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Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta (born 21 July 1952) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who has also directed documentaries and television serials since 1975. Early life and education Born on 21 July 1952 in Navsari in Gujarat, Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career During his career, Mehta has made ten feature films, seven documentaries and two television serials – '' Captain Vyom'' and '' Mr. Yogi''. His repertoire of themes includes comedy, satire, romance, violence and rebellion. After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India, Mehta joined the Indian Space Research Organisation as a television producer. There, he was given almost total freedom in what to create. In an interview years later, Mehta remarked about how influential this was to his development: “It was an incredible experience. Traveling all over Gujarat, meeting people, mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NeilMed Pharmaceuticals
NeilMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a USA based pharmaceutical, medical devices' manufacturer & supplier company based in Santa Rosa, California. It manufactures and supplies nasal saline over-the-counter products, including the patented Sinus Rinse Kit, a nasal irrigation system used worldwide. History NeilMed Pharmaceuticals was founded by Ketan C. Mehta, a pulmonary and critical-care physician, and Nina Mehta in the year 2000. It started as a side project in 1999 to build a device that could be used to effectively and naturally rinse the sinuses for sinusitis sufferers known as NeilMed Sinus Rinse. In early 2005, the company developed the NasaFlo Neti Pot for nasal irrigation. The products were initially sold regionally and later expanded services nationwide in the U.S. and then to several countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. In May 2018 founders Ketan Mehta and Nina Mehta established the NeilMed Endowed Support Fund in the Department of Otolaryngology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar (1993 Film)
''Sardar'' is a 1993 Indian biographical drama film on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest freedom fighters, directed by Ketan Mehta and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar and Hriday Lani. The film was screened retrospective on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defence, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day. Plot The film begins with a young Sardar Patel playing cards with his friends and ridiculing Mahatma Gandhi and his policies to achieve independence. His views change however, when he is introduced to Gandhi by his brother, and upon listening to a lecture delivered by Gandhi, he joins him in his struggle. Sardar then successfully organises various Satyagrahas throughout Gujarat. The film then moves to the age of the Quit India Movement and India's freedom. Sardar is instrumental in convincing the working committee of the INC and Nehru to accept a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Lights India International Film Festival
All Lights India International Film festival (ALIIFF) is an annual film festival of India conducted in Hyderabad. It is usually conducted in December every year. The 4th edition was held from Dec 1-4, 2018 at PVR Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad. Popular Malayalam film actor and national award-winning director Balachandra Menon was the festival director of the 2018 edition. History The first edition of ALIIFF was held in 2015 in Kochi, Kerala. The second and third editions were held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The film festival was founded by Sohan Roy, Hollywood director of Indian origin and a media entrepreneur. ALIIFF is part of the Indywood Film Carnival and has introduced some notable films such as Theeb which later went on to win the Oscar in Foreign Films category in 2015. Popular regional superstars such as Mohanlal, Kamal Hassan and Venkatesh have been patrons of the event in the past. The event is managed by thAll Lights Film Society Nisha Joseph aka Nisha Jose is the Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siby Malayil
Siby may refer to: * Siby (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Siby, Mali, a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati, Koulikoro Region, Mali * Siby Department, a commune of Balé Province, Burkina Faso ** Siby, Burkina Faso, capital of Siby Department See also * Sybi Hida, Albanian politician * Sibby, a given name, including a list of people with the name * Sibi (other) * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Academy Of Film & Television
