Sylvester Stallone grew up with negativity around him. Facing many problems and traumatic past he still managed to stand tall and become an actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and artist. Stallone cleaned tables, theaters and worked as an extra in films until he hit his remarkable success as an actor, when he performed in a role of a boxer Rocky Balboa, in the blockbuster film Rocky.
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Lata Mangeshkar – The Nightingale of India
Lata Mangeshkar was the oldest child in the family, from the four siblings. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was a well known Marathi classical singer and theatre actor. Right since the time she was 5 years old, she had been trained by her father in classical singing. At the young age of 13, she recorded her first song. She also started working in her father’s plays from a young age. In the 1940s, when Lata was a teenager, she struggled to support her family as a struggling performing artist and singer. In 1949, Mangeshkar recorded the song “Uthaye ja unke sitam” for the movie “Andaz”, she became a hit all over the country.
Ekta Kapoor: The Empress of Indian Television
"Expect the unexpected from me!" Quoted by Ekta Kapoor.
Ekta Ravi Kapoor, the czar of Indian television industry was born on 7th of June 1975 to the legendary Bollywood actor Jeetendra aka Ravi Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. Her younger brother, Tusshar Kapoor is also a Bollywood actor. This is her story.
Irrfan Khan – The Kohinoor of Bollywood
“I suppose, in the end, life becomes an act of letting go.”
These eternal words were uttered in the movie ‘The Life of Pi’ by one of the most legendary actors in this world, Mr Irrfan Khan.
This is his story.
Lights, Camera, Action – Dadasaheb Phalke
Dadasaheb Phalke was a pioneer of the cinema industry. Dadasaheb Phalke was 40 when he made his debut film Raja Harishchandra and then it was history.
Dadasaheb Phalke the Father of Indian Cinema.
Overcame the most difficult situations – Oprah Winfrey
One of the most influential person in the world Oprah Winfrey.
We will have a deeper look into the life of Oprah to find out the twists and turns which led her from wearing dresses made up of potato sacks to have a net worth of $2 Billion today.