After being awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, the national award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar will be conferred with the Dada Saheb Film Foundation award for his contribution to women centric films on the occasion of the celebration of the 147th Dada Sahab Phalke Jayanti, on the April 24, 2016. Madhur's highly acclaimed and successful films like Chandni Bar, Page 3, Corporate, Satta, Traffic Signal, Fashion, Heroine and others have mirrored societal issues for women often working like an expose. He is a torch - bearer for women -centric films, starting the trend of realistic cinema, more than a decade ago. Bhandarkar has earlier been honoured at many national and international film festivals like Syracuse Film Festival, New York, Cairo International Film Festival and Indian film Festival, Berlin. He was conferred with Raj Kapoor Smriti Award by Maharashtra State Government and Iconic Man of the Decade by Women Economic Forum held in Goa.
- 4/15/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
By Aashi Gahlot and Rima Bhatia
“Don’t try to be me. Be yourself” – Srk
It is finally almost time to see the King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan in a double role.
The upcoming Fan is the story of Gaurav (Srk) becoming dangerously obsessed with his all time hero film star Aryan Khanna (Srk). Is this film highlighting the dangers of idolising film stars? Is it a film star’s perspective on calling out for privacy? Or is this film a study into the human psyche? We will soon find out on April the 15th, 2016.
Meanwhile, we at BollySpice had the chance to join in the #UKFanTakeover and attend a press conference with both Gaurav and Srk. Mind you, Gaurav was in wax figure form and our superstar Srk was kept safe! Madame Tussauds in London have transformed the wax figure of Srk into the much anticipated stalker, Gaurav.
We...
“Don’t try to be me. Be yourself” – Srk
It is finally almost time to see the King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan in a double role.
The upcoming Fan is the story of Gaurav (Srk) becoming dangerously obsessed with his all time hero film star Aryan Khanna (Srk). Is this film highlighting the dangers of idolising film stars? Is it a film star’s perspective on calling out for privacy? Or is this film a study into the human psyche? We will soon find out on April the 15th, 2016.
Meanwhile, we at BollySpice had the chance to join in the #UKFanTakeover and attend a press conference with both Gaurav and Srk. Mind you, Gaurav was in wax figure form and our superstar Srk was kept safe! Madame Tussauds in London have transformed the wax figure of Srk into the much anticipated stalker, Gaurav.
We...
- 4/14/2016
- by BollySpice Team
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, Sep 28: Playback singer Lata Mangeshkar is celebrating her 84th birthday today.
One of the best-known and most respected playback singers of the country, Mangeshkar has been described as the "Nightingale of India", and has won several awards and honors, including Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for contributions to Indian culture, entertainment and cinema.
In her career spanning seven decades, Mangeskar has recorded over 25,000 songs and has sung in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and dialects.
She also has the rare honour of being the first Indian to perform.
One of the best-known and most respected playback singers of the country, Mangeshkar has been described as the "Nightingale of India", and has won several awards and honors, including Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for contributions to Indian culture, entertainment and cinema.
In her career spanning seven decades, Mangeskar has recorded over 25,000 songs and has sung in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and dialects.
She also has the rare honour of being the first Indian to perform.
- 9/28/2013
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
Recipient of Nation's highest civilian honor - Bharat Ratna and film industry's highest honour, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Lata Mangeshkar today turns 84. Glamsham.Com in our Lata Mangeshkar Special has been enlightening our readers with few interesting anecdotes. Today we disclose Lata Mangeshkar's Godfather, Ghulam Haider, who in the early 40s brought a revolution in Bollywood music by combining Hindustani ragas into simplified versions to suit the taste of common man. After h...
- 9/27/2013
- GlamSham
A still from “The Last Irani Chai”
What: Documentary and short film screenings in Mumbai
Organizers: The Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (Idpa), Dada Saheb Phalke Film City and P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, Mumbai
Program:
1. The Last Irani Chai / Dir – Khalid Mohammad / 35mins
2. Pardhies – The Unheard Voice / Dir – Anil Yadav / 26mins
3. Vaishnav Jan Toh(Children of The Most High) / Dir – Kaushal Oza / 39mins
4. Sudhir Phadke / Dir – Anand Madgulkar / 60mins
Venue: P.L. Deshpande Mini Auditorium (Ravindra Natya Mandir complex) Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400025
Date: Sunday 21st July, 2013
Time:10 Am onwards
Entry: Free/Open to all...
What: Documentary and short film screenings in Mumbai
Organizers: The Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (Idpa), Dada Saheb Phalke Film City and P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, Mumbai
Program:
1. The Last Irani Chai / Dir – Khalid Mohammad / 35mins
2. Pardhies – The Unheard Voice / Dir – Anil Yadav / 26mins
3. Vaishnav Jan Toh(Children of The Most High) / Dir – Kaushal Oza / 39mins
4. Sudhir Phadke / Dir – Anand Madgulkar / 60mins
Venue: P.L. Deshpande Mini Auditorium (Ravindra Natya Mandir complex) Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400025
Date: Sunday 21st July, 2013
Time:10 Am onwards
Entry: Free/Open to all...
- 7/19/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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