Filmfare Award 2012

· The 2500th (blackLady) Filmfare Award got A R Rahmaan. Lucky Award!

· one more lucky award-Usha Uthhup Got her first award in 42 yrs of her career. she started crying. ......poor Bollywood.

· R. Rahman has won every time (10) he was nominated for this award except once in 2005 where he lost to Anu Malik. he has won most awards for music direction. Gulzar also won most lyricist award (10 times). Anand Bakshi Nominated 40 times but won 4. in 2005 Javed Akhtar was the single nominee, having all the five nominations of this category.

Playback (male) singer award won by Mohit Chauhan defeating the international acclaimed Akon for chammak challo. Kishor daa nominated 27 times and won 8 (most by any singer). KK and Suresh wadekar are most nominee without ever winning. kumar sanu has the record for most consecutive win (5 from 1990 to 94).

· Chammak Challo is one of the nomination for best lyrics along with Nadan Parindey, sada haq and gulzar's Darling......What is so extraordinary with Chammak Challo i dont know.

· best Scene Award introduced in 1998. why? and best 'scene' award went to The 'Dirty' picture. why not Rockstar that contain extraordinary picturesque and expressive scenes.

· Best Performance in a Negative Role and Best Performance in a Comic Role are the categories removed after 2007. Why ??

Lifetime Achievement Award grabed by Pyarelal and Aruna irani. The first reciepient of this category was Amitabh Bachhan (1990). after that he did around 80 movies. He got Special award for completing 40 years in film industry in 2011. (a superstar who started his second inning after getting lifetime achievement award that is supposed to end of career)

Partho Gupte – Special Filmfare Jury Certificate – Stanley Ka Dabba- A welcome move.

Best Documentary (category removed after 1997) - Bollywood is limiting itself to feature films only and that too only commercial ones . when did last art movie you see?? the viewers who want to see art movie or documentry are few but that doesn't mean the mother of all award should also ignore it instead of taking responsibility to promote documentaries and art movies.

The Filmfare Power Award :The first award was given for the year 2003 and is given every year to those who are ranked No. 1 in the listing of the most powerful names of Bollywood. It is voted each year by the film fraternity. in 2006,7 and 8 it was bagged by Yash Chopra & Aditya Chopra. in 2008 it was removed from the list of special awards.

this shows there are very few powerful people in the industry and probably Filmfare doesn't want to give awards to same person every year.

There should be a category for Best Short Movies and best Children movie as well. there is a great need of promoting both kind of cinema.

Success is relative or Relatives are success!!!

Its an election time. everyone is talking about the extent nepotism exist in politics.But our Bollywood is no less "FAMILIAR". lets see how ...

1. Abhishek bachhan( Son of amitabh and Jaya bachhan, Husband of ashwarya (after some years father of ….. )

2. Ritesh deshmukh (Son of Vilasrao deshmukh)

3. Jackky Bhagnani is the Son of Indian producer Vashu Bhagnani

4. Ajay devgan (Son of Stuntman Viru devgan)

5. Sanjay dutt (Son of sunil dutt)

6. Shahid kapoor (Son of pankaj kapoor) Ishan kapoor (Half brother of shahid kapoor)

7. Pratik babbar (Son of rajbabbar)

8. Vivek oberai (suresh oberai)

9. Ashmit patel (brother of amisha patel)

10. Harman Baweja was born to art director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja.

11. Nil nitin mukesh (mukesh)

12. Sonakshi Sinha is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha. She has two brothers, Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha.Luv Sinha is an actor who played the lead role in the Hindi film Sadiyaan.

13. Shruti hasan (Son of kamal hasan)

14. Sikandar kher (Son of aupam kher)

15. Imran hashmi (cousin of puja bhatt, and Mahesh Bhatt is his uncle)

16. Adhyayan suman (shekhar suman)

17. Mahakshay Chakravorty (Son of mithoon Chakraworty, FILMS- Jimmy, Hamilton Palace,Rocky, Haunted, Loot, 2012, Enemmy, Tukkaa Fitt)

18. Rani Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father Ram Mukherjee is a retired director while her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is a film producer turned director. Her maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, is a Bengali film actress and her cousin, Kajol, is a popular Bollywood actress. Another cousin of hers, Ayan Mukerji is the writer and director of Wake Up Sid.

