Sorry I Couldn’t Save Motichoor Chaknachoor: Director Disowns Film

1 month, 1 week ago

EXCLUSIVE | Netflix's 'Sikandar Ka Muqaddar' producer Shital Bhatia on the film: 'The feedback we have got so far has been excellent'

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Friday Storytellers’ Shital Bhatia, who’s also the producer of the film, spoke about collaborating with Neeraj Pandey, cinema changing, and the evolution of OTT Netflix has released Neeraj Pandey’s Sikandar Ka Muqaddar on its platform from November 29. In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Friday Storytellers’ Shital Bhatia, who’s also the producer of the …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘Critics forgot about the good parts’

Deccan Chronicle

Actress Jyotika has strongly defended her husband Suriya’s movie, Kanguva, after it received negative reviews all over. Flaws are a part of most Indian films, so that’s only fair, especially in this kind of a film wherein one experiments largely! N it’s just the first 1/2 hr from the whole 3 hrs.” Penning a heartfelt note on her Instagram post, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Editor Saiju Sreedharan on ‘Footage’: ‘I did not want to spoon-feed the audience with a conventional film’

The Hindu

Malayalam cinema has been constantly pushing the boundaries in terms of content, making and performances. I was also encouraged by the fact that our audience is now open to all kinds of experiments.” The film does not give you a conventional viewing experience — the first half of the film has footage from the male actor’s camera, the second half …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Closing credits: Anupama Chopra bids farewell to Always at the Movies

Hindustan Times

In the Oscar-winning 2020 film Nomadland — about a woman in her 60s who lives out of her trailer, like a modern-day nomad — another character, also a nomad, says: “One of the things I love most about this life is that there’s no final goodbye. I always just say, ‘I’ll see you down the road.’ And I do.” I …

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7 months ago

Gulshan Devaiah suggests Rani Mukerji as lead in Anurag Kashyap's biopic and it's actually not the worst idea

Hindustan Times

What Anurag and Gulshan said During the interview, when Anurag was asked about his biopic, he said, "No, no, it won't be made. When asked if he has an actor in mind for the biopic of the director, his response was Rani Mukerji. More details In the same interview, Gulshan also recalled the time he was directed by Anurag in …

Biopic Gulshan Devaiah Suggests

7 months ago

We can’t blame the audience when we don’t provide them with quality content: Anand Raj

New Indian Express

Anand RajWhen a film can be made for just over 2 crores, you can’t set a budget of 10 crores just because you have an investor,” says the director, adding, “Even when I collaborated with my producer, she gave me a free hand with the investment and was comfortable with my requirements. Sharing briefly about Chef Chidambara, Anand Raj mentions …

Film Raj Chef Chidambara Chidambara

11 months ago

Welcome to the Oscar club, casting directors. Now, what is it you do?

LA Times

The film academy announced last week that casting directors, the people responsible for bringing in just the right actor for a role, will have their own awards category at the Oscars beginning in 2026. “There has never been a doubt that the contribution of casting directors’ tireless and seemingly effortless work is as important as the costumes the actors wear, …

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1 year ago

Interview: Abhishek Chaubey - “I look at film as an art. I am not an activist”

Hindustan Times

What made you start with screenwriting? Till that point in time, for me, there was no concept of a film which is not in English or Hindi, because I used to think, “How can one watch a film in a language they don’t understand?” But then I got the opportunity to watch some very good international films. I have heard …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Don Palathara on making Family: 'I always looked at this as a horror story'

Hindustan Times

Don Palathara's Family, which is playing in the International Competition section at the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala, is one of the finest films of the year. Your films have received a lot of acclaim at different international film festivals. Firstly, I don't see film festivals as the final destination for films. There should be a starting point, but …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘Oppenheimer’ editor Jennifer Lame knows the pressure of making quick cuts on film

