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Filmfare Ott Awards 2024 Winners Include Kareena Kapoor & Diljit Dosanjh. ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Filmfare Ott Awards 2024 were held in Mumbai on Sunday to celebrate and honor the best talent in the web space. The 5th edition of the ceremony was a star-studded affair, with celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ananya Panday, and Imtiaz Ali attending.

Kareena and Diljit Dosanjh were the night’s biggest winners as they were declared the Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, for their films Jaane Jaan and Amar Singh Chamkila. Ar Rahman won two trophies for his work on the background music and music album of Amar Singh Chamkila.

Filmfare Ott Awards 2024: Complete List of Winners Shows Categories: Best Series: The Railway Men Best Actor (Male): Comedy: Rajkummar Rao (Guns & Gulaabs) Best Actor (Male): Drama: Gagan Dev Riar (Scam 2003 – The Telgi Story) Best Actor (Female): Comedy: Geetanjali Kulkarni (Gullak Season 4) Best...

(Jitendra Kumar In Panchayat 3, Photo Credit – Instagram)

Panchayat 3 was released two weeks ago, but the internet still can’t stop talking about the web series. Jitendra Kumar and the entire cast yet again treated the audience with another spectacular season. Along with Jitendra, the Amazon Prime Video series stars Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik, Raghubir Yadav, Sanvikaa and Sunita Rajwar.

A lot is being discussed about the latest season, along with interesting trivia about the cast. From the actors making startling revelations about their careers to how the show changed their lives, the past few days belong mainly to the Panchayat 3 team. Amidst all this, there were also discussions about the cast’s salary. Earlier, it was reported that Jitendra Kumar charged 5-6 lakhs for this season, and was the highest paid from the team. The actor has now reacted to the same.

Jitendra Kumar on Panchayat 3 Salary Trending Mirzapur Season...

Kota Factory Season 3 Trailer Still. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The much-awaited Kota Factory Season 3 is now out. The Netflix series stars Jitendra Kumar, Mayur More, Ranjan Raj, Alam Khan, Ahsaas Channa, Revathi Pillai, and others. Raghav Subbu directed the show, which was created by Saurabh Khanna and Anurabh Kumar. The trailer has received an amazing response from viewers.

Tvf’s Kota Factory released its first season in 2019 and received tremendous acclaim. The monochromatic visuals and relatable storylines resonated with a young audience. The trailer for the third season suggests it will be more severe and impactful. Here are some highlights:

Shift in the Narrative

The first two seasons offered a lighter take on students preparing for the Jee exams, highlighting their struggles with humour. However, the third season delves deeper into the frustration these students have been dealing with for two years. In one scene, Mayur More’s Vaibhav questions the system,...

Bigg Boss Ott: Salman Khan vs Anil Kapoor’s Salary ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The magic of Salman Khan is not only spread in Bollywood but also widely on the small screen. He’s been hosting Bigg Boss since its fourth season, and Colors refuses to rope in anybody else despite his humungous check. The reality show has made him the highest-paid TV host in India. Surprisingly, Bigg Boss Ott 3 will be taken over by Anil Kapoor this season. Can you guess his paycheck?

The makers of Bigg Boss broadened their horizons, and an Ott version of the reality show was announced in 2021. Karan Johar hosted the first season, while the Og host, Salman Khan, took over the hosting duties in its second season. While it remains unknown if the duo was unavailable, but Anil Kapoor has been roped in as the host for its third season.

Anil Kapoor will...

9 Indian reality TV series inspired by foreign shows as Big Boss Ott is set to return with Anil Kapoor as host ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Big Boss Ott Season 3 is making a grand comeback on the digital platform on June 21 with Anil Kapoor as the host. To the delight of many TV-aholics, the Indian adaptation of the Dutch show Big Brother debuted in India in 2006 amid much fanfare. Since then, we have only fallen deeper in love with the show.

However, if you think Big Boss is the only foreign-origin reality show to be able to capture the Indian audience’s collective imagination, you might be in for a surprise. Scroll below to look at the shows with similar origin stories.

1. Kaun Banega Crorepati

Since its inception in 2000, Kaun Banega Crorepati has been an unmissable part of our television viewing experiences. Not only has the show been a dispenser of vast amounts of knowledge,...

