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International Indian Film Academy Awards
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Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year with the most recent one being held in Madrid, Spain. The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards, the awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, the first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the success of Bollywood. Since 2000, the event has expanded from an event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events. These awards honour films from the calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan is the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA since its inception, in its 10th year, five special awards were introduced, Star of the Decade, Movie of the Decade, Music of the Decade, and Director of the Decade. The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000. R. Rahman =10 Most singing awards Shreya Ghoshal =7 Sonu Nigam =4 South Indian International Movie Awards Bollywood Cinema of India IIFA. com Official website IIFA2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay
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Shimla
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Shimla, also known as Simla, is the capital and largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is also a district which is bounded by Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, the state of Uttarakhand in the south-east, in 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India, succeeding Murree, northeast of Rawalpindi. After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was named the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It is the commercial, cultural and educational centre of the hilly regions of the state. As of 2011, the city had 171,817 permanent residents, small hamlets were recorded prior to 1815 when the English forces took control of the area. The climatic conditions attracted the British to establish the city in the forests of Himalayas. As the summer capital, Shimla hosted many important political meetings including the Simla Accord of 1914, after independence, the state of Himachal Pradesh came into being in 1948 as a result of integration of 28 princely states. Even after independence, the city remained an important political centre, after the reorganisation, the Mahasu district and its major portion were merged with Shimla. Its name is derived from the goddess Shyamala Devi, an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Kali, Shimla is home to a number of buildings that are styled in the Tudorbethan and neo-Gothic architectures dating from the colonial era, as well as multiple temples and churches. The colonial architecture and churches, the temples and the beauty of the city attract a large number of tourists. The major attractions include the Viceroy Lodge, the Christ Church, the Jakhoo Temple, the Mall Road and the Ridge, the Kalka–Shimla Railway line built by the British, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also a major tourist attraction. Owing to its terrain, Shimla hosts the mountain biking race MTB Himalaya. Shimla also has the largest natural ice skating rink in South Asia, apart from being a tourism centre, the city is also an educational hub with a number of colleges and research institutions. The vast majority of the occupied by the present-day Shimla city was dense forest during the 18th century. The only civilisation consisted of the Jakhoo temple and a few scattered houses, the area was called Shimla, named after a Hindu goddess, Shyamala Devi, an incarnation of Kali. The area of present-day Shimla was invaded and captured by Bhimsen Thapa of Nepal in 1806, the British East India Company took control of the territory as per the Sugauli Treaty after the Anglo-Nepalese War. The Gurkha leaders were quelled by storming the fort of Malaun under the command of David Ochterlony in May 1815. In a diary entry dated 30 August 1817, the Gerard brothers, in 1819, Lieutenant Ross, the Assistant Political Agent in the Hill States, set up a wood cottage in Shimla
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Punjab, India
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Punjab is a state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory, after the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided on the basis of language in 1966 and it was divided into 3 parts. Haryanvi speaking areas were carved out as Haryana, Hilly regions, Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India with Sikhs being 57. 69% of the population. Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab, Punjab has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in Steel Town—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district. The word Punjab is a compound of the Persian words panj, thus Panjāb roughly means the land of five rivers. The five rivers are the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, traditionally, in English, there used to be a definite article before the name, i. e. The name is sometimes spelled as Panjab. During the period when the epic Mahabharata was written, around 800–400 BCE, Punjab was known as Trigarta, the Indus Valley Civilization spanned much of the Punjab region with cities such as Rupar. The Vedic Civilization spread along the length of the Sarasvati River to cover most of northern India including Punjab and this civilisation shaped subsequent cultures in the Indian subcontinent. The Punjab region was conquered by many ancient empires including the Gandhara, Nandas, Mauryas, Shungas, Kushans, Guptas, Palas, Gurjara-Pratiharas, the furthest eastern extent of Alexander the Greats exploration was along the Indus River. Agriculture flourished and trading cities such as Jalandhar, Sangrur and Ludhiana grew in wealth, due to its location, the Punjab region came under constant attack and influence from both west and east. Punjab faced invasions by the Achaemenids, Greeks, Scythians, Turks and this resulted in the Punjab witnessing centuries of bitter bloodshed. Its culture combines Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Sikh and British influences, the regions of Azad Kashmir and Jammu have also been historically associated with the Punjab. The Punjab is the Sapta Sindhu region mentioned in the Rig Veda, among the classic books that were wholly or partly composed in this region are the following. The Brahmins of this region are called Saraswata after the legendary Saraswati river region, Hinduism has been prevalent in Punjab since historical times before the arrival of Islam and birth of Sikhism in Punjab. Some of the influential Sikh figures such as Guru Nanak, Banda Singh Bahadur, Bhai Mati Das, many of Punjabs Hindus converted to Sikhism. Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas, many modern day cities in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab are still named from that period like Lahore, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and so on
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India
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and it is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, in the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Indias Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a border with Thailand. The Indian subcontinent was home to the urban Indus Valley Civilisation of the 3rd millennium BCE, in the following millennium, the oldest scriptures associated with Hinduism began to be composed. Social stratification, based on caste, emerged in the first millennium BCE, early political consolidations took place under the Maurya and Gupta empires, the later peninsular Middle Kingdoms influenced cultures as far as southeast Asia. In the medieval era, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived, much of the north fell to the Delhi sultanate, the south was united under the Vijayanagara Empire. The economy expanded in the 17th century in the Mughal empire, in the mid-18th century, the subcontinent came under British East India Company rule, and in the mid-19th under British crown rule. A nationalist movement emerged in the late 19th century, which later, under Mahatma Gandhi, was noted for nonviolent resistance, in 2015, the Indian economy was the worlds seventh largest by nominal GDP and third largest by purchasing power parity. Following market-based economic reforms in 1991, India became one of the major economies and is considered a newly industrialised country. However, it continues to face the challenges of poverty, corruption, malnutrition, a nuclear weapons state and regional power, it has the third largest standing army in the world and ranks sixth in military expenditure among nations. India is a constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system. It is a pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic society and is home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats. The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word Hindu, the latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the historical local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi, which translates as The people of the Indus, the geographical term Bharat, which is recognised by the Constitution of India as an official name for the country, is used by many Indian languages in its variations. Scholars believe it to be named after the Vedic tribe of Bharatas in the second millennium B. C. E and it is also traditionally associated with the rule of the legendary emperor Bharata. Gaṇarājya is the Sanskrit/Hindi term for republic dating back to the ancient times, hindustan is a Persian name for India dating back to the 3rd century B. C. E. It was introduced into India by the Mughals and widely used since then and its meaning varied, referring to a region that encompassed northern India and Pakistan or India in its entirety
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Chairman
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The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chair presides over meetings of the group and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. When the group is not in session, the officers duties include acting as its head, its representative to the outside world. In some organizations, this position is called president, in others, where a board appoints a president. Other terms sometimes used for the office and its holder include chair, chairperson, chairwoman, presiding officer, president, moderator, facilitator, the chairman of a parliamentary chamber is often called the speaker. The term chair is used in lieu of chairman, in response to criticisms that using chairman is sexist. In his 1992 State of the Union address, then-U. S, president George H. W. Bush used chairman for men and chair for women. A1994 Canadian study found the Toronto Star newspaper referring to most presiding men as chairman, the Chronicle of Higher Education uses chairman for men and chairperson for women. An analysis of the British National Corpus found chairman used 1,142 times, chairperson 130 times, the National Association of Parliamentarians does not approve using chairperson. In World Schools Style debating, male chairs are called Mr. Chairman, the FranklinCovey Style Guide for Business and Technical Communication, as well as the American Psychological Association style guide, advocate using chair or chairperson, rather than chairman. The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style suggests that the forms are gaining ground. It advocates using chair to refer both to men and to women, the word chair can refer to the place from which the holder of the office presides, whether on a chair, at a lectern, or elsewhere. During meetings, the person presiding is said to be in the chair and is referred to as the chair. Major dictionaries state that the word derives from chair and man, some authorities, however, including Riddicks Rules of Procedure, suggest that the second part of chairman derives from the Latin manus, and thus claim gender-neutrality for the word. Vladimir Lenin, for example, officially functioned as the head of Soviet Russia not as tsar or as president, note in particular the popular standard method for referring to Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao. In the absence of the chairman and vice chairman, groups sometimes elect a chairman pro tempore to fill the role for a single meeting. In some organizations that have titles, deputy chairman ranks higher than vice chairman, as there are often multiple vice chairs
