‘KOI MIL GAYA’ WINS 5 TROPHIES AT STAR SCREEN AWARDS: Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan’s ‘Koi Mil Gaya.’ The film won five ‘Star Screen Awards,’ including the ‘Best Film,’ ‘Best Actor,’ ‘Best Choreography, ‘Best Special Effects’ and ‘Best Director’ award for Rakesh Roshan. Urmila Matondkar got the ‘Best Actress’ Award for the spine-chilling horror film ‘Bhoot,’ while Rajesh Khanna was honored for his lifetime achievement. (File photo)

DADA SAHEB PHALKE FOR DEV ANAND: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, left, presents actor/ director Dev Anand with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2002 for Lifetime Achievement at the 50th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi on Dec. 29. While Ajay Devgan received the ‘Best Actor’s Award for his role in ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh,’ Konkona Sen-Sharma was awarded the ‘Best Actress’ trophy for her role in ‘Mr. and Mrs. Iyer.’ (File photo)

‘SHWAAS’ NOMINATED FOR THE OSCARS: Marathi film ‘Shwaas,’ directed by Sandeep Sawant, was chosen as India’s nomination for the Oscars this year. ‘Shwaas’ was inspired by the real-life incident of a small boy afflicted with a rare cancer, which affects both the eyes. The boy undergoes surgery that helps save his life but not his eyesight.

51ST NATIONAL AWARDS: A scene from ‘Pinjar.’ ‘Munnabhai M.B.B.S.’ and partition saga ‘Pinjar’ were among the films that won the 51st National Film Awards. Marathi film ‘Shwaas’ won the ‘Best Film’ Award while ‘Munnabhai’ won the award for ‘Best Popular Film,’ ‘Pinjar’ won the ‘Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration.’ Gautam Ghosh was chosen the ‘Best Director’ for ‘Aabar Aranye.’ (File photo)

35TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA: Information and Broadcasting Minister S. Jaipal Reddy, center, presenting the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ to director Asghar Farhadi, right, for the Iranian film ‘Beautiful City,’ at the International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Dec. 9. Seen in the photo, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar, left, and actress Preity Zinta, third from left. Thai movie ‘Beautiful Boxer’ by Ekacha Uekrongtham won the Silver Peacock while Russian film ‘Old Woman’ and Iranian actor Faramarz Gharibian won ‘Special Jury’ prizes. (File photo)

YASH CHOPRA’S ‘VEER-ZAARA: Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta in Yash Chopra’s love story ‘Veer-Zaara.’ This is the indefatigable movie mogul’s first directorial effort in seven years after five decades of trend-setting hits like ‘Dhool Ka Phool,’ ‘Waqt,’ ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ and ‘Dil To Pagal Hai.’ It is also the film with which he made history by reviving the melodies of Madan Mohan 30 years after his death. The film, which had a world-wide release on the Diwali day (Nov. 12), was a year-end top grosser for the industry. (File photo)