LA Times

“My job is to collaborate with the filmmaker — which I know is not interesting to talk about — and to create an environment where the filmmaker feels like they can make the best version of their movie,” says film editor Jennifer Lame, who worked with Christopher Nolan on “Oppenheimer.” For editor Jennifer Lame, there’s nothing more exciting than “people …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in a thriller by Vinod Bhanushali, actor says 'It shall be a rollercoaster of emotions'

Firstpost

The film is a joint production venture by Vinod Bhanushali and Kamlesh Bhanushali of Bhanushali Studios Limited and Bombay Fables, headed by Shah and Bhavesh Mandalia Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has started shooting for an untitled 1990s-set thriller directed by Sejal Shah, the makers said on Thursday. The film is a joint production venture by Vinod Bhanushali and Kamlesh Bhanushali of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The greatest Mexican filmmaker you’ve never heard of

LA Times

Hollywood’s wholehearted embrace of Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro has earned them enviable influential standing, five best directing Oscars in the last 10 years alone and a nickname — the Three Amigos. They can be read not only as a work plan but as literature.” A scene from the movie “The Castle of Purity.” Among …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Can IMDb fix the fault in its stars?

Live Mint

Himanshu Khanna would like to create an IMDb rival. Throughout the last two years, IMDb, which claims to get 200 million unique visits every month, has been in the news for either failing to protect the user rating of a few movies from getting manipulated, or for not being able to check fake claims of people who fraudulently add their …

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2 years, 1 month ago

'Ghoomer' a unique story, not just another film on cricket: R Balki

The Hindu

Describing "Ghoomer" as a unique cricket movie, filmmaker R Balki says his next directorial venture is his way of giving back to the sport. Nobody wants to see another cricket film.” "If I'm doing a cricket film, what would I give back to cricket or the sport? I suggested let's make it a cricket film rather than a shooting film …

Film Cricket Ghoomer Balki

2 years, 2 months ago

Malayalam actor Vineeth Sreenivasan says the unpredictability of the lead character drew him to the movie ‘Mukundan Unni Associates’

The Hindu

It is interesting listening to multi-hyphenate film personality Vineeth Sreenivasan talk about how he approaches a role as an actor especially since he is a director. If you don’t trust your director then don’t do the film,” insists the actor, whose Mukundan Unni Associates, hits theatres today. Drawn by Mukundan Unni As much as the engaging script, he also liked …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Movie Review | Mili takes too much time to arrive at the crux of the story

Deccan Chronicle

It is always a challenge to make the move from a Malayalam film to mainstream Bollywood where cinematic compromise is the middle name. After having replicated the original 'Helen' in yet another South Indian language, one would have expected Mathukutty Xavier to come up with a crisp product. For a good half hour of the tedious survival thriller, you make …

Film Thriller Mili

2 years, 3 months ago

Mani Ratnam: 'Even before I thought to be a filmmaker, Ponniyin Selvan felt like a big feature film to me'

Firstpost

As Ratnam readies the nation for his latest epic Ponniyin Selvan, the maverick movie-maker makes time for an exclusive interview with Firstpost. As he readies the nation for his latest epic Ponniyin Selvan- 1, the maverick movie-maker makes time for an exclusive interview with Firstpost. So even before I thought I would become a filmmaker, Ponniyin Selvan felt like a …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Don movie review: Sivakarthikeyan's well-intentioned film is bogged down by commercial clichés

Firstpost

Language: Tamil Imagine a mix of Three Idiots and Santhosh Subramaniam, with a dash of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya? A perennially stifled Chakravarthy tries hard to break the cycle, but like most Indian students end up in an engineering college – where he tries to figure out what he is good at. For example, the film’s main two ‘villains’ are Chakravarthy’s father …

Film Indian Sivakarthikeyan Chakravarthy Boominathan

3 years, 4 months ago

Mani Ratnam: I would want to change something in all my films if given a chance today

