IIFA 2010 in South Korea

South Korea is organizing the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2010 (IIFA). There will be more than hundred of bollywood actors, actress, directors, producers present there.

The first IIFA Award was held in London in the year 2000 than in South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Netherlands,and in 2011 IIFA Award will held in June. The main motto of IIFA Awards are to recognise, give honour and celebrate the success of India Film Industry. It is the show which attract audience a worldwide.

It is to promote Indian film to all the world, and its founder-directors are Andre Timmins, Viraf Sarkari and Sabbas Joshep and in advisory board many bollywood super stars are there like -Amitabh Bachchan, Ramesh Sippy, Vinod Khanna,Jaya Bachchan and many more...........

Best Supporting Actor- Arjun Rampal

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal has received 56th National Film Award as abest supporting actor for his performance in the movie Rock On!
He said to IANS that this is very emotional, wonder full felling moment for him and his family and entire Rock On team. He said everyone get emotional after receiving this prestigious award.

The movie revolves around five Good friend, who chucked their dreams of taking there band professional but just because of some misunderstanding there band break off, but after ten years , when they meet the dream come true of famous band.

Rampal throw a party at his house on this big success, of winning award.He has recently opened resto-bar in Delhi 'LAP' .

Sonam nominated for Asian Film Awards

In the whole film industry Sonam Kapoor is the only actress who has been nominated for fourth Asian Film Awards.

She has been nominated for newcomer category for her role in Delhi-6, and she is competing with other two countries actresses China and Korea. The award ceremony will be on March 22, 2010.

She is a daughter of prominent bolywood actor Anil Kapoor, who has won Oscar Award for hids movie Slumdog Millionare, and his daughter proven in the Indian film industry after debuting Sawariya with the co-star Ranbir Kapoor. Then she worked with Jr. B in Delhi 6 and nominated for the Fourth Asian Film Awards.

Kanartaka's first Cinematographer received Dada Saheb Phalke

Famous Cinematographer VK Murthy was chosen for Dada Saheb Phalke Award on Thursday, he is the second Kannadiga who has chosen for the award. He has completed his cinematography from SJ Polytechnic College, Bangalore in the year 1943-46. Legendry Manna Dey was the first person from Karnartaka who has awarded from this prestigious award. VK Murthy is the first cinematography of Karnataka who has won this award.


From childhood he is interested to make his career in Indian film industry and he has given many precious moments to the industry which will be in memory forever. His first shoted Cinematography was Karaz Ke Phool and that was one of the best cinematographer for Guru Dutt's movie. He has stated his career as a violinist after that he got entered in Indian film industry and most of his movies received Filmfare Awards.

Stardust Awards of the year "2010"

The Stardust Awards is an awards ceremony for Hindi Movies to congratulates the new superstars and to encourage them for the future and this award show is sponspered by the Stardust magzine. Make your favorite star to win Max Stardust Award 2010, here is the list below from which you can chice your favorite celebrity and movie of the year.


Superstar Of Tomorrow - Female
Deepika Padukone - Love Aaj Kal
Sonam Kapoor - Delhi 6
Isha Sharvani - Luck By Chance
Mugdha Godse - Jail
Asin - London Dream


Superstar Of Tomorrow - Male
Ranbir Kapoor - Wake Up Sid & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Imraan Khan - Luck
Farhan Akhtar - Luck By Chance
Neil Nitin Mukesh - New York
Harman Baweja - What's Your Raashee?


Breakthrough Performance - Male
Abhimanyu Singh - Gulaal
Chandan Roy Sanyal - Kaminey
Parzan Dastur - Sikandar
Amol Gupte - Kaminey
Adhyayan Suman - Raaz -The Mystery Continues
Cyrus Broacha - 99



Breakthrough Performance - Female
Chitrashi Rawat - Luck
Urvashi Sharma - Baabarr
Shahana Goswami - Firaaq
Gauhar Khan - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year
Mugdha Godse - All The Best
Kalki Koechlin - Dev D
Bhavna Pani - Fast Forward
Kulraj Randhawa - Chintuji


Hottest New Director
Renzil D'Silva - Kurbaan
Anthony D'Souza - Blue
Ayaan Mukherjee - Wake Up Sid
Prabhu Devaa - Wanted
Zoya Akhtar - Luck By Chance

Hottest Film Of The Year
Pa
All The Best
Love Aaj Kal
Gulaal
Quick Gun Murugan


Exciting New Face
Shazahn Padamsee - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year
Giselle Monteiro - Love Aaj Kal
Jacqueline Fernandez - Aladin
Shruti Hassan - Luck

Standout Performance By A Music Director
Amit Trivedi - Dev D
RDB - Kambakkht Ishq
Piyush Mishra - Gulaal
Sharib -Toshi - Raaz -The Mystery Continues & Jashnn
Sohail Sen - What's Your Raashee?
Bappa Lahiri - Jai Veeru


New Musical Sensation - Male
Mohit Chauhan - Masakali - (Delhi 6)
Mohit Chauhan - Dooriyan - (Love Aaj Kal)
Amit Trivedi - Emosional Atyachar - (Dev D)
Tochi Raina - Pardesi - (Dev D)
Suraj Jagan - Give Me Some Sunshine - (3 Idiots)
Toshi - Maahi - (Raaz -The Mystery Continues)

New Musical Sensation - Female
Kavita Seth - Iktara - (Wake Up Sid)
Mouli Dave - Agre Ka Ghagra - (Jai Veeru)
Tarannum Malik - Salone Kya - (What's Your Raashee?)
Shruti Hasaan - Aazma Luck Aazma - (Luck)
Bela Shinde - Su Chhe - (What's Your Raashee?)