19. Kajol was born in Mumbai of Bengali-Marathi descent. Her mother Tanuja is an actress, while her late father Shomu Mukherjee was a film director and producer. Her maternal aunt is the late actress Nutan (with whom she holds the record for the most wins (five times) of the Filmfare Award for Best Actress) and her maternal grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai had both been involved in Hindi cinema. Kajol 's paternal uncles are film producers; Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee. Kajol's paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. Kajol's paternal grandmother, Satirani Devi, was sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Kajol's cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors; Kajol's younger sister Tanisha Mukherjee is also an actress.

20. Saif Ali Khan is the Son of the former Nawab of Pataudi, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore.Khan has two sisters Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.

Kareena Kapoor, Ranbeer kapoor-

21. Raima sen is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen - a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura.The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma

22. Sunny Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. His stepmother is Hema Malini. He has a brother Bobby Deol and two sisters Vijayta Deol and Ajeeta Deol. he also has two half sisters one is Ahana Deol and actress Esha Deol. his cousin abhay deol is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry.

23. Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the Son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor.

24. Hritik Roshan was born in Mumbai to a Punjabi Hindu family of cinema personalities. His father, film director Rakesh Roshan, is the son of music director Roshan, while his mother, Pinky, is the daughter of producer and director J. Om Prakash. His uncle Rajesh Roshan is a famous music director.Roshan is married to Suzanne (Khan) Roshan, owner of Suzanne Roshan's House of Design and daughter of actor Sanjay Khan. Zayad Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. His older sisters are Simone Khan (wife of Ajay Arora), Sussanne Roshan (married to actor Hrithik Roshan), and Farah Khan Ali (wife of DJ Aqeel). Khan is related as cousin brother to yet another Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, whose father is the late actor Feroz Khan, who was Khan's father's brother. Khan's family is originally from Ghazni, Afghanistan from his father´s side.

25. Uday Chopra is the son of Yash Chopra and brother of Aditya Chopra.

26. Aamir Khan's family that has been actively involved in the Indian motion picture industry for several decades. His father, Tahir Hussain, was a film producer while his uncle, Nasir Hussain, was a film producer as well as a director and an actor. His family on his father´s side are originally from Herat, Afghanistan.He is a descendant of the scholar and politician Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and a second cousin to former Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr Najma Heptulla.Imran Khan is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and producer-director Mansoor Khan.

27. Anil Kapoor was born to film producer Surinder Kapoor and his wife Nirmal. Kapoor's elder brother, Boney Kapoor, is a film producer while younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is also an actor.In 1984, he married Sunita Kapoor. Kapoor's elder daughter is actress Sonam Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai. He is a distant relative of Raj Kapoor. He grew up in Raj Kapoor's house with Rajeev Kappor.

28. Akshaye Khanna is the middle son of Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna, and the younger brother of actor Rahul Khanna.

29. Salman Khan is the eldest Son of screenwriter Salim Khan. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri.

30. Farhan Akhtar is the son of screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani. Honey Irani is an award-winning Indian screenwriter.She was married to Javed Akhtar. Although the marriage ended in divorce, it produced two children, Son Farhan Akhtar and daughter Zoya Akhtar. She is the maternal aunt of choreographer/director Farah Khan and director/host Sajid Khan(director). Her sister Daisy Irani was a famous child artist of the 50's and 60's.

No doubt there are many talented actors in this list. But is this not limiting the talent? doesn’t India has talent out side these families? Now a day when we see Award functions it seems we are watching a family drama. Scenario is changed. Previously we used to see award functions where we find talent being awarded. Now a days we connects link why an actor got that award. New categories are being formed. All we see is lobbying and marketing. Where is talent?

For example Tussar kapoor is used as a produt offer. If you buy a good product the suppy of bad is utilised free of cost. If you see Nasiruddin Shah and Vidya Balan, you will have to tolerate the great talent Tussar Kapoor. How many solo worth film he has delivered?

Talents from reputed institutes like NSD and FTII, are running short of work whereas these 'sons' get big banner launch, after completing formalities from some foreign film institutes. (exceptions are there no doubt!)

