query: Steffi Graf was always last place in the world during her career.

pos: Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria `` Steffi '' Graf ( -LSB- ˈʃtɛfiː ˈgʁa : f -RSB- ; born 14 June 1969 ) is a German former tennis player , who was ranked world No. 1 during her career . Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles . Her 22 singles titles put her second on the list of Major wins by a tennis player ( male or female ) since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court ( 24 ) and Serena Williams ( 23 ) . In 1988 , she became the first and only tennis player ( male or female ) to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year . Furthermore , she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam event at least four times .   Graf was ranked world No. 1 by the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) for a record 377 total weeks -- the longest period for which any player , male or female , has held the number-one ranking since the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals began issuing rankings . She won 107 singles titles , which ranks her third on the WTA 's all-time list after Martina Navratilova ( 167 titles ) and Chris Evert ( 157 titles ) . She and Margaret Court are the only players , male or female , to win three grand slams in a calendar year five times ( 1988 , 1989 , 1993 , 1995 and 1996 ) .   Notable features of Graf 's game were her versatility across all playing surfaces , footwork and her powerful forehand drive . Graf won six French Open singles titles ( second to Evert ) , seven Wimbledon singles titles , four Australian Open titles , and five U.S. Open singles titles . She is the only singles player ( male or female ) to have achieved a Grand Slam since hard court was introduced as a surface at the US Open in 1978 . Consequently , Graf 's Grand Slam was achieved on grass , clay , and hard court while the previous five Grand Slams were decided on only grass and clay . Graf reached thirteen consecutive Grand Slam singles finals , from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open , winning nine of them . She won 5 consecutive Majors ( 1988 Australian Open to 1989 Australian Open ) , and seven Majors out of eight , in two calendar years ( 1988 Australian Open to 1989 US Open , except 1989 French Open ) . She reached a total of 31 Grand Slam singles finals .   Graf is regarded by some to be the greatest female tennis player of all time . Navratilova included Graf on her list of great players . In 1999 Billie Jean King said `` Steffi is definitely the greatest women 's tennis player of all time '' . In December 1999 , Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press . Tennis writer Steve Flink , in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century , named her as the best female player of the 20th century . In March 2012 , Tennis Channel picked Graf as the greatest female tennis player ever in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all time .   Graf retired in 1999 while she was ranked World No. 3 . She married former World No. 1 men 's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001 . The couple has two children -- Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle . Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004 .

neg: Althea Gibson Althea Gibson ( August 25 , 1927 -- September 28 , 2003 ) was an American tennis player and professional golfer , and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis . In 1956 , she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title ( the French Open ) . The following year she won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals ( precursor of the U.S. Open ) , then won both again in 1958 , and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years . In all , she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments , including six doubles titles , and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women 's Sports Hall of Fame . `` She is one of the greatest players who ever lived , '' said Robert Ryland , a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams . `` Martina could n't touch her . I think she 'd beat the Williams sisters . '' In the early 1960s she also became the first black player to compete on the women 's professional golf tour .   At a time when racism and prejudice were widespread in sports and in society , Gibson was often compared to Jackie Robinson . `` Her road to success was a challenging one , '' said Billie Jean King , `` but I never saw her back down . '' `` To anyone , she was an inspiration , because of what she was able to do at a time when it was enormously difficult to play tennis at all if you were black , '' said former New York City Mayor David Dinkins . `` I am honored to have followed in such great footsteps , '' wrote Venus Williams . `` Her accomplishments set the stage for my success , and through players like myself and Serena and many others to come , her legacy will live on . ''

neg: World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest .   The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) .   Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling .   Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament .   A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event .   Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . )   Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .

neg: Clarisa Fernández Clarisa Fernández ( born 28 August 1981 ) is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open , the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage . Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result . She defeated , in order : ( Q ) Lubomira Bacheva , Jelena Kostanić , Kim Clijsters , ( 13 ) Elena Dementieva , Paola Suárez , before losing to second-seeded Venus Williams in straight sets . .   Fernández is a crafty left-handed player . She turned professional in 1998 , and did not have much success before her appearance at the French Open . She has six ITF titles to her name , including one in 2006 . Since 2003 , Fernández has been plagued with injuries . She has suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder , an injury to her left wrist , and to her right knee . Fernández enjoys playing on hard and grass courts . She was coached by Leonardo Lerda . Her tennis inspirations are Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova .   In April 2008 , Fernández announced her retirement from professional tennis after a lengthy battle with knee injuries .

neg: Advanta Championships of Philadelphia The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia ( also long known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia ) was a WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia , United States . The tournament was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I event from 1993 through 1995 . It was classified as a Tier II event in 1991 , 1992 , and from 1996 through 2005 . The tournament was played indoors , on carpet from 1991 through 2000 and on hard courts from 1971 through 1979 and from 2003 through 2005 .   Past singles champions include Conchita Martínez , Margaret Court , Chris Evert , Monica Seles , Steffi Graf , Martina Hingis , Lindsay Davenport , and Amélie Mauresmo .

neg: List of Olympic medalists in art competitions There were 146 medalists in the art competitions that were part of the Olympic Games from 1912 until 1948 . These art competitions were considered an integral part of the movement by International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) founder Pierre de Coubertin and necessary to recapture the complete essence of the Ancient Olympic Games . Their absence before the 1912 Summer Olympics , according to journalism professor Richard Stanton , stems from Coubertin `` not wanting to fragment the focus of his new and fragile movement '' . Art competitions were originally planned for inclusion in the 1908 Summer Olympics but were delayed after that edition 's change in venue from Rome to London following the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius . By the 1924 Summer Olympics they had grown to be considered internationally relevant and potentially `` a milestone in advancing public awareness of art as a whole '' .   During their first three appearances , the art competitions were grouped into five broad categories : architecture , literature , music , painting , and sculpture . The Dutch Organizing Committee for the 1928 Summer Olympics split these into subcategories in the hopes of increasing participation . Although it was a successful strategy , the 1932 Summer Olympics eliminated several of these subcategories , which led to fewer entries in the broader categories . For the 1936 Summer Olympics , the German government proposed the addition of a film contest to the program , which was rejected .   Following a final appearance at the 1948 Summer Olympics , art competitions were removed from the Olympic program . Planners of the 1952 Summer Olympics opposed their inclusion on logistical grounds , claiming that the lack of an international association for the event meant that the entire onus of facilitation was placed on the local organizing committee . Concerns were also raised about the professionalism of the event , since only amateurs were allowed to participate in the sporting tournaments , and the growing commercialization of the competitions , as artists had been permitted to sell their submissions during the course of the Games since 1928 . In 1952 an art festival and exhibition was held concurrent with the Games , a tradition that has been maintained in all subsequent Summer Olympics .   The IOC does not track medalists in Olympic art competitions in its database and thus the prize winners are only officially recorded in the original Olympic reports . Judges were not required to distribute first , second , and third place awards for every category , and thus certain events lack medalists in these placements . Since participants were allowed multiple submissions , it was also possible for artists to win more than one in a single event , as Alex Diggelmann of Switzerland did in the graphic arts category of the 1948 edition . Diggelmann is tied with Denmark 's Josef Petersen , who won second prize three times in literature , for the amount of medals captured in the art competitions . Luxembourg 's Jean Jacoby is the only individual to win two gold medals , doing so in painting in 1924 and 1928 . Of the 146 medalists , 11 were women and only Finnish author Aale Tynni was awarded gold . Germany was the most successful nation , with eight gold , seven silver , and nine bronze medals , although one was won by Coubertin himself , a Frenchman . He submitted his poem Ode to Sport under the pseudonyms Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach , as if it were a joint-entry , and won first prize in the 1912 literature category . The original report credits this medal to Germany . Two individuals , Walter W. Winans and Alfréd Hajós , won medals in both athletic and art competitions .