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Film and Television Institute of India
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The Film and Television Institute of India is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, since its inception in 1960, FTII has become Indias premier film and television institute, with its alumni becoming technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry. FTII is a member of the International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television, the institute was established in 1960 and started its courses in 1961. The Television Training wing, which was functioning in New Delhi. Thereafter, the institute became fully aided by the Ministry of Information, in July 2011, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that a bill in Parliament to develop the FTII into a Centre of Excellence would be introduced. This would enable the institute to enjoy the status and privileges of a university. The Society is headed by a President, who functions as the Chairman of the Governing Council, the Academic Council. The Governing Council is constituted by election from among the members of the Society, the Governing Council is the apex body of the FTII and is responsible for making all major policy decisions of the Institute. A Director serves as the institutes Executive Head and implements its policies and programmes, Prashant Pathrabe, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Information Service, has been given temporary charge as Director following end of the term of DJ Narain. Gajendra Chauhan, the chairman of the governing council, is yet to join. The protests have been continuing for over 95 days but the logjam over appointment still remains, G. George K. Hariharan Ketan Mehta Kranti Kanade Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kumar Shahani Kundan Shah Mani Kaul Mithun Chakraborty Mukesh Khanna Murali G Naseeruddin Shah Navin Nischol Nishan K. P. On 18 August 2015, police — in a night-time crackdown — arrested striking students who confined FTII director Prashant Pathrabe, the director claimed that students harassed and mentally tortured him. The students were released on bail, a video showing students surrounding the director and shouting was released by the management. In response the students released a video of cops manhandling students. The striking students vehemently condemned the act by the Pune police to come, official website an Informal Space for FTIIans
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Gajendra Chauhan
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Gajendra Singh Chauhan, known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is an Indian television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series, Mahabharat. In 2015, he was appointed as the chairman of the Film, Chauhan was born in Delhi, on 14 October 1956. He did a diploma in radiography from All India Institute of Medical Sciences before he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting, there he studied acting in the school run by Roshan Taneja, who had previously taught at FTII. Chauhans acting career spans 34 years, and by his own count, he has worked in 600 television series and almost 150 movies during that period. His first break as an actor was in television series Paying Guest in 1983, the first acting part in a film that he did was in Main Chup Nahi Rahoongi in 1986. Chauhan was initially offered to play the role of Lord Krishna in the television series, however filming for the first series was delayed, and Chauhan moved south to take on new work. Upon his return, Chauhan had put on weight and was considered unsuitable for the role of Krishna and he was later offered the role of Yudhishthira, which went on to being the role he has become better known by. Chauhan has also involved in the administration of Cinema and Television Artists Association for 20 years. In 2004 Chauhan entered politics, and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on 9 June 2015, Chauhan was appointed as the Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India. His appointment proved to be controversial amid allegations by students that it was a blatant attempt to saffronize the institute, a section of left-wing students association, including All India Students Association continue to agitate. Chauhan requested the students to him a year to prove himself. Gajendra Chauhan at the Internet Movie Database
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Kirron Kher
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Kirron Anupam Kher is an Indian theatre, film and television actress, a TV talk show host and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. In May 2014, she was elected to the Lok Sabha, Kirron Kher was born on 14 June 1955 in a Jat Sikh family and grew up in Chandigarh. She was named Kiran by her parents and her name was Kiran Thakar Singh. During the period of her first marriage to Gautam Berry, she was known as Kiran Berry, when she married Anupam Kher, she resumed her maiden name and also added her latest husbands surname, being known as Kiran Thakar Singh Kher. Kirron has one brother and two sisters and her brother, the artist Amardeep Singh, died in 2003. One of her sisters is the Arjuna award-winning badminton player, Kanwal Thakar Kaur and her other sister, Sharanjit Kaur Sandhu, is the wife of a retired senior officer of the Indian Navy. Kirron completed her education in Chandigarh, and then graduated from the Department of Indian Theatre of Panjab University. She then married Gautam Berry, a rich Mumbai-based businessman, and had a son, in Mumbai, Kiran tried throughout the 1980s to get a foothold in the film industry, but without success. Anupam was also married to someone else. Moving in the theatre circles, they worked together in a play called Chandpuri Ki Champabai. In 1985, after Anupam had secured a break in films with Saaransh, he divorced his wife, Kirron divorced her husband and they now run a production house together. Kiran Kher made her debut in 1983 in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da. After this, she took a hiatus from films, between 1983 and 1996, she appeared in exactly one film, Pestonjee, wherein she acted in a bit role alongside her second husband Anupam Kher. Her return to acting came in the mid-1990s, through theatre, with the play Saalgirah written by playwright Javed Siddiqui, Kiron Kher Today and Jagte Raho with Kiron Kher, before doing Hindi films. Her comeback film was by Shyam Benegal, Sardari Begum, which won her the Special Jury Award at the 1997 National Film Awards and she then appeared in film director Rituparno Ghoshs Bengali film Bariwali, to critical acclaim. Kirron refuted the charges claiming she spent hours rehearsing for her delivery. In 2002, Kirron appeared in Devdas, alongside Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai and it shows how her life changes dramatically when her son takes up Islamic extremism in 1979 during the rule of Zia-ul-Haq and his process of Islamization of Pakistan. The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2004 paid tribute to Kirron during its annual festival, in October 2004 Kirron made a guest appearance, along with her husband, in the American TV series ER playing Parminder Nagras mother, Mrs. Rasgotra, in episode Damaged
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Padma Shri
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Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on Indias Republic Day and it has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India. The selection criteria have been criticized in some quarters with the claim that many highly deserving artists have left out in order to favor certain individuals. On its obverse, the words Padma, meaning lotus in Sanskrit, and Shri, the geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold, as of 2017,2913 people have received the award
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Padma Bhushan
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The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for distinguished service of a high order, as of 2017, the award has been bestowed on 1231 individuals, including 19 posthumous and 92 non-citizen recipients. The Padma Awards Committee is constituted every year by the Prime Minister of India, the committee later submits their recommendations to the Prime Minister and the President of India for the further approval. The award recipients are announced on 26 January, the Republic Day of India, when instituted in 1954, twenty-three recipients were honoured with the Padma Bhushan. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous conferrals but this was modified in the January 1955 statute. The Padma Bhushan, along with other personal civil honours, was suspended twice, from July 1977 to January 1980. Some of the recipients have refused or returned their conferments, on 15 January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards, the Padma Vibhushan, the highest of the three, followed by the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. The award, along with other personal civilian honours, was suspended twice in its history. The first time in July 1977 when Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India, for being worthless, the suspension was rescinded on 25 January 1980 after Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister. Both petitioners questioned the civilian awards being titles per an interpretation of Article 18 of the Constitution of India, on 25 August 1992, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice temporarily suspending all civilian awards. A Special Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India was formed comprising five judges, A. M. Ahmadi C. J. Kuldip Singh, B. P. Jeevan Reddy, N. P. Singh, and S. Saghir Ahmad. On 15 December 1995, the Special Division Bench restored the awards and delivered a judgment that the Bharat Ratna, the award is conferred for distinguished service of a high order. without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards, but this was modified in the January 1955 statute. Kizhakemuri became the first recipient to be honoured posthumously in 1999, the recommendations received during 1 May and 15 September of every year are submitted to the Padma Awards Committee, convened by the Prime Minister of India. The Awards Committee later submits its recommendations to the Prime Minister, the conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the Gazette. The original specification of the award was a made of standard silver 1 3⁄8 inches in diameter. A floral wreath was embossed along the edge and a lotus wreath at the top along the upper edge. The State Emblem of India was placed in the centre of the side with the text Desh Seva in Devanagari Script on the lower edge
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Filmfare Awards
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The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India, the awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the Clare Awards or The Clares after Clare Mendonca, a dual voting system was developed in 1956. The ceremony had been sponsored by private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in 1990s, a ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. Presently, a recorded and a version of the awards ceremony is televised on SET a week or two after the ceremony has been held. There is no data statistics recorded in reference to T, the Filmfare Awards have been often referred to as the Hindi film industrys equivalent to The Oscars. Filmfare Marathi Awards are also started few years back which gives awards to Marathi films, the Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954. The Clares was the name of the award ceremony, named after The Times of India critic Clare Mendonca. Readers of Filmfare were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls, trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, held on 21 March 1954 at the Metro Theatre of Mumbai, only five awards were presented, Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for Best Film. Filmfare Awards also introduced the Short Film Category in 2017, with Vidya Balan, the People’s Choice Award For Best Short Film was presented to Khamakha. Short films like Chutney, Matitali Kusti and Taandav won awards as well, however, Peck did attend the banquet that followed the award night at Wellington Club, Mumbai. The winners for the year 1985 were announced in 1986 and the event was scheduled to be held at the Brabourne Stadium in December 1986, unfortunately the Bombay film Industry, as was known then went on strike in 86 because of its many contentious issues with the Maharashtra Government. So the ceremony was pushed to the next year, the winners of 1985 were awarded on 28 January 1987. Due to Security reasons, filmfare was not awarded for 1986 and 1987, due to the many award ceremonies in the Indian Film Industry, it is often questioned which ones are real and based on fair decisions made by the jury. The Filmfare went through a phase of controversy in which they were accused of a biased selection when nominating and presenting awards and it was believed that they were not awarded based on merit. The importance of these awards is that it recognizes an industry in which almost a thousand movies per year are produced making it one of the biggest in cinema
