107-431: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ( transl. Keep On Dancing ) is a 2007 Indian Hindi -language musical romantic comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films . Based on a story by Ali and a screenplay by Habib Faisal , the film stars an ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan , Preity Zinta , Bobby Deol , and Lara Dutta in lead roles, with Amitabh Bachchan in
214-517: A National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for producing the comedy-drama Paa (2009). Since 2007, he has been married to the actress Aishwarya Rai , with whom he has a daughter. Abhishek Bachchan was born on 5 February 1976 in Bombay (Mumbai) to veteran actors of Hindi cinema , Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan . He has a sister, Shweta Bachchan . His grandfather, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ,
321-540: A supercouple in the Indian media. Rai gave birth to a girl, Aaradhya, on 16 November 2011. Their daughter became quite popular by the name of "Beti B" which was named by the fans and the media, since the couple took over four months to name their daughter. In 2023, Bachchan and his daughter brought a court case against several YouTube channels that they claimed published fake news about her life and health. The court ruled in their favour, ordering Google and YouTube to take
428-571: A "good part of the film" and also commented that he "manages to sparkle even in a script that is lazy and determinedly lowbrow". He received several awards for his role, including Best Comedian from both IIFA and Screen . In 2013, Bachchan starred in Dhoom 3 , reprising his role from the previous two Dhoom films . In this instalment of the series, he and Uday Chopra were joined by Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif . The film received ambivalent reviews, and some critics commented that Bachchan's performance
535-473: A boy (Amitabh Bachchan) with progeria whose parents were played by Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan . The movie was a "semi hit" at the box office, and for his work as a producer on the film, Bachchan earned the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi . In the early 2010s, Bachchan experienced a brief setback in his career. His first release of 2010 was Raavan (2010), in which he had
642-648: A cameo in the Bengali film Desh , which starred his mother Jaya Bachchan. His next role was in the comedy drama Shararat , followed by Om Jai Jagadish , where he was part of an ensemble cast. Both movies failed commercially. Bachchan's performance in Sooraj R. Barjatya 's romantic dramedy Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor , although
749-682: A citizen education campaign . The actor launched the Awareness Day race, which celebrated the silver jubilee of the country's Narcotics Control Bureau . Bachchan bought the Pro Kabaddi League franchise team Jaipur Pink Panthers and co-purchased the Indian Super League football team Chennaiyin FC in 2014. Jaipur Pink Panthers won the first ever championships held in 2014. Chennaiyin won league titles in 2015 and 2018. His involvement in
856-470: A competent actor in years to come. Even in his debut-making film, Abhishek comes across as a fine actor and lives up to his family name." Bachachn next appeared opposite Keerthi Reddy in Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa , portraying an artist who falls in a one-sided love. The movie was neither commercially nor critically well-received. His third release of the year, Dhai Akshar Prem Ke , was a remake of
963-573: A core vocabulary of native Prakrit and Sanskrit-derived words. However, Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and contains more direct tatsama Sanskrit -derived words than Urdu, whereas Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script and uses more Arabic and Persian loanwords compared to Hindi. Because of this, as well as the fact that the two registers share an identical grammar, a consensus of linguists consider them to be two standardised forms of
1070-626: A larger amount are still used in Urdu poetry written in the Devanagari script. Many words borrowed from Persian in turn were loanwords from Arabic (e.g. muśkil "difficult", havā "air", x(a)yāl "thought", kitāb "book"). Hindi also makes extensive use of loan translation ( calqueing ) and occasionally phono-semantic matching of English . Many Hindustani words were derived from Portuguese due to interaction with colonists and missionaries: Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan ( pronounced [əbʰɪʂeːk ˈbətːʃən] ; born 5 February 1976)
1177-529: A literary language in the 19th century. Earliest examples could be found as Prēm Sāgar by Lallu Lal , Batiyāl Pachīsī of Sadal Misra, and Rānī Kētakī Kī Kahānī of Insha Allah Khan which were published in Devanagari script during the early 19th century. John Gilchrist was principally known for his study of the Hindustani language , which was adopted as the lingua franca of northern India (including what
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#17328588658161284-482: A major commercial success grossing ₹ 3.8 billion (US$ 64.85 million) worldwide, and earned him his sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the same year, he made a special appearance in the comedy The Shaukeens . Bachchan was then seen in the 2015 family comedy-drama All Is Well . The film received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. His only release of 2016
1391-523: A medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. It
1498-410: A part of the process of Sanskritisation , new words are coined using Sanskrit components to be used as replacements for supposedly foreign vocabulary. Usually these neologisms are calques of English words already adopted into spoken Hindi. Some terms such as dūrbhāṣ "telephone", literally "far-speech" and dūrdarśan "television", literally "far-sight" have even gained some currency in formal Hindi in
