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Rajesh Khanna and Yash Chopra to be honored with Dada Saheb Phalke Awards
MUMBAI: Bollywood legends filmmaker Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna and Asha Bhosale will be honored with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award which will be held on will be held on 30 April.
Bhosale will be presented with the Phalke Ratna Award for her contribution in the music field.
Khanna and Chopra will be given the award posthumously. On behalf of Yash Chopra his wife Pamela will receive the Saraswatibai Phalke Award.
On the other hand one of India’s most prominent actors Rajesh Khanna will be honored as the first superstar of Indian cinema. Khanna‘s wife and actress Dimple Kapadia will also be receiving the Phalke Ever Memorable actor award.
Also, in the list actor Akshay Kumar will receive the Best Actor award for ‘Rowdy Rathore’, Manoj Bajpai will get the Phalke Excellent Performance award for his work in ‘Gangs of Wasseyur’ and Irfan Khan will receive the Phalke Memorable Performance Award for Paan Singh Tomar. Govinda will be presented with the Phalke Versatile Actor award. Mala Sinha will be given the Phalke Icon Cine Artiste Award and Prem Chopra will be presented with the Phalke senior actor (negative role) Award while Newcomer Arjun Kapoor will be given with Phalke Debut Actor Award. Music composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshamiya will be presented with the Phalke Best Supporting Actor Award for Khiladi 786.
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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.
