Miss Nepal Earth 2013 Rojisha heads for Philippines for Miss Earth 2013

Rojisha Shahi The first runner of Miss Nepal 2013 is all ready to compete in the international Beauty Pageant  Miss Earth 2013. Rojisha shahi left for Philippines in November 14 2013 to take part in the contest.The event is scheduled to be held from November 17 to December 7 in the Philippines as per the press release published by the Miss Nepal Organizer Hidden Treasure.

Rojisha Shahi 

 After Miss Nepal World Miss Ishani gained some acclaimed after being in Top ten of the Miss World 2013 and also by winning the Title Beauty with Purpose at the Miss world Pageant that was held in Indonesia. Rojisha will also be following the same path and hopefully will bring another title for Nepal.

Ashmita Sitaula 

 Meanwhile, Ashmita Sitaula the winner of Popular choice (Fanta Miss Bubbly ) at the Fanta the The Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2013 2013 is Currently in Thailand to take part Miss Grand International  2013 being held from November 3 to November 22. , the statement from Hidden Treasure adds. We will bring the update of these beauty pageants to our readers .

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Miss Universe 2013:Gabriela Isler of Venezuela Crowned Miss Universe

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler is the new Miss Universe 2013.Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler won the coveted Miss Universe 2013 crown on Saturday night, beating 85 other contenders from around the world at a glittering ceremony held in Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia.Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo of USA crowned the new beauty queen Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler.

Similarly Patricia Yurena Rodriguez of Spain was Crowned First runner up  while Second runner up Award went to  Constanza Baez  of Ecuador .3rd runner up: Philippines - Ariella Arida and 4th runner up: Brazil - Jakelyne Oliveira.

Miss USA, Olivia Culpo walks on stage for the last time as Miss Universe 2012.The final Question & Answer round begins.

Miss India was able to make it to the Top Ten but wasn't able to get into top 5.Women representing 86 countries vie for the Miss Universe crown held in Russia for the first time. 

The glitzy contest is taking place in Crocus City Hall on the edge of Moscow and beamed around the world's television screens to an audience of around two billion people.

The 62nd annual gala, will be hosted by SNBC Live's host Thomas Roberts and America's Got Talent's judge, Melanie Brown or Mel B of the Spice Girls.

Women representing 86 countries vie for the Miss Universe crown held in Russia for the first time.

The glitzy contest is taking place in Crocus City Hall on the edge of Moscow and beamed around the world's television screens to an audience of around two billion people.

The 62nd annual gala, will be hosted by SNBC Live's host Thomas Roberts and America's Got Talent's judge, Melanie Brown or Mel B of the Spice Girls.

Here are the Final Round questions of the Top five contestants with their answers. 

Q for Venezuela: "What is your biggest fear and how do you plan to overcome it?"

Miss Venezuela: "Fear is not negative. We should overcome all our fears and this in turn would make us stronger. As soon as we overcome our fears we can face any challenge."

Q for Philippines: "What can be done about lack of jobs for young people around the world?"

Miss Philippines: "We should invest in education. That is my primary advocacy. Through it we can land good careers in the future. It is the ticket to a better future."

Q for Miss Brazil: "What is your opinion on places who do not allow women to vote, travel abroad?"

Miss Brazil: "In my opinion, we as women achieved our independence through time. Unfortunately, nowadays we still have problems with our independence. But we need to keep our open minds because nowadays we are homemakers, part of a work force. We are capable of everything."

Q for Miss Spain: "What is the most significant thing we can do to help elect women into public office?"

Miss Spain: "In order to select a good woman she must posses good qualities in order to do a good job discipline, knows how to adapt... so she can fulfill her job"

Miss Spain Patricia

Q for Miss Ecuador: "What would happen to the world if we could no longer use the Internet?"

Miss Ecuador: "Computers have advantages and disadvantages. We are no longer as close to our families. We should use technology positively."