So the crux is neither Bollywood has enough doors for the entry of new talents nor actual talent is being awarded. The time where we are aiming to make satisfactory space in global cinema, here we are confined to some families.

सिस्टम पे तमाचा या सिस्टम का तमाचा !!

इस देश में सिर्फ आम आदमी की ही किस्मत क्यों खराब है? ये सवाल उठाती है फिल्म "गली गली चोर है". फिल्म ने बहुत सही ढंग से आम आदमी का हो रहे शोषण को दिखाया गया है. फिल्म दर्शको को रास नहीं आई शायद इसलिए की इसका अंत फ़िल्मी नहीं है और फिल्म में कोई "स्टार" नहीं है. और फिल्मो की तरह अंत में सब कुछ ठीक नहीं हो जाता है. बेशक कोई और बेहतर अंत हो सकता था. लेकिन फिल्म जिन मुद्दों को उठाती है वो काबिल-इ-तारीफ है.

सबसे पहला मुद्दा तो यह है की भारत जैसे देश में अंध विश्ववास क्यों गहराता जा रहा है. पुलिस, अदालत, चोर, नेता सब से परेशान होने के बाद आम आदमी अपनी किस्मत को दोष देकर तसल्ली कर लेता है. क्युकी वो बेचारा सिस्टम का कुछ बिगाड नहीं सकता. वो अपनी मुलभुत जरूरतों में इस कदर उलझा रहता है की अदालत के चक्कर वो नहीं काटना चाहता. फिल्म बताती है की आम आदमी सबसे ज्यादे खुश तब होता है जब बिना मतलब की विपत्ति से उसको छुटकारा मिल जाता है.

वहीं ये फिल्म कुछ कड़े सवाल भी उठती है. जैसे पुरे पांच सालो तक आफिसो, पान और चाय की दुकानों, और जगह जगह भ्रष्ट नेताओ को गालियाँ देने के बाद पाचवें साल उन्ही भ्रष्ट नेताओ को क्यों जिताती है? और इसका उदहारण भी साफ़ उत्तर प्रदेश के चुनाव में देखा जा सकता है. साल भर अन्ना के साथ भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ मोर्चा खोलने वाली जनता को मुद्दों के नाम पर उसकी जातियों की पहचान करा दी जाती है. वहीं कोई ईमानदार छवि का प्रत्याशी निर्दलीय खड़ा होता है तो उसकी जमानत जब्त हो जाती है. कितने ही ऐसे उदहारण है.

फिल्म को न क्रिटिक ने सराहा न ही दर्शकों ने. जो की दुखद है. जनता भी अजीब चीज़ है. यही जनता है जो उ ला ला को गाली भी देती है और फिर सुपर हिट भी करवा देती है जबकि विषय के नाम पर कितनी महिलाओं के दर्द का प्रतिनिधित्व वो करती है सब जानते है. वहीँ जो फिल्म हमारे मूल-भुत समस्याओ को उठा रही है, एक बढ़िया व्यंग दिखाती है, उसे क्रिटिक अपनी क्रिटिकल एंगल की धार से नोंच डालते है. और सही भी है. क्युकी 'बिकती' तो सिर्फ तीन चीजे है- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. लेकिन ये भी जान लेना जरुरी है की ये बोलने के साथ ही आपको ये अहसास दिला दिया जाता है की आप बाज़ार में है.

फिल्म के अंत में हीरो के माध्यम से पुलिस वाले और नेता को तमाचा मारना एक तरह से सिम्बोलिक है जिसका मतलब आम आदमी का तमाचा सिस्टम के गाल पर से है. पर मुझे वो वाकई में सिस्टम का तमाचा जनता के गाल पर लगता है. हम फिल्मो में अश्लीलता को गाली देते है और उन्ही को देख देख हिट करवाते है. भ्रष्ट नेताओं को गाली देने का एक मौका नहीं चुकते, और उन्ही को वोट देकर फिर से सर पे बिठाते है. और ऐसी ही जनता का फायदा उठाया जाता है फिर तकलीफ क्यों? ये सिस्टम इस तमाचे के साथ हमें बताता है की हम ऐसे ही सिस्टम के लायक है.