Salim Ahamed's critically acclaimed debut feature 'Adaminte Makan Abu' picked up four national awards in 2011 and was India's official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars that year. Screened at every major international film festivals, it went on to win accolades from the national and international media. Director Salim Ahamed joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' and new projects.
Q. Please name two filmmakers who has inspired you the most both in international cinema and Malayalam cinema. Please give specific answers rather than diplomatic answers:-) Asked by: Sharath
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06:31 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: After winning two National Awards, the first trailer of the documentary film is out. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, 'Celluloid Man' explores the life and work of the guardian of Indian cinema P.K. Nair. ...
02:14 PM, Apr 16, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee will present the National Awards to successful Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and banks on Wednesday. The National Awards were instituted by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in 1983 to felicitate the outstanding performers in the sector in various areas like entrepreneurship, research and development, product quality and innovation, an official statement said. ...
03:50 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Nawazuddin Siddiqui received a special mention at the 60th National Film Awards for four films. ...
07:32 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Ranbir Kapoor is disappointed that the film 'Barfi', which won him all-round accolades, failed to bag national awards in any category. ...
10:28 AM, Mar 20, 2013
An interesting mix of films were chosen as winners for the 60th National Film Awards. Talented actor Irrfan Khan won the Best Actor award for his role in Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar'. The award was shared with veteran actor Vikram Gokhale who won it for his role in Marathi film 'Anumati'. ...
11:56 PM, Mar 18, 2013
From 'Paan Singh Tomar' to 'Chittagong'- here is a playlist of the winners at the 60th National Film Awards. ...
05:59 PM, Mar 18, 2013
After winning a special mention for her performance in 'Ishaqzaade' at the announcement of the 60th National Film Awards here, young and vivacious actress Parineeti Chopra says she is scared but motivated to keep giving better shots in the film industry. ...
05:47 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The song 'Bolo na', which has been named for two National awards Monday, had the calibre to win such an honour, says Shankar Mahadevan, who has won the best playback singer (male) for the number. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Irrfan has won the Best Actor award for his powerful performance in Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar' and Marathi actress Usha Jadhav has won the Best Actress award for 'Dhag'. ...
04:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Irrfan Khan was awarded the Best Actor award at the 60th National Film Awards, for his brilliant portrayal of dacoit 'Paan Singh Tomar'. ...
03:36 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The IGI airport here, operated by DIAL, has become the first Indian facility to bag the 'International Safety Award' from British Safety Council. "This makes Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI), as the first and the only airport in India to win this prestigious award in field of health and safety. The award benchmarks health and safety performance of an organisation on an international level to recognise the leaders in this...
07:05 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Chennai: Veteran southern director Suresh Krissna, who has been on the jury of National Awards selection committee and is also on the jury of the International Film Festival of India, says films are chosen based on healthy discussions and hours of brainstorming without being biased. "I personally don't show any bias towards the selection of a film. Typically, all films, irrespective of the language, are watched by the jury with...
04:41 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Vidya Balan kept the Hindi film industry in the reckoning by receiving the best actress trophy for 'The Dirty Picture' in the 59th National Film awards. ...
11:08 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Here is a list of winners of the prestigious 59th National Film Awards. The ceremony will be held on May 3, 2012. Feature Films Best Feature Film: Shared by Deool (Marathi) and Byari (Byari) Deool Producer: Abhijeet Gholap Director : Umesh VinayakKulkarni Byari (Byari) Producer: TH AlthafHussain Director :Suveeran SwarnaKamal: Rs.2,50,000/- Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director: Aaranyakandam (Tamil) Producer:S.P.Charan Director :Kumararaja Thiagarajan SwarnaKamal:...
03:13 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Born March 20, 1966 in Kolkata, Alka Yagnik is one of the most iconic Bollywood singers of our time. Her mother Shubha Yagnik was a singer of Indian classical music. She received her school education from Modern High School for Girls. At the age of 6, she started singing for Akashvani (All India Radio), Calcutta. At the age of 10, her mother brought her to Bombay as a...
08:47 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Mumbai: Victor Banerjee is upset with this year's National Awards jury for rejecting Assamese director Bidyut Kotoki's film 'As The River Flows' for not being Assamese. Victor, who plays a central part in the film, said: "I'm flummoxed by the absurdity of a National Awards jury watching a film in the Assamese language, directed by an Assamese and shot in Assam being proclaimed as being 'not Assamese'. Hello? How much...
12:37 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Mumbai: Looks like Lady Luck is smiling down on Vidya Balan. With a recent National Award win as the Best Actress and a super hit release just last week, Vidya has definitely arrived. While crediting her success to being in the right place at the right time, Vidya talks to CS about fame and fortune. Real woman I entered the industry as a woman with an author-backed role in 'Parineeta'...
02:06 PM, Mar 14, 2012
