Uunchai
''Uunchai'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language adventure drama film directed by Sooraj Barjatya, written by Abhishek Dixit on the basis of an original story by Sunil Gandhi, and produced jointly by Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media and Mahaveer Jain Films. The 60th film produced by Rajshri, stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika. ''Uunchai'' was announced in October 2021. The principal photography commenced in October 2021 itself and ended in April 2022, followed by post-production work. The film's music is composed by Amit Trivedi. ''Uunchai'' was theatrically released on 11 November 2022. The film earned crore worldwide. The film was digitally released on the OTT platform, ZEE5 on 6 January 2023. At the 68th Filmfare Awards, ''Uunchai'' received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Barjatya), Best Actor (Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Kher). At the 70th Na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parineeti Chopra
Parineeti Chopra (; born 22 October 1987) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Chopra is a recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Parineeti Chopra, several accolades, including a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare and a National Film Awards, National Film Award. Chopra has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list since 2013. After obtaining a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School, Chopra made her acting debut with the 2011 romantic comedy ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'', winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She followed it by garnering acclaim for her starring roles in the box-office hits ''Ishaqzaade'' (2012), ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) and ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' (2014). The first of these won her the National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), National Film Award – Special Mention. This success was followed by a three-year hiatus and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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68th Filmfare Awards
The 68th Filmfare Awards is a ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2022. '' Gangubai Kathiawadi'' led the ceremony with 17 nominations, and won a leading 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (for Alia Bhatt). '' Badhaai Do'' won 6 awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (for Rajkummar Rao), Best Actress (Critics) (for Bhumi Pednekar) and Best Supporting Actress (for Sheeba Chaddha), and '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' won 5 awards, including Best Music Director (for Pritam), Best Lyricist (for Amitabh Bhattacharya) and Best Male Playback Singer (for Arijit Singh), the latter two for the song " Kesariya". Sheeba Chaddha received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in ''Badhaai Do'' and '' Doctor G'', winning the award for the former. Ceremony Held at Jio World Centre, the 68th Filmfare Awards honored the films released ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahaveer Jain Films
Mahaveer Jain Films is an Indian film production company. It is headed by producer Mahaveer Jain The company predominantly produces Hindi films. History Mahaveer Jain Films was established in 2022 by filmmaker Mahaveer Jain. The company's first release was '' Good Luck Jerry'', starring Janhvi Kapoor. This was followed by ''Ram Setu'', starring Akshay Kumar and Jacqueline Fernandez. In 2022, the company collaborated with Rajshri Productions to produce ''Uunchai,'' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Boman Irani. The film was nominated for several awards at the 68th Filmfare Awards in 2023. Filmography Awards and nominations * ''Uunchai'' Nominated for 'Best Film' award at the 68th Filmfare Awards. Nominated for 'Best Story' at the 68th Filmfare Awards The 68th Filmfare Awards is a ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2022. '' Gangubai Kathiawadi'' led the ceremony with 17 nominations, and won a lead ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sooraj Barjatya
Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1964) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He has directed and produced some of the List of highest-grossing Hindi films, most commercially successful Hindi films. His films often include themes of familial ties and values, and are rooted in traditional Culture of India, Indian culture. Barjatya is the chairman of Rajshri Productions, which was formed by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya in 1947. Barjatya began his career as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt. He made his directorial debut with ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), a top-grossing romantic drama. His next release, ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), became the highest-grossing Indian film to that point. He had further commercial success in the family dramas ''Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' (1999), ''Vivah'' (2006), and ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015). He won the National Film Award for Best Direction for ''Uunchai'' (2022). Early life Sooraj Barjatya was born in a Marwari p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahaveer Jain