1605-642: A police officer closely following the lead pair. Bachchan was next seen in Ram Gopal Varma 's political drama Sarkar , which was a moderate success at the box office. His performance as the morally upright son of a troubled politician (played by his father Amitabh Bachchan) earned him rave reviews from critics as well as his second consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next two releases Dus (2005) and Bluffmaster! (2005) were both moderately successful, but did not earn much critical appreciation. The year also saw Bachchan making cameos in
1712-454: A scooter scene as a nod to the iconic scooter sequence from Sholay , only this time Deol is driving and Bachchan is in the passenger seat. It also reunited Deol and Zinta, who had earlier worked together in the action thriller Soldier (1998), as well as Bachchan and Dutta, who had appeared together in the dram Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003). The film also marked the first and only collaboration between Zinta and Dutta. Filming began in
1819-496: A second language. A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha , was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days; students burnt his effigies, and there was a general strike in 22 districts. Nepal Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that his oath in Hindi was invalid and he was kept "inactive" as vice-president. An "angry" Jha said, "I cannot be compelled to take
1926-521: A simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi ). Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi" but do not refer to the Standard Hindi language described here and instead descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Such languages include Fiji Hindi , which has an official status in Fiji , and Caribbean Hindustani , which
2033-482: A special appearance. Set in London , the film revolves around two strangers who meet at a train station and concoct elaborate stories about their respective partners, leading to a tangled web of romance and misunderstandings. Released on June 15, 2007, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its soundtrack, costumes, and cinematography, but criticism for its screenplay and performances of
2140-569: A standardised form of Hindustani separate from Urdu took form. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first state of India to adopt Hindi. However, in 2014, Urdu was accorded second official language status in the state. After independence, the Government of India instituted the following conventions: On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in
2247-663: A study on celebrity brand endorsements for the period of Jan–Dec 2010 in which Abhishek Bachchan eats the pie with a 4.7% share ad volume out of the 41.5% film actors on the endorsement circuit. Bachchan became the brand ambassador for TTK Prestige, part of the TTK Group in October 2013 along with his wife Aishwarya Rai. In 2014, he became the brand ambassador for the END7 campaign of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases . The goal of
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#17328588658162354-642: Is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan. A sizeable population in Afghanistan , especially in Kabul , can also speak and understand Hindi-Urdu due to the popularity and influence of Bollywood films, songs and actors in the region. Hindi is also spoken by a large population of Madheshis (people having roots in north-India but having migrated to Nepal over hundreds of years) of Nepal . Apart from this, Hindi
2461-460: Is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India . Apart from the script and formal vocabulary, standard Hindi is mutually intelligible with standard Urdu , another recognised register of Hindustani, as both Hindi and Urdu share a core vocabulary base derived from Prakrit (a descendant of Sanskrit). Hindi is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in
2568-561: Is an Indian actor and film producer and voice over artist known for his work in Hindi films . Part of the Bachchan family , he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan . From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan appeared in Forbes India 's Celebrity 100 list, based on his income and popularity. Bachchan began his career with the moderately successful drama film Refugee (2000), which
2675-490: Is an album that has chartbuster written on it in bold letters. There are some albums that take time to register with music lovers. There are some that require the strong word of mouth to carry them forward. There are some which are destined to be popular in the very first listening. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom of course belongs to the last category. Sukanya Verma of Rediff described the album as high on melody, entertainment and attitude. Sanjay Ram of Businessofcinema.com stated that
2782-409: Is an official language of Gujarat , along with Gujarati . It acts as an additional official language of West Bengal in blocks and sub-divisions with more than 10% of the population speaking Hindi. Similarly, Hindi is accorded the status of official language in the following Union Territories : Delhi , Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . Although there
2889-542: Is based on the language that was spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab ( Delhi , Meerut and Saharanpur ) called Khariboli ; the vernacular of Delhi and the surrounding region came to replace earlier prestige languages such as Awadhi and Braj . Standard Hindi was developed by supplanting foreign loanwords from the Hindustani language and replacing them with Sanskrit words, though Standard Hindi does continue to possess several Persian loanwords. Modern Hindi became
