Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan

Ailing legendary actor Dilip Kumar, known as the "tragedy king of Bollywood", was on Sunday presented the Padma Vibhushan by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian's residence in suburban Bandra for his contribution to the Hindi cinema spanning over six decades.

The 93-year-old veteran, who shot to fame with "Naya Daur", "Jugnu", "Andaz" and "Devdas", was presented a medal, certificate and shawl by Singh in the presence of the actor's wife Saira Bano.

Kumar, in a black suit, could barely open his eyes and was helped by Saira when the national honour was conferred on him. He has given sterling performances in over 60 Hindi films.

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, were among other dignitaries present at the actor's home when he received the award.

The announcement to honour Bollywood veterans Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and a few others with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award was made by the government on the eve of Republic Day on January 25, 2015.

However, Kumar, due to ill-health, could not attend the special function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in April when other Padma awardees were honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Born as Muhammad Yousuf Khan in Peshawar(Pakistan), Kumar made his debut as an actor in the film "Jwar Bhata" produced by Bombay Talkies in 1944 .

He starred in films of a variety of genres such as the swashbuckling "Aan" (1952), the comical "Azaad" (1955), the historical "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960) and the social "Ganga Jamuna" (1961).

He also did films like "Ram Aur Shyam" (1967), "Kranti" (1981), "Shakti" (1982), "Karma" (1986) and "Saudagar" (1991) and others. His last film was "Qila" (1998).

The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1991, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan earlier this year, for his exceptional and distinguished contribution to the Indian cinema.

Bachchan told reporters here, "I have been a huge fan of Dilip Kumar since many years. It's a very proud, happy moment for all of us... When the history of Indian cinema will be written, it will be before Dilip sahab and after Dilip sahib."

source: rediff

Tollywood Heroes Comes Forward To Help and Donates To Tamilnadu CM Relief Fund | Chennai floods

Tollywood heroes are maintaining a bizarre silence on Chennai floods, many of our large-hearted heroes had come forward to offer an aid to the rain-hit Chennai.

Allu Arjun, Varun Tej,  NTR, Mahesh babu, Kalyan Ram, Sai Dharam Tej, Ravi Teja, Sundeep Kishan and Sampoornesh Babu had donated lakhs of rupees to Tamilnadu CM relief fund.

Allu Arjun tweeted on his twitter  "I would like to donate 25 lakhs to Chennai Flood relief ! I spent 18yrs of my early life there It made me who I am today. I love u Chennai."

#prayforchennai , #chennairain , #Chennaifloods , #chennai

Here are the donation details

Allu Arjun – 25,00,000

Mahesh Babu – 10, 00,000

Sampoornesh Babu – 50,000

Sai Dharam Tej – 3,00,000

Varun Tej - 3,00,000

Sundeep Kishan – 5000 food packets

Kalyan Ram – 5,00,000

Ravi Teja - 5,00,000

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Chaitanya Premam Remake Launched

Directed by Chandu of Karthikeya fame, Chaitanya's next film is remake of Malayalam hit "Premam" and it was launched today. Younger brother Akhil has graced the event as a chief guest and shared huge laughs with the team.

"#NC12 is all set to kick start ! Starting shoot in a few days :-) lovely team .. Looking forward", tweeted Chaitu, about the function.

Meanwhile, amidst rumours that the two handsome Akkineni brothers, Naga Chaitanya and Akhil are at warring factions, today they have proved every gossip monger wrong. The duo have posed together at the launch of elder brother's latest movie.

source: teluguone

DSP As Hero In Sukkumar Direction

                                                                 Devi Sri Prasad

At last, curtains are finally down on the much-discussed silver screen debut of musical sensation Devi Sri Prasad. After several years-long suspense, DSP's acting debut has finally been confirmed with a dream combination. This evening, leading producer Dil Raju announced that he will be launching Devi Sri Prasad as a hero in Sukumar's direction.

In one of the promotional interviews for his latest hit Kumari 21F, DSP said that he has been looking for the right script for several years now to make his acting debut. The rockstar also revealed that all the top league producers like Dil Raju, Allu Aravind, Ashwini Dutt in Tollywood and Kalaipuli S Thanu, Gnanavel Raja etc in Tamil have been expressing interest in launching him as a hero.

DSP is hugely popular among lakhs of his fans not just for his music alone but also for his energetic dances during stage performances. He has already made special appearances in a few special songs in Julayi, Atharintiki Dharedhi and S/O Satyamurthy. With so much ease in his body language and a charismatic persona, no doubt that DSP has all it needs to become a star hero.

The film will feature Sukumar's close and longtime associate Rathnavelu's cinematography, which cast a magic spell in notable films like Aarya, 1 Nenokkadine, Robo and the recent Kumari 21F. More details regarding the film's launch date and heroine etc will be announced very soon.

source: gulte

Anushka wins IIFA award without nomination

                                                                  Anushka Shetty
 
Actress Anushka Shetty is one of the most happening stars of Tollywood. Her unmatched versatility and dedication to portray a role is being lauded by all sections of the people. Her intense performance in Rudhramadevi and stunning deglamourised act in Baahubali have charmed the audiences like never before. With Baahubali being nominated in about 14 categories the audiences were surprised to see Anushka’s name not featuring in a single category in the upcoming IIFA awards Utsavam nominations.

There is no doubt that Anushka has carried Rudhramadevi on her shoulders and she was also instrumental in the stupendous success of Baahubali. But why Anushka is overlooked? Wonders movie buffs. According to sources, Anushka stood as critics favourite and she will be walking away with a special award at IIFA and hence she was not nominated. Well, that’s really special, what say folks?

source: indiaglitz

Memu Saitam' cricket teams : Kajal, Anushka, Rakul preet singh

Telugu Film Industry has come together to raise funds for the Hudhud cyclone relief and as part of the 'Memu Saitam' telethon event, which will be held on November 30th, Telugu film celebs will play charity cricket matches at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Stadium in Hyderabad.

Four teams will participate in this tournament. Victory Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, NTR and Ram Charan will lead the teams.

A draw was held to select players for the teams and the details of the players are here.

Ram Charan Team – Tharun (Vice Captain), Gopichand, Ravi Teja, Aadi, Ajay, Sumanth,Vadde Naveen, Taraka Ratna, Varun Sandesh, Sudheer Babu, Kajal Aggawal, Charmme, Archana, Ritu Varma, Poonam Kaur

Venkatesh Team – Manchu Vishnu (Vice Captain), Dr.Rajasekhar, Manchu Manoj, Nithin, Dasari Arun, Nara Rohit, Sushanth, Naveen Chandra, Aadarsh, Samantha , Manchu Lakshmi, Sanjana, Priya Banerjee, Tejaswi Madivada

NTR Team – Srikanth (Vice Captain), Ravi Teja, Nani, Sai Dharam Tej, Tanish, S.S.Thaman, Prince, Sundeep Kishan ,Raghu, Anushka, Deeksha Seth, Nikhita, Asmita Sood, Subhra Aiyappa

Nagarjuna Team – Akhil (Vice Captain), Nikhil, Allari Naresh, Naga Shaurya, Sharwanand, Sachin Joshi, Kalyan Ram, Sai Kumar, Rajeev Kanakala, Rakul Preet Singh, Pranitha Subash, Sonia, Madhu Sahlini, Disha Pandey

source : ind