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Astu
''Astu: So Be It'' (or simply ''Astu'') is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by the duo Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Suktankar, starring Mohan Agashe, Iravati Harshe, Milind Soman, and Amruta Subhash. The film tells the story of Chakrapani Shastri, a Sanskrit scholar who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Plot Dr. Chakrapani Shastri, fondly known as Appa, is a retired Sanskrit professor and a former director of the Oriental Research Institute in Pune. Shastri currently lives with Ram, a young student, as his caretaker, and has been diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's disease. One day, as Ram has to appear for his exams, Shastri's elder daughter Ira brings Shastri to her house. While driving back home, Ira stops at a shop, requesting Shastri to stay in the car. Shastri sees a passing elephant on the road. He becomes fascinated and with some help, gets himself out of the car and starts following the elephant through the lanes of the city. When Ira comes back and finds he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar
Sumitra Bhave (12 January 1943 19 April 2021) and Sunil Sukthankar (born 31 May 1966) were an Indian filmmaker duo working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. Bhave and Sukthankar had made seventeen feature films, more than fifty short films, and four TV serials; all of which had been written by Bhave. Sunil Sukthankar, a Film and Television Institute of India graduate (1989) is also an actor and a lyricist. He has written more than 90 songs for their own films as well as various other Marathi and Hindi films. The duo had won various national and international accolades for the films '' Doghi'' (1995), ''Dahavi Fa'' (2002), '' Vastupurush'' (2002), '' Devrai'' (2004), '' Astu'' (2016) and '' Kaasav'' (2017). At the 64th National Film Awards, their feature film ''Kaasav'' won the prestigious President Golden Lotus National Award. Personal life Sumitra Bhave Bhave was born on 12 January 1943 in Pune. She completed her graduation from Fergusson College, Pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amruta Subhash
Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Marathi-language film '' Astu'' (2015) and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi-language film '' Gully Boy'' (2019). Career Subhash made her debut with the National Award-winning film and India's Oscar entry for the year 2004, '' Shwaas''. She won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 for her role in the Marathi film '' Astu'' and has starred in numerous critically acclaimed films that have won various awards around the world, such as the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Fedeora Award at the Venice Film Festival. Subhash is also a classically trained singer who has lent her voice to various Marathi films. As a playback singer, she has won accolades such as the Maharashtra Gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Marathi Awards
The Filmfare Marathi Awards are presented annually to both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Marathi cinema, Marathi film industry of India. The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. The presentation of the awards has been inconsistent throughout its inception. Presently, a recorded and edited version of the awards ceremony is televised. Previous winners ;Marathi Cinema Main awards ;1963 ;1964 ;1965 ;1966 ;1967 ; 1968 ;1969 ;1970 ;1971 ;1972 ;1973 ;1974 ;1975 ;1976 ;1977 ;1978 ;1979 ;1980 ;1981 ;1982 ;1983 ;1985 ;1999 Ajeenkya DY Patil Filmfare Awards Marathi 2014 The nominations for Filmfare Marathi Awards 2014. ; Critics' awards ; Technical Awards ; Special awards Karrm Filmfare Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
61st National Film Awards
The 61st National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2013 in the Indian cinema. The ceremony was held on 3 May 2014. Selection process The Directorate of Film Festivals invited nominations for the awards on 24 January 2014. The acceptable last date for entries was until 14 February 2014. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2013, and 31 December 2013, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2013, and 31 December 2013, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards. For the Feature and Non-Feature Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1984, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to an actress for the best performance in a supporting role within Indian cinema. It is presented by the President of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi. The winner is given a "Rajat Kamal" (Silver Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of 50,000 ( US$780). Including ties and repeat winners, the DFF has presented a total of 39 Best Supporting Actress awards to 35 different actresses. Although Indian cinema produces films in more than 20 languages, the performances of films that have won awards are of ten languages: Hindi (18 awards), Malayalam (7 awards), Bengali (4 awards), Tamil (4 awards), English (2 awards), Meitei (1 award), Marathi (1 award), Urd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iravati Harshe