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor
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The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954, as of 2016, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with eight wins each. In January 2017, Rishi Kapoor confessed that he had purchased the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1974 for Rs.40,000, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, with eight wins, have more Best Actor awards than any other actor. Amitabh Bachchan has five wins, Hrithik Roshan has four wins, six other actors have won the award in consecutive years, in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ranbir Kapoor. Three actors were nominated for both awards, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, for the same performance, Raaj Kumar for Kaajal, Ashok Kumar for Aashirwad. On both occasions, Ashok Kumar and Kamal Haasan won the Best Actor award and Raaj Kumar won the Best Supporting Actor award, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor are the actors who won both these Best Actor awards in the same year. Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor, three actors have won the award for their debut performances, Rishi Kapoor for Bobby, Anupam Kher for Saaransh and Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa. Aamir Khan has the highest number of nominations, having been nominated for the Award every year from 1989 till 1997. Followed by Amitabh Bachchan being nominated eight times from 1976 to 1983 having total 15 nominations. Dilip Kumar achieved supremacy in 1950s with four wins and continued domination in 1960s with three wins, Rajesh Khanna took over in the 1970s with three wins. Naseeruddin Shah emerged successful in the 1980s with three wins, Shah Rukh Khan garnered triumph with four wins in the 1990s. Hrithik Roshan had four wins in 2000s which were the highest, Ranbir Kapoor is leading the 2010s with two wins to his credit. Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan hold the record for the highest number of Best Actor nominations in a single year, Amitabh Bachchan has been nominated thrice in 1979 and 1983 and Shah Rukh Khan in 2005. Amitabh Bachchan is the most nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are the only actors to be nominated twice for the same role. Hrithik Roshan achieved this twice, he was nominated for his role as Krishna Mehra in 2007 and 2014. Dhoni, The Untold Story as Mahendra Singh Dhoni Filmfare Awards Filmfare Best Actress Award Bollywood Filmfare Awards South Cinema of India Best Actor list from Filmfare
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Saaransh
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Saaransh is a 1984 Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan. It is about an elderly Maharashtrian couple living in Mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son and this was the screen debut of Anupam Kher. The film had music by Ajit Verman and lyrics by Vasant Dev and it was distributed by Rajshri Productions. It was chosen as Indias official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the movie begins with B. V. Pradhan waking up early in the morning to write a letter to his son, Ajay, who lives in New York. Midway through the letter, Pradhan remembers the tragic reality, Pradhan received a call from a friend of his son, Ajay, that Ajay has been killed in a mugging in New York. Pradhans best friend, Vishwanath, and Pradhans wife, Parvati are both worried that even though its been 3 months, Pradhan has yet to come to terms with the loss of his only son. Pradhan confesses to Vishwanath that after the loss of his son and he tries to commit suicide by diving under a speeding car, albeit unsuccessfully. Due to the death of their son, Pradhan has no source of income, so they rent out a room of their Shivaji Park apartment to a budding Bollywood actress, Sujata is romantically involved with Vilas, the only son of an influential politician Gajanan Chitre. Vilas wishes to marry Sujata, but he not tell his father about Sujata out of cowardice. Meanwhile, Pradhan receives a letter that his sons ashes. When Pradhan goes to the office to collect them, he is disrespected. Pradhan demands that his sons ashes be handed to him immediately and breaks down to tears, upon which the officer consoles Pradhan, the officer apologises for the inconvenience and assures Pradhan that the remaining items will be transferred to Pradhan as soon as possible. Pradhan, an atheist, gives his sons ashes to Parvati, the Pandit tells Pradhan and Parvati that Ajay will soon be reincarnated, in the form of a baby, near them. Disillusioned, Pradhan takes some of Ajays ashes and spreads them near a park bench in the nearby kids park, realising the futility of his painful life, Pradhan tries to commit suicide by ingesting liquid poison. Parvati implores him to change his mind, but Pradhan does not relent, finally, they both decide to end their lives by consuming poison together. Just as Pradhan and Parvati are about to commit suicide, Sujata informs Vilas that shes pregnant, when Vilas still shows indecisiveness in marrying Sujata, she calls him a coward and throws him out. When Pradhan finds out, he offers to take Sujata to meet Gajanan with the hope that he will permit Sujata, however, Pradhan, out of principle, refuses to let a helpless Sujata leave and provides her a safe haven in his house. Parvati, upon hearing that Sujata is with a baby, starts believing that the baby in Sujatas womb is, in fact and she starts caring for Sujata and her beliefs about Ajay being reincarnated get even more firmly entrenched in her mind
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Ram Lakhan
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Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. Sr. Thakur is tricked into signing a will that deprives his son, daughter-in-law, sr. Sharda who witnesses the whole scene vows to avenge the death of her husband, and hopes she will achieve this by visiting the temple everyday - praying for justice. She talks about the day when her sons grow up and ultimately destroy their fathers assailants, the evil duo Bhishamber and Bhanu exploit and enjoy the familys riches. Those sons grow into the police officer Ram and the easily tempted dreamer, smart talker. If the family is to be avenged, Ram will have to lead his brother away from the path of corruption hes strayed onto to make money and protect him from the influence of Bhanu. Ram also has an affair with the Commissioners daughter, Geeta and is teased by his younger brother for not coming out in the open with it. When Lakhan finds out there is a big reward for the capture and arrest of notorious gangster Kesariya Vilayti, he single-handedly captures him. Thinking police work is simple and easy, he applies for the job, completes his training. He also seeks to use this to woo his childhood sweetheart Radha and deal with her stingy, eccentric but easily fooled, satisfied that her sons have chosen the right path, Sharda goes on a religious pilgrimage to pray for their unity. Ram continues to live in a their older family home, while Lakhan has moved into a bungalow, supposedly bought through bribes. While Ram continues to create obstacles for Bhishamber, Lakhan joins Bhishambers gang and is on their pay-roll. However, after Lakhan is tricked by Bhishamber and the ruthless, womanising and dastardly Sir John, Ram has to come to terms and save his little brother, inspector Ram Pratap Singh Anil Kapoor. Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh, Rams younger brother Raakhee, mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh, Ram-Lakhans mother Amrish Puri. Bhishambar Nath, the lead antagonist Madhuri Dixit, Radha Shastri, Lakhans love interest Dimple Kapadia. Geeta Kashyap, Rams love interest Gulshan Grover, Kesariya Vilayati, Bad Man, Bhishambars crime partner Paresh Rawal. Bhanu Nath, Bhishambars younger brother Anupam Kher, Deodhar Shastri, Radhas father Saeed Jaffrey. Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap Raza Murad, Sir John, the drug lord, Bhishambars boss Dalip Tahil. Thakur Pratap Singh, Ram-Lakhans father who is killed by Bhishambar, vivienne, Sir Johns mistress Anand Balraj
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Lamhe
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Lamhe is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and starring Sridevi and Anil Kapoor. The story was written by Honey Irani and it was inspired from the 1986 film Anokha Rishta starring Rajesh Khanna. Lamhe was shot in two schedules in Rajasthan and London, over the years it has been hailed as a classic and is regarded as a modern masterpiece and possibly Yash Chopras finest film. Sridevi received acclaim for her role, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Although a commercial failure in India, it became a success in the UK, Lamhe went on to win several awards and features in Outlook magazines list of Bollywoods Best Films. It has been cited as Yash Chopras personal favourite of the movies he has done and this was one of the last films that Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza scripted, He died a couple of months after its release. On the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema in 2013, virendra Viren Pratap Singh travels to Rajasthan with his governess, affectionately called Dai Jaa. He meets the beautiful Pallavi and falls in love with her, however, she is older than he is, though this does not bother Viren. During a property dispute and a case, Pallavis father dies of a heart attack. She is shattered and goes into isolation, at the wake, Viren goes to console her, when she runs past him—towards Siddhharth, the man she loves. Viren is heartbroken but, to fulfill Pallavis fathers dying wish, allowing Pallavi to live her life happily, Viren leaves for London. One year into the marriage, Siddhharth and Pallavi are killed in an accident and she was pregnant at the time and gave birth to a daughter. The girl is named Pooja and is raised by Dai Jaa, Viren has a childhood friend, Prem, who knows that Virens heart still pines for Pallavi. Over the course of time, and with much persuasion, slowly Viren hops back to reality by engaging himself in work in London, there, a colleague named Anita falls for him. She knows about Virens love for Pallavi and constantly tries to gain his attention, Viren visits Rajasthan from time to time, for Pallavis death anniversary, and buys gifts for the young Pooja. He never meets her, remembering that she was born on the day Pallavi died and he never spends any time with her, which makes Pooja sad. A few years later, Viren returns from London and meets the grown up Pooja for the first time and he is shocked to see that she looks exactly like her mother. Pooja and Dai Jaa come to London for vacation, and there Anita discovers that Pooja is the image of Pallavi and this upsets her as she is afraid that Viren will eventually fall for Pooja
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Khel (film)