2996-623: Is borrowed from Sanskrit as tatsam borrowings, especially in technical and academic fields. The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native speakers. They may have Sanskrit consonant clusters which do not exist in Hindustani, causing difficulties in pronunciation. As
3103-455: Is commonly used to specifically refer the modern literary Hindi language, as opposed to colloquial and regional varieties that are also referred to as Hindi in a wider sense . Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit , through Shauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE. The sound changes that characterised
3210-518: Is mirror to a hand with bangles, What is Persian to a literate. The emergence of Modern Standard Hindi in the 19th century went along with the Sanskritisation of its vocabulary, leading to a marginalisation of Persian vocabulary in Hindi, which continued after Partition when the Indian government co-opted the policy of Sanskritisation. However, many Persian words (e.g. bas "enough", khud "self") have remained entrenched in Standard Hindi, and
3317-469: Is no patch on Yash Raj's illustrious films. The film is all gloss, no substance. Body beautiful, minus soul." The film grossed ₹ 37.88 crore (US$ 4.5 million) in India and ₹ 13.2 crore (US$ 1.6 million) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹ 51.08 crore (US$ 6.1 million). Hindi Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी , Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), commonly referred to as Hindi ,
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3424-597: Is no specification of a national language in the constitution, it is a widely held belief that Hindi is the national language of India. This is often a source of friction and contentious debate. In 2010, the Gujarat High Court clarified that Hindi is not the national language of India because the constitution does not mention it as such. Outside Asia , the Awadhi language (an Eastern Hindi dialect) with influence from Bhojpuri , Bihari languages , Fijian and English
3531-513: Is now present-day Pakistan ) by British colonists and indigenous people. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary , A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language , The Oriental Linguist , and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in the Perso-Arabic script , Nāgarī script , and in Roman transliteration .In the late 19th century, a movement to further develop Hindi as
3638-713: Is spoken by the large Indian diaspora which hails from, or has its origin from the "Hindi Belt" of India. A substantially large North Indian diaspora lives in countries like the United States of America , the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates , Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, South Africa, Fiji and Mauritius , where it is natively spoken at home and among their own Hindustani-speaking communities. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 8 million in Nepal ; 863,077 in
3745-459: Is spoken in Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and Guyana . Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. If counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. According to reports of Ethnologue (2022, 25th edition) Hindi is the third most-spoken language in
3852-477: Is spoken in Fiji. It is an official language in Fiji as per the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, where it referred to it as "Hindustani"; however, in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji , it is simply called " Fiji Hindi " as the official language. It is spoken by 380,000 people in Fiji. Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census , and further by 1,225,950 people as
3959-565: Is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script . It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India . Hindi is considered a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language , which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi
4066-455: Is the 'jam of the instrumental version of all track of the album . The soundtrack of the film was released on 15 May 2007 by Yash Raj Music in various formats including music cassette , MP3 files , audio CD , and the DVD-Audio , CD. All lyrics were written by Gulzar . The soundtrack garnered widespread critical acclaim. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
4173-854: Is the dominant form of Hindi online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. Traditionally, Hindi words are divided into five principal categories according to their etymology: Hindi has naturally inherited a large portion of its vocabulary from Shauraseni Prakrit , in the form of tadbhava words. This process usually involves compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding consonant clusters in Prakrit, e.g. Sanskrit tīkṣṇa > Prakrit tikkha > Hindi tīkhā . Much of Standard Hindi's vocabulary
4280-400: Is unreciprocated. In an attempt to reconnect, Alvira makes a fake call to Rikki, which leads them to a meeting at a dance competition . To maintain their ruse, Rikki hires Laila, a prostitute , to pose as his fiancée, while Alvira blackmails her coworker, Satvinder, into pretending to be hers. The four meet at the disco , exchanging barbs and competing on the dance floor. Rikki and Laila win
4387-566: Is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida . Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Unlike Sanskrit, Devanagari is not entirely phonetic for Hindi, especially failing to mark schwa deletion in spoken Standard Hindi. The Government of India uses Hunterian transliteration as its official system of writing Hindi in the Latin script. Various other systems also exist, such as IAST , ITRANS and ISO 15919 . Romanised Hindi , also called Hinglish ,
