This has to the cutest coincidence in the history of Indian cinema. While Bengali superstar Prosenjit was shooting for Dibakar Bannerjee’s Shanghai in Latur, he got to know that his highly-acclaimed Bengali film Moner Manush had been selected in prestigious competition section of the Shanghai Film Festival. What's more, Moner Manush is the only Indian film to be selected for the honour.Prosenjit along with the Moner Manush director Gautam Ghose had to leave immediately for Shanghai.This was one time when Bannerjee didn’t mind his actor taking off. ...
- 6/20/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Adaminte Makan Abu, Aadukalam, Dhanush, and the other winners of the 2011 National Film Awards have been announced. The 58th Annual National Film Awards, administered by the India’s Directorate of Film Festivals, is “the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Due...
- 5/20/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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