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Farah Khan’s OSO bags 5th Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
MUMBAI: Farah Khan‘s Om Shanti Om has bagged the fifth Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (ACEB). The winners were announced on 8 March in Munich at the second International Bollywood-Blogger meeting.
The voting for the awards, which began in January and terminated on 7 March, excluded all votes outside central Europe.
Apart from winning the best film award, it also fetched awards in the best director‘s category, best special effects, best art direction and best costumes.
While Sonu Nigam received the award for the best singer, Deepika Padukone walked away with the prize for breakthrough role (female) category. Vikram Chatwal was conferred the award for breakthrough role (male) for Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Chak De! India won the best actor award for Shah Rukh Khan apart from winning prizes in the category of best cinematography and best editing.
While music director duo Vishal-Shekhar won the best music award for ‘Dastaan-e-Om Shanti Om…,‘ Mani Ratnam‘s Guru won Shreya Ghoshal the best singer (female) award for the song ‘Barso re…‘
Guru also won the best script trophy and Vidya Balan and Mithun Chakraborty bagged the best actor in supporting roles awards in the female and male categories respectively for the film.
Leaving all these aside, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag left all nominees behind, bagging the award for the most disappointing film.
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Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