Iravati Harshe is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. Harshe has worked in many television serials. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Filmography * ''Split Wide Open'' (1999) * ''Hey Ram'' (Hindi, 2000) * '' Shararat'' (Hindi, 2002) * '' Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye'' (Hindi, 2005) * ''Mithya'' (2008) * '' Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?'' (Hindi, 2009) * '' We Are Family'' (Hindi, 2010) * ''Mittal Vs Mittal'' (Hindi, 2010) * ''Michael'' (2011) * ''Kaccha Limboo'' (Hindi, 2011) * '' Hate Story'' (Hindi, 2012) * '' Astu'' (Marathi film 2015) * '' Kaasav'' (2017, Marathi film) * ''Simmba'' (Hindi, 2018) * ''Aapla Manus'' (Marathi film, 2018) * '' Take Care Good Night * '' Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli'' (Marathi film, 2019) * '' Tadka (film)'' (Hindi, 2019) * ''Shamshera'' (Hindi, 2022) Television * ''Dill Mill Gayye'' * '' Achanak 37 Saal Baad'' (TV Series), 2002 * ''Shanti'' * '' Kabhie Kabhie'', 1997 * ''Mrityudand'' * ''Ankahee'' * ''Waris'' * '' Tanha'' * '' Sanjivani'' * ''Surabhi'' * '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian psychiatrist and actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 in theatre. Early life Agashe was born in Bhor, Maharashtra. He studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS and MD degree in Psychiatry. He later became a professor, before becoming an actor. Career Medicine Agashe served as a professor of Psychiatry at the B. J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital in Pune. Apart from his medical career, he also worked in the fields of clinical psychology and psychopharmacology. Agashe was also instrumental in establishing the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health in 1991, a state level training and research institute in Mental Health Sciences, located in Pune, India. Agashe headed the five-year study on the trauma of the 1993 Latur earthquake, initiated by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Agashe started his early career by opting to work in a government Hospital at Pune. He also chaired the orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devika Daftardar
Devika Daftardar is an Indian actress who works in Marathi theatre and films. She is known for her mother roles in ''Pari Hoon Main'' (2018) and '' Naal'' (2018). Career Devika started her career in Marathi plays before moving on to films. She starred in several Marathi films including ''Pari Hoon Main'' (2018) opposite Nandu Madhav before getting her breakthrough for her portrayal of a mother in '' Naal'' (2018). Filmography *''All films are in Marathi, unless otherwise indicated.'' References External links * Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema Actresses in Marathi theatre Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohit Takalkar
Mohit Ratnakar Takalkar (Marathi: मोहित टाकळकर) (born 18 August 1977) is an Indian theatre director, filmmaker, film editor, screenwriter and actor from Pune, Maharashtra. He has led and spawned a movement in Marathi experimental theatre through his 25-year-long career by co-founding the theatre company, Aasakta Kalamanch in 2003. Takalkar has directed more than 30 experimental plays in Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Marwari and English languages. He has directed movies including ''The Bright Day'' and ''Medium Spicy''. He also runs his restaurant ''Barometer'' in Pune. Personal life In 2000, he met Geetanjali Joshi, an actor during rehearsals of his first play''Yayati''. They married in 2005 but separated in 2007. In 2011, he was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder and has been quite vocal about it. Career He completed graduation from the Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai and briefly worked in the hospitality industry as a chef, before shifting hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Screenplay
The National Film Award for Best Screenplay is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with ''Rajat Kamal'' (Silver Lotus). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. , the award comprises a ''Rajat Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of 50,000. The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films. The awards were instituted as the "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967 and a new category of award for Best Screenplay was introduced, presented with a plaque and a cash prize. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumitra Bhave
Sumitra ( sa, सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi in Hindu mythology. The wise Sumitra is the third queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. She is the mother of the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Etymology The name Sumitra is of Sanskrit origin, and could be divided into ''Su'' meaning good, and ''Mitra,'' meaning friend''.'' Thus'','' her name means 'a good friend' or 'one with a friendly nature'. She is known in other languages as Tamil: சுமித்திரை, Burmese: Thumitra, Malay: Samutra, Khmer '' and '' th, สมุทรเทวี ''Samutthra Thewi''). Legend At the sacrifice conducted by Rishyasringa to obtain sons for the childless Dasharatha, a divine being emerged from the flames with a golden vessel filled with divine ''payasam''. Dasharatha offered half to Kausalya, a quarter (literally half of that which remained) to Sumitra, an eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', '' Jurassic Park'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It’s also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year’s films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form’s opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don’t exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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