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2 States (2014 Film)
''2 States'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala. Based on Chetan Bhagat's 2009 novel of the same name with story written by Varman and Bhagat, the film stars Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt with Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathi and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam in supporting roles. Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, ''2 States'' opened in global cinemas on 18 April 2014. Praised for its music, cast performances, story and direction, the film earned in worldwide markets, thus emerging as a critical and commercial success. It is Kapoor's biggest commercial success to date. At the 60th Filmfare Awards, ''2 States'' received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Varman), Best Supporting Actor (Roy) and Best Supporting Actress (Singh), and won 2 awards – Best Music Director (Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy) and Best Debut Director (Varman). Plot Krish Malhotra, a fresh Engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhishek Varman
Abhishek Varman is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His directorial debut was the romantic drama '' 2 States'' (2014). followed by the ensemble period romantic drama ''Kalank ''Kalank'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions and Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Ent ...'' (2019). Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Varman, Abhishek Living people Hindi-language film directors Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Indian screenwriters Filmfare Awards winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Debut Director
The Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director is given by ''Filmfare'' at its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise directors for their debut films. It was first presented in 2010 in the inaugural year. List of winners 2010s *2010 Ayan Mukerji – ''Wake Up Sid'' & Zoya Akhtar – '' Luck by Chance'' *2011Maneesh Sharma – ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' *2012Abhinay Deo – '' Delhi Belly'' *2013Gauri Shinde – ''English Vinglish'' *2014Ritesh Batra – ''The Lunchbox'' *2015Abhishek Varman – '' 2 States'' *2016Neeraj Ghaywan – ''Masaan'' *2017Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari – ''Nil Battey Sannata'' *2018Konkona Sen Sharma – ''A Death in the Gunj'' *2019Amar Kaushik – '' Stree'' 2020s *2020Aditya Dhar – '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' *2021Rajesh Krishnan – ''Lootcase'' *2022Seema Pahwa – ''Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi'' See also *Filmfare Awards *Bollywood *Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Music Director
The Filmfare Best Music Album Award is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" from the film ''Baiju Bawra''. For the first two years, it was awarded to the composer for a particular song and not the entire album. From 1956 onwards, awards in this category have been given for the entire soundtrack. From 2017, the name of this was category changed from best music direction to music album. Superlatives * A. R. Rahman leads the winners with 10 awards, followed by the music director duo of Shankar–Jaikishan, who have 9. Laxmikant Pyarelal have the most nominations with 25, followed by Shankar–Jaikishan with 20, and R. D. Burman with 17. * Shankar–Jaikishan holds the record for the highest number of consecutive-year nominations (9), having been nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ! scope="col" , Wins ! scope="col" , Actress , - , 3 , , - , 2 , {{cslist, Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani, Konkona Sen Sharma The following individuals have received five or more Best Supporting Actress nominations: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the awards started in 1954, awards for the best supporting actor category started only the following year 1955. As of 2016, Pran, Amrish Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Anil Kapoor lead the list, with three wins each. Vivek Oberoi ( ''Company'', 2003) currently also holds the record of being the youngest recipient of the award, whereas Rishi Kapoor holds the record for being the eldest (''Kapoor & Sons'', 2017), while Abhishek Bachchan holds the record for winning the award thrice consecutively (2005, 2006 & 2007). Superlatives Multiple Nominees * 9 Nominations : Pran * 8 Nominations : Amrish Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah * 7 Nominations : Anupam Kher * 6 Nominations : Mehmood, Jackie Shroff, Abhishek Bachchan, Pankaj T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Superlatives Bimal Roy has the record of winning most awards (7) and the distinction of winning the award thrice in a row, on 2 separate occasions (1954–1956 and 1959–1961). He also won the award whenever he was nominated (7/7). Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received the award 4 times each. Yash Chopra received 12 nominations, while Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received 6 nominations each. Mahesh Bhatt was nominated thrice in a row (1984–1986). However, he hasn't received any award even after having been nominated 6 times. Also, no director has ever won if one has been nominated twice in the same year – Gulzar in 1974 (for ''Achanak'' and ''Koshish''), Basu Chatterjee in 1977 (for ''Chhoti Si Baat'' and ''Chitchor'') and Hri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Film
The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company and the producer. Yash Raj Films has produced 18 films that have been nominated, the most for any production house. It also shares the most wins at 4 along with Bimal Roy Productions and UTV Motion Pictures. While Yash Chopra has been the producer of all of the winning films of Yash Raj Films, Bimal Roy has been the producer of all of the winning films of Bimal Roy Productions, thus making them the producers with the most wins. Bimal Roy, Yash Chopra, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have each directed 4 winning films, the most for any director. Aamir Khan has starred in 9 winning films which is the most for any actor in a leading role. Nutan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Filmfare Awards
The 60th Filmfare Awards were held to honor the best films of 2014 from the Hindi-language film industry on 31 January 2015 at the Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai. The ceremony was hosted by Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and Kapil Sharma. ''Queen'' led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by ''Haider'' and ''Highway'' with 9 nominations each. ''Queen'' won 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Vikas Bahl) and Best Actress (for Kangana Ranaut), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. ''Haider'' was the runner-up of the ceremony with 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Shahid Kapoor), Best Supporting Actor (for Kay Kay Menon) and Best Supporting Actress (for Tabu). Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on January 19, 2015. Awards Critics' awards Technical Awards Special awards Multiple Nominations *''Queen'' – 13 * ''Haider'', ''Highway'' – 9 * ''2 States'', ''Mardaani'', ''PK'' – 8 * '' Ankhon Dekhi'', ''Dedh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneindia
Oneindia.com is an Indian website established in January 2006 by BG Mahesh. The website provides news updates, information on sports, events, travel, entertainment, business, lifestyle, videos, and classifieds in seven different Indian languages and English. In June 2021, its Alexa ranking in India is 134. It is owned by Greynium Information Technologies Pvt Ltd. It is available in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, and Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneindia.com Indian entertainment websites Multilingual websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial ''Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. He is credited with writing the screenplay for the 1989 film ''Parinda'', directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and for the 2005 film ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', directed by Sudhir Mishra. He also appeared in supporting roles in both films. He died from an illness on 10 April 2022. Filmography As actor *'' Meenakshi Sundareshwar'' (2021) as Thatha *''Nail Polish'' (2021) as Dr. Nandi *''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' as Appa *''Laakhon Mein Ek'' as Mr. Morthy *''Hichki (2018)'' as Principal of St.Notker's *''Rocky Handsome'' (2016) as ACP Rebbelo *''Bangistan'' (2015) as The Shankaracharya *''Ungli'' as DCP Shivraman (2014) *''Rahasya'' (2015) as Mr. Noorani *'' Happy Journey'' as Andrew (Alice's Father) (2014) *'' 2 States'' as Ananya's father (2014) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films. She has won several accolades, including the National Film Awards in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South. She has also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Bhoothakaalam'' (2022). Early life Revathi was born as Asha Kelunni Nair in Cochin (present-day Kochi) to Malank Kelunni Nair, a major in the Indian Army, who hails from Palakkad, and Lalitha Kelunni. When she was in school, she took part in a fashion show. Group photos were taken during the show and a photo was chosen to be the cover of a popular Tamil magazine. This happened to be her photo, which was seen by the director Bharathiraja, who at that time was on the lookout for a new heroine for his latest venture, ''Mann Vasanai''. Career She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