TOP 5 FINALISTS: Miss Ecuador, Miss Brazil, Miss Spain, Miss Philippines, Miss Venezuela

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo struts on stage in a million-dollar swimsuit with 900 stones by Italian brand Yamamay.

International recording artist Emin performs as the top 10 finalists take the stage in their evening gown.

TOP 10: Miss Spain, Miss Philippines, Miss Great Britain, Miss India, Miss Brazil, Miss USA, Miss Ukraine, Miss Ecuador, Miss Venezuela, Miss Dominican Republic.

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Indian Origin Nina Davuluriwon Miss America 2013

Twenty Four year-old Nina Davuluri, became the First Miss America of Indian descent as the famous beauty pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey, after a six-year stint in Las Vegas. Davuluri from Syracuse sashayed off with the tiara and the $50,000 scholarship cash as the nationally televised pageant was back in Boardwalk Hall, where judges chose her to succeed the current title-holder, and former Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, USA Today reported.

Nina Davuluriwon

She performed a Bollywood dance for the talent part, answered a question about plastic surgery and hopes to become a doctor, like her father.

She once battled bulimia, according to a Syracuse.com July story, and is the first Indian-American to serve as Miss New York and is the first Miss America winner of Indian descent.

Earlier, after a night of big numbers, endless crowd cheering, swimsuit strutting, dancing, singing, the 53 Miss America contestants (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) were narrowed down to one winner, USA Today said.

Nina Davuluriwon

The 53 contestants introduced themselves in a taped segment with those quippy catchphrases, including "Listening to your phone calls from the Nation's Capital. Just kidding! I'm Miss District of Columbia, Bindhu Pamarthi."

The 100-year old pageant was televised live by ABC, which picked up the contest again in 2011 after dropping it in 2004 because of a steep ratings decline.

Nina Davuluriwon

The judges were 2004 Miss America winner Deidre Downs Gunn, the New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire, Lance Bass from the boy band 'N Sync, comedian Mario Cantone, violinist Joshua Bell and television chef Carla Hall.

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Rollerskating Indian boy in new Guinness records

A 12-year-old Indian rollerskating enthusiast and a skateboarding goat were among the record-breakers who made it into the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, released on Thursday.

Schoolboy Rohan Kokane, from the town of Belgaum, won his place in the famous book as the Lowest Limbo Skater, rollerskating beneath a height of just 25 centimetres (10 inches) over a distance of 10 metres (33 feet).The 12-year-old, the only member of his family who skates, said he hoped his place in the Guinness World Records would "bring great prestige to my country".

Rohan Kokane

A Puerto Rican chihuahua called Milly was honoured as the world's smallest dog, coming in at just 9.65 centimetres tall, while Happie the American goat skateboarded her way to glory by gliding 36 metres in 25 seconds.A German woman, Julia Plecher, was listed as the fastest person to run 100 metres in high heels -- crossing the line in just 14.531 seconds.

Six times bigger than a normal motorbike, a five-tonne vehicle made by Italy's Fabio Reggiani was officially named the world's largest rideable motorcycle -- while at the other end of the spectrum, Austin Coulson of the United States had the smallest car at just 126.47 centimetres long.

Steve Sansweet of the United States won a place in the book with his collection of Star Wars memorabilia -- which at 300,000 items is the largest in the world -- while 33-year-old Briton James Brown achieved a similar feat with his 332-strong collection of vacuum cleaners.

Brown has been collecting the appliances since he was eight, but said he did not enjoy housework.

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Miss Diva 2013: Manasi Moghe to represent India in Miss Universe 2013

The winners of the Miss Diva 2013 were declared at a star-studded event in Mumbai. From Kunal Kapoor to Raveena Tandon attended the function.The winners who won the title are Mansi Moghe (Miss Diva 2013), Gurleen Grewal (Miss Diva 2013 1st runner-up), Srishti Rana (Miss Diva 2013 2nd runner-up). Kunal Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandes, Vineet Jain, MD, Times of India Group, Raveena Tandon, Zeenat Aman, Atul Kasbekar, Malaika Arora Khan and Sahar Biniaz, Miss Canada were present to crown the ladies.
The Miss Diva 2013 winner will represent the country at Miss Universe 2013, which is to be held in Moscow November 9th. 

