Shabana Azmi: At my parental home in Janki Kutir, playing Holi is a tradition started by my father (Kaifi Azmi) and now followed by my brother Baba. We play with organic dry colours. There will be family and friends from theatre and cinema. Lots of naach-gaana and khaana.

Irrfan Khan: This Holi I am far away from the madding crowd in the forests of Uttarakhand.

Honey Singh: This Holi I perform in Dubai for a crowd of 20,000 people. For the concert of mine, the gates are being flung open for families and children as well. Through this festival of colours and happiness, I want my fans to know my music is for everyone and for all occasions.

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Paan Singh Tomar also won the best feature film award and Nitin Kakkar’s Filmstan won the best film in Hindi. Other Bollywood films that won the accolades include Vidya Balan starrer ‘Kahaani’ which won best screenplay award and Paresh Rawal starrer ‘Oh My God’ won the award for best adapted screenplay.

Sensational Telugu director SS Rajamouli’s ‘Eega’ won the best Telugu movie which was released as ‘Makki’ in hindi.

Annu Kapoor who delivered excellent performance in ‘Vikcy Donor’ shared the award for best supporting actor with Dolly Ahluwalia for the same movie.

NASA scientist Bedabrata Pain who turned film-maker by making the critically acclaimed Chittagong has won Best Song and Shankar won Best Playback Singer for Bolo Na from the same film.

The jury of the national film awards is headed by Basu Chatterjee this year.

The rest of the national film awards winner list will be uploaded soon once we receive the complete information, so stay tuned to Bollywood Celebden.

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Irrfan Khan’s variety of roles and ability to project himself in front of the camera with such ease has seemingly impressed Sushant. A source close to the actor says,”Sushant feels that Irrfan is one of the finest actors in the industry and that he can learn a lot from him about acting and projecting yourself in front of the camera. He has watched many of Irrfan’s films and believes that he has a strong screen presence —
something he would like to achieve too.”

The Kai Po Che! actor is full of praise for the actor and says,”He is one of the finest actors I have seen. He inspires me and I learn so much just by observing his performances. He is truly magical.”

However, the praise is not one sided. Irrfan Khan was generous in his praise for Sushant and he mentioned,”Sushant has a unique mix of charm, intensity and talent.”

The success of Kai Po Che! has turned the cards for this actor as he has bagged roles in a few noteworthy productions. He’s currently juggling shoots for Rajkumar Hirani’s P.K., which stars Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sanjay Dutt, with a Yash Raj Film directed by Maneesh Sharma. In the latter, he’s paired with Parineeti Chopra.

While there is a buzz that he has rejected an offer to work with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, his spokesperson refuted such rumours and said,”So far, he has not been contacted by either. They are huge names in the industry, so if he was approached, why would he decline such good offers?”. True!

It is interesting to see that Bollywood is welcoming young talent with open hands while the audience are accepting the change too. Since the past year, several new faces have emerged and have successfully made a mark as well! We wish Sushant Singh Rajput has a flourishing career ahead!

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In a recent interview Irrfan Khan said “I don’t apply any tags to myself. I don’t like it. I challenge tags. I don’t want to get tied to any tag. I am an actor. I just want people to see my films. Whether I am an entertainer, performer, actor or star I don’t care as long as audience loves my work,” He believes this fact so much that he went ahead and got the ‘Khan’ from his name removed. His views on the topic was that he didn’t want t be associated with anything that would not recognize him as an actor. He feels acting is as an art form, above human divisions and there is no need for anyone to stereotype actors on basis of their community or class.

Starting his career by acting in several television series like Chanakya, Bharat Ek Khoj, Sara Jahan Hamara and Banegi Apni Baat, Irrfan did several other tv series before appearing on big screen. His latest film Paan Singh Tomar in which essays the role of real-life Rajput runner Paan Singh Tomar has received extremely favourable reviews by critics. Irrfan has been highly praised.

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After the very successful Paan Singh Tomar that has already attained a cult status, Tigmanshu Dhulia is back with Irrfan Khan for the second time with ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns’, a sequel to the 2011 hit Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster.

The sequel stars Jimmy Shergill, Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles.

The first part of the film saw deep intimacy between lead character. However, the sequel will see less sensuality.

“There is sensuality in the film (sequel) but it is in little measure. I think it is effective only like that. I feel it should have right amount of passion and sex. I think if you show too much then it might look bad also,” Tigmanshu told reporters.

Actors Soha Ali Khan and Irrfan, who weren’t in the cast of the original film, will be part of this new installment.

The film is set against the backdrop of politics among the royal families, revolving around a begum, her nawab and an ambitious young man.

Sahib Biwi and Gangster Returns will hit theatres on March 8.

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English Vinglish

English Vinglish was Sridevi’s comeback film. She shed her glamorous image and adopted the role of a commoner was a hit owing to the fact that it was a call for all the mothers in the family who subsume their identity for the cause of the children and the family to not let their identities be obliterated in the process, and this was the single reason why it emerged as a hit.

Vicky Donor

Vicky Donor was John Abraham’s debut venture as a producer. He struck gold with his first film. Made on shoestring budget the film went on to collect 46 crores making it one of the most successful films of 2012. The movie’s success was purely because of the wonderful acting performance by Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam.