neg: 1998 Chase Championships The 1998 Chase Championships was a women 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York in the United States . It was the 27th edition of the year-end singles championships , the 23rd edition of the year-end doubles championships , and was part of the 1998 WTA Tour . The tournament was held from November 16 through November 22 , 1998 . Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $ 500,000 first-prize money . It was the last edition of the tournament to be played in the best-of-five-set format for the final which it had used since 1984 .

neg: Elly Hakami Elly Hakami ( born August 25 , 1969 ) was an American professional tennis player from the mid-1980s until 1997 . Hakami is from Tiburon , California near San Francisco and makes her home there today . She was ranked world No. 32 in 1988 . In 1987 , when she was ranked No. 44 , she played in the third round of the US Open and was beaten by Gabriela Sabatini . They had a re-match in 1989 in the Miami Masters , in which Hakami also lost .   In 1987 Hakami played against the world 's highest ranking woman player , Martina Navratilova in Manhattan Beach , California . Although Hakami lost the match in straight sets , Navratilova said of Hakami , `` She 's a very good player . She seems to be very bright and she 's a lot better all-court player than I thought she would be . I thought she served well and she comes out tough . ''

neg: 2001 WTA Tour Championships The 2001 WTA Tour Championships , also known by its sponsored name Sanex Championships , was a women 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich , Germany . It was the 31st edition of the year-end singles championships , the 26th edition of the year-end doubles championships , and was part of the 2001 WTA Tour . The tournament was held between 30 October and 4 November 2001 . Seventh-seeded Serena Williams won the singles event after Lindsay Davenport defaulted the final due to a knee injury she sustained in her semifinal match . Davenport 's semifinal win ensured her the No. 1 year-end ranking . Williams earned $ 500,000 first-prize money as well as 390 ranking points .   Venus Williams and Martina Hingis had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to injuries while Monica Seles refused to play in Germany , the country where she was stabbed in 1993 .

neg: Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell , Bob Briner , Jack Kramer , and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players . Drysdale became the first President . Since 1990 , the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization 's name . In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour , which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour . In 2009 the name was changed again and is now known as the ATP World Tour . It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis ( WCT ) .   The ATP 's global headquarters are in London , United Kingdom . ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach , United States ; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco ; and ATP International , which covers Africa , Asia and Australasia , is based in Sydney , Australia .   The counterpart organization in the women 's professional game is the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) .

neg: 1997 French Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion , but she was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Amanda Coetzer .   Iva Majoli won the title , defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final , 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 2 .   This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Venus Williams competed in the main draw .

neg: Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games ( Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years . Unlike the Summer Olympics , the Winter Olympics feature sports practised on snow and ice . The first Winter Olympics , the 1924 Winter Olympics , was held in Chamonix , France . The original five sports ( broken into nine disciplines ) were bobsleigh , curling , ice hockey , Nordic skiing ( consisting of the disciplines military patrol , cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , and ski jumping ) , and skating ( consisting of the disciplines figure skating and speed skating ) . The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936 , after which they were interrupted by World War II . The Olympics resumed in 1948 and was again held every four years . Until 1992 , the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years , but in accordance with a 1986 decision by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years , the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994 .   The Winter Games have evolved since its inception . Sports and disciplines have been added and some of them , such as Alpine skiing , luge , short track speed skating , freestyle skiing , skeleton , and snowboarding , have earned a permanent spot on the Olympic programme . Others ( such as curling and bobsleigh ) have been discontinued and later reintroduced , or have been permanently discontinued ( such as military patrol , though the modern Winter Olympic sport of biathlon is descended from it ) . Still others , such as speed skiing , bandy and skijoring , were demonstration sports but never incorporated as Olympic sports . The rise of television as a global medium for communication enhanced the profile of the Games . It created an income stream , via the sale of broadcast rights and advertising , which has become lucrative for the IOC . This allowed outside interests , such as television companies and corporate sponsors , to exert influence . The IOC has had to address several criticisms , internal scandals , the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Winter Olympians , as well as a political boycott of the Winter Olympics . Nations have used the Winter Games to showcase the claimed superiority of their political systems .   The Winter Olympics has been hosted on three continents by eleven different countries . The Games have been held in the United States four times ( 1932 , 1960 , 1980 , 2002 ) ; in France three times ( 1924 , 1968 , 1992 ) ; and in Austria ( 1964 , 1976 ) , Canada ( 1988 , 2010 ) , Japan ( 1972 , 1998 ) , Italy ( 1956 , 2006 ) , Norway ( 1952 , 1994 ) , and Switzerland ( 1928 , 1948 ) twice . Also , the Games have been held in Germany ( 1936 ) , Yugoslavia ( 1984 ) , and Russia ( 2014 ) once . The IOC has selected Pyeongchang , South Korea , to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Beijing , China , to host the 2022 Winter Olympics . No city in the southern hemisphere has hosted or even been an applicant to host the Winter Olympics ; the major challenge preventing one hosting the games is the dependence on winter weather , and the traditional February timing of the games falls in the middle of the southern hemisphere summer .   Twelve countries -- Austria , Canada , Finland , France , Great Britain , Hungary , Italy , Norway , Poland , Sweden , Switzerland and the United States -- have sent athletes to every Winter Olympic Games . Six of those -- Austria , Canada , Finland , Norway , Sweden and the United States -- have earned medals at every Winter Olympic Games , and only one -- the United States -- has earned gold at each Games . Norway leads in terms of number of gold medals and overall number of medals . Germany and Japan have been banned at times from competing in the Games .

neg: 1987 Italian Open (tennis) The 1987 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and of 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series . The men 's tournament was held from 11 May through 17 May 1987 while the women 's tournament was held from 4 May through 10 May 1987 . Mats Wilander and Steffi Graf won the singles titles .

neg: 1989 Family Circle Cup – Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva .   Steffi Graf won in the final 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 1 against Zvereva .

