2024 Filmfare OTT Awards
2024 Filmfare OTT Awards, the fifth edition of awards presented to honour artistic and technical excellence in original programming on over-the-top streaming media in Hindi-language. Web original shows or films released across OTT platforms between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024 were eligible for Awards. Nominations were announced by ''Filmfare'' on 28 November 2024. ''Heeramandi'' led the ceremony with 17 nominations, followed by ''Panchayat (Season 3)'' with 16 nominations and '' Kho Gaye Hum Kahan'' with 13 nominations. ''Amar Singh Chamkila'' won 10 awards, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (for Imtiaz Ali), and Best Actor in a Web Original Film (for Diljit Dosanjh), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Winners and nominees * Popular awards Critics' Choice Awards Special Awards Short Film Awards Superlatives Nominations and wins by program Nominations and wins by streaming media See also * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Filmfare
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India's most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also annually gives the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare Awards Bangla, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company was employed to help him in running the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of ''Filmfare'' at the actress Kamini Kaushal's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 Mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guns & Gulaabs
''Guns & Gulaabs'' is an Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime thriller television series on Netflix, created and directed by Raj & DK. Produced under the banner D2R Films in collaboration with Netflix, the series stars Dulquer Salmaan, Rajkummar Rao, Gulshan Devaiah, and Adarsh Gourav. The title ''Guns & Gulaabs'' was inspired by the American hard rock band ''Guns N' Roses''. The series premiered on 18 August 2023 on Netflix. In December 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. Premise In the cartel-controlled town of Gulaabgunj, a high-stakes opium deal entangles a tough city cop and a romantically troubled mechanic in a whirlwind of chaos, crime, and unexpected alliances. Cast * Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Varma IRS, a Central Bureau of Narcotics Officer * Rajkummar Rao as "Paana" Tipu Tiger * Gulshan Devaiah as "Chaar(4)-Cut" Atmaram * Adarsh Gourav as Jugnu "Chhotu" Ganchi, Ganchi's son * Sushil Kumar as Dheeraj * Rajatava Dutta as Sukanto * Goutam Shar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arjun Mathur
Arjun Mathur (born 18 October 1981) is a British people, British-Indian people, Indian actor working predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi films, web series and television serials. He was seen internationally in the British drama series ''Indian Summers'' and plays the lead character in the Amazon Original series ''Made in Heaven (TV series), Made in Heaven'', the latter of which earned him an International Emmy Award, International Emmy award nomination for International Emmy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor. Early life and education Mathur was born in London, England and grew up in New Delhi and Mumbai, India. His father, Rakesh Mathur, is a hotelier. He has an older brother, Gautam and a younger sister, Sonia. His mother Reynoo Mathur, died in a car accident when he was thirteen years old. Mathur studied at St. Columba's School, Delhi, St. Columbas School, New Delhi, St. Mary's School, Mumbai, St. Mary's School, Mumbai, The British School, New Delhi, The British School, New Delh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Telgi Story
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gagan Dev Riar
Gagan Dev Riar is an Indian actor. He is mainly known for his roles in Scam 2003, A Suitable Boy, Sonchiriya. Early life Riar was born in New Delhi and brought up in Pathankot, Punjab. Career He started his career as a theatre actor. He played noted roles in plays like Piya Behrupiya, Stories in a Song, Monsoon Wedding: The Musical, Detective 9-2-11, Aaj Rang Hai and Baaghi Albele. He made his Bollywood debut in the year 2014 with Akarsh Khurana’s directed tv film Sunsilk Real FM and played the role of Jwahar. Then he appeared in Sudev Nair’s directed tv series Not Fit as Raunak. In 2019, he acted as Khalifa in Abhishek Chaubey’s directed film Sonchiriya. Again, he appeared in Mira Nair and Shimit Amin’s directed tv series A Suitable Boy as Pran Kapoor. In the year 2023, he came to limelight with playing as the protagonist Abdul Karim Telgi in Tushar Hiranandani’s directed tv series Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. His performance in Scam 2003 praised by audience ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shiv Rawail
