Bollywood Awards: Filmfare Awards Winners 1970-1979

Filmfare awards are the most prestigious awards of the Indian film industry. The Times Group presents these awards every year to honor both the technical and artistic excellence of Hindi professionals in the Indian cinema. These awards were initiated in year 1954 and were referred to as Clare Mendonca. Filmfare Awards are referred to as Indian cinema’s Oscars. Here is the list of Filmfare Awards winners in 1970-1979:

Filmfare Award winners in 1970 (17^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1970: Ardhana
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1970: Yash Chopra, Ittefaq
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1970: Ashok Kumar, Aashirwad
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1970: Sharmila Tagore, Ardhana
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1970: Jeene Ki Raah, Laxmikant Payrelal
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1970: Pran, Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1970: Tanuja, Paisa Ya Pyar

Filmfare Award winners in 1971 (18^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1971: Khilona
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1971: Asit Sen, Safar
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1971: Rajesh Khanna, Sachaa Jhutha
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1971: Mumtaz, Khilona
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1971: Karz- Shankar-Jaikishan, Pehchan
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1971: Feroz Khan, Aadmi Aur Insaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1971: Chand Usmani, Pehchan

Filmfare Award winners in 1972 (19^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1972: Anand
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1972: Raj Kapoor, Mera Naam Jojer
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1972: Rajesh Khana, Anand
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1972: Asha Parekh, Kati Patang
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1972: Mera Naam Joker, Shankar-Jaikishen
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1972: Amitabh Bachchan, Anand
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1972: Farida Jalal, Paras

Filmfare Award winners in 1973 (20^th filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1973: Be-Imaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1973: Sohanlal Kanwar, Be-Iman
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1973: Manoj Kumar, Be-Imaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1973: Hema Malini, Seerta Aur Geeta
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1973: Be-Imaan, Shankar-Jaikishen
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1973: Pran, Be-Imaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1973: Zeenat Aman, Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Filmfare Award winners in 1974 (21^st Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1974: Anuraag
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1974: Yash Chopra, Daag: A Poem of Love
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1974: Rishi Kapoor, Bobby
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1974: Dimple Kapadia- Bobby, Jaya Bachchan- Abhimaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1974: Abhimaan, S.D. Burman
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1974: Amitabh Bachchan, Namak Haraam
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1974: Raakhee, Daag: A Poem of Love

Filmfare Award winners in 1975 (22^nd Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1975: Rajnigandha
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1975: Manoj Kumar, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1975: Rajesh Khanna, Avishkaar
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1975: Jaya’ Bachchan, Kora Kagaz
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1975: Kora Kagaz, Kalyanji-Anandji
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1975: Vinod Khanna, Hath Ki Safai
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1975: Durga Khote, Bidaai

Filmfare Award winners in 1976 (23^rd Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1976: Deewar
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1976: Yash Chopra, Deewar
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1976: Sanjeev Kumar, Aandhi
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1976: Lakshmi, Julie
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1976: Julie, Rajesh Roshan
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1976: Shashi Kapoor, Deewaar
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1976: Nadira, Julie

Filmfare Award winners in 1977 (24^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1977: Mausam
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1977: Gulzar, Mausam
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1977: Sanjeev Kumar, Arjun Pandit
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1977: Raakhee, Tapasya
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1977: Kabhi Kabhi, Khayyam
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1977: Prem Chopra, Do Anjaane
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1977: Kajri, Balika Badhu

Filmfare Award winners in 1978 (25^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1978: Bhumika
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1978: Basu Chatterjee, Swami
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1978: Amitabh Bachchan, Amar Akbar Anthony
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1978: Shabana Aazmi, Swami
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1978: Amar Akbar Anthony, Laxmikant-Pyarelal
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1978: Shreeram Lagoo, Gharaonda
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1978: Asha Sachdev, Priyatama

Filmfare Award winners in 1979 (26^th Filmfare Awards)

• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Film 1979: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
• Filmfare Award for Best Bollywood Director 1979: Satyajit Ray, Shatranj Ke Khiladi
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1979: Amitabh Bachchan, Don
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1979: Nutan, Main Tusli Tere Aangan Ki
• Filmfare Award for Best Music 1979: Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Laxmikant-Payarelal
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1979: Saeed Jaffrey, Shatranj Ke Khiladi
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1979: Reena Roy, Apnapan

84th Academy Awards Probable Nominations: Oscars 2012 nominations

 

Oscars/Annual Academy Awards are around and the nominations will be soon announced. Here is our guess of nominations. 84th Annual Academy Awards will be hosted by Eddie Murphey. The nomination choices of Oscar 2012 have been made by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Some of the nominations have been a complete surprise and some were pretty apparent and expected. Movies like Tree of Life, The Ides of March, Money Ball, The Iron Lady, Real Steel and many others made a significant impact on audiences and did a brilliant business on the box office. Here are the 2012 Oscars nominations:

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Picture:

• The Ides of March
• J. Edgar
• War Horse
• The Help
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
• Moneyball
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• Tree of Life

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Actress

• Meryl Streep, The Iron lady
• Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Viola Davis, The Help
• Elisabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Michelle Willaims, My Week with Marilyn

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Actor

• Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar
• Brad Pitt for Moneyball
• Ryan Gosling for The Ides of March
• Michael Fassbender for Shame
• George Clooney for The Descendants

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Supporting Actress

• Jessica Chastain for The Help
• Octavia Spencer for The Help
• Sandra Bullock for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• Evan Rachel Wood for The Ides of March
• Judi Dench for J. Edgar

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Supporting Actor

• Albert Brooks for Drive
• Christopher Plummer for Beginners
• Nick Nolte for Warrior
• John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene
• George Clooney for The Ides of March

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Director

• Steven Spielberg for War Horse
• Terrence Malick for Tree of Life
• George Clooney for The Ides of March
• Bennett Miller for Money Ball
• Clint Eastwood for J. Edgar

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Writing-Adapted Screenplay

• George Clooney, Grant Heslove for The Ides of March
• Richard Curtis, Lee Hall for War House
• Steven Zallian for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zallian for Moneyball
• Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

2012 Oscar Nominations for Best Writing-Original Screenplay

• Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
• Dustin Lance Black for J. Edgar
• Will Reiser for 50/50
• Diablo Cody for Young Adult
• Sean Durkin for Martha Marcy May Marlene

Bollywood news: Famous Bollywood actress Kareena’s wax statue displayed for Madame Tussauds!

Popular Indian actress Kareena Kapoor is on seventh heaven after the release of her two blockbusters Bollywood movies Bodyguard and RA.One. The reason is primarily her wax statue that has been made for her, life-sized, making her join the rare league of Indian actors and actresses whose statues have been made and displayed at Madame Tussauds, London museum. The wax statue was unveiled on Thursday in the museum of Madame Tussauds.

The statue, almost the same as her is signifying her look in the famous Bollywood movie Jab We Met showing her in black dress. The statue made up of wax took around four months to complete and is worth 150,000 pounds. Kareena is very excited about her statue and admires it very much! Although Saif could not accompany her in the open ceremony of the statue display yet Kareena’s mother joined her which made Kareena very happy.

When asked about her recent release. RA.One, Kareena said she was very happy as it seemed to be a double treat for her! However, when she had been questioned about the compassion of her two latest releases, Bodyguard and RA.One, she could not come up with a clear answer. She considered both her movies equal and could not compare them. 

Now as the Bollywood movie RA.One with so much pomp and show has finally been released with the festival of Diwali celebrated in India, it has received huge welcoming responses from audiences and movie critics. The plot of the movie revolves around a science fiction character that is rarely found in Bollywood cinema. The movie circles around the story of a father and child who wants to make a virtual game consisting of a superhero character. Ironically, the game created by the father played by Shahrukh Khan gets out of their control and the character gets out of the game into the real world and that is where the movie takes lots of twists and turns!

Best Pakistani Female TV Actors : Khalida Riyasat

The period of the seventies till the nineties is considered the ‘golden era’ of Pakistani television, not only did this twenty year duration make very notable plays, it also produced countless outstanding movies, and shinning actors and actresses, whose work is still remembered to this day.

Khalida Riyasat was exactly that kind of actress. Her legendary work is still remembered even today, fifteen years after her death! Riyasat made her first appearance on television in the 1970s, this was one her earlier dramas called ‘Naamdaar’, which was a detective series, in which she starred opposite Shakeel.

From then on Riyasat’s career escalated greatly, as she starred in a very popular play at the time, ‘Bandish’. This great drama stood out for its superior dialogue, directing and Khalida’s excellent performance.

During the early nineties, Khalida appeared in many comedy plays, some of the much appreciated ones included ‘Half Plate’ and ‘Parosi’. These remain till now, some of her best works. In many of the viewers opinion, Khalida Riasat is among the finest TV actors Pakistan television has ever produced. Half plate is true representation of Khalida Riasat’s talent.

Unfortunately, this celebrated actress passed away as she was suffering from cancer in 1996 but to this day she holds a place in the hearts of her fans.

Best Pakistani Female TV Actors : Uzma Gillani

A remarkable actress, a strong woman and a role model for many, Uzma Gillani is truly one of the most celebrated women in Pakistan. During her life she faced many challenges and hardships but despite all of them she managed to maintain her positions as one of the leading actresses in the country.

Due to her tough nature, she has played many roles of autocratic leaders and of women who have displayed a great deal of personal courage. One of these innovative roles of an Afghani refugee woman in 1981’s ‘Panah’ won her Pride of Performance Award.

During her career, she left the acting world to pursue advertising for a successful decade even after which she managed to keep her place as an actress and appeared in many drama after that like ‘Bewaaris’ which was considered her major comeback.

After facing so many hardships like suffering from cancer, she still managed to uphold her excellent career and manage to be a mentor for actresses like Sania Saeed and many more.

Uzma Gillani is a versatile actress. She has an unmatched talent of acting she was born with. She is natural, spontaneous and talented enough to manage any kind of role that she is offered. She is one of the finest TV actors from Pakistan.

Best Pakistani Female TV Actors : Atiqa Odho

Atiqa Odho is an illustrious Pakistani television and film actress, and also a television host. Atiqa has starred in many notable films, including Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya, Mummy and Mujhe Chand Chahiye. Odho was born in Karachi, Pakistan on February 12 1968, though originally she belongs to Village Tajodero, in District Jacobabad. Currently at the very tender age of 43, she is happily married, and has three children.

Although her current film star life is very successful, Atiqa had started off her professional life, just as a make-up artist and hairstylist in 1989, in Karachi, and whilst working at various advertising agencies, she was lucky enough to be discovered by a very prominent, and popular television personality, Anwar Maqsood, and later, she starred in Maqssod’s play “Sitara Aur Mehrunissa”(1993). This play was a success, and her role in it made Atiqa’s name popularly known throughout Pakistan.

Since then, Odho has worked in many successful television and film projects, and has been actively involved in both media and the cosmetic industry in Pakistan. She is currently residing in both UAE and Pakistan with her family.

A recent performance by Atiqa Odho was as lead negative role of “Farida” in the blockbuster drama serial from HUM TV called “Hamsafar”.

Famous Pakistani Female TV Actors : Sania Saeed

Sania Saeed is one of the most popular female artists in Pakistan. She has not only acted in many famous dramas but also has done work in theatre which is where she started off her career at the young age of ten. She worked with her parents with the group named as ‘Dastak Theatre’. As she grew up she realized that acting was her passion and she pursued it further by appearing in TV dramas.

Sania Saeed performed in the well known drama ‘Aahat’ with the Pakistani icon Salman Ahmed and in ‘Talaash’ with the singer Ali Azmat. Other than acting, Sania has also taken part in a lot of volunteer work. She worked with children and women folk and started her own theatre called ‘Katha’ through which children performed in the PACC, the hub of theatre in Karachi. She also worked with special children and they also performed in plays there so ‘Katha’ was a success.