Heeramandi Sets: Production Designer Subrata Chakraborty Shares How Sanjay Leela Bhansali Weaves His Magical Touch (Photo Credit – PR Image )

Imagine a filmmaker so obsessed with perfection that his greatest joy comes not from a box office smash but from the first glimpse of a meticulously crafted set. That’s Sanjay Leela Bhansali for you when he steps onto a set for the first time, according to his longtime collaborator, production designer Subrata Chakraborty.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s name is synonymous with opulent visuals, and his latest project, the Netflix series Heeramandi, is no exception. Chakraborty, who’s helped Bhansali weave magic on sets for films like Padmaavat and Gangubai Kathiawadi, offers a glimpse behind the scenes.

“Endless discussions,” says Chakraborty, describing their brainstorming session. Brimming with ideas, Bhansali would join them, meticulously dissecting how each brick and balcony would translate to the screen. For their latest project, the Netflix series Heeramandi,...

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Music and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

A very young very pained girl face is being painted, prepared for something not very pleasant. She is grimacing and to add to her pain a firm hand holds her face, stuffs her mouth with a cloth and pierces her nose with something as sharp as the dialogues of this film. As she bleeds the blood mingles with her cheap makeup.

This opening sequence is like a piercing scream in the dark that sets the mood for a film that defies analysis. How do we describe what Sanjay Leela Bhansali has done with his Gangubai? And where are the words to reify the illimitable pain that Alia Bhatt’s eyes convey? She smiles, she laughs, she dances, she bullies her enemies and berates her friends… But her eyes remain ceaselessly swathed in sorrow.

I have never witnessed a performance more heroic...

With months of meticulous planning behind them, Pooja Entertainment is Bollywood’s first production house off the block to shoot a complete schedule of its big-budget spy thriller Bellbottom with Akshay Kumar in the lead.

Bellbottom, a retro drama with Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta was announced late last year. Pooja Entertainment took the decision to shoot a start to finish stint keeping the global health crisis in mind.

Now, using the latest technology, the film team is all set for an extended shoot beginning soon. Besides medical-grade masks and face shields, after consulting medical experts, the production house is making it mandatory for all cast and crew to wear a wrist watch that will constantly monitor their oxygen levels, body temperature, blood pressure, stress levels and pulse. A centralized dashboard will constantly record the parameters of the entire unit and keep a check for any changes in readings.

Super 30 movie review is here. Starring Hrithik Roshan the movie is a biographical drama directed by Vikas Bahl, based on the life of genius mathematician Anand Kumar and his incredible educational program Super 30. Is the movie awesome and motivating as Anand Kumar?s life?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Super 30. Super 30 releases on July 12, 2019.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll.

Super 30 Zindabad!! As Amitabh Bachchan said in Hrishikesh Mukherjee?s evergreen classic Anand ? Anand mara nahi, Anand marte nahi.. after watching Super 30, I say ?umeed marti nahi, himmat thakti nahi, sikhsha ka adhikar sab ko hai, Super 30 Zindabad

Also read:?Check Out! Jacqueline Fernandez, Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani, Kriti Sanon attend the special screening of Hrithik Roshan's 'Super 30'

Any memorable moments

A couple, but the one which stood out was this ? A teenage boy is cleaning a sewage,...

Kesari movie review is here. Released today, Kesari the Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra starrer is an epic action-war film written and directed by Anurag Singh. The movie recollects the epic Battle of Saragarhi fought in 1897 between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen. Let?s find out whether Akshay Kumar steals our heart again in Kesari movie review.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

When the song Teri Mitti?plays and the end credit roles, you wonder why it took so many years to say this incredible tale of courage. When it comes to stories that undoubtedly needs to be told in mainstream Bollywood cinema, it?s Akshay Kumar no need to look further.

The Story of Kesari

A dramatized account of one of the most heroic battle of honor ?The Battle of Saragarhi where 21 Sikh soldiers fought against an Afghan army of 10000 men in the year 1897.

Akshay Kumar?...

Soon after the soul stirring trailer of the Bengali film Rajkahini hit the tube, the Bhatt camp announced a Hindi remake of the same. Starring Vidya Balan, Begum Jaan was supposed to be based in Punjab unlike its original which was in West Bengal. However, now we hear that the film is in trouble as several departmental heads have walked out of the venture.