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Khel is a Hindi film that released in India in 1992. This romantic comedy was directed by actor and film-maker Rakesh Roshan, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Sonu Walia, Anupam Kher and Mala Sinha form its main cast. Khel is one of the almost dozen films that Anil Kapoor, the films plot is similar to Hollywood films Bedtime Story and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. A rich widow Sulakshana Devi lives with her son Ravi and care-taker Balwant, one day, she receives the news that her son has died in a car accident. Meanwhile, a lady named Kamini approaches her and informs her that she is carrying her dead son Ravis child, Sulakshana does not believe Kamini and turns her away. Sulakshana later learns from Ravis friend Sanjay Gupta that Kamini is indeed the mother of Ravis child, Sulakshana tries her best to look for Kamini and get her home, but to no avail. Years later, Sulakshana comes across a young man Arun who retrieves her purse from a thief, happy with his honesty, Sulakshana offers Arun a job. Little does she know that Arun is in fact a crook with his eyes, while Arun gets busy hatching plans to seize her property, Seema and her uncle enter the scene. Then follows a series of events and a love triangle between Arun, Seema and Tara Jaisingh. It is revealed that Ravis death was not an accident in the first place, what is the truth that awaits Sulakshana. Filmafare Award for Best Comedian - Anupam Kher Khel at the Internet Movie Database
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Darr
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Darr, A Violent Love Story is a 1993 Indian psychological thriller directed by Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in the pivotal roles, in the film, Shah Rukh Khan played the role of an obsessive lover. The film was received by critics and audiences, earning the film and its actors accolades. It has attained classic status over the years and is regarded as one of Chopras best, Darr was later remade in Kannada as Preethse. The film begins with Kiran, a student, returning home for Holi celebrations and being obsessively stalked along the way by Rahul. Kirans boyfriend Sunil is a Navy Marine Commando officer, and is on a mission to free a hostage from some terrorists on the high seas. Sunils Captain Mehra is also the father of Rahul, Rahul tries to be friendly with Sunil in order to be closer to Kiran. When Kiran reaches her brother Vijays home, she is stalked by Rahul on the phone. This causes much stress to herself and her family and he crashes Kirans familys Holi celebrations incognito as a member of the band. When Rahul receives the news of Kiran and Sunils engagement, he tries to shoot and he misses his aim and Sunil begins to chase him, from which Rahul narrowly escapes being recognised by Sunil. Kiran and Sunil get married but Rahul still refuses to give up on Kiran and he defaces the newly married couples home with graffiti declaring his love, causing more distress to them. To get away from the stalker, Sunil takes Kiran on a honeymoon to Switzerland. Learning their location through devious means, Rahul turns up at their hotel in the Alps, Kiran recognizes him from college and the couple welcome him to be part of their festivities. That very evening, Sunil finds out from Kirans brother Vijay that Rahul is the one who has been Kirans stalker all along and he sends Kiran away on a boat and confronts Rahul. Rahul tries to run but Sunil catches up with him in a forest where they have a fight, Rahul stabs Sunil with knife after feigning surrender, and leaves him for dead. He then goes to the boat and tries to forcefully abduct Kiran, but Sunil comes back and brutally beats him before shooting and killing him. Kiran and Sunil then return to India and reunite with their family, rishi Kapoor and Ajits son Arbaaz Ali Khan were offered Sunils role before him, but they rejected it. Yash Chopra offered Deol the choice between playing the roles of Rahul and Sunil, and he chose the latter believing it would be an asset to his career
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also known by the initialism DDLJ, is an Indian romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan, the plot revolves around Raj and Simran, two young non-resident Indians, who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simrans family so the couple can marry, the film was shot in India, London and Switzerland, from September 1994 to August 1995. Earning ₹1.06 billion in India and ₹160 million overseas, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge became the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year, and one of the most successful Indian films of all time. It won 10 Filmfare Awards, the most for a film at that time. Its soundtrack album became one of the most popular of the 1990s, many critics praised the film, which connected with different segments of society by simultaneously promoting strong family values and the following of ones own heart. Its success led other makers to target the non-resident Indian audience. It spawned many imitations of its story and style, and homages to specific scenes and it is the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. As of 2017, over 20 years after its first release, Raj Malhotra and Simran Singh are non-resident Indians living in London. Simran was raised by her strict and conservative father, Baldev Singh, Simran always dreams of meeting her ideal man. Her mother Lajjo warns her against this, saying dreams are good, one day, Baldev receives a letter from his friend Ajit, who lives in Punjab. Ajit wants to keep a promise he and Baldev made to each other 20 years ago—to have Simran marry his son Kuljeet, Simran is disappointed—she does not want to marry someone whom she has never met. One evening, Raj enters Baldevs shop after closing time to buy beer, Baldev refuses and Raj grabs a case of beer, throws the money on the counter and runs away. Baldev, infuriated, calls Raj a disgrace to India, meanwhile, Rajs father has agreed to his request to go on a train trip across Europe with his friends, and Simrans friends have invited her to go on the same trip. Simran asks her father to let her see the world before her marriage, on the trip, Raj and Simran meet. Raj constantly flirts with Simran, much to her irritation, the two miss their train to Zurich and are separated from their friends. They start to travel with one another and become friends, Raj falls in love with Simran on the journey, when they part ways in London, Simran realises she is in love with him too. Simran tells her mother about the boy she met, Baldev overhears the conversation and he says the family will move to India the next day
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Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
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Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara is a 2005 Indian film, directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by Anupam Kher. The film stars Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles, in the film, a poem by noted Hindi poet, Sr. Bachchan, Himmat Karne Walon Ki Har Nahi Hoti was depicted as the favorite poem of the main character. The film explores the downward spiral of a retired Hindi professor, Uttam Chaudhary, after he sees someone carelessly place an ash tray on a newspaper photograph of Mohandas Gandhi, his senility increases. One night his daughter Trisha, played by Urmila Matondkar, Trisha takes him to a doctor who says nothing can be done. Then Uttam believes he killed Gandhi by accidentally playing with a toy gun which had real bullets, so they go see Uttams brother for details. Uttams brother says that when they were young, they played darts by filling ballons with red dye and placing it on someones picture. One day someone found Gandhis picture and Uttam popped a ballon while their father saw who believed he killed Gandhi, later they go to another doctor named Siddharth who helps Uttam when he thinks that his house is jail and people poisoned his food because he killed Gandhi. Siddharth eats the food so Uttam knows the food is not poisoned, later, in court, a gun expert says that a toy gun cannot kill anyone. The movie did not do well at the box office, however, it was much appreciated by audiences and critics. Anupam Kher received critical acclaim for his performance and won a Special Jury Award at the National Film Awards and he also received awards at several international film festivals. Matondkar was also appreciated for playing the caring daughter of Kher. Anupam Kher as Professor Uttam Chaudhary Urmila Matondkar as Trisha Chaudhary Rajit Kapur as Ronu Chaudhary Parvin Dabas as Dr
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Vijay (1988 film)
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Anupam Kher won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance. The role played by Anil Kapoor was written originally for Mithun Chakraborty, the plot of the film was inspired by Chopras previous film Trishul. This was the last action film Yash Chopra directed and the last action film produced under Yash Raj Films for 16 years until Dhoom released in 2004, widowed Lala Yodhraj Bhalla lives in a palatial house with his daughter, Suman, and son, Shashiraj. Both of his children are of marriageable age and he gets a shock when he finds out that Suman is in love with a lowly employee by the name of Ajit Bhardwaj, and refuses to give his consent for their marriage. Suman and Ajit get married in a ceremony, and Suman moves to Ajits house. Yodhraj gets another shock when Shashiraj tells him that he would like to marry Rita, Yodhraj asks Shashiraj to go for a trip out of town in his private air-plane. With Shashiraj out of the way, Yodhraj goes to a pregnant Rita and asks her never to see Shashiraj again, twenty five years later, Yodhraj still lives in his palatial house with Suman and Vikram. A grown-up Arjun lives with his adopted father Inder Sen after the death of his mother Rita and he meets and befriends Vikram but is completely unaware that they are cousins. What happens when he discovers Vikram is his cousin, what revenge has he got planned for his grandfather Yodhraj. and what happens to Ajit Bharadwaj who has also lost his wife Suman and son to Yodhraj. Cameo appearance as Young Arjun Neil Mukesh, cameo appearance as Young Vikram Anjana Mumtaz. Mrs. Inder S. Gujral Anju Mahendru, guy who try to shoot anil kapoor at beach The music of Vijay was composed by Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia, known together as Shiv-Hari. The song lyrics were provided by Nida Fazli, most of the songs were shot in Switzerland, Chopras trademark and almost all the songs were picturised on films lead actress Meenakshi Seshadri. Vijay at the Internet Movie Database
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Golden Globe Award
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Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a part of the film industrys awards season. The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film, the 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel. In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish an honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as a figure within the entertainment industry. The official name of the award became the Cecil B. In 1963, the Miss Golden Globe concept was introduced, in its inaugural year, two Miss Golden Globes were named, one for film and one for television. The two Miss Golden Globes named that year were Eva Six and Donna Douglas, respectively, in 2009, the Golden Globe statuette was redesigned. It was unveiled at a conference at the Beverly Hilton prior to the show. The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars, gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015, the Golden Globe Awards theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi. On January 7,2008, it was announced due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to adopt another approach for the broadcast. In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive Golden Globe wins with eight, however, including honorary awards, such as the Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite Actor/Actress Award, or Cecil B. DeMille Award, Barbra Streisand leads with nine, additionally, Streisand won for composing the song Evergreen, producing the Best Picture, and directing Yentl in 1984. Jack Nicholson, Angela Lansbury, Alan Alda and Shirley MacLaine have six awards each, behind them are Rosalind Russell and Jessica Lange with five wins. Meryl Streep also holds the record for most nominations with thirty, at the 46th Golden Globe Awards an anomaly occurred, a three way-tie for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Bend It Like Beckham
