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Taapsee Pannu, Irrfan Khan win big at 66th Filmfare Awards

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Taapsee Pannu and late actor Irrfan Khan won the Best Actress Award and Best Actor Award for their work in Thappad and Angrezi Medium respectively at the 66th Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on Saturday evening.

The late actor was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He died at the age of 53 on April 29 last year after a long battle with cancer. The actor’s son Babil received the trophies on his behalf.

After winning the prestigious award, Taapsee took to her Twitter handle to express her gratitude saying, Respect and Happiness Thank you Amrita followed by a heart emoji. The film Thappad also won awards Best film, Best story and Best Editing categories.

Amitabh Bachchan has won the Best Actor (Critic)  for his performance in  Gulabo Sitabo. The film altogether won six awards on the award night. Tillotama Shome received the Best Actress (Critics) for her film Sir.

Saif Ali Khan bagged the Best Actor in supporting role, while Farrukh Jaffar won Best Actress in Supporting role for Gulabo Sitabo. The Best Debut female Award went to Alaya F for Jawaani Jaaneman.

The 66th edition of the Filmfare Awards honoured artistic and technical excellence in cinema, recognised the best of Hindi cinema for the year 2020. Celebrities like  Taapsee Pannu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sunny Leone, Nora Fatehi, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajkummar Rao among others were in attendance.

Here is the list of  the winners: 

Best Film: Thappad

Best Film (Critics): Prateek Vats (Eeb Allay Ooo!)

Best Director: Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

Best Story: Anubhav Sushila Sinha & Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (Thappad)

Best Editing: Yasha Pushpa Ramchandani (Thappad)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male): Irrfan (Angrezi Medium)

Best Actor (Critics): Amitabh Bachchan – Gulabo Sitabo

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)

Best Actress (Critics): Tillotama Shome – Sir

Best Debut Female: Alaya F (Jawaani Jaaneman)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Saif Ali Khan Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Best Actor In A Supporting Actor Role (Female): Farrokh Jaffar – Gulabo Sitabo

Best Screenplay: Rohena Gera (Sir)

Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo)

Best Debut Director: Rajesh Krishnan (Lootcase)

Best Music Album: Pritam- Ludo

Best Lyrics: Gulzar- Chhappak (Chhappak)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Raghav Chaitanya- Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Asees Kaur- Malang (Malang)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Irrfan

Best Action: Ramazan Bulut, Rp Yadav (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

Best Background Score: Mangesh Urmila Dhakde (Thappad)

Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhayay (Gulabo Sitabo)

Best Production Design: Manasi Dhruv Mehta (Gulabo Sitabo)

Best Sound Design: Kaamod Kharade (Thappad)

Best VFX: Prasad Sutar(Ny Vfx Wala) (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

Best Choreography:  Farah Khan- Dil Bechara (Dil Bechara)

Best Costume Design: Veera Kapur Ee (Gulabo Sitabo)

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Manoj Bajpayee says Sushant Singh Rajput was very sensitive, couldn’t handle Bollywood politics

Speaking further, Bajpayee said Rajput couldn’t make sense of the politics within the Bollywood industry and as a result could not handle it.

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Manoj Bajpayee says Sushant Singh Rajput was very sensitive, couldn’t handle Bollywood politics

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee recounted his memories of deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput while promoting his upcoming film Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai.In this movie Manoj plays the role of a lawyer who confronts a rape case involving a self  proclaimed spiritual leader Bajpayee said Rajput was a kind-hearted man who was innocent.

Speaking further, Bajpayee said Rajput couldn’t make sense of the politics within the Bollywood industry and as a result could not handle it. Bajpayee said that politics had always been prevalent in the industry, but he had survived it since he was thick-skinned and stubborn by nature. Nepotism also had its effect which has been faced by many newcomers in the industry. Rajput didn’t make peace with nepotism and as a result ended up being hurt in the process.

Bajpayee revealed he had become very close to Sushant Rajput. He said he would cook mutton on the sets and Sushant would stop by to eat with. Bajpayee added he never knew Sushant would take such a drastic step.

