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Screen Award For Best Actress (Critics)
The Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics) is an Indian cinema award. Winners * Winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. * 2020– Taapsee Pannu (tied with) Bhumi Pednekar – '' Saand Ki Aankh'' ** Priyanka Chopra – ''The Sky Is Pink'' ** Bhumi Pednekar – '' Bala'' ** Richa Chadda – '' Section 375'' See also * Screen Awards * Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ... * Cinema of India References {{Screen Awards Screen Awards Film awards for lead actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Awards
The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by the Screen (magazine), Screen film magazine of Indian Express Limited, The Indian Express Group in 1995. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently closed down. Though Star India continues to sponsor the awards under the Star Screen Awards title. The name of the annual ceremonies are prefixed by the presenting network; the first "Star Screen Awards" were telecasted on Star Plus from 2000 till 2011, after which the "Colors Screen Awards" were previewed on Colors TV, 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. History The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of Indian Express Limited, The Express Group, Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhasker (also spelled Bhaskar; born 9 April 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Best known for her supporting work in mainstream productions and starring roles in independent films, she has won two Screen Awards and has been nominated for a Filmfare Award on three occasions. Swara made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama '' Madholal Keep Walking'', a commercial failure. She got wider recognition for her supporting role in the commercially 2011 successful romantic comedy ''Tanu Weds Manu''. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Swara garnered further praise for her performance in the critically acclaimed romantic drama ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), the role earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She then reprised her role from ''Tanu Weds Manu'' in the film's sequel and later appeared in the family drama ''Prem Ratan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section 375
''Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti?'' (), better known simply as ''Section 375'', is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Ajay Bahl, written by Manish Gupta and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. It is based on Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code laws in India. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadda, Meera Chopra and Rahul Bhat. Principal photography of the film began in January 2019. The film was theatrically released in India on 13 September 2019. The film opened to low numbers on opening day and was declared "average" at the box office. Plot Notable film director Rohan Khurana (Rahul Bhat) is arrested and convicted by a sessions court after assistant costume designer Anjali Dangle (Meera Chopra) accuses him of rape. In the High Court, senior and talented criminal barrister Tarun Saluja (Akshaye Khanna) works hard to punch holes in the accuser's claims, while Hiral Gandhi (Richa Chadda), an utopian and fervent lawyer fighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangster saga ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', where her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama ''Masaan'' (2015). Early life and education Chadda was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother. She was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi. Her father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadda, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and also works with Gandhi Smriti. Career Chadda began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala (2019 Film)
''Bala'' is a 2019 Hindi-language satirical black comedy film directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan, based on an original story by Bengali film director Pavel Bhattacharjee. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam. ''Bala'' revolves around the protagonist Balmukund Shukla, a young man living in Kanpur who is suffering from male pattern baldness, and the story is about his lack of confidence and societal pressure that comes with premature balding. It focuses on the social issues of baldness and colourism. Principal photography of the film took place from May to July 2019 in Kanpur, Mumbai and Lucknow. The soundtrack album was composed by Sachin–Jigar ''Bala'' was released in preview shows on 7 November 2019 and theatrically worldwide on 8 November 2019. It was a critical and commercial success. The film emerged as a blockbuster with global earnings of 172 crore. ''Bala'' was showcased in Indo-German Filmweek 2020 in Berlin on 27 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky Is Pink
''The Sky Is Pink'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language biographical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Shonali Bose and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Ronnie Screwvala and Priyanka Chopra Jonas under their production companies Roy Kapur Films, RSVP Movies, and Purple Pebble Pictures, respectively, in association with Ivanhoe Pictures. The film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim and Rohit Suresh Saraf, and is based on the true story of Aisha Chaudhary, who suffered from severe combined immunodeficiency and pulmonary fibrosis, and tells the story of her parents Aditi and Niren as they navigate their marriage while dealing with their daughter's illness. The film marked the last film of Wasim's career prior to her retirement from Bollywood. Aditi Chaudhary approached Bose to make a film based on her daughter's life story. Although intrigued by the story, Bose instead chose to depict the parents' story from Aisha's point of view by incorporatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years, ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC 100 Women list. Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' (2002), followed by her first Bollywood feature in '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits ''Andaaz'' (2003) and ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004) and had her breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller ''Aitraaz''. Chopra established herself w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badhaai Ho
''Badhaai Ho'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma and produced by Sharma, Aleya Sen and Hemant Bhandari under Chrome Pictures and Vineet Jain under Junglee Pictures. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta with Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri, Shardul Rana and Sanya Malhotra in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who get pregnant, much to the disappointment of their sons. Based on a script written by Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial and a story conceived by Jyoti Kapoor. ''Badhaai Ho'' received positive reviews and was a commercial success. With earnings of over against a budget of , it emerged as the ninth-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018. The film won four awards at the 64th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress (Critics) for Gupta, Best Supporting Actress for Sikri, and Best Supporting Actor for Rao. It also won two National Film Awards: Best Popular Film Providing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. 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). 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 autobiography ''Sach Kahun Toh''. Early life and education Neena Gupta was born on 4 June 1959 in Calcutta, India to R. N. Gupta, an LLB and an officer in the State Trading Corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipstick Under My Burkha
''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha. The film stars Ratna Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, while Sushant Singh, Sonal Jha, Vikrant Massey, Shashank Arora, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi and Jagat Singh Solanki play supportive roles. The movie shows the secret lives of four women who are in search of their freedom. Even after facing all the odds and obstacles in their way, they still manage to find their way to claim their desires through small acts of courage. The first trailer was released on 14 October 2016. The film was initially denied a release in India in January 2017, after the country's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused a certificate, stating that "There are contagious icsexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society". The film premiered at the Tokyo an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmakeractress Aparna Sen, Sen Sharma appears primarily in arthouse independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema. She has also acted in mainstream films like ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' for which too she has received awards. Making her debut as a child artist in the film ''Indira'' (1983), Sharma debuted as an adult in the Bengali thriller '' Ek Je Aachhe Kanya'' (2000). She first gained attention with the English-language film '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' (2002), which was directed by her mother, and received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. Her appearance in the drama ''Page 3'' (2005) got her wider recognition, and she has since starred in a number of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