neg: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Hildegard `` Hilde '' Krahwinkel Sperling ( -LSB- ˈhɪldəɡaʁt kʀaːvɪŋkl̩ -RSB- née Krahwinkel ; 26 March 1908 -- 7 March 1981 ) was a German tennis player who became a dual-citizen after marrying Dane Svend Sperling in December 1933 . She won three consecutive singles titles at the French Championships from 1935 to 1937 . Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history , behind Steffi Graf . Sperling played a counterpunching game , predicated on speed , and wore down opponents . Helen Jacobs once wrote that Sperling was the third-best player she ever played , behind Helen Wills Moody and Suzanne Lenglen .

neg: France in the Eurovision Song Contest France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times since its debut at the very first contest in 1956 . France is one of only seven countries to be present at the first contest , and has been absent from only two contests in its history , missing the 1974 and 1982 contests . France has won the contest five times , and along with Germany , Italy , Spain and the United Kingdom is one of the `` Big Five '' who are automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) .   France first won the contest in 1958 with `` Dors , mon amour '' performed by André Claveau . In the 1960s , they won three times , with `` Tom Pillibi '' performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960 , `` Un Premier Amour '' performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962 and `` Un jour , un enfant '' performed by Frida Boccara , who won in 1969 in a four-way tie with the Netherlands , Spain and the United Kingdom . France 's fifth victory came in 1977 , when Marie Myriam won with the song `` L'oiseau et l'enfant '' . France have also finished second four times , with Paule Desjardins in 1957 , Catherine Ferry in 1976 , Joëlle Ursull in 1990 and Amina in 1991 , who lost out to Sweden 's Carola in a tie-break .   After reaching the top five in 24 contests in the 20th century , France has had less success in the 21st century , only making the top five twice , with Natasha St-Pier fourth in and Sandrine François fifth in . France finished last for the first time in , when Twin Twin received only two points . France have failed to reach the top 10 in 13 of the last 15 contests , the exceptions being Patricia Kaas , who was eighth in , and Amir , who was sixth in .

neg: 1988 Family Circle Cup – Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year .   Martina Navratilova won in the final 6 -- 1 , 4 -- 6 , 6 -- 4 against Gabriela Sabatini .

neg: Women's sports Women 's sports includes amateur as well as women 's professional sports , in all varieties of sports . Female participation and popularity in sports increased dramatically in the twentieth century , especially in the last quarter-century , reflecting changes in modern societies that emphasized gender parity . Although the level of participation and performance still varies greatly by country and by sport , women 's sports are widely accepted throughout the world today . In a few instances , such as figure skating , female athletes rival or exceed their male counterparts in popularity . In many sports women usually do not compete on equal terms against men .   Although there is a rise and surge in the participation by women in sports , a large disparity still remains . These disparities are prevalent globally and continue to hinder equality in sports . Many institutions and programs still remain conservative and do not contribute to gender equity in sports .

neg: 1995 Delray Beach Winter Championships – Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 4 against Conchita Martínez .

neg: Margaret Court career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court . She won 64 Grand Slam events ( 24 singles , 19 doubles , 21 mixed doubles ) , which is a record for a male or female player . Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 21 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes . She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles , doubles , and mixed doubles . She is one of two women to have achieved the calendar year Grand Slam in singles in the Open Era ( alongside Steffi Graf ) , and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam , which she did twice .   Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played ( 24 of 47 ) . She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era , an all-time record . Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177-106 , for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces ( hard , clay , grass , carpet ) , is also an all-time record . She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 ( 113-8 ) , 1968 ( 107-12 ) , 1969 ( 104-6 ) , 1970 ( 110-6 ) , and 1973 ( 108-6 ) . She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players ( 297-73 ) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times .

neg: Henin–S. Williams rivalry Tennis players Justine Henin from Belgium , former world No. 1 , and Serena Williams from the USA , current World No. 1 ,   who met 14 times during their careers . When Henin was an active player , their rivalry was one of the most heated and competitive between two female players on the WTA Tour ; their contests were not solely athletic in nature , but interpersonal as well .   As of June 30 , 2013 , Williams leads the overall head-to-head series , 8 -- 6 . Henin retired for the second time in January 2011 .


query: Olivia Wilde is a dancer.

pos: Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde ( born Olivia Jane Cockburn ; March 10 , 1984 ) is an American actress , model , director , and producer . She is well known for her role as Dr. Remy `` Thirteen '' Hadley on the award-winning medical television series House ( 2007 -- 12 ) and her roles in Alpha Dog ( 2007 ) , Tron : Legacy ( 2010 ) , Cowboys & Aliens ( 2011 ) , Her ( 2013 ) , Drinking Buddies ( 2013 ) , and Rush ( 2013 ) . She starred in HBO 's rock 'n' roll drama series Vinyl ( 2016 ) .

neg: Dancehouse The building which now houses the Dancehouse Theatre , on Oxford Road in Manchester , was originally designed by Pendleton and Dickson for property developer Emannuel Nove a Ukrainian who came to Manchester in the late 1800s . The building was originally two large meeting halls over a parade of shops and is clad in cream faience with orange faience detailing . Nove 's initials may be seen set on the central pediment . Before the halls were completed inside , they were converted into two cinemas ( The Regal Twins ) with fashionable 1930 Art Deco interiors . These were converted in the 1960s to a five screen complex before closing in the 1980s .   A lease for the derelict property was obtained in 1990 by the Northern Ballet School which , together with its sister company The Dancehouse Theatre , set about restoring the building to its former Art Deco splendour .   One previously derelict 750 seat cinema was converted to create the Dancehouse Theatre , officially opened in 1994 by Princess Margaret . The next four cinemas and other areas of the building were converted into the five dance studios and associated facilities that now house The Northern Ballet School .   The Dancehouse Theatre complex extends to some 35000 sqft and comprises the theatre , three medium and two large dance studios , a Green Room , a Cafe Bar , Theatre Bar and Coffee Shop .   The # 500,000 cost of converting the theatre was largely met by donations from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , the Arts Council of England and many other subscribers to the companies development programme .

neg: Wakefield Poole Wakefield Poole ( born Walter Wakefield Poole III in Jacksonville , Florida in 1936 ) , is an American dancer , choreographer , theatrical director , and pioneering film director in the gay pornography industry from the 1970s and 1980s .

neg: Toni Redpath Toni Redpath is a professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer .

neg: Wilde Wilde is a surname . Notable people with the name include :

neg: Joseph Wilde (writer) Joseph Wilde is a British playwright , screenwriter and dramatist .

neg: Pointe shoe A pointe shoe is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work . Pointe shoes were conceived in response to the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph-like and have evolved to enable dancers to dance en pointe ( on the tips of their toes ) for extended periods of time . They are manufactured in a variety of colors , most commonly in shades of light pink .

