Why Indian awards compare poorly with Oscars

Why Indian awards compare poorly with Oscars New Delhi: The best moments from the 84th Academy Awards, Hollywood's biggest night of love for a shared movie-going experience, were ones which were sentimental, nostalgic and drew the audience in with a sense of easy familiarity. For most Indians who made the effort to wake up at 6 AM to catch the live telecast, the comparisons with our own awards functions were inevitable, and almost bile-inducing. When the handsome...
09:08 AM, Feb 28, 2012

Filmfare & how films fared in 2011

Voice Over |  Rajen Garabadu

The immediate provocation for this piece is the Filmfare Awards telecast this year on Sunday - can't remember if it is it is the 56th ...
11:51 AM, Feb 20, 2012

Snapshot: SRK, Ranbir dress in drag at Filmfare

Snapshot: SRK, Ranbir dress in drag at Filmfare New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor played hosts at the recently held 57th Idea Filmfare awards. Both the actors were seen copying Vidya Balan's 'The Dirty Picture' look at the award function. ...
12:48 PM, Feb 01, 2012

Filmfare awards: Ranbir, Vidya named best actors

Filmfare awards: Ranbir, Vidya named best actors New Delhi: Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara bagged the maximum number of popular awards at the 57th Idea Filmfare awards held in Mumbai on January 29, 2012. Vidya Balan won the best actress award for her bold performance in The Dirty Picture. Ranbir Kapoor bagged the best actor award for his film Rockstar. AR Rahman won the best music director award for Rockstar. He was honoured with the 2500th...
03:25 AM, Jan 30, 2012

Pyarelal to get lifetime achievement award

Pyarelal to get lifetime achievement award Mumbai: Veteran music composer Pyarelal of composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and actress Aruna Irani will be conferred the lifetime achievement award at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012, reveals megastar Amitabh Bachchan. "Filmfare wishes to acknowledge two personalities that have contributed greatly to our industry and they talk to me about them because I shall not be able to be at the function," Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com. "It is...
12:37 PM, Jan 21, 2012

B'wood wants 'Zindagi Na...' to win best film

B'wood wants 'Zindagi Na...' to win best film Mumbai: As Mumbai gears up to host the Filmfare Awards night Jan 29, most Bollywood celebrities feel Zoya Akhtar's 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' will walk away with the best film trophy. Among the other films competing in the category are 'Rockstar', 'The Dirty Picture', 'Don 2: The King is Back', 'No One Killed Jessica' and 'Delhi Belly'. There's still time for the final winners to be announced, but when celebrities...
01:13 PM, Jan 15, 2012

Filmfare: SRK, Salman to fight for the top spot

Filmfare: SRK, Salman to fight for the top spot New Delhi: The time of the year has come when popular films of the year 2011 will jostle with each other to win the prestigious Filmfare Awards. The nomination list is out. Have a look at it. 1. Best Film Delhi Belly Don 2 No One Killed Jessica Rockstar The Dirty Picture Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2. Best Director Abhinay Deo - Delhi Belly Farhan Akhtar - Don 2 Imtiaz...
06:57 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Manish Malhotra bags best designer award

Manish Malhotra bags best designer award New Delhi: Stylist Manish Malhota won the best costume designer award for the movie 'Robot' at the Filmfare Awards South. The 58th Filmfare Awards South was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre Saturday and felicitated talent in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. "For me, it's winning the Filmfare Award South for my work in 'Robot' here in Hyderabad tonight," Manish posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Director Punit Malhotra wished...
11:14 AM, Jul 04, 2011

Fashion police makes a few arrests on Filmfare

Fashion police makes a few arrests on Filmfare Things we want to tell these folks who attended the recent award function... Dear Sri, the next time, you wear a Donna Karan, may we request you to leave the hideous stole/shawl at home? She ruined the DKNY outfit by carrying that. Dear Whatsyourname, Next time, a little less colour please. If you dress badly, it’s best not to draw attention to yourself. Dear Atul, we love the salt and...
05:15 PM, Feb 01, 2011
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