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787 days ago

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'Adipurush' Dialogue Writer Manoj Muntashir Offers Unconditional Apology For Hurting People's Sentiments

Mumbai, July 8 - The dialogue writer of the "Adipurush" film, Manoj Muntashir Shukla has been facing backlash for the dialogue of the movie, which the audiences found to be crass. Manoj had tried to clarify the thought process behind penning the dialogues of the film on many occasions, and now, after three weeks after the film's release, he has offered an unconditional apology for the same. ## On July 8, Manoj Muntashir Shukla took to Twitter and accepted that people's sentiments have been hurt by "Adipurush" and that he extends his unconditional apology. "I accept people's emotions have been hurt by Adipurush. With folded hands, I extend my unconditional apologies. May Prabhu Bajrang Bali keep us united and grant us strength to serve our sacred Sanatan and our great nation", the writer said.## मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ कि फ़िल्म आदिपुरुष से जन भावनायें आहत हुईं हैं. अपने सभी भाइयों-बहनों, बड़ों, पूज्य साधु-संतों और श्री राम के भक्तों से, मैं हाथ जोड़ कर, बिना शर्त क्षमा माँगता हूँ. भगवान बजरंग बली हम सब पर कृपा करें, हमें एक और अटूट रहकर अपने पवित्र सनातन और महान देश की…— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) July 8, 2023 ## "Adipurush", directed by Om Raut, is the modern-day cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana. Prabhas plays the role of Lord Rama while Kriti Sanon features Sita, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Devdutt Nage as Hanuman, among many others. ## Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the movie took an excellent start at the box office before tanking during the weekdays. It currently stands at around 390 crores worldwide and is heading towards below 400 crores finish which is a disappointing result for a 500 crore budget movie. ## Stay tuned...

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791 days ago

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Kangana Ranaut Seemingly Confirms The Development of 'Sita: The Incarnation'?

Mumbai, July 4 - Back in September 2021, Kangana Ranaut announced her biggest film on Goddess Sita, titled "Sita: The Incarnation". It was the dream project of writer-director Alaukik Desai who brought Kangana on board to play the divine role of Sita. ## Saloni Sharma and Anshita Desai of SS Studio was supposed to produce this VFX-heavy magnum opus project, however, there has been no development took place after since the announcement of the movie. It was later rumoredly got shelved due to some reasons though the makers didn't confirm the cancelation. ## Now, nearly after two years, Kangana Ranaut seems to have given a hint about the making of "Sita: The Incarnation" or something related to Sita. On July 3, the actress took to social media to post about Sita in which she talks about Sita's origin story which hasn't been explored before. ## The actress mentioned Valmiki Ramayana's opening shaloka, "Ramayana is the story of Sita's greatness" before she began asking "Why Maharishi Valmiki wrote this in the form of a shaloka in the beginning of Ramayana when Ramayana is clearly the story of Lord Rama, have you ever thought why he wrote this?"## "Who was Mata Sita before she became Lord Rama's wife? Is it true that young Maithili lifted the mighty Shiv Dhanush merely at the age of 6 with her little finger?", she continued, "Is it true that she was Narayani avatar who appeared not from the human womb but from the womb of Mother Earth? But why? Was she the heir of great King Janaka? Princess of the great empire of Mithila?"## The National award-winning actress concluded her post by asking "Have you ever thought who Ma Sita was before that swayamvar where Lord Rama met her?"## It is not yet confirmed in which context Kangana said all these things but her post is being seen as a possible confirmation about making something on Sita. The actress previously said that Sita was a dream role for her to play and that she was super excited about the same. ## Meanwhile, the script of "Sita: The Incarnation" has been written by the "Baahubali" writer KV Vijayendra Prasad and Desai, and it has been one of the most ambitious projects in progress. The dialogues and lyrics have been penned by Manoj Muntashir. Hopefully, the movie happens and goes on floors soon. ## “ Ramayana is the story of Sita’s greatness “ -Valmiki Why Maharishi Valmiki wrote this in the form of a shaloka in the beginning of Ramayana when Ramayana is clearly the story of Lord Rama, have you ever thought why he wrote this ?Who was Mata Sita before…— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) July 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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826 days ago