Manasi Moghe

The Miss Diva 2013 finale, Thursday night, saw 14 finalists, including Moghe, competing against each other to win the title, and join the list of names like Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, Juhi Chawla, Neha Dhupia and Gul Panag who represented India at the international beauty pageant.

"The finalists are already winners in their very own right and they have demonstrated towering levels of flair in the first year of Miss Diva. I am confident that the wealth of talent will only accentuate in the coming years. I wish the girls all the very best and may the best girl win," said Marc Robinson, director, Miss India Organisation.

Winners of Miss Diva 2013 with judge pannel

The finalists were judged by a string of well-known names from showbiz - Zeenat Aman, Raveena Tandon, Malaika Arora Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kunal Kapoor, Atul Kasbekar and former Miss Canada Sahar Biniaz. Radio Jockey Mantra and actor Vivan Bhatena played perfect hosts for the evening.

Earlier, I AM She - Miss India Universe, started in 2010, sent its winner to the Miss Universe pageant. In 2010, Femina Miss India relinquished its exclusive right to send the representative to Miss Universe, and, Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe and popular Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, organised the pageant in the same year.

After the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant, Sushmita and Tantra Entertainment announced that they were relinquishing the licence for Miss Universe. But they are yet to officially comment whether the I AM She pageant will continue or not.

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MTV Awards 2013:Lady Gaga to perform at MTV awards

The 'Judas' hitmaker will make one of her first appearances since having hip surgery in February and debut her new single at the annual awards bash on August 25, which will air live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Other performers will be announced at a later date but Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the nominations, as they are both up for six awards.

Lady Gaga With out Makeup

Bruno Mars is up for four awards, while Thirty Seconds to Mars, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Pink are up for three each.
Lady Gaga, 27, who will release her new album 'ARTPOP' on November 11, sang the national anthem at New York's Gay Pride last month.
The star has been avoiding the public eye since cancelling her 'Born This Way Ball' world tour to undergo surgery for a labral tear on her right hip earlier this year, which left her temporarily wheelchair-bound.
The blonde singer recently revealed that her new album will visit the pain of her past and dramatically described the moment she handed the first single over to her record label.
In a post on her new website, LittleMonsters.com, she wrote: "ARTPOP as they pry the single from my bleeding fingers. its a scary thing to revisit those things underneath, the pain in your past. but all I found was raw passion. I thought I was destroyed inside. im just ready to fight. start the music.

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IIFA Awards 2014:IIFA 2014 travelling to US for the first time

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards is all set to make its maiden trip to the US by hosting the 2014 edition at the Tampa Bay in Florida.

"We are extremely excited to announce that IIFA 2014 will travel to US. We had been working on America for the last three years with various cities like Las Vegas, Chicago and New York," Andre Timmins, Director, IIFA and Wizcraft, told PTI in an exclusive interview.

IIFA Awards Logo 2014

The new venue aims to cash in on the huge fan base Indian cinema has in the US. "The maximum grosser of Indian cinema after India is America. We wanted to go to America because the city can transport what we do on ground. So, on that aspect we are happy that Tampa Bay is on," he added.

In the last 14 years, IIFA has travelled to four continents including Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.
Andre said that IIFA 2014 will be grand as it will try to connect with the Indians residing in the city.
"It is going to be extra-ordinary as we are going to convert the baseball stadium into a cricket stadium and there will be a match between celebrities and cricketers during award ceremony. IIFA rocks venue is about 21,000 people and main arena has the sitting capacity of 35,000 people. We will connect to all Gujarati and other Indian communities there," Andre said.The award ceremony will also see performances from noted Hollywood personalities.
Barbados, Las Vegas, Chicago and Johannesburg were other contenders to host the next edition of the Bollywood extravaganza.