Standout Performance By A Lyricist
Amitabh Bhattacharya - Emosional Atyachar - (Dev D)
Sandeep Shrivastava - Mere Sang Toh Chal Zaraa - (New York)
Shellee - Dhol Yaara Dhol - (Dev D)
Subrat Sinha - Piya Jaise Ladoo - (Radio)


STARDUST SEARCHLIGHT AWARDS

Best Actress
Soha Ali Khan - 99
Preity Zinta - Videsh
Mahie Gill - Dev D
Lara Dutta - Billu


Best Actor
Abhay Deol - Dev D
Naseeruddin Shah - Firaaq
Kay Kay Menon - Gulaal
Rishi Kapoor - Chintuji
Irrfan Khan - Billu
Akshay Kumar - 8x10 Tasveer


Best Director
Nandita Das - Firaaq
Priyadarshan - Billu
Ashu Trikha - Baabarr
Ranjit Kapoor - Chintuji
Pankaj Advani - Sankat City
Anurag Kashyap - Dev D


Best Film
Chintuji
Sankat City
99
Billu
Dev D


READERS CHOICE AWARDS

Dream Director
Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots
Rajkumar Santoshi - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Rohit Shetty - All The Best
Vishal Bhardwaj - Kaminey
R. Balki - Paa
Imtiaz Ali - Love Aaj Kal

Best Film Of The Year -Comedy
De Dana Dan
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
All The Best
Do Knot Disturb
Dil Bole Hadippa

Best Film Of The Year - Action / Thriller
Blue
Wanted
Kaminey
New York
Kurbaan

Best Film Of The Year - Drama
3 Idiots
Love Aaj Kal
Dev D
Wake Up Sid
Delhi 6

Star Of The Year - Male
Aamir Khan - 3 Idiots
Amitabh Bachchan - Paa
Saif Ali Khan - Love Aaj Kal
Salman Khan - Wanted
Akshay Kumar - Blue
Shahid Kapoor - Kaminey
Ajay Devgn - All The Best

Star Of The Year -Female
Katrina Kaif - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani & New York
Kareena Kapoor - Kurbaan & 3 Idiots
Vidya Balan - Paa
Rani Mukherjee - Dil Bole Hadippa
Priyanka Chopra - Kaminey

Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Abhishek Bachchan - Paa
Vivek Oberoi - Kurbaan
Rishi Kapoor - Luck By Chance
Hrithik Roshan - Luck By Chance
Sharman Joshi - 3 Idiots

Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Dimple Kapadia - Luck By Chance
Kirron Kher - Kurbaan
Divya Dutta - Delhi 6
Tisca Chopra - Firaaq
Supriya Pathak - Wake Up Sid

Best Actor In A Comedy Role
Sanjay Dutt - All The Best
Akshay Kumar - De Dana Dan
Ajay Devgn - All The Best
Riteish Deshmukh - Do Knot Disturb
Govinda - Life Partner

Ambika Soni hold meeting for NFA and IFFI

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni,called for meetings with two different committees formed for the purpose to better the International Film Festival of India and revamp the National Film Awards to make it look "au courant".
Film maker Shyam Benegal and Censor Board Chairperson Sharmila Tagore were present at the meeting held for the National Film Awards.Opinions on how to to upgrade the awards were exchanged.The committee is expected to submit its report by 15th of March,2010 which will contain suggestions to make the NFA more in with times by making qualitative changes.

The second meeting was held with the experts for International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and its improvisation so that a bigger and a better market can be captured for Indian films. The report for the same will be submitted by the committee again on the 15th of March,2010.The commitee members who attended the meeting were Chairman of the Committee Kamal Hasan,Pritish Nandy,Prasoon Joshi and NFA chairman Shyam Benegal.Other film makers who were present at the meeting were Ashok Vishwanathan, Jahnu Baruah, Mohan Agashe, Nagesh Kuknoor, Rajiv Mehrotra, Shajin Karun, Vishal Bhardwaj and Sai Paranjapye.

Ambika Soni expressed the desire for a definite time schedule to be sketched out so that NFA can be carried out on a timely basis and it is ensured that a proper,democratic and transparent procedure is adopted avoiding any king of litigation.

Paa & 3 Idiots glitz at Star Screen Awards

16th Annual Star Screen Awards, sponsored by Nokia was held on January 9th 2010 at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) grounds on Saturday. The star-studded mega event was a delight to watch for all movie-lovers. All bigwigs of Bollywood were present at the ceremony and it was a hard fight among the movies of 2009, as well as the actors. It was a close fight in various categories, but, Paa starring Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani -- won maximum awards.

The Bachchan family stole the show with their starry presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya and Jaya Bachchan al present to support their home production. Amitabh Bachchan won the best actor award for PAA. The movie also won 4 other awards under the Best Actress category bagged by Vidya Balan, Best Child Actor for Pratik and Best Supporting Actress for Arundhati Nag (who played Amitabh's grandmother in the film).

3 Idiots, a spectacular film that broke all records at the ticketing window this year, won the best film award. The film was recorded as the big hit of 2009 and won over other contenders like ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Kaminey’.3 idiots bagged several wards under various other categories.

There were some obvious and some not-so obvious winners in the Music segment of the awards. Kavita Seth, the voice behind "Ore manva"from wake up sid won the award for the best female singer. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan trounced the competition in the best male playback category for his track "Aaj Din" from Love Aaj Kal. A.R.Rahman won the best music Director award for his mind blowing music in Delhi 6.

“Dev D’, supposed to be a modern retake on Devdas, won some awards too. The most promising new comer award was bagged by Mahi Gill. Firaaq, a movie directed by ace actress turned director Nandita Das, fetched her most promising debutante director award. However, it was quite obvious to conclude after the ceremony that PAA and 3 idiots stole the show and won big time in 16^th Annual Star Screen awards.