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Paar (film)
''Paar'' (translation: "The Crossing ") is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Goutam Ghose and produced by Swapan Sarkar. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Naseeruddin Shah won a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia. The film was based on Bengali story ''Paari'' by Samaresh Basu. Plot The film of exploitation in rural Bihar, in which a landlord ( Utpal Dutt)’s men wreck a village and kill the benevolent schoolmaster (Anil Chatterjee) who was a progressive force in the village. The labourer Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah) breaks with a tradition to passive resistance and retaliates by killing the landlord's brother. Naurangia and his wife Rama ( Shabana Azmi) become fugitives from justice. After many efforts to find sustenance elsewhere, the two decide to return home. To earn the fare, they agree to drive the herd of pigs through the river, causing the pregnant Rama to believe she has lost her baby. But they have to swim across a wide, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goutam Ghose
Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997. In 2012, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement. Acknowledging his contributions to film, he was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006. Early life Goutam Ghose was born on 24 July 1950 in Calcutta, India to Santana and Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose. His kindergarten days began at the St John's Diocesan School (now an all-girls school). He studied there till class 4 and then moved to the neighboring Cathedral Missionary Boys' School. He graduated from the University of Calcutta. Career He started making documentaries in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in Calcutta. Also dedicated some time as a Photojournalist. Made his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Lion
The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). In 1954, the prize was permanently named Golden Lion. Previously, the equivalent prize was the ''Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia'' (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the '' Coppa Mussolini'' (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film. History The prize was first awarded in 1949. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was '' Beverly Hills Cop''. '' Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed '' Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Screenplay
The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Salim–Javed – 3 * Basu Chatterjee – 3 * Rajkumar Hirani – 3 *Mani Ratnam – 2 *Vijay Tendulkar – 2 *Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 2 * Abhijat Joshi – 2 Note: Both Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani won the award twice jointly. List of winners 1960s * 1969 Nabendu Ghosh – '' Majhli Didi'' 1970s * 1970 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – '' Anokhi Raat'' * 1971 Vijay Anand – '' Johny Mera Naam'' * 1972 Basu Chatterjee – '' Sara Akash'' * 1973 Arvind Mukherjee – '' Amar Prem'' * 1974 Salim–Javed – '' Zanjeer'' * 1975 Shama Zaidi, Kaifi Azmi – '' Garm Hava'' * 1976 Salim–Javed – '' Deewaar'' * 1977 Basu Chatterjee – '' Chhoti Si Baat'' * 1978 Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Kaur, Madhusudan Kalekar – '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' * 1979 Kamleshwar – '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' 1980s * 1980 Girish Karnad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by the 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 Mendonca, the editor of ''The Times of India''. 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 due to unknown reasons. Since 2001, a recorded an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Filmfare Awards
The 33rd Filmfare Awards were held in 1986, in Mumbai, India. ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' and ''Saagar'' led the ceremony with 10 nominations each, followed by ''Meri Jung'' and ''Tawaif'' with 7 nominations. ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' won 5 awards, including Best Film and Best Director (for Raj Kapoor), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Main awards Best Film ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' *'' Arjun'' *''Ghulami'' *''Meri Jung'' *'' Saagar'' *''Tawaif'' Best Director ''Raj Kapoor – Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' *'' Mahesh Bhatt – Janam'' *'' Rahul Rawail'' ''– Arjun'' *''Ramesh Sippy – Saagar'' *'' Subhash Ghai'' ''– Meri Jung'' Best Actor '' Kamal Haasan – Saagar'' *'' Amitabh Bachchan – Mard'' *''Anil Kapoor – Meri Jung'' *''Kumar Gaurav – Janam'' *''Rishi Kapoor – Tawaif'' Best Actress ''Dimple Kapadia – Saagar'' *'' Jaya Prada – Sanjog'' *'' Mandakini – Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' *''Padmini Kolhapure – Pyaar Jhukta Nahin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award For Best Actress (Hindi)
{{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Meena Kumari (4 awards), Shabana Azmi (4 awards), Nutan (3 awards), Vyjayanthimala, Mala Sinha, Tabu, Rani Mukherji (2 each). 1930s * 1938: * 1939: 1940s * 1940: - No award given * 1941: - No award given * 1942: Durga Khote - ''Charnon Ki Dasi'' * 1943: - No award given * 1944: * 1945: Mehtab - '' Parakh'' * 1946: Geeta Nizami - ''Panna'' * 1947: * 1948: * 1949: 1950s * 1950: * 1951: * 1952: * 1953: * 1954: * 1955: * 1956: * 1957: * 1958: Meena Kumari - '' Sharada'' * 1959: 1960s * 1960: * 1961: * 1962: Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna * 1963: Meena Kumari - Aarti * 1964: Nutan - Bandini * 1965: Meena Kumari - Dil Ek Mandir tie Mala Sinha - Jahan Ara * 1966: Mala Sinha - Himalay Ki God Mein * 1967: Waheeda Rehman - Teesri Kasam * 1968: Nutan - Milan tie Naina Sahu - Hare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFJA Award For Best Actor (Hindi)
{{Unreferenced, date=March 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Rajesh Khanna (4 awards), Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan (2 each). Rajesh Khanna was nominated for the Best Actor award 25 times between 1969 and 1991. 1930s * 1938: * 1939: 1940s * 1940: - No award given * 1941: - No award given * 1942: Gajanan Jagirdar - Padosi * 1943: - No award given * 1944: * 1945: Gajanan Jagirdar - Ramshastri * 1946: Prithviraj Kapoor - Devdasi * 1947: * 1948: * 1949: 1950s * 1950: * 1951: * 1952: * 1953: * 1954: * 1955: * 1956: * 1957: * 1958: * 1959: 1960s * 1960: * 1961: * 1962: Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna * 1963: Guru Dutt - Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam * 1964: Ashok Kumar - Gumrah * 1965: * 1966: * 1967: Raj Kapoor - Teesri Kasam * 1968: * 1969: Dilip Kumar - Sunghursh 1970s * 1970: Ashok Kumar - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism and film industry. Overview Members of the association are drawn from the film section of the entire press of West Bengal composed of dailies, periodicals and film journals in various languages published from Kolkata. Film correspondents and critics working for any newspaper or periodicals published outside Bengal having their base in Kolkata were also eligible to be members of this association. The association was the first to institute awards in an endeavor to promote and encourage the production of better films, when in 1938, a year after its inception, the 1st Motion Picture Congress was held in Faridpur (now in Bangladesh). Representatives of the association played a vital role in its deliberations. In 1952 when India staged the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress (officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry. The National Film Awards were called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954. The State Awards instituted the "Best Actress" category in 1968 as the "Urvashi Award for the Best Actress"; in 1975, the "Urvashi Award" was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress". Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 56 Best Actress awards to 45 different actresses. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize that amounted to in 2012. Although the Indian film industry produces films in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor (), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry. Called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the Directorate of Film Festivals. The State Awards instituted the individual award in 1968 as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor"; in 1975, it was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor". Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize. Although the Indian film industry pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film In Hindi
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages. Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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