Noida Film City is a film city consisting a complex of studios and structures for filming located in Sector 16-A of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It houses the Asian Academy of Film, Television and Marwah Films and Video Studios along with prominent news channels of India. It was founded in 1988 by Sandeep Marwah, an Indian film producer, founder and chairperson of the Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT). It has been the location for many Bollywood and Indian films, along with shooting television serials, news and other entertainment-cum-education programs, facilitated by satellite channels, multiplex offices, film and publication companies, radio and audio broadcasting and many other corporate offices. The film city covers an area of about , of which is outdoor and is indoor, comprising 16 studios, 350 channels broadcasting everyday to more than 160 countries worldwide, more than 30 corporate offices, shopping malls, restaurants, souvenir shops and medical facilitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Documentary
The Filmfare Best Documentary Award was one of the Filmfare Awards, given by the magazine ''Filmfare'' to documentary films. It was first presented in 1967, and was eliminated in 1998. Winners and nominees 1960s * 1967 ''Handicrafts of Rajasthan'' – Clement T. Baptista * 1968 ''India '67'' – S. Sukhdev * 1969 ''Explorer'' – Promod Pati 1970s * 1970 ''Then, The Rain'' – Ramesh Gupta * 1971 ''Koodal'' – Mushir Ahmed * 1972 ''Creations in Metal'' – Homi D. Sethna * 1973 ''Nine Months to Freedom'' – S. Sukhdev * 1974 ''A Day with the Builders'' – C.J. Paulose * 1975 ''The Nomad Puppeteer'' – Mani Kaul * 1976 ''Sarojini Naidu'' – B.D. Garga * 1977 ''Marvel of Memory'' – N.K. Issar * 1978 ''Transformations'' – Zafar Hai * 1979 no award 1980s * 1980 ''Malfunction'' – Pankaj Parashar * 1981 ''They Call Me Chamar'' – Lokesh Lalvani * 1982 ''Faces After the Storm'' – Prakash Jha * 1983 ''Experience India'' – Zafar Hai * 1984 ''Veer Savarkar'' – Prem Vaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian cinema.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonça, the editor of ''The Times of India'' and modelled after the Academy Awards. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued for unknown reasons. Since 2001, a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres
The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint Michael (established 1 August 1469), as acknowledged by French government sources. Background To be considered for the award, French government guidelines stipulate that citizens of France must be at least thirty years old, respect French civil law, and must have "significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance". Membership is not, however, limited to French nationals; recipients include numerous foreign luminaries. Foreign recipients are admitted into the Order "without condition of age". The Order has three grades: * (Commander) — medallion worn on a necklet; up to 20 recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Moscow International Film Festival
The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film '' Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury) * Tengiz Abuladze (USSR) * Souheil Ben-Barka (Morocco) * Antonio Gades (Spain) * Rustam Ibragimbekov (USSR) * Alberto Isaac (Mexico) * Alexandre Mnouchkine (France) * Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) * Zheng Xiuelai (China) * Hanna Schygulla (West Germany) * Miklós Jancsó (Hungary) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prize: '' Intervista'' by Federico Fellini * Special Prizes: ** ''Courier'' by Karen Shakhnazarov ** '' Hero of the Year'' by Feliks Falk * Prizes: ** Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for '' 84 Charing Cross Road'' ** Best Actress: Dorottya Udvaros for '' Love, Mother'' * Prix FIPRESCI: '' Hero of the Year'' by Feliks Falk References External linksMoscow International F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration
The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined with National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation, Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation, National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare, Best Film on Family Welfare and National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, Best Film on Other Social Issues. The new award is named as Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values. The award was instituted in 1965, at 13th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award (India)
The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1973 until 2020, and by the NFDC since 2021. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfare Awards, as well as a nomination for an International Emmy. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Siddiqui had minor roles in films such as '' Sarfarosh'' (1999), '' Shool'' (1999), and '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S'' (2003). Siddiqui first gained recognition for his role in Anurag Kashyap's '' Black Friday'' (2004) and the 2012 '' Gangs of Wasseypur'' duology. Further success came for his supporting roles in '' The Lunchbox'' (2013), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor; '' Kick'' (2014); and '' Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' (2015). He went on to gain critical acclaim for his roles in '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016), '' Raees'' (2017), '' Mom'' (2017), and '' Manto'' (2018). He has also starred in two Emmy-nominated series, '' Sacred Games'' (2018–2019) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