Speculations state the reason behind the same is financial crisis which have affected three major departments of filmmaking. Apparently, cinematographer Ravi Chandran, costume designer Payal Saluja and production designers Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborthy have walked out of the film. We hear that trouble started brewing when there were several changes added to the location, starting from Punjab it was later shifted to Hyderabad, then Rajasthan and finally landed at Kolkata, West Bengal like its original. It is being said that the makers are now on...

Award nights are always special for the Bollywood industry and Iifa is one award function people look forward to. The award winner's list of Iifa which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is out. Here is the list, check it out...

Best debut (female): Kriti Sanon

Best debut (male) - Tiger Shroff

Best debut direction - Sajid Nadiadwala (Kick) and Umang Kumar (Mary Kom)

Best music direction - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (2 States)

Best playback singer (male) - Ankit Tiwari ('' - Ek Villain)

Best playback singer (female) - Kanika Kapoor ('Baby Doll' - Ragini Mms 2)

Best performance in a comic role - Varun Dhawan (Main Tera Hero)

Best performance in a negative role - Kay Kay Menon (Haider)

Outstanding contribution - Subhash Ghai

Best performance in a supporting role (male) - Riteish Deshmukh (Ek Villain)

Best performance in a supporting role (female) - Tabu (Haider)

Best regional...

The International Indian Film Academy today announced the winners of the technical categories of India’s most prestigious international awards, The International Indian Film Awards.

The Iifa Rocks and Technical Awards are set to take place on the 5th of June in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This year’s Videocon D2H Iifa Weekend celebrations are slated for the first weekend of June, from the 5th – 7th in Kuala Lumpur.

Haider takes over the list this year and walks away with 6 awards in the technical category including Costume Designing (Dolly Ahluwalia), Background Score (Vishal Bhardwaj), Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Production Design (Subrata Chakraborty & Amit Ray) and Make-up (Preetisheel Singh & Clover Wootton).

Other winners in the Technical category are Queen and Kick with 2 nods each. Queen took home the award for Screenplay (Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh) and Editing (Aburag Kashyap and Abhijit Kokate) while Kick walked...

The winners for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards have been announced with fresh new faces scoring big at the prestigious ceremony. Female-oriented comedy/drama Queen scooped up the most awards this year, with leading lady Kangana Ranaut deservedly winning the Best Actress Award. The film also took home the Best Director Award for Vikas Bahl, as well as Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Background Score.

Shakespearean drama Haider, which has received non-stop praise upon release, took most of the acting honours, which include Best Actor for Shahid Kapoor, Best Supporting Actor for Kay Kay Menon and Best Supporting Actress for Tabu. Alia Bhatt also received recognition for her critically-acclaimed performance in Imtiaz Ali’s Highway by receiving the award for Best Actress (Critics). Sanjay Mishra also won the Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in Ankhon Dekhi, which also took home Best Film (Critics).

Check out the full list of winners below!

Full list of winners at the Filmfare Awards 2015.

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) – Shahid Kapoor (Haider)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) – Kangana Ranaut (Queen)

Best Film – Queen

Best Director – Vikas Bahl (Queen)

Best Film (Critics) – Ankhon Dekhi

Best Actor (Critics) – Sanjay Mishra (Ankhon Dekhi)

Best Actress (Critics) – Alia Bhatt (Highway)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) – Kay Kay Menon (Haider)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) – Tabu (Haider)

Best Story – Rajat Kapoor (Ankhon Dekhi)

Best Dialogue – Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani (Pk)

Best Screenplay – Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi (Pk)

Best Debut Director – Abhishek Varman (2 States)

Best Debut (Male) – Fawad Khan (Khoobsurat)

Best Debut (Female) – Kriti Sanon (Heropanti)

Best Music Director – Shankar-Eshaan-Loy (2 States)

Best Lyrics – Rashmi Singh (Muskurane Ki Wajah – CityLights)

Best Playback Singer (Male) – Ankit Tiwari (Galliyan – Ek Villain)

Best Playback Singer (Female) – Kanika Kapoor (Baby Doll – Ragini Mms 2)

Best Costume – Dolly Ahluwalia...