neg: Oxford University Dancesport Club Oxford University Dancesport Club ( OUDC ) is Oxford University 's largest sports club and is the second largest club at the university after the Oxford Union . Founded in 1968 it currently has an annual membership of around 800 members . It runs professionally taught classes in the following dance styles :  Ballroom  Latin American  Salsa  Argentine Tango  Bachata  Rock 'n' Roll  Zumba   Its classes are open to all ( including non-university members ) and cater to all levels of experience . The Club also runs occasional workshops and a weekly social dance on Sundays in full term and on some Sundays out of term .

neg: Olivia (singer) Olivia Theresa Longott ( born February 15 , 1981 in Brooklyn , New York , U.S. ) , professionally known as Olivia , is an American singer , songwriter , rapper and actress . She is best known for contributing vocals to 50 Cent 's hit single `` Candy Shop '' and her debut album Olivia . She was also known as a regular cast member in the first three seasons ( 2011 -- 13 ) of the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop : New York .

neg: London Children's Ballet The London Children 's Ballet ( LCB ) is a registered charitable trust created in 1994 . LCB was formed to give children the experience of performing as part of a company , in a professionally produced , full length ballet at a professional theatre . LCB provides opportunities to dance for children from many diverse backgrounds and the experience is free .   Performances are staged annually at the Peacock Theatre , in the West End , London 's famous theatre district . These performances include the staging of original productions , which have sold out every year since the company was established . The company is also involved in a number of smaller projects . The '' # 1 outreach matinees '' enable the public to see a ballet at an affordable price and LCB2 is a touring company which visits venues where people are unable to attend the theatre , including hospitals , community centres , hospices and schools . These tours are produced around the year so as to provide opportunities for children all-year-round .   To dance in a LCB production , children must first attend an audition , designed to assess their suitability to take part . Successful candidates then meet for weekly rehearsals on a Sunday in the lead up to the performance , ensuring there is no disruption to their academic education .   LCB organises an annual summer school , lasting a week and catering for one hundred children . The summer school consists of a range of workshops , where the children take classes in ballet and other dance forms such as jazz , and also study choreography . Older children also take part in a one-day tour , taking their summer school production to elderly homes around London .   The LCB also provides a venue for recently graduated composers , choreographers and designers from the Wimbledon College of Art .

neg: Pamela Cortes Pamela Cortes is an Ecuadorian singer , actress and dancer , who has won several awards for her performances .

neg: Francesca Jaynes Francesca Jaynes ( born 12 October 1958 ) is an English choreographer and movement director who works in many disciplines within the entertainment industry , including feature films , theatre and commercials .

neg: Penelope Spencer Penelope Spencer ( 1901 -- 1993 ) was an English dancer who is remembered for her modern approach to free-style dancing and choreography .

neg: Abigail Levine Abigail Levine , a New York-based dance and performance artist . Levine has created works for opera and theaters -- as well as for subway stations , sidewalks , swimming pools , airports , office buildings -- in New York City , Washington DC , Havana , São Paulo , Mexico City , Caracas , and Taipei .   Recent commissions and productions include : Benjamin Britten 's The Turn of the Screw for Lorin Maazel 's Chateauville Foundation ( conducted by Maazel at the Kennedy Center ) ; `` Slow Falls '' presented by the 2011 Movement Research Festival ; `` Porta Sem Parede '' created during the Lugarização Residency in São Paulo ; Any Closer produced by Dixon Place and the Puffin Foundation and performed on sidewalks in Brooklyn , Queens , the Bronx and Manhattan ; If You See Something , a dance for subway stations performed in the subway systems of New York City and Caracas , Venezuela ; Bernstein 's Trouble in Tahiti and Bizet 's Le Docteur Miracle for the Manhattan Opera Theater ; and Desatar , a commissioned work for 14 dancers from Cuba 's national dance company , Danza Contemporanea de Cuba .   Levine has performed recently with Marina Abramović in her retrospective at the New York MoMA , with performance artist Carolee Schneemann , and with choreographers including : Jennifer Monson , koosil-ja hwang , Alan Good , Marianela Boán , Pat Catterson , Larissa Velez , Despina Stamos , Pele Bauch , Wendy Osserman and the Denishawn Repertory Dancers . Her writings on dance have been published by the Movement Research Performance Journal , e-misférica , Cuba Update and CubaNow .   Levine trained at New York 's High School of Performing Arts , the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center , Jacob 's Pillow Dance Festival , The Place and Middlesex University in London , and with Danza Contemporánea de Cuba in Havana . She graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in English and is completing a Masters at NYU in Dance and Performance Studies .

neg: Olivia (Rossner novel) Olivia ( or , The Weight of the Past ) is the penultimate novel by Judith Rossner , author of the critically acclaimed best sellers Looking for Mr. Goodbar and August . Published in 1994 by Crown , Olivia examines `` a mother-daughter conflict set in the world of gastronomy . ''  ,

neg: Lyrical dance Lyrical dance is a style of dance created by merging ballet , jazz and contemporary dance techniques . Lyrical dancing is performed to music with lyrics to inspire movements to express strong emotions the choreographer feels from the lyrics in the chosen song . Because lyrical dancing focuses on the expression of strong emotion , the style concentrates more on individual approach and expressiveness than the precision of the dancer 's movements . The emergent lyrical style has a relatively recent history and a genesis based on the coming together of ballet with rock/folk/pop / alternative music and a variety of jazz dance styles and modern dance . Dancer , teacher , and choreographer Suzi Taylor , who holds regular classes at Steps on Broadway in New York City is considered by many to be an early mother of lyrical dance , having emphasized a unique brand of musicality and expressiveness which influenced many future teachers and choreographers .

neg: Gillian Norris Gillian Norris ( born 29 December 1978 ) is an Irish dancer and model best known for her work in Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames .   Norris was born in Kilmacthomas , County Waterford , Ireland on 29 December 1978 to Mary Norris and Desmond Norris , a carpenter and well-known tenor . Norris is the youngest of five children . She started dancing at the age 10 , when her parents signed her up for dance lessons at the Higgins School of Irish Dance in Waterford . She later won the All-Ireland , Great Britain , and British National titles and placed 3rd at the World Championships .   Norris debuted as a professional dancer when she played `` Morrighan , The Temptress '' in Michael Flatley 's show , Lord of the Dance . Gillian danced with the show from its premiere in July 1996 at the Point Theater in Dublin until her departure in 2000 . Gillian toured the world with the show . Her rendition of Morrighan has been featured in two videos : The original video and the 1998 Feet of Flames video ( taped live in Hyde Park , London ) .   When the show began in 1996 , she danced with Michael Flatley in the original show for a year , and then in late 1997 joined the second touring company ( Troupe 2 ) in the United States . In July 1998 , she returned to Troupe 1 and danced the lead in Feet of Flames in Hyde Park . She remained with Troupe 1 and toured Europe until she left the show in 2000 .   After Gillian left the show , she returned to Ireland and briefly pursued a modeling and singing career . In summer 2001 , she briefly danced in the show Ragus in Dublin . She then enrolled in beauty therapy school , where she was a top student . In June 2005 , she opened her own beauty salon/spa in Kilmacthomas .   Gillian says about performing , `` To me , no matter if there 's two people I 'm performing to or 20,000 people , I 'd perform the same way . I go out to make those happy ; they deserve that , they 're paying to see me dance and that 's what I do ; I go out and do my job . ''

