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"Our hard work has finally paid off": Sanjay Leela Bhansali as 'Gangubai' bags 10 Filmfare

On Thursday, director and producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi,' featuring Alia Bhatt in the main role, won a stunning ten Filmfare awards.


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Bhansali remarked of the film's significant wins, "It's a great moment for us." It's a fantastic day for us, and I believe our efforts have finally paid off. It's a film we believed in, and I'm glad I got to make it. I'm extremely delighted Alia acted in the film, as did Ajay Devgn and all the other outstanding actors and technicians...it's a very joyous occasion for all of us. We've worked through the lockdown and COVID, so it's always unique."


Take a look at the awards 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' has received:

Best Film: Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Dialogue: Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi


RD Burman Award for Upcoming Music Talent: Jahnvi Shrimankar for Dholida from Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Costume Design: Sheetal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh for Dholida from Gangubai Kathiawadi


Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Bhansali's ''Gangubai Kathiawadi,' which premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival last year, went on to become the first real Hindi-language hit of 2022. The film grossed Rs 153.69 crore in India and Rs 209.77 crore worldwide.

Meanwhile, Bhansali is currently working on his upcoming web series 'Heeramandi' which stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Segal, and Sanjeeda Sheikh in the lead roles.


Who won at the 2023 Filmfare Awards? See the complete list of winners

The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards were held last night, April 28, at the Jio Convention Centre in BKC, Mumbai. Salman Khan and Maniesh Paul hosted the award show. The Filmfare Awards 2023 winners are listed below.

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Filmfare Awards 2023 best film: Gangubai Kathiawadi


Filmfare Awards 2023 best actor in a leading role (male): Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do


Filmfare Awards 2023 best Actor in a leading role (female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi


Filmfare Awards 2023 best director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Film Critics: Badhaai Do

  • Best Actor Critics: Sanjay Mishra for Vadh

  • Best Actress Critics: Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do; Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

  • Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo

  • Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Sheeba Chaddha for Badhaai Do

  • Best Music Album: Pritam for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

  • Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Kesariya - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

  • Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Kesariya - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

  • Best Playback Singer (Female): Kavita Seth for Rangisari - Jugjugg Jeeyo

  • Best Debut Director: Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Rajeev Barwal for Vadh

  • Best Debut (Male): Ankush Gedam for Jhund

  • Best Debut (Female): Andrea Kevichusa for Anek

  • Best Dialogue: Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Screenplay: Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshvardhan Kulkarni for Badhaai Do

  • Best Story, Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary for Badhaai Do

  • Best Action: Parvez Shaikh for Vikram Vedha

  • Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Choreography: Kruti Mahesh for Dholida - Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Costume: Sheetal Iqbal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Editing: Ninad Kanolkar for An Action Hero

  • Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi

  • Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

  • Best VFX: DNEG, Redfine for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

  • Special Awards

  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Prem Chopra

  • RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent: Janhvi Shrimankar for Dholida - Gangubai Kathiawadi

Filmfare Awards 2023: When and where to watch on TV

68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 202 will be telecast on April 28,2023 on Colors TV.



Christopher Nolan Unveils 'Oppenheimer' Footage to Massive Applause at CinemaCon

On Wednesday, Christopher Nolan addressed the stage at CinemaCon to reveal new footage from "Oppenheimer," his epic look at the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb.


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Nolan, a staunch supporter of the big screen and a critic of streaming, took the stage to rousing ovation from the audience of movie theatre owners. "I don't know of any more dramatic tale with higher stakes," Nolan remarked of his current work.

And boy, did the film seem tense as Oppenheimer develops a bomb with the potential to cause unimaginable loss of life and destruction. There were images of the physicist's team working on top-secret bomb-making projects, but the film also jumps ahead in time to a point where Russia has developed its atomic technology, raising suspicions of espionage at Los Alamos. Nolan stated that the protagonist of the film made decisions that are still felt today.

"Like it or not, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived," Nolan remarked, adding, "He made the world we live in, for better or worse." "You have to see his story to believe it."

The film, which will be released by Universal on July 21, is one of the most ambitious big studio summer releases in recent years. It's a season normally devoted for escapism and superhero movies, but "Oppenheimer" deals with some serious issues, not to mention a scientific breakthrough that changed the course of history. As the chief of the Los Alamos Laboratory, Oppenheimer oversaw the Manhattan Project before becoming a sceptic of weapons of mass devastation.

"His story is both a dream and a nightmare," said Nolan.

The film was shot in 70mm using Imax cameras, and Nolan's trailer alternated between smokey black-and-white and colour with immaculate production design. Cillian Murphy, a gaunt-looking, fedora-wearing man, is a dead ringer for Oppenheimer, with the haunting air of a man who unleashed an incredible weapon, a destroyer of worlds. However, when the Manhattan Project was launched during World War II, control of civilization was in jeopardy.

"I'm not sure we can be trusted with such a weapon." But I know the Nazis can't," Oppenheimer says of Murphy. Murphy has previously appeared in Nolan films such as "Dunkirk," "Inception," and "Batman Begins."

Nolan is one of Hollywood's most acclaimed and commercially successful directors, having directed the "Dark Knight" trilogy, as well as "Inception" and "Dunkirk." "Tenet," his most recent film, was released during the height of the pandemic and struggled to connect with COVID-averse audiences. "Oppenheimer" was written by Nolan and co-produced by him.

Universal also showcased "Wicked," "Migration," and the "Fast and Furious" franchise during its CinemaCon presentation. The studio is riding high on the success of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which is expected to top $1 billion in the coming days.







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