Marathi takes centrestage
5 years, 8 months ago

Marathi takes centrestage

The Hindu  

For more than a decade, the smallest state in the country has been home to the Goa Marathi Film Festival. Dnyanesh Moghe, the main organiser of the festival stated, “It could be because of heavy rains on weekends the world cup match on Sunday.” But still, theatres were mostly almost full. “Many filmmakers like Umesh Kulkarni and film critics suggest new movies and we make it a point to showcase those,” said Moghe. “ who has experienced low self-confidence due to vitiligo will able to do justice to,” said Chavan who, in the next six months, is planning to release Imago commercially and on streaming platforms. It won the Best Children’s Film Award at the 65th National Film Awards last year along with two Special Mention awards to the main actors of the film, Raman Devkar, Yasharaj Karhade.

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'We Are Going Through A Golden Phase': Prithviraj Sukumaran On Malayalam Film Industry
1 week ago

'We Are Going Through A Golden Phase': Prithviraj Sukumaran On Malayalam Film Industry

ABP News  

Mumbai: Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran on Thursday said Malayalam cinema filmmakers can think about mounting movies on a large scale today, hoping his upcoming directorial "L2: Empuraan" is a step in the same direction. Thankfully Malayalam cinema is today at a place where we can think of big budgets and canvases," Sukumaran told reporters here at the Hindi trailer launch. The …

Film and entertainment centre to be set up in Mumbai: Ashish Shelar
1 month, 1 week ago

Film and entertainment centre to be set up in Mumbai: Ashish Shelar

Hindustan Times  

The state government has allotted 10 acres of land in Mumbai’s Film City to establish a centre of excellence for the film and entertainment industry, cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar announced at the inauguration of the 23rd Pune International Film Festival at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on Thursday. Left to Right Dr. Jabbar Patel, Swati Mhase Patil, Vikas Kharge, Shubha …

Film and entertainment centre to be set up in Mumbai: Ashish Shelar
1 month, 1 week ago

Film and entertainment centre to be set up in Mumbai: Ashish Shelar

Hindustan Times  

The state government has allotted 10 acres of land in Mumbai’s Film City to establish a centre of excellence for the film and entertainment industry, cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar announced at the inauguration of the 23rd Pune International Film Festival at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on Thursday. Left to Right Dr. Jabbar Patel, Swati Mhase Patil, Vikas Kharge, Shubha …

Small southern films dubbed in Hindi make a splash amid Bollywood drought
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Small southern films dubbed in Hindi make a splash amid Bollywood drought

Live Mint  

At a time when Bollywood has seen a drought of new releases and those that hit the screens failed to make an impact at the box office, some small-scale southern films dubbed in Hindi have struck a chord with the audiences, helped by strong narratives. Earlier, the dubbed Hindi version of Kannada film Kantara had earned nearly ₹80 crore, despite …

Regional cinema's box office struggle: Why Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi films are losing out
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Regional cinema's box office struggle: Why Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi films are losing out

Live Mint  

The regional language film industry has been struggling to stay afloat, producing only a handful of hits such as Bohurupi and Baipan Bhari Deva even during the prolonged absence of Bollywood blockbusters. Experts said audiences in these markets, like Hindi movie viewers, have also become selective and few films have been able to meet their expectations. Marathi films Navra Maza …

Beyond blockbusters: Leveraging international festivals for theatrical success
1 year ago

Beyond blockbusters: Leveraging international festivals for theatrical success

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amid shifting dynamics in the film industry post-covid, content-driven movies, lacking big budgets or star power, are strategically leveraging international film festivals to bolster their marketing initiatives for theatrical releases in India. In recent weeks, Zee Studios’ Joram, Karan Johar’s Kill, and Aamir Khan-backed Laapata Ladies, among others, have announced theatrical releases after touring the international film festival …

Tanishaa Mukerji on marriage plans: Everybody wants to find that special someone to grow old with
1 year, 1 month ago

Tanishaa Mukerji on marriage plans: Everybody wants to find that special someone to grow old with

Hindustan Times  

Actor Tanisha Mukherjee, has worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema, and is all set to make her Marathi film debut now. It’s not coming from the heart, it’s coming from the pocket.” tanishaa mukerji on marathi debut and marriage plans Speaking specifically about Marathi cinema, Mukherjee praises its commitment to quality and authenticity. Reflecting on her experiences across different …

Interview: ‘Nasir’ director Arun Karthick on Panchajanyam film festival, OTTs, and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Interview: ‘Nasir’ director Arun Karthick on Panchajanyam film festival, OTTs, and more