Mahaveer Jain is an Indian film producer. He is mostly known for producing Hindi movies, which include '' Dekh Indian Circus'' (2011), '' Chalo Jeetey Hain'' (2018), ''Malaal'' (2019), ''Khandaani Shafakhana'' (2019)'','' '' Uunchai'' (2022), ''Ram Setu'' (2022), '' Good Luck Jerry'' (2022) and '' Binny and Family'' (2024)''.'' Career Mahaveer started his career as a producer in 2011 with '' Dekh Indian Circus'', featuring Tannishtha Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film won 4 national awards at the 60th National Film Awards in 2012. In 2018, he produced '' Chalo Jeete Hain'', a short film inspired by events from the childhood days of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The movie won the National Award for the Best non-feature film on family values at the 66th National Film Awards. In 2019, he produced '' Malaal'' along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar. In the same year, he also co-produced ''Khandaani Shafakhana'' with Mrighdeep Singh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television along with few Malayalam films. She has received several awards including three National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two Filmfare OTT Awards. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a young widow in '' Woh Chokri'' (1994) and for '' Uunchai'' (2022). In 2018, she saw career resurgence for starring as a middle-aged pregnant woman in the comedy-drama '' Badhaai Ho'', for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) and received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Gupta's television appearances include a leading role in the drama series '' Saans'' (1999) and as the host of the Indian version of the television quiz show ''The Weakest Link'', named ''Kamzor Kadii Kaun''. In June 2021, publisher Penguin Random House India released her au ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manoj Kumar Khatoi
Manoj Kumar Khatoi is an Indian cinematographer from Odisha. He is best known for the films Notebook (2019 film), Jawaani Jaaneman, The Fame Game, Budhia Singh – Born to Run and Mitron. Early life and career Manoj Kumar Khatoi was raised in Konark, Odisha, India and completed his course from Biju Pattanaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha. His movie Budhia Singh – Born to Run starring Manoj Bajpayee has won National Film Award. He filmed for the movie Notebook in 2019. In 2022, he did a web series The Fame Game on Netflix starring Madhuri Dixit. Manoj has also worked in other popular films like Jawaani Jaaneman, Mitron, B.Tech and Classmates to name a few. In 2022, Manoj worked as a Cinematographer for notable films The Fame Game, Mismatched season 2 and Uunchai. In 2023 and 2024 he shot the films Trial Period and Akshay Kumar starrer Khel Khel Mein. In 2025, Manoj has worked as a Cinematographer in Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar starrer Mere Husban ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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70th National Film Awards
The 70th National Film Awards were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced on 16 August 2024, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference. The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 8 October 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Selection process The National Film Development Corporation of India invited online entries with the acceptable last date for entries until 30 January 2024. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory Motion picture content rating system, film-certification body in the Ministry of Inform ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), 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 NFDC 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. Since the 70th National Film Awards, the name was changed to "Best Actress in a Supporting Role". The winner is given a "Rajat Kamal" (Silver Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of . Including ties and repeat winners, the NFDC has presented a total of 41 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 (19 awards), Malayalam ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor and comedian who works primarily in Hindi-language films. One of the most popular character actors in Hindi cinema, he has featured in over 100 films, and is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and two IIFA Awards. Some of his notable works include '' Munna Bhai MBBS'' (2003), '' Veer-Zaara'', ''Main Hoon Na, Lakshya'' (all 2004), '' No Entry'' (2005), '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', '' Don'' (both 2006), '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006), ''Heyy Babyy'' (2007), '' Dostana'' (2008), ''3 Idiots'' (2009), '' Housefull'' (2010), ''Don 2'' (2011), '' Housefull 2'', ''Cocktail'' (both 2012), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013), '' PK'', '' Happy New Year'' (both 2014), '' Dilwale'' (2015), '' Housefull 3'' (2016), ''Sanju'' (2018), ''Total Dhamaal'' (2019), '' 83'' (2021), '' Uunchai'' (2022) and '' Dunki'' (2023). He made his directorial debut with the self-starring drama '' The Mehta Boys'' (2025). Early life Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Mum ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician who works primarily for Indian cinema. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film '' Aamir'', he gained prominence for his work in the Hindi film Music for '' Dev.D'' (2009). Early life Amit Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai. Growing up, his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk. His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Career During his early days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he ultimately, in his college days, along with Amartya Bobo Rahut, Shriram Iyer and fellow members Ram and Vish started a band known as Om the Fusion Band, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. History Rajshri Productions, the film production division of Rajshri, was established in 1947. Its first release ''Aarti'' met with critical acclaim and was screened at international film festivals. This was followed by '' Dosti'', a non-star-cast film which became a box office success, and received the National Award for the Best Hindi Film of the Year (1964) and six Filmfare Awards. Rajshri Productions made several more successful and critically acclaimed movies between the 1960s and 1980s including '' Uphaar'', ''Geet Gaata Chal'', ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'', ''Chitchor'', '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' and ''Saaransh''. At the end of the 1980s, when the film industry experienced a slump due to the advent of home video, Rajshri was on the verge of closing down. However, the company had a hit with a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |