Current Affairs Guide 2013: Entertainment News

The world of entertainment made big headlines in India with the Bollywood box office having five films doing a business of 100 crores and another three, that is, Chennai Express, Krrish 3 and Dhoom 3 entering the 300 crore club. With such massive collections we can easily say that the year 2013 left Bollywood grinning. However, the year also saw many celebrity deaths grabbing headlines, the most sensational among them being the death of actress Jiah Khan and fast and furious star Paul Walker.

To remember events that took place in the entertainment industry in the year 2013, Shiksha.com brings for you this last leg in its series of Political, Business, Sports and Entertainment current affairs guide. Hoping that this compilation will help you brush up the events of the year so that you can prepare better for your exams.

January

International

• Iran hostage drama ‘Argo’ wins two Golden Globe awards and musical Les Miserables wins three awards at the same award function.
• Suraj Sharma, of Indian origin is nominated for the Bafta Rising Star awards for his role in Life of Pie.
• Chinese author, Zjao Jiang’s first Tamil book debuts at the Chennai Book Fair.
• Massive protests break out against the screening of Kamal Hassan’s movie Vishwroopam.
• DSC prize for South Asian Literature is won by Jeet Thayil for his debut novel Narcopolis.

February

International

• Portrait of Picasso’s lover auctioned for 28.6 million at London.
• Pandit Ravi Shanker’s daughters receive Grammy Award for lifetime achievement awarded to the sitar maestro.
• Life of Pie wins an Oscar. Argo given the best picture award.

March

India

• S. Sukumari, veteran South Indian actress passes away.

April

International

• Sarah Brightman, best-selling soprano set become the 8th space tourist and also the most famous civilian space traveler.

India

• One of the first playback singers of Bollywood, Shamshad Begum passed away at the age of 94 following a prolonged illness.

May

International

• Lydia Davis, writer of American origin wins the Man Booker International Prize in 2013.
• Blue is the Warmest Colour, a lesbian love story, wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

India

• I & B minister Manoj Tiwari presents the Phalke award to veteran actor Pran Krishan at his home.
• National Award winning Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh passed away at the age of 49 in his hometown after a massive heart attack on May 30.