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INDIAN FILM EVENTS AND THE YEAR 2009

Scene from Anglo / Bollywood film, "Slumdog Millionaire" (2009)

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Film World Events of 2009

The Anglo / Indian production "Slumdog Millionaire", wins 8 Oscars, including "Best Picture".

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, and Danny Boyle with Oscar
Bollywood production is shut down while film producers go on strike. This strike runs from April through June. This is to protest what is felt to be inequitable distribution of box office returns from the multiplex theatres.

Across the world, Indian theatre houses close or show only old films.
Actress Shilpa Shetty weds Raj Kundra

Raj and Shilpa Kundra
Film Director Tapan Sinha dies at the age of 84
Hindi film director/ producer Shakti Samanta (1926-2009) passes away. He was known for such classic films as "China Town", "Kashmir ki Kali" "An Evening in Paris" and "Amar Prem".
Actor / producer Firoz Khan dies at the age of 69.

Firoz Khan (1939-2009)
Prakash Mehra film director / producer dies at the age of 69
Malayali film maker A. K. Lohithadas dies at the age of 54
Ayesha Takia ("Tarzaan: the Wonder Car", "Dor", "8X10 Tasveer", "No smoking") marries Farhan Aazmi

Ayesha Takia marries Farhan Aazmi
Former actress and model Leela Naidu dies at the age of 69.

Leela Naidu (1940-2009)
Malayali film actress Adoor Bhavani dies at the age of 82
Ishaa Koppikar ("Fiza", "Company", "LOC Kargil") marries Rohit (Timmy) Narang.

Ishaa Koppikar marries Rohit Narang
Former actress and costume designer Simple Kapadia dies at the age of 51.
Bina Rai, film actress, dies at the age of 73.

Bina Rai (1936-2009)
Jodhaa-Akbar (2008) wins the "2009 - Filmfare Award for Best Picture"
A.R. Rahman wins "Filmfare Award For Best Music Director" for his work in "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na"
Jade Goody, dies of cancer on March 22, 2009. She previously created an international incident during her tenure in the British reality show "Celebrity Big Brother" when she made racist comments about her housemate, the actress Shilpa Shetty.

Jade Goody (1981 - 2009)
Sukhwinder Singh wins the "Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer" for the song Haule Haule from the film "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi"
Shreya Ghoshal is the winner of the"Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer", for the song Teri Ore from the film "Singh Is Kinng"