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4494-629: The Dhoom franchise. In the Rediff.com ' s list of best Bollywood actors, Bachchan was placed third in 2005, eighth in 2006 and tenth in 2007. Bachchan was also placed in Rediff.com ' s list of Top 10 Actors of 2000–2010. He was placed in Times of India 's 50 Most Desirable Men list, for three consecutive years. From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan was placed on Forbes India 's Celebrity 100 —a list based on
4601-575: The Hindi Belt ), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. In Arunachal Pradesh , Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi,
4708-814: The United States of America ; 450,170 in Mauritius; 380,000 in Fiji; 250,292 in South Africa; 150,000 in Suriname; 100,000 in Uganda ; 45,800 in the United Kingdom; 20,000 in New Zealand ; 20,000 in Germany ; 26,000 in Trinidad and Tobago; 3,000 in Singapore . Linguistically , Hindi and Urdu are two registers of the same language and are mutually intelligible. Both Hindi and Urdu share
4815-554: The "Unforgettable World Tour" stage production. The first leg covered the US, Canada, Trinidad , and London. Bachchan is also involved in the functional and administrative operations of his father's company, originally known as ABCL, and renamed as AB Corp. Ltd. That company, along with Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., developed the Unforgettable production. In 2011, Bachchan promoted awareness of drug abuse in India as part of
4922-604: The 1995 American film A Walk in the Clouds and turned out to be a box office flop. In 2001, he starred in Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai , which failed to gain a wide audience theatrically. He also shot for a cameo in the 2001 film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... , a scene which was later edited out of the film. In 2002, Bachchan had four film releases, the first of which was the romantic drama Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya , opposite Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar . He then made
5029-612: The 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on 14 September 1949, the efforts came to fruition following the adoption of Hindi as the official language. Now, it is celebrated as Hindi Day . Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Indian Union. Under Article 343, the official languages of the Union have been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English: (1) The official language of
5136-831: The Best Actor in a Drama Series award at the Filmfare OTT Awards . Bachachn's next project, The Big Bull , directed by Kookie Gulati and produced by Ajay Devgn , Anand Pandit and Kumar Mangat, for which he started shooting in September 2019, streamed worldwide on 8 April 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar . The film received mixed reviews from critics, but praised Bachchan's performance. He was then seen in Red Chillies Entertainment production's Bob Biswas , released in December 2021 on Zee5. The film received mixed reviews from
5243-623: The Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India replacing the previous usage of Hindustani in the Perso-Arabic script in the British Indian Empire . To this end, several stalwarts rallied and lobbied pan-India in favour of Hindi, most notably Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi , Kaka Kalelkar , Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das who even debated in Parliament on this issue. As such, on
5350-402: The Hindi heartland. Persian borrowings reached a heyday in the 17th century, pervading all aspects of life. Even grammatical constructs, namely the izafat , were assimilated into Hindi. The status of Persian language then and thus its influence, is also visible in Hindi proverbs : हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या, पढ़े लिखे को फ़ारसी क्या। Hāth kaṅgan ko ārsī kyā, Paṛhe likhe ko Fārsī kyā. What
5457-563: The Hindu/Indian people') was often used in the past, for example by Amir Khusrau in his poetry. The terms Hindi and Hindu trace back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name Sindhu ( सिन्धु ), referring to the Indus River . The Greek cognates of the same terms are Indus (for the river) and India (for the land of the river). The term Modern Standard Hindi
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#17328588658165564-530: The Official Languages Act of 1963, which provided for the continued use of English indefinitely for all official purposes, although the constitutional directive for the Union Government to encourage the spread of Hindi was retained and has strongly influenced its policies. Article 344 (2b) stipulates that the official language commission shall be constituted every ten years to recommend steps for
5671-542: The President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union. Article 351 of the Indian constitution states: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as
5778-460: The Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement: Provided that
5885-419: The album is positively a must-buy. The album featured in the list of "Top 10 Soundtracks of 2007" by Bollywood Hungama and Rediff . The music for the film entered the charts at #6 and in its second week climbed to #5. By the first week of July, the album topped the music charts and stayed there for 2 weeks. Despite the poor response to the film, the music received high acclaim. On the week beginning 23 July,
5992-623: The album was placed at #3. On the week beginning 17 September, the soundtrack dropped to #10. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India , with around 1,700,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom released on 15 June 2007. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 46% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.30/10. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its soundtrack, costumes, and cinematography, but criticism for its screenplay and performances of
