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Sookha
Sookha (English: The Famine) is a 1983 Hindi drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, starring Anant Nag, C. R. Simha, Lovelin Madhu and Pankaj Dheer. Based on the Kannada novel ''Bara'' by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. The Kannada version the film titled '' Bara'' was released in 1982, and had won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film couldn't get a theatrical release, later it was shown on state-run Doordarshan channel. At the 31st National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Also at the 31st Filmfare Awards, it was awarded Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest an ...
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Shama Zaidi
Shama Zaidi (born 25 September 1938) is an Indian screenplay writer, costume designer, art director, theatre person, art critic, and documentary film maker. She is married to director M. S. Sathyu. Shama Zaidi Was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA - International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2021. Background Shama Zaidi is the daughter of Bashir Hussain Zaidi, a politician and educationist, and his wife Qudsia Zaidi. Her mother Qudsia was an associate of Habib Tanvir, the communist ideologue and theatre personality. Shama was the only daughter of the couple and she has two brothers. Both her parents were closely associated with the "progressive" communist movement in India, and Shama grew up in a strongly left-wing environment. She was educated at Woodstock School, Mussoorie, and then at Miranda House, New Delhi. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Delhi University, and a diploma in stage design from the Slade School of Art, London. She is praised for ...
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Filmfare Critics Award For Best Movie
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1954. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films of artistic merit rather than commercial appeal were being overlooked, hence a new award category was added, the Best Film (Critics). The record of maximum number of wins in this category is with Mani Kaul having won four times, followed by Kumar Shahani, who won three times. ''Rajnigandha'', ''Black'' and ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' are the only films to win both Best Film (Critics) and Best Film. Winner In the list below, each individual entry shows the winning title, followed by the director of the film. 2010s 2020s See also * Filmfare Award for Best Film (Popular) * Filmfare Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of moti ...
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Pankaj Dheer
Pankaj Dheer is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and TV series. He is known for his role of Karna in TV series ''Mahabharat and'' other roles in '' Chandrakanta'', ''The Great Maratha'', '' Yug'' and '' Badho Bahu''. He appeared in several Hindi films in small roles, including ''Sadak'', ''Soldier'' and '' Baadshah''. Personal life Dheer has a son, Nikitin Dheer, who is also an actor. Niktin married Kratika Sengar. Career In 1988, Dheer played the role of Karna in B. R. Chopra's epic television series ''Mahabharat''. He was popularised after playing Karna. His pictures were used in textbooks as reference to Karna and his statues are worshipped as Karna in temples in Karnal and Bastar. He appeared at the lead in debut episode ''Dastak'', TV series, Zee Horror Show (1993), along with Archana Puran Singh. He also played the lead as a defence lawyer in the TV Series ''Kanoon'', a series based on court-room dramas. In 2006 Dheer established a shooting studio, ''Visa ...
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List Of Bollywood Films Of 1983
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983: Top-grossing films The top five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:https://muvyz.com/boxoffice/byyear/y3/1983 1983 A-Z References External links Bollywood films of 1983at the Internet Movie Database Indian Film Songs from the Year 1983- A look back at the year 1983 with a focus on the Hindi film songListen to songs from Bollywood films of 1983 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bollywood Films Of 1983 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ... Lists of 1983 films by country or language Films, Bollywood ...
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Bara (film)
''Bara'' ( kn, ಬರ en, Drought) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by M. S. Sathyu. It is based on the novel of same name by U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film starred Anant Nag, C. R. Simha and Loveleen Madhu in lead roles. The film won many laurels upon release including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for its script of an incisive analysis of the socio-political situation in a drought affected district. The film went on floors in 1980 and made its theatrical release in 1982. The Hindi version of the film ''Sookha'' was released in 1983. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film could not get a theatrical release, and was shown on Doordarshan. Cast * Anant Nag as Collector Satish Chandra * C. R. Simha as Bhimoji * Uma Shivakumar as Bhimoji's wife * Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife * Veeraj Byakod as Satish Chandra's son * Shivaram * Nitin Sethi * M. V. Narayana Rao * Pankaj Dheer * Vaijanath Biradar Soundtrack The music was compos ...
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31st National Film Awards
The 31st National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1983. Ceremony took place in June 1984 and awards were given by then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Juries Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director K. Balachander, S. Krishnaswamy and Justice G. D. Khosla respectively. * Jury Members: Feature Films ** K. Balachander (Chairperson)Sai ParanjpyeM. T. Vasudevan NairGangadhar NaskarMeera LakhiaRaghunath SethMadhuSwapan MullickIqbal MasudMrinalini SarabhaiM. K. Binodini Devi M. Prabhakar ReddyK. K. ShuklaG. G. Mayekar Marcus BartleyGautam KaulRaghava Menon Jamuna * Jury Members: Short Films ** S. Krishnaswamy (Chairperson)Clement BaptistaPrakash JhaVinod Mehra * Jury Members: Books on Cinema ** G. D. Khosla (Chairperson)Vivek Bhattachar ...
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Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration
The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The award was instituted in 1965, at 13th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. Winners Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years: Explanatory notes References External links Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, IndiaNational Film Awards ArchivesNational Film Awards
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Javed Siddiqui
Javed Siddiqi (13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues. During his career, Siddiqi has collaborated with some of India's most prominent filmmakers, from independent directors like Satyajit Ray and Shyam Benegal to commercial directors like Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai. He has become an integral part of Indian cinema, in both commercial and art cinema fields. Siddiqi has won two Filmfare Awards, two Star Screen Awards, and one BFJA Award. In 2010, he announced his association with ''Tumbhi'' where he would review artists and their artwork. Cinema and television After having graduated in Urdu Literature from Rampur, Javed Siddiqi moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1959, where he worked as a professional journalist for various Urdu dailies like ''Khilafat Daily'' and ''Inquilaab''. Soon after that, he went on to lead his own newspaper, ''Urdu Reporter''. He start ...
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Films About Famine
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Films Based On Short Fiction
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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Films Set In Karnataka
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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1980s Hindi-language Films
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