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Vishal Bharadwaj ropes in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa talent for anti-smoking song
The filmmaker has decided to get creative with the statutory message warning people of the ill-effects of smoking
Vishal Bharadwaj, one of the most creative directors of B-town, has a penchant for coming up with something new. Besides the fantastic casting that he has managed for Click here to read moreClick to Comment
FICCI Frames 2012: Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’ rules Excellence Awards
Rockstar and Sony Entertainment Television were the big winners at FICCI Frames Excellence Awards 2012. The function was held at the end of the three day FICCI festival on March 16. Ranbir Kapoor won the Best Actor (Male) award, Imtiaz Ali won Best Director, AR Rahman got the Best Music Director trophy and Mohit Chauhan bagged the Best Singer (Male) award – all for the same film, Rockstar. Vidya Balan walked away with the Best Actor (Female) honours for her work in The Dirty Picture. Best Film went to Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Sony Entertainment Television won top honours in fiction and non-fiction programming. Ram Kapoor and Saakshi Tanwar bagged the Best Actor trophies for Bade Achche Lagte Hain while Amitabh Bachchan was honored with the Award for Maximum Impact made by a Personality for Kaun Banega Crorepati. Here’s the complete list:Click here to read more
Sony Entertainment Television won top honours in fiction and non-fiction programming. Ram Kapoor and Saakshi Tanwar bagged the Best Actor trophies for Bade Achche Lagte Hain while Amitabh Bachchan was honored with the Award for Maximum Impact made by a Personality for Kaun Banega Crorepati. Here’s the complete list:Click here to read more
Vidya Balan launches Gulzar’s album ‘Tera Bayaan Ghalib’
Though busy with the promotions of her film Kahaani, Vidya Balan was present at the music launch in her trademark desi avatar
The launch of Gulzar’s musical dedication to the legendary poet Mirza Ghalib and late singer Jagjit Singh wasn’t a typical filmy event. It was more like a family gathering, albeit in the presence of the media. Click here to read moreAnurag Kashyap turns 40
Here’s wishing the director of That Girl In Yellow Boots a very happy birthday
He started off as a writer with Ramgopal Varma’s Satya, buzzing with revolutionary ideas that might have changed Bollywood for good (or so he thought). But the time wasn’t right for Anurag Kashyap to find the limelight. After his directorial debut Paanch was not cleared by the Censor Board, he became frustrated and started his rants against the big names of moviedom. Click here to read moreMTV UNPLUGGED comes to India on Oct 1
If you are a fan of Coke Studio@MTV, here’s another treat in store for you from the music channel
When MTV first came to India, one of its most successful shows was the Unplugged. Remember listening to and watching international artistes playing unplugged to a live audience, including Eagles, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and Oasis? Now you can have the same experience with Indian artistes, what with MTV Unplugged soon to start its Indian edition. Click here to read moreCelebrate the chartbusting magic of Gulzar’s evocative lyrics
At a recent event, when asked if he was succumbing to the culture of writing populist songs, poet-lyricist Gulzar insisted that though his songs may be popular, the quality of his poetry remains top-notch
He quoted the example of the popular ‘Kallu maama’ from Ramgopal Varma’s Satya, saying that if someone bothered to dig deeper, the lyrics delve into the psyche of the gangster and, if and when he sings, it would be odd if he spouted pure Urdu instead of colloquial street-speak. This is what fans love best about Gulzar – the ease with which he adapts to the subject and comes up with lyrics that transcend words to become poetry and yet manage to be simple, with delightful metaphors. Click here to read more‘Dabangg’ earns the highest honour – the National Award!
Chulbul Pandey wins over the National Award jury and walks away with the honour for wholesome entertainment
The most prestigious kudos for films in India – the National Awards – were announced this afternoon. The jury declared the Malayalam movie Adaminte Makan Abu as Best Film and Vetrimaran as Best Director for the Tamil film Aadukalam, while Salman Khan’s Dabangg won the prize for Wholesome Entertainment. Click here to read more
