Actor Boman Irani, who plays the corrupt goon-cum-politician in his latest release ‘Bhootnath Returns’ says his mother wanted him to share screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who essays the title role.
‘Bhootnath Returns’, a political satire, directed by Nitesh Tiwari hit the movie screens on April 11 and has earned Rs 25.44 crores in five days.
Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh’s second Marathi venture “Yellow” won the Special Jury and Special Mention awards at the 61st National Film Awards, and the Hindi film fraternity is proud of the “Grand Masti” star.
Here’s what the celebrities posted on Twitter:
Karan Johar: Congratulations Riteish! Proud of you for everything you have achieved as a producer!
Farah Khan: Riteish! ‘Yellow’ won three National Awards? Wow! Many congrats to Mahesh Limaye and you! Party toh banti hain!
Actor Rajeev Khandelwal, who loves eating, managed to lose some weight while filming his forthcoming movie “Samrat & Co.”.
Rajeev reportedly ate meals five times a day and still lost six kg for Kaushik Ghatak’s directorial due to the scenes he had to perform – proving that eating small but more meals in a day along with a bit of physical activity is good to keep one fit.
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who will be seen acting in his first full-fledged role in “Bombay Velvet”, says it was great to work under Anurag Kashyap’s direction in the film.
The shooting of the movie is almost over with just a day’s shoot left.
“It was great to be directed by Anurag. Most of my scenes are with Ranbir (Kapoor). So, officially he is my favourite co-star and my favourite director is Anurag Kashyap. I don’t have any other choice actually,” the 41-year-old said here Wednesday at a party thrown by the producers to announce the release date of the film.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap`s much awaited film “Bombay Velvet”, which was reportedly planned to be released on Christmas along with Aamir Khan`s “P.K.”, is now set for Nov 28 release, the makers of “Bombay Velvet” announced Wednesday.
On the final day of the shoot of “Bombay Velvet” at CCI Club, Mumbai, the producer Fox Star Studios announced to the cast and crew of the film that both the films will get the release window that they truly deserve.
UAE girl Andria D’souza has been roped in to play an Arabian queen in ‘Kamasutra 3D’.
The former RJ and TV host opened up about her role and said that she has just one intimate scene but she was “freaking nervous” about it, however director Rupesh Paul shot it “very aesthetically”, Gulf News reported.
The erotic flick is based on Vatsyayana’s Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text and one of the most widely read works on human sexuality, and is due for release next month. (ANI)
Euphoric after receiving the National Award for scoring the music of Bengali film “Jaatishwar”, music composer Kabir Suman Wednesday dedicated the honour to the people of West Bengal.
The Srijit Mukherji directed film with Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead, won four awards including best makeup, best music, best singer and best costume designer.
“I feel euphoric receiving the award. The award belongs to the people of Bengal,” Suman told the media here.
Rupankar and Bela Shende have been adjudged the best male and female playback singer, respectively, for the 61st National Film Awards announced here Wednesday.
Rupankar’s rendition of “E tumi kemom tumi” for Bengali film “Jaatishwar” and Shende’s song “Khura khura” from the Marathi movie “Tuhya Dharma Koncha” have been lauded by the jury.
In the best music direction category, Kabir Suman has won for the songs in “Jaatishwar”, and Shantanu Moitra’s work in Telugu film “Na Bangaaru Talli” has been adjudged the best as far as the background score is concerned.
Journalist-turned-author Nandagopal’s Telugu book “Cinema Ga Cinema” has been named for the best writing on cinema in the 61st National Film Awards announced here Wednesday.
Published by Praga India, the book encapsulates various aspects of filmmaking from its beginning in the early 20th century to the present and future.
(IANS)
Filmmaker Ram is extremely delighted that his Tamil film “Thanga Meengal” bagged three awards at the 61st National awards Wednesday.
“Thanga Meengal” is a heartwarming story about the relationship between a father and his daughter, with special focus on primary school education. It was adjudged the best Tamil film, besides winning best lyrics for Na. Muthu Kumar for the song “Ananda Yaazhai”.
“I’m overwhelmed that my film bagged three awards. I would like to thank my producer for believing in me and my story,” Ram told IANS.
Rajkummar Rao’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing ever since it was announced Wednesday evening that he has been named for the National Film Award for the best actor for “Shahid”. He says “it’s the most important day” of his life.
“It feels great! It is the most important day of my life. I was not expecting this at all, but when I got to know about it, my heartbeat slowed down,” Rajkummar told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
His voice exuded a tone of contentment – and why not.
Suraj Venjaramoodu Wednesday said that he dedicates his National Award to the Malayalam language and Malayalam cinema.
Suraj has been named the best actor for his performance in “Perariyathavar”, directed by Biju, at the 61st National Film Award announced in the national capital.
“I did it in my style and I dedicate the award to Malayalam language and Malayalam cinema,” he said while interacting with media after the announcement. The 37-year-old shares the award with Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao.
The B-Town fraternity took to Twitter to congratulate the teams of “Shahid”, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” and “Jolly LLB”, which were named in various categories at the 61st National Film Awards Wednesday.
Here’s what the stars tweeted:
Mahesh Bhatt: Hansal Mehta (best director) and Rajkummar Rao (best actor) get the National Award for ‘Shahid’. Mubarak!
