He had made his debut in 1975 with K Balachander's 'Apoorva Ragangal' and has completed more than 45 years in the Tamil film industry.
October 24, 2021President Ram Nath Kovind presented India's highest film honour to Mr Bachchan at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
December 30, 2019A slew of Indian silent films are being screened at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux Pathe. 21 films from the collection of NFAI are being shown.
March 22, 2019Phalke studied photography, lithography, architecture, engineering, and even magic, and worked as a painter, a draftsman, and a theatrical set designer, before he finally found his calling
April 30, 2018Actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna, who died last year, has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest cinema honour in India — posthumously. It was a collective decision of the 65th National Film Awards jury, chaired by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, to confer the award on Vinod Khanna, who starred in some of the biggest Bollywood …
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April 13, 2018West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banrejee on Friday remembered film-pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke on his 74th death anniversary. “Solemnly remembering film pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke on his death anniversary”, said Banerjee in a tweet. Solemnly remembering film pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke on his death anniversary — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 16, 2018 Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as …
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February 16, 2018Critically acclaimed actress Divya Dutta has bagged a Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for her role in Chalk n Duster. Divya tweeted a photograph of herself while holding on to the trophy. She captioned it: "And the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award for best actor in negative role for Chalk n Duster Happyyyyy." "This is my …
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