''The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984'' is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language historical drama television miniseries about railway workers who saved many lives during the 1984 toxic gas leak at the chemical company Union Carbide India Limited's plant in Bhopal. It is produced by YRF Entertainment (the streaming division of Yash Raj Films) and stars R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyenndu and Babil Khan. Sunny Hinduja and Juhi Chawla Mehta play supporting roles. Filmed from December 2021 to May 2022, all four episodes of the miniseries were released on Netflix on 18 November 2023. Premise ''The Railway Men'' is based on railway workers who saved many lives during the 1984 gas tragedy at the chemical company Union Carbide India Limited's plant in Bhopal. The series is inspired by the efforts of station master Ghulam Dastagir and his team at the Bhopal Junction railway station on the night of the tragedy. Cast Main * R. Madhavan as Rati Pandey, the general manager o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raj & DK
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, are an Indian filmmaker duo. They are best known for their work as creators, directors, writers, and producers of the Hindi-language thriller series ''The Family Man (Indian TV series), The Family Man'' (2019–present), '' Farzi'' (2023–present), and ''Guns & Gulaabs'' (2023). They have also directed the films ''99 (2009 film), 99'' (2009), ''Shor in the City'' (2011), ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013), ''Happy Ending (film), Happy Ending'' (2014) and ''A Gentleman'' (2017), and written the comedy horror film ''Stree (2018 film), Stree'' (2018). Early life Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in Tirupati and Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, respectively, into Telugu people, Telugu families. They both graduated from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, SVU College of Engineering, where they met each other. After graduation, they emigrated to the United States to pursue a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born 24 February 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards, in addition to a BAFTA Award nomination. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award. Bhansali is best known for his use of aesthetics and musical vision, particularly in period dramas. Bhansali made his directorial debut with the romantic musical '' Khamoshi: The Musical'' (1996). He gained both mainstream and critical success with the romantic dramas '' Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999) and '' Devdas'' (2002), the latter of which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. He won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for directin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikkhil Advani
Nikkhil Suresh Advani (born 28 April 1971) is an Indian director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He along with his sister, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani, co-founded the entertainment company Emmay Entertainment. Early life and family Advani was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, into a Sindhi Hindus, Sindhi Hindu family. His father is a retired professional who worked in senior management positions with multinationals in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry and his mother is an advertising professional. His father is Sindhi whilst his mother is Marathi people, Maharashtrian. He studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, and later did his Master's degree, Masters in chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He married his college friend Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya. Advani is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His wife, Suparna Gupt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Killer Soup
''Killer Soup'' is an Indian Hindi language black comedy crime thriller television series by Netflix. The series premiered on 11 January 2024 on Netflix. It is co-written by Abhishek Chaubey along with Harshad Nalawade, Anant Tripathi and Unaiza Merchant and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Manoj Bajpayee. It was previously titled as "Soup." The series is available for streaming on Netflix. it loosely based on 2017 case in Telangana. Plot In the fictional hill station of Mainjur, Tamil Nadu, an aspiring yet talentless nurse-turned-home chef, Swathi, conspires to replace her husband, Prabhakar Shetty, with her lover and Prabhakar's squint-eyed doppelgänger, Umesh Pillai. Cast * Konkona Sen Sharma as Swathi Shetty * Manoj Bajpayee in a dual role as Prabhakar "Prabhu" Shetty, Swathi's husband and Umesh Pillai, Swathi's lover * Nassar as Inspector Hassan * Sayaji Shinde as Arvind Shetty, Prabhakar's elder brother * Anula Navlekar as Apeksha "Appu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abhishek Chaubey
Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early life Abhishek Chaubey was born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent his early childhood and adolescence in Jamshedpur, Patna and Ranchi. He completed his 10th standard from St. Xavier's School, Ranchi in the year 1993, completed 12th from Siva Sivani Public School, Hyderabad in the year 1995, and then did his graduation in English literature from Hindu College, New Delhi in the year 1998. Moving to Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ..., he did a course in Film & Television Production from Xavier Institute of Communications before taking a headlong plunge in the world of Hindi films. Career He began his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |