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Showing posts with label Cinema World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cinema World. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Danny Boyle's Music wins Golden Globe for Indian Musician and plus three awards









Slumdog Millionaire movie directed by the BRITISH DIRECTOR Danny Boyle won four awards including the first Music Award for an Indian Music Director.
Source used: http://www.goldenglobes.org/ of Hollywood Foreign Press Associatioin.


Sources to be used:
I was terrified before Golden Globe awards: Rahman-India-The Times of India
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Slumdog_Millionaire_It_all_started_in_Allahabad/articleshow/3972292.cms



Kindly note that Slumdog Millionaire has already been included as an important topic meant for Prelims 2009.
Further, the story of Slumdog Millionaire is based on a novel Q and A written by a career Diplomat Vikas Swaroop. Last year, another IFS officer, whom the nation must remember wokring as a spokesman of the foriegn Ministry, Navtej Sarna (A boy from Chandigarh) has penned historic Novel "The Exile" based on the life of Maharaja Dalip Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. That book is also added to the list important probable questions for Prelims 2009 for Art and Culture Section as well history section which I have yet to begin.


Friday, November 14, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire

The Hindu News Update Service

Slumdog Millionaire is a movie directed by British Director Danny Boyle baded on a best selling novel 'Q & A' written by an Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. The movie is getting very good reviews. It remains in news for number of reasons like Merc manufacturer has objected to a scene wherein their product is shown in the film. It is about a Mumbai orphan's rag to riches story.


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Hollywood Legend Paul Newman passes away


Paul Newman, who had become a legend in Hollywood Film world, an actor and director, had died of cancer on September 26, 2008, Friday.

He was know for his anti-hero roles the Hud, Cool Hand Luke, The Color of Money. He had worked for directors like Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese. His co stars were Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Robert Redford.

His wife was Joanne Woodward.

He had been nominated for Oscar ten times (earned 1 of them for "Color of Money)and acted in more than 50 films. He was also declared best actor honour in 1986 film “The Color of Money”.


Sources:
Sify News also for Photograph
The Tribune Chandigarh
IMDB

Singer Mahendra Kapoor passes away-India-The Times of India

Singer Mahendra Kapoor passes away-India-The Times of India

Mohinder Kapoor, an established playback singer of erstwhile golden era of Bombay Film Music Industry, which was dominated by Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Talat Mehmood and Hemant Kumar among the male voices and Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle among female singer passed away on September 27, 2008, Sunday at Mumbai.

He was from Amritsar Punjab. He was given a break in Hindi film playback music by C Ramchandra also popular as Chitalkar. Mohinder Kapoor became famous with his first song Adha hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi. His another famous song is Chalo Ek Baar Phir Se from Gumraha. Another famous song was Nile Gagan ke Tale, Dharti ka Piyar Phale.

As it was popular in 60s and 70s that each singer was identified with some leading hero of that period, therefore, as Mukesh was popular playback for Raj Kapoor then Mohinder Kapoor was made a team with Manoj Kumar. No doubt, many patriotic songs by Mohinder Kapoor are still popular. Among them, the popularity of Mere Desh kee Dharti Sona Ugle of Upkar of Manor Kumar is still recognized.


Photograph source: Times of India

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Benegal's Film Screening in London Film Festival

Banegal's 'Welcome to Sajjanpur' at London film festival

"Welcome to Sujjanpur" a film by Shyam Benegal, will be screened in prestigious London Film Festival in October 2008. It will be screened in OWE1 and Waterman's Art Centre, London.

The film is produced by UTV Spot Boy.

It is reported in The Hindu (Link given above), that Benegal said, "The film is an entertaining, musical and comic interpretation of characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant." The comic side is build around a character named Mahadev.

General Information


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