Guru is a 2007 Indian drama film directed and co-written by Mani Ratnam. It was produced by Mani Ratnam and his brother G. Srinivasan under their production company, Madras Talkies. The film features Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya Balan, Arya Babbar, and Mithun Chakraborty in the leading roles. The film also has Mallika Sherawat in a guest appearance. The soundtrack and score were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was handled by Rajiv Menon and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The general consensus is that this film is largely based on the life of one of India's biggest industrial tycoons, Dhirubhai Ambani, but also has elements of other stories and businessmen.[1]
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Guru was released on 12 January 2007 and grossed ₹830.7 million.[2] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, music, cinematography, and for the lead performances (Abhishek and Aishwarya). The film won 19 awards from 76 nominations. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Guru was nominated in fourteen categories, winning Best Music Director and Best Background Score (A. R. Rahman), Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Barso Re"), Best Choreography (Saroj Khan for "Barso Re") and Best Production Design (Samir Chanda). At the 9th IIFA Awards, it received ten nominations and won two, including those for Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman) and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Barso Re"). Among other wins, the film received three Producers Guild Film Awards from 18 nominations, three Screen Awards from 14 nominations, three V. Shantaram Awards, three Zee Cine Awards from 10 nominations and at the Stardust Awards it was nominated in 7 categories without winning.
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- ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
- ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
- ^ Previously known as Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards.
References edit
- ^ "Movie Review: Guru starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai". India Today. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Guru Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Preview: Acceptance in Cannes bestows prestige and honour Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cannes, India celebrate 60 years".
- ^ "Nominees - 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Winners of 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Nominations announced for IIFA awards". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Nominations for the IIFA Awards 2008". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "IIFA 2008: And the award goes to..." CNN-News18. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "IIFA AWARDS 2008 WINNERS". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (14 March 2008). "Nominations for 3rd Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (1 April 2008). "Winners of 3rd Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "3rd Apsara Awards - Nominees". Producers Guild Film Awards. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "3rd Apsara Awards - Winners". Producers Guild Film Awards. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Nominees for 14th Annual Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Winners of 14th Annual Star Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2008". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 25 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "SRK wins V Shantaram award for 'Chak De India'". Oneindia.com. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Nominations for the Zee Cine Awards 2008". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2008". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2008 winners". Zee News. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2020.