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  • BYJU’S pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary

    BYJU’S pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary

    Mumbai: Ed-tech firm BYJU’S has released a new ad film- ‘Bapu Ki Awaz’  that celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts and ideas.

    The film featuring veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee Manoj Kumar celebrates four real-life heroes who have gone above and beyond to carry forward the legacy and philosophy left behind by Gandhi in their everyday lives. Invoking a deep sense of nostalgia, the film also marks Kumar’s return to the screen after 25 years as a doting grandfather who brings to life the virtues of his ‘favourite hero’- Bapu, by celebrating exceptional people who walk among us today.

    The film was released on Gandhi’s 152nd birth anniversary. Conceptualised by BYJU’S in-house team and directed by Sonal Batra, Bapu Ki Awaz celebrates the inspiring stories of extraordinary Indians who have brought about an impactful change in the lives of others by following in his footsteps and imbibing his ideals, values, and principles.

    It showcases the exemplary work done by four real-life heroes – Dr Sapan Kumar Patralekh, headmaster of a school in Jharkhand who converted roadside clay walls into blackboards to continue teaching students during the pandemic, Dr Ganesh Rakh, a doctor with a mission to save girl children, Padma Shri Jamuna Tudu, who fought the jungle mafia to safeguard over 100 acres of forests, and Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee Kameshwar Waghmare, a 14-year old who saved two kids from drowning. These individuals and their persistence has proved time and again that we can create a better world for everyone to live in.

     BYJU’S VP- brand and creative Strategy Vineet Singh, said, “Mahatma Gandhi’s values and principles are held in high regard across the world. His teachings on Satya, Ahimsa, and Sarvodya have always encouraged millions of people. With this digital film, we at BYJU’S want to pay an ode to the Father of our Nation and inspire everyone to evoke their inner Gandhi. By bringing forth the stories of these real-life heroes, we intend to encourage our next generation to follow the path of righteousness.”

  • Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    New Delhi: Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar, often referred to as ‘Bharat’ Kumar for essaying patriotic roles in film after film, is to be conferred the nation’s highest honour award in cimema, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, for the year 2015. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. 

    The Dadasaheb Phalke award consists of a Swarn Kamal (golden lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. The Award is given on the basis of recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities set up by the government for this purpose. This year, a five member jury comprising of singing queens Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, film script writer Salim Khan, and singers Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota unanimously recommended Kumar for the prestigious 47th award. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley spoke with Manoj Kumar today and congratulated him on being conferred the Award. 

    Remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkaar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Gumrah andKranti among others, the 78-year old is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. 

    Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) in Abbottabad, then part of pre-Independent India, moved to Delhi when he was ten. After graduating from Hindu College in Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry. He debuted in the film Fashion in 1957 and got his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia in 1960.

    In the 1960s his successful films included a number of romantic films and social films. Kumar’s image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed based on the life of Bhagat Singh. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan. The result was Kumar’s magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar. In the mid-1970s Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), which was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan; Dus Numbri with Hema Malini who was also his co-star in Kranti which also featured the thespian Dilip Kumar.

    Manoj Kumar also has 7 Filmfare Awards in his name for his extraordinary film direction and story writing.

    His film Upkaar is also remembered for the very popular song Mere Desh Ki Dharti written by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. Another song rendered by Manna Dey, Kasme Waade Pyaar Wafaa Sab screened on Pran was was also a big hit .

  • Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    New Delhi: Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar, often referred to as ‘Bharat’ Kumar for essaying patriotic roles in film after film, is to be conferred the nation’s highest honour award in cimema, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, for the year 2015. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. 

    The Dadasaheb Phalke award consists of a Swarn Kamal (golden lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. The Award is given on the basis of recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities set up by the government for this purpose. This year, a five member jury comprising of singing queens Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, film script writer Salim Khan, and singers Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota unanimously recommended Kumar for the prestigious 47th award. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley spoke with Manoj Kumar today and congratulated him on being conferred the Award. 

    Remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkaar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Gumrah andKranti among others, the 78-year old is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. 

    Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) in Abbottabad, then part of pre-Independent India, moved to Delhi when he was ten. After graduating from Hindu College in Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry. He debuted in the film Fashion in 1957 and got his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia in 1960.

    In the 1960s his successful films included a number of romantic films and social films. Kumar’s image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed based on the life of Bhagat Singh. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan. The result was Kumar’s magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar. In the mid-1970s Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), which was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan; Dus Numbri with Hema Malini who was also his co-star in Kranti which also featured the thespian Dilip Kumar.

    Manoj Kumar also has 7 Filmfare Awards in his name for his extraordinary film direction and story writing.

    His film Upkaar is also remembered for the very popular song Mere Desh Ki Dharti written by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. Another song rendered by Manna Dey, Kasme Waade Pyaar Wafaa Sab screened on Pran was was also a big hit .

  • Indian journalist Rama Pandey presented lifetime achievement award in London

    Indian journalist Rama Pandey presented lifetime achievement award in London

    NEW DELHI: Former BBC Hindi radio journalist and Doordarshan newsreader Rama Pandey was honoured with the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ for her contribution towards Journalism and Activism with a Lifetime Achievement Award in London recently.

     

    The award was given by NRI Organisation Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the House of Commons in the British Parliament. 

     

    The other notable awardees included PepsiCo chaiman & CEO Indra K Nooyi, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, former hockey captain Major Dhayan Chand, and ‘Google Boy’ Kautilya.

     

    Pandey had gained fame with her series Jaane Apna Desh. With over 250 episodes, the series has preserved India’s forgotten heritage and culture. The writer, poet, journalist, and artist has brought on television some interesting and unknown facts about India.

     

    Receiving the award, Pandey said, “The kind of stories, histories and the mystery revolving around India are worth exploring and talking about. I have just fed my curiosity and with every curious question. I am glad I could contribute to my country.”

     

    Over the years, personalities like actor Manoj Kumar, singer Jagjit Singh, creative ad filmmaker Piyush Pandey, and many others have been honoured with this prestigious award. The Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha has been working for the past 17 years with a vision to enhance and help Indian culture and civilization to prosper, grow and mark its presence in not only in India but all around world through series of innovative social programmes.

     

    Pandey has had an extensive career of 40 years in diverse fields like broadcasting, acting/theatre, teaching, writing, programme presentation, event management and film production / direction at national and international levels.

     

    She began her career as a child artist. Her professional experience includes working with DD India and BBC Hindi and her film industry experience includes acting in eight art films, directing 300 TV films, including four 35mm full length feature films.

     

    She worked with Doordarshan as a producer at a time when DD was the only source of household entertainment and did some pioneering projects for rural audiences. At BBC Hindi Service at London, she simultaneously contributed regularly to BBC Asian Television and significantly towards some major field projects of the BBC in Asia.

     

    She has an illustrious writing career with several serials, stories, programmes, films, documentaries to her credit. She has written, produced and directed several multi-episode serials (including Shabash Begum, Suno Kahani, Jaane Apna Desh), and several hundred tele-films, news capsules & documentaries.

     

    She was the first woman producer – director from India at BBC Radio, London (1981), was the first producer – director – presenter of Indian Satellite Programmes SITE in 1972-73 and was the first presenter of Yuv Vani.

  • Javed Akhtar to host ‘Classic Legends Season 3’

    Javed Akhtar to host ‘Classic Legends Season 3’

    MUMBAI: Zee Classic, the one-stop destination for classic and blockbuster movies of yesteryears, returns with the third season of its popular series, Classic Legends. Reviving the nostalgic memories of these Bollywood legends, host Javed Akhtar will take the audiences through this journey of 13 weeks starting 2 November at 8 pm. India’s only classic Hindi movie channel,  Zee Classics has  the largest library of classic films with over 500 exclusive titles from the 1940’s to the 1970’s.

