film awards

Who among the following bollywood actress is conferred with the
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France?
[A]Katrina Kaif
[B]Priyanka Chopra
[C]Kareena Kapoor
[D]Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
(Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by François Richier, Ambassador of
France to India, on behalf of the French authorities. This prestigious distinction
comes in recognition of her invaluable contribution to the world of cinema and the
development of Indo-French cooperation in cinema, art, and culture. Earlier Indian
recipients include Shahrukh Khan, Raghu Rai, Nandita Das, late Habib Tanvir, and
Upamanyu Chatterjee. Recipient of several Indian film awards, she was also the
youngest Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri in 2009. She starred in the film
Devdas in 2002, which was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and the
most successful Indian movie in France. She was also the first Indian actress to be
a jury member at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Conferred with French Award The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letter

The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on 1 November 2012 was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Ambassador to India François Richier. She was awarded on behalf of the French Authorities. 

She was conferred with the award for the contributions made by her to Indian and World Cinema and the developments in Indo-French cooperation in art, culture and the most important one, Cinema. 

Late Habib Tanvir, Nandita Das, Raghu Rai, Shahrukh Khan, and Upamanyu Chatterjee are few more Indians who had been conferred with this prestigious French award. 

About Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

•    The youngest Indian Actress to win Padmashree in 2009. Padmashree is the fourth highest civilian award given by the Union Government of India

•    She is the first Indian Actress to be among the jury members at Cannes 

•    She made her debut in the Indian film industry with Mani Ratnam’s Tamilo Film Iruvar in 1997

•    Has received two Best Actress Awards at Filmfare for her films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999 and Devdas in the year 2002

•    In the year 2012, she was appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS 

•    To promote eye donation in India, she was appointed as the brand ambassador for the Eye Bank Association of India's nationwide campaign 

•    She became the brand Ambassador for Pulse Polio in 2005 a mission established by the Union Government of India for polio eradication from the country 

•    To raise awareness about the main goals and priorities of the United Nations’ poverty alleviation efforts, she was appointed as the spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 

•    For Smile Train, she was appointed as its first Goodwill Ambassador in the year 2009. It is an international charity established to provide free Cleft lip and palate surgery to children across 76 different developing countries

OSCAR AWARDS-------ESTB IN 1929

FIRST INDIAN FILM RECOMMENDED FOR OSCAR AWARD-----MOTHER INDIA

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.

The 59th National Film Awards presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India felicitate the best of Indian Cinema for the year 2011

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Soumitra Chatterjee[10] [11]

Actor

Swarna Kamal, 1 lakh (US$2,000) and a Shawl

Best Feature Film: 'Devur' (Marathi) & 'Byari' (Kannada)

Best Director: Gurvinder Singh, 'Anhe Ghorey Da Daan'

Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni, 'Deool'

Best Actress: Vidya Balan, 'The Dirty Picture'

Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty, 'Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai' (Tamil)

Best Supporting Actress: Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi, 'Phijigee Mani' (Manipuri)

Best Editing: Praveen KL, 'Aranyaa Kandam'

Best Child Artist: Partho Gupte, 'Stanley Ka Dabba' and 'Chillar Party' cast

Best Film on Social Issues: 'Inshallah' (Ashvin Kumar) and 'Mindscape' (Arun Chadha)

Best Non Feature Film: 'And We Play On'

Best Debut Film of a Director: 'The Silent Poet' (Manipuri)

Best Children's Film: 'Chillar Party'

Best Music Direction: Neel Dutt, 'Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'

Best Background Score: 'Laptop', Mayookh Bhaumik

Best Singer (Female): Rupa Ganguly

Best Singer (Male): Anand Bhate

Best Lyrics: 'I Am', Amitabh Bhattacharya

Best Screenplay (Adapted): 'Shala', Avinash Deshpande

Best Screenplay (Original): 'Chillar Party', Vikas Behl & Nitish Tiwari

Best Dialogue: Girish Kulkarni, 'Deool'

Best Make Up Artist: Vijram Gaekwad, 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Bal Gandharva'

Best Special Effects: 'Ra.One'

Best Costume Design: Niharika Khan, 'The Dirty Picture' and Neeta Lulla, 'Bal Gandharva'

Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for "Senorita..." from 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'

Best Hindi Film: 'I Am'

Best Marathi Film: 'Shaala'

Best Kannada Film: 'Kurmavatara'

Best Bengali Film: 'Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbona'

Best Malayalam Film: 'Indian Rupee'

Best Tamil Film: 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa'

Best Dogri Film: 'Dille Ch Vasya Koi'

Best Manipuri film: 'Phijigee Mani'

Best Punjabi Film: 'Anne Gode Da Daan'

Special Mention: Director Shari for 'Adi Madhyantam' (Malayalam Film) and Mallika for 'Byari' (Kannada Film)

Best film critic: Manoj P Pujari

Best Book Award: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal for 'R.D. Burman The Man, The Music'

Indira Gandhi award for debut film director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja for 'Aaranya Kaandam'

Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutta for 'Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na'

Best Feature Film in Malayalam Indian rupee

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

Silver Lotus Award

Official Name: Rajat Kamal

Indian Cinema was also recognized at the American Academy Awards. Three Indian films, Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan (2001), were nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indian winners of the Academy Awards include Bhanu Athaiya (costume designer), Satyajit Ray (filmmaker), A. R. Rahman (music composer), Resul Pookutty (sound editor) and Gulzar (lyricist).

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 16 to May 27, 2012. France- golden palm

1^st Indian film is neecha nagar in1946.  For film: Miss Lovely: by  Ashim Ahluwalia now in competition  and for director: Gangs of Wasseypur by Anurag Kashyap

The Golden Bear (German: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. Bears are the symbol of Berlin, featuring on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin

1^st film

1967	through the eyes of painter	M.F. Hussain
1973	Distant Thunder (Ashani Sanket)	Satyajit Ray

The Golden Lion') is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival.

1^st film

1957

The Unvanquished (Aparajito)

Satyajit Ray

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Monsoon Wedding

Mira Nair

2001

Madhuri Dixit gets Master Dinanath Vishesh award
Actor Madhuri Dixit awarded the prestigious “Master Dinanath Vishesh award for her contribution
to cinema. The award comprises a memento and Rs 1,00,000 cash.

Golden Lion ----Venice Film Festival.

South Korean Movie, Pieta, directed by Kim Ki-duk, bagged theGolden Lion Prize for best movie at the

69th Venice Film Festival.

Other Awards:

 Silver Lion for Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘The Master’

 Special Jury Prize: “Paradise: Faith” by the Austrian director Ulrich Seidl

 Best Actor Prize: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix for their role in ‘The Master’

 Best Actress Prize: Hadas Yaron, for her role in the Israeli film “Fill the Void.