Pan Singh Tomar

Director Tigmanshu Dhulia joined hands with Irrfan Khan once again for the super hit ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. Made on a budget of a little over Rs. 5 crore, the movie turned into a profit within the first week. The film succeed because of it’s reviews and mouth marketing.

OMG! Oh My God

A subtle blow on the blind idol worship and the scramble to follow various processes advocated by religious gurus to attain success in life, this Akshay Kumar & Paresh Rawal starrer underlined the fact that one should not get blind in following religious beliefs. The acting by both the actors ensured that the movie became a hit.

Barfi!

The romantic comedy headlines Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz. All the three actors have literally created magic on the silver screen. While Ranbir plays a deft and mute character, Priyanka essays the role of an autistic girl, and Ileana does a rich Bengali girl, respectively.

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Also celebrities spotted having a good time were, Abhishek Bachchan, Gulzar, Arjun Rampal, Chitrangada Singh, Minissha Lamba, Shatrughan Sinha, Malaika Arora with Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Amisha Patel, Shruti Haasan, Sagarika Ghatge, Vidya Malvade, Boman Irani, Prabhu Deva, Jacqueline Fernandez, Aditi Rao Hydari, Parineeti Chopra, Gul Panag, Jiah Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Dsouza, Gauri Khan with daughter Suhana, Neetu Chandra, Manoj Bajpai, and Irrfan Khan with wife Sutapa Sikdar. No wonder it was such an awesome and fun filled event.

While walking the red carpet, Jacqueline Fernandez said: “Race 2 for me is a very interesting project and I am extremely excited that it is releasing in two weeks; and I am hoping that next year when we are at the Screen Awards, Race 2 wins many awards.”

Irrfan Khan was ecstatic after winning the award for The Best Actor (Male) for his film Paan Singh Tomar. Irrfan said: “It is a great experience to be here, and being a part of the film (Paan Singh Tomar) was an amazing experience in itself; we are just glad that people appreciated our efforts and hard work.”

Well, here are all the photos of the Bollywood stars having a good time at the 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards.

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1. Kahaani

Kahaani without doubt is Vidya Balan’s best performance. Her role of a pregnant woman in search of her husband is admirable. She even won the best actress award for the film. The whole film was shot in Kolkata and the movie was well recieved by both, audience and the critics.

2. Ferrari Ki Sawari

Ferrari Ki Sawaari was an entertaining comedy-drama.The film was written by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Sharman Joshi in the lead. Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a story of small guys and their big dreams, and how one night changes their lives forever. It was well received by critics but didn’t mange to grab the audience attention.

3. The Dirty Picture

This movie deals with the sexploitation in films and is based on the character of Silk Smitha. The star cast includes Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor. Vidya Balan also won a Filmfare award for her role as Silk in the movie. Produced by Ekta Kapoor The Dirty Picture was a blockuster.

4. Gangs Of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur is a crime film directed and produced by Anurag Kashyap. The film features an ensemble cast including Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Richa Chadda in the lead roles. The violence and gore content was superb in the film, as it was the first ever hindi film to have so much violence in it. And the film was a success because of it’s originality and superb acting performances.

5. Gangs Of Wasseypur 2

While the first part of GOW was more about Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) and his evil ways, the focus shifts entirely to Faizal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) in part 2 after the Sardar’s character makes an exit in the first installment. Gangs of Wasseypur-Part 2 is a fitting conclusion to the prequel and the violence is even better in GOW 2, but it couldn’t surpass the box office collections of GOW.

6. Pan Singh Tomar

Director Tigmanshu Dhulia joined hands with Irrfan Khan once again for the super hit ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. Made on a budget of a little over Rs. 5 crore, the movie turned into a profit within the first week. The film succeed because of it’s reviews and mouth marketing.

7. Gattu

When the desire is strong, dreams aren’t impossible – is what this movie wants to tell you. Gattu, a film which held high regards by the critics and film reviewers all over the world when it opened at the 17th International Children’s Film Festival at Hyderabad, the film showcased some brilliant acting performances and was a treat for children.

8. Jalpari

The movie centered on the issue of female foeticide is an adventure film, which was screened at Marche du Cannes film festival. Like Gattu, Jalpari was also made for children cinema. The movie received a thumbs-up from critics.

9. Arjun- The Warrior Prince

Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in collaboration with UtV movies, Ajun The Warrior Prince is an animated film which tells the The tale of how Arjuna fought his inner self and became the legendary archer. It was an excellent film and India’s best animation film till date.

10. Barfi!

The romantic comedy headlines Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz. All the three actors have literally created magic on the silver screen. While Ranbir plays a deft and mute character, Priyanka essays the role of an autistic girl, and Ileana does a rich Bengali girl, respectively. The film is still running strong and has been like by one and all.

11. Heroine

The film is based on the life and times of a superstar heroine from the dream factory we call ‘Bollywood’. The film is a daring, shocking, glamorous, scandalous behind the scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitz and glamour that our film stars inhabit. Kareena Kapoor delivers a brilliant performance and doesn’t disappoint the critics or her fans.

Out of these 11 films, which film according to you deserves to be nominated for the oscars?

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