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13th IIFA Award 2013: List of the Winners of 13th IIFA Award 2013

The IIFA Rocks began with technical award on Friday where Anurag Basu's "Barfi!" took home the major trophies including Best Screenplay, Cinematography and Make-up among others. Vidya Balan took home the Best Actress award at IIFA 2013 for her portrayal of a pregnant woman in search of her husband in 'Kahaani' while Ranbir Kapoor was named Best Actor for 'Barfi!' here on Saturday.

Vidya Balan with IIFA Best Actress Award

While receiving her award from Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya made a special mention of her director Shoojit Sircar."I want to dedicate this award to my director Shoojit."

Here's a list of winners of all other categories:

BEST ACTOR: Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi!
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Vidya Balan for Kahaani
 BEST FILM: Barfi!
BEST DIRECTOR: Anurag Basu (Barfi!)
BEST STORY: Tani and Anurag Basu for Barfi!
BEST SUPPORTING MALE: Anu Kapoor for Vicky Donor
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE - Anushka Sharma for JTHJ
BEST DEBUT FEMALE: Yami Gautam for Vicky Donor
BEST DEBUT MALE: Ayushmaan Khurana
BEST ACTOR IN COMIC ROLE: Abhishek Bachchan for Bol Bachchan
BEST ACTOR IN NEGATIVE ROLE: Rishi Kapoor from Agneepath
STAR JODI OF THE YEAR: Deepika padukone and ranbir kapoor
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR: Gauri Shinde for English Vinglish
 BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR: Pritam for Barfi!
 BEST LYRICS: Amitabh Bhattacharya, mujhme kahin from Agneepath
BEST SINGER MALE: Sonu Nigam for Agneepath
 BEST SINGER FEMALE: Shreya Ghoshal for Chikni chameli

Anushka Sharma with Best actress in Supporting Role 

SPECIAL AWARDS

IIFA FOREVER: Yash Chopra
 INDIAN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Anupam Kher
 OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA: Javed Akhtar
HUMANITY AWARD: Shabana Azmi
DIGITAL STAR OF THE YEAR: Shah Rukh Khan

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IIFA awards 2013: Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor to co-host

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will host the upcoming 14th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards at the Venetian in Macau. Shahid Kapoor will be joining him on stage as his co-host.However, this won’t be the first time Shahid and Shah Rukh will come together for such an event. The duo has previously hosted two editions of another film award function in 2010 and 2012.

Incidentally, Shah Rukh last anchored the IIFA Awards eight years ago (in 2005, in Amsterdam) with filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Fardeen Khan.He also performed at the 2004 and 2011 editions of the function, in Singapore and Toronto, Canada, respectively.This year, however, the organisers are not sure whether SRK will be in a condition to shake a leg on stage, as the actor recently underwent surgery for his injured shoulder.His right shoulder is currently in a brace and he has been advised complete rest by the doctor.

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) revealed that Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Madhuri Dixit will all be performing on the IIFA stage this year.

Also performing will be dance superstar Prabhu Dheva who will perform with Sridevi in a one-of-a-kind dance-off. As we draw closer to the 14th Videocon DDB IIFA Weekend, the promising line-up of performances for the IIFA Awards is sure to leave audiences mesmerized, as Indian Cinema takes centre-stage from July 4th - 6th at The Venetian Macao.Abhishek Bachchan who has performed at several IIFAs in the past will also grace the IIFA stage, having given his first international performance at IIFA 2005 in Amsterdam.Having seen phenomenal box-office success this year for her recent film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Deepika Padukone will showcase some of her signature moves from the recent hit songs in her most successful films including 'Angrezi Beats', 'Tumhi Ho Bandhu' and her most recent 'Balam Pichkaari'.

Also performing at the IIFA Awards will be one of Bollywood's most iconic leading ladies, Madhuri Dixit. Known for her iconic dance moves, Madhuri is preparing to make her IIFA debut this year. The acclaimed actress who has been in the industry for almost three decades will perform to a montage of the most unforgettable songs of her career.

