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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Pronunciation advice - 59th National Film Award winners

The 59th National Film Awards have been announced. Here is a pronunciation guide for the winners' names

Best Feature Filmshared) - Deool (Marathi) pronounced as they-wool. In Hindi that would be देउळ
Byari (Byari) pronounced as B R E (be aar ee). In Hindi that would be ब्यारी

Indira Gandhi award for best debut film of a director to Kumararaja Thiagarajan for Aaranya Kaandam
coup-mah-ruh-rah-juh the-ah-guh-rah-jun (like bun) and R N yuh condom (pronounced the American way). In Hindi that would be कुमारअ राजअ तियागराजन and आरण्य कांडम

Award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment to Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai.
higher-guh-sah-me-in coup-the-rye. In Hindi that would be अय़गर्सामीयिन कुदिरइ

Best Children Film Chillar Party - chiller party चिल्लर पार्टी

Best direction Anhe Ghorey da daan goes to Gurvinder Singh

un-neigh go-day the darn (soft d in darn) अन्ने कोडे दा दान (The 'k' is between 'k' and 'g')

gour (as in gourmet) win - the sing गुरविन्दर सिंग

Best Actor to Girish Kulkarni

gearish cool-cunny गिरीश कुलअकर्णी

Best Actress to Vidya Balan

with-ya bah-lun (like bun) विद्या बालन

Best Male Singer Anand Bhate ah-nun-the bah-tay (soft t) आनन्द भाते

Best Female Singer Roopa Ganguly रूपा गांगुली




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