neg: Mansur Kamaletdinov Mansur Kamaletdinov ( Russian Мансур Фатхинурович Камалетдинов ) ( 7 January 1926 -- 19 April 2012 ) was a Russian-born ballet dancer , teacher , ballet master and choreographer of classical ballet and classical character dance .   Kamaletdinov was born in Zlatoust , Russia and spent his early childhood in a village near Ufa , Bashkiria , which by coincidence is the same village where the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev grew up .   He attended the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg where he studied with many illustrious teachers including Aleksandr Shiryaev , former assistant to Marius Petipa , who codified the art form known as character dance .   Kamaletdinov joined the Kirov Ballet upon graduation and performed with dancers such as Natalia Dudinskaya but was soon invited to join the Tbilisi Ballet and Opera Theater where he worked with the Georgian dance prodigy Vakhtang Chabukiani .   In 1951 , Kamaletdinov was invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet as Principal Character Dancer and Teacher where he taught alongside outstanding teachers such as Elizaveta Gerdt . Apart from teaching and performing Classical Dance , Kamaletdinov was Chair of the Character Dance department . He was a choreographer of numerous ballets for the Bolshoi 's Russian and International tours and was Ballet Master for many of the Bolshoi 's performances . Kamaletdinov was Assistant to the Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Theater , Leonid Lavrovsky , and would substitute as Acting Artistic Director in Lavrovsky 's absence . Kamaletdinov worked and toured with , among others , Galina Ulanova and with his close friend and colleague Maya Plisetskaya . He toured the world as one of the `` Stars of the Bolshoi '' and was a Guest Teacher at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba by invitation of Alicia Alonso . Many of his students became stars of major ballet companies throughout the world . One of Kamaletdinov 's former students , Vladimir Vasiliev , became the Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Theater .   In 1976 , Kamaletdinov emigrated from the Soviet Union , settling first in Italy and then moving to the United States where he taught and coached at many renowned ballet and opera companies and institutions including Boston Ballet , New York City Ballet , American Ballet Theater , Juilliard School , Ballets de San Juan , Metropolitan Opera House , Indianapolis Ballet , Richmond Ballet , Hartford Ballet , and many others .   Kamaletdinov died of natural causes on April 19 , 2012 at his home in Mt. Lebanon , Pennsylvania .

neg: Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach , Florida , led by artistic director Lourdes Lopez . MCB was founded in 1985 by Toby Lerner Ansin a Miami philanthropist . She and the founding board hired Edward Villella , former New York City Ballet principal dancer to be the founding artistic director .   A bulk of the company 's repertoire is made up of the work of George Balanchine , though the company also performs works by Jerome Robbins , Twyla Tharp , Trey McIntyre , Mark Morris , Jimmy Gamonet , who was the company 's founding Resident Choreographer and Ballet Master from 1986 to 1999 , Christopher Wheeldon , Justin Peck , and others , in addition to traditional full-length works including `` Giselle '' and `` Don Quixote '' .   In 2012 , Lourdes Lopez was chosen to replace founding artistic director Edward Villella .   Miami City Ballet features an international ensemble of over 45 dancers . The company has an active repertoire of 88 ballets and performs over 100 times annually . Miami City Ballet serves as the resident ballet company in theaters in the Fort Lauderdale , Miami , and West Palm Beach areas . In addition , the company regularly tours both domestically and internationally . Its North American appearances include the Kennedy Center , the 1996 Olympic Arts Festival , Jacob 's Pillow Dance Festival , the Orange County Performing Arts Center , and the New York City Center ; while theaters and festivals in Europe , Central America , South America , and Israel have hosted the company .

neg: British Sequence Championships The British Sequence Championships are ballroom dancing championships for adults and children held annually in Blackpool , England .   The championships for adults take place as part of the Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival and have been running since 1949 . They are held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool . Dancers compete in up to five sequence dances determined by the organiser each year for the titles . The British Championship is seen as the highlight of the year , not only because it is `` one of the country 's most prestigious titles '' , but also due to the grandeur of the location .   The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival incorporates a popular competition day for children on the Saturday , followed by inventive competitions for professionals and the British Sequence Championships for Professional , Amateur Classical Sequence ( previously `` Old Time '' ) , Amateur Modern Sequence , Senior Classical Sequence and Under 21s Classical Sequence . The championship events are granted by the British Dance Council and are run under their rules . The festival celebrated its 60th year in 2009 .   Entrants to the Championships predominantly come from Great Britain , although many Irish dance schools have attended the festival over the years . Entrants have also come from as far away as Japan and Australia .   The British Sequence Championships for children takes place as part of the Blackpool Junior Dance Festival , running since 1947 . They start on Easter Monday each year and run for a week . Until 2010 , when increasing numbers prompted a move to the Empress Ballroom , they had been held at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool Tower . The events incorporate the Juvenile Classical Sequence Championship , the Junior Classical Sequence Championship and the Junior Modern Sequence Championship .   Famous entrants to the championships include a young Cheryl Cole and former World Amateur Ballroom Champion Jonathon Crossley with partner Kylie Jones .

neg: Pandora Marie Marie `` Pandora '' Medina , aka Pandora or Pandora Marie ( born Marie Faye Medina , July 25 , 1981 ) , is an American dancer , choreographer , and actress who specializes in the `` tutting '' and `` popping '' dance styles . She is a member of the Style Elements Crew , The LXD and Venus Fly . Pandora 's career has spanned over fifteen years , primarily as part of the popping dance funk culture .


query: Kumkum Bhagya reviewed by Ekta Kapoor.

pos: Kumkum Bhagya Kumkum Bhagya ( English : Vermillion In My Fate ) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera which premiered on 15 April 2014 . and is broadcast on weeknights on Zee TV . The show is loosely based on the novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen . Kumkum Bhagya is its Indian interpretation , which follows the life of a Hindu-Punjabi matriarch , Sarla Arora , who runs a marriage hall . Sarla lives with the hope of seeing her two daughters Pragya and Bulbul , happily married some day . The pivotal characters of this show are strong , feisty women , living together in an all-female matriarchal family . The series stars Sriti Jha , Shabbir Ahluwalia with Mrunal Thakur , Arjit Taneja/Vin Rana , Shikha Singh and Leena Jumani in supporting roles . The series is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner Balaji Telefilms . Continuing her tradition , Ekta Kapoor has named the series starting with the letter `` K '' because she feels it is lucky . The show is directed by Sameer Kulkarni and developed by Ekta Kapoor .

