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Screen Awards
The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by '' Screen'' magazine of the Indian Express Group in 1995. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently closed down. Star India continues to sponsor the event under the Star Screen Awards title. The name of each year's ceremony was determined by the presenting network: the first "Star Screen Awards" were telecast on Star Plus from 2000 until 2011, after which the "Colors Screen Awards" were broadcast on Colors and the "Life OK Screen Awards" on Life OK, each for a period of two years. As of 2019, Star continues to hold the television distribution rights to the event. History The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of the Express Group, Viveck Goenka, in 1994, focused on excellence in Indian films. The prizes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaideep Sahni
Jaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who is known for his work in Hindi films. He has written screenplays for films such as '' Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), ''Chak De! India'' (2007), '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) and '' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue and Filmfare Award for Best Story for ''Company'' (2002), and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006). He also won the IIFA Award for Best Story, for '' Chak De! India'' . Early life and education Sahni was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. He studied at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar. He started working as a computer engineer,Close EncounterIndian Express/ref> and has worked for NIIT. Career He became a lyricist after jam sessions with Palash Sen, and after discovering the screenplay for the film ''Gandhi'' in a New Delhi bookshop, he started writing screenplays, at age 27. He wrote both the screenp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar "Raju" Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian filmmaker known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema. His movies are often lighthearted but revolve around significant societal issues with humour and emotional intelligence. Starting his career as a film editor after graduating from FTII in editing, a bad experience forced him to shift to ad films, where he made several successful ads. His first film as a professional editor was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's action drama '' Mission Kashmir'' (2000). Although Hirani wanted to make films, he took a one-year break and came back with the script of the comedy-drama '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' to Chopra to help him finance it, who agreed. Upon release, the film emerged as a widespread critical and commercial success. It won the National Film Award for Best Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhijat Joshi
Abhijat Joshi (born 1 December 1969) is an Indian screenwriter, film director, producer and editor who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for collaboration with Vinod Chopra Productions and director Rajkumar Hirani, as the screenwriter for '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), '' 3 Idiots'' (2009), '' PK'' (2014) and '' Sanju'' (2018). He is a professor of English at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, since 2003. Early life and education Joshi was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to family of professors, including his father Jayant Joshi. Abhijat received his early education in Gujarati medium. He obtained his higher education and qualifications from shri H.K.Arts College,(With Bagal thela group) Gujarat University. After doing his M.A. (English) with distinction. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. Apart from English, he can fluently read, write and speak Gujarati language as he was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race (2008 Film)
''Race'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action crime film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. Produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani under Tips Industries, the film stars Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, and Sameera Reddy. Set primarily in Durban, South Africa, the story revolves around two stepbrothers entangled in a complex plot of betrayal, manipulation, and ambition within the horse racing industry. It spawned the ''Race'' franchise and was loosely inspired by the 1998 American thriller '' Goodbye Lover''. Principal photography took place across locations in Durban, Dubai, and Goa, with cinematography handled by Ravi Yadav. The soundtrack, composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sameer, achieved significant commercial success and contributed to the film’s popularity. ''Race'' was released theatrically in India on 21 March 2008 by UTV Motion Pictures. It received mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In A
Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. All life over time eventually reaches a state of death, and none is immortal. Many philosophical definitions of living systems have been proposed, such as self-organizing systems. Viruses in particular make definition difficult as they replicate only in host cells. Life exists all over the Earth in air, water, and soil, with many ecosystems forming the biosphere. Some of these are harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles. Life has been studied since ancient times, with theories such as Empedocles's materialism asserting that it was composed of four eternal elements, and Aristotle's hylomorphism asserting that living things have souls and embody both form and matter. Life originated at least 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1970) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is best known for films that tackle bold themes of passion, envy, and adultery. After initial setbacks, he achieved his breakthrough with the erotic thriller ''Murder'' (2004), and gained prominence with the musical romantic thriller '' Gangster: A Love Story'' (2006) and the ensemble urban drama '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007), the latter of which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His highest grosser came with the widely acclaimed romantic comedy-drama '' Barfi!'' (2012), which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. He next directed the much-delayed musical adventure comedy-drama ''Jagga Jasoos'' (2017), which earned mixed reviews and was commercially unsuccessful, and the Netflix black comedy crime film ''Ludo'' (2020), in which he also made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rang De Basanti
''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language epic coming-of-age socio-political drama film written, produced, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan, Siddharth (in his Hindi debut), Atul Kulkarni, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, British actress Alice Patten (in her Hindi debut), Waheeda Rehman, and Soha Ali Khan. It follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them to fight against the evils of their own present-day government. Shot primarily in New Delhi, ''Rang De Basanti'' was released globally on 26 January 2006. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India, becoming the country's highest-grossing film in its opening weekend and holding the highest opening-day collections for a Hindi film. It eventually became the seventh hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian film director, occasional actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the drama '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006) and the biographical sports film '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' (2013), winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Director. He also wrote and directed the supernatural action thriller '' Aks'' (2001) and the drama '' Delhi-6'' (2009). Early life He was born on 7 July 1963 in Delhi. His father worked for The Claridges, Delhi. He was a part of the selection camp as a swimmer in the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi but was not selected in the final round. He studied at Air Force Bal Bharati School in Delhi. Personal life and thoughts In 1992, Mehra married film editor, P. S. Bharathi. The couple have a daughter, Bhairavi, and a son named Vedant. Mehra criticised the vote-bank politics behind the introduction of the Mandal Commission by VP Singh, and said it inspired him to pen the script of ''Rang D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rensil D'Silva
Rensil D'Silva is an Indian screenwriter and film director. Career Rensil D'Silva started his career in feature films as a Story writer for the 2001 movie, Aks. Later he wrote the screenplay for movies such as Shoebite/ Johnny Mastana (2008) and Rang De Basanti, a 2006 patriotic drama which received wide critical acclaim as well as commercial success and won numerous Indian Film Awards including a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. Ace film director Karan Johar recognized his talent and offered him to direct his movie Kurbaan under his own Dharma Productions Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Yash Johar in 1979. It was taken over in 2004, after his death, by his son, Karan Johar. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes H ... for which the screenplay was written by D'Silva himself. The film was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black (2005 Film)
''Black'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, with Ayesha Kapur, Shernaz Patel, and Dhritiman Chatterjee in supporting parts. Inspired by the life and writings of American author and activist Helen Keller, the film chronicles the journey of Michelle, a Deafblindness, deafblind woman, and her relationship with Debraj, an aging teacher who later develops Alzheimer's disease. The project was officially announced in 2003, though its conception began in the 1990s when Bhansali encountered several differently-abled children during the making of ''Khamoshi: The Musical'' (1996). The screenplay was influenced by Keller’s 1903 autobiography, The Story of My Life (biography), ''The Story of My Life''. Principal photography was conducted over 100 days between January and April 2004 in Shimla and Mumbai’s Film City, Mumbai, Film C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Hasina Thi (film)
''Ek Hasina Thi'' (English: ''There Was A Beautiful Woman'') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan, and the screenplay was written by Sriram Raghavan and Pooja Ladha Surti. The film borrows elements from the Sidney Sheldon novel '' If Tomorrow Comes''. Critic Ronjita Kulkarni said it's "loosely based" on ''Double Jeopardy'', while "the film also adapts a scene from '' The Bone Collector''." The film premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival. Although a commercial failure upon its release, the film is considered one of the best works of Matondkar, Khan and Raghavan. Plot Sarika is a single woman who lives alone in Mumbai and works at a travel agency. She meets Karan and initially resists his romantic advances, but the two eventually sleep together and begin a relationship. One day, Karan asks Sarika to host one of his friends for 2 hours as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
