'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' wins eight awards at Star Guild

January 18, 2014

Bhaag_Milkha_BhaagMumbai, Jan 18: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar starrer 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' has as many as maximum awards at the Star Guild Awards.

The biopic -- 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' on legendary athlete Milkha Singh, who was also known as the Flying Sikh, won eight awards, at the ninth edition of the Renault Star Guild awards held here last evening.

Farhan Akthar bagged the award for best actor in a leading role category, the best director award went to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The award in the best film category was given to Viacom 18 Motions Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

"The biggest thank you goes to Milkha Singh and his family for all the support and passion that he put in me. When I met him for the first time, he told me about the sacrifices he went through in his life and Prasoon Joshi has captured it very well in the title track," Farhan said.

The film also won best screenplay and best story (Prasoon Joshi), best cinematography (Binod Pradhan), best sound design (Nakul Kamte), and best actress in a supporting role (Divya Dutta) award.

Deepika Padukone continued her winning spree as she won the best actress award for 'Chennai Express'.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela' got four awards, including Supriya Pathak (best performance in a negative role), Bhoomi Trivedi (best playback singer, female), Anju Modi and Maxima Basu (best costume design award) and Rashid Khan (best art direction award).

The ninth edition of the Renault Star Guild awards brought the biggest stars of the Indian Film and Television industry last evening at Mumbai's NSCI Ground, Worli.

The eventful night saw Salman Khan take centr stage for the second year running as the host for the evening.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan won Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year. And the lifetime achievement honour was given to screenwriter Salim Khan and actress Tanuja Mukherjee.

Pritam got award for best music for 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. Remo D'Souza won best choreography award for the song 'Badtameez Dil' & 'Balam Pichkari' from the same film. The film also won an award in the best dialogue category.

'The Lunchbox' won three awards including best actor in a supporting role went to Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the star verdict award was given to Irfaan Khan and The Yash Chopra award for the most promising debut director went to Ritesh Batra.

Sushant Singh Rajput walked away with the award for most promising debut (Male) for the 'Kai Po Che', Vaani Kapoor took home the award for most promising debut (Female) for 'Shuddh Desi Romance'. 'Dhoom 3' and 'Krrish 3' got Best Special Effects awards.

Actors Varun Sharma of 'Fukrey' fame and Arshad Warsi (Jolly LLB) shared the award for best performance in a comic role.

To commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of late filmmaker Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, the Film & Television Producers Guild introduced the K A Abbas Honour for Cinema with Social Sensitivity.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan gave away the award naming the film 'Shahid' as its first ever recipient.

The Film & Television Producers Guild of India introduced the Guild Hall of Fame announcing 2013's nine major film titles from the year gone by to be included into this exclusive club.

The announcement made by Ramesh Sippy and host Salman Khan saw 'Race 2', 'Aashiqui 2', 'Krrish 3', 'Chennai Express', 'Dhoom 3', 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', 'Grand Masti', 'Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela' and 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' being inducted into the Guild Hall of Fame.

The evening was coupled with enthralling performances by the superstars, including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prabhu Deva who was joined by young starlet, Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.

On TV front, the best reality TV Show award went to Endemol India for 'Bigg Boss 7', best mythological series was Mahabharat (Star Plus). Rajat Tokas got best actor award for the show 'Jodha Akbar', while Drashti Dhammi and Ankita Lokhande shared best actress award for 'Madhubala' and 'Pavitra Rishta' respectively.

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July 8,2020

Washington D.C, Jul 8: Adding another feather to her cap, actor Priyanka Chopra on Wednesday announced that she has been chosen as the ambassador of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020.

Priyanka has joined the list of 50 celebrated filmmakers and actors who are invited as the ambassadors of the TIFF.

The 37-year-old star put out a post on Instagram and shared a montage featuring snippets of her empowering addresses at the TIFF. Along with the video, Priyanka noted that the TIFF has been a second home for her.

She wrote, "Throughout my career TIFF has been a second home for me, with many of my films, as both an actor and producer, making their world debut at the festival."

Talking about the film festival that focuses on special stories and storytellers, the 'Dostana' star added, "TIFF has always been at the forefront of supporting and championing global content that showcases diversity and inclusion, a charge led by my friend @cameronpbailey and his talented team, who work with passion to shine a spotlight on these special stories and storytellers."

"Even more than that, one of the most exceptional parts of the festival are the fans of cinema who congregate to celebrate the magic of the movies, and who have always embraced me with so much warmth and love," Priyanka added.

She shared that she feels proud to serve as the ambassador to the festival and noted," I am very proud to serve as an ambassador this year, and I look forward to continuing a relationship that I value tremendously."

The esteemed film festival will be opting for digital screenings and virtual red carpets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival is scheduled to kick off from September 10 to September 19, 2020. 

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May 1,2020

May 1: Rubbishing reports of hospitalisation, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah on Thursday said he was "fine" and at home observing the nationwide lockdown.

Shah, 69, in a Facebook post, thanked people for their concern and reassured them about his health.

"I thank all those enquiring after my health and reassure them I am fine," he said.

"I'm at home and observing the lockdown. Please don't believe any rumours," he added.

"A Wednesday" actor's younger son Vivaan Shah also dismissed rumours about his father's health.

"He's alright. These are just rumours," Vivaan said.

Reports about Shah's health started surfacing on social media as the industry was coming to terms with the deaths of Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor.

Rishi Kapoor, aged 67, died on Thursday in a hospital here after a two year-long battle with lukaemia, while Irrfan, 54, passed away on Wednesday due to neuroendocrine tumour, a rare form of cancer.

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: Actor Anushka Sharma on Tuesday exhorted people to maintain hygiene and advised to stop open defecation in a bid to avoid coronavirus spread.

As the country is grappling with the coronavirus crisis, the 'PK' actor has joined the initiative with the Swachh Bharat Mission, which aims to tell the people that the contagion can be curbed through strict sanitation process.

"When women all over the country had decided that they would educate everyone on the lesson of close the door, shun the disease, no one had thought that their initiative would turn into such a huge wave!," the actor was seen saying in a video posted in the official Twitter handle of Swachh Bharat I #IndiaFightsCorona.

"Today, in the time of coronavirus pandemic, we all have to again remember and remind others about the lesson of cleanliness," she added.

"If we take care of cleanliness around us, by not defecating in the open, we will keep ourselves healthy and India clean. We will become strong to fight against any kind of disease," the 32-year-old star said.

The 'Sultan' actor noted that by stopping defecating in open and closing the toilet door at all times can be a solid measure to drive the disease out of the country.

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