43-616: The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . The awards were first given in 1954; however, the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1959. With 13 wins, Gulzar holds the record for most awards in this category, followed by Javed Akhtar with 8 awards and Anand Bakshi with 4. Five lyricists won the award thrice: Shakeel Badayuni , Shailendra , Sameer , Prasoon Joshi and Irshad Kamil . Badayuni, who won
86-586: A book for children on Gandhi's philosophy and Kavita Sahni is an artist. Kamini had three sons after 1955, Rahul, Vidur and Shravan. In the 1950s, the couple lived in a spacious manor-type house "Gateside" in Mazagaon , which was allotted to her husband by BPT. Kamini had been a stage actress in Delhi during her college days from 1942 to 1945. She worked as a radio child artist with the name "Uma" in Lahore before
129-832: A character artist she was a fixture in seven Manoj Kumar films - Shaheed , Upkar , Purab Aur Paschim , Sanyasi , Shor , Roti Kapda Aur Makaan , Dus Numbari and Santosh (1989). Kaushal has had a long stint in films with releases till 2014. She stunned audiences by playing a mercenary vamp with aplomb in the film Anhonee (1973). Kamini Kaushal played mother to Rajesh Khanna in Prem Nagar in 1974, and in Maha Chor in 1976, and as sister in law to Khanna in Do Raaste . Dilip Kumar, in his biography, has admitted his attraction to her while they acted in films together, but Kamini rejected his proposal as she
172-525: A few pages dedicated to Malayalam , Tamil and Telugu cinema were begun and, as reported by The Quint in 2019, become commercial successes. Khalid Mohamed was appointed as the editor in 1993. In 2002, following Mohamed's nine-year tenure, Shashi Baliga replaced him as Filmfare 's editor; in an article published in Business Line , she described the occupation as "an opportunity that came unsought". BCCL announced their joint venture with
215-786: A fine human being, understood why it happened. Everyone falls in love." She made a popular puppet show broadcast on the national channel at the time, "Doordarshan", which ran for a year (1989 to 1991), and was the first such children's series in Hindi. She stepped into writing children's stories. Her stories used to be published in the children's magazine Paraag , featuring the antics of 'Bunty', and 'Chotbhai' and 'Motabhai' – who were all loosely based on her own son and his cousin contemporaries. She dabbled in television doing serials such as Chand Sitare on Doordarshan . In 1986, Kaushal made an animation film, Meri Pari . She appeared in The Jewel in
258-524: A fortnightly magazine on 7 March 1952 to "build awareness about filmmaking and films". It was launched by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and his wife Rama in Bombay , distributed by The Times of India newspaper, and promoted with the taglines, "Another name for 'Credibility ' " and "The first serious effort in film journalism in India". It contains short biography of rising actors at the time, film reviews, and
301-584: A good example of how the mainstream media marginalizes certain films as 'sleaze ' ". According to a 2004 article by The Economic Times , the magazine's monthly print circulation was 147,000. In 2008, the cinema and cultural analysis professor Rachel Dwyer estimated that it was 200,000. In a survey conducted by the Indian Readership Survey , the circulation of the magazine was 276,000 in 2013 and 342,000 in 2014. Kamini Kaushal Kamini Kaushal (born Uma Kashyap ; 24 February 1927)
344-464: A number of columns, including "The Fortnight in Films" and "Filmfacts". Published two months after the 1st International Film Festival of India , Neepa Majumdar (in her 2012 book Global Neorealism: The Transnational History of a Film Style ) wrote that the magazine "saw the festival as an opportunity for Indian film [actors] to be exposed to quality films" and established themselves as leading actors. In
387-447: A previous record by Anand Bakshi , who received four of the five nominations in 1981. Anand Bakshi holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 13 years from 1970 till 1982, resulting in 23 nominations and only 2 wins. Anand Bakshi in 1981 lost all four nominations he received to Gulzar and in 1998 lost all three nominations to Javed Akhtar . Shailendra was the first artist to win this award in 1959. Shakeel Badayuni
430-737: A producer and signed on then-matinee idol Ashok Kumar in Poonam and Night Club . She did lighthearted roles in Chalis Baba Ek Chor (1954) and also did serious tragedy genre roles in Aas , Ansoo and Jailor . In the Sohrab Modi-directed Jailor (1958), Kamini gave a goosebump-raising performance as Modi's wife, who is pushed towards adultery by his ruthless tyranny. Trilok Jetley, who adopted Premchand's famous story Godaan on screen, put his film on hold, while Kamini
473-914: Is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as Neecha Nagar (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu (1954), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1956. She played the lead heroine in films from 1946 to 1963, wherein her roles in Do Bhai (1947), Shaheed (1948), Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Ziddi (1948), Shabnam (1949), Paras (1949), Namoona (1949), Arzoo (1950), Jhanjar (1953), Aabroo (1956), Bade Sarkar (1957), Jailor (1958), Night Club (1958) and Godaan (1963) are considered her career's best performances. She played character roles since 1963, and
