Movies are good or bad and rest is all about packaging: Salim Ahamed 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

Celluloid Man: Watch the trailer of National Award winning docu film 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 to give away National Awards to MSMEs 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

Even National Award can't put Nawazuddin under pressure
by IANS
Nawazuddin Siddiqui received a special mention at the 60th National Film Awards for four films. ...  
07:32 PM, Mar 22, 2013

Ranbir Kapoor bitter about 'Barfi' not winning National Awards 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

Parineeti Chopra: Watch her closely, she'll surprise you! She is just two films old and shared the screen with three other heroines in her debut film and yet managed to make heads turn with her performance in 'Ladies VS Ricky Bahl'. ...  
01:55 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Nawazuddin: National Award is the dream of every actor Nawazuddin said the National Awards bring a certain respectability to an actor and people start to take him seriously. ...  
01:40 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Anu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia in gratitude for National Award
by IANS
Anu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia have won the National Awards for best supporting actor and actress respectively, for 'Vicky Donor' ...  
10:59 AM, Mar 19, 2013

Have the National Film Awards lost their sheen?

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

60th National Film Awards: The winners playlist 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

National Award scares me: Parineeti Chopra
by IANS
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

'Bolo na' had calibre for National award: Shankar Mahadevan
by IANS
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

60th National Film Awards: The list of winners 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

60th National Film Awards: Irrfan, Vicky Donor big winners 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

Delhi airport wins international health, safety award 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

No bias in choosing films for awards: Krissna
by IANS
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

The 59th National Film Awards ceremony

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