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'Ram Siya Ram' Song In 'Adipurush' 24-Hours Views Count On YouTube

Mumbai, May 30 - After the massive response to Jai Shri Ram song a week ago, the new song Ram Siya Ram from director Om Raut's Adipurush was launched yesterday, and as expected, it turned out to be another massive hit for the makers. ## Sung and composed by Sachet-Parampara from the lyrics by Manoj Muntashir Shukla, Ram Siya Ram was launched on T-Series' YouTube channel, and in the first 24 hours, it received huge 38+ million views in all languages, which is the second highest ever for a movie song in India. ## The Hindi version of the song got little over 32 million views in 24 hours, which is the second highest ever after the film's first song Jai Shri Ram which scored around 32.20 million views. The other versions of the latest hit song scored around 6 million views, including 4.5 million of the Telugu version. The Hindi version is currently trending at number 2 on YouTube. ## ## "Adipurush" is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana. Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the movie stars Prabhas as Lord Rama alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman, among other key characters. It is scheduled to release on June 16 worldwide in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

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835 days ago

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'Jai Shri Ram' Song From 'Adipurush' Creates An All-Time Record On YouTube

Mumbai, May 21 - Director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush buzz is picking at the right, thanks to the super positive response to the trailer and the first song "Jai Shri Ram". ## As reported earlier, Adipurush Trailer is the most viewed Indian movie trailer of all-time in a single language in the first 24-hours. And now, the first song, Jai Shri Ram is also breaking records. ## The "Jai Shree Ram" song was launched on Saturday (May 20) on the T-Series YouTube channel in an event and soon after it was released, the audiences couldn't stop raving about it. The song is being hailed for its mesmerizing lyrics by Manoj Muntashir Shukla and Ajay- Atul's electrifying composition. ## Thanks to the phenomenal response, the "Jai Shri Ram" Hindi version has become the most-viewed Indian movie song on YouTube in the first 24 hours. It garnered over 32 million views and surpassed "Pyaar Hota Kayi Baar Hai's" 30.70 million views to become the most viewed song. ## It is also the movie-viewed song worldwide in the last 24 hours and continues to trend at number 1 on YouTube.## ## "Adipurush" is the cinematic adaptation of the epic Ramayana. Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the movie stars Prabhas as Lord Rama alongside Kriti Sanon as Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, and Devdatta Nage as Hanuman, among other key characters. The movie is scheduled to release on June 16.## Stay tuned...

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952 days ago

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Kangana Ranaut Announces Release Date Of 'Emergency' As She Wraps Shoot

Mumbai, January 24 - Bollywood queen Kangana Ranaut has wrapped up the entire filming of her ambitious biographical drama film Emergency. Based on the 1977 Indian Emergency, the movie stars Ranaut as former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. ## Directed by Kangana herself, "Emergency" has been confirmed to release in theaters on October 20, 2023. The actress shared a making video of the film on Twitter from her official account which gets reinstated after two years. ## And it’s a wrap !!!Emergency filming completed successfully… see you in cinemas on 20th October 2023 … 20-10-2023 🚩 pic.twitter.com/L1s5m3W99G— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) January 24, 2023 ## Produced by Kangana's Manikarnika Films, "Emergency" is one of the most-anticipated Bollywood films of the year. Apart from Kangana as Indira Gandhi, the movie also stars Anupam Kher as Jayaprakash Narayan, Shreyas Talpade as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mahima Chaudhary as Pupul Jayakar, Indira Gandhi's close confidante, Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, and Satish Kaushik as Jagjivan Ram. ## The music of the film is composed by national awardee G. V. Prakash Kumar while lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir. Award-winning Japanese cinematographer Tetsuo Nagata has cranked the camera for the film. ## Stay tuned...

