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President to give away 54th National Film Awards on 2 September
MUMBAI: The 54th National Film Awards 2006 will be presented by President Pratibha Patil on 2 September. Veteran filmmaker Tapan Sinha will also be conferred with the Dada Saheb Phalke award by the president on that day, states PTI.
Pratibha Devisingh Patil will give away the awards in presence of Information & Broadcast minister P R Dasmunsi in New Delhi.
The 54th National Film Awards nominations had got delayed due to a legal issue that involved allegations of partiality in the awards. The Supreme Court later resolved the matter in favour of the government.
Following the Supreme Court ruling, the jury for the awards announced names of the winners in June this year. The date for the award function was awaiting consent from the President‘s office.
Sanjay Dutt starrer Lagey Raho Munnabhai won four national honours in categories including best popular film, best screenplay, best lyrics and best supporting actor.
Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee won the best actor award for the Bengali film “Podokkhep”, while Tamil actress Priyamani swept away the best actress award for the film “Paruthi Veeran”.
Madhur Bhandarkar’s “Traffic Signal” was declared winner of the best director award. Malayalam film “Pulijanmam” received the best feature film award.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