6099-532: The arrival of their respective fiancés on the same train. Rikki, a free-spirited Punjabi from Bathinda , now living in Southall , and Alvira, an upper-class Pakistani from Lahore , more culturally assimilated into British life, begin conversing to pass the time. Rikki narrates how he met his fiancé, Anaida Raza, at the Hôtel Ritz Paris on the same fateful night that Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed left
6206-489: The audience alike. Bachchan's first release of 2005 was the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli , which featured him and Rani Mukerji as the titular con artist duo who perform several successful heists and fall in love along the way. The film emerged as the second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2005 and earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor . This film also marked his first professional collaboration with his father Amitabh Bachchan, who played
6313-496: The black comedy crime film Ludo , which was released on Netflix . It received mostly positive reviews. In the same year, he began starring in the TV series Breathe: Into the Shadows , Alongside Amit Sadh and Nithya Menen which premiered on Amazon Prime Video . The series received negative feedback from critics on its storyline, though for his performance Bachchan was nominated for
6420-419: The box office. In the same year, Bachchan made a voice cameo in Jhootha Hi Sahi . In 2011, he starred in two action thrillers: Game , in which he had the role of a casino owner in Turkey, and Dum Maaro Dum , which showed him in the role of a previously corrupt ACP . Neither of these fared well commercially, though Bachchan was praised for his performance in the latter. In 2012, Bachchan starred in
6527-418: The box-office with worldwide revenues of over ₹ 860 million (US$ 10 million) and earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Bachchan's first release of 2009 was Delhi-6 , which received a lukewarm response from critics despite underperforming at the box office. Later that year he was seen in the family dramedy Paa , which he also produced. The film's plot centered on
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#17328588658166634-452: The campaign is to eradicate seven different tropical diseases by 2020. In 2005, Bachchan was a part of Tamil director Mani Ratnam 's stage show, Netru Indru Naalai , an event which sought to raise funds for The Banyan, a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in Chennai . In the summer of 2008, Bachchan, his wife, his father, and actors Preity Zinta, Riteish Deshmukh , and Madhuri Dixit starred in
6741-406: The cast. Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times rated the film 2/5 and felt "With so much hair-and-there going on, the film could have very well be titled Jhoom Barber Jhoom." Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "If only Jhoom Barabar Jhoom was more than a lavishly produced concert." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
6848-434: The cast. The film emerged as a moderate commercial success at the box-office, grossing ₹38.4 crore (about $ 9.3 million) worldwide on a production budget of approximately ₹27 crore (about $ 6.6 million). The film opens with a mysterious Romani -like musician, leading a vibrant crowd at London 's Waterloo station , dancing to the film's title track. At the station, two strangers, Rakesh "Rikki" Thakkral and Alvira Khan, await
6955-614: The contest, prompting Alvira to leave in tears. Later, Satvinder visits Rikki and reveals that he has genuinely fallen for Laila and that Alvira is not engaged to him. Realizing the truth, Rikki rushes to Alvira, and after a brief misunderstanding, they confess their love and begin dating, while Satvinder and Laila head to Hollywood . The film concludes with the enigmatic gypsy musician revealing that Rikki and Alvira invented stories about their fictitious lovers, inspired by Alvira's newspaper and Rikki's comic book. Pre-production for Jhoom Barabar Jhoom began in 2005, while director Shaad Ali
7062-405: The conversation unfolds, Rikki and Alvira grow fond of each other, setting aside their different backgrounds. They part ways after exchanging contact details, believing their love is unrequited. However, it is later revealed that Rikki is actually at the station to meet his business partner , while Alvira is waiting for her relatives. Both realize they have fallen for each other but assume the love
7169-441: The critics. In February of the same year, he began shooting for Dasvi , a film produced by Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films and Jio Studios, alongside Yami Gautam . It was released in April 2022, and while the movie received mixed reviews Bachchan was praised for his performance. On 5 February 2022, Bachchan's 46th birthday, he started filming for R. Balki 's Ghoomer , which was released on 18 August 2023. Critical reception
7276-468: The drama Guru (2007). Bachchan's other commercially successful films include the ensemble action films Dus (2005), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013), and the comedies Dostana (2008), Bol Bachchan (2012), Happy New Year (2014) and Housefull 3 (2016). He has since starred in the streaming ventures Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020), Ludo (2020) and Dasvi (2022). In addition to his three Filmfare Awards , Bachchan won
7383-545: The film was a flop. In the same year, Bachchan starred alongside Lara Dutta in the drama Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost . The movie did not perform well commercially and received negative reviews. He then starred opposite Aishwarya Rai in Kuch Naa Kaho and joined Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu in Zameen . Neither of these films fared well critically or commercially. For his final release of 2003, Bachchan appeared among an ensemble cast in LOC: Kargil , portraying Vikram Batra . It received mixed to negative reviews and