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1059 days ago

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Adipurush Makers Adopt Right Approach To Make People Change Their Minds

Mumbai, October 9 - A lot has happened over the past week regarding director Om Raut's magnum opus film Adipurush. The teaser of this Prabhas-fronted film was launched on October 3 amid huge anticipation, however, after its release, the teaser has become the center of controversy and criticism on various fronts. ## Based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, "Adipurush" is a VFX-heavy film that has become a huge topic of discussion. Immediately after the teaser launch, it received heavy criticism for poor VFX shots which were called cartoonish. However, the first reaction from director Om Raut to the criticism was that he didn't make the movie for mobile and that it will look larger-than-life on the big screen. ## Since "Adipurush" has been made on a huge budget, it was important for the makers to shut down the criticism and win public trust again for the movie that is touted to be the most prestigious film in the country. While doing so, makers approached a way that changed the perception of the audience towards it.## Om Raut has been saying from the first day that "Adipurush" will be an altogether new theatrical experience, and to solidify his words, the makers showed the teaser to the Hindi media people and critics on the big screen in 3D and those who were criticizing started applauding the teaser for the grandeur it involves. ## The makers did the same with the Telugu version and along with the media and critics, the Telugu teaser was also screened for the audience in approx. 60 locations. And the response from them has been completely different from what they were talking about earlier. ## Apart from criticizing the VFX, the teaser has also invited fresh controversy as many have alleged that the characters of "Ramayana" have been tampered with, and one of them is the look of Raavan, played by Saif Ali Khan. This is not the first time when films on historical and mythological topics hit controversy but this time, the makers are tackling this situation in rather a positive way. ## Om Raut along with Manoj Muntashir, who has written the dialogues of the film, have been giving intreviews from the last few days, making people understand their vision and this has made a positive impact as many prominent personalities have come out in the support of the film along with the neutral audience. ## It has been seen in the past that after such heavy trolling of a movie, makers have opted wait and watch policy. The "Adipurush" makers could also have said that people's mindset will be changed after watching the movie, but they aren't doing this and heavily promoting their film in what can be termed as a perfect and right way.## "Adipurush" is produced by T-Series and Retrophiles and also stars Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, and Sunny Singh in prominent roles. It is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in multiple languages, also in IMAX and 3D.## Stay tuned...

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1110 days ago

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List Of 67th Filmfare Awards Nominations -2022

