters such as "Seeta Aur Geeta" (1972), "Shaan" (1980), "Saagar" (1985), "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" and his magnum opus, "Sholay" (along with his son Ramesh Sippy).
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Helena Rubinstein Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein; December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of "Helena Rubinstein Incorporated" cosmetics company, which made her one of the world's richest women.
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Ramsay Brothers Ramsay Brothers are Bollywood filmmakers and sons of F.U. Ramsay. The Ramsays were originally the Ramsinghanis, who ran an electronics shop in Karachi and Lahore. After Partition, Fatehchand U. Ramsay (F.U. Ramsay) along with his seven sons, moved to Mumbai and set up an electronics shop at Lamington Road. Soon, lured by the glamour of Hindi cinema, he got into show business with films such as Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh (1954), Rustam Sohrab (1963) and Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970).
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Reena Aggarwal Reena Aggarwal is a Bollywood and Marathi actress.
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Asha Posley Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley (Urdu: ‎ ) (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films.
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Kajol Kajol (born Kajol Mukherjee; 5 August 1974), also known by her married name Kajol Devgan, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. Born in Mumbai to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Tanuja Samarth and late filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee. One of India's most successful and highest paid actresses in the 90s, Kajol is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations. Along with her late aunt Nutan, she holds the record for most Best Actress wins at Filmfare, with five. In 2011, the Government of India awarded her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
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Himani Shivpuri Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (Hindi: हिमानी शिवपुरी ; born 24 October 1950 in Dehradun) is an Indian actress known for her supporting roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas.
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Sai Bhosale Sai Bhosale ("née" Sai Nimbalkar) ( 1633 – 5 September 1659) was the first wife and chief consort of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire. She was the mother of her husband's successor and the second Chhatrapati, Sambhaji.