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60th National Awards reflect resurgence of Bollywood
Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Parineeti Chopra took home the coveted award this year
It happens only in India. Surely, a film chosen as the best in the country should be the one sent to compete at the Oscars. But no, Barfi!, rather than Paan Singh Tomar, was sent and duly failed to secure a nomination. Click here to read more2 Comments
60th National Film Awards: Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam, Bala’s Paradesi win
Tamil cinema bagged five trophies at this year’s awards function
Kollywood has something to be proud of. Tamil cinema won five honours at this year’s 60th National Film Awards which were announced on Monday. Click here to read more60th National Film Awards: Irrfan Khan, Paan Singh Tomar, Vicky Donor, Kahaani win big
The National Awards were announced today and here’s a list of the winners
Irrfan Khan was disappointed at not winning best actor at some of the popular category Bollywood awards this year, in spite of being nominated. Click here to read moreMithun Chakraborty: Offbeat films keep me grounded
Mithun Chakraborty plays the lead role in Bengali film Nobel Chor
Three-time National Award-winning actor Mithun Chakraborty says it is important for him to work in offbeat films because this keeps him grounded. Click here to read more58th National Film Awards: List of winners
The 58th National Film Awards were announced recently. Here is the list of winners:
• BEST FEATURE FILM: Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
• INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR: Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi)
• AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT: Dabangg (Hindi)
• NARGIS DUTT AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION: Moner Manush (Bengali)
• BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES: Champions (Marathi)
• BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION: Bettada Jeeva (Kannada)
• BEST CHILDREN’S FILM: Hejjegalu (Kannada)
• BEST DIRECTION: Vetrimaran for Aadukalam (Tamil)
• BEST ACTOR: Dhanush for Aadukalam (Tamil) and Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
• BEST ACTRESS: Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) and Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: J Thambi Ramaiah for Mynaa (Tamil)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sukumari for Namma Gramam (Tamil)
• BEST CHILD ARTIST: Harsh Mayar for I am Kalam (Hindi), Shantanu Ranganekar and Machindra Gadkar for Champions (Marathi) and Vivek Chabukswar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) Click here to read more
‘Dabangg’ bags National Award for the best popular film of the year
Salman Khan’s Dabangg has swept most popular award categories this year. And to add a feather to his cap, producer of the film Arbaaz Khan bagged a national award too. Dabangg has won the best popular film award at this year’s National Awards. We hear the producer is ecstatic and has called his Dabangg journey a fantastic experience. Though Sallu is not present to witness the victory, Arbaaz collected the award in person.
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Happy birthday, Atul Kulkarni!
Here’s wishing the two-time National Award-winner – many happy returns of the day
Atul Kulkarni was born in Belgaum on September 10, 1965 and brought up in Solapur. He worked in plays in school, and later joined the Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group that groomed him. After he decided to take up acting as a profession, he trained at the National School of Drama, New Delhi. As his official website says, since 1995, Atul has acted in eight plays in four languages, 26 films in six languages and has won several awards, including two National Film Awards. His notable roles in Hindi films include Chandni Bar, Rang De Basanti, Page 3, Delhi-6, Satta, Khakee, Allah Ke Banday and Dum among others. Click here to read moreRam Charan’s ‘Magadheera’ completes 700 days
It has broken the record of Mahesh Babu’s Pokkiri
Kalabhairava, it seems, is riding his steed into the record books. Tollywood’s biggest ever blockbuster Magadheera, which was released on July 31, 2009, has so far collected Rs 70 crore. The latest is that the film has completed 700 days’ run at some theatres in Andhra Pradesh, breaking the record of Mahesh Babu’s Pokkiri, which ran for 500 days. Click here to read more