Arshad Warsi: So very happy for Saurabh Shukla. Super actor, totally deserves the National Award for best supporting actor. ‘Jolly LLB’ has won the National Award for best (Hindi) film. I am so happy.
Actors Rajkummar Rao and Suraj Venjaramoodu will share the 61st National Film Award for best actor for their respective performances in Hindi film “Shahid” and Malayalam film “Perariyathavar”. Actress Geetanjali Thapa has won best actress for Hindi film “Liar’s Dice”.
As per the jury, Rajkummar’s portrayal of the intriguing journey of a Muslim young man who is persecuted, and who rebels and ultimately comes back to fight the injustice as a committed law abiding lawyer, brings to life the soul of Shahid Azmi.
Girish Malik’s directorial debut “Jal” has been named the best film in the special effects category at the 61st National Film Awards announcement here Wednesday. The director says it’s “a great moment”.
“It’s a moment of pride! Finally, our film is being recognised. National Award is one of the prestigious awards and it’s like an icing on the cake,” Malik told IANS.
“pecial effects added value to the film. Besides, we worked on a very tight budget and it was a huge challenge. We had to make it look realistic, so it’s great that we are being rewarded for our work,”he said.
Hansal Mehta, who was named the best director for “Shahid” in the 61st National Film Awards announced here Wednesday, says it is an acknowledgment of the hard work and honesty that he has put in to make the biopic.
Rajkummar Rao, who plays the title role in the film, has been named in the best actor category along with Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramoodu, who won it for “Perariyathavar”.
Tamil family drama “Thanga Meengal”, Telugu drama “Na Bangaru Thalli”, Kannada film “Prakruthi” and Malayalam drama “24 North Kaatham” were among the southern movies that pocketed 17 awards at the 61st National Awards here Wednesday.
The other southern films include “Dharmam” (Tamil), “Kanyaka” (Malayalam), “December 1” (Kannada), “Vallinam” (Tamil), “Thalaimuraigal” (Tamil), “Perariyathavara (Malayalam) and “Swapaanam” (Malayalam).
Well-known actor-writer Saurabh Shukla, who played a judge in the light-hearted legal drama “Jolly LLB”, says the National Award for his role in the film came as a surprise to him.
The 61st National Film Awards were announced here Wednesday and the actor has been named the best supporting actor for his role in “Jolly LLB”, which has also been adjudged the best Hindi movie.
“It came as a surprise to me … I was not expecting this. This award has made my day,” Saurabh told IANS.
Anand Gandhi’s “Ship Of Theseus” has been adjudged as the best feature film for the 61st National Film Awards, while Hansal Mehta has been named for best direction for the movie “Shahid”. The winners were announced here Wednesday.
“Ship Of Theseus” is t he story about an unusual photographer, an erudite Jain monk and a young stock broker told through different segments which finally unite them through a strange circumstance.
According to the jury, the film “depicts issues of intuitive brilliance, metaphysical belief and intricate morality in a world full of contradictions”.
Several celebrities including Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor and Harbhajan Singh will be seen stepping into the shoes of the common man for a day, taking up their jobs and earning daily wages as part of an upcoming TV show ‘Mission Sapne’.
The brings together several celebs from various walks of life and encourages them to leverage their fame for the benefit of the common man.
Actress Sonam Kapoor has denied that she has a problem with newcomer Shraddha Kapoor after she allegedly ignored the ‘Aashiqui 2’ star at a fashion event.
Sonam, 28, walked past Shraddha at the red carpet of the Grazia Young Fashion Awards. But the actress took to Twitter to clarify why she did not stop to greet Shraddha.
“Oh… I have no issue with Shraddha Kapoor… I was late and had to run in! #youknowwhatimean,” Sonam posted on Twitter.
Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone had reportedly brought a smile to the faces of the guests attending the Indian Premier League (IPL) gala dinner on Tuesday, including Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, by busting some moves and laying on their collective charm. The sit-down dinner was a glamorous prelude to the cricket beginning on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the seventh season of the IPL will begin on April 16.
Sussanne Roshan has teamed with Pearl Academy to launch its new campus in Mumbai.
On the occasion, the 35-year-old designer who separated from her actor husband Hrithik Roshan, said that the association is to ignite, motivate and to innovate young kids to think differently, and expose them to 360 degree of an education.
Sussanne is the interior designer and founder of ‘The Charcoal Project’, which will award scholarships to deserving students looking for an opportunity in creative careers. (ANI)
Actress Hema Malini, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Mathura Lok Sabha constituency, says her years of toil in the film industry have helped her survive as a politician.
“All my years in movies – all the hard work, tough outdoor schedules, long hours – have all helped me in my new avatar as politician! Off to Baldeo kshetra (area) today with all your good wishes and blessings,” the 65-year-old posted on her Twitter page Wednesday.
The star of films like “Seeta Aur Geeta” and “Sholay” said she received a warm welcome in Baldeo.
Actress Meenakshi Dixit was aware of the fact that upcoming Tamil period-comedy “Thenaliraman” doesn’t feature a regular hero, yet she agreed to work in the film because she didn’t want to miss an opportunity to work with legendary comedian Vadivelu.
Vadivelu, who was banned from acting for political reasons, is making a comeback with “Thenaliraman”.