Actors

Paulomi Mukherjee

Paulomi Mukherjee

Ms. Paullumi Mukheerjee is the Ganda Bandh Shagird of Guru Ramadevi Lachhu Maharaj of the Lucknow Gharana. She is the torch bearer of the legacy of the (Late) Guru Lachhu Maharaj of the Lucknow Gharana. She is the founder director of the Nrityadarpana Foundation, an organization dedicated to the propagation of Kathak. Her Guru (Late) Smt. Ramadevi Lachhu Maharaj was the President Emeritus of the organization. Her forte is abhinaya. She has a master's degree in Performing Arts and in Economics and Politics. She has a Diploma in Indian Art and in Film/Video Production. She is a Praveshika Poorna in Tabla. She was awarded the National Scholarship in Kathak instituted by the ministry of Human Resources Development, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi(1990-1992) and is a Nritya Visharad and Nritya Alankar in Kathak. She has a diploma in Sankrit. She has authored 2 books on Kathak- Kathak Nritya ki Pehechan- Part I and II. She has received numerous Awards including the Madame Menka Award, Rukmini Arundale Award, Pandit Jasraj Award, Shingar Mani, Tarang Padma Award and the Sant Sarvadnya Dasopant Nrutya Ratna Award. She has performed at many prestigious festivals in India and has had successful tours in Europe and in USA. She started her career as an actress in Ramanand Sagar's TV Series, Shri Krishna and then graduated to more challenging roles. Some of her notable performances include Alif Laila, Sansar, Milan Mahal and Chanakya. She has performed in dramas like Zara Muskura Do, Kusum Manohar Lele and Kiski Biwi Kiska Shauhar. She serves as faculty at Bharata College of Performing Arts. She is a recognized examiner for Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Miraj, Maharashtra and Khiragarh University.
Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Stand-up comic Pauly Shore (né Paul Montgomery Shore) tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his precedent-setting MTV show Totally Pauly (1990) hit the airwaves to major fan approval. The show ran for four years, opening the door wide for him for television and film roles. In 1993, he wrote and starred in a one-hour HBO television special, Pauly Does Dallas (1993), which drew in even more loyal fans. He had roles in films from 1988, providing supporting comedy relief, but it was the wildly popular Encino Man (1992), partnered with Sean Astin and Brendan Fraser, that put Pauly squarely on the map. Manic showcases followed, including Son in Law (1993), In the Army Now (1994), Jury Duty (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Curse of Inferno (1997). However, Shore was met with an increasingly hostile reception and his lunacy was dismissed as crude, tasteless, dumb and, for the most part, unfunny and his film career quickly tanked. This downhill spiral was not helped by the abrupt cancellation of his failed Fox sitcom Pauly (1997). A bust with both critics and media, he was forced to lie low and ride out the storm. Shore didn't completely abandon the spotlight, however, as he provided voices in animated features such as Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000). At the beginning, Pauly's first comedy album, "The Future of America," was named Best Comedy Album by the college music journalists in 1991, while the National Association of Record Merchandisers nominated his second album, "Scraps from the Future," for a Best Sellers Award. His third album, "Pink Diggly Diggly," was taped live at his mother Mitzi Shore's famed Los Angeles improv club The Comedy Store, where Pauly received his stand-up comedy initiation. Pauly has been a recurring guest on Howard Stern's late-night show, as well as David Letterman's and Craig Kilborn's talk shows and has toured most the country with his stand-up act. He's been surrounded by show business all his life. In addition to mother Mitzi, father Sammy Shore was a well-known comedian who once opened for Elvis Presley during the Vegas years, while older brother Peter Shore has delved into producing/directing TV endeavors. In a career that skyrocketed quickly only to make a serious crash landing, never-say-die Pauly's latest bid for a comeback is the self-mockumentary Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003), which he directed and co-wrote. Other millennium film credits include a bit in Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg comedy The Wash (2001); a top role in the comedy Opposite Day (2009); another bit part in the comedy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011); another vanity satire with Pauly playing himself in Adopted (2009) that he wrote and directed; another bit in the Adam Sandler comedy Sandy Wexler (2017); and a more recent top role in the comedy Guest House (2020). He also has found occasional guest shots on TV shows including "Entourage" (as himself), "Cubed" and "Hawaii Five-0."