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Shakun Batra
Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His first film was the romantic comedy ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012). He followed this with '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016) and Gehraiyaan (2022). Career Batra entered the film industry working as a side actor in the movie “ Don: The Chase Begins Again”, and then moved on to become an assistant director on films like '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008) and '' Rock On!!'' (2008), while starring in the former as Nilesh, a minor character. He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with the romantic comedy ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012), which was produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. Rachel Saltz of ''The New York Times'' commented, "The happy surprise of ''Ek Main aur Ekk Tu'' is that it's not crude, sniggering or vindictive. Instead it's rather sweet and sometimes even a little unexpected." Batra's next film was the family drama '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016). Writing for ''The Hindu'', N ...
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Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ...
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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. ...
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19th Screen Awards
The 19th Screen Awards also 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards ceremony, presented by Indian Express Group, honored the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2012. The ceremony was held on 12 January 2013 at MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai. Hosted by Shahrukh Khan and co-hosted by Ayushmann Khurrana, Karan Johar and Vidya Balan. Awards The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Jury Awards Technical Awards Popular Choice Awards Special awards Superlatives References External links The Screen Awards (2013)at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{Screen Awards Screen Awards ...
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IIFA Award For Best Story
The IIFA Best Story is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. List of Winners The winners are listed below: See also * IIFA Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ... References External links 2007 winners {{IIFA Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards ...
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IIFA Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Bollywood. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite actors from the Hindi film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year. The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards. The awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India. History The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. Since 2000, the event has expanded from a one-night event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events and activities relatin ...
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18th IIFA Awards
The 2017 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 18th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2016, occurred in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 14–15 July 2017. It was the first time that the awards held there and also IIFA returned to United States after 2014. ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'', ''Pink'' and ''Udta Punjab'' with 7 nominations each. ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' won 7 awards, including Best Music Director (for Pritam), Best Lyricist (for Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Channa Mereya") and Best Male Playback Singer (for Amit Mishra – "Bulleya"), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Alia Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in ''Dear Zindagi'' and ''Udta Punjab'', winning for the latter. Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first and hi ...
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Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is a Victoria State Government-funded annual festival based in Melbourne founded in 2012. It is presented by Film Victoria, and the provider is chosen through a tender process. The current tender provider is Mind Blowing Films, run by Mitu Bhowmick Lange who is the Festival Director of IFFM. The festival has currently been provided with State Government funding until 2018. The goal of the film festival is to showcase Indian cinema to the Australian audience. The festival has streamed Bollywood films, Indie movies, documentaries, regional cinema from India etc. It also organizes short film competitions, dance competitions and a flag hoisting ceremony since it is during the time of Indian Independence day celebrations in Melbourne. History The festival was founded in 2012 by the State Government of Victoria. It was result of the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)’s policy "to strengthen Victoria's ties with the Indian ...
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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, B.V. Karanth&n ...
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Filmfare Award For Best Story
The Filmfare Award for Best Story is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story. List of winners 1950s * 1955 Mukhram Sharma – '' Aulad'' * 1956 Rajinder Singh Bedi – '' Garam Coat'' ** Manoranjan Ghose – ''Jagriti'' ** Mukhram Sharma – ''Vachan'' * 1957 Amiya Chakrabarty – '' Seema'' * 1958 Akhtar Mirza – ''Naya Daur'' * 1959 Mukhram Sharma – '' Sadhna'' ** Mukhram Sharma – '' Talaaq'' ** Ritwik Ghatak – ''Madhumati'' 1960s * 1960 Subodh Ghosh – '' Sujata'' ** Dhruva Chatterjee – ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' ** Mukhram Sharma – ''Dhool Ka Phool'' * 1961 Ruby Sen – '' Masoom'' ** Saghir Usmani – ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' ** Salil Chowdhury – '' Parakh'' * 1962 C. V. Sridhar – '' Nazrana'' ** C. J. Pavri – ''Kanoon'' ** Mohan Kumar – ''Aas Ka Panchhi'' * 1963 K.P. Kottarakara – '' Rakhi'' ** Bimal Mitra – '' Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' ** Jawar N. Sitaraman – ...
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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 ...
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Kapoor And Sons
''Kapoor & Sons'', also known as ''Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'', is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language family comedy drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions, with Fox Star Studios serving as distributor and co-producer. Exploring themes of a dysfunctional family, the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. Marking the second collaboration between Malhotra and Bhatt after their debut together in ''Student of the Year'' (2012), the film follows two estranged brothers who return to their dysfunctional family after their grandfather suffers a cardiac arrest. Made on a budget of crore, ''Kapoor & Sons'' released in cinemas on 18 March 2016 and earned crore worldwide, and was declared a blockbuster at the box office. It received high critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, music and performances of the cast. At the 62nd ...
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