The Hindu  

The 14th edition of the Panchajanyam International Film Festival will commence on February 2 at the Kairali-Sree Theatre in Chittoor, Palakkad. It might not be the biggest of film festivals; it doesn’t boast a star-studded guest list or visits of auteurs from abroad. In this interview, Arun discusses the importance of film festivals, the increasing influence of streaming platforms on …

Anusha Dandekar: Marathi cinema was always looked down upon as a smaller medium, but that has changed now
1 year, 6 months ago

Anusha Dandekar: Marathi cinema was always looked down upon as a smaller medium, but that has changed now

Hindustan Times  

It has been long since actor-VJ Anusha Dandekar was seen in a big screen project, her last appearance was in Bhavesh Joshi Superhero in a special song, Chavanprash. Anusha Dandekar, last seen in Baap Manus, talks about Marathi cinema “I really wanted to get back to acting. and it has been 10 years since I had done a Marathi film,” …

Vivek Oberoi wishes to do a Marathi movie: Riteish Deshmukh and I keep discussing it
1 year, 11 months ago

Vivek Oberoi wishes to do a Marathi movie: Riteish Deshmukh and I keep discussing it

Hindustan Times  

After working in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films, actor Vivek Oberoi is craving to work in a Marathi movie. Barring his friendly appearance in Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap, Oberoi hasn’t done any work in Marathi cinema. Vivek Oberoi wishes to do a Marathi movie: Riteish Deshmukh and I keep discussing it Oberoi admits ‘it would be interesting’ to reunite …

Blockbuster ‘RRR’ was hyped to be India’s Oscar entry until it lost to Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’. What does the future of indie films look like?
2 years, 6 months ago

Blockbuster ‘RRR’ was hyped to be India’s Oscar entry until it lost to Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’. What does the future of indie films look like?

The Hindu  

The juggernaut that was S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR ruled the box office for weeks, the memes that emerged from it flooded our social media feeds, and it once again made Bollywood pine for that one film that could capture the Indian imagination the way RRR did. Although PVR did screen these films under their ‘PVR Director’s Rare’ collection.” Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, …

Abhishek Bachchan, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Taapsee Pannu officially flag off Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
2 years, 7 months ago

Abhishek Bachchan, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Taapsee Pannu officially flag off Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Firstpost  

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne now in its 13th year this morning has officially been flagged off by an array of stars of Indian cinema at a iconic landmark venue in Melbourne, Australia. Present at the official launch were Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shefali Shah, singer Sona Mohapatra and filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan, Aparna …

Bringing quality cinema to your own screen
2 years, 9 months ago

Bringing quality cinema to your own screen

The Hindu  

The film that revolutionised Malayalam cinema is turning 50 this year. It is one of the films lined up for the online festival, organised by the Kerala chapter of the Federation of Film Societies of India to celebrate the master director’s half century in cinema. “Adoor has given us the blue-ray copies of his films, which we have converted to …

India to shine bright at Cannes red carpet: Celebs look at it as a great start
2 years, 10 months ago

India to shine bright at Cannes red carpet: Celebs look at it as a great start

Hindustan Times  

Indian stars are all set to grace the red carpet on the opening day of the 75th edition of Festival de Cannes. Indian stars including Akshay Kumar, A R Rahman, will walk the red carpet on the opening day of the 75th Cannes Film Festival as part of the Indian contingent Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nayanthara, Pooja Hegde, Tamannaah Bhatia will …

RRR, Pushpa, KGF 2: Recent South Blockbusters Have Little to Offer Except Masala
2 years, 10 months ago

RRR, Pushpa, KGF 2: Recent South Blockbusters Have Little to Offer Except Masala

The Quint  

The grand success of three south Indian films this year – Pushpa, RRR and KGF2 – and the record-breaking journey of Baahubali earlier, has surprised many in the Hindi film industry. In fact, many have been suggesting that the Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries are ready to displace Bollywood soon in representing Indian cinema on the world stage. There …

Smaller regional films brave Bollywood storm
3 years ago

Smaller regional films brave Bollywood storm

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A bunch of smaller, regional language films in Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali are doing well despite the Bollywood storm at the box office led by Gangubai Kathiawadi and The Kashmir Files over the past few months. Marathi films Pawankhind, Jhimma and Pandu and Punjabi film Aaja Mexico Challiye have benefited from pent-up demand among audiences who have stayed …

Riteish and Genelia honour Marathi cinema through their captivating performance
3 years