New Delhi: Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career’s first best actor award for “Jawan” alongside Vikrant Massey for “12th Fail”, which was named the best feature film. The Awards, announced for the year 2023 by jury head and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, recognised Bollywood…
New Delhi: Actor Rani Mukerji on Friday said winning her first National Film Award for “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway” validates not just her career of three decades but also her dedication to her craft and cinema. Mukerji was named as the winner in the ‘Best Actress’ category at the 71st National Awards, which were announced on…
New Delhi: 45 years ago, a film was made by six National Award-winning directors, Aruna Raje, that was based on black magic. The film, written by Vijay Tendulkar, narrates the experience of a family with black magic. Released in 1980, it wasn’t a massive box office success upon its initial release, but it gained a…
New Delhi: The government has ordered the blocking of websites and apps of 25 OTT platforms, including Ullu, ALTT, and Desiflix, for having obscene, vulgar, and in some cases, pornographic content. Among the apps identified for violating various laws are ALTT, ULLU, Big Shots App, Desiflix, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, Gulab App, Kangan App, Bull App,…
Amaravati: The much-awaited film ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, starring Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, was released nationwide on Thursday. Fans gathered in large numbers across theatres in Andhra Pradesh, including Vijayawada, Konaseema and Kadapa, and cut cake, burst crackers, and displayed flex banners to welcome the film as it marked the actor’s first…
New Delhi: Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri says his new movie “The Bengal Files” will release in theatres worldwide on September 5. The filmmaker previously directed and wrote “The Tashkent Files” and “The Kashmir Files”, the former won him a National Film Award while the latter emerged as on of the highest-grossing films of 2022. The…
New Delhi: During the shooting of the action film ‘Raghuveer’ released in the year 1995, a shocking rumour created a stir in Bollywood when the news broke out that the lead actress of the film, Shilpa Shirodkar, had been shot dead. At that time, the shooting of the film was going on in Kullu-Manali, where…
New Delhi: The release date of “Son of Sardaar 2”, featuring Ajay Devgn, has been postponed by a week and will now hit the big screen worldwide on August 1, the makers said on Saturday. The film from Vijay Kumar Arora is a sequel to “Son of Sardaar”, which was released in 2012. It is…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called on Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and offered help to preserve the iconic building as it symbolises Bangla cultural “renaissance”. Describing the move to demolish the “landmark” building in Mymensingh as a matter of “profound regret”, New Delhi also…
New Delhi: Born on January 7, 1938, B Saroja Devi was suffering from age-related ailments. She passed away at Manipal Hospital in Malleswaram, Bengaluru. The body is at her residence in Malleswaram. Many dignitaries are visiting her residence to pay their last respects. She has served the film industry for almost 7 decades and has acted…
