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Sports
Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award: Hockey player Balbir Singh Senior
Literature
1. Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour in India. Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade was bestowed with the honour. One his famous novels is Kosala (Cocoon, 1963).
2. Sahitya Akademi Award was given to 24 personalities eminent in the field of literature with a cash prize of Rs.100000. (Refer:https://testing.pagalguy.com/articles/upsc-civil-services-examination-gk-update-sahitya-akademi-co-345949…)
3. Sahitya Akademi announced Bhasha Samman (awarded to individuals
with outstanding translation in recognised languages). This year it was awarded
to four scholars, namely.
a. K
Meenakshi Sundaram – For contributions
in classical and medieval literature (southern) for 2013
b. Acharya
Munishwar Jha – For contributions in classical and medieval literature
(Eastern) for 2014
c. Charu
Pande and Mathuradutt Mathpal – Jointly for enrichment of Kumauni
Films
1. 62nd
National Film Awards: The Directorate of Film Festivals present the National Film Awards to
honour outstanding contribution to cinema. It is awarded to both feature films
as well as non-feature films. Further, there are two categories: Golden Lotus
Award and the Silver Lotus Award.
The
Golden Lotus or Swarna Kamal Award
1. Best Feature Film- Court
Director- Chaitanya Tamhane
Language- Marathi, Hindi, English and
Gujarati
2. Best Popular Film (providing
wholesome entertainment)- Mary Kom
Director-Omung Kumar
Language- Hindi
3. Best Debut Film of a Director- Asha
Jaor Majhe
Director- Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Language- Bengali
4. Best Children’s Film- Kaaka Muttai
Director- M Manikandan
Language- Tamil
5. Best Children’s Film- Elizabeth
Ekadashi
Director-Paresh Mokashi
Language- Marathi
6. Best Direction- Chotushkone
Director- Srijit Mukherjee
Language- Bengali
7. Best Non-Feature Film- Tender is the
Sight
Director-Torsha Banerjee
Language- English
8. Best Non-Feature Film Direction-
Aaranyak
Director- Renu Sawant
Language- English and Marathi
The
Silver Lotus or Rajat Kamal Award
Best Actress- Kangana Ranaut for
Queen
Best Actor- Sanchari Vijay for Nanu
Avanalla Avalu
Best Child Artist- J Vignesh and
Ramesh for Kaaka Muttai
Best Male Playback Singer- Sukhwinder
Singh for Haider
Best Female Playback Singer- Uttara
Unnikrishnan for Saivam
Best Cinematography and Screenplay
(original) – Chotushkone
Best Music Direction- Vishal
Bharadwaj for Haider
Best Film on Environmental
Preservation/Conservation- Ottaal (Malayalam)
2. Dada
Saheb Phalke Award- This
prestigious award was presented to actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor. He was
also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and has won two national awards.
3. 60th
Filmfare Awards- These awards are presented to filmmakers,
producers, actors and actresses, singers and music composers, among others from
the Hindi film industry.
Best Film- Queen
Best Director- Vikas Bahl for Queen
Best Actor- Shahid Kapoor for Haidar
Best Actress- Kangana Ranaut for
Queen
Best Supporting Actor- Kay Kay Menon
for Haider
Best Supporting Actress- Tabu for
Haider
Best Music Director-
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for 2 States
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Ankit
Tiwari
Best Playback Singer (Female) –
Kanika Kapoor
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