Indian movie 'Gold' has created history by becoming the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia. The Reema Kagti-directed sports film 'Gold' is a fictional re-telling of India's iconic win at the 1948 London Olympics. It stars Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh, and Sunny Kaushal. This film is only the second movie after Rajnikanth's social drama "Kala" to hit the theatres in the Gulf country. Saudi Arabia had held a private screening of international cultural phenomenon, "Black Panther" in May 2018 to herald the launch of movie theatres in the kingdom and opening them to the public.
2. Which film won Global Sustainability Film award in London?
n London "Lipstick Under My Burkha", which explores women's sexuality, has bagged a top prize at the time Global Sustainability Film Awards 2017. "Lipstick Under My Burkha" is produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and stars Konkona SenSharma and Ratna Pathak Shah. The Founders Award for Sustainability on the Big Screen was introduced this year and sponsored by philanthropist Surina Narula.
3. Which film won seven Golden Globes awards including the best originial score honour?
Ukrainian film 'Donbass', directed by Sergei Loznitsa, has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2018) in Goa on November 28. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs, a trophy and a citation. Donbass tells the story of a hybrid war taking place in a region of Eastern Ukraine, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies perpetrated on a mass scale by separatist gangs. In Donbass, war is called peace and propaganda is uttered as truth. A journey through Donbass unfolds as a series of curious adventures. This is not just a tale of one region or a political system; it is about a world lost in post-truth and fake identities. Donbass is the official submission of Ukraine for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.
6. Who received the Pride of Indian cinema award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018?
Sanjay Dutt was conferred as the Pride of Indian cinema award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018. The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 was held in Mumbai on Friday night. The award is conferred to the individuals who have contributed outstandingly towards entertainment industry and the growth and development of Indian cinema or television.
7. This movie bagged the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration at the 65th National Film Awards 2017.
Marathi movie 'Dhappa' bagged the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration, while 'Ladhakh' was declared the Best Regional Film at the 65th National Film Awards. Apart from this, Malayalam Movie 'Aaalorukkam', directed by V.C.Abhilash, was awarded the Best Film on Social Issues. Jayaraj was awarded the Best Direction in the Feature Film category for the movie 'Bhayanakam' and Nagraj Manjule won the award for the Best Direction in the Non Feature Film Category.
8. Which Indian Short film won 2019 Oscar Award in the category 'Best Short Documentary'?
National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of three acres of land for the construction of storage facility for films and film material. The land belonging to FTII at their Kothrud campus in Pune will be transferred to NFAI for this purpose.
10. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati on March 1,2019?
Challachitram National Film Festival with the theme 'Our Heritage, Our Pride' will be held here in March, with a special award for entries from the northeastern region. Entries for short films, documentaries and animation films have been invited for both the competitive and non-competitive sections, a press release of 'Challachitram' said on Monday. The deadline for submitting entries is February 15. The three-day film festival will be held here from March 1. Chalachitram is a Guwahati-based organisation working for showcasing the heritage and culture of the northeast to national and international audience through films.