Chaitanya Padukone

GLAMGALAXY BY CHAITANYA PADUKONE

Passion for Rhythm - Chaitanya Padukone

GLAM GALAXY BY CHAITANYA PADUKONE

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that senior showbiz journalist Mr.Chaitanya Padukone will be contributing Bollywood celeb-centric news, stories and inputs for PRO BOLLYWOOD NEWS BLOG. Chaitanya has been associated with the entertainment industry since last 28 years and has won over 21 awards for excellence in creative showbiz journalism. He is the only journalist to have been awarded by many legendary stars like Sunil Dutt, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan among others. His name has been listed in the Limca Book of Records for holding national record to have won 15 awards in a span of 17 years as freelance film journalist and columnist. He debuted with an exclusive interview of none other than legendary composer R.D.Burman (Pancham) after he won his first Filmfare Award for Sanam Teri Kasam. He considers Panchamda as his "guru" since he inspired him to continue with his journalist passion. Incidentally, Chaitanya shared a warm rapport with rhythm king Panchamda as he is also an expert in western rhythm instruments like bongo, congo, tumba etc. It is an honour to have Mr.Padukone as a Creative Correspondent. Now you can be assured that PRO BOLLYWOOD NEWS BLOG does not merely remain a PR blog but you can also expect interesting stories and updates on past and present Hindi film stars.

The very first surprise package that Mr.Padukone brings with him is a short video interview of Ms.Barkha Roy on legendary composer R.D.Burman (Pancham). Ms.Roy had produced Sanam Teri Kasam for which R.D.Burman got his first Filmfare Award. She goes down memory lane and talks about Panchamda as well as her film. Do visit the news blogs on Saturday, 27th June evening (India) when the video will be uploaded.

Here are a few photographs of Chaitanya Padukone :

 

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Rajesh Khanna at 'Teesri Aankh' Party

 Rajesh Khanna at 'Teesri Aankh' Party on 14-4-1977


 
Rajesh Khanna at 'Teesri Aankh' Party Shubir Mukerji, young son of S. Mukerji, launched his first film 'Teesri Aankh' in Filmalaya Studios, Bombay on April 14, 1977. The film starring Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman, is directed by Subodh Mukerji. On the same evening, Shubir Mukerji hosted a party at his residence, and this photograph, taken at the party shows from left to right: S. Mukerji, Producer-Shubir Mukerji, Dimple and Rajesh Khanna.

Gaurav Sheth's Wedding Party

"Rajesh Khanna, Mithun Chakraborty At Party on 29 Feb 2012

Celebrity photographer Gaurav Sheth's wedding party, held last evening, turned to be a starry affair with veterans like Rajesh Khanna and Mithun Chakraborty gracing the guest list. When : 29 Feb 2012 Where : Escobar, Mumbai Also Present: Jackie Shroff, Nikhil Dwivedi, Aamna Sharif, Shama Sikander, Ragini Khanna, Alexx O'Neill."

 Gaurav Sheth's Wedding Party (29-2-2012)

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Apsara Awards 2012

Super Star Rajesh Khann at Apsara Awards 2012 - Celebrates 100 years of Indian Cinema

Apsara Awards 2012 - Celebrates 100 years of Indian Cinema IndiaGlitz [Friday, January 27, 2012] Comments The '7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012' powered by Venus Soap saw a glittering, star-shimmering event held at Mumbai's plush Yashraj Studios. The Film and Television Producers Guild of India and Wizcraft International Entertainment announced its much awaited winners for the finest talents in Film and Television for the year 2011. The red carpet was rolled out as stars and celebrities walked down to celebrate the greatest and the best in Hindi Cinema and Television. This was one day in the history of Bollywood when stars sashayed stardom, dressed in their classiest, gorgeous best. The 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012 ceremony paraded the who's who of the industry. With the legendary stars along with new league of actors emerging in Bollywood, this night got hotter! On stage, the director duo Farah Khan and Karan Johar were the masters of ceremony. They brought on their camaraderie and entertained the audience with their wit and humor! Highlights of the evening were the enthralling performances by the super-stars themselves. The most exciting was the soon-to-be-wed Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza enacting their love story of their meeting and romantic journey that has brought them to this juncture. Along with many other spell-binding performances and other stars joining in the barat, this was truly a prelude to their wedding celebrations. King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan performed on an act to remember around the theme of his latest movie 'Don 2'. He presented a Chicago style act and set the stage ablaze as he grooved to the tunes from the movie. Svelte Kareena Kapoor put up a sizzling performance as she danced to some of the most popular South Indian hit songs like "Nakka Mukka", "Ringa Ringa" and the recently popularized "Kolaveri Di". The 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards also dedicated a special segment to the legends of Indian cinema and their glorious years in Bollywood. This act marked the beginning of '100 years of Indian Cinema' celebrations. A special act has been designed with Shiamak Davar and his troupe to pay tribute to iconic stars like Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Shashi Kapoor, Dr. Vyjanthimala Bali, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini to name a few. Shahrukh hosted the segment and spoke to the legends about the centenary celebrations. Amisha Patel mesmerized the audiences with a scintillating performance on hit item numbers 'Chikni Chameli', 'Ooh La La' and 'Madhubala'. 'Band Baaja Baarat' star Anushka Sharma shook a leg with popular TV stars to three different styles of dance including Lezim, Hip-Hop and Bollywood. Of course, in the midst of all this entertainment, the envelopes were opened to reveal the best talents and Award winners for 2012. Winners accepted their prestigious Award with excitement and fervor, as the air was filled with thunderous applause and cheers. 

