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New Delhi, Oct 17 (Ians) The 69th National Film Awards in the national capital on Tuesday saw a confluence of generations and sartorial styles as President Droupadi Murmu honoured headline-making actors, from Waheeda Rehman to Alia Bhatt.

Rehman was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema. As elegant as ever, she appeared in a cream and golden-coloured saree, and accessorised it with a green necklace and matching earrings, tying her hair in a bun.

The President congratulated Rehman and said she had established herself at the pinnacle of the industry with her art and personality.

Speaking about the Awards, the President said: “The award ceremony paints a picture of the diversity of India and the unity inherent in it. The talented people present at the ceremony have given meaningful expressions to languages, regional characteristics, social beliefs, achievements and problems.”

The President expressed her confidence that...

New Delhi, Oct 17 (Ians) The 69th National Film Awards in the national capital on Tuesday saw a confluence of generations and sartorial styles as President Droupadi Murmu honoured headline-making actors, from Waheeda Rehman to Alia Bhatt.

Rehman was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema. As elegant as ever, she appeared in a cream and golden-coloured saree, and accessorised it with a green necklace and matching earrings, tying her hair in a bun.

The President congratulated Rehman and said she had established herself at the pinnacle of the industry with her art and personality.

Speaking about the Awards, the President said: “The award ceremony paints a picture of the diversity of India and the unity inherent in it. The talented people present at the ceremony have given meaningful expressions to languages, regional characteristics, social beliefs, achievements and problems.”

The President expressed her confidence that...

A few months after the release of director Parthiban’s ‘Iravin Nizhal’, which the director claimed to be the world’s first non-linear, single shot film, comes the news that another film called ‘Drama’ has now been made in a single shot.

The Tamil film, which has been directed by Aju Kizhumala, features actors Kishore, Charlie, Jai Bala and Kavya Bellu in the lead.

Says Jai Bala, who plays the male lead in the film, “The entire unit rehearsed for this film for over a 180 days and shot the film in a matter of one hour and 53 minutes.”

Jai Bala discloses that the story of the film takes place in a police station over a night.

“The story is about what happens in a police station when power goes off for a brief period. A murder occurs. An investigation follows to find out the murderer and the reason behind the crime,...

Oscar-winner A R Rahman, who is scoring the music for actor-director Parthiban’s upcoming film, ‘Iravin Nizhal’, is impressed by what Parthiban has pulled off in the film and has called the National Award-winner a very, very interesting artiste to work with. The film, the latest creation from director Radhakrishnan Parthiban, has a run-time of 100 […]...

Oscar-winning sound designer Craig Mann, who is now working on director Radhakrishnan Parthiban’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Iravin Nizhal’, has lauded the director saying that the technical skill that it took to pull this film off was very impressive. Director and actor Parthiban, who posted a video clip of the famous sound designer speaking about his […]...