Apart from that, Sania has also hosted some talk shows like ‘Seher Honay Ko Hai’ and ‘Maa’ in which she has raised awareness about women, child labor and domestic violence issues.

By working in so many fields, Sania has proved herself to be a very versatile icon in Pakistan. Her personality is such that she is very interested in diversifying her career, helping people and spreading culture throughout the country. She is truly a remarkable woman.

Famous Pakistani Female TV Actors : Arifa Siddiqui

Arifa Siddiqui made a career as a television actress very early in her life. She is the daughter of an icon in Pakistan radio and film industry but has made her own mark as a very well known Pakistani actress. Arifa is a multi media performer and can be seen in TV dramas, films and advertisements.

From a young age, Arifa started appearing in TV dramas and rose to fame. Some of the movies she has starred in are ‘Aisa Bhi Hota Hai’, ‘Qismat’ and ‘Wadera’. Apart from that she has performed in dramas which are quite renowned all over the country like ‘Fishaar’, ‘Piyas’ and ‘Khawa’. Other than acting, she has also had some singing experience with her cousin Fareeha Parvez, who is a very famous Pakistani singer.

Although she is still in her forties, unfortunately due to some personal problems Arifa decided to stay at home rather than pursue her career further, but it is no doubt that during her time as an actress she has become a prominent figure amongst the actresses of Pakistan. Arifa Siddiqui has a versatility in her acting ability which not many can match. She has played various roles which are very different in their nature. She has a natural talent of acting brilliantly in front of the camera.

Famous Pakistani Female TV Actors: Bushra Ansari

Among the talented actresses in Pakistan, Bushra Ansari is one prominent name that cannot be overlooked. Born in the city of Karachi, this brilliant woman decided that she wanted to be on television at the age of nine. With her passion for acting she has made it to the top in the Pakistani drama industry. After completing her high school from Lahore and degree of BA from Rawalpindi she pursued her career as a professional actress at a higher level.

Bushra has acted in numerous television shows out of which many are very popular such as ‘Show Time’, ‘Fifty Fifty’, ‘Show Sha’, ‘Rang Tarang’, ‘Emergency’ and many more. She starred in the drama ‘Dil Hai Chota Sa’ which was the highest rated TV serial of that time. Her versatility as a performer is evident by the roles she plays which include serious roles as well as comedy. She keeps her audience engaged in a show by dedicating herself entirely to the character she is playing. Not only is this lady an amazing actress but she is also a very talented singer and a very cheerful television compeer. With time she has also written a few of her own plays like ‘Neeli Dhoop’ and ‘Kuch Dil Ne Kaha’ which have been appreciated by Pakistanis from all over.

During her career, Bushra has won many awards including the Pride of Performance Award in 1989, a presidential award from Pervaiz Masharraf and she also received a Women’s achievement Award from Benazir Bhutto. Even though she is currently in her fifties she still looks stunning on screen and her career continues to blossom.

BAFTA Movie Award Winners 2010

64^th British Academy Film Awards – BAFTA Awards 2010: The Facebook Story!

‘The Social Network’ of director David Fincher has gained fame just like Facebook gained popularity among millions of internet users worldwide. Everybody gets attracted toward knowing what is the succession secret of a Billionaire. This movie is based on the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the most popular social networking site of the current era – Facebook. The film is based on Ben Mezrich’s novel ‘The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal’. At the BAFTAs, ‘The Social Network’ was nominated for Best Film, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and won awards for the Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Director Award for David Fincher.

A list of the BAFTA winners is as follows:

Best Film BAFTA Award 2010: The King’s Speech

Best Director BAFTA Award 2010: David Fincher – The Social Network

Best Actor in Leading Role BAFTA Award 2010: Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

Best Actress in Leading Role BAFTA Award 2010: Natalie Portman – Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award 2010: Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award 2010: Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

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