neg: Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan ( born 10 October 1954 ) , better known by her stage name Rekha , is an Indian film actress . Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema , Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam , though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon . Despite the success of several of her early films , she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress .   Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years . Throughout her career , she has often played strong female characters and , apart from mainstream cinema , appeared in arthouse films , known in India as parallel cinema .  She has won three Filmfare Awards , two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress , for her roles in Khubsoorat ( 1980 ) , Khoon Bhari Maang ( 1988 ) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi ( 1996 ) , respectively . Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan ( 1981 ) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress . Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline , she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status . In 2010 , she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India .

neg: Balika Badhu (1976 film) Balika Badhu ( Hindi : बालिका बधू ; translation : The Young Wife ) is a 1976 Hindi film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar . The film is based on the Bengali novel by the same name by Bimal Kar , about a young girl who is married before she is old enough to understand what marriage is all about , against the backdrop of Indian freedom struggle . Gradually she and her school-going husband grow as a couple and begin to love one another . The film was previously made into a Bengali film , Balika Badhu ( 1967 ) , starring Moushumi Chatterjee , by Tarun Majumdar himself .   This romantic comedy drama stars Sachin with Rajni Sharma , Asrani , A. K. Hangal , Asit Sen , Paintal and Om Shivpuri . The music is by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi , who penned several hits in the film including `` Bade Achchhe Lagte Hain ... '' , which was singer Amit Kumar 's first hit , and featured on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977 at # 26 . It was the second film of Mrityunjay Sil .

neg: Kaurab Kaurab is a Bengali language literary magazine representing innovative , alternative , non-mainstream and experimental genres of Indian literature with an emphasis on poetry and poetics . In vogue for more than three decades , Kaurab continuously streams alternative genres of literature and has published scores of innovative Bengali writers . While some of them are deemed legendary and have been evaluated as literary myths , what keeps the wheel churning at Kaurab today is a whole new generation of creative writing .   The Kaurab literary movement never owned an official manifesto . However , like any other literary upsurge , the emergence of the core group was largely necessitated by social and literary developments in India a quarter century after independence from British colonial rule . The core Kaurab poets and writers represent an interesting break with earlier traditions . Mainstream Bangla literature , back then , was in the thrall of the social , political and cultural upheavals precipitated by the Naxalite movement . While Kaurab , as a literary group , had a camaraderie with the Hungry Generation and other writers of Bengal , it largely attempted to accentuate a fresh and marginal voice that was unheard in Bangla literature . In contrast to the previous literary movements and coteries of the 1960s , Kaurab writers demonstrated greater variety and individuality , a complete nonchalance to existing literary stereotypes , political aloofness , a deep desire to reconnect with the sub-altern , language experiments involving the inner diaspora and a certain high-dreaming flamboyance which little magazines normally undervalue . A lot of these values can be directly attributed to Kaurab 's founder editor Kamal Chakrabarty and fellow poets - Swadesh Sen , Sidhartha Basu , Barin Ghosal , Debajyoti Dutta , Shankar Lahiri , Aryanil Mukhopadhyay & others .   The Kaurab Magazine ( Kaurab Patrikaa ) has been in print since 1970 . In 1982 it won the D. K. Gupta award as the most distinguished Bengali literary magazine . Kaurab 's online version , Kaurab Online , is an electronic webzine of poetry and poetics , and houses an international translation and poetry book review archive . The webzine began in 1998 , initially as a member site , moving on to becoming an independent dot com site in 2003 . The publication of Kaurab 's 100th print issue was celebrated in the Indian Museum on 5 December 2004 with a poetry festival . Since then the magazine has been edited by its online editor Aryanil Mukhopadhyay supported by Kaurab 's second generation writers Sabyasachi Sanyal , Sudeshna Majumdar and Subhro Bandopadhyay .   In 2007 , the new editorial team and its group of poets/writers around the world took the magazine to an unprecedented height by launching an International Poetry Reading/Discussion Series conducted over three continents in three languages - Bengali , English and Spanish . Poets from India , England , Spain , Chile and the US have participated in these events .   The print magazine is currently bi-annual , while the webzine version is tri-annual .

neg: Bhaag Johnny Bhaag Johnny ( English : Run Johnny ) is an Indian Hindi language Bollywood thriller film directed by Shivam Nair , and produced by Bhushan Kumar , Krishan Kumar , Vikram Bhatt and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor . The film stars Kunal Khemu , Mandana Karimi and Zoa Morani in leading roles . It was released on 25 September 2015 .

neg: List of accolades received by Mary Kom (film) Mary Kom is a 2014 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures . The film features Priyanka Chopra in the lead role as the boxer Mary Kom , with Darshan Kumar and Sunil Thapa in supporting roles as her husband and mentor , Onler Kom and M. Narjit Singh respectively . The film was written by Saiwyn Quadras , with the cinematography provided by Keiko Nakahara while Bhansali co-edited the film with Rajesh G. Pandey . The film follows Kom 's journey of becoming a boxer to her victory at the 2008 World Boxing Championships in Ningbo , China .   Before its theatrical release on 5 September 2014 , the film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival , where it became the first Hindi film to be screened on the opening night of the film festival . The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success . It grossed at the box-office against a budget of . Mary Kom has received various awards and nominations , with praise for its direction , Chopra 's performance , screenplay , editing , background score , and costume design . As of August 2015 , the film has won 20 awards .   At the 62nd National Film Awards , the film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment . It was nominated for Best Film , and Best Actress for Chopra at the 60th Filmfare Awards . Mary Kom received ten nominations at the 2014 Star Guild Awards , including Best Film and Best Director , winning five awards : Best Actress in a Leading Role for Chopra , Best Debut Director for Kumar , Best Costume Design , Dialogue of the Year , and the Guild Presidents Award for Best Film . The film garnered eight nominations at the 21st Screen Awards , winning Best Actress for Chopra .

neg: Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam ( 31 August 1919 -- 31 October 2005 ) was an Indian writer and poet , who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi . She is considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet , novelist , and essayist , and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language , who is equally loved on both sides of the India-Pakistan border . With a career spanning over six decades , she produced over 100 books of poetry , fiction , biographies , essays , a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were translated into several Indian and foreign languages .   She is most remembered for her poignant poem , Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu ( Today I invoke Waris Shah -- `` Ode to Waris Shah '' ) , an elegy to the 18th-century Punjabi poet , an expression of her anguish over massacres during the partition of India . As a novelist , her most noted work was Pinjar ( The Cage ) ( 1950 ) , in which she created her memorable character , Puro , an epitome of violence against women , loss of humanity and ultimate surrender to existential fate ; the novel was made into an award-winning film , Pinjar in 2003 .   When the former British India was partitioned into the independent states of India and Pakistan in 1947 , she migrated from Lahore , to India , though she remained equally popular in Pakistan throughout her life , as compared to her contemporaries like Mohan Singh and Shiv Kumar Batalvi .   Known as the most important voice for the women in Punjabi literature , in 1956 , she became the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her magnum opus , a long poem , Sunehade ( Messages ) , later she received the Bharatiya Jnanpith , one of India 's highest literary awards , in 1982 for Kagaz Te Canvas ( The Paper and the Canvas ) . The Padma Shri came her way in 1969 and finally , Padma Vibhushan , India 's second highest civilian award , in 2004 , and in the same year she was honoured with India 's highest literary award , given by the Sahitya Akademi ( India 's Academy of Letters ) , the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship given to the `` immortals of literature '' for lifetime achievement .

neg: Awaargi Awaargi is a 1990 Bollywood drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Anil Kapoor , Meenakshi Sheshadri and Govinda . The film is considered to have featured Anil Kapoor 's and Meenakshi Sheshadri 's best performances . Over the years it has gained immense critical praise and is considered a classic now .   Like several other 1980s films by Mahesh Bhatt , Awaargi , containing serious and realistic content , belongs to the arthouse cinematic genre , known in India as parallel cinema . On its release , it received critical acclaim .

neg: Chandrakanta (author) Chandrakanta ( 1938 - ) is a writer , born in Srinagar , India . She has written many novels and stories in the Hindi language including the epic Katha Satisar , which was awarded the Vyas Samman prize in 2005 .   To date , her published short stories number about 200 . She has also published seven novels as well as poetical works . Her writing concerns socio-political issues and women 's concerns in general . The Indian State of Kashmir constitutes the backdrop of most of her writings , especially terrorism and the repercussions of it , notably the mass exodus of the majority community of `` Kashmiri Pandits '' .   Her magnum opus is Katha Satisar -LSB- 2001 -RSB- . She has been the recipient of several awards for her literary work . Her works havealso been translated in many Indian languages , and into English . Her novel Ailan Gali Zinda Hai has been translated for the first time in English by Manisha Chaudhry , published by Zubaan Books ( an imprint of ` Kaali for Women ' , Penguin India ) as A Street in Srinagar , The translation was shortlisted for the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature .   Chandrakanta lives in Gurgaon , India

neg: Bhabhi (1957 film) Bhabhi is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Krishnan-Panju for AVM Productions . The namesake of an earlier film directed by Franz Osten in 1938 , the film stars Balraj Sahni , South Indian actress Pandari Bai , Nanda in pivotal roles .   The film went on to become the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of the year The film was a remake of Tamil film Kuladeivam which itself was a remake of Bengali film Banga Kora which in turn was based on the novel of same name by Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi . Kula Dheivam was later remade in Kannada as Jenu Goodu . Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali .

neg: Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati is a 1969 Indian Bollywood film directed by Bhappi Sonie and produced by Surinder Kapoor . It stars Shashi Kapoor and Babita Kapoor in pivotal roles .

neg: Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia ( born 9 September 1967 ) , better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar , is an Indian-born actor who works in Bollywood films . Kumar is also a producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Kumar has Canadian citizenship .   Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and he has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times , winning it two times .   Box Office India listed Kumar as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema .  In February 2013 , many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumar 's films had crossed and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so .  Having done so , he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema .   When he began his acting career in the 1990s , he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the `` Khiladi series '' as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai ( 1993 ) , Mohra ( 1994 ) , Elaan ( 1994 ) , Suhaag ( 1994 ) , Sapoot ( 1996 ) , Jaanwar ( 1999 ) .   Later , Kumar also gained fame for his drama , romance , action and comic roles . His performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi ( 1994 ) , Dhadkan ( 2000 ) , Andaaz ( 2003 ) and Namastey London ( 2007 ) , as well as drama films such as Waqt : The Race Against Time ( 2005 ) . His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri ( 2000 ) , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi ( 2004 ) , Garam Masala ( 2005 ) , Bhagam Bhag ( 2006 ) , Bhool Bhulaiyaa ( 2007 ) , and Singh Is Kinng ( 2008 ) met with acclaim . In 2007 , he starred in four consecutive commercially successful films . Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes , Housefull 2 ( 2012 ) and Rowdy Rathore ( 2012 ) with both of them grossing over . His other films like OMG ( 2012 ) , Special 26 ( 2012 ) , Holiday ( 2014 ) and Gabbar Is Back ( 2015 ) were highly successful critically and commercially . From January 2016 to February 2017 , he starred in four Rs 100-crore plus earner in a row with films Airlift ( 2016 ) , Housefull 3 ( 2016 ) , Rustom ( 2016 ) and Jolly LLB 2 ( 2017 ) .   Apart from acting , Kumar has also worked as a stunt actor ; he has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films , which has earned him the sobriquet `` Indian Jackie Chan '' . In 2008 , he hosted the show Fear Factor -- Khatron Ke Khiladi . The next year , he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company . In 2012 , he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures . In 2014 , Kumar launched TV realty show Dare 2 Dance . He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League . In 2015 , Kumar was ranked 9th in Forbes ' first global list of highest-paid actors in the world .   In 2008 , the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema . The following year he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India . In 2011 , The Asian Awards honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema .

neg: List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India . Instituted on 2 January 1954 , the award is given for the `` exceptional and distinguished service '' , without distinction of race , occupation , position , or sex . The Padma Vibhushan award recipients are announced every year on Republic Day and registered in The Gazette of Indiaa publication released weekly by the Department of Publication , Ministry of Urban Development used for official government notices . The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the Gazette . Recipients whose awards have been revoked or restored , both of which require the authority of the President , are also registered in the Gazette and are required to surrender their medals when their names are struck from the register . , none of the conferments of Padma Vibhushan have been revoked or restored . The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments , the Ministries of the Government , the Bharat Ratna and previous Padma Vibhushan award recipients , the Institutes of Excellence , the Ministers , the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State , and the Members of Parliament including private individuals . The recommendations received during 1 May and 15 September of every year are submitted to the Padma Awards Committee , constituted by the Prime Minister . The committee recommendations are later submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for the further approval .   When instituted in 1954 , the Padma Vibhushan was classified as `` Pahela Warg '' ( Class I ) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards ; preceded by the Bharat Ratna , the highest civilian award , and followed by `` Dusra Warg '' ( Class II ) , and `` Tisra Warg '' ( Class III ) . On 15 January 1955 , the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards ; the Padma Vibhushan , the highest of the three , followed by the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri . The criteria includes `` exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants '' but excluding those working with the Public sector undertakings with the exception of doctors and scientists . The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute . The award , along with other personal civil honours , was briefly suspended twice in its history ; for the first time in July 1977 when Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister . The suspension was rescinded on 25 January 1980 , after Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister . The civilian awards were suspended again in mid-1992 , when two Public-Interest Litigations were filed in the High Courts questioning the civilian awards being `` Titles '' per an interpretation of Article 18 ( 1 ) of the Constitution . The awards were reintroduced by the Supreme Court in December 1995 , following the conclusion of the litigation .   The recipients receive a Sanad ( certificate ) signed by the President and a medal with no monetary grant associated with the award . The decoration is a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion 1 +3 / 4 inch in diameter and 1/8 inch thick . The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of 1 +3 / 16 inch side is embossed with a knob embossed within each of the outer angles of the pattern . A raised circular space of diameter 1 +1 / 16 inch is placed at the centre of the decoration . A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text `` Padma '' written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text `` Vibhushan '' is placed below the lotus . The Emblem of India is placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto , `` Satyameva Jayate '' ( Truth alone triumphs ) in Devanagari Script , inscribed on the lower edge . The rim , the edges and all embossing on either side is of white gold with the text `` Padma Vibhushan '' of silver gilt . The medal is suspended by a pink riband 1 +1 / 4 inch in width . It is ranked fourth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations .   The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were Satyendra Nath Bose , Nandalal Bose , Zakir Husain , Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher , V. K. Krishna Menon , and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck , who were honoured in 1954 . , the award has been bestowed on 300 individuals , including twelve posthumous and nineteen non-citizen recipients . Some of the recipients have refused or returned their awards ; Vilayat Khan , Swami Ranganathananda , and Manikonda Chalapathi Rau refused the award ; the family members of Lakshmi Chand Jain ( 2011 ) and Sharad Anantrao Joshi ( 2016 ) declined their posthumous conferments , and 1986 recipient Baba Amte returned his honour in 1991 . Most recently on 25 January 2017 , the award has been bestowed upon seven recipients ; Murli Manohar Joshi , Sharad Pawar , Udupi Ramachandra Rao , Jaggi Vasudev , K. J. Yesudas and posthumously on Sunder Lal Patwa and P. A. Sangma .