Here is the full list of nominations for 67 Filmfare Awards.## Films released in 2021 will be honored at the 67th Filmfare Awards to be held at Jio World Center.## The editor of Filmfare Jitesh Pillai announced that Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor will be the co-hosts of The event, scheduled to be held on August 30, 2022, and will premiere on September 9, 2022, on Colors TV.## Check out the list below## Best Film## Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi– Drishyam Films, Jio Studios## Rashmi Rocket – RSVP Movies, Mango People Media Network, ZEE5## Sardar Udham– Rising Sun Films, Kino Works, Amazon Prime Video## Shershah – Dharma Productions, Kaash Entertainment, Amazon Prime Video## Best Director## Akarsh Khurana – Rashmi Rocket## Seema Pahwa – Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Vishnuvardhan – Shershah## Shoojit Sircar – Sardar Udham## Best Actor## Dhanush – Atrangi Re as S. Venkatesh Vishwanath 'Vishu' Iyer## Ranveer Singh – 83 as Kapil Dev## Sidharth Malhotra – Shershah as Captain Vikram Batra## Vicky Kaushal – Sardar Udham as Udham Singh## Best Actress## Vidya Balan – Sherni as Vidya Vincent## Kangana Ranaut – Thalaivii as J. Jayalalithaa## Kriti Sanon – Mimi as Mimi Rathore## Taapsee Pannu – Rashmi Rocket as Rashmi Chibbar## Kiara Advani – Shershah as Dimple Cheema## Parineeti Chopra– Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar as Sandeep Kaur## Best Supporting Actor## Abhishek Banerjee – Rashmi Rocket as Eeshit Mehta## Manav Kaul – Saina as Coach Sarvadhamaan Rajan## Pankaj Tripathi – 83 as PR Man Singh## Pankaj Tripathi – Mimi as Bhanu Pratap Pandey## Paran Bandopadhyay – Bob Biswas as Kali Krishna Paul## Raj Arjun – Thalaivii as R. N. Veerappan## Best Supporting Actress## Kirti Kulhari – The Girl on the Train as Inspector Dalbir Kaur Bagga## Konkona Sen Sharma – Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi as Seema## Meghna Malik – Saina as Usha Rani Nehwal## Neena Gupta – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar as Aunty "Meenu" Singh## Sai Tamhankar – Mimi as Shama## Best Music Director## A R Rahman – Atrangi Re## A R Rahman – Mimi## Amaal Malik – Saina## Amit Trivedi – Haseen Dilruba## Sachin-Jigar – Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin And Vikram Montrose – Shershah## Best Lyricist## Irshad Kamil – "Rait Zara Si" – Atrangi Re## Jaani – "Mann Bharrya 2.0" – Shershah## kausar Munir – "Lehra Do" – 83## Manoj Muntashir – "Parinda" – Saina## Tanishk Bagchi – "Raataan Lambiya" –Shershah## Best Playback Singer – Male## Arijit Singh – "Lehra Do" – 83## Arijit Singh – "Rait Zara Si" – Atrangi Re## B Praak – "Mann Bharrya" – Shershah## Devendrapal Singh – "Lakeeran" – Haseen Dilruba## jubin Nautiyal – "Raataan Lambiya" – Shershah## Best Playback Singer – Female## Asees Kaur – "Lakeeran" – Haseen Dilruba## Asees Kaur – "Raataan Lambiya" – Shershah## Neha Kakkar – "Matlabi yariyan" – The Girl on the Train## Priya Saraiya – "Kalle Kalle" – Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Shreya Ghoshal – "Param Sundari" – Mimi## Best Story## Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen, and Tushar Paranjape – Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar## Kanika Dhillon – Haseen Dilruba## Seema Pahwa – Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Nandha Periyasamy – Rashmi Rocket## Best Screenplay## Aastha Tiku – Sherni## Aniruddha Guha – Rashmi Rocket## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar## Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Vasan Bala – 83## Sandeep Shrivastava – Shershah## Shubendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah – Sardar Udham## Best Dialogue## Amit V Masurkar, Yashasvi Mishra – Sherni## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar## Kabir Khan and Sumit Arora – 83## Kanika Dhillon – Rashmi Rocket## Ritesh Shah – Sardar Udham## Sandeep Shrivastava – Shershah## Best Film (Critics) ## Seema Pahwa – Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Dibakar Banerjee – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar## Shoojit Sircar – Sardar Udham## Amit V Masurkar – Sherni## Best Actor (Critics) ## Abhishek Bachchan – Bob Biswas as Bob Biswas## Pratik Gandhi – Bhavai Raja Ram Joshi## Ranveer Singh – 83 as Kapil Dev## Vicky Kaushal – Sardar Udham as Udham Singh## Vikrant Massey – Haseen Dilruba as Rishabh Saxena## Best Actress (Critics) ## Supriya Pathak – Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi as Amma## Taapsee Pannu – Haseen Dilruba as Rani Kashyap## Vidya Balan – Sherni as Vidya Vincent## Stay Tuned##

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1110 days ago

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The 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 Nominations Announced: Full List

