Wednesday, February 11, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Vivek Agnihotri's 'Mohammad and Urvashi' bags Dadasaheb Phalke award

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 May, 2017 01:29 PM
     Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's first short film "Mohammad and Urvashi" has bagged the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
     
    Agnihotri announced the news on social media and tweeted: "Happy to announce my first short film 'Mohammad and Urvashi' has bagged Dadasaheb Phalke award. Best Actor for Myukh Ray. It's also one year of 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam'".
     
    The filmmaker has also penned "Mohammad and Urvashi", which features actors Mayukh Ray, Manoj Raghubir Sharma and Khushboo Upadhyay. 

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Hazel Keech Opens Up About Extending The Family, Rues She Hardly Sees Him Post Marriage

    Ahead of the wedding, Hazel had admitted (also on behalf of Yuvraj) to not having enough time to themselves

    Hazel Keech Opens Up About Extending The Family, Rues She Hardly Sees Him Post Marriage

    Was Alia Bhatt Stuck Alone With A Drunk Man At 3 In The Night?

    Was Alia Bhatt Stuck Alone With A Drunk Man At 3 In The Night?
    Alia Bhatt reportedly realized the bodyguard was drunk while he was escorting her home from actor Sidharth Malhotra's place

    Was Alia Bhatt Stuck Alone With A Drunk Man At 3 In The Night?

    The First Trailer Of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Is Out & It Has A Special Request For Their Fans!

    The First Trailer Of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Is Out & It Has A Special Request For Their Fans!
    It has been exciting ever since it was announced that our favourite show Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai is returning as a web series and all of this excitement just got higher when the cast of went live on Facebook through the Hotstar page. 

    The First Trailer Of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Is Out & It Has A Special Request For Their Fans!

    Sunil Grover, Ali Asgar To Return On Screen Together, But Not For Kapil Sharma Show?

    Sunil Grover, Ali Asgar To Return On Screen Together, But Not For Kapil Sharma Show?
    Ali Asgar and Sunil Grover have agreed to shoot for the channel but the actors haven't yet revealed anything about returning to The Kapil Sharma Show.

    Sunil Grover, Ali Asgar To Return On Screen Together, But Not For Kapil Sharma Show?

    Sunny Leone Would Like To Start High-end 'Hip Street Line'

    Sunny has been signed on as the brand ambassador for the online jewellery portal -- jewelsouk.com. Its commercial, directed by Siddharth Anand, launched on Tuesday.

    Sunny Leone Would Like To Start High-end 'Hip Street Line'

    The Mahabharata: UAE-Based Indian To Invest Rs 1000 Crore In The Epic Multilingual Film

    The Mahabharata: UAE-Based Indian To Invest Rs 1000 Crore In The Epic Multilingual Film
    UAE-based business honcho B.R. Shetty on Monday announced that he will invest Rs 1,000 crore to produce the costliest ever Indian film titled "The Mahabharata".

    The Mahabharata: UAE-Based Indian To Invest Rs 1000 Crore In The Epic Multilingual Film