No Best Film nomination for Gadar

Zee Telefilms has decided to withdraw its name from the Best Film category of Fair Glow Zee Cine Awards.

Insiders say that even though the Zee presentation Gadar was definitely the biggest grosser of the year, the film was most unlikely to walk away with the Best Film trophy.

As the hosts, Zee would be shown in poor light, if Gadar didn't win and they decided to opt out of the race. However, they decided not to withdraw the names of lead actress and actor from the nominations.

Case against Rajnikanth dismissed

A Chennai court has dismissed a land dispute against Tamil superstar, Rajnikanth.

Sixth Additional City Civil Judge Manickam, also ordered costs, after dismissing the claims of one Manohar, that the land on which the 'Ragavendra Kalyana Mantap', stood had belonged to him.

Rajnikanth owns the Mantap, as is known, and had denied the charge that his associates had forced Manohar out of the property, when originally made.

N Sathiya Moorthy in Chennai

Nadeem-Shravan ignored

Nadeem-Shravan have been ignored by Screen Awards committee. Not one film of Nadeem-Shravan has qualified for a nomination at the Screen Awards, despite the duo's decent hits -- Ek Rishtaa - The Bond Of Love and Kasoor.

Nadeem-Shravan were given the cold shoulder in 1999 too, when their music for the film Dhadkan was not nominated for an award.

Credits do him wrong

One wonders why television channels have been flashing Ibrahim Ashq's name in the credit lines of the songs from Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche, especially when the song in question Hamesha hamesha mat ho udas were written by Suryabhanu Gupta, a known Hindi poet.

Gupta has earlier penned songs for Govind Nihalani and Girish Karnad.

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