    ‘Classic Legend Season 3’ will be featuring biographies of 13 Bollywood Legends to familiarize cine-lovers with their lives and careers in the industry. Some of the legends being featured in this season include Sanjeev Kumar, the blockbuster film maker Yash Chopra, the evergreen comedian Mehmood, a heart-throb for millions Dharmendra, the nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar, the stunningly beautiful Nutan, Manoj Kumar, well-renowned director O.P.Nayyar and many other luminaries. These industry stalwarts have left an indelible footprint in the world of Indian films and the series will give viewers an opportunity to know these film luminaries up close and personal.

    Commenting the third season of the show, Javed Akhtar said, “It gives me immense pleasure in hosting the show in its third season. The response from viewers for ‘Classic Legends’ over the last two seasons has been overwhelming. To bring the journey of each of these legends gets more and more interesting as it brings them closer to today’s generation. Having worked with most of them in Bollywood, I enjoy taking the audiences through this journey on these stalwarts as they have immense learning for all the true lovers of cinema.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Premiering on November 2, at 8 pm, Zee Classic’s ‘Classic Legend Season 3’ will kick off with Javed Akhtar taking the viewers into the life of the Yash Chopra. The renowned director, producer has many blockbuster films to his credit and has had a very inspiring journey. Tune in as Zee Classic gives its viewers a closer look into what went behind the making of these ‘Classic Legends’.

    Zee Classic presents ‘Classic Legends – Season 3’ premiering on Zee Classic at 8 pm starting November 2, 2014

     

  • Zee Classic to air award-winning movie ‘Shaheed’ in memory of Bhagat Singh

    Zee Classic to air award-winning movie ‘Shaheed’ in memory of Bhagat Singh

    MUMBAI: This Sunday, March 23, 2014 marks the 83rddeath anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh – one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. It is one of the most prominent Hindi movies based on the Indian Independence Movement. At a time of immense political unrest, Bhagat Singh prompted the youth in India to fight for Indian Independence. He has been an idol for the youth as well as an inspiration. Zee Classic – the only Hindi movie channel dedicated to showcasing evergreen Hindi films, will air Shaheed – Produced by Kewal Kashyap and directed by S Ram Sharma, this movie was the first of protagonist Manoj Kumar’s series of patriotic films. The movie captures the traumatic life of the legendary freedom fighter.

     

    The movie’s music by Prem Dhawan is cherished to this very day, with several songs written by freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil. At the 13th National Film Awards, Shaheed won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the award for Best Screenplay for B. K. Dutt and Din Dayal Sharma. With heartwarming performances and an amazing soundtrack, the movie Shaheed is a must watch for a lot of reasons.

     

    Speaking about his role in the movie, yesteryears superstar Manoj Kumar said, “It took four years’ research to prepare for the role. I visited newspaper offices and read old magazines to obtain information about the martyr. I even told my producer Kewal Kashyap, that he should make another film but he refused. I also travelled to Chandigarh in Bhagat Singh’s get-up to seek my mother’s approval and after seeing my close resemblance to Bhagat Singh, the doctors asked me to try and convince her to take her medicines. She finally relented and approved of me in the role.”

  • Actors Chandrashekhar and Manoj Kumar honoured at Jagran Film Festival

    Actors Chandrashekhar and Manoj Kumar honoured at Jagran Film Festival

    Veteran Chandrashekhar whose film career spans from the black and white era to the early part of this century received the Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to the cinematic arts while thespian Manoj Kumar was honoured for his work as the Icon at the Jagran Film Festival which concluded in Mumbai over the weekend.

     

    The 90-year old Chandrashekhar has acted in 186 films commencing in 1947 with Arsi. Beginning as an actor in Fashion in 1957, Manoj Kumar went on to act in or make a large number of films, many of them with patriotic themes which got him the nickname of Bharat Kumar. The government also honoured him with the Padma Shri.

     

    Versatile thespian Sridevi bagged the best actor (female) award for her comeback film English Vinglish, while the best actor award was shared by Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi! and Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Trupti Bhoir got a special mention as actor (female) for the Marathi film Touring Talkies produced by her and directed by Gajendra Ahire.