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#1732783514115516-776: The BBC Worldwide , a company named Worldwide Media, on 1 December 2004; the new company later published the future issues of the magazine. In 2006, Jitesh Pillai was appointed as the new editor. Filmfare launched the Filmfare Awards East in 2014, the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards and Filmfare Marathi Awards in 2015, the Filmfare Short Film Awards in 2016, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi in 2017, and
559-809: The Filmfare Awards , the Filmfare Awards South , the Filmfare Awards East , the Filmfare Marathi Awards , the Filmfare Awards Punjabi , the Filmfare Awards Bangla , the Filmfare OTT Awards , the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company
602-493: The Filmfare OTT Awards in 2020. As of March 2021 , the magazine was published by Joji Varghese under The Times Group 's subsidiary Worldwide Media and Pillai served as the editor. Filmfare covers news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. It is considered one of the most popular and reputable magazines in India; The Illustrated Weekly of India referred to the magazine as "decorous", and British magazine The Spectator praised it for "[providing]
645-511: The 2010s, she took brief but praised supporting roles in the action comedy Chennai Express (2013) and the romantic drama Kabir Singh (2019), both of which rank among the highest grossing Indian films , winning the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Kamini Kaushal was born in Lahore . She is
688-660: The Crown (1984), a popular British television serial, as Aunt Shalini. Kaushal worked in the highly popular serial Shanno Ki Shaadi , on StarPlus . She played Bebe, the grandmother of Shanno, the main protagonist played by Divya Dutta . She also acted in Sri Adhikari Brothers' TV Serial Waqt Ki Raftaar (DD National). She said in an interview: "I, along with only few Indian heroines like Saroja Devi , Bhanumathi Ramakrishna , Sowcar Janaki , Mala Sinha , Moushumi Chatterjee , Padmini and Sharmila Tagore were
731-707: The Montreal Film Festival for her performance in her debut film. She quoted in an interview about how she got her debut film: "Ravi Shankar was new, he had not done music for anybody. It was Zohra Segal's debut. Uma Anand (Chetan's wife) was with us in college — we were together. Chetan had been teaching at The Doon School and got to me through my brother.". After Neecha Nagar , she returned to Lahore, but offers started coming in, hence she used to come for shooting from Lahore. After her sudden marriage in 1947, she settled in Bombay with her husband. She became
774-616: The Partition, from 1937 to 1940. She said in an interview about whether she wanted to be an actress in her childhood: "I come from a very intellectual family. My dad, S. R. Kashyap, was a professor at Government College, Lahore and the President of the Science Congress. He'd written about 50 books on botany. Growing up, our family concentrated more on knowledge, but he never deterred us from doing anything we wanted as long as it
817-643: The United Producers-Filmfare Talent Contest (also known as the All India Talent Contest) in 1965. In the 1970s, Rauf Ahmed worked as the editor of the magazine, replacing B. K. Karanjia who had filled the position for 18 years. Talking to Daily News and Analysis in 2015, Ahmed spoke of how the magazine nearly collapsed at the time as no gossip columns were written by its journalist. Following his quit, Bikram Singh (the actor K. N. Singh 's brother)
860-472: The actress Sharmila Tagore did a shot with her photographer Dhiren Chawda with only wearing a two-piece floral bikini for its 19 August 1966 issue. The first time for an Indian celebrity to pose with only a bikini for a magazine cover, she revealed that it was her personal choice but later admitted she had "no idea" why she wanted to. In association with United Producers (a group formed by G. P. Sippy , Shakti Samanta and B. R. Chopra ), Filmfare organised
903-416: The award for three consecutive years from 1961 to 1963, holds the record for most consecutive wins. In 2005, Javed Akhtar was the single nominee, having all the five nominations of this category to his credit (and eventually winning for "Tere Liye" from Veer-Zaara ). Akhtar's five nominations in that year also gave him the record for most number of Best Lyricist nominations in a single year, thus surpassing
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#1732783514115946-401: The award. First ever female lyricist to be nominated for the award was Preeti Sagar for the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from the film Manthan in 1978. Rashmi Singh became the first woman to won the award in 2015 for "Muskurane Ki Wajah" from CityLights . Kausar Munir became the second female songwriter to won; when she won it in 2022 for the song "Lehra Do" from 83 . She is also
