Canâ€™t believe we pulled it off: Tannishtha Chatterjee

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tamil film Maharaja to be release in China on Friday; first Indian film to be screened after normalisation of ties

Beijing, Tamil suspense film Maharaja will be released in China on Friday becoming the first Indian cinema to be screened for Chinese audiences after the normalisation of ties between the two countries following last month’s agreement to resolve the standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Tamil film Maharaja to be release in China on Friday; first Indian film to be screened after …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Thandel to shoot key scenes in Delhi soon

Deccan Chronicle

As per the latest update, the team of Naga Chaitanya 's upcoming film Tandel are all set to go on floors with the upcoming schedule of the film, which is likely to start from June 10. A key schedule in Delhi and the scenes are going to play a major role in the film and the content. The entire caste …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Zindagi Shatranj Hai director Dushyant Pratap Singh to shoot his next film Laal Ayodhya in Lucknow and Ayodhya

Hindustan Times

The Hundred Bucks and Trahimam filmmaker Dushyant Pratap Singh will be shooting his next film in his home state. Filmmaker Dushyant Pratap Singh on his recent visit to Lucknow Singh, who hails from Agra, says, “The film’s writer Amarjeet Mishra is from Lucknow and we require some local artists as well. Singh’s last theatrical release was Zindagi Shatranj Hai with …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kunal Basu Talks About 'Filmi Stories;' Says, Conceived These Stories As Hybrids Of Fiction And Film

News 18

Going through Kunal Basu’s recent collection of stories titled ‘Filmi Stories’ is like going through a part-by-part manuscript of a Bollywood film that you simply cannot get enough of. The eight stories in the collection, like Vishal Bharadwaj rightly comments, “deserves an adaptation.” In an Exclusive conversation with News18, Kunal Basu who can most certainly be termed as one of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

In Mark Antony Trailer, This Late South Actress Back On Screen Through CGI

News 18

While Hollywood films have always had a steady influx of films based on time travel, it is still a rarely explored subject in Indian cinema. The Telugu film Aditya 369 starring Nandamuri Balakrishna is considered to be the first time travel film in India, and we have not had many more. This is precisely why Vishal and SJ Suryah’s upcoming …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Nagarjuna is backbone of Annapoorna Studios, says Supriya

Deccan Chronicle

Actress-turned-producer Supriya Yarlagadda is quite happy to be associated with the content-based Kannada film 'Boys Hostel' and will release its dubbed version in the two Telugu states on August 26. Why such a reputed banner like Annapurna Studios is backing a small film like 'Boys Hostel'? Hence, Annapoorna Studios is backing the film in two Telugu states. A: We wanted …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Akelli Movie Review: Gripping story lost in the maze of illogicality

Firstpost

Language: Hindi Cast: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Tsahi Halevi, Rajesh Jais, Amir Boutrous, Nishant Dahiya Director: Pranay Meshram Heart wrenching story of an Indian girl trapped in Iraq could have been filmed well. Not a very convincing script, the film starts with Jyoti trying to get a job in a foreign country and finally lands up in Mosul, Iraq. An unconventional story …

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1 year, 5 months ago

C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi on financing: ‘Be more careful who [you] take money from’

LA Times

As the first Nigerian-based director to have a feature selected by the Sundance Film Festival, C.J. A mesmerizing drama set in a fictional West African village whose traditional beliefs in a water spirit called Mami Wata have come under attack, the picture drew strong reviews and earned a jury prize for Lílis Soares’ starkly beautiful black-and-white cinematography. If you had …

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1 year, 7 months ago

AI imagines Scarlett, Emilia Clarke and other Hollywood actresses on ‘spiritual journey through India’. See pics

Hindustan Times

Another day, another reason to be impressed/scared by artificial intelligence. In yet another absolutely random prompt, a person got AI software Midjourney to create pictures of Hollywood actresses ‘finding themselves’ in India. The photos included AI-imagine versions of Scarlett Johansson, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Zendaya, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie and Emma Watson. Scarlett Johansson, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Muthaiya on ‘Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam’, the ‘caste films’ tag, making a city-based film, and more