7490-454: The heist thriller Players , a remake of 2003's The Italian Job . Although journalists had high expectations, it failed commercially, was negatively compared to The Italian Job , and highly criticised for its execution and performances. Bachchan then played the lead role in Rohit Shetty 's comedy Bol Bachchan , which was a success at the box-office despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. Film critic Anupama Chopra called Bachchan
7597-547: The highest grossing Indian film at that time, a distinction that was held for two years, though some critics commented that Bachchan was "reduced to a mere supporting player" to his co-star Roshan. Bachchan earned critical acclaim for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Guru (2007), loosely based on the life of business magnate Dhirubhai Ambani ." The film starred him alongside Aishwarya Rai (their first professional collaboration after their engagement), R. Madhavan , Mithun Chakraborty , Vidya Balan , and Arya Babbar . The film
7704-411: The home stadium of Chelsea F.C. , with rumors circulating that the football team would be part of the film. However, this scene was ultimately cut from the final version of the film. This is the third directorial venture of Shaad Ali, and second with Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy , after the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005). The album has a dhol -oriented sound. Santoor , sarangi and flute were used for
7811-428: The hotel for their last journey. He romantically declares that "when two lovers die, another two are born," explaining his instant love for Anaida. Alvira, meanwhile, shares her story about meeting her fiancé, a dashing lawyer named Steve Singh, at Madame Tussauds , where he saved her from a falling Superman wax figure. The incident supposedly led to a substantial lawsuit win, leaving Alvira infatuated with Steve. As
7918-550: The income and popularity of Indian celebrities. Bachchan has been a celebrity endorser and brand ambassador for products like LG Home appliances , American Express credit cards, Videocon DTH , Motorola mobiles , Ford Fiesta and Idea Cellular . Bachchan was announced the winner of the "Best Brand Ambassador of the Year" award at the NDTV Techlife Awards in 2009. AdEx India, a division of TAM Media Research conducted
8025-531: The last 125 years, there are no academic studies of any of them – of their use in South Africa, their evolution and current decline. Hindi is adopted as the third official court language in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . As a result of this status, the Indian workforce in UAE can file their complaints to the labour courts in the country in their own mother-tongue. Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains
8132-412: The melody "Bol Na Halke Halke" and Mahalakshmi Iyer has sung in a lower key. "Ticket to Hollywood" has a hip hop feel to it, while "Kiss of Love" is a zingy and rambunctious. "JBJ" is the techno song during the climax scenes of the movie, which is picturized on Abhishek Bachchan , Preity Zinta , Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta . "Jhoom Jam" is the only instrumental in the album, which as title suggests,
8239-399: The movie earned Bachchan a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male . Bachchan better established himself in Hindi cinema playing a no-nonsense Mumbai police officer in the hit action thriller Dhoom (2004), which also starred John Abraham , Uday Chopra , Esha Deol , and Rimi Sen in pivotal roles. His next release, Naach (2004), was poorly received by critics and
8346-641: The oath now in Nepali. I might rather take it in English." Hindi is a protected language in South Africa . According to the Constitution of South Africa , the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. According to a doctoral dissertation by Rajend Mesthrie in 1985, although Hindi and other Indian languages have existed in South Africa for
8453-569: The official language of the imperial court during the reign of Shah Jahan . It is recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb spoke in Hindvi . The Hindustani vernacular became an expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement , and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern Indian subcontinent, which is reflected in the Hindustani vocabulary of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi
8560-467: The period romance Umrao Jaan , a remake of the 1981 film of the same name . The film failed to earn the same level of appreciation as the original and was also a commercial failure. He was next seen in Dhoom 2 (2006), which featured him and Uday Chopra reprising their roles from the original Dhoom (2004) joined by new cast members Hrithik Roshan , Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu. With earnings of ₹ 1.5 billion (US$ 18 million), Dhoom 2 became
8667-483: The place of the English borrowings (ṭeli)fon and ṭīvī . Hindi also features significant Persian influence, standardised from spoken Hindustani . Early borrowings, beginning in the mid-12th century, were specific to Islam (e.g. Muhammad , Islām ) and so Persian was simply an intermediary for Arabic. Later, under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire , Persian became the primary administrative language in
8774-522: The progressive use of Hindi language and impose restrictions on the use of the English language by the union government. In practice, the official language commissions are constantly endeavouring to promote Hindi but not imposing restrictions on English in official use by the union government. At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Hindi