neg: Ek Adhuri Kahani Ek Adhuri Kahani is 1972 Hindi language movie directed by Mrinal Sen and starring Utpal Dutt , Shekhar Chatterjee , Vivek Chatterjee , Aarti Bhattacharya , Shyam , Shobha Sen. It was based on a Bengali story , Gotranta by Subodh Ghosh .

neg: B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil   At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) .   She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .

neg: Chup Chup Ke Chup Chup Ke ( चुप चुप के Quietly , Quietly ) is a 2006 Bollywood comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan . Originally titled as Khatta Meetha , the story of the film is adapted from the Malayalam film Punjabi House ( 1998 ) , with a tagline of `` Love meets confusion meets love . '' The film has Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their third film together along with actors , Neha Dhupia , Sunil Shetty , Paresh Rawal , Rajpal Yadav , Shakti Kapoor , Om Puri and Anupam Kher .

neg: Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra . Based in Mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . Key people involved are Jeetendra wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor .

neg: Cheeni Kum Cheeni Kum is a 2007 Bollywood romance film directed by R. Balki , starring Amitabh Bachchan , Tabu , Paresh Rawal , Zohra Sehgal and Swini Khara .

neg: Chitralekha (1964 film) Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film , directed by Kidar Sharma , starring Ashok Kumar , Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar . It was based on 1934 Hindi novel by the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma about Bijgupta serving under the Maurya Empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya ( 340 BCE -- 298 BCE ) and his love for courtesan Chitralekha . Films music and lyrics were by Roshan and Sahir Ludhianvi and noted for his songs like , `` Sansaar Se Bhaage Phirte Ho '' and `` Man Re Tu Kaahe '' .   It was a remake of Chitralekha ( 1941 ) , also directed by Kidar Sharma , which was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1941 . Unlike its previous version , this one did n't do well at the box office ; critics have suggested poor screenwriting and incorrect casting as reasons .

neg: Kudumbashree Kudumbashree is the women empowerment and poverty eradication program , framed and enforced by the State Poverty Eradication Mission ( SPEM ) of the Government of Kerala . The Mission aims to eradicate absolute poverty within a definite time frame of 10 years under the leadership of Local Self Governments formed and empowered by the 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Constitution of India . The Mission launched by the State Government with the active support of Government of India and NABARD has adopted a different methodology in addressing poverty by organizing the poor in to community-based organizations . The Mission follows a process approach rather than a project approach . The mission was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998 as requested by the State Government .   Kudumbashree , a community organization of Neighborhood Groups ( NHGs ) of women in Kerala , has been recognized as an effective strategy for the empowerment of women in rural as well as urban areas : bringing women together from all spheres of life to fight for their rights or for empowerment . The overall empowerment of women is closely linked to economic empowerment . Women through these NHGs work on a range of issues such as health , nutrition , agriculture , etc. besides income generation activities and seeking micro credit .   Kudumbashree differs from conventional programmes in that it perceives poverty not just as the deprivation of money , but also as the deprivation of basic rights . The poor need to find a collective voice to help claim these rights .   Kudumbashree was conceived as a joint programme of the Government of Kerala and Nabard implemented through Community Development Societies ( CDSs ) of Poor Women , serving as the community wing of Local Governments . Kudumbashree is formally registered as the `` State Poverty Eradication Mission '' ( SPEM ) , a society registered under the Travancore Kochi Literary , Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1955 . It has a governing body chaired by the State Minister of LSG . There is a state mission with a field officer in each district . This official structure supports and facilitates the activities of the community network across the state . Kudumbashree differs from conventional programmes in that it perceives poverty not just as the deprivation of money , but also as the deprivation of basic rights . The poor need to find a collective voice to help claim these rights .   The grassroots of Kudumbashree are Neighbourhood Groups ( NHG in short ) that send representatives to the ward level Area Development Societies ( ADS ) . The ADS sends its representatives to the Community Development Society ( CDS ) , which completes the unique three-tier structure of Kudumbashree . Today , there are 2.77 lakhs NHGs , over 19,854 ADSs and 1073 CDSs in Kudumbashree .   It is this network that brings women to the Grama Sabhas and helps them bring the needs of the poor to the attention of the local governments . The Community Development Societies are also very active in Government programmes and play significant roles in development activities ranging from socio-economic surveys and enterprise development to community management and social audit .   Though its efforts to engage women in civil society in development issues and opportunities , Kudumbashree in association with the local self government of Kerala is charting out new meaning and possibilities for local economic development and citizen centric governance .

neg: Dil Deke Dekho Dil Deke Dekho , a 1959 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film , was Nasir Hussain 's second film as director . His first directorial venture was Tumsa Nahin Dekha ( 1957 ) , which became a big hit and which gave star Shammi Kapoor a new image as a comedic , dancing hero . Husain and Kapoor reteamed here . Asha Parekh , a former child actress , made her film debut as a heroine . This was also the debut film of comedian Rajendranath ( younger brother of Premnath . ) This is also music composer Usha Khanna 's first film .   The film became a hit at the box office . Husain , Kapoor , and Parekh would reteam again for Teesri Manzil ( 1966 ) , which also became a big hit . Husain would also cast Parekh as his leading lady in five other films . Shammi Kapoor had said that he had initially wanted Waheeda Rehman to play his leading lady in the film , but the producer had already signed Asha Parekh , and he encouraged her during filming . The film was released on Asha 's 17th birthday .