The Hindu

Filmmaker Muthaiya is aware of the shadow that looms large over him — a stamp that he makes ‘caste films’. “Just because someone who goes to a Udipi vegetarian hotel doesn’t go to a Karaikudi restaurant, it doesn’t mean the latter will shut down, right?” It’s been ten years since Muthaiya made his debut in cinema, and each of the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the only director in today's times taking forward legacy of the Indian film heritage

Firstpost

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the only Indian filmmaker who has expertise in all facets of filmmaking from the visuals, performances, storytelling, music, canvases, and backdrops among others. With his films and now web series, Bhansali is always known to create a new world of the protagonist for the audiences to dive into, giving the cinema goers an visual treat. Currently, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Thrishanku’: Trailer of Anna Ben-Arjun Ashokan starrer out

The Hindu

The trailer of Malayalam romantic comedy drama Thrishanku, starring Anna Ben, and Arjun Ashokan is out. Trishanku also stars Suresh Krishna, Zarin Shihab, Nandhu, Fahim Safar, and Shiva Hariharan among others. Matchbox Shots, the makers of Andhadhun and Monica O My Darling, has produced the film in association with Lacuna Pictures and Clocktower Pictures and Co. Jayesh Mohan and Ajmal …

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2 years ago

Review: Bollywood, Tollywood and Beyond – Literary Essays on Indian Films

Hindustan Times

Film studies has widened the scope of writing on film and has also broadened the readership, taking it beyond the exclusive domain of film scholars and academics who teach film theory. Among these one may mention her analysis and study into films like Deepa Mehta’s Earth 1947 based on Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel The Ice Candy Man, and a very detailed …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Nushrratt Bharuccha: Never gone out looking for female-led films

Hindustan Times

Nushrratt Bharuccha is looking forward to a busy year with 2022 about to end. I feel like sometimes when I don’t know which way to go, something whispers in my head to do a certain thing or take a certain route. For me, they are my guiding angels.” Chhorii came with a social message and so are many films nowadays …

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2 years, 2 months ago

‘Mili’ movie review: This showreel of Janhvi Kapoor stutters after a compelling start

The Hindu

A remake of the Malayalam film Helen, Mili is a tense survivor drama that manages to spur an emotional upheaval caused by its central conceit, but fails to sustain it. Mili Director: Mathukutty Xavier Cast: Janhvi Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal, Manoj Pahwa Storyline: A survival drama that follows a woman stuck in a freezer fighting to stay alive After a taut …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Ponniyin Selvan 1 trailer: Aishwarya Rai is surreal, Vikram, Jayam Ravi are Karthi action stars in Mani Ratnam's epic

Hindustan Times

The first trailer for Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 is out. Ponniyin Selvan 1 trailer: Aishwarya Rai plays Nandini in the movie. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan tells the story of the ‘greatest’ empire in India's history, the Chola Empire. Ponniyin Selvan marks the second collaboration of Aishwarya with south actor Vikram after their …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Neetu Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal, Shraddha Srinath to star in Lionsgate India Studios' first feature film

The Hindu

Lionsgate India Studios on Monday announced its foray into feature film production with an untitled Hindi movie, starring Neetu Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal and Shraddha Srinath. We are running at a rapid pace with 8-10 grand projects in the pipeline, within a year - expect big announcements coming your way soon from the Lionsgate India Studios' desk." I feel in this …

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon’ deals in bringing dreams alive

The Hindu

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST I gather together the dreams, fantasies, experiences that preoccupied me as a girl, that stay with me and appear and reappear in different shapes and forms in all my work. At the 11th Indian Film Festival in Bhubaneshwar in January 2020, when I first saw Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Tanmay Ssingh: I just want to be in front of the camera

Hindustan Times

Armed with a certification course from the London School of Economics and another one in fashion designing, when Tanmay Ssingh was assigned to style for a production house, little did he knew that it will change his career. I was selected for a short film which never happened, but I got the film that was shot in Ukraine, Russia, Delhi, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