Speaking on her upcoming performance, Madhuri Dixit-Nene said, "I have never been to an IIFA before and I'm very excited to be making my performance debut on the IIFA stage. I think that it a great fit especially since we're celebrating '100 years of Indian Cinema'. I am thrilled to perform for my fans from Hong Kong and Macau."

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Miss World 2013:Miss World gets rid of swimwear round this year

Contestants at this year's Miss World beauty pageant will not wear bikinis in the parade in a bid to avoid causing offence in Muslim-majority Indonesia, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
The 137 women taking part in the September contest will swap bikinis for more conservative attire, such as traditional sarongs, for the beach fashion section.The contest is being held on the resort island of Bali, where foreign tourists flock in their millions and the beaches are packed with women sunbathing in skimpy swimwear.

But Miss World Organisation chairwoman Julia Morley insisted that none of the pageant's contestants would wear a bikini."I don't want to upset or get anyone in a situation where we are being disrespectful," she told AFP from London.
"We treasure respect for all the countries that take part in the pageant," she said, adding the final outfits had not yet been finalised.
Organisers are treading carefully after a number of music acts to recently visit Indonesia provoked controversy due to performers' outfits.

Last year pop sensation Lady Gaga was forced to cancel her concert in Indonesia after Muslim hardliners threatened to burn down the venue.
Singer Beyonce and band The Pussycat Dolls were also asked to cover up before performing in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

The upcoming Miss World pageant, to be held in Bali and Bogor just outside Jakarta, has already stirred anger with the country's top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council, which has called for its cancellation.

Council cleric Muhyidin Djunaedi accused the event of "promoting hedonism, materialism and consumerism", and said contestants were not positive role models for Muslim youth.

However, organisers insisted that the decision to axe bikinis was taken when the agreement was first struck to hold the event in Indonesia and that they had not changed their plans following complaints.



"We discussed the beach fashion issue last year with Miss World in London before we even agreed to host the event because we knew this would be sensitive in Indonesia," said Nana Putra from media group MNC, the official broadcaster and local organiser.

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Michelle Keegan crowned `world’s hottest woman`

British actress Michelle Keegan has been named as the world’s hottest woman.The 25-year-old actress has defeated American model Kate Upton to top ZOO’s Hot 101 list this year.Kate Upton came second in the poll, which was voted for by tens of thousands of the magazine’s readers, the Sun reported.Leah Francis and Alice Goodwin bagged the third and fourth place respectively, while `Celebrity Juice` judge Kelly Brook came fifth.

Michelle Keegan

Beautiful actress Mila Kunis took away the sixth spot followed by pop princess Rihanna in the seventh position.Models, Jess Kingham and Melissa Debling, and `Silver Linings Playbook` star Jennifer Lawrence also featured in the top ten.

Kate Upton

Leah Francis

The top ten are as follows:

1. Michelle Keegan
2. Kate Upton
3. Leah Francis
4. Alice Goodwin
5. Kelly Brook
6. Mila Kunis
7. Rihanna
8. Jess Kingham
9. Melissa Debling
10. Jennifer Lawrence

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IIFA Awards 2013‘Barfi!’ leads with 15 nominations at IIFA Awards

After the barge of Bollywood awards, here’s the last one for the year, with the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announcing their list of nominations.

The IIFA Voting Weekend was held in March, and the nominations reflect that exercise.In 2012, Bollywood saw more than 155 new releases, receiving global acclaim.Taking the lead with an impressive 15 nominations is Anurag Basu’s much-loved, poignant drama ‘Barfi!’, followed by Shoojit Sircar’s comedy ‘Vicky Donor’ with nine nominations.

Anurag Kashyap’s epic battle ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 1’ and the action-packed ‘Agneepath’ follow close behind.Films like ‘Cocktail’, ‘Kahaani’, ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ have also secured nominations. Anurag Basu (Barfi), Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani), Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar) and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) will vie for this year’s Best Director award.