Mumbai, August 19 - The 67th Filmfare Awards returns to honor the best films and artists of the Hindi film industry for the year 2021. For 66 years, the Filmfare Awards have been the benchmark for excellence in Indian cinema. The Filmfare 2022 award ceremony of the 67th edition in association with Wolf777 will take place on August 30 at the Jio World Convention Centre in BKC, Mumbai. ## The nominations for this year's Filmfare awards were announced on August 18. Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani-starrer "Shershaah" leads with 18 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor and Actress in Leading Role, and Best Director. Check out the complete list of nominations - ## Best Film - ## Sardar Udham## Shershaah## Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Rashmi Rocket## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) -## Dhanush (Atrangi Re)## Ranveer Singh (83)## Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah)## Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) - ## Kangana Ranaut (Thalaivii)## Kiara Advani (Shershaah)## Kriti Sanon (Mimi)## Parineeti Chopra (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Taapsee Pannu (Rashmi Rocket)## Vidya Balan (Sherni)## Best Director - ## Vishnuvardhan (Shershah)## Akarsh Khurana (Rashmi Rocket)## Kabir Khan (83)## Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - ## Abhishek Banerjee (Rashmi Rocket)## Manav Kaul (Saina)## Pankaj Tripathi (83)## Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)## Paran Bandhopadhyay (Bob Biswas)## Raj Arjun (Thalaivii)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - ## Kirti Kulhari (The Girl On The Train)## Konkona Sen Sharma (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Meghna Malik (Saina)## Neena Gupta (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)## Best Playback Singer (Male) - ## Arijit Singh – ‘Lehra Do’ (83)## Arijit Singh – ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)## B Praak – ‘Mann Bharryaa’ (Shershaah)## Devenderpal Singh – ‘Lakeeran’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Zubin Nautiyal – ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Best Playback Singer (Female) - ## Asees Kaur – ‘Lakeeran’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Asees Kaur – ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Neha Kakkar – ‘Matlabi Yariyan’ (The Girl On The Train)## Priya Saraiya – ‘Kalle Kalle’ (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)## Shreya Ghoshal - ‘Chaka Chak’ (Atrangi Re)## Shreya Ghoshal - ‘Param Sundari’ (Mimi)## Best Lyrics - ## Irshad Kamil – ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)## Jaani - ‘Mann Bharryaa 2.0’ (Shershaah)## Kausar Munir - ‘Lehra Do’ (83)## Kshitij Patwardhan - ‘Phisal Jaa Tu’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Manoj Muntashir - ‘Parinda’ (Saina)## Tanishk Bagchi - ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Best Music Album - ## A R Rahman - Atrangi Re## A R Rahman - Mimi## Amaal Mallik - Saina## Amit Trivedi - Haseen Dillruba## Sachin-Jigar - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin And Vikram Montrose - Shershaah## Best Film (Critics) - ## Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (Seema Pahwa)## Sandeep Aur Pinky Farar (Dibakar Banerjee)## Sardar Udham (Shoojit Sircar)## Sherni (Amit Masurkar)## Best Actor (Critics) - ## Abhishek Bachchan (Bob Biswas)## Pratik Gandhi (Bhavai)## Ranveer Singh (83)## Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)## Vikrant Massey (Haseen Dillruba)## Best Actress (Critics) - ## Supriya Pathak (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Taapsee Pannu (Haseen Dillruba)## Vidya Balan (Sherni)## Best Story - ## Abhishek Kapoor, Tushar Paranjape, Supratik Sen (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)## Dibakar Banerjee, Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kanika Dhillon (Haseen Dillruba)## Nanda Periyasamy (Rashmi Rocket)## Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Best Screenplay - ## Aastha Tiku (Sherni)## Aniruddha Guha (Rashmi Rocket)## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Vasan Bala (83)## Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershah)## Shubendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah (Sardar Udham)## Best Dialouge - ## Amit V Masurkar, Yashasvi Mishra (Sherni)## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kabir Khan and Sumit Arora (83)## Kanika Dhillon (Rashmi Rocket)## Ritesh Shah (Sardar Udham)## Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershah)## Chek out for more## Stay tuned...

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1137 days ago

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T-Series Celebrates Big Win At 68th National Film Awards

Mumbai, July 23 - Bhushan Kumar-headed production company T-Series has had one of the greatest moments at the 68th National Film Awards, announced on July 22 in New Delhi. The studio scored 6 National Awards, making it the highest ever award for it in a single year. ## T-Series backed "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior", starring Ajay Devgn, won three National Awards. The movie was announced Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment of 2020 while it also won the Best Actor award for Ajay Devgn, 3rd in his career along with winning Best Costume Design award. It was co-produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms.## Apart from "Tanhaji", T-Series' sports drama "Toolsidas Junior" grabbed two National Awards, including the Best Hindi Feature Film and Special Jury Mention for Varun Buddhadev. Manoj Muntashir won National Award for Best Lyrics in Prineeti Chopra-starrer "Saina", which is the biopic of Indian Badminton legend Saina Nehwal.## "We hold extreme joy and pride in announcing one of the greatest moments for T-Series. Our heart-winning films Toolsidas Junior, Saina, and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior are now the winners of the 68th National Film Awards! Delighted to be part of this grand victory!", T-Series wrote on Twitter. ## We hold extreme joy and pride in announcing one of the greatest moments for T-Series. Our heart winning films Toolsidas Junior, Saina, and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior are now the winners of the 68th National Film Awards! Delighted to be part of this grand victory! pic.twitter.com/59UR6TAONb— T-Series (@TSeries) July 22, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

