‘Dabangg’ wins best popular film at 58th National Awards

Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2011, 09:10

Noted Bollywood director JP Dutta announced the winners of the coveted 58th National Awards which included the following films and actors across India.

Four national awards for `Ishqiya`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 21:37

Vishal Bhardwaj`s rural drama "Ishqiya" Thursday won four National Awards -- including awards for best music for the director and best female playback singer for his wife Rekha Bhardwaj.

Sikkim bags 3 national awards at MG-NREGA Sammelan

Last Updated: Friday, February 4, 2011, 18:45

Sikkim has become the only state to bag national award in all three categories for exemplary work done under MG-NREGA during the recent Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan in New Delhi.

Prez gives away national awards for disabled empowerment

Last Updated: Friday, December 3, 2010, 17:51

India`s Prez Pratibha Patil presented the national awards for the empowerment of persons with disabilities in 13 categories, ranging from best differently ables employee to best accessible website.

Black attire rules at 57th National Awards ceremony

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 20:45

Black it seems was the chosen colour for most members of the Indian film fraternity, including Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek, at the 57th National Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan here Friday evening.

Standing ovation for Amitabh at National Awards night

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 19:17

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Friday received a standing ovation from the audience as he walked on to the stage to receive the best actor award for "Paa", his fourth National Award.

Rituparno, Ananya clinch national awards for `Abohoman`

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 19:15

Well-known Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh and actress Ananya Chatterjee received the best director and best actress awards, respectively, for "Abohoman" at the 57th National Film Awards here Friday evening.

National Awards rigged, claims Malayalam film director

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 08:39

Malayalam children`s film director Majid Gulistan is seeking legal recourse for his film being allegedly ignored, first at the state level awards and then at last week`s national awards. Addressing reporters here Gulistan said that he has already finished consultations with his legal counsel and a petition would be filed against the foul play by certain bigwigs in the industry to sideline his film `Chithrakuzhal`.

Love of audience more important than awards: Abhishek Bachchan

Last Updated: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:26

It is Bachchan time in Bollywood again with the father-son duo of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan sharing six National Awards among them.

Love of audience more important than awards: Abhishek Bachchan

Last Updated: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:26

It is Bachchan time in Bollywood again with the father-son duo of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan sharing six National Awards among them.

I`m happy my films won eight national awards: Mammootty

Last Updated: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 09:15

Mammootty missed out on the best actor award but the Malayalam superstar says he his happy that two films he acted in - "Kutty Srank" and "Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja" - had bagged eight national awards between them. "Kutty Srank" director Shaji N. Karun too said he was overjoyed.

Natn`al Awards: 2-tier jury, cash component hike

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 23:54

Formation of a two-tier jury and and increasing the cash component of the awards are some of the key suggestions made by an expert panel on National Film Awards, which submitted its report to Ambika Soni today.