Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2018 September 30

= September 30 =

First Indian Actress won Best Actress award in an International Film festival
Who is the First Indian Actress won Best Actress award in an International Film festival ?

Best Regards Cinema Express — Preceding unsigned comment added by Animeshmunshi (talk • contribs) 13:53, 30 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Several sources, including this one, say it was Nargis, who won the award for best actress at the Karlovy Vary, Lima and Athens film festivals for her role in Mother India. --Antiquary (talk) 15:54, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Rothwell v Shakespeare
OK, here's a question ideally suited for this Reference Desk, requiring a mix of both factual evidence and wildly personalised speculation!

Whose work has received more viewers in the UK, Talbot Rothwell or William Shakespeare? This isn't an obviously easy question, as it requires some guesswork (and yes, I know informed guessing will be involved, which is why I'm asking you guys). On Shakespeare's side is time and ostensible popularity. On Rothwell's side is a medium that attracts far more viewers than the theatre, and perhaps wider popularity with the cinema-going public than Shakespeare, at least during the heyday of the Carry On films. Of course there have been films of Shakespeare's plays, but have there been enough that were widely popular in the UK to overcome Rothwell's lead in this area? I await your answers with interest. Feel free to extend this question to the Carry On Films generally, and to other film franchises, other parts of the world, and other literary greats. Good luck! RomanSpa (talk) 23:49, 30 September 2018 (UTC)


 * We are constitutionally constrained from providing either speculation or guesswork. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  21:24, 1 October 2018 (UTC)


 * I would point out here that all school students study at least one of Shakespeare's plays between the ages of 14 and 18, which would mean potentially that every child in the country has been directly exposed to the Bard. I have no idea, however, who the other guy is. --TammyMoet (talk) 15:15, 2 October 2018 (UTC)