March 18th, 2013

Bollywood, regional films share credits at National Awards (Round-up)

A healthy mix of Bollywood, southern, Marathi and Bengali cinema took away the accolades at the 60th National Film Awards, announced here Monday. Movies with offbeat themes and unconventional treatment shone the brightest. Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Paan Singh Tomar”, about an

‘Paan Singh Tomar’ wins best feature film National Award

Critically acclaimed “Paan Singh Tomar” was named the best feature film of 2012 in the 60th National Film Awards announced here Monday. The Tigmanshu Dhulia-directorial even won the best actor’s trophy for Irrfan, who essayed the role of a national

Salman Khan takes singing lessons from Ayushmann

Video jockey-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana was on cloud nine when superstar Salman Khan asked him for a singing lesson at a recent award function. Ayushamnn, 28, bagged the best singer male award for “Paani da rang” from his debut film “Vicky

I credit ‘Vicky Donor’ team for National Awards: John Abraham

Little did anyone know that a story about a sperm donor could become a hit at the box office and find critical acclaim too. But John Abraham’s debut production “Vicky Donor”, starring a debutant, pulled it off and that too

National Award scares me: Parineeti Chopra

After winning a special mention for her performance in “Ishaqzaade” at the announcement of the 60th National Film Awards here, young and vivacious actress Parineeti Chopra says she is scared but motivated to keep giving better shots in the film