Indian enthusiasm for Oscars is not just limited to Slumdog Millionaire. Smile Pinki, a real world fairly tale, which celebrates the work of the plastic surgeon Dr Subodh Kumar Singh in providing free surgery to fix the cleft lip of poor young children, won the Oscar in the best documentary (short) category on Sunday night.
Smile Pinki is a 39-minute documentary that depicts the story of Pinki Sonkar, an eight-year-old girl from Mirzapur whose face cleft lip made her a social outcast.
Made in Bhojpuri and Hindi, the film has been directed by distinguished filmmaker Meg Mlyan, best known for her feature length documentary Lost Boys of Sudan which was shown in some 70 cities in North America.
Mylan thanked Pinki in her acceptance speech at the award ceremony in Hollywood.
“Thank you Pinki. Thank you for letting me tell your incredible story,” she said.
The film was shot entirely in Varanasi and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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Monday 23 February 2009
Saturday 31 January 2009
Nitish Kumar ‘Politician of the Year’
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been named the ‘CNN-IBN Politician of the Year-2008′.
According to a release by the channel, Nitish Kumar faced strong competition from his Delhi counterpart Sheila Dikshit, but eventually won the award ‘for turning around one of the most under-developed states in India and showing that ultimately, every adversity crumbles in the face of vision, belief and resolve’.
The winners in other categories include Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra for sports and Aamir Khan for entertainment.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair and the team behind India’s moon mission Chandrayaan have won awards in the public service category, while Aditya Puri of HDFC Bank topped in the business category. link
The ‘Global Indian’ of the year went to A.R. Rahman ‘for his music in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and compositions for hits like ‘Ghajini’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”.
According to a release by the channel, Nitish Kumar faced strong competition from his Delhi counterpart Sheila Dikshit, but eventually won the award ‘for turning around one of the most under-developed states in India and showing that ultimately, every adversity crumbles in the face of vision, belief and resolve’.
The winners in other categories include Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra for sports and Aamir Khan for entertainment.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair and the team behind India’s moon mission Chandrayaan have won awards in the public service category, while Aditya Puri of HDFC Bank topped in the business category. link
The ‘Global Indian’ of the year went to A.R. Rahman ‘for his music in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and compositions for hits like ‘Ghajini’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”.
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Bihar deploys police after "Slumdog" protests
Police in Bihar tightened security on Tuesday, a day after slum dwellers objecting to the word "dog" attacked a cinema hall screening the Oscar-nominated film "Slumdog Millionaire" in Patna.
On Monday protesters tore down posters and ransacked a movie theatre showing the rags-to- riches tale of a Mumbai slum dweller, which won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards at the weekend.
The film has also received 10 Oscar nominations.
Hundreds of protesters, mainly slum dwellers, shouted slogans saying the film's title was humiliating and must be changed for protests to end.
"Referring to people living in slums as dogs is a violation of human rights," Tateshwar Vishwakarma, a social activist said.
Police said they have deployed armed police outside theatres in the state to thwart any further attacks.
Last week, Vishwakarma filed a case against an actor, the music director and two other people associated with "Slumdog" in a local court.
The case will be heard in a Patna court on Feb. 5, police said. link
On Monday protesters tore down posters and ransacked a movie theatre showing the rags-to- riches tale of a Mumbai slum dweller, which won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards at the weekend.
The film has also received 10 Oscar nominations.
Hundreds of protesters, mainly slum dwellers, shouted slogans saying the film's title was humiliating and must be changed for protests to end.
"Referring to people living in slums as dogs is a violation of human rights," Tateshwar Vishwakarma, a social activist said.
Police said they have deployed armed police outside theatres in the state to thwart any further attacks.
Last week, Vishwakarma filed a case against an actor, the music director and two other people associated with "Slumdog" in a local court.
The case will be heard in a Patna court on Feb. 5, police said. link
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