989-468: The first issue, a manifesto was declared: It is from this dual standpoint of its industry and its patrons, whom comprise the vast audience of movie fans, that Filmfare is primarily designed. This magazine represents the first serious effort in film journalism in India. It is a movie magazine—with a difference. The difference lies in our realisation that the film as a composite art medium calls for serious study and constructive criticism and appreciation from
1032-628: The first leading heroine to continue working as lead film heroine after her marriage as well. Kamini was one of the first well educated heroines (BA in English) in Hindi cinema. She learnt Bharatnatyam at Mumbai's Sri Rajarajeswari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir, where Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai, doyen among nattuvanars taught. Since 1948, Kamini Kaushal worked with all the top leading men of her time, such as Ashok Kumar , Raj Kapoor , Dev Anand , Raaj Kumar and Dilip Kumar . In every film starring her as lead heroine, except when opposite Ashok Kumar, in
1075-604: The hero doesn't fructify. She also starred with Raj Kapoor in Jail Yatra . Kamini Kaushal was the first lead heroine for whom Lata Mangeshkar ever sang for and it was for the film Ziddi in 1948. Kamini quoted in an interview: "Lata sang for me in Ziddi for the first time. That was the first time she sang for the leading lady in a film. Before that, she sang for actresses in supporting roles. Shamshad Begum and Surinder Kaur — whose voices had more bass — used to sing my songs. On
1118-616: The industry as also from the public. In the following year, Filmfare instituted the Filmfare Awards (previously Clare Awards, named after Clare Mendonça ). Modelled after the Academy Awards , the winners were voted by a total of 20,000 of the magazine's readers. The first iteration 's ceremony took place at Metro Cinema in Bombay on 21 March 1954, and only five categories without nominations were presented: Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress , and Best Music Director . The award has been considered one of
1161-690: The magazine) established a subsidiary, Worldwide Media , for publishing its future issues. Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) was born in Chirawa into a Marwari family. He had a brother, Jaidayal Dalmia , with whom he established Dalmia Group in the 1930s. In 1946, on the threshold of the independence of India from the United Kingdom , Ramkrishna Dalmia purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) for ₹ 2 crore (equivalent to ₹ 286 crore or US$ 34 million in 2023). According to Sangita P. Menon Malhan's The TOI Story (2013),
1204-567: The music credits on the record, Lata's name was not mentioned. Instead, it was mentioned that Asha sang the songs — Asha was my screen name (in the film Ziddi ). That's why people thought I had sung it. The playback singers - Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar recorded their first duet - "Ye Kaun Aya Re" together in the 1948 film Ziddi . Her other successful films as lead heroine in films from 1946 to 1963 include Paras (1949), Namoona , Jhanjar , Aabru , Night Club , Jailor , Bade Sarkar , Bada Bhai , Poonam and Godaan . Kamini became
1247-430: The oldest and most prominent film awards in India; Business Line called it "one such coveted award". In 1957, Filmfare published the "Self-portraits" series, where several well-known actors at the time, including Ashok Kumar , Dev Anand , Dilip Kumar , Meena Kumari , Nargis , Nutan and Raj Kapoor , were invited and accepted to talk about themselves and their experiences. The magazine faced controversy after
1290-634: The only female lyricist to have multiple nominations ever and also in a single year. She has five of total nine nominations by female songwriters in history. The other two female lyricists nominated are Rani Malik for "Dheere Dheere Se" from Aashiqui (1991) and Anvita Dutt for "Gulaabo" from Shaandaar (2016). Filmfare Filmfare is an Indian English -language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India's most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also annually gives
1333-467: The period 1947 to 1955, her name used to appear first in the credits before the leading hero's name appeared. Her pairing opposite Dilip Kumar was popular with audiences with box office hits such as Shaheed (1948), Pugree , Nadiya Ke Paar (1949), Shabnam (1949) and Arzoo (1950)). The popularity as an actress increased with Filmistan's Do Bhai (1947), aided by Geeta Roy's impassioned singing of songs such as "Mera sundar sapna", which, incidentally,
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1376-472: The purchase was by him solely because he wanted to establish newspapers that could help him to "serve India effectively". While Dalmia was searching for a person to help him to run it, J. C. Jain, a former employee of Bharat Insurance Company, saw the opportunity and took it in March 1950; he became the company's general manager until 1963. During his term-of-office, Jain started the publication of Filmfare as
