
Kolkata: In another recognition of his contribution to the world of films, drama and poetry, this year's Dadasaheb Phalke recipient Soumitra Chatterjee was felicitated by a leading business group. Stating that he was overwhelmed by the ecstatic response of the people in the wake of his receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke, Soumitra said, "I sometimes wonder what great have I done to deserve such accolades, such warmth and such unalloyed happiness....

11:16 AM, May 28, 2012

Dressed in a pink saree, Vidya Balan accepted the Best Actress National Film Award for her daring Silk act in 'The Dirty Picture'. ...

04:01 PM, May 04, 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: Talents from India's $2-billion Indian movie industry received from Vice President Hamid Ansari the 59th National Film Awards across various categories here Thursday. Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, highest honour in Indian cinema at the event. Regional cinema dominated the award function, while Bollywood maintained a low key this year. Top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best...

09:42 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

59th National Film Awards for the year 2011 will be presented on Thursday and Vidya Balan will be picking up the best actress trophy for her role in 'The Dirty Picture'. ...

10:23 AM, May 03, 2012

New Delhi: Regional actors and filmmakers swept the top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best actor titles, at the 59th National Film Awards announced here Wednesday. But Bollywood didn't fail to mark its presence, as Vidya Balan was named the best actress for her bold role in 'The Dirty Picture'. The best feature film award was shared by Marathi film 'Deool' and Kannada movie 'Byari', while the...

12:31 PM, Mar 08, 2012

New Delhi: Regional actors and filmmakers swept the top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best actor titles, at the 59th National Film Awards announced here Wednesday. But Bollywood didn't fail to mark its presence, as Vidya Balan was named the best actress for her bold role in "The Dirty Picture". The best feature film award was shared by Marathi film "Deool" and Kannada movie "Byari", while the...

08:42 PM, Mar 07, 2012

New Delhi: Actress Vidya Balan won her first National Award for her stellar performance in the biopic of southern sex symbol Silk Smitha in 'The Dirty Picture' and director Onir anthology film 'I AM' compiling four stories on identity picked up two awards as the country's most prestigious film jury kept the focus on regional films at the 59th National Film Awards announced on Wednesday. Byari, the first film in...

01:07 PM, Mar 07, 2012

New Delhi: Winners of the prestigious 59th National Film Awards have been decided and their names would be revealed by chairpersons of the jury on March 7, 2012, officials of the Information and Broadcasting ministry said lately. Officials said while the awards will be declared on March 7, the award ceremony would be held on May 3. For feature films the names of the award winners would be declared by...

10:27 AM, Mar 07, 2012

New Delhi: The Directorate of Film Festivals today said that the process for inviting entries for the 59th National Film Awards 2011 for all categories has been set in motion. The awards will have three Sections - Feature Films, Non-Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema, officials said. In case of feature films, there are 30 different awards including the award for Best Feature Film, Indira Gandhi Award for Best...

07:51 PM, Dec 26, 2011

Best Actor national award winner for 'Aadukalam' and superstar Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush in a candid conversation with CNN-IBN. ...

05:25 PM, Sep 09, 2011

New Delhi: From Arbaaz Khan and Arindam Chaudhuri to Anant Mahadevan and Aishwarya Narkar, they all said that receiving a National Film Award from President Pratiba Patil Friday was a "fantastic moment". Dadasaheb Phalke award winner veteran Tamil filmmaker Balachander said it is never too late to get an award. "I feel happy. I'm asked whether the award has come late, and I don't think it's ever late to get...

03:55 PM, Sep 09, 2011