Pankaj Tripathi, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt stand for the National Anthem as the 69th National Film Awards begin at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday. Ranbir was accompanying Alia who won the Best Actress award for Gangubai Kathiawadi. (ANI)
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Waheeda Rehman got emotional as she was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award during the National Film Awards ceremony. A video of her several memorable performances was played inside Vigyan Bhawan. (PTI)
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It was all friendship and warmth at the ceremony as both Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon won the Best Actress award. While Alia won for Gangubai Kathiawadi, Kriti won for Mimi. Allu Arjun is also seen in the frame. (Hindustan Times)
Pankaj Tripathi is seen in the middle of a conversation with Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor during the National Film Awards. Pankaj won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Mimi. (Shrikant Singh)
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Alia Bhatt kisses husband Ranbir Kapoor as she poses with her first National Film Award at the ceremony. Ranbir was playing the supportive husband for Alia at the event and even clicked her pictures as she received the award. (PTI)
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Olivier Assayas’s political drama The Wizard of the Kremlin has Jude Law stepping into the shoes of Vladimir Putin. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
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AI artiste aitot2.0 has imagined what Bollywood x Hollywood crossover could look like if Hollywood hunks teamed up with Bollywood actresses for movies. And the result is quite exciting. Here, the artiste imagines Leonardo DiCaprio with Aishwarya Rai. We think they would have made for a lovely pair in a movie.
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Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra played Jai and Veeru respectively in Sholay. Jai and Veeru were named after Salim Khan's college friends, Veerandar Singh Bias and Jai Singh Rao Kalevar. Both have passed away.
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The release of Rajinikanth's film Coolie on 14 August coincided with the milestone of the Tamil superstar completing 50 years in cinema on 15 August.