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The films title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London and she is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a womens team, which makes its way to the top of the league. Bend It Like Beckham was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution, the film surprised critics and was met with mostly positive reviews and it earned over $76 million on a $6 million budget. A stage musical opened at Londons Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015. Jesminder Jess Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs living in Hounslow, juliette Jules Paxton is the same age and the daughter of a native English family. Jess is infatuated with football, but because shes a woman, however, she sometimes plays in the park with boys including her best friend, Tony, a closet homosexual. Whilst on a jog through the park, Jules discovers Jesss skills, befriends her, and invites her to try out for the womens football team. Jess is extremely happy and excited about the tryouts, even though Joe is skeptical about a new player joining the team, after seeing Jesss skills, Joe accepts her on the team and Jess lies to Joe about her parents being cool with the idea. Her parents eventually discover that Jess has been playing football behind their backs, Jesss parents become more strict, the elder Bhamras are also distracted by their elaborate wedding plans for Jesss older sister, Pinky. Thanks to Jess and Juless skills, the Harriers reach the finals of the league tournament, unfortunately, the final and Pinkys wedding are on the same day. When Jess goes to Juless house to try to patch up their friendship, Juless mother is misled, Joe accepts that Jess isnt allowed to play, and the final begins without her. But halfway through Pinkys wedding, Tony convinces Mr. Bhamra to let Jess go and he agrees, and Tony drives Jess to the game, where the Harriers are losing 1-0 with half an hour left. Jess and Jules tie the score, and when Jess is awarded a free kick and she succeeds and the Harriers win the tournament. Jess and Jules are offered scholarships at Santa Clara University in California, Jules and her mother arrive at the wedding so that Jules can celebrate with Jess. When Mrs. Paxton accuses Jess of being a hypocrite and a lesbian, Jules grabs her mother, Jess still hasnt told her parents about the scholarship. Tony decides to lie to the family and tells them hes engaged to Jess as long as she gets to go to any college she wants, Jess reveals the lie and her mother blames Jesss father for allowing her to play. Jesss father convinces her mother to accept Jesss wishes after telling her he doesnt want Jess suffering as he did, Jess flees to the football field to tell Joe of her parents decision
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Ang Lee
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Ang Lee OBS is a Taiwanese-born film director, screenwriter and producer. Lees earlier films, such as The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands, Lee also deals with repressed, hidden emotions in many of his films, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Hulk, and Brokeback Mountain. Lees work is known for its charge, which critics believe is responsible for his success in offsetting cultural barriers. Ang Lee was born in a Waishengren family, in a Military dependents village of the Republic of China Armed Forces located at Chaochou, Pingtung, both of Lees parents moved from Mainland China to Taiwan following the Chinese civil war in 1949. He grew up in a household that put emphasis on education. Lee studied in the Provincial Tainan First Senior High School where his father was the principal and he was expected to pass the annual Joint College/University Entrance Examination, the only route to a university education in Taiwan. But after failing the exam twice, to the disappointment of his father, he entered a college, the National Arts School. His father had wanted him to become a professor, but he had interested in drama. This early frustration set his career on the path of performance art, seeing Ingmar Bergmans film The Virgin Spring was a formative experience for him. Originally, Lee was interested in acting, but his challenges with speaking English made it difficult, at UIUC, Lee met his future wife Jane Lin, also a Taiwanese student, who pursued her Ph. D. degree. Thereupon, he enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University and he was a classmate of Spike Lee and worked on the crew of his thesis film, Joes Bed-Stuy Barbershop, We Cut Heads. During graduate school, Lee finished a 16mm short film, Shades of the Lake and his own thesis work, a 43-minute drama, Fine Line, won NYUs Wasserman Award for Outstanding Direction and was later selected for the Public Broadcasting Service. Lees NYU thesis drew attention from the William Morris Agency, the famous talent, at first, though, WMA found Lee few opportunities, and Lee remained unemployed for six years. During this time, he was a full-time house-husband, while his wife Jane Lin and this arrangement put enormous pressure on the couple, but with Lins support and understanding, Lee did not abandon his career in film but continued to generate new ideas from movies and performances. He also wrote several screenplays during this time, in 1990, Lee submitted two screenplays, Pushing Hands and The Wedding Banquet, to a competition sponsored by Taiwans Government Information Office, and they came in first and second, respectively. The winning screenplays brought Lee to the attention of Li-Kong Hsu, Hsu, a first-time producer, invited Lee to direct Pushing Hands, a full-length feature that debuted in 1991. The Father Knows Best trilogy Pushing Hands was a success in Taiwan both among critics and at the box office and it received eight nominations in the Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwans premier film festival. In all, this film collected eleven Taiwanese and international awards and these first two movies were based on stories of Chinese Americans, and both were filmed in the US
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Golden Lion
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The Golden Lion is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the committee and is now regarded as one of the film industrys most distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced, this is an award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark, previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia, awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the Coppa Mussolini for Best Italian Film, no Golden Lions were awarded between 1969 and 1979. Sixty-eight produced a dramatic fracture with the past,14 French films have been awarded the Golden Lion, more than that of any other nation. However, there is considerable diversity in the winners. Five American filmmakers have won the Golden Lion, with awards for John Cassavetes and Robert Altman, as well as Ang Lee, Darren Aronofsky and Sofia Coppola. The Golden Lion, by contrast, has awarded to ten Asians during the same time period. Ang Lee won the Golden Lion twice within three years during the 2000s, once for an American film and once for a Chinese-language film, zhang Yimou has also won twice. Other Asians to win the Golden Lion since 1980 include Jia Zhangke, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, Trần Anh Hùng, Takeshi Kitano, Kim Ki-duk, Jafar Panahi, Mira Nair, and Lav Diaz. Russian filmmakers have won the Golden Lion several times, including since the end of the USSR. Still, to date 33 of the 54 winners were European men, since 1949 only four women have ever won the Golden Lion for directing, Mira Nair, Sofia Coppola, German Margarethe von Trotta and Belgiums Agnès Varda. In comparison to the other major Western European festivals, the Berlinales Golden Bear has also awarded to four women. In the history of Cannes, only one woman filmmaker has been awarded the Palme dOr
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Lust, Caution
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Lust, Caution is a 2007 erotic espionage thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novella of the same name published in 1979 by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The story is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942. With this film, Lee won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for the second time, the film adaptation and the story are loosely based on events that took place during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai. The films explicit sex scenes resulted in the film being rated NC-17 in the United States, Hong Kong 1938 During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a shy, inexperienced university student, Wong Chia Chi, travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong and attends her first year at Lingnan University. A male student, Kuang Yu Min, invites her to join his patriotic drama club, inspired by the troupes patriotic plays, Kuang persuades the group to make a more concrete contribution to the war against Japan. He devises a plan to assassinate Mr. Yee, a special agent, the beautiful Chia Chi is chosen to take on the undercover role of Mrs. Mai, the elegant wife of a trading company owner. She manages to insert herself in the circle of Mrs. Yee. Chia Chi catches the eye of Mr. Yee and tries to him to a location where he can be assassinated. Chia Chi is still a virgin, and she consents to sleeping with another student involved in the plot in order to practice her role as a married woman if she were to sleep with Yee. Kuang, who has feelings for Chia Chi, is upset by this, attracted to Chia Chi, Yee nearly falls for the trap but withdraws at the last minute. Soon after, Mr. and Mrs. Yee suddenly move back to Shanghai, while they are preparing to disband, an armed subordinate of Yee turns up unannounced and tells them he is aware of their plans. After a violent struggle, the university students kill the subordinate and he enlists her into a renewed assassination plan to kill Yee. By this time, Yee has become the head of the police department under the puppet government and is responsible for capturing and executing Chinese resistance agents who are working for the KMT. Eventually, Chia Chi becomes Yees mistress, during their first encounter, Yee has very rough sex with her. Chia Chi describes the emotional conflict she is in—sexually and emotionally bound to a man who she is plotting to assassinate. When Yee sends Chia Chi to a store with a sealed envelope, she discovers that he has arranged for a large and extremely rare six carat pink diamond for her. This provides the Chinese resistance with a chance to get at Yee when he is not accompanied by his bodyguards, soon after, Chia Chi invites Yee to accompany her to collect the diamond ring. While entering the shop, she notices several resistance agents waiting outside
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David O. Russell
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David Owen Russell is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings, Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy. Russell was born in Manhattan, to Maria and Bernard Russell and his parents worked for Simon & Schuster, his father was the vice president of sales for the company and his mother was a secretary there. His father was from a Russian Jewish family and his mother was Italian American, russells maternal grandparents were Frank Muzio, born in Craco, and Philomena Brancata, born in Ferrandina, both in the province of Matera. His paternal grandfather, a butcher from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Russell was raised in Larchmont, New York, in an atheist, middle-class household. When he was 13, he made his first film for a school project and he attended Mamaroneck High School, where he was voted Class Rebel. He fell in love with film in his teens but aspired to become a writer, Russell started a newspaper in high school and his parents worked for a publishing company, so he grew up in a household filled with books and novels. Russell received his A. B. degree from Amherst College and he wrote his senior thesis on the United States intervention in Chile from 1963 to 1973. After graduating from Amherst, Russell traveled to Nicaragua and taught in a Sandinista literacy program and he worked manual labor jobs, including waitering, bartending, and catering. Some of his colleagues included members of the Blue Man Group. He worked for an association and later became a community organizer in Maine. He used video equipment to document slums and bad housing conditions, Russell was a political activist and canvassed and raised money in neighborhoods, he also did community work in Bostons South End. In addition to working in several day jobs, he began to write short films, Russell directed a documentary about Panamanian immigrants in Boston, which led to a job as a production assistant on a PBS series called Smithsonian World. In 1987, Russell wrote, produced, and directed Bingo Inferno, A Parody on American Obsessions, two years later, he made another short titled Hairway to the Stars, which featured Bette Davis and William Hickey. Both shorts were shown at the Sundance Film Festival, after Russell made an award-winning short film for a Boston television station, he received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Instead of the money going towards a feature about a fortune cookie writer, he decided to make Spanking the Monkey, as a result, Russell had to return the funds to the NEA. Spanking the Monkey, the 1994 independent dark comedy, was his first directorial effort, the film was produced by Dean Silvers, and starred Jeremy Davies as a troubled young man and Alberta Watson as his lonely mother. His next project was the Miramax comedy Flirting with Disaster, his collaboration with Dean Silvers
