Rahul Mittra, Sham Kaushal & Saurabh Shukla honoured at Bollywood festival in Norway 


Sham Kaushal receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Rahul Mittra & Saurabh Shukla honoured for their contribution to the Indian film industry


By Rajesh Ahuja


Acclaimed filmmaker-actor Rahul Mittra, veteran action director Sham Kaushal and popular writer-actor-director Saurabh Shukla were honoured at the 20th edition of Bollywood Festival Norway.

Rahul Mittra, Sham Kaushal and Saurabh Shukla were honoured in a glittering ceremony at a packed Lorenskog kulturhus centre, few miles away from the capital city of Oslo.


Rahul Mittra, Sham Kaushal and Saurabh Shukla honoured at Bollywood festival in Norway 





Mayor of Lørenskog Ragnhild Bergheim presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Sham Kaushal while Saurabh Shukla and Rahul Mittra were honoured for their contribution to the Indian film industry.

On the occasion,  an emotional Sham Kaushal thanked everyone with whom he  worked in the film industry in a career spanning four decades. He  urged everyone to never stop dreaming.

Speaking on the occasion,  Saurabh Shukla, who was recently seen in the action thriller Shamshera, fondly recalled  his passion to become rich when he came to Mumbai years ago . Finally,  he succeeded in getting paid for what he likes doing. “That for me is being rich,” said Shukla.

Rahul Mittra who has succeeded in becoming a respected name in the Indian film and entertainment industry in a short span of time by backing good content spoke about the power of Indian cinema as the strongest soft power and highlighted its role as a major tool of enhancing cultural diplomacy in the world.

Iranian actors Sam Nauri, Helia Emami and Sharifinia were present  at the awards function which was followed by a spectacular Indian dance performances by Indian, Polish and Norwegian dance troupes and a stunning act by The International stunt academy of Norway.

Addressing the gathering,  festival Director Nasrullah Qureshi shared his journey of last twenty years to popularise Indian cinema in this part of the world while head of festival programme Hemant Wason gave the vote of thanks.

The festival will also have multiple film screenings of Indian and Iranian films, followed by a concert which will pay tribute to legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar in the coming  days.


Also Read 


&TV presents a heartwarming story on motherhood with Doosri Maa 




Cinemas across India come together to celebrate National Cinema Day on September 23,to offer movies for just Rs 75




Brahmastra continues its blockbuster run at box office, earns Rs 104 cr in its opening weekend in India 




Brahmastra earns Rs 75 cr in its first two days 




Brahmastra takes excellent opening at box office, earns Rs 36.5 cr on opening day 




Brahmastra takes excellent opening at box office, brings cheer to film world 


https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2022/09/brahmastra-takes-excellent-opening.html


Alibaba and Mariam in troubled waters in Sony SAB’s Alibaba Dastaan-E Kabul 





Wagle Ki Duniya and Pushpa Impossible come together for two special episodes surrounding the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi 



Sim Sim uses her power to bring about a crack in the moon Or Daraar-e-Khala in Alibaba Dastaan-E Kabul 




My greatest guru is my mother: Faisal Khan 




Ek Villain Returns to release on Netflix on September 9




Khuda Haafiz2 now streaming on Zee5 





Giving my cricket coach greatest gift by scoring 100 runs in a tournament a precious memory of Teachers Day: Adish Vaidya 




Suspense thriller Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga to launch on Netflix soon 




Sports biopic Chakda Express to premiere on Netflix soon 




Dharm Yoddha Garud will narrate the story of how Garud came to be the mighty vahak of Lord Vishnu 





Journey of creating something refreshing in Alibaba Dastaan-E Kabul is rewarding: Sayantani Ghosh 





Kannada comedy drama Petromax to premiere on Voot Select on August 26




Lots of drama and twists on Pushpa Impossible as Damini fights Pushpa’s case on her wrongful eviction by Bapudra 




Abhishek Awasthi to make entry on Wagle ki Duniya as Rinku Mama 




Shruti Seth and culinary expert Manu Chandra feature in Discovery’s new show Roots of My Platter 


