Bollywood legends Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar have been conferred with the Padma Vibushan awards; the second highest civilian award in India. Fans of 72 year old Bachchan have long called for the Indian government to award him the Bharat Ratna, which is the highest civilian award in India, but will have to settle for the Padma Vibhushan instead. 92 year old Dilip Kumar is being acknowledged for his services to the arts and cinema and is widely regarded as one of India’s greatest actors. The government have also conferred awards to some non-Indians; most notably Bill Gates and Melinda Gates for their contributions towards social work and charity. The Padma Awards will being handed out to the winners around March/April of this year so stay tuned!
Check out the full list of winners below!
Padma Vibhushan:
1 Lk Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2 Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3 Prakash Singh...
Check out the full list of winners below!
Padma Vibhushan:
1 Lk Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2 Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3 Prakash Singh...
- 1/27/2015
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
The Short Film Center which will take place alongside the 42nd International Film Festival of India, Goa announced its lineup.
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
- 11/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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