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Times Of India Film Awards
The Times of India Film Awards (also known as TOIFA Awards) are presented by ''The Times of India'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The awards were first introduced in 2013. The second edition of the award was held at Dubai on 18 March 2016. Editions Acting awards Best Film Best Actor Male Best Actor Female Best Director Best Supporting Actor Male Best Supporting Actor Female Best Actor In A Comic Role Best Actor In A Negative Role Best Debut Male Best Debut Female Music awards Best Album Song of The Year Best Playback Singer Male Best Playback Singer Female Best Lyricist Composer of The Year Critics' awards Best Film Best Actor Male Best Actor Female Best Debut Director Technical awards Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Choreography Best Background Score Best Special Effects Best Costume Design Best Art Direction Best Action Best Sound Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parineeti Chopra
Parineeti Chopra (; born 22 October 1987) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Chopra is a recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Parineeti Chopra, several accolades, including a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare and a National Film Awards, National Film Award. Chopra has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list since 2013. After obtaining a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School, Chopra made her acting debut with the 2011 romantic comedy ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'', winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She followed it by garnering acclaim for her starring roles in the box-office hits ''Ishaqzaade'' (2012), ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) and ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' (2014). The first of these won her the National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), National Film Award – Special Mention. This success was followed by a three-year hiatus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vicky Donor
''Vicky Donor'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film. ''Vicky Donor'' was released on 20 April 2012 at around 750 screens in India. The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office. It became a commercial success grossing 66.32 crore worldwide, against a budget of 10 crore. At the 60th National Film Awards, ''Vicky Donor'' won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, it received 8 nominations, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Annu Kapoor
Annu Kapoor (born Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956) is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 45 years as an actor, producer, director and singer. Besides acting, he also does a Radio show, named ''Suhaana Safar With Annu Kapoor'' which is broadcast on 92.7 Big FM. He has won numerous awards in his career, including two National Film Awards, one Filmfare Award and two Indian Television Academy Awards. Early life Annu Kapoor was born Anil Kapoor in Itwara, Bhopal, Bhopal State, on 20 February 1956, to Madanlal, a Punjabi father with roots in Peshawar and Karnal, a Ghoti Brahmin mother. His father owned a travelling Parsi theatre company which performed in cities and towns, and his mother was an Urdu teacher and a trained classical singer. His grandfather Kripa Ram Kapoor was a doctor in the British Army and his great grandfather Lala Gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Super 30
Super 30 is an Indian educational programme started in Patna, India under the banner of Ramanujan School of Mathematics. It was founded by Anand Kumar, a mathematics teacher. The programme selects 30 talented candidates each year from economically underprivileged sections of Indian society and trains them for the JEE. The programme is portrayed in the 2019 film, '' Super 30'', starring Hrithik Roshan as Anand Kumar, and his school, have been the subject of several smear campaigns, some of which have been carried in Indian media sources. History In 2002, Anand Kumar and Abhayanand started Super 30 with the plan to select 30 talented students from economically impoverished sections who could not afford IIT coaching. These 30 students were then prepared to pass IIT-JEE examinations. Anand Kumar's mother, Jayanti Devi, volunteered to cook for the students while Anand Kumar, Abhayanand, and other teachers tutored them. The students were also provided study materials and lodging f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aditya Dhar
Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing and writing military action film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' (2019). Personal life Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India. Dhar is a Kashmiri Pandit. He married Yami Gautam on 4 June 2021. On 10 May 2024, the couple had their first child, a boy named Vedavid Dhar. Career In 2019, Dhar made his directorial debut with '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'', an action film based on the 2016 Uri attack, starring Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies banner. Filmed in Serbia, the film is fictionally dramatised account of the true events of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack. ''Uri'' earned in India, and over worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing Indian film domestically. Dhar was awarded with the National Film Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1970) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is best known for films that tackle bold themes of passion, envy, and adultery. After initial setbacks, he achieved his breakthrough with the erotic thriller ''Murder'' (2004), and gained prominence with the musical romantic thriller '' Gangster: A Love Story'' (2006) and the ensemble urban drama '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007), the latter of which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His highest grosser came with the widely acclaimed romantic comedy-drama '' Barfi!'' (2012), which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. He next directed the much-delayed musical adventure comedy-drama ''Jagga Jasoos'' (2017), which earned mixed reviews and was commercially unsuccessful, and the Netflix black comedy crime film ''Ludo'' (2020), in which he also made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019 Film)
''Pati Patni Aur Woh'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mudassar Aziz. A remake of the 1978 film of the same name, the film stars Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar, and Ananya Panday. Principal photography commenced in February 2019 & ended in September. The film was released on 6 December 2019 and emerged as a commercial success with a worldwide gross of . Plot Abhinav "Chintu" Kumar Tyagi is an ordinary middle-class man from Kanpur, and a government engineer in the Public Works Department (PWD). He has been married to Vedika Tripathi, a teacher from Lucknow. Chintu is happy but is troubled by his controlling parents for not planning a child, and by Vedika, who wants to move to a big city. Pressured and bored in his day-to-day life, Chintu finds comfort in Tapasya Singh, an aspiring fashion designer from Delhi, who is related to his boss and came to select a plot for starting her fashion business. Chintu finds himself drawn towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bhumi Pednekar
Bhumi Pednekar ( born 18 July 1989) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Known for her portrayals of headstrong small-town women, she is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards. After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, she made her film debut as an overweight bride in the company's romantic comedy '' Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence starring in the commercially successful films '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' (2017), '' Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' (2017), '' Bala'' (2019) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (2019). For her performances as the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in '' Saand Ki Aankh'' (2019) and a closeted lesbian in '' Badhaai Do'' (2022), she twice won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the social dramas '' Bheed'' (2023), '' Afwaah'' (2023) and '' Bhakshak'' (2024). Off-screen, Pedne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 India's highest-paid actress and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards 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 hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dabangg 3
''Dabangg 3'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Prabhu Deva and jointly produced by Salman Khan Films, Arbaaz Khan Productions and Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited. The third installment in the ''Dabangg'' film series,it is a prequel to ''Dabangg'' (2010) and ''Dabangg 2'' (2012). The film stars Salman Khan, Sudeepa, Sonakshi Sinha, Saiee Manjrekar and Arbaaz Khan. It also features Pramod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia and Mahesh Manjrekar in supporting roles. Written by Salman, the story follows corrupt cop Chulbul Pandey's journey of conflict when he comes across an old ruffian, Bali Singh, whose plain sight refreshes his memory in a trudge down the past, unaware that this can affect the present and the future in more ways than one. Principal photography begun in April 2019 and the shoot was completed in September 2019. ''Dabangg 3'' was theatrically released worldwide on 20 December 2019, on the Pre-Christmas weekend, in Hindi, and dubbed in Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gully Boy
''Gully Boy'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar, and written by Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby Films and Excel Entertainment productions, with American rapper Nas as an executive producer. It stars Ranveer Singh in the title role alongside Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Varma, Amruta Subhash and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. Inspired by the lives of Indian street rappers DIVINE and Naezy, the film is a coming-of-age story about aspiring street rapper Murad Ahmed (Singh), from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai. Principal photography for ''Gully Boy'' began in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019 and released on 15 February 2019 to positive reviews for the music, cinematography, Akhtar's direction, storyline, screenplay, dialogues, performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