Shamshera now streaming on Amazon Prime Video 


https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2022/08/now-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-by.html


Abhinav Shukla and Yuvika Choudhary to make entry on Cyber Vaar Har Screen Crime Scene on Voot 



TV actors share warm memories of Janmashtami celebrations during childhood 





Festival of Janamashtami is one of my favourites: Saachi Tiwari 




Sony SAB to bring biggest family entertainer on Indian television with the fantasy adventure Alibaba Dastaan-E Kabul 



Laal Singh Chaddha crashes at the box office, earns just Rs 46 cr in its opening weekend 


https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2022/08/singh-chaddha-crashes-at-box-office.html



 Patriotism is not just a feeling but an act as well: Yukti Kapoor 


https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2022/08/patriotism-is-not-just-feeling-but-act.html



Fondly look back on memories of celebrating independence day in school: Faisal Khan 



TV actors express pride and love for India on Independence Day 



Maharani 2 to stream on Sony Liv from August 25

https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2022/08/2-to-stream-on-sony-liv-from-august-25.html


Grand spectacle is in offing for viewers in Alibaba Dastaan-E Kabul which boasts of among biggest sets on Indian tv 




Mariam in Alibaba Dastaan E Kabul is different from any of my previous roles: Tunisha Sharma 
























 


















Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
Fans slept on pavements outside Maratha Mandir in hope of buying first show tickets for Mughal e Azam Saira Banu talks of aura and splendor of premiere of K Asif's magnum opus Mughal e Azam By Rajesh Ahuja Having been a part of the huge legion of fans who were witness to the grand spectacle that accompanied the release of K Asif's classic saga Mughal e Azam ,  Bollywood actress Saira Banu recalls how hundreds of fans slept on the pavements outside the Grand Maratha Mandir the night before the release of the film in the hope of getting hands at the tickets to the first show of the magnum opus. In a post on Instagram,  Saira Banu,  for whom attending the premiere of the film was an opportunity to meet her heartthrob and the darling of millions Dilip Kumar and propose to him, said ,'when we talk about Mughal-e-Azam ,  there is the vision of this great historical epic which took years for Mr K Asif' to put together into enthralling epic full of romance and spectacle such
Read more
Image
Pyar Jhukta Nahin,which propelled Mithun Chakraborty to big league,was first offered to Rishi Kapoor  Rishi Kapoor's loss proved Mithun's gain, reveals Rishi's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored  By Rajesh Ahuja  The history of Bollywood abounds with one actor's rejection of a film paving way for the movie proving to be a turning point of another actor's career.  The case of  Raj Kumar and Dev Anand's refusal to do Prakash Mehra's Zanzeer proving to be the film becoming a turning point of Amitabh Bachchan's career is well known.  However,  not many may be aware that the Iconic love story Pyar Jhukta Nahin , which propelled the then upcoming actor Mithun Chakraborty into the big league of Bollywood,  was originally offered to Bollywood's lover boy Rishi Kapoor.  This has been revealed by the late actor in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Pyar Jhukta Nahin was first offered to Rishi Kapoor,  reveals Rishi&
Read more
Image
 Nafisa Ali, not Padmini Kolhapure, was the first choice for Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai  By Rajesh Ahuja   Padmini Kolhapure may today seem the obvious choice for Nasir Hussain's musical thriller Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai with her natural beauty and vivacity but not many are aware that she was not the original choice for the film.  The original choice for the female lead in Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai , which created a buzz for its chartbuster music,  was former Miss India Nafisa Ali, it has been revealed in Rishi Kapoor's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Writing in his autobiography,  Rishi Kapoor,  who was the male lead for the film, said, 'around the same time as Junoon (which was the debut cinematic venture of Nafisa Ali) , Nasir Hussain was drawing up a contract with Nafisa Ali to work with me in Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai . '  Opposition by Nafisa Ali's father,  however,  put a spanner in her casting for the film.  'It (Nafisa Ali
Read more