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Academy Awards
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The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname Oscar. The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS, the awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953. It is now live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony and its equivalents – the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music and recording – are modeled after the Academy Awards. The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 2016, were held on February 26,2017, at the Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, the ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was broadcast on ABC. A total of 3,048 Oscars have been awarded from the inception of the award through the 88th, the first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16,1929, at a private dinner function at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people. The post-awards party was held at the Mayfair Hotel, the cost of guest tickets for that nights ceremony was $5. Fifteen statuettes were awarded, honoring artists, directors and other participants in the industry of the time. The ceremony ran for 15 minutes, winners were announced to media three months earlier, however, that was changed for the second ceremony in 1930. Since then, for the rest of the first decade, the results were given to newspapers for publication at 11,00 pm on the night of the awards. The first Best Actor awarded was Emil Jannings, for his performances in The Last Command and he had to return to Europe before the ceremony, so the Academy agreed to give him the prize earlier, this made him the first Academy Award winner in history. With the fourth ceremony, however, the system changed, for the first six ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned two calendar years. At the 29th ceremony, held on March 27,1957, until then, foreign-language films had been honored with the Special Achievement Award. The 74th Academy Awards, held in 2002, presented the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, since 1973, all Academy Awards ceremonies always end with the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Academy also awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, see also § Awards of Merit categories The best known award is the Academy Award of Merit, more popularly known as the Oscar statuette. The five spokes represent the branches of the Academy, Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers. The model for the statuette is said to be Mexican actor Emilio El Indio Fernández, sculptor George Stanley sculpted Cedric Gibbons design. The statuettes presented at the ceremonies were gold-plated solid bronze
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Silver Linings Playbook
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Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by David O. Russell. It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook, by Matthew Quick, the film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, and Julia Stiles in supporting roles. Cooper plays Patrick Pat Solitano, Jr. a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a hospital and moves back in with his parents, played by Robert De Niro. The two become closer as they train and Pat, his father, and Tiffany examine their relationships with other as they cope with their problems. Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8,2012, the film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades. It received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, the film was a success at the box office, grossing over $236 million worldwide, more than eleven times its budget. After eight months of treatment in a health facility for bipolar disorder, Patrick Pat Solitano is released into the care of his father Patrizio. His main focus is to reconcile with his wife, Nikki. She has moved away and obtained an order against him after Pat had found her in the shower with another man. During his time in the clinic Pat befriends Danny McDaniels, an man who is embroiled in a legal dispute with the clinic on whether or not he is eligible to leave. Pats therapist, Dr. Patel, does his best to him to keep taking his medication. But Pat tells him that he has a new outlook on life, he attempts to see the good, or silver linings, at dinner with his friend Ronnie and his wife Veronica, Pat meets Veronicas sister Tiffany Maxwell, a young widow with depression and relationship problems. Sparks fly between Pat and Tiffany and she tries to connect by offering sex, but Pat keeps focusing on getting Nikki back. Tiffany tries to get closer to Pat and even offers to deliver a letter to Nikki—if, in return, he will practice dancing with her and he reluctantly agrees and the two begin a rigorous practice regimen over the following weeks. Pat believes the competition will be a way to show Nikki that he has changed. Patrizio hopes to open his own restaurant and has resorted to illegal bookmaking, having put virtually all of his money on the outcome of a Philadelphia Eagles game, he asks Pat to attend as a good-luck charm. Danny is eventually released from the clinic, and teaches Pat, Pat asks Tiffany for time off from practice to attend the game. She gives him a reply from Nikki, in which she cautiously hints there may be a chance for reconciliation between them
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image – film, television and game in the United Kingdom. David Lean was the founding Chairman of the Academy, the first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949 and honouring the films The Best Years of Our Lives, Odd Man Out and The World Is Rich. In 2005, it placed a cap on worldwide voting membership which now stands at approximately 6,500. BAFTA has offices in Scotland and Wales in the UK, in Los Angeles and New York in the United States and runs events in Hong Kong, amanda Berry OBE has been chief executive of the organisation since December 2000. Many of these events are free to online at BAFTA Guru. BAFTA runs a number of programmes across the UK, US. Launched in 2012, the UK programme enables talented British citizens who are in need of support to take an industry-recognised course in film. Each BAFTA Scholar receives up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees, since 2013, three students every year have received one of the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros. These scholarships are awarded in the name of in his role as President of BAFTA, since 2015, BAFTA has been offering scholarships for British citizens to study in China, vice versa. BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles. The BAFTA award trophy is a mask, designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe. Todays BAFTA award – including the mask and marble base – weighs 3.7 kg and measures 27 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm. BAFTAs annual film awards ceremony is known as the British Academy Film Awards, or the BAFTAs, in 1949 the British Film Academy, as it was then known, presented the first awards for films made in 1947 and 1948. Since 2008 the ceremony has held at the Royal Opera House in Londons Covent Garden. It had been held in the Odeon cinema on Leicester Square since 2000, the ceremony had been performed during April or May of each year, but since 2002 it has been held in February to precede the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards, or Oscars. They have been awarded annually since 1954, the first ever ceremony consisted of six categories. Until 1958, they were awarded by the Guild of Television Producers and Directors, from 1968 until 1997, BAFTAs Film and Television Awards were presented together, but from 1998 onwards they were presented at two separate ceremonies. The Television Craft Awards celebrate the talent behind the programmes, such as working in visual effects, production
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Central Board of Film Certification
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The Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It is tasked with regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952, Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they are certified by the Board, including films shown on television. CBFC India is considered to be one of the most powerful film censor boards in the due to its strict ways of functioning. Though the first film in India was produced in 1913 by Dadasaheb Phalke, censor Boards were placed under police chiefs in cities of Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore and Rangoon. After Independence autonomy of regional censors was abolished and they were brought under the Bombay Board of Film Censors, with implementation of Cinematograph Act,1952, the board was unified and reconstituted, as the Central Board of Film Censors. Cinematograph Rules were revised in 1983 and since then the Central Board of Film Censors became known as the Central Board of Film Certification, Films are certified under 4 categories. Initially, there were two categories of certificates – U and A. Two more categories were added in June 1983 – U/A and S, in addition to these certifications the board may also refuse to certify. U Films with the U certification are fit for unrestricted public exhibition and these films can contain universal themes like education, family, drama, romance, sci-fi, action etc. Now, these films can contain some mild violence. It may also contain very mild sexual scenes, U/A Films with the U/A certification can contain moderate adult themes, that are not strong in nature and can be watched by a child under parental guidance. These films can contain some violence, moderate sex, frightening scenes and muted abusive. A Films with the A certification are available for public exhibition and these films can contain heavily strong violence, strong sex, strong abusive language, and even some controversial and adult themes considered unsuitable for young viewers. Such films are often recertified for TV and video viewing, which doesnt happen in case of U, S Films with S certification should not be viewed by the public. Only people associated with it, have permission to watch those films, additionally, V/U, V/UA, V/A are used for video releases with U, U/A and A carrying the same meaning as above. In addition to the certifications above there is also the possibility of the board refusing to certify the film at all, the Board consist of 25 other non-official members and a Chairperson. Pahlaj Nihalani presently presides the Board after Leela Samson who resigned after the CBFCs rejection of a certificate for the film MSG, earlier, Leela Samson had succeeded Sharmila Tagore, who was the longest continuous running Chairperson in the history. Nihalani is now the 27th Chairperson after the Boards establishment and his appointment is highly controversial given his propensity for censoring films instead of merely certifying them
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National School of Drama
