Dibakar Banerjee Award

Several filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, have returned their National Awards in solidarity with the FTII students and against growing intolerance in the country. Sharmila Tagore also finds it offensive to label audiences as educated or uneducated, Indian or non-Indian

National Award-winning artists like Dibakar Banerjee are returning their government awards and honours to protest impediments to freedom of speech and expression. But Shah Rukh said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine"

"I am very hurt that my film has got involved in this controversy. Dibakar has no right to return the award because this award is not his. It is given for the film that includes everyone - actors and the producer. How can he return the award," said Savita

A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."

The actress had won the National Award for the best actress for her performance in The Dirty Picture in 2012. Filmmakers Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan were among the 10 film personalities who have returned their National Awards in solidarity with FTII students and against growing intolerance in the country

Actress Sudipta Chakrabarti, who won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress in Bariwali, likened the honours as "weapons" for filmmakers, said that she is not thinking of returning her award at the moment. "I am not thinking of returning the award at this moment," said Sudipta

As eminent scientist PM Bhargava announced that he would return his Padma Bhushan award, making common cause with dozens of writers, artists and filmmakers returning their awards in protest against "rising intolerance", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that "manufactured rebellion" is growing.

Mr Kher, whose wife Kirron Kher is the BJP MP from Chandigarh, accused the 'Award Wapsi Gang' of being politically motivated. He also blamed them for having had him ousted as Censor Board chief in 2004 by Manmohan Singh's UPA government

"We are disenchanted with what is happening in the country," said Anand Patwardhan after announcing that he along with 9 other filmmakers would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech." Director Dibakar Banerjee has also returned his National Award

Rajkummar Rao's phone hasn't stopped ringing ever since it was announced on Wednesday evening that he had been named for the National Film Award for the best actor for Shahid.

Dibakar Banerjee and Abhay today screened Shanghai to a batch of IAS officers in Mussoorie ahead of its world premiere at the upcoming IIFA awards.

Several filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, have returned their National Awards in solidarity with the FTII students and against growing intolerance in the country. Sharmila Tagore also finds it offensive to label audiences as educated or uneducated, Indian or non-Indian

National Award-winning artists like Dibakar Banerjee are returning their government awards and honours to protest impediments to freedom of speech and expression. But Shah Rukh said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine"

"I am very hurt that my film has got involved in this controversy. Dibakar has no right to return the award because this award is not his. It is given for the film that includes everyone - actors and the producer. How can he return the award," said Savita

A group of 10 filmmakers, including Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, announced on October 29 that they would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech."

The actress had won the National Award for the best actress for her performance in The Dirty Picture in 2012. Filmmakers Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan were among the 10 film personalities who have returned their National Awards in solidarity with FTII students and against growing intolerance in the country

Actress Sudipta Chakrabarti, who won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress in Bariwali, likened the honours as "weapons" for filmmakers, said that she is not thinking of returning her award at the moment. "I am not thinking of returning the award at this moment," said Sudipta

As eminent scientist PM Bhargava announced that he would return his Padma Bhushan award, making common cause with dozens of writers, artists and filmmakers returning their awards in protest against "rising intolerance", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that "manufactured rebellion" is growing.

Mr Kher, whose wife Kirron Kher is the BJP MP from Chandigarh, accused the 'Award Wapsi Gang' of being politically motivated. He also blamed them for having had him ousted as Censor Board chief in 2004 by Manmohan Singh's UPA government

"We are disenchanted with what is happening in the country," said Anand Patwardhan after announcing that he along with 9 other filmmakers would return their national awards to protest against the "threat to diversity and freedom of speech." Director Dibakar Banerjee has also returned his National Award

Rajkummar Rao's phone hasn't stopped ringing ever since it was announced on Wednesday evening that he had been named for the National Film Award for the best actor for Shahid.

Dibakar Banerjee and Abhay today screened Shanghai to a batch of IAS officers in Mussoorie ahead of its world premiere at the upcoming IIFA awards.