India

1137 days ago

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Tamil Film Industry Rocks 68th National Film Awards With 10 Awards

New Delhi, July 23 - The 68th National Film Awards have been announced for the year 2020. The awards were delayed for two years due to the covid-19 pandemic before returning for 67th National Awards last year to honour the films and artiste of 2019. ## The 68th National Film Awards has been dominated by Tamil Film Industry with 10 awards, including the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. Superstar Suriya's "Soorarai Pottru" won 5 awards including the Best Feature Film of 2020. The movie also won the first National Award for Suriya and Aparna Balamurali for their performances.## "Soorarai Pottru", written and directed by Sudha Kongara, also won National Awards for Best BGM to GV Prakash Kumar and Best Screenplay. "Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum" won three National Awards for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actress for Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli, and Best Editing for Sreekar Prasad. Yogi Babu's "Mandela" took two honors for Best Screenplay (Dialogues) and Best Debut Film of a Director to Madonne Ashwin. ## Check out - Full List of 68th National Awards Winners## Hindu Film Industry won 8 National Awards. Ajay Devgn scored his 3rd National Award for Best Actor for "Tanhaji" while the movie also won Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment along with Best Costume Design. Manoj Muntashir won the award for Best Lyrics in "Saina". "Toolsidas Junior" was honored with Best Hindi Feature Film.## Marathi Cinema also won 8 National Awards "Funeral" won Best Film on Social Issues while "Sumi" was announced Best Children's Film. Akanksha Pingle and Divyesh Indulkar won Best Child Artist awards for the same film. Rahul Deshpande scored a National award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Mi Vasantrao". ## Malayalam Cinema is too tied with 8 awards. Sachidanandan KR won Best Director for "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" while Biju Menon won Best Supporting Actor and Nanjiyamma won Best Female Playback Singer for the same film. The Best Stunt Choreography award also won by "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" while Best Production Design and Best Audiography awards were won by "Kappela" and "Malik", respectively. Telugu and Kannada film industries grabbed 3 National Awards each while Bengali won two awards, ## Stay tuned...

India

1138 days ago

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68th National Film Awards: Full List of Winners