Hindustan Times

Mani Ratnam’s filmography boasts of classics such as Dil Se…, Roja and Bombay, all critically acclaimed and rooted in real life. While the world accords cult status to his films, the filmmaker himself feels that he “would want to change” something in “all my films”, if given a chance today. Ask Ratnam would he take the chance and revisit his …

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3 years, 6 months ago

KRK asks Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan to ‘save entire Bollywood’ by acting in his film: ‘I will stop reviewing’

Hindustan Times

Self-proclaimed critic Kamaal R Khan, better known as KRK, has appealed to top stars including Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Kartik Aaryan, Abhishek Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana to ‘save entire Bollywood’ by agreeing to star in his film. Kamaal R Khan gave top stars a chance to ‘save entire Bollywood’. In a series of tweets, KRK tagged a number of top …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Chaitanya Tamhane on How Alfonso Cuaron Came Onboard for His Venice Film Festival Entry The Disciple

News 18

Filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s sophomore feature film The Disciple is making waves in international film festivals. It is also the first Indian film in 19 years to compete for the prestigious Golden Lion in the Venice Film Festival, after Mira Nair’s 2001 winner Monsoon Wedding. “We feel very grateful that Venice Film Festival is continuing to support our work by not …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Will this film save cinema in 2020?

BBC

Will this film save cinema in 2020? Alamy John David Washington in Tenet With the news that Christopher Nolan’s latest film will be released outside the US in August, will the blockbuster finally give movie-goers what they want? “It’s cheaper to work on film,” he explained to the Directors Guild of America in 2012, “it’s far better looking, it’s the …

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4 years, 6 months ago

A film about the importance of being responsible in these COVID-19 times

The Hindu

Film and ad film director Sooraj Tom is struck by how, in Kerala, the easing of lockdown has induced a false sense of well-being. For close to four-and-a-half minutes of the five-minute short film, the action is confined to shadows of a man quarantined in his room and a fluttering curtain. Directed by Sooraj, who has helmed films such as …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Panipat makers to cut out controversial scenes from film, says Rajasthan govt amid protests by Jat groups

Firstpost

Amid protests by Jat groups, the producers of Ashutosh Gowariker’s historical drama Panipat have agreed to edit out the portion of the film, a senior state government official said. “The film distributor has communicated to us that the film producers would be editing certain portion of the film,” additional chief secretary Rajeeva Swarup told Press Trust of India on Wednesday, …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Motichoor Chaknachoor director Debamitra Biswal steps away from film after fallout with producers

Firstpost

Motichoor Chaknachoor director Debamitra Biswal has stepped away from the film, saying that it does not showcase the vision she originally had owing to “silly ego fights.” In a lengthy note on Facebook, Biswal thanked the technical crew that had worked with her on the film, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty, reports Pinkvilla. Though Biswal never directly addressed the …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Motichoor Chaknachoor movie review: Shaadi ki story - Itâ€™s about the quibbling family

Deccan Chronicle

Director: Debamitra Biswal Cast: Athiya Shetty, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar, Vivek Mishra, Karuna Pandey, Sanjeev Vats, Abhishek Rawat, Sapna Sand, Usha Nagar Name me an Indian family that doesn’t have a shaadi ki story and a dahej grouse to narrate and I will ask Dharti Ma to split and swallow me. They call them gifts, and recall them …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Motichoor Chaknachoor movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui tries hard in a deeply problematic film

Hindustan Times

Motichoor Chaknachoor Director: Debamitra Biswal Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty Motichoor Chaknachoor stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty in lead roles. In Motichoor Chaknachoor, Athiya Shetty’s Anita Tripathi aka Ani has but one dream – to leave India for foreign shores and update her Facebook account with photos taken against the Statue of Liberty, or the London Eye or even …

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5 years, 5 months ago

‘Making ‘Moothon’ was emotionally and physically exhausting,’ says director Geetu Mohandas

