Thursday, March 8, 2012

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Apple unveiled its next generation iPad with a "retina" high-resolution display, the company's first tablet to operate on the high-speed 4G network, in San Francisco on Wednesday.
The 4G network runs at speeds roughly 10 times faster than the current 3G technology and may go a long way toward banishing the sometimes shaky video quality of older devices.
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59th National Film Awards


Best Feature Film: Shared by Deool (Marathi) and Byari (Byari)
Deool
Producer: Abhijeet Gholap
Director : Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Byari 
Producer: T.H. AlthafHussain
Director :Suveeran
SwarnaKamal: Rs.2,50,000/-
Both films dealswith man’s engagement with religion.
“Deool” is a wonderfully authentic depiction of village life and a penetrating account of commercialisation of religion.
“Byari”, the first feature film in the Byari language, conveys the trauma of a woman who has to deal with unjust religious strictures.
“Byari is an ethnic society trapped in its own faiths and beliefs, having its own traditions and distinct cultural identity.
Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director: Aaranyakandam (Tamil)
Producer:S.P.Charan
Director :Kumararaja Thiagarajan
SwarnaKamal: Rs.1,25,000/
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:AzhagarsamiyinKuthirai (Tamil)
Producer: P. Madan
Director :Suseentharan
SwarnaKamal: Rs.2,00,000/-
Best Children’s Film: Chillar Party(Hindi)
Producer: UTV Software Communications Ltd
Director : VikasBahl & Nitesh Tiwari
SwarnaKamal: Rs.1,50,000/-
Best Direction: GurvinderSingh for Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)
SwarnaKamal: Rs. 2,50,000/-
Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty for Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Supporting Actress: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi for Phijigee Mani(Manipuri)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Child Artist (Shared): Partho Gupte for Stanley ka Dabba (Hindi)
Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, ChinmaiChandranshuh, Vedant Desai, Divij Handa and Shriya Sharma for Chillar Party(Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Male Playback Singer: Anand Bhate for Balgandharva(Marathi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Female Playback Singer: RoopaGanguly for Abosheyshey (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Cinematography: Anhe Ghorey DaDaan (Punjabi)
Cameraman: Satya RaiNagpaul
Laboratory: Reliance Media Works
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Screenplay
Screenplay Writer (Original): Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari for Chillar Party(Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Avinash Deshpande Nigdi for Shala (Marathi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Dialogues: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Audiography
Location Sound Recordist: Baylon Fonseca for Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Sound Designer: Baylon Fonseca for Game (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Re-recordist of the final mixed track: Hitendra Ghosh for Game (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/-
Best Editing: Pravin KL for Aaranyakandam (Tamil)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Production Design: Indraneel Ghosh for Naukadubi (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Costume Designer (Shared): Neeta Lulla for Balgandharva (Marathi)
Niharika Khan: The Dirty Picture (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Make-Up Artist: VikramGayakwad for Balgandharva (Marathi) and The Dirty Picture (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Music Direction
Songs: Neel Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Background Score: Mayookh Bhaumik for Laptop (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Agar Zindagi’ in I AM (Hindi)
Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Special Effects: Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav for Ra. One (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Choreography: Bosco and Caeser for ‘Senorita’ from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 50,000/-
Best Feature Film In Each Of The Language Specified In The Schedule Viii Of The Constitution
Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na
Producer: Rana Sarkar
Director : AnjanDutt
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Dogri Film: Dille Ch Vasya Koi
Producer: Sanjeev Rattan
Director: Sanjeev Rattan
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Hindi Film: I AM
Producer: Anirban Dhar (Onir) & Sanjay Suri
Director : Onir
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
 This is a compilation four different stories about identity, was named the best Hindi film.
Best Kannada film: Kurmavatara
Producer: Basant Kumar Patil
Director : Girish Kasaravalli
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Malayalam Film: Indian Rupee
Producer: August CinemaIndia Pvt. Ltd.
Director :RanjithBalakrishnan
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Manipuri Film: Phijigee Mani
Producer:Takhelchangbam Ongbi and Medha Sharmi
Director :Oinam GautamSingh
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Marathi Film: Shala
Producer: Vivek D. Wagh & NileshNavalkha
Director: Sujay SunilDahake
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Punjabi Film: Anhe Ghorey Da Daan
Producer: National Film Development Corporation
Director : Gurvinder Singh
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Best Tamil Film: Vaagai Sooda Va
Producer: S. Muruganandham
Director : A. Sargunam
Rajat Kamal: Rs.1,00,000/-
Special Mention
Byari (Byari): Mallika
Certificate only
Adimadhyantham( Malayalam)
Director : Sherry
Certificate only
Non-Feature Films
Best Non Feature Film: And We Play On (Hindi & English)
Producer: PramodPuRs.wane
Director: Pramod PuRs.wane
Swarna Kamal: Rs.1,50,000/- each
Best Debut Film Of A Director: The Silent Poet (Manipuri)
Producer: BorunThokchom
Director: Borun Thokchom
Rajat Kamal: Rs.75,000/- each
Best Anthropological/ Ethnographic Film: Bom (Hindi & English)
Producer: Anirban Datta
Director: Amlan Datta
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction: Vishnupant Damle: BolpatanchaMook Nayak (Marathi)
Producer: Anil Anant Damle
Director :Virendra Valsangkar
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Arts /Cultural Film (Jointly Being given to two Films): Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (Manipuri & English)
Producer: Madhusree Dutta
Director: Mamta Murthy
Lasya Kavvya – the World ofAlarmel Valli (English)
Producer: Sankalp Meshram
Director: SankalpMeshram
Rajat Kamal: Rs.25,000/- each
Best Promotional Film: The Dream Fulfilled - Memories of the Engineering Challenges (English)
Producer: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Director: Satish Pande
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Environment Film: Tiger Dynasty (English)
Producer: S.Nallamuthu
Director: S. Nallamuthu
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Film On Social Issues (Jointly Being given to two Films):
Mindscapes… of Love and Longing (Hindi & English)
Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Arun Chadha
Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu & English)
Producer: Ashvin Kumar
Director: Ashvin Kuma
Rajat Kamal: Rs.25,000/- each
Best Educational Film: A Drop of Sunshine (English)
Producer: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Director: Aparna Sanyal
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Exploration/ Adventure Film (Including sports): The Finish Line (English)
Producer: Syed Sultan Ahmed & Tabassum Modi
Director: Akshay Roy
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Best Investigative Film: Cotton for My Shroud (English)
Producer: Kavita Bahl
Director: Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl
Rajat Kamal: Rs.50,000/- each
Special Jury Award: Anand Patwardhan for Jai BhimComrade (Marathi)
Rajat Kamal: Rs. 1,00,000/-
Best Film Critic: Manoj Barpujari (Assamese and English)
Best Book on Cinema: R.D. Burman The Man, The Music (English)
Publisher: Harper Collins India
Author: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
Swarna Kamal: Rs. 75,000

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