RIFF to felicitate Identity Card actor Prashantt Guptha

The first ever Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), scheduled to be held on January 18-20 at Jawahar Kala Kendra, announced on Thursday that actor Prashantt Guptha, who won the Best Supporting Actor award for Rahat Kazmi's Identity Card at the San Fransisco Global Movie Festival would be conferred the The Pride Of Rajasthan award.
    On this occasion, Somendra Harsh, founder of Rajasthan International Film Festival, said "We chose Prashantt Guptha for not just his acting skills but also for his overall persona. This award goes to a person who excels as a human being as much as an actor. Within a small span of time, Guptha has managed to carve his own niche in Bollywood. We are looking forward to his growth in this New Year and are proud of this young man who hails from our state."
www.imdb.com/user/ur57211120


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

More Power to Such Crusaders! Audiologist-Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal distributed digital hearing aids to 30 kids this New Year's week

Image
While most people chose to ring in the New Year by partying hard and traveling to holiday destinations, here is one woman who brought in 2019 by spreading smiles and giving back to society. Audiologist-Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal of JOSH Foundation, distributed digital hearing aids to 30 hearing-impaired children this New Year’s week at her clinic in Santacruz West.  Devangi Dalal, along with ENT Specialist Dr.Jayant Gandhi, has taken it upon herself to make the country free from the plague of hearing-impairment. She has been instrumental in distributing over 1000 digital hearing aids, thus far, to children from various schools across Mumbai, Nashik and Gujarat, among other cities. “The approximate price of a good hearing aid ranges from anywhere between Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 70,000. But we do not compromise on the quality. We want these kids to have nothing less than the best,” said Devangi who distributed the aids with the help of Inventia Healthcare. "The best and th...
Read more

Music Icon Asha Bhosle To Be Felicitated With First Swami Ratna Award, Swwapnil Joshi, N. D. Manohar with Swami Bhushan Awards

Image
The 32nd foundation day of the Shri Swami Samarth Annachatra Trust (Akkalkot) is to be celebrated along with the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima on July 16. In the memory of the late Akkalkot King Shrimant Vijaysinhraje Bhosale, the Trust will organize the first Annual Swami Ratna, Swami Bhushan and Swami Sevak Awards. At the said ceremony, beloved music icon Padma Vibhushan Asha Bhosle will be awarded the first Swami Ratna National Award 2019 and honoured with a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh. Marathi superstar Swwapnil Joshi and well-known poet/lyricist Shri N. D. Manohar will also be felicitated with the Swami Bhushan State Awards 2019, receiving cash prizes of Rs 1.25 lakh each.  The announcement of the First Swami Ratna Award to Asha Bhosle  by the Shri Swami Samarth Annachatra Trust, Akkalkot,  was made at Prabhu Kunj, in presence of Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Shri Janmejayraje Vijaysinhraje Bhosale, Shri Amolraje Janmejayraje Bhosale, Adinath Mangeshka...
Read more

Massakali Movement strives to empower the Indian Handloom Weaver Shabana Azmi, Bhagyashree and Sharmila Thackeray Grace The Event

Image
In order to revive the Indian handloom industry, and to keep the craftsmanship of the Paithani weaver women alive and breathing, Shraddha Sawant and her brainchild Massakali had brought together more than 500 handloom sarees to an exhibition at Novotel, Juhu. H andloom lovers and actresses Shabana Azmi and Bhagyashree were present along with Sharmila Thackeray, actress Indira Krishnan, filmmaker Anusha Srinivasan Iyer and Indian ethnic wear influencer Mamta Sharma Das aka The Bohobaalika, among many other celebrities.  It was a pleasure to see them mingle with the weavers and their families, showing exactly how special a place handloom has in their hearts, as they all walked in wearing exclusive Massakali creations. Shraddha Sawant had flown in two of their Paithani weavers along with one of their looms to recreate the entire weaving atmosphere to give the onlookers the opportunity to have a go at the weaving process. Paithani sarees jostled with several other handloom...
Read more