Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, script writer, producer, and director, considered one of the leading method actors of
Indian cinema. Haasan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including four National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards,
and has the distinction of being the actor with the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award
for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also a lyricist, playback singer and choreographer.
Shivaji Rao Gaekwad (born on December 12, 1950), professionally known by his stage name Rajinikanth, is an Indian film actor.
He received India's third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema. He is best known for his
mass popularity and appeal, largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue in films. Other than acting,
Rajinikanth worked as a screenwriter, film producer, and also a playback singer.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model
and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world,
Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie
Jeans (1998).
Mammootty(born Muhammad Kutty on September 7, 1953) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Malayalam Cinema. During a career
spanning more than quarter of a century, he has acted in more than 300 films as lead actor, and has been successful in both
mainstream and parallel cinema. Mammootty received many major awards for his performance. These include three National awards,
four State awards and eight Filmfare Awards in the best actor category.
Anupam Kher is an acclaimed actor in Hindi films in India. He is a Kashmiri Pandit. He has acted in many successful Bollywood
films, and has worked in several British, American and Chinese films as well. He has also worked in Punjabi films.
Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Indian-American
filmmaker and screenwriter who resides and works primarily in the United States, known for making movies with contemporary
supernatural plots that usually climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots)
in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised.
