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  • Saras Salil to host six Bhojpuri Cine Awards 2025 in Lucknow

    Saras Salil to host six Bhojpuri Cine Awards 2025 in Lucknow

    MUMBAI: Saras Salil, is set to host the six edition of the Saras Salil Bhojpuri Cine Awards 2025 in Lucknow. The prestigious event will take place at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on 10 April 2025, celebrating the finest achievements in Bhojpuri cinema.

    The awards will recognise excellence across 50+ categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Male and Female), along with honours for cinematography, music, and technical contributions.

    Prominent figures from the Bhojpuri film industry will grace the occasion, including Dinesh Yadav Nirahua, Arvind Akela Kallu, Amrapali Dubey, Anjana Singh, Sanjay Pandey, KK Goswami, Samar Singh, Raksha Gupta, Yamini Singh, Dev Singh, Vimal Pandey, C P Bhatt, Vinod Mishra, Shubham Tiwari, Pallavi Giri, Radha Singh, Mahi Khan, Richa Dixit, and Vidhya Singh. Their presence will add grandeur to the celebration.

    The awards will also honour behind-the-scenes talents, including producers, directors, technicians, choreographers, and sound engineers, recognising their vital contributions to Bhojpuri cinema.

    Publisher of Delhi Press editor-in-chief Paresh Nath, expressed his pride in celebrating the industry’s creative spirit. He said, “The Saras Salil Bhojpuri Cine Awards are more than just an event; they honour the passion and creativity that shapes Bhojpuri cinema. We are proud to recognise and honour the incredible talent that has contributed to the industry’s growth and success. This year’s edition promises to be even more spectacular, highlighting the stars and the unsung heroes who make cinema an art form.”

    The nomination process covers films released between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024. A panel of industry experts, critics, and cinema personalities will evaluate the nominees and select the winners.

    The ceremony will feature awards for acting, supporting roles, technical expertise (cinematography, editing), and creative contributions such as screenplay and music. Special honours like the Lifetime Achievement Award, Emerging Talent, and Best Bhojpuri Film of the Year will also be presented, celebrating both established and rising stars.

     

  • IRS Q2 2012: Magazines too see slump in readership

    MUMBAI: Malayalam fortnightly magazine Vanitha continues to lead the list of most read magazines in the country, according to the latest Indian Readership Survey conducted by the MRUC.

    The publication, however, clocked a decrease in the All India Readership (AIR) at 2.353 million in the second quarter of the calendar year 2012 as compared to 2.444 million in the first quarter.

    The second place on the list continued to be occupied by Hindi monthly publication Pratiyogita Darpan with a readership of 1.918 million from 1.893 in Q1. Another Hindi monthly magazine Samanya Gyan Darshan figured on the number three spot, having also increased its AIR from 1.644 in Q1 to 1.664 in Q2.

    Jumping up two places on the list, Bengali weekly Karmakshetra (Q1 AIR: 1.142 million; Q2 AIR: 1.168 million) stood at number seven in Q2, sending previous quarter‘s number seven Cricket Samrat (Q1 AIR: 1.176 million; Q2 AIR: 1.135 million) and Malayalam weekly Malayala Manorama (Q1 AIR: 1.163 million; Q2 AIR: 1.113 million) to number nine.

    The pecking order of Hindi magazines remained unchanged with Patiyogita Darpan in top position followed by Samanya Darpan. Fortnightly publication Saras Salil was at number three, but saw a drop in AIR at 1.548 million in second quarter as compared to 1.601 million in Q1. Seven out of the 10 publications saw a drop in AIR for the second quarter of 2012.

    Amongst the English magazines, India Today retained its top spot though its readership decreased from 1.613 million in first quarter to 1.554 million in Q2. Second spot holder General Knowledge Today saw a spike in readers, albeit marginal, from 1.086 million to 1.087 million in second quarter. Stardust jumped up one spot to occupy the seventh place with AIR at 416000. The week suffered decline in readership (Q1 AIR: 418000; Q2 AIR 397000) and thus slipped down two places to number nine.

    The language magazines saw two major changes in the pecking order. Last quarter’s second spot holder Malayala Manorama swapped places with Bengali weekly Karmakshetra which held third position in the first quarter. Malayalam weekly Balaram (Q1 AIR: 787000; Q2 AIR: 738000) was bumped down to number eight by same language weekly Mathrubhumi Thozhil Vartha (Q1 AIR: 735000; Q2 AIR: 782000) which ranked at number seven in the second quarter.