Two South Indian Films Eligible For Oscar Nomination

Marathi courtroom drama 'Court' is not the only Indian film with a regional flavour vying for a spot in the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. Malayalam movie 'Jalam', Kannada film 'Rangitaranga' and Konkani film 'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' have also made it to the eligibility list.

Hindi film 'Hemalkasa' has also made it to the final list of 305 movies, along with Indo-Australian movie 'Salt Bridge'.

The compositions from 'Jalam' and 'Salt Bridge' are among the 74 songs contending for nominations in the Best Original Song category at the 88th Academy Awards.

"Bhoomiyilenghanumundo", "Koodu vaykkan", "Pakalppaathi chaari" and "Yaathra manoradhamerum" are songs from 'Jalam' fighting for the spot in the category, as mentioned in the official website of the awards.

The film stars Priyanka Nair, Prakash Bare and is directed by M. Padmakumar.

As many as seven songs from 'Salt Bridge', which stars Rajeev Khandelwal and Usha Jadhav, have made it to the long list.

The songs are: "Aankhon me samaye dil", "Bachpana thaa", "Kanpne lage tum", "Kyaa bataaun tujhe", "Le jaaye jo door tumse", "Na jaane kitni door" and "Sookha hi rang daalo".

Chaitanya Tamhane's debut Marathi movie 'Court' is the India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category. The final awards nominations will be announced on January 14, 2016 and the ceremony is set to be held on February 28 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Salman Khan’s Special Filmfare Cover For His 50th Birthday

Salman Khan is all set to turn 50 this month and on the occasion of his Birthday, Film fare has come up with a special issue of their magazine.  Captioning it as the ‘Golden Jubilee Year’, the cover calls Salman Khan a box office magician and does a look back on his best moments.  Dressed in all black , the actor looks stunning as always.
Salman Khan has had a smashing year so far both his films Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Bajrangi Bhaijaan made amazing business at the box office. source: koimoi

        

A Baahubali review video without Prabhas

Tollywood media on one hand is praising Baahubali for featuring in the Facebook Year 2015 review video. Though the video talks much about ISIS bringing down a plane, Charlie Hebedo attack, Australia's cricket world cup feat, Paris Terror Attacks and much more, Indian cinema lovers are fascinated that FB equated Baahubali as an unforgettable event.

For media this is a news, but for Prabhas fans, they are little upset. None of the Baahubali's success cakes have given a proper share to Prabhas is what fans feel. When the movie got released in Bollywood, it's Rajamouli who got all the attention. Post the release, people spoke volumes about Sivagami and Kattappa characters, while debates on Avantika's sexposing are other side. Even in Facebook review video, a shot of Tamanna flaunting her milky white curves is shown but not an image of Prabhas. 

"No where in Baahubali's success Prabhas is seen, except Mahindra roping him in for an ad. While Prabhas is face of the movie, he never walked away with fame for the film", says a Prabhas fan. What do you say folks? 

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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