The Hindu

Moothon, Geetu Mohandas’ second feature film, starring Nivin Pauly in the lead, will open the 21st edition of the Mumbai Film Festival. A major portion of the film was shot in the picturesque islands of Lakshadweep as the story is said to revolve around a man’s search for his elder brother who left the island. Geethu, who began as a …

Film Nivin Moothon Geetu

5 years, 9 months ago

PM Narendra Modi biopic producer hails SC verdict on controversial film: 'Justice has been done'

Firstpost

PM Narendra Modi was initially scheduled for release on 5 April but its release date got postponed to 11 April, which falls in the first phase of polling of Lok Sabha elections New Delhi: Producer of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sandeep Ssingh dismissed the charge that the film was meant to influence voters during the election season, …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Suniel Shetty receives legal warning for interfering in daughter Athiya's upcoming film Motichoor Chaknachoor

Firstpost

After making her debut in Salman Khan-produced Hero opposite Sooraj Pancholi, Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty is currently shooting for debutant director Deba Mitra Hasan’s forthcoming film Motichoor Chaknachoor, opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui. However, a new development suggests that Suniel has been served with a public notice on 13 March, stating that he has been constantly interfering in the project. As …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Despite having proven my potential, I'am destined to struggle: Paan Singh Tomar director Tigmanshu Dhulia

India TV News

National Award-winning filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, whose next film is 'Milan Talkies', says he has to struggle despite having proven his talent as a storyteller. Talking about how a film's box office results can create obstacles for a filmmaker to get financial support for each of his films, Tigmanshu said: "Some filmmakers are lucky, and who do not have to struggle …

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6 years ago

‘Filmmaking is a kind of exercise in empathy’

The Hindu

Any interviewer’s worst nightmare is to be at the fag end of a series of celebrity interactions. Whether it’s Requiem For A Dream or Mother!,the Harvard University and American Film Institute graduate has held audiences captive with what one would call shock-n-awe cinema. There’s always going to be many many interpretations of what you get out of that journey but …

Cinema Audience Think Know Bob

6 years, 1 month ago

‘Mulk’ Director Anubhav Sinha Picks His Favourite Films of 2018

The Quint

As the year comes to an end, it’s time to look back at some of the films that really impressed and influenced us in 2018. Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha’s Mulk was a rare commercial and critical success that triggered off a lot of debate on the subject of Islamophobia and communalism in today’s India. Here’s the filmmaker’s own favourites: Andhadhun “I …

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6 years, 1 month ago

Mohalla Assi movie review: Cut version of an important film

Deccan Chronicle

Director: Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi Cast: Sunny Deol, Sakshi Tanwar, Rajendra Gupta, Ravi Kishen, Saurabh Shukla There are films that stand the test of time, more because of the content than anything else. Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s latest film Mohalla Assi is based on Dr Kashi Nath Singh’s popular Hindi novella Kashi Ka Assi, which was a satire on the commercialisation of …

Film Pandey Sanskrit

6 years, 2 months ago

‘Dostana’ Completes 10 Years; Abhishek Shares a Heartfelt Post

The Quint

View this post on Instagram 2005 was the first time @karanjohar and @tarun_mansukhani told me the idea of #Dostana. I still remember driving with Tarun to location in New Jersey for the shooting of Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna from Manhattan when he made me hear a scratch recording of the song Kuch Kam. @priyankachopra, my jiggerypoo @thejohnabraham, @kirronkhermp, @boman_irani, @iambobbydeol, …

Film Thank Dostana Completes

6 years, 2 months ago

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s look from Motichoor Chaknachoor revealed. See pic

Hindustan Times

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was applauded for his performance in Manto and the Netflix series Sacred Games, is back with a rom-com titled Motichoor Chaknachoor. MOTICHOOR CHAKNACHOOR - A Romantic Wedding Comedy.” The female lead in the film will be played by Athiya Shetty, who was last seen in Arjun Kapoor’s comedy, Mubarakan. The film got its title from the …

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Sorry I Couldn’t Save Motichoor Chaknachoor: Director Disowns Film

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