Monsoon Wedding loses out at the Golden Globes 2002

A Beautiful Mind won four trophies, including Best Dramatic Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe), to lead all winners at the Golden Globes 2002.

Moulin Rouge finished with three statuettes, including Best Musical/Comedy and Best Actress, Musical/Comedy (Nicole Kidman) at the 59th annual ceremony.

71-year old Gene Hackman picked up his third Golden Globe for his role as outcast father in The Royal Tennenbaums while Sissy Spacek, took away the top honours for Best Performance female in a Dramatic picture.

No Man’s Land defeated other foreign film nominees including Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding and French film Amélie to take home the prize.

Devdas vs Devdas

As Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas readies for release, veteran director Shakti-Samanta has already completed his Devdas in Bengali starring Prasanjit, with its release date around March.

But Bhansali is not unnerved at this thought. He’s confident that his magnum opus, will be the best film we’ll see this year.

Mrinal Sen’s new film to be released in March

Mrinal Sen is back in the director's chair. He returns with his new film Swadesh, a film on love and goodness set in Bengal.

The film stars Nandita Das, Saswata Chatterjee and Kaushik Sen in the main roles. This is Das' second Bengali film.

Sen says the idea of making the film came to him during the troubled times the world has recently seen, which aroused a need to return to the cinema. Swadesh based on a story by Afsar Ahmad, is a slice of life that deals with simple emotions.

The film is being shot in one stretch and is expected to be released in March.

Oru Cheru Punchiri selected for British film fest

M T Vasudevan Nair's Oru Cheru Punchiri has been selected for the Imagin Asia touring festival, organised by the British Film Institute, London, from April this year.

The aim of the festival is to introduce South Asian films to the movie buffs of England. The film, which has won several awards, tells the tale of the celebration of life by an aged couple.

The festival will be held from April end to November. Ten films from Asia have been selected for the festival.

Compiled by: Vivek Fernandes
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