'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' sweeps Filmfare Awards 2013

January 25, 2014

Filmfare_Awards_2013Mumbai, Jan 25: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's sports biopic 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' scored six wins at the 59th Filmfare Awards including best film, best director and best actor for Farhan Akhtar.

The film based on the life of athlete Milkha Singh, won an award for lyricist Prasoon Joshi for penning hit inspirational number 'Zinda' and Dolly Ahluwalia for best costume. 'BMB' also won an award in the best production design category.

'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', which led the nominations list with nine nods, did not win in a single category.

Its lead actress Deepika Padukone, who had a stupendous film year in 2013 with four back-to-back hits, was given the best actress award for her portrayal of a vivacious Gujarati damsel in Sanjay Leela Bhasali's 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'.

Supriya Pathak Kapur, who played Deepika's headstrong mother in the film, won the best supporting actress award.

'The Luncbox', which won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, was victorious in three categories- best debut director for Ritesh Batra, best film (critics') and best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

As expected Mohit Suri's love saga 'Aashiqui 2' dominated the music category. Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon and Jeet Ganguly won best music director for the film, while Arijit Singh bagged the trophy for best male playback singer for 'Tum hi ho'.

The best female playback singer award went to Monali Thakur for her soulful rendition 'Sawar Loo' from 'Lootera'.

Tamil star Dhanush won the best debut actor award for his carefree portrayal of a boy from Banaras in Anand L Rai's 'Raanjhanaa'.

Vaani Kapoor bagged the best debut actress award for 'Shuddh Desi Romance'. Rajkumar Rao was honoured with the best actor (critics') for his role in 'Shahid' and Shilpa Shukla won in the actress category for 'BA Pass'.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tanuja as outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema.

The best dialouge honour went to Subhash Kapoor for 'Jolly LLB'. The director also won the best story award.

Pubali Chaudhari, Supratik Sen, Abhishek Kapoor and Chetan Bhagat won the best screenplay award for 'Kai Po Che' Hitesh Sonik won the ebst sound design honour for the film as well.

Best cinematography award went to Kamaljeet Negi for 'Madras Cafe'. Bishwadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samal - won the best sound design award for the film.

Aarif Sheikh won the best editing award for 'D-Day', while Thomas Struthers and Guru Bachchan won the best action award for the Nikhil Advani-directed film.

Best VFX honour went to 'Dhoom 3'. The event held at the at YRF Studios, was anchored by Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor.

The evening also saw performances by Priyanka, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.

The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 will be telecast on Sony on January 26.

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April 2,2020

New Delhi, Apr 2: Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber on Thursday announced that he is postponing all of his scheduled 2020 concerts for his 'Changes Tour' due to the global outbreak of coronavirus.

The singer took to Instagram and posted a statement on the platform to make an announcement in the regard.

"In light of the current public health crisis. And with the deepest concern for all those being affected. Justin Bieber will be postponing all currently scheduled 2020 dates for the changes tour," read a statement.

"While Justin -along with his band. Dancers and crew - has been hard at work preparing an amazing show. He has always put the health and well-being of his fans first and foremost," the statement further read.

The statement also said that the 'Cold Water' singer, "is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to get back out on the road and perform in a space that is safe for everyone."
Bieber asked all his fans to hold on to their tickets as the dates of the tour will soon be rescheduled.

According to the World Health Organisation, COVID-19 has affected over 8,27,419 people globally and has spread to almost 206 countries.

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January 16,2020

Washington D.C., Jan 16: Barbara Broccoli, who has since long been the producer of the James Bond franchise, recently clarified in an interview that the 007 character won't be played by a woman in the forthcoming rendition.

Broccoli, accompanied by her half brother and fellow producer Michael G. Wilson, told Variety: "He can be of any color, but he is male."

She went on to say: "I believe we should be creating new characters for women -- strong female characters. I'm not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that."

According to Fox News, the current Bond hero, Daniel Craig, announced last November that he would cease to play the legendary character once he is done with the upcoming 'No Time To Die' movie that is scheduled for release in coming April.

Commenting on Daniel parting ways with the franchise, Broccoli said: "I'm in total denial. I've accepted what Daniel has said, but I'm still in denial. It's too traumatic for me."

Fox News reported last July that the British Actress Lashana Lynch could possibly star in the 2020 Bond flick, but such speculations were dispelled once the trailer for the movie was brought out last December.

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June 15,2020

Mumbai, Jun 15: Maharashtra police's cyber department has asked people to refrain from circulating online pictures of the body of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging in his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area.

Terming it as a "disturbing trend", it warned that circulation of such pictures could attract legal action.

Rajput, 34, was found hanging in his apartment on Sunday, sending shockwaves rippling through the Hindi film industry and elsewhere.

Later, some people circulated pictures of the actor's body on social media platforms, following which the state police's cyber department said it was in "bad taste".

A disturbing trend has been observed on Social Media platforms by Maharashtra Cyber that pictures of deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput are being circulated, which are disturbing and in bad taste," it tweeted late Sunday night.

"It is emphasised that circulation of such pictures is against legal guidelines and court directions, and are liable to invite legal action," it added.

Urging netizens to refrain from posting such photos, the cyber department said the pictures already circulated should be deleted henceforth.

"In the digital age, every piece of information we read or watch needs to be cross-checked, verified and we all have to be careful before believing or forwarding them," it said.

After the actor's death, police said no note was found at the spot.

Police sources also said they did not find any foul play in their initial investigation.

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