     

    The best film award went to the film Kai Po Che!; which also bagged the best director award for Abhishek Kapoor and the background score award for Hitesh Sonik.

     

    Among those who gave away the awards were the versatile Kamal Haasan, veteran filmmaker N Chandra, producer-director Sudhir Mishra, Tushaar Kapoor and Divya Dutta. Festival Advisor Manoj Srivastava was also present.

     

    The programme presented by Kunal Kapoor and Huma Quraishi also included performances by the group Mati Baani, a World Music band combining elements of Hindustani Classical with various styles of Folk music and New age sounds

     

    Ship of Theseus received the maximum awards: best debut director award for Anand Gandhi, the Jury award for best actor for Neeraj Kabi, the cinematography award for Pankaj Kumar, and the sound designer award for Gabor ifj. Erdélyi.

     

    The special jury award was presented to Vishwaroopam for raising the bar of mainstream Indian cinema to an international level. The film also received the best editor award for Mahesh Narayanan.

     

    Aditi Singh Sharma received the best female singer award for the title song in the film Heroine while actor-singer Ayushman Khurrana received the male singer award for the film Vicky Donor. The best music award was given to Pritam for the film Barfi! for his brilliant compositions.

     

    Vicky Donor also bagged the best screenplay award for Juhi Chaturvedi.

     

    Kaushal Oza won the best short film award for his film After Glow.

     

    A special highlight of the festival was the presence of Max Lefrancq Lumiere, grandson of Louis Lumiere, who screened the first-ever films made by the Lumiere Brothers in 1895 in Paris. Irrfan Khan and Dilip Tahil were among those present.

     

    A total of fifteen cities were covered by the 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival, which marked one hundred years of Indian cinema.

     

    The Festival commenced in Delhi in July and culminated in Mumbai from 24-29 September. In between it travelled to Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Indore, and Bhopal.

     

    The various sections included the Jagran Classics of Indian films to mark a centenary of cinema, international and national shorts, the country focus on Korea, and World Panorama, and Indian showcase.

     

    The centenary celebration included screening of films like Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro,  Satyajit Ray’s  Apu Trilogy , Ramesh Sippy’s  Sholay , Bimal Roy’s Madhumati and Do Bigha Zameen, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Mani Ratnam’s  Nayagan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand, Vijay Anand’s  Guide, K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam among others.

     

    A special feature this year was Cinema for the Sellers – an Indian competition for Advertising Films.
    Other sections include World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premieres, and Jagran Shorts.

  • Manoj Kumar inaugurates exhibition on Indian film centenary in Mumbai

    Manoj Kumar inaugurates exhibition on Indian film centenary in Mumbai

    MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood star Manoj Kumar today inaugurated Cinema 100, an exhibition that has recreated a flashback of Indian cinema‘s journey from 1913.

    The exhibition has been organised in Juhu, Mumbai by the Institute of Film and Video Technology founded by veteran short filmmaker Kuldeep Sinha, former chief producer of the Films Division.

    The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the Juhu Scheme Sarbojonin Durgotsab headed by former Hindi and Bengali actor Biswajeet, the National film Archive and DAVP .

    Sinha said the IFVT was dedicated to the task of spreading cinema education.

    The exhibition is slated to continue till 24 October.

  • Guild to honour Manoj Kumar with lifetime achievement award

    Guild to honour Manoj Kumar with lifetime achievement award

    MUMBAI: As part of its first endeavour to celebrate the centenary of Indian cinema, the Film And Television Producers Guild of India headed by filmmaker Ramesh Sippy will felicitate producer-director-actor Manoj Kumar with the lifetime achievement honour at the Apsara award function today.

    Reacting to the honour he is to be bestowed, the Padma Shri awardee, said, “It‘s a great feeling and a proud moment to be honoured by the people who know filmmaking.”

    The filmmaker, who has always been part of meaningful cinema of which patriotism was a byproduct, is soon going to announce his next project titled DNA Report.

    As far as the casting is concerned, the reputed director hopes to cast Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

    The Apsara award is scheduled to be held at Yash Raj Studios this evening.