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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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Asha Bhosle
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Asha Bhosle, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a singer in Hindi cinema. Bhosles career started in 1943 and has spanned six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies, in addition, she has recorded several private albums and participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign languages. In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12,000 songs, in 2011, she was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history. The Government of India honoured her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000, in 2013, she made her debut as an actress in the film Mai, and received critical acclaim for her performance. Asha Bhosle was born in the hamlet of Goar in Sangli. Into the musical family of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, who belongs to Marathi-speaking Gomantak Maratha Samaj and her father was an actor and classical singer on Marathi Musical stage. When she was nine years old, her father died, the family moved from Pune to Kolhapur and then to Mumbai. She and her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar began singing and acting in films to support their family and she sang her first film song Chala Chala Nav Bala for the Marathi film Majha Bal. The music for the film was composed by Datta Davjekar and she made her Hindi film debut when she sang the song Saawan Aaya for Hansraj Behls Chunariya. Her first solo Hindi film song was for the movie Raat Ki Raani, at the age of 16, she eloped with 31-year-old Ganpatrao Bhosle, marrying him against her familys wishes. In the early 1960s, prominent playback singers like Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum, and Lata Mangeshkar dominated the singing for the female lead, Asha used to get the assignments they refused, singing for the bad girls and vamps, or songs in the second-grade movies. In the 1950s, she sang more songs than most playback singers in Bollywood, Most of these were in low budget B or C-grade films. Her earliest songs were composed by A R Qureshi, Sajjad Hussain, and Ghulam Mohammed, singing in Sangdil, composed by Sajjad Hussain, she got reasonable recognition. Consequently, film director Bimal Roy gave her a chance to sing in Parineeta, Raj Kapoor signed her to sing Nanhe Munne Bachche with Mohammed Rafi in Boot Polish, which gained popularity. O. P. Nayyar gave Asha a break in C. I. D and she first achieved success in B. R. Chopras Naya Daur, composed by him
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Rajesh Khanna
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Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was referred to as the first superstar and the superstar of Indian cinema. He starred in 18 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1972 and he made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat. Through his career he appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films and he received the Filmfare Best Actor Award three times and the BFJA Awards for Best Actor four times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award and in 2005 and he was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980 to 1987. He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996 and he married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, eight months before her debut film Bobby was released and had two daughters from the marriage. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, after being critically ill, Khanna died on 18 July 2012. Khanna has been posthumously awarded Indias third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan and his father had migrated from pre-partitioned Pakistan to Gali Tiwarian in Amritsar. His biological parents were Lala Hiranand and Chandrani Khanna, Lala worked as headmaster of the MC High School in Burewala, Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan. His adoptive parents belonged to a family of railway contractors who had moved from Lahore to Bombay in 1935, Khanna lived in Saraswati Niwas in Thakurdwar near Girgaon, Mumbai. He attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School with his friend Ravi Kapoor, Khanna gradually started taking interest in theatre, did a lot of stage and theatre plays in his school and college day, and won many prizes in inter-college drama competitions. In 1962 Khanna played a wounded soldier in the play Andha Yug and impressed with his performance. Khanna became a rare newcomer who struggled in his own MG sports car to get work in theatre, Khanna did his first two years of Bachelor of Arts in Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune from 1959 to 1961. Khanna later studied in K. C, College, Mumbai and Jeetendra studied from Siddharth Jain College. Khanna tutored Jeetendra for his first film audition, Khannas uncle KK Talwar changed Khannas first name to Rajesh when he decided to join films. His friends and his wife called him Kaka, Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than 10,000 contestants. Sippy and Nasir Hussain were the first to sign Rajesh Khanna after he won the contest, Aakhri Khat was India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967. Khanna in an interview to Hindu newspaper said, Though Aakhri Khat is my first film, I received my first break as an actor in Ravindra Daves
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Lata Mangeshkar
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Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer, and occasional music-composer. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India, Mangeshkars career started in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi. She is the sister of singers Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar. Indias highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was bestowed on her in 1989 by the Government of India and she is the second vocalist, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian honour. Lata Mangeshkar was born in a Marathi-speaking Gomantak Maratha family, in the state of Indore. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a singer and theater actor. Her mother Shevanti who was from Thalner, Maharashtra, was Deenanaths second wife, the familys last name used to be Hardikar, Deenanath changed it to Mangeshkar in order to identify his family with his native town, Mangeshi in Goa. Lata was named Hema at her birth and her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika, in one of her fathers plays, BhaawBandhan. Lata is the eldest child of her parents, Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath are her siblings in sequence. Mangeshkar took her first lessons from her father, at the age of five, she started to work as an actress in her fathers musical plays. On the first day in the school, she started teaching songs to other children, when the teacher stopped her, she was so angry that she stopped going to the school. Other sources cite that she left school because they would not allow her to bring Asha with her, in 1942, when Mangeshkar was 13, her father died of heart disease. Master Vinayak, the owner of Navyug Chitrapat movie company and a friend of the Mangeshkar family. He helped Lata get started in a career as a singer, Vinayak gave her a small role in Navyug Chitrapats Marathi movie Pahili Mangalaa-gaur, in which she sang Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai which was composed by Dada Chandekar. Her first Hindi song was Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu for the Marathi film, Mangeshkar moved to Mumbai in 1945 when Master Vinayaks company moved its headquarters there. She started taking lessons in Hindustani classical music from Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and she sang “Paa Lagoon Kar Jori” for Vasant Joglekars Hindi-language movie Aap Ki Seva Mein, which was composed by Datta Davjekar. The dance in the film was performed by Rohini Bhate who later became a classical dancer