8881-589: The respective roles. Amitabh Bachchan also joined the film in a special appearance. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom marked the first time that Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta were romantically paired opposite each other, but it was their second collaboration after Karan Johar 's ensemble musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). The film also marked the first collaboration of Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol, whose fathers ( Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra ) famously co-starred in Sholay (1975). It also features
8988-651: The role of Beera (modeled on Ravana , the antagonist of Ramayana ). The movie was a commercial failure. He then starred in Ashutosh Gowariker 's period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey opposite Deepika Padukone . Based on the book Do and Die , the film is a retelling of the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid . Bachchan featured as the revolutionary leader Surya Sen and Padukone played Kalpana Dutta , his confidante. The movie received generally positive feedback from critics, but failed to deliver optimal results at
9095-453: The role of a PR associate whose wife (Rani Mukerji) is unhappy with their marriage, and so begins an extra-marital affair with a friend ( Shah Rukh Khan ) who is also unhappy with his marriage to his wife ( Preity Zinta ). Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was a popular release, earning over ₹ 1.13 billion (US$ 14 million) to emerge as the highest-grossing Hindi film in overseas markets to that point. Bachchan then starred opposite Aishwarya Rai in
9202-528: The romantic comedy Salaam Namaste , the Bengali film Antarmahal , the comedy Home Delivery , the action thriller Ek Ajnabee , and the romantic comedy Neal 'n' Nikki . Bachchan won his third consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Karan Johar 's ensemble musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which focused on the subjects of marital infidelity and dysfunctional relationships. Bachchan played
9309-495: The same language, Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu. Hindi is the most commonly used scheduled language in India and is one of the two official languages of the union , the other being English. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and is one of 22 scheduled languages of India , also having official status in Uttar Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Delhi , Telangana , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar . Hindi
9416-603: The second half of 2006, with major portions shot in London , including significant scenes at London Waterloo station and a schedule in Paris , France . Some scenes were also filmed in Agra , near the Taj Mahal . The choreography was handled by Vaibhavi Merchant . The film features locations such as Green Lanes and Harringay in North London . Some filming took place at Stamford Bridge ,
9523-471: The transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi are: During the period of Delhi Sultanate in medieval India , which covered most of today's north India, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and Bangladesh and which resulted in the contact of Hindu and Muslim cultures , the Sanskrit and Prakrit base of Old Hindi became enriched with loanwords from Persian , evolving into the present form of Hindustani. Hindi achieved prominence in India after it became
9630-492: The videos down. As the son of the actors Amitabh and Jaya, Bachchan faced the media spotlight from a young age. Discussing nepotism in Bollywood, Shama Rana views him as one of several actors who managed film careers with the help of family relations in the industry. Bachchan is noted for playing diverse roles in films, such as in — Yuva , Sarkar , Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , Bunty Aur Babli , Guru , Dus , Bol Bachchan and
9737-668: The world including first and second language speakers. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri , Meitei , Gujarati and Bengali according to the 2011 census of India . The term Hindī originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It was borrowed from Classical Persian هندی Hindī ( Iranian Persian pronunciation: Hendi ), meaning ' of or belonging to Hind (India) ' (hence, ' Indian ' ). Another name Hindavī ( हिन्दवी ) or Hinduī ( हिन्दुई ) (from Persian هندوی 'of or belonging to
9844-491: Was Ram Gopal Varma 's Sarkar Raj , which featured him and his father Amitabh Bachchan reprising their roles from Sarkar (2005) while his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan entered the cast as a new addition. This film proved to be successful at the box office and earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. After making a guest appearance in Mission Istaanbul , Bachchan's next release
9951-715: Was Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, a famous author, and poet. TK Bhaduri wrote a famous book Obhishopto Chambol (Cursed Chambal), an account of his experiences as a journalist/writer in the area. This book provided the raw material and inspiration to almost all dacoit-related films made by the Hindi film industry in India. Bachchan attended Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai , Modern School , Vasant Vihar , New Delhi, and Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then attended Boston University but did not obtain any degree from there and he subsequently moved on to Bollywood . He
10058-461: Was a commercial success at the box office, and earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Guru was noted as the best Hindi film since Lagaan (2001) by the Los Angeles Weekly . His next release was the musical comedy Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) alongside Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol , and Lara Dutta . The film was declared below average by Box Office India and