In the Performance in a Leading Role (Male) category, the competition will be between Hrithik Roshan (Agneepath), Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!), Manoj Bajpayee (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Shah Rukh Khan (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Irrfan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar), and Ayushmaan Khurrana (Vicky Donor)

Priyanka Chopra (Barfi!), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail), Sridevi (English Vinglish), Huma Qureshi (Gangs of Wasseypur-1), Kareena Kapoor (Heroine) and Vidya Balan (Kahaani) will battle it out for Performance in a Leading Role (Female).

Pritam has bagged two nominations in the category for Best Music Direction for ‘Barfi!’ and ‘Cocktail’ along with A R Rahman (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Ajay-Atul (Agneepath) and Sneha Khanwalkar (Gangs of Wasseypur-1).

Best Playback Singer (Male) will see Mika Singh for ‘Pungi’ (Agent Vinod), Sonu Nigam for ‘Anhi Mujh Mein Kahi’ (Agneepath), Ajay Gogavale for ‘Deva Shree Ganesha’ (Agneepath), Mohit Chauhan for ‘Main Kya Karoon’ and ‘Aashiyan’ (Barfi!) and Ayushmann Khurrana for ‘Paani Da Rang’ (Vicky Donor).

In the female category, Shreya Ghoshal has earned herself two nominations for the songs ‘Chikni Chameli’ (Agneepath) and ‘Ashiyan’ (Barfi!),  along with Rekha Bhardwaj for ‘Phir Le Aya Dil’ (Barfi!), Kavita Seth for ‘Tumhi Ho Bandhu’ (Cocktail) and Shalmali Kholgade for ‘Pareshan’ (Ishqzaade).

“It’s been a phenomenal year for the Indian film industry and the nominations for this year reflects this. The growth has been remarkable,” informs Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment & IIFA.

There’s still speculation over where the IIFA will be held this year, with the organisers informing that the venue and dates are likely to be announced early next month.

The online voting for the awards will go live on www.iifa.com and will be open to the global audience from May 1.

So, what are you waiting for? Go on, make your vote count. Stay with us for more updates.

Best Film
Barfi!
English Vinglish
Gangs of Wasseypur - 1
Kahaani
Paan Singh Tomar
Talaash - The Answer Lies Within
Vicky Donor 

Best Director
Anurag Basu - Barfi! 
Anurag Kashyap - Gangs of Wasseypur - 1 Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani 
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Paan Singh Tomar
Shoojit Sircar - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Leading Role (Male) 
Hrithik Roshan - Agneepath
Ranbir Kapoor - Barfi! 
Manoj Bajpayee - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Shahrukh Khan - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Irrfan Khan - Paan Singh Tomar
Ayushmann Khurrana - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Leading Role (Female) 
Priyanka Chopra - Barfi! 
Deepika Padukone - Cocktail
Sridevi Boney Kapoor - English Vinglish
Huma Qureshi - Gangs of Wasseypur 2
Kareena Kapoor - Heroine
Vidya Balan - Kahaani

Performance In A Supporting Role (Male) 
Saurabh Shukla - Barfi! 
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Akshay Kumar - OMG - Oh My God
Mithun Chakraborthy - OMG - Oh My God
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Talaash - The Answer Lies Within
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) 
Diana Penty - Cocktail
Reema Sen - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Divya Dutta - Heroine
Jacqueline Fernandes - Housefull 2
Anushka Sharma - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Dolly Ahluwalia - Vicky Donor

Performance In A Comic Role 
Abhishek Bachchan - Bol Bachchan
Boman Irani - Cocktail
Chunky Pandey - Housefull 2
Paresh Rawal - OMG - Oh My God
Annu Kapoor - Vicky Donor

Best Performance In A Negative Role
Rishi Kapoor - Agneepath
Sanjay Dutt - Agneepath
Tigmanshu Dhulia - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Saswata Chatterjee - Kahaani
Bipasha Basu - Raaz 3

Music Direction
Ajay - Atul - Agneepath
Pritam- Barfi! 
Pritam - Cocktail
Sneha Khanwalkar - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
A.R. Rahman - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Best Story
Anurag Basu & Tani Basu - Barfi! 
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Zeishan Quadri - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia - Paan Singh Tomar
Juhi Chaturvedi - Vicky Donor

Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath) 
Sayeed Quadri- Phir Le Aya Dil (Reprise) (Barfi!) 
Swanand Kirkire - Aashiyan (Solo) & Ala Barfi (Barfi) 
Gulzar - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan) 
Javed Akhtar - Jee Le Zaraa (Talaash - The Answer Lies Within) 
Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)

Playback Singer - Male
Mika Singh - Pungi (Agent Vinod) 
Sonu Nigam - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath) 
Ajay Gogavale - Deva Shree Ganesha (Agneepath) 
Mohit Chauhan - Ala Barfi (Barfi!) 
Nikhil Paul George - Main Kya Karoon & Aashiyan (Solo) (Barfi!) 
Ayushmann Khurrana - Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)

Best Singer - Female
Shreya Ghoshal - Chikni Chameli (Agneepath) 
Rekha Bhardwaj - Phir Le Aya Dil (Barfi!) 
Shreya Ghoshal - Aashiyan(Duet) (Barfi!) 
Kavita Seth - Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail) 
Shalmali Kholgade - Pareshan (Ishqzaade)

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Actress Sridevi and Sharmila Tagore recieved Padma Awards

This year's Padma honours were given out by President Pranab Mukherjee. Among the awardees were veteran actor Sharmila Tagore who received the Padma Bhushan and Sridevi who was honoured with a Padma Shri. 
Sridevi beamed in a beautiful sari at the ceremony. As the actor received the honour, her family cheered for her. Sridevi who recently made a comeback with English Vinglish, ruled the industry during 80s and 90s. Her comeback film too received appreciation from both critics and audience. 

Actress Sridevi and Sharmila Tagore

Veteran actor Sharmila was all smiles at the ceremony. The great-grand niece of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Sharmila's tryst with movies began when she had just entered her teens. She was 13 when she did her first Bengali film Apur Sansar in 1959. However, the bigger recognition came her way when she entered the Hindi film industry with Kashmir Ki Kali and after that there was no looking back for her.

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2014 Oscars to take place on March 2

The 86th annual Oscar Awards will take place on March 2, 2014 while the 87th Oscar presentation would happen on February 22, the Academy has announced.

The next year's Acamedy award process will begin from November 16 with the Governors award. Nominations voting will begin on December 27 with the nominations being announced on January 16, a release said here.

The awards next year have been delayed because of the Winter Olympics which are set to run from February 7 through February 23, according to Variety.

2014 Super Bowl will begin on February 2, which saw the Grammys moving to January 26, forcing Academy Awards to push into March.

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Oscar 2013: Full list of Academy Award Winners

It's the biggest night of the Hollywood calendar, with most in the film business dreaming about the day they will hold an Oscar in their hands.

And on Sunday night, the A-list gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to recognise their contemporaries at the Academy Awards.

Ang Lee's Life Of Pi was the big winner of the night, claiming four accolades, with Argo and Les Miserables following close behind with three apiece.The king and queen of the Oscars were Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence, who won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively for Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook.

Here's the complete Oscars 2013 winners list

Best Picture: Argo
Leading Actor: Daniel Day Lewis 
Leading Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Best Director: Ang Lee,Life of Pi
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz,Django Unchained

Animated Short Film:Paperman

Animated Feature Film:Brave

Cinematography:Life of Pi

Visual Effects:Life of Pi

Costume:Anna Karenina

Makeup and Hairstyling:Les Miserables

Live Action Short Film:Curfew

Documentary (short subject):Inocente

Documentary Feature:Searching for Sugar Man

Foreign Language Film:Amour

Sound Mixing:Les Miserables

Sound Editing (tie):Skyfall,  Zero Dark Thirty.

Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway,Les Miserables.

Film Editing:Argo.

Production Design:Lincoln.Original Screenplay:Django Unchained

Adapted Screenplay:ArgoOriginal Song: Adele

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