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2nd IIFA Awards
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This year, the city of Sun City played host to the Indian Film Industry. The official ceremony took place on June16,2001, at the Sun City, during the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories. Reflective of its philosophy, the venue for IIFA2001 was the splendorous Sun City in South Africa. The hype gained intensity, as performers descended on Sun City, the Indian stars were welcomed by thousands of fans and traditional African dancers. Film enthusiasts swarmed the Sun City. The first ever IIFA World Premiere was held, the film – Lagaan, which went on to win a nomination at the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film. An exclusive session with the media at a special Press Meet post show discussed the increasing awareness about Indian Cinema on a global platform, Sun City outshone the sun itself on show day. The venue sparkled as the red carpet awaited its brightest stars, the crowd stirred as limousines rolled in. And the television cameras zoomed in, the hosts for the evening, Miss World Priyanka Chopra and the dashing Kabir Bedi, welcomed the guests. The dances from African Footprint set the rhythm of excitement for the night, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Shammi Kapoor Waheeda Rehman Ismail Merchant Hrithik Roshan
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3rd IIFA Awards
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The official ceremony took place on April 6,2002, at the Genting Highlands, in Arena of Stars. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories, the IIFA Weekend started with a Press Meet. Attended by the stars, the event received coverage from world media. The same evening saw the launch of Kaante. The IIFA Karaoke Party gave film stars and high-profile guests a chance to let their hair down, IIFA hosted the World Premiere of the film Aankhen at the Genting International Showroom. Malaysia witnessed the first ever IIFA Forum, the focus was on the emerging perspectives of Indian Cinema, the exchange of technology and talent. The speakers included Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar, as the Awards ceremony drew closer, even as the sun dropped into the horizon, the Arena of Stars dazzled with stars walking down the red carpet. Former Miss Universe Lara Dutta anchored the celebration, performers for the star-studded evening included Sushmita Sen, Isha Koppikar, Remo Fernandes and Bardot among others. As the night carried on, Indian Cinema dazzled like never before, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Sadhana Yash Chopra Mira Nair Amitabh Bachchan Arjun Rampal Gracy Singh Bipasha Basu
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8th IIFA Awards
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The official ceremony took place on June 9,2007, at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories, the ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co-hosted the ceremony for the first time, the tag line of the IIFA2007 was IIFA2007, Yorkshire Love At First Sight. Rang De Basanti received twenty one out of the total twenty nine and won eleven awards. Other multiple winners included Krrish with three awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each, in addition movies receiving a single awards included, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna for, Golmaal, Fun Unlimited for,36 China Town for and Gangster for. Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards in the event, the awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Bangkok, the award ceremonies are held in various places around the world. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface, aishwarya Rai & Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2 Rakesh Roshan for Krrish Vishal Bhardwaj for Omkara, adapted from Shakespeare’s Othello Deepa Mehta Basu Chatterjee Dharmendra
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11th IIFA Awards
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The official ceremony took place on June 5,2010, at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 23 competitive categories, the ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. The ceremony was hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta, in related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on June 4,2010 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. During the event, all awards were presented to the winners. 3 Idiots won sixteen awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, other winners were Aladin, Love Aaj Kal and Paa with three awards and Wake Up Sid, Kal Kissne Dekha, Kaminey, Dev. D, Delhi-6 and All the Best, Fun Begins with one. The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome, from then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Toronto, Ontario, the award ceremonies are held in various places around the world. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface
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12th IIFA Awards
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The official ceremony took place on June 25,2011, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 24 competitive categories, the ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh co-hosted the ceremony for the fourth time, in related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on June 24,2011 at the Ricoh Coliseum. The event was hosted by Karan Johar and Anushka Sharma, during the event, all technical awards and one musical award were presented to the winners. Dabangg won ten awards, three of which were popular awards, Both Band Baaja Baaraat and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai won ten awards, other multiple winners included Guzaarish with six awards and I Hate Luv Storys, Robot and Udaan, with three awards each. In addition, Housefull and Love Sex aur Dhokha, each received one award and this was the first time the IIFA Awards were held in Canada and North America. Torontos large South Asian population likely influenced the choice as a host city, the award ceremonies are held in various places around the world and has not necessarily been held in locale with a large South Asian population. The awards ceremony was telecasted on 24 July 2011 on Star Plus, the list of winners of the awards is given below. Winners are listed first, and highlighted in boldface, priyanka Chopra Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh Sharmila Tagore Irrfan Khan Dharmendra Asha Bhosle The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. While co-hosting the Music Awards, a man jumped on stage and he was later removed from the stage, when Shahrukh said Youre hurting my leg. But, Shahrukh did agree to meet after the show upon the request of the man, international Indian Film Academy Awards Bollywood Cinema of India IIFA. com Official website IIFA Weekend Promotional Website
