Stardust 2016: Amitabh Bachchan Wins Best Actor, Anushka Sharma Bags Best Actress Award

December 21, 2016

Mumbai, Dec 21: Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won big at the star-studded Stardust Awards.

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Held here on Monday night, the awards ceremony was attended by celebrities like Kajol, Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Richa Chadha, Diljit Dosanjh, Manisha Koirala, Sridevi and Anil Kapoor.

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who won the Living Legend award at the ceremony, presented the Viewers' Choice Best Actor Male award to Amitabh, who had films like Wazir, Te3n and Pink this year.

Aishwarya handed over the Editor's Choice Best Actor Of The Year Male trophy to Shah Rukh for his act in "Fan".

"Sometimes one's best does not always answer...So, a very heartfelt thanks to Colors Sansui Stardust Awards for 'Fan' and Gaurav (one of his characters in the film). Want to work harder now," SRK tweeted on Tuesday.

Big B presented the Editor's Choice Iconic Role of the Year award to his daughter-in-law Aishwarya.

Filmmaker Omung Kumar congratulated Aishwarya, who acted in his film Sarbjit.

"You deserved it," he tweeted.

Star couple Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar gave away the Lifetime Achievement Award to the evergreen actress Rekha.

The audience got to see some Kapoor family love when actor Ranbir Kapoor and his star mother Neetu presented the Best Actor in a Supporting Role to actor Rishi Kapoor for his performance in "Kapoor & Sons".

Priyanka Chopra, who returned to Mumbai from US on Sunday, was given the Global Icon award by actress Sridevi, who was glittering in a golden suit.

Priyanka's cousin and actress Parineeti Chopra even paid a tribute to her on the stage.

"Never been so nervous in my life. Giving a tribute to my sister and the best stage performer. Can't even try and match up to her," Parineeti had tweeted a few days ago.

Parineeti wore the same sari that Priyanka sported in the film Dostana and danced to the film's hit number "Desi girl".

Other performers included Jacqueline Fernandez, Diljit and Himesh Reshammiya.

The Best Filmmaker Of The Year award went to Ram Madhvani for Neerja, a biopic on air hostess Neerja Bhanot who lost her life while saving passengers from terrorists on board hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in September 1986.

Sonam Kapoor, who played Bhanot in the film, received the Editor's Choice Best Actress award. Her co-star Shabana, who played her mother in the biopic, bagged the Best Supporting Actor (Female) trophy. Best Actor In A Negative Role award went to Jim Sarbh for Neerja.

The Best Actress Female award was given to Anushka for Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil". The movie also won the Best Music Album.

Karan tweeted: "Thank you Colors, Stardust Awards and this one's for the entire team of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'".

His friend and actress Kajol received a Special award on behalf of her husband and filmmaker Ajay Devgn for helming Shivaay.

Among other awards, Best Debut (Male) went to Anil's son Harshvardhan Kapoor, who made his acting debut in "Mirzya". His co-star Saiyami Kher shared the Best Debut Female award with Disha Patani, who featured in "M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story".

Best Superstar Of Next Gen went to actor Varun Dhawan.

In the music category, the Best Music Director award went to Pritam for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", Best Lyricist to Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa mereya" from the same film, Best Playback Singer (Male) to Arijit Singh for the same song, and Best Playback Singer (Female) to Neha Bhasin for "Jag ghoomeya" ("Sultan").

"Sultan", starring Salman and Anushka, also won the Viewers' Choice Best Film and Best Costume Design awards.

Best Choreography was given to Bosco-Caesar for Kaala chashma from "Baar Baar Dekho". Best Screenplay award was handed over to Abhishek Chaubey and Sudip Sharma for "Udta Punjab", a crime-drama film which locked horns with the Central Board of Film Certification over its release.

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July 16,2020

Washington, Jul 16: Actor Chris Evans, better known as 'Captain America', made a six-year-old boy's day by sending him a personalised video message lauding his heroic act of saving his younger sister from a dog attack.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the aunt of the young boy (Bridger Walker from Cheyenne) posted on Instagram the story of how the boy saved his sister on July 9 and was horribly injured in the process.

She shared the story on the photo-sharing platform on Sunday and also posted few photos featuring the brother-sister duo as well as pictures of the injuries on Walker's face.

"After receiving 90 stitches (give or take) from a skilled plastic surgeon, he's finally resting at home," wrote the aunt (Nikki Walker).
"We love our brave boy and want all the other superheroes to know about this latest hero who joined their ranks," she added.

Moved by the young boy's story, Evans made a direct video message appreciating the boy for what he did, and how he is no less than a superhero.

He also promised to send the young kid an authentic 'Captain America' shield as a reward for his selfless, heroic act.

Evans' video message to the young boy was shared by the aunt on her Instagram profile.
In the video, Evans is saying, "Pal, you're a hero, what you did was so brave, so selfless -- your sister is so lucky to have you as a big brother.

Your parents must be so proud of you," Evans said in a video message that the family shared Wednesday. "Keep being the man you are, we need people like you. Hang in there, I know recovery might be tough, but based on what I've seen, I don't think there's much that can slow you down."

Towards the end, the 39-year-old actor told the boy he was sending the 'Captain America' shield to him, as the world needs more bravehearts like the little boy.

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June 16,2020

Mumbai, Jun 16: The International Space University (ISU) in France has paid homage to Sushant Singh Rajput in a statement, saying the news of the actor's death was "deeply saddening".

Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on Sunday.

According to an official, Mumbai Police found out during the probe that the 34-year-old actor was under medication for depression.

The official Twitter handle of ISU on Monday tweeted how Rajput was supposed to visit the campus last year but was unable to due to scheduling conflict.

"We are deeply saddened by the dramatic news on the death of well known Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Mr Singh Rajput was a believer and strong supporter of STEM education and was following ISU on social media.

"He had even accepted an invitation to visit ISU's Central Campus in the summer of 2019 but other agenda priorities prevented him from travelling to Strasbourg," the statement by the university read.

ISU paid condolences to Rajput's family and friends, saying the actor's memory will "remain among his thousands of followers across India and all over the world".

Rajput had enrolled at Delhi Technical University (DTU) in 2003, which was then known as Delhi College of Engineering, but left the course to pursue his showbiz dreams.

Even after leaving the four-year degree course, he remained fascinated with science and had a deep interest in astronomy.

As part of his research for the film "Chanda Mama Door Ke", he also visited the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2017.

Rajput had stayed in NASA to train for his role as an astronaut for the film, which was eventually shelved.

The actor also owned Meade 14" LX600 telescope.

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May 26,2020

New Delhi, May 26: As the country celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in the testing times of coronavirus this year, megastar Shah Rukh Khan's greetings reflected of blessings from the almighty to help the countrymen sail through the tough times.

The 54-year-old actor took to Twitter to extend Eid greetings to his fans.

"May the blessings of Allah see us through these times," he wrote in the tweet.

"In the end, it's Faith that keeps us going... Eid Mubarak to all. May He shower all with love, peace and prosperity always," Khan's tweet further read.

Eid-ul-Fitr marks the conclusion of the holy month of Ramzan, which is a month of fasting and prayer for the Muslim community.

This year, Eid is being celebrated amid a nationwide lockdown imposed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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