1419-461: The role of the leading heroine in his film Neecha Nagar . This movie was done by her before marriage and released in 1946. She quoted in an interview, when asked about why her name was changed from Uma to Kamini: "Chetan's wife Uma Anand was also part of the film. My name also being Uma, he wanted a different name for me. I asked him to give me a name beginning with 'K' to match with the names of my daughters Kumkum and Kavita." She won an award at
1462-857: The youngest of two brothers and three sisters. She is the daughter of Prof. Shiv Ram Kashyap , Professor of Botany, University of Punjab at Lahore , British India (present-day Pakistan ),and Used to had a house in Chaubarji Area of Lahore. Prof. Kashyap is widely regarded as the father of Indian Botany. Her father was a distinguished botanist who discovered six species of plants. She was only seven when her father died on 26 November 1934. She did her B.A. (honors) in English literature from Government College in Lahore. She got an offer to act in films through Chetan Anand in 1946 with Neecha Nagar . Talking about her teenage years, she said in an interview, "I had no time to fool. I didn't have any crush. I
1505-436: Was already married to her elder sister's widower and was taking care of her elder sister's kids. Dilip said that she was his first love. Kamini quoted in an interview on this: "We were both shattered. We were very happy with each other. We shared a great rapport. But what to do? That's life. I can't dump people and say 'Enough now, I'm going!' I had taken on the girls. I wouldn't be able to show my face to my sister. My husband,
1548-485: Was busy swimming, riding, skating and doing radio plays on Akashwani, for which I was paid Rs 10." When her elder sister died in a car accident, leaving behind two daughters, Kaushal had to marry her brother-in-law, B.S. Sood in 1948. She set up home in Bombay where her husband was a chief engineer in Bombay Port Trust. Her elder sister's daughters are Kumkum Somani and Kavita Sahni. Kumkum Somani has written
1591-568: Was critically acclaimed for her performance in Shaheed (1965). She appeared in three of Rajesh Khanna's films, namely Do Raaste (1969), Prem Nagar (1974), Maha Chor (1976), in Anhonee (1973) with Sanjeev Kumar and in eight films with Manoj Kumar namely Shaheed , Upkar (1967), Purab Aur Paschim (1970), Shor (1972), Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Sanyasi (1975), Dus Numbri (1976) and Santosh (1989). In
1634-492: Was employed to help him in running the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of Filmfare at the actress Kamini Kaushal 's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 March 1952. Its circulation started to decline in the early 1990s and to handle these problems, Filmfare started special monthly editions for Telugu , Tamil , and Malayalam cinema . In 2004, BCCL (who previously published
1677-507: Was hired for the position until the early of the next decade. Pritish Nandy replaced him in 1984; the first issue he edited was published in July that year, titled "Unquestionably No. 1", which features the actress Sridevi on the cover. The circulation of Filmfare dropped in the early 1990s, prompting the publisher to attach free consumer products (such as soaps or shampoo sachets) to the magazine. Additionally, special monthly editions with
1720-431: Was positive." Though she had no dreams of joining the film industry while being in college, she was a fan of actor Ashok Kumar. Once she said in an interview: "We were to perform for the war relief fund in college. Ashok Kumar and Leela Chitins were the chief guests. After the show we went to meet him. I thought of having some fun. As he stood talking to the students, I pulled his hair from behind." Chetan Anand gave her
1763-622: Was pregnant with her second child, because he wanted to capitalise on the softness in her voice. Pandit Ravi Shankar composed the score for her first ( Neecha Nagar in 1946) and last ( Godaan in 1963) films as a heroine. In 1965, she moved to playing character roles with a film called Shaheed . She made the transition from playing leading heroine roles to character roles very easily. Her performances were appreciated in Waris , Vishwas , Yakeen , Aadmi Aur Insaan , Uphaar , Qaid , Bhanwar , Tangewala and Heeralaal Pannalaal . As
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1806-528: Was shot in a single take. Kamini was paired opposite Dev Anand in his very first success, Bombay Talkies' production Ziddi (1948), a light romance. The pair followed this up with Namoona . Kamini played the third angle to the Dev-Suraiya pair in Shayar . In Raj Kapoor's directorial debut Aag (1948), she did a cameo as one of his three heroines (Nargis and Nigar were the other two), whose relationship with
1849-434: Was the most successful lyricist in '60s with three consecutive wins. Verma Malik fetched two awards from '70s. Gulzar ruled '80s with four wins. In '90s Sameer and Javed Akhtar both have three wins each. Javed Akhtar continued his domination in the 2000s with five wins. Irshad Kamil and Gulzar were the most successful lyricist of 2010s with three wins each. As of 2022, only five women have ever been nominated for
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