New Delhi, July 22 - The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has announced the winners of the 68th National Film Awards on Friday (July 22) in New Delhi. This year's National Award ceremony honored films from 2020, across several categories. ## Tamil superstar Suriya's critically hailed biographical drama film "Soorarai Pottru" won 5 National Awards, including Best Actor and Actress for Suriya and Aparna Balamurali and Best Feature Film. Ajay Devgn's mega-blockbuster "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" won National Award for Providing Wholesome Entertainment while Ajay was also honored with the Best Actor award. ## Earlier today, a 10-member jury led by filmmaker Vipul Shah met Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur and submitted its report on the 68th National Film Awards for the year 2020. ## Check Out the winners list - ## Best Feature Film - Soorarai Pottru## Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior## Best Actor - Suriya (Soorarai Pottru) and Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji)## Best Actress - Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru## Best Director - Sachy (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)## Best Supporting Actor - Biju Menon (Ayyappanum Koshiyam)## Best Supporting Actress - Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli (Sivaranjaniyum Innam Sila Pengallum)## Best Screenplay - Soorarai Pottru## Best Screenplay (Dialogue Writer) - Madonne Ashwin (Mandela)## Best Female Playback Singer - Nanchamma (Ayyappanum Koshiyam)## Best Lyrics - Saina, Manoj Muntashir## Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) - Jobin Jayan (Dollu)## Best Audiography (Sound Designer) - Anmol Bhave (Mi Vasantrao)## Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final mixed track) - Vishnu Govind and Sree Sankar (Malik)## Best Music Direction - Thaman S (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo)## Best Music Direction (Background Music) - GV Prakash (Soorarai Pottru)## Best Male Playback Singer - Rahul Deshpande (Mi Vasantrao)## Best Cinematography - Supratim Bhol for Avijatrik## Best Costume Design - Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla (Tanhaji)## Best Production Design - Anees Nadodi (Kappela)## Best Choreography - Sandhya Raju (Natyam)## Best Editing - Sreekar Prasad (Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum)## Best Make-up - TV Rambabu (Natyam)## Best Stunt Choreography - Rajasekhar (Mafia Sasi) and Supreme Sunder (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)## Special Mention - Aimee Baruah for Semkhor, Vaanku, June, Kishore Kadam for Avwanchhit & Godakaath, and Varun Buddhadev for Toolsidas Junior## Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Mandela## Best Hindi Film - Toolsidas Junior## Best Kannada Film - Dollu## Best Malayalam Film - Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam## Best Tamil Film - Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum## Best Telugu Film - Colour Photo## Best Haryanvi Film - Dada Lakhmi## Best Dimasa Film - Samkhor## Best Tulu Film - Jeetige## Best Marathi Film - Goshta Eka Paithanichi## Best Bengali Film - Avijatrik## Best Assamese Film - The Bridge## Best Child Artist - Anish Mangesh Gosavi (Tak-Tak)## Best Children's Film - Sumi## Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Talendanda## Best Film on Social Issue - Funeral## Stay tuned...

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India's Got Talent: Judges Share Their Perspective On The Show

Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) From dancers to singers, magicians, comedians, rappers, beatboxers, stuntmen to what not, different talents will come together to showcase their acts on the reality show 'India's Got Talent'.## The panel of judges who will be judging these talents includes theatre, film, and television personality Kirron Kher, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, rapper Badshah, lyricist, poet, and screenwriter Manoj Muntashir. Arjun Bijlani will be hosting the show and introducing the participants to the judges.## Shilpa Shetty shares her experience of judging the talent-based reality show and says: "I have judged a dance-based reality show before, but 'India's Got Talent' is a new experience for me altogether! I am amazed at the talent that our country has. Each participant has been unique and almost every other performer left us speechless".## Kirron Kher, who has a long association with the show, says that coming back on it as a judge is a great moment for her.## "It's always a pleasure to be associated with 'India's Got Talent' because it gives me the opportunity to witness and experience untapped talent from across our country. Each season has had its highlights and this one is no different," she adds.## Rapper Badshah asserts that being a judge on the show gave him a chance to see different talents, unlike others who either bring dance or singing.## He says: "Generally, we see singers and dancers take center stage on talent-based reality shows. But there is so much more beyond singing and dancing that one can look forward to on 'India's Got Talent'."## Badshah shares that on this show he witnessed cultural diversity: "From cultural diversity to uniqueness and exploration of art forms, there is so much that I have come across on this platform and enjoyed myself. 'Mindblowing' is how I would define this season".## Manoj Muntashir as a judge calls the talents exceptional and unique in their acts.## "The kind of performances and acts that the viewers will get to see this season are exceptional. The key factor that I look forward to is variety as I believe our nation is abundant when it comes to talent," he adds.## The format of 'India's Got Talent' is an adaptation of the international format 'Got Talent' that is created and owned by Syco and Fremantle. It is a British talent show. Since 'America's Got Talent' aired in 2006, the concept was adopted in other countries as well. So, in India it is adapted as 'India's Got Talent'.## Arjun who will be hosting it says the highlights of the show is its content and different talents.## "'India's Got Talent' as a show is respected for the kind of content and talent it churns out. It's not restricted to a certain set of talent only - therefore it offers a lot of variety and there is always an element of surprise. You don't know what the next contestant is going to come up with. And the kind of participation that the show attracts, I am amazed at the kind of talent people of our country has," he concludes.## 'India's Got Talent' starts from January 15, every Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. on Sony Entertainment Television.## Stay tuned...