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Padma Award for Late Rajesh Khanna

Dimple Kapadia collects Rajesh Khanna's Padma Award

Dimple Kapadia received Padma Bhushan on behalf of late husband Rajesh Khanna in New Delhi. Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna died on July 18 last year. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)

Rajesh Khanna's daughters Twinkle and Rinke were was also present at the ceremony. (PTI)

Dimple Kapadia with Nana Patekar at the Padma awards ceremony. Dimple Kapadia looked graceful in an off white -golden sari. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)

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Awards & Nominations on Super Star Rajesh Kanna

List of awards and nominations received by Rajesh Khanna

Awards and Nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals
Awards Won	16 (Best Actor Awards)
Nominations	51 (Best Actor nominations)

This is a list of awards, honours and recognitions of Rajesh Khanna. Khanna was an Indian Hindi film actor. He won four Best Actor Awards in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, and received 25 nominations. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards, one Filmfare Special Guest Actor Award in 1973, and received a Filmfare Special Award in 1991, after 25 years in the Hindi film industry. He received the Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award at the 50th anniversary Filmfare award ceremony in 2005.

He was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2013.

List of Best Actor awards for Rajesh Khanna excluding Life Time Awards and Civilain Awards

Award	Wins	Nominations
All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Awards	7	10
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi)s	4	25
Filmfare Award for Best Actors	3	14
Filmfare Special Guest Actor Award	1	1
Filmfare Special Award	1	1
Winner Lions Club	1	1
Russian Film festival	1	1

Civilian Awards

• 2013 – Padma Bhushan (Posthumously)

Filmfare Awards

Winner

• 1971 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Sachaa Jhutha
• 1972 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Anand
• 1973 – Filmfare Special Guest Actor Award for Anuraag
• 1975 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Avishkaar
• 1991 – Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian Film Industry.
• 2005 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (Golden Jubilee function)

Nominated

• 1970 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aradhana
• 1970 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ittefaq
• 1972 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kati Patang
• 1973 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dushman (1971 film)
• 1973 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Prem
• 1974 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Daag: A Poem of Love
• 1975 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Prem Nagar
• 1980 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Deep
• 1981 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Thodisi Bewafaii
• 1982 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dard (1981 film)
• 1984 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Avtaar

Bengal Film  journalists' Association

Rajesh Khanna was nominated for the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best Actor 25 times, more than any other actor, and won 4 times.

Winner

• 1972 – BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Anand
• 1973 – BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Bawarchi
• 1974 – BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Namak Haraam 
• 1987 – BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Amrit (film)

Nominated

• 1970 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Ittefaq
• 1971 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Safar
• 1972 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Dushman
• 1975 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Aap Ki Kasam
• 1975 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Roti
• 1976 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Prem Kahani
• 1977 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Mehbooba
• 1978 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Anurodh
• 1979 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Chakravyuha
• 1980 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Amardeep
• 1981 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Aanchal
• 1982 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Kudrat
• 1982 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Dhanwan
• 1984 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Avtaar
• 1984 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Souten
• 1985 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Awaaz
• 1986 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Hum Dono
• 1986 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Babu
• 1987 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Anokha Rishta
• 1988 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi) for Awam

Stardust Awards

Winner

• 2005 Pride of Film Industry Award

Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Awards

Winner

• 2008 Phalke Legendary Golden Actor Award at Mumbai on the occasion of Dada Saheb Phalke Birth day celebration.
• 2013 Title of First Superstar of Indian cinema bestowed officially.

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

• 2009 IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award

Tamil Cine World Award

Winner

• 2009 All India Film Workers Association Life Time Achievement Award

Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)

Winner

• 2010 Life Time Achievement Award

Bollywood Movie Awards

Winner

• 2004 Lifetime of Glamour award at the Kingfisher Bollywood Fashion Awards
• 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bollywood Awards held in US

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

• 2001 Zee Cine Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Indian Cinema

Sansui Film Awards

Winner

• 2001 Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Third Sansui Film Awards held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium^[ All India Critics Association Award

Winner

• 1972 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1972 for Anand
• 1973 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1973 for Amar Prem
• 1975 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1975 for Ajanabee
• 1982 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1982 for Kudrat
• 1984 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1984 for Avtaar
• 1985 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1985 at Calcutta for Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar
• 1987 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1987 for Amrit

Nominated

• 1976 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1976 for Prem Kahani
• 1979 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1979 for Chakravyuha
• 1980 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1980 for Amardeep

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

• 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award for Major Contribution to Indian Cinema by the Film and Television Producers Guild Association

Other Awards

Winner

• 1982 – Winner Lions Club, New Delhi– Best Actor Award for Dard
• 1994 – Winner Russian Film Festival, Ujvegistan- Best Actor for Khudai
• 2003 Maharashtra State Government's Raj Kapoor Awards presented on April 30, 2003
• 2006 Yugantar Gaurav Puraskar 2006 awarded by Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani (CHM) College as part of the Gaurav Diwas celebrations on 4 February 2006
• 2006 Award for Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema at the 2006 Bollywood Movie Awards held on June 10, at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya
• Khanna was a recipient of the Glory of India Award by IIFS, London
• Khanna was awarded Mother Teresa Award
• Rajesh Khanna won Bharat Jyoti National Award.

Kala Ratna Award

• 1995 – Winner Kala Ratna Award

In 1995 Rajesh Khanna was honoured with the Kala Ratna Award by Punjabi Kala Sangam at Delhi by the then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.

Best Actor Award from Sharmila Tagore

Super Star Rajesh Khanna receives the Best Actor Award from actress Sharmila Tagore during the 18th Filmfare Awards Function at the Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay on April 18, 1970.