New book traces journey of Manipuri cinema

The Hindu

Nobody would imagine that Manipur, whose territory is much smaller than any district of Assam or U.P. The first Manipuri feature film Matamgi Manipur directed by Debkumar Bose was released on April 9, 1972, and won the national award. In 1982, Imagi Ningthem directed by A. Shyam Sharma won the Grand Prix award at the festival of three continents held …

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3 years ago

Rome’s legendary Cinecitta Studios eye new golden age

Live Mint

Once the stomping ground of Italy's greatest directors and actors, from Federico Fellini to Sophia Loren, Rome's renowned Cinecitta film studios are planning a much-needed makeover for a new era. In recent decades, although critically acclaimed films such as Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 "The Last Emperor" and Anthony Minghella's "The English Patient" in 1996 were shot at Cinecitta, major productions have …

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3 years, 2 months ago

I need to reinvent myself, not do the same roles: Mallika Sherawat

Deccan Chronicle

Mallika Sherawat is no more the stormy petrel of Bollywood. Speaking to us about her latest film, Mallika shares, “I’ve been working across Hindi, Tamil, English and Chinese, I haven’t done a Tamil film since I worked with Kamal Haasan in Dasavatharam, and Nagmati presented me with the opportunity of working in Tamil films again. I think it’s the right …

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3 years, 3 months ago

'Learnt hard way to say no to films where I don't matter': Taapsee Pannu

Firstpost

Taapsee Pannu has been basking in glory with her back-to-back hits, and rich and varied filmography in the last few years with films like Mulk, Manmarziyaan, Badla, Saand Ki Aankh, Thappad and most recently Haseen Dillruba to name a few. One of the most prolific actresses, Pannu will have five releases this year provided, “my films don’t eat up into …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Cannes Film Festival 2021 to screen Dhumkkudiya, Jharkhandi film directed by Nandlal Nayak

Firstpost

Dhumkkudiya, based on the true story of a 14 year old minor who is a survivor of human trafficking and sexual abuse, will be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2021 on 12 July. Dhumkkudiya, a Jharkhandi film based on the true story of a 14 year old minor, will be screened at the prestigious 2021 Cannes Film Festival on 12 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Cinema Bandi producer Raj Nidimoru, director Praveen Kandregula on bringing to life Andhra, Telengana's obsession with cinema

Firstpost

In 2018, filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, popularly known as Raj & DK, were at Film Bazaar where they were part of a panel - Horror Platter - to talk about the success of films like Stree and Go Goa Gone. It was here that Raj first met director Praveen Kandregula, who pitched him the idea behind Cinema Bandi, …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Not easy to shift Film City from Mumbai, says Shiv Sena on Yogi Adityanath's visit

Firstpost

Adityanath had earlier unveiled an ambitious plan to set up a film city and rolled out an open offer to film fraternity to come to Uttar Pradesh Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said it is not easy to shift Mumbai’s Film City elsewhere even though attempts have been made. Raut was talking to reporters amid Uttar Pradesh …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Gucci, Gus Van Sant challenge fashion cycle with film collab

Associated Press

MILAN — Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has been looking to transcend the runway show, and the coronavirus pandemic has provided an apt moment. Michele teamed up with American film director Gus Van Sant to create a seven-part miniseries revealing Gucci’s latest collection, titled “Ouverture.” The videos will be trickled out a day at a time starting Monday in the …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Will Adipurush Be The First Film To Be Shot At Proposed Film City In UP?

News 18

The proposed Film City in Greater Noida is likely to have more than 24 committees and the first film to be shot could be ‘Adipurush’- a high-tech action drama similar to Baahubali. Meanwhile, film ‘Adipurush’ is also likely to be shot in the proposed Film City in Sector 21 at Greater Noida in the next 3-4 months. Proposed Film City …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Rajpal Yadav on a film completion spree!