10165-543: Was a moderate success overseas. He was then seen playing a minor role in the female-centric drama Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) as the love interest of the film's lead actress Rani Mukerji. The film had poor critical and financial returns. In the 2007 melodrama Om Shanti Om , he made a cameo alongside several Bollywood stars and made brief appearances in Shootout at Lokhandwala and Aag . Bachchan's first release of 2008
10272-709: Was a noted poet of the Nayi Kavita Literary Movement of the Hindi literature and professor at the Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, while his grandmother, Teji Bachchan , was a social activist. The original surname of his family is Srivastava, Bachchan being the pen name used by his grandfather. However, when Amitabh entered films, he did so under his father's pen name. Bachchan is of Awadhi and Punjabi heritage on his father's side, and Bengali from his mother's side. His maternal grandfather
10379-525: Was called off in January 2003. Bachchan fell in love with Aishwarya Rai whilst filming for Dhoom 2 , though both of them had already appeared together in Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (in which her then longtime boyfriend, Salman Khan , made a brief cameo) and Kuch Naa Kaho . Bachchan and Rai announced their engagement on 14 January 2007 which was later confirmed by his father, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple
10486-443: Was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 9. In 2000, Bachchan made his film debut playing the male lead in J. P. Dutta 's war drama Refugee opposite Kareena Kapoor , who was also making her debut in the film. Although the film was an average at the box office, both Bachchan and Kapoor received positive reviews for their performances. Film critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that he "has all it takes to emerge
10593-555: Was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the Union Government by 1965 (per directives in Article 344 (2) and Article 351), with state governments being free to function in the language of their own choice. However, widespread resistance to the imposition of Hindi on non-native speakers, especially in South India (such as those in Tamil Nadu ) led to the passage of
10700-423: Was followed by a dozen unsuccessful ventures. His career prospects changed in 2004 with the action film Dhoom , and he received critical acclaim for his performances in the dramas Yuva (2004), Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), winning three consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor . His biggest successes as a sole male lead came with the comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and
10807-470: Was largely positive and his performance received praise. In the same year, he made a cameo in the action thriller Bholaa . In late 2021, Bachchan started shooting for the Hindi remake of R. Parthiban 's Tamil film Oththa Seruppu Size 7 , tentatively titled SSS-7 ( Single Slipper Size – 7 ). In October 2002, at his father Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday celebration, Abhishek and actress Karisma Kapoor announced their engagement. The engagement
10914-570: Was married on 20 April 2007, according to traditional Hindu rituals of the Bunt community, to which Rai belongs. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence, Prateeksha , in Juhu , Mumbai , but was heavily covered by the entertainment media. The couple appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2009, and were described as more famous than Brangelina . They have been described as
11021-634: Was not a commercial success. Bachchan's first project in 2004, Run , was not a success from neither a commercial nor a critical point of view. He then starred in Mani Ratnam 's political drama Yuva (2004), which had a below average performance at the box office, but earned Bachchan his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor . He then made a cameo in the romantic comedy Hum Tum , and starred alongside Shilpa Shetty and Salman Khan in Phir Milenge . Although not commercially successful,
11128-567: Was overshadowed by Khan's. Earning ₹ 5.42 billion (US$ 65 million) in box-office receipts, Dhoom 3 became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time until it was surpassed by PK in 2014. Bachchan was next seen in Farah Khan 's dance comedy Happy New Year , a musical heist film, playing the second lead to Shah Rukh Khan . The film featured an ensemble cast consisting of Bachchan, Khan, Deepika Padukone , Sonu Sood , Boman Irani , Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff . The film became
11235-516: Was the comedy Housefull 3 , the third instalment of the Housefull film series. The film was a commercial success at the box office. In 2018, Bachchan starred in Anurag Kashyap 's Manmarziyaan alongside Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal . He was praised for his nuanced performance and depth he brought to the character, though the movie was not a commercial success. In 2020, he featured in
11342-492: Was the fantasy adventure film Drona (2008), which emerged as a major critical and commercial disaster. He was next seen in Tarun Mansukhani 's Dostana (2008), a romantic comedy about two men (Bachchan and John Abraham ) who pretend to be gay in order to be allowed to live with a girl ( Priyanka Chopra ), but then find that they have both fallen in love with her. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success at
11449-413: Was working on the crime comedy film Bunty Aur Babli (2005). Initially titled Sangam Mein , the casting process saw Abhishek Bachchan as the first actor confirmed for the film. Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra were both approached for the role of Anaida Raza, while John Abraham was considered for the role of Steve Singh. However, after their refusal, Lara Dutta and Bobby Deol were finalized for
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