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National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, in 2005 it was granted deemed university status, but in 2011 it was revoked on the institutes request. In the following year, the government merged it with the newly founded school, initially the school was situated at Nizamuddin West, and was called National School of Drama and Asian Theatre Institute, whose first batch passed out in 1961. Later when it moved to its present location, he designed two theatres for NSD, including a 200-seat studio theatre, and the open-air Meghdoot theatre. However, the place is known by adjacent Mandi House. In 1999, the School organized its first National Theatre Festival, Bharat Rang Mahotsav, waman Kendre was appointed as Director the school in 2013. He will serve a five-year term and he has done post-graduate with research in folk theatre of Kerala from NSD. He belongs to the nomadic Vanjara tribal community of Marathwada and was one of the lights of the Dalit theatre movement in Maharashtra in the late 1970s. On 16 March 2005, the Government of India granted the NSD the status of deemed university, thus, in October 2011 the status was revoked on request of NSD. The professional performing wing of NSD, the National School of Drama Repertory Company was set up in 1964 and it first head was Om Shivpuri, followed by Manohar Singh, Ram Gopal Bajaj, J. N. Kaushal, Anuradha Kapur, and Suresh Sharma, Sagar Kamble, in 2004, the repertory celebrated its 40th anniversary with a theatre festival in New Delhi. In 1989 NSD established the ‘Theatre-in-Education Company’, called Sanskaar Rang Toli, today it has become Indias premier educational resource centres, the company regularly performs plays for school and adults audiences alike, and has its own yearly theatre festivals, Jashn-e-Bachpan and Bal Sangam. In a bid to decentralize its activities, NSD opened Regional Resource Centres across India, Shah, Manohar Singh, Uttara Baokar, Ratan Thiyam, Prasanna, Surekha Sikri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohan Maharishi, M. K. Raina, Bansi Kaul, Ram Gopal Bajaj, B, kaushal, Ashok Kumar Giri, Devendra Raj Ankur, Anuradha Kapur, Suresh Bhardwaj, H. V. Sharma, Ranjit Kapoor, V. K. Sharma, Rohini Hattangadi. M. nic. in/NFA_archive. asp Rang yatra, twenty-five years of the National School of Drama Repertory Company, published by National School of Drama,1992. Official website of the NSD Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Official website NSD Alumni - Activities and Associations
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Government of India
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It is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. There is a bicameral Parliament with the Lok Sabha as a lower house, the judicial branch systematically contains an apex Supreme Court,24 high courts, and several district courts, all inferior to the Supreme Court. Similar to the government, individual state governments each consist of executive, legislative. The legal system as applicable to the federal and individual state governments is based on the English Common, the full name of the country is the Republic of India. No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name appears on legal banknotes, in treaties. The Union Government, Central Government or Government of India are often used in an official and unofficial capacity to refer to the Government of India, because the seat of government is in New Delhi, New Delhi is commonly used as a metonym for the Central Government. Legislative branch in India is exercised by the Parliament and a legislature consisting of the Rajya Sabha. The latter is considered the house or the House of the people. The Parliament does not have control and sovereignty, as its laws are subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court of India. However, it does exercise some control over the executive branch, the members of the cabinet, including the prime minister and the Council of Ministers, are either chosen from parliament or elected there to within six months of assuming office. The cabinet as a whole is responsible to the Lok Sabha, the Lok Sabha is a temporary house and can only be dissolved when the party in power loses the support of the majority of the house. Whereas the Rajya Sabha is a permanent house which can never be dissolved though the members of the Rajya Sabha who are elected for a six-year term, the Executive Branch of government is the one that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers. The executive power is vested mainly in the President of India, the President has all constitutional powers and exercises them directly or through officers subordinate to him as per the aforesaid Article 53. The President is to act in accordance with aid and advice tendered by the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers remains in power during the pleasure of the President. However, in practice, the Council of Ministers must retain the support of the Lok Sabha, if a President were to dismiss the Council of Ministers on his or her own initiative, it might trigger a constitutional crisis. Thus, in practice, the Council of Ministers cannot be dismissed as long as it holds the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha, the President is responsible for making a wide variety of appointments. His/Her work is to facilitate smooth transaction of business in Ministries/ Departments of the Government, the President is de jure the Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Forces
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Kashmiri Pandit
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The Kashmiri Pandits are a Shaivite Saraswat Brahmin community from the Kashmir Valley, a mountainous region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. They are the only remaining Hindu community native to the Kashmir Valley, another notable feature of early Kashmiri society was the relative high regard in which women were held when compared to their position in other communities of the period. Mohibbul Hasan describes this collapse as The Dãmaras grew powerful, defied royal authority, life and property were not safe, agriculture declined, and there were periods when trade came to a standstill. Socially and morally too the court and the country had sunk to the depths of degradations, Zulju, who was probably a Mongol from Turkistan, wreaked devastation in 1320, when he commanded a force that conquered many regions of the Kashmir Valley. However, Zulju was probably not a Muslim, the actions of Sultan Sikandar Butshikan, the seventh Muslim ruler in Kashmir were also significant to the area. The Sultan has been referred to as an iconoclast because of his destruction of many religious symbols. Many followers of the traditional religions who did not convert to Islam instead migrated to parts of India. The migrants included some Pandits, although it is possible some of this community relocated for economic reasons as much as to escape the new rulers. The outcome of this both in population and in religion was that the Kashmir Valley became a predominantly Muslim region. He respected the learning of these Pandits, to whom he gave land as well as encouraging those who had left to return and he operated a meritocracy and both Brahmins and Buddhists were among his closest advisors. Akbar conquered Kashmir in 1587 AD, during his mughal rule the Hindus enjoyed security of person and property and were allotted high government posts. It was he, who, pleased with their intelligence, gave them the surname Pandit, the Mughals rule was followed by that of Afghans. Gradually, many Kashmiris converted to Islam, leaving smaller population of Kashmiri Pandits who still practiced the Shaivite religion, not much was done to win back the converts to Hinduism. The majority, though still remained Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, the Brahmin Pandits of Kashmir established themselves in the Northern area of India, first in the Rajput and Mughal courts and then in the service of the Dogra rulers of Kashmir. This cohesive community, highly literate and socially elite, were one of the first to discuss, both categories had different customs and traditions. Later, the Pandits who started doing business were categorised as Buhirs, the difference between categories has faded due to mass migration from valley-1989 onwards. The Kashmiri Pandits had been a section of the population of the valley during Dogra rule. 20 per cent of them left the valley as a consequence of the 1948 Muslim riots and the 1950 land reforms and they began to leave in much greater numbers in the 1990s during the eruption of militancy, following persecution and threats by radical Islamists and militants
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Aagaman
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Aagaman is a 1982 Hindi language drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali and produced by Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Seed and Development Corporation under the banner of Integrated Films. The cast included Saeed Jaffrey, Suresh Oberoi, Dilip Dhawan, Anupam Kher, Bharat Bhushan, the film marked the debut of Anupam Kher. In 2012 The Hollywood Reporter included him in its list of five best actors in Asia, the plot involved the politics and working techniques of Uttar Pradesh sugarcane co-operative societies. Upon release the film received mixed reviews, in November 2012 the film was shown at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. In a village of Awadh, sugarcane planters are exploited by mill owner, a young man returns to this village after receiving a degree in law from a reputed university of Lucknow. Seeing the poor condition of planters he urges them to stop selling their sugarcane to the mill owner, the mill owner, his landlord-agent and son discourage the villagers from doing so. The mill owners son urges the people to form a planters union, initially the villagers trust him but after continuous persuasions from the young man and realising that only self-sufficiency can improve their condition, they unite and set up their own mill. In the end the man marries a village girl who was very active in the movement. Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Seed and Development Corporation provided the necessary budget, R. N. Trivedi and Asghar Wajahat wrote the films story, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan composed the films music and the lyrics were written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Hasrat Jaipuri. Upon release the film received mixed reviews from film critics, Muzaffar Alis early films like Gaman, Umrao Jaan and Aagaman focused on Awadh. In an article published in 2012, Business Standard noted that To Ali goes the credit of portraying Awadh truthfully on cinema, sumit Mitra of India Today called it a disappointing film and criticised Alis film-making technique and cinematography. He added that Alis approach to direction is more that of film club enthusiast than film maker, Mitra criticised the promotional nature of the film by saying that the state owned co-operative societies have dominated the market but praised Saeed Jaffreys acting. Aagaman at the Internet Movie Database
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Karma (1986 film)
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The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata. The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan, rana Vishwa Pratap Singh is an ex- high ranking police officer who is in charge of a jail that successfully reforms criminals. He also makes it clear that through bribes and favours he will be released very shortly, the following day Dang assaults a prison warden during an argument about the condition of his cell. On hearing this, Singh goes to Dangs cell and slaps him, Dang then vows to personally take revenge on Singh. While Singh is away, Dangs army successfully locate the prison and they then set about destroying the prison and killing everyone including Singhs family who reside nearby. After a period of mourning Singh decides to embark on a mission to bring Dang, Singhs plan is to train an elite unit, the members of which will be selected from death row. He believes the offer of freedom will motivate the prisoners to swap a life of crime for one of honor, the mission is approved by the Indian government and Singh successfully recruits Baiju Thakur, Johnny/Gyaneshwar, and a former terrorist Khairuddin Chishti. Under the guise of being forest rangers, Singh and his recruits set up base near the Indian border near where they believe Dr Dangs compound is located, Singh and his three soldiers form a strong family bond during their training. However Baiju and Johnny fall in love with local women. Each time they are recaptured by Singh who firmly reminds them that they can continue with the mission or return to death row. Khairuddin pleads with Singh to let Baiju and Johnny leave as he believes they have been reformed, Singh is not pleased and reminds Khairuddin that he granted them life on the basis that they would fight to the end. As far as he is concerned they are here to complete the mission only, the mission takes a setback when Singh is shot by the terrorists whilst protecting his three soldiers who are locked in a nearby building. Singh is taken to a hospital and placed on life support, the three soldiers are distraught and realise they need to complete the mission for Singh. They then receive intelligence on the location of Dr Dangs compound which they successfully infiltrate. With the help of hostages who have been held captive by the terrorists, they set about destroying the compound and it soon becomes apparent that the destruction of the heavily guarded munitions centre is the only way the terrorists organisation can be defeated. Khairuddin hatches a plan that involves driving a truck filled with explosives into the heart of the building, Baiju and Johnny argue that the plan is too dangerous and they would all be killed in the process. However Khairuddin wants to sacrifice himself so that his friends can enjoy their new found freedom, Baiju and Johnny are forcibly removed off the truck by Khairuddin who then goes on to destroy the munitions centre at the cost of his life. Johnny and Baiju return to the compound and kill the remaining terrorists bringing the battle to its conclusion