Hindustan Times

Rajpal Yadav is on a roll and is wrapping up film projects, stalled due to lockdown, one after the other. Rajpal Yadav completed shooting of ‘Safaibaaz’ in Lucknow “In September, I completed Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Dragon Girl’ in Goa. There was some patchwork left in Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Hello Chalie’, and have now finished ‘Safaibaaz’ in Lucknow,” the actor said after …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Film review: Big directors, small films in ’Homemade’

Live Mint

Directors, even arthouse directors, live in nice houses. Sebastián Lelio even alludes to it in his “Algoritmo”, actor Amalia Kassai singing: “There’s also the issue/ Of speaking from privilege/ Of thinking of this pandemic/ From this sumptuous place.” Even within their seemingly comfortable worlds, these films offer a multiplicity of techniques and approaches. Sorrentino, even when doing little else but …

Film Homemade

4 years, 10 months ago

Deepika Padukone on not taking up films in Hollywood after xXx: ‘It’s not like I’m actively seeking something in Hollywood’

Hindustan Times

In her 13 years in Bollywood, right from Om Shanti Om to Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone’s choice of films has reflected her clarity of mind. With a busy 2020 ahead, including a remake of Hollywood film, The Intern, which she’s also producing, and a yet-untitled Shakun Batra film, the actor talks to us about Bollywood’s evolution. At a press conference recently, …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Lord Curzon Ki Haveli: Arjun Mathur, Tanishtha Chatterjee roped in to lead Anshuman Jha's directorial debut

Firstpost

Arjun Mathur and Tanishtha Chatterjee have been signed as one of the two principal couples in the film. While he is best known for his choice of evolved work on stage and cinema as an actor, Anshuman Jha is all set to make an exception to his repertoire by turning director with a black comedy thriller titled Lord Curzon Ki …

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5 years, 4 months ago

In films like ‘Iewduh’, the place it is shot in becomes the film itself

The Hindu

Films, and the places they are shot in, often have a symbiotic relationship. Pradip Kurbah’s Khasi film Iewduh, which will have its world premiere at the forthcoming Busan Film Festival before its India premiere at the 21st Mumbai Film Festival, reminded me a lot of Gali Guleiyan even though the two are strikingly different films: in Iewduh too, the place …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Kriti Sanon wishes to shoot a film abroad, wants ‘to wear hot pants and look glamourous’

Hindustan Times

Actor Kriti Sanon is back as a small-town girl in her next, Arjun Patiala, which is set to hit theatres this Friday. Kriti Sanon during the promotion of her upcoming film Arjun Patiala in New Delhi. Talking about how she was flooded with offers of small-town characters post her 2017 film, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Kriti told Bombay Times in an …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Filmmaker Saurav Rai on his second outing at Cannes

The Hindu

The beautiful hamlet of Bara Mangwa near Darjeeling might be several thousand kilometres away from the French Riviera. But that hasn’t deterred its denizen, Saurav Rai, from going on the “majestic mountains to glamorous beaches” journey twice in the last four years. The 2015 SRFTI graduate’s short diploma film, Gudh, was in the official selection of the Cinefondation section — …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Kriti Sanon on her upcoming film Luka Chuppi, playing the 'small town girl', and being an outsider

Firstpost

Kriti Sanon is back in the folds of a small town. “There is something about small towns that I like and they have something that’s relatable.” Though Kriti made her foray into Bollywood with the action-laced Heropanti, it was Bareilly Ki Barfi, her fourth film, which brought her true potential to the fore. Normally when you do a de-glam role, …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Roma: Alfonso Cuarón has developed into an able craftsman but does not have anything of significance to say

Firstpost

What critics respond to most is the look of a film and it is only in its ‘look’ that Roma comes up trumps; still, the look of a film is not something it is long remembered by. The film is episodic and the key events involve a visit to a friend’s hacienda for the new year, street violence and massacre …

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6 years ago

Honey Trehan to make his directorial debut from Lucknow

Hindustan Times

The New Year is set to start on a high note with ‘Talvar’ creative producer Honey Trehan making his directorial debut in Lucknow with ‘Raat Akeli Hai’. The film starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Aditya Srivastava and Ila Arun beside others will be shot in the state capital from January 21. Trehan has assisted filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj in …

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