In interviews given after Rajput’s death, several actors had expressed sympathy and condolences at his tragic passing. Actor Priyanka Chopra had shared pictures of Sushant to express her grief over his death. She said she was stunned and grieved he would have been in so much pain to take the unfortunate step. She prayed for his soul to rest in peace and recalled her conversations with him on astrophysics.

Similarly, Alia Bhatt had expressed her grief saying that no matter how much she thought about him, she did not have the words to express her grief. She said she was devastated and had expressed her condolences and regards to Sushant’s family and loved ones.

Sushant’s Kai Po Che co-star Amit Sadh had tweeted he was sorry as he could not come to Sushant’s rescue. He also added that he regretted that he could not be there for him at his lowest ebb. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted he missed Sushant very much and spoke of his energy, enthusiasm and his happy smile.

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan OTT release date: See who’s bought streaming rights of Salman Khan-starrer?

The film, which also has Venkatesh, Jagapati Babu, and Pooja Hegde in key roles, earned over Rs 100 crore at the box office.

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan OTT release date: See who's bought streaming rights of Salman Khan-starrer?

After its theatrical run, the Salman Khan-starrer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi ki Jaan will soon be available on OTT platforms. The film, which also has Venkatesh, Jagapati Babu, and Pooja Hegde in key roles, earned over Rs 100 crore at the box office.

The OTT rights for Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan were bought by Zee5 on May 26, according to an OTT Play report. Along with Ram Charan and Bhagyashree, the film also features Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Shehnaaz Gill, Jassie Gill, and Palak Tiwari.

Salman Khan said that he was shooting in Hyderabad with Venkatesh when Ram Charan came to see him. Ram Charan made his screen presence with Salman Khan and Venkatesh in the same frame. The director of the film, Farhad Samjhi, had all praise for Salman Khan’s performance in the film. He said Salman Khan was not only the leading man but the producer of the film as well. He added that Salman was a hands-on producer and had in-depth knowledge on all departments of film making.

Samjhi said each and every member of the production team, from the light boy to the camera man, had contributed to the making of the film. The film is being showcased as a family entertainer. The movie is a remake of popular Tamil movie Veeram. To capitalise on Eid, the movie was released in theatres on April 21. In contrast to multiplexes, mass centres saw better attendance for the film and saw higher collections.  

Salman Khan has many projects in the wings, they include Tiger 3 which will be directed by Maneesh Sharma. The speculation is rife whether the Salman Khan film marks the end of remakes of south Indian films. With fans consuming all content in their original languages, the box office potential of the remakes seem to have suffered since films from all over the country are easily available on OTT platforms.

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Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan OTT release date finalised, know here

The film was released in theaters on January 25, 2023 and has also completed fifty days running in theatres.

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After having a monstrous run at the world box office and thrashing-making several records, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starrer Pathaan will now soon be released on an OTT platform.

The release date of the blockbuster movie Pathaan has been finalised, and it is being told that the Siddharth Anand directorial is going to be released on 22 March on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

It will be nothing less than a treat for those fans, who have not been able to see Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham’s film in cinema halls yet.

For the unversed, Pathaan is a spy action film made under the banner of Yash Raj Films. Salman Khan also has a cameo role in Pathan. The film was released in theaters on January 25, 2023 and has also completed fifty days running in theatres.

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Shahrukh Khan made a comeback on silver screen after 4 years and Pathaan and his fans made sure that this one turns out to be a mega hot for him. The film has become the highest grossing Hindi film by breaking the record of SS. Rajamouli’s Bahubali 2.

Although Amazon Prime Video has not made its OTT release date official yet. But according to sources, it is believed that Pathaan is going to release on on March 22.

If you intend to watch Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer on OTT, then you will have to buy a subscription to Amazon Prime Video. The annual plan of Amazon Prime Video comes for Rs 1,499. If you want a monthly subscription, then you will have to pay Rs 179 for it.

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