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Shah Rukh Khan
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Shah Rukh Khan, also known as SRK, is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as the Baadshah of Bollywood, King of Bollywood or King Khan, he has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films, Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana, early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films Darr, Baazigar and Anjaam. He then rose to prominence starring in a series of romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mohabbatein. He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas, a NASA scientist in Swades, India and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan. His highest-grossing films include the comedies Chennai Express and Happy New Year, many of his films display themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, and he is a frequent television presenter and stage show performer. The media often label him as Brand SRK because of his many endorsement, Khans philanthropic endeavours have provided health care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with UNESCOs Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of childrens education. He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian culture, Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in a Muslim family in New Delhi. He spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, according to Khan, his paternal grandfather, Jan Muhammad, an ethnic Pathan was from Afghanistan. Shah Rukh Khan also said in his interviews that he is a Pathan from Peshawar, Khans father, Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist in Peshawar, British India. As of 2010, Khans paternal family was living in Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawars Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Meer was a follower of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, and affiliated with the All Indian National Congress and he moved to New Delhi in 1948 partition of India. Khans mother, Lateef Fatima, was the daughter of a government engineer. His parents were married in 1959, Khan described himself on Twitter as half Hyderabadi, half Pathan, some Kashmiri. His paternal cousins in Peshawar claim that the family is of Hindkowan origin from Kashmir, not Pashtun, Khan grew up in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi
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Zamaana Deewana
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Zamaana Deewana is a 1995 Hindi comedy movie produced by G. P. Sippy on Sippy Films banner and directed by Ramesh Sippy. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Raveena Tandon as the pair, with Shatrughan Sinha Jeetendra playing their parents. Anupam Kher and Prem Chopra make supporting roles as well, the film recorded as flop at the Indian box office. Commissioner of Police Tinnu Anand as Sundar Kiran Juneja as Shalini Srivastav Neelima Azeem as Nisha Beena as Sarita Malhotra Aashif Sheikh as Bobby Zamaana Deewana at the Internet Movie Database
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Chaahat (1996 film)
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Chaahat is a 1996 Bollywood romantic musical film by director Mahesh Bhatt. The cast of film is Shahrukh Khan, Pooja Bhatt, Naseeruddin Shah, Ramya Krishna. Red Chillies acquired right of film from Mahesh Bhatt in October 2013. Roop Rathore is a singer in Bombay just like his father, one day, while he is singing at Ajay Narangs hotel, Ajays sister Reshma falls in love with Roop. Reshma is a girl and Ajay looks through all of her wishes. Unfortunately, Roop is in love with a doctor named Pooja, meanwhile, Reshma is obsessed with Roop, and asks her brother to call him again to sing in their hotel. But when she sees all the girls are flattered over Roop, she gets very angry. However Roop prefers to work for the rival, Patel than take this offer, Ajays obsession with keeping his sister happy at all costs comes into play and Patel is brutally beaten by him until he agrees to throw Roop out of his hotel. Desperately in need of money for his fathers operation, Roop has no option, the operation of his father is successful, but his father is saddened by his situation and decides to leave Bombay. Roop later tries to leave Bombay himself, along with his father and Pooja, nevertheless, Pooja and Roop get married. Frustrated with such turn of events, Reshma and her brother Ajay devise many plans to make their life miserable, at the end of the movie, Roops father is killed by Ajay, and when Roop tries to save Pooja, he and Ajay get involved in a fight. Reshma threatens to kill Pooja if Roop wont stop fighting with her brother, cameo Chaahat grossed ₹11.61 crore in India and $250,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹12.48 crore, against its ₹5.25 crore budget. It had an opening weekend of ₹2.99 crore. It is the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1996 worldwide and it opened on Friday,21 June 1996, across 190 screens, and earned ₹61 lakh nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹1.77 crore nett in its opening weekend, the film earned a total of ₹6.87 crore nett, and was declared Below Average by Box Office India. It is the 15th-highest-grossing film of 1996 in India, overseas, It is the 4th-highest-grossing film of 1996. Chaahat at the Internet Movie Database
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai also known as KKHH, is an Indian Hindi coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. It was written and directed by Karan Johar, and starred the popular pair of Shah Rukh Khan. Rani Mukerji featured in a role, while Salman Khan also had an appearance. Filmed in India, Mauritius, and Scotland, this was Karan Johars directorial debut, one of his goals for the film was to set a new level for style in Hindi cinema. The plot combines two love triangles set years apart, the first half covers friends on a college campus, while the second tells the story of a widowers young daughter who tries to reunite her dad with his old friend. The film was also the first Bollywood film to enter the UK cinema top ten, outside India, the film was the highest grossing Hindi film ever until its record was broken by Karans next directorial, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai received a reception from critics, with special praise directed to Kajols performance. The soundtrack also became the biggest seller of the year, the film won 8 Filmfare Awards and is the only film in history to win all the four acting category awards at the ceremony. The film remains popular on Indian television and has achieved a cult classic status. The film begins with Rahul Khanna standing in front of the pyre of his wife Tina. Through a series of flashbacks we are shown Rahul & Tinas marriage, their honeymoon, Tinas pregnancy with their daughter and the childs eventual birth. It is revealed that Tina was aware of complications in her pregnancy, during which only mother or child could be saved, but decided not to tell Rahul as she knew how much he wanted a child. During her pregnancy, Tina, who loved the baby more than her own life, writes eight letters to her daughter. Before dying, Tina asks Rahul to promise her to name their daughter Anjali, eight years pass, and Rahul is a single parent living with his daughter Anjali Khanna and his mother. On her eighth birthday, Anjali reads the last and most important letter that her left her. A flashback begins from St. Xaviers College, where Rahul Khanna and his best friend, the two are close friends but deny any romantic feelings for each other. The college principal Mr. Malhotra states that his daughter Tina is coming to St. Xaviers from London to finish her degree, Tina quickly becomes friends with Anjali and Rahul, and Rahul constantly flirts with Tina, trying to win her over. As time goes by, Anjali realises that she is indeed in love with Rahul, before she is able to declare her feelings for him, Rahul instead tells Anjali that he is in love with Tina
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Mohabbatein
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Mohabbatein is a 2000 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Aditya Chopra. It was Chopras second directorial venture after Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and was filmed at India, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khans lover, the films soundtrack was composed by Jatin-Lalit, while the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. The film is notable for being the first time that Bachchan and Khan appeared on-screen together, the film went on to do well both critically and commercially. It was the second highest Bollywood grosser of 2000, after Rakesh Roshans Kaho Naa and it also won several awards including the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Khan and Bachchan respectively. Narayan Shankar is the headmaster of Gurukul, a prestigious all-boys university. Narayan wants the best out of his students, and places emphasis on tradition, honor and he has run the university for 25 years and over that time, he has forbid the students from any kind of romance — anyone he catches falling in love will be expelled. The film focuses on three of the students, Sameer, Vicky and Karan who all fall in love. Sameer is in love with Sanjana, his childhood friend, Vicky falls for Ishika, a student at the all-girls university next door to Gurukul. Karan becomes smitten with Kiran, a girl he sees one night at a train station, all three know that if theyre caught theyd be expelled, so they at first do not pursue their love interests. Raj Aryan joins Gurukul as a music teacher and he challenges the status quo and slowly introduces changes that Narayan dislikes. Raj is a believer of love, and when he learns the stories of the three boys, he encourages them to follow their hearts. Raj tells the boys to not be disheartened, and tells them that his love, Megha is dead, Raj encourages the boys to continue to stay loyal to their loves. One day Raj throws a party in Gurukul, inviting the students from the school from next door as part of his plan to spread love in Gurukul. Narayan is furious and threatens to fire him, Raj then reveals he was a student at Gurukul years ago, and he fell in love with Megha, who was Narayans only daughter. Narayan had expelled Raj without ever seeing his face, and afterward Megha committed suicide, Raj returned to Gurukul as a teacher in the hopes of changing Narayans ways and honoring his love for Megha. Raj promises that before he leaves Gurukul, he will fill it with so much love that even Narayan will not be able to remove it, Narayan accepts this challenge, and allows Raj to continue as a teacher for a while longer. Sameer, Vicky, and Karan one by one win over the girls they love, Narayan retaliates by tightening the rules of Gurukul, but the boys continue to break the rules, which encourages other students to do the same
