Ram Prasad

Devi Sri Prasad on Tuesday won the Best Music Director Award at the 69th National Film Awards for his composition in the Telugu blockbuster film 'Pushpa: The Rise'.He received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.On receiving the award, Devi Sri Prasad told ANI, "I will always be grateful to everyone. This is one of the most prestigious awards. It is the biggest dream of any artist. The dream has come true today."'Pushpa: The Rise' an action entertainer directed by Sukumar. The film has been widely praised. It has been produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media.The film starred Telugu star Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in the lead roles.Allu Arjun also bagged the Best Actor National Film Award for his performance in 'Pushpa: The Rise'.Makers recently announced the official release date of the second instalment of the film 'Pushpa: The Rule'.'Pushpa: The Rule' is all set to hit the theatres on the occasion of Independence Day next year.

Pallavi Joshi on Tuesday bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film 'The Kashmir Files' at the 69th National Film Awards on Tuesday.Pallavi Joshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Union minister Anurag Thakur was also present at the ceremony.The awards were officially announced earlier in August 2023.On winning the award, Pallavi earlier told ANI, "For a minute I thought that this is probably a dream when I did this character of Radhika Menon (in The Kashmir Files), I told Vivek Agnihotri that this is probably one of my best performances but I am not going to get an award for this. When I heard this news, I thought that somebody was trying to just play a joke on me. So it took me a while to sink in. I'm so happy that this character was recognised."Apart from this 'The Kashmir Files' also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.Director Vivek Agnihotri received the award on behalf of the team 'The Kashmir Files'.Vivek earlier told ANI, "This is a moment of pride. I am happy that the pain of the Kashmiri Pandit community is being recognized by the country."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.

Filmfare Awards ceremony is currently being held at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre. While there's still time for us to know who won which award, let's glance through the nomination list:Best Film - NominationsShershaah, Sardar Udham, Rashmi Rocket, and Ramprasad Ki TehrviBest DirectorAkarsh Khurana (Rashmi Rocket), Kabir Khan (83), Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham), Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)Best Actor in a Leading RoleDhanush (Atrangi Re), Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham), Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah)Best Actress in a Leading RoleKangana Ranaut (Thalaivii), Kiara Advani (Shershaah), Parineeti Chopra (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar), Taapsee Pannu (Rashmi Rocket), Kriti Sanon (Mimi), Vidya Balan (Sherni)Best Film (Critics)Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (Seema Pahwa), Sandeep Aur Pinky Farar (Dibakar Banerjee), Sardar Udham (Shoojit Sircar), Sherni (Amit Masurkar)Best Actor (Critics)Abhishek Bachchan (Bob Biswas), Pratik Gandhi (Bhavai), Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham), Vikrant Massey (Haseen Dillruba)Best Actress (Critics)Supriya Pathak (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Taapsee Pannu (Haseen Dillruba), Vidya Balan (Sherni)Best Actress in a Supporting RoleKirti Kulhari (The Girl on the Train), Neena Gupta (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar), Sai Tamhankar (Mimi), Konkona Sen Sharma (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi), Meghna Malik (Saina)Best Actor in a Supporting RoleAbhishek Banerjee (Rashmi Rocket), Manav Kaul (Saina), Paran Bandhopadhyay (Bob Biswas), Raj Arjun (Thalaivii), Pankaj Tripathi (83), Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)Best Playback Singer (Male)Arijit Singh (Lehra Do - 83), Arijit Singh (Rait Zara Si - Atrangi Re), B Praak (Mann Bharryaa - Shershaah), Devenderpal Singh (Lakeeran - Haseen Dillruba), Zubin Nautiyal (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah)Best Playback Singer (Female)Asees Kaur (Lakeeran - Haseen Dillruba), Neha Kakkar (Matlabi Yariyan - the Girl on the Train), Shreya Ghoshal (Param Sundari - Mimi), Priya Saraiya (Kalle Kalle - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui), Shreya Ghoshal (Chaka Chak - Atrangi Re), Asees Kaur (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah)Best Music AlbumA R Rahman (Atrangi Re), A R Rahman (Mimi), Amaal Mallik (Saina), Amit Trivedi (Haseen Dillruba), Sachin-Jigar (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui), Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin and Vikram Montrose (Shershaah)Best LyricsIrshad Kamil (Rait Zara Si - Atrangi Re), Jaani (Mann Bharryaa 2.0 - Shershaah), Kausar Munir (Lehra Do - 83), Kshitij Patwardhan (Phisal Jaa Tu - Haseen Dillruba), Manoj Muntashir (Parinda - Saina), Tanishk Bagchi (Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah)

The Grammys have been postponed until March 14 amid the rise of COVID-19 cases, confirms Recording Academy. After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host, and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021, a statement reads.In a joint statement from Harvey Mason Jr., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy; Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS; and Ben Winston, Grammy Awards Executive Producer, Fulwell 73 Productions, they said, "After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show.""We want to thank all of the talented artists, the staff, our vendors, and especially this year's nominees for their understanding, patience, and willingness to work with us as we navigate these unprecedented times," the statement further read.The 63rd Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, March 14, 2021.