Government honours South actors recommended by Mohan
by IANS
Chennai: Popular Tamil film and TV actor Mohan Raman, also a well known philatelist, was pleasantly surprised when the government honoured actors he had recommended from the south through 50 stamps that were released at the 60th National Film Awards.

President Pranab Mukherjee released the stamps Friday commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes to Indian cinema.

"I was approached by a member of the film chamber few months back requesting me to suggest names of actors from south to be honoured through postal stamps. I suggested few names from all four southern film industries and to my surprise a few from the list I had recommended were honoured," Mohan told IANS.

"I felt like the squirrel that helped lord Rama in building the bridge in 'Ramayana'. I'm extremely happy with the list and feel everyone in it truly deserved the honour," added the actor known for his work in Tamil films such as 'Mahanadi', 'Minsara Kanavu', 'Padayappa' and 'Kuselan'. The postal stamps were of Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Yash Chopra, Smita Patil, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Geeta Dutt, and Tapan Sinha among others....more    
12:25 PM, May 06, 2013

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna Mumbai: Filmmaker Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna, legendary playback singer Asha Bhosale are among those Bollywood legends, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards here on April 30. Bhosale will be presented with the Phalke Ratna Award for her contribution in the field of music for five decades. Late Yash Chopra will be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for his services to the Indian film industry...  
07:24 PM, Apr 26, 2013

IFFM to give tribute to late Yash Chopra
by IANS
New Delhi: As part of a special tribute, late filmmaker Yash Chopra will be conferred the title of 'Father of Contemporary Indian Cinema' at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). Celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, the festival will honour him for for his strong ties with the region and constant support to the festival. The award and honour will be received by Yash Chopra's wife Pamela. "Yashji had...  
11:16 AM, Apr 21, 2013

As Indian cinema celebrates 100 years this year, we explore the magic of moving images from film industries across India in our tribute to the 100 best films of all time. The films from Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali and Marathi industries among others reflect the passion, struggle and the genius of their makers in creating a cohesive history of a century of fascinating themes. This is only a qualitative list. We wish we could include the hundreds of films that deserved to be here and were left out due to space constraint. We thank our contributors in the last slide.Naya Daur (1957): Directed by BR Chopra, the Hindi film featured Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit and Jeevan in pivotal roles. The film showed how the traditional Indian society was getting influenced by rapid industrialisation. The film culminates when a horse cart wins a race against a bus.Deewar (1975): Yash Chopra weaved a tale of two ideologically opposite brothers Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi (Shashi Kapoor) in such a way that the society indulged in a debate about corruption and honesty. Salim-Javed's screenplay of Hindi film 'Deewar' is considered as one of the finest screenplays ever written in India.
02:10 PM, Apr 17, 2013

'Kabhi Kabhie' was Yash Chopra's favourite movie: Karan Johar

'Kabhi Kabhie' was Yash Chopra's second directorial film with Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor in the lead roles after 'Deewar'. ...
08:20 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Manoj Kumar: Will take strict action against 'Om Shanti Om'
by IANS
Filmmaker Manoj Kumar, who is upset with the makers of 'Om Shanti Om' for re-releasing it in Japan without deleting the controversial scenes taking a dig at him, has decided to take action against the producers of the movie. ...  
10:54 AM, Apr 02, 2013

Marred by the separation and partition of the country, many Bollywood filmmakers dabbled with the subject on 70mm. Be it Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' or M. S. Sathyu's 'Garam Hava'. Making a screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's much popular book 'Midnight's Children', Deepa Mehta'd film talks about the transition from British colonialism to Independence. Deepa Mehta's film '1947 Earth' brought forth the pain, tragedy and loss related to partition. Set in Lahore, the film tells the story through the friendship between a Hindu and two Muslim men. Based on Ismat Chuhgtai's short story, 'Garam Hava' deals with the plight of North Indian Muslim family after the partition. 'Garam Hava' is one of the most noted films on partition.
03:14 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Shatrughan Sinha mistakenly calls Rani Mukherji 'Rani Chopra'

At an event to commemorate late filmmaker Yash Chopra, actor Shatrughan Sinha, apparently mistakenly, referred to Rani Mukherji as 'Rani Chopra'. ...
06:30 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Snapshot: Rani Mukerji or Chopra? What is the real story? Actress Rani Mukerji got emotional at the unveiling of late filmmaker Yash Chopra's statue at Mumbai recently. ...  
11:23 AM, Feb 12, 2013

The statue of filmmaker Yash Chopra was unveiled by the late filmmaker's wife Pamela Chopra at an event in Mumbai on Monday.Yash Chopra's statue was unveiled at Mumbai's Bandstand area. Several celebrities attended the event. Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Dhillon at the event.
05:50 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Oops! Shatrughan calls Rani...Rani Chopra
by IANS
Actor Shatrughan Sinha made a major blooper at the unveiling of late filmmaker Yash Chopra's statue on Monday. ...  
04:14 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Stardom means nothing to me, says Shah Rukh Khan In 2012, Khan had only one release, Yash Chopra's 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' opposite Katrina and Anushka. The film was a huge hit. ...  
01:33 PM, Jan 30, 2013

19 people we will miss Gore Vidal: An American author, playwright, essayist and an occasional actor, who also aspired to be the President. Few litterateurs have made their presence felt in public life as Vidal. He was witty and acerbic and his penchant for sharp, incisive statements put him at loggerheads with his contemporaries like Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. ...  
04:28 PM, Jan 05, 2013

Shah Rukh Khan entered into a brawl with the security staff when he was stopped from entering the ground after the match. He misbehaved and abused the guards at Wankhede Stadium. Shah Rukh did not stop here. He got into a fight with filmmaker Shirish Kunder in the beginning of the year. Shah Rukh interviewed Yash Chopra on his 80th birthday. This turned out to be Yash Chopra's last interview before his death.
04:43 PM, Dec 28, 2012

2012: Entertainers who said goodbye this year
by IANS
Several Bollywood figures including Rajesh Khanna, Yash Chopra and Raj Kanwar left the world this year. ...  
01:38 PM, Dec 23, 2012

Bhanu Athaiya: No regrets on returning Oscar Bhanu Athaiya says she is happy that her most treasured asset has reached the right and safe place. ...  
06:42 PM, Dec 19, 2012

Dilip Kumar is my sartaaj: Saira Banu
by IANS
He never allowed her to hold his hand in public but 46 years of marriage have changed many things, says Saira Banu lovingly of husband-actor-legend Dilip Kumar who turns 90 Tuesday. The celebrations for the landmark birthday will be quiet given the death of some of their closest friends this year. ...  
10:22 AM, Dec 11, 2012

Kajol: ADF - YRF tussle affected my relationships The controversy began when Ajay Devgn filed a complaint in the Competition Commission Of India against YRF. ...  
03:19 PM, Dec 07, 2012

'Son of Sardaar' set to enter the Rs 100 cr club 'Son of Sardaar' could be Ajay Devgn's fourth film as a hero to enter the Rs 100 crore club in last two years. ...  
01:56 PM, Nov 27, 2012

'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' earns Rs 100 crore in India Shah Rukh Khan has become third time lucky to enter the exclusive and much hyped Rs 100 crore club. ...  
03:47 PM, Nov 24, 2012