'"When I was in China, a song by your father was being played," Modi told Ranbir.'
'If Mithun Chakraborty can do it, so can anyone else. It is okay for the common man like me to have dreams. They do come true.'
The audience gave Adoor a standing ovation as he stepped up to receive the award from President.
Veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor was on Sunday conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award at the landmark Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley.
The actress got emotional as she accepts the award for Best Actress for her Gujarati film, Kutch Express.
'Der aaye durust aaye, better late than never.'
The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary actor being dropped as part of a raft of changes for the National Film Awards, according to a notification.
Rajinikanth is the third cinema personality after the late thespian Sivaji Ganesan and the late director K Balachander, also Rajinikanth's mentor, to have been chosen for the award from Tamil Nadu.
'You don't want to see the film, don't see it. I want to see the film. Why are you stopping me?' asks Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Asha Parekh.
The luminous Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year,
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
A woman doctor from Thane district in Maharashtra is feared to have died after allegedly jumping into the Arabian sea from Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge that connects south Mumbai with Navi Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
'Smiling, looking at the fruits in hand and the roots underneath my feet...'
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
Jennifer mingles with Lopamudra at an awards function.
Rajinikanth was welcomed home by his family after he returned from hospital, where he had been admitted for about four days.
Their armies of acolytes, fans and supporters believe that both men are supermen, blessed with almost magical ability.
Users jocularly wondered if the name of institutions such as the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Reserve Bank of India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India will be changed.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
Indian social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi showers praises on Soumitra Chatterjee.
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee and Bollywood actress Kajol were felicitated with the award at the ceremony.
Dadasaheb Phalke Janmabhoomi award for Sulochana.
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Thirty eight associations of the film industry are associated with the Academy and this year the award ceremony will be presented by G V Films Limited, a statement issued in Mumbai on Wednesday said.
Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
The legendary actor was recognised for his contribution to Hindi cinema.
The court directed her to intimate to it as well as the Enforcement Directorate at least three days before leaving the country instead of taking prior permission.
'Mrinal jethu gave a new perspective to Indian Cinema.'
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Dadasaheb Phalke award-winner, speaks his heart.
Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday underwent a procedure to restore blood supply to brain and he is recovering well, a hospital in Chennai that is treating him said.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw some Bollywood and television stars in attendance.
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