Entertainment
Vidya Balan honours Ram Kamal with Best Biographer Award
Noted Bollywood actor Vidya Balan and veteran star Moushumi Chatterjee honoured journalist turned author Ram Kamal Mukherjee with Power Brand Best Biographer Award for Hema Malinis authorised biography Beyond The Dreamgirl. Published by Harper Collins India, the foreword has been penned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hosted by Professor Arindam Chaudhuri of Planman Group, the award ceremony was held at The Orchid, in Mumbai.
Ram Kamal is a dear friend, and I have known him since my Parineeta (movie) days. It gives me immense pleasure to give him this award, said Vidya Balan. Biographer Ram Kamal in his acceptance speech mentioned his association with Bollywood and completion of 20 years in journalism. He said, This award will always be special for me, for two reasons. Firstly, it was Vidya Balan who recorded a lovely video message for Hemaji (in Tamil) when we had released the book. She has always inspired me to follow my heart. And secondly, for Moushumi di who kept an important family commitment aside just to attend this ceremony, said Mukherjee.
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He also thanked ?dreamgirl? Hema Malini for her unconditional support to make this possible. I owe Hema ji and my publisher Harper Collins all my awards. It wouldn’t be possible without their support, he added.
While conferring the award to Ram Kamal, veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee said, I know Ram Kamal since he was a young boy. I met him first at Durga Puja in Mumbai, and since then we struck a chord. I am glad that he has won the best Biographer Award for Hemas book.
Vidya Balan also mentioned that it was for the first time that she shared stage with the ?original? Parineeta. Incidentally, Moushumi played Parineeta in a Bengali film directed by Ajay Kor in 1969, the same year when Hema Malini made her debut in Sapnon Ka Saudagar. Vidya Balan made her debut in Bollywood with Parineeta in Hindi, directed by Pradeep Sarkar in 2005.
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The 2nd Edition of Bollywood Power Brand Award saw dignitaries like Rajkumar Rao, Raveena Tandon, Anil Thadani, Sonali Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Kay Kay Menon, Anu Kapoor, Subi Samuel and many senior members from print and electronic media.
The book already fetched Ram Kamal Best Author Award at Society Achivers Award and Rajasthan International Award this year.
Shantanu Chaudhuri, Executive Editor of Harper Collins said, It’s one of the most priced title from Harper Collins, and we are extremely delighted that the book has already bagged three prestigious awards. We have always given preference to content, and I think Hema Malini: Beyond The Dreamgirl will always be remembered for its honest narrative.
Last year noted journalist Meena Iyer had bagged the award for Harper Collins Rishi Kapoor: Khullam Khulla. It’s a rare instance where two of our authors have bagged this award in two consecutive years. This also puts us under pressure to deliver better and bigger biographies, added Shantanu.
Bollywood
Ram Kamal Mukherjee named ‘Best Director’ for his short film ‘Ek Duaa’ at IWMBuzz Digital Awards
Ram Kamal Mukherjee (R) whikle receiving the ‘Best Director’ trophy at IWMBuzz Digital Awards ceremony in Mumbai
Filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee won the ‘Best Director’ award for his short film ‘Ek Duaa’ at the recently held IWMBuzz Digital Awards ceremony at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. The film is produced by Esha Deol Takhtani and Assorted Motion Pictures. Apart from winning the award, it was a special occasion for Mukherjee as two other films he directed also got recognized.
Esha won the ‘Best Actress’ award in the popular categories for her critically acclaimed performance in ‘Ek Duaa.’ After accepting the award, Esha said: “This film is extremely special for me, because I turned producer with this film and I would like to give entire credit to captain of the ship Ram Kamal Mukherjee for bringing such a wonderful subject to me.”
Avinash Dwivedi won the ‘Most Promising Debut’ award for his acclaimed performance in ‘Rickshawala,’ a film directed by Mukherjee. Avinash, who was accompanied by his wife and actor Sambhavna Seth, said: “This is beyond my expectation that today I am getting this recognition as an actor amidst all Bollywood celebrities for my role in Ram Kamal sir’s film Rickshawala. To get honoured for a regional cinema amidst such Bollywood biggie reinforced my faith in good content.”
Gurmeet Choudhary won the ‘Most Popular Actor’ award for his performance in Mukherjee’s film ‘Shubho Bijoya.’ Choudhary said: “Ram Kamal is an amazing story teller. When he narrated this story to me and Debina, we knew that this film will click instantly. I am honoured to receive this award, though the competition was really tough. I thank my fans and jury members who voted for me.”
Other winners at the award ceremony included Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Rakul Preet, Raveena Tandon, Huma Qureshi, Dino Morea, Sikander Kher, Sonu Sood, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Manish Paul and other popular names from the Hindi film industry.
The much awaited Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt wedding fans had been eagerly waiting for finally got solemnised today afternoon in the presence of close friends and family members at Ranbir’s residence ‘Vastu’ in Mumbai. Check out some pictures of the same…
Alia took to her social media to write, “Today, surrounded by our family and friends, at home … in our favourite spot – the balcony we’ve spent the last 5 years of our relationship – we got married.
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
Bollywood
The Kashmir Files should be declared tax-free in Maharashtra, says BJP spokesperson Rajeev Panday
BJP spokesperson for Maharashtra Rajeev Panday, while speaking to Nation Next, said the controversial movie ‘The Kashmir Files,’ which grossed over ₹240 crore in India, should be made tax-free in the state.
Panday told Nation Next, “The movie has managed to depict, if not all, the brutalities on Kashmiri Pandits. It is a bold representation of truth. Kashmiri Pandit community was forced to leave their own homes in the country. Imagine their plight! Maharashtra government should make it tax-free in their state like the BJP did.”
The movie, which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, has been made tax-free in at least BJP-run eight states namely Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had also received requests asking him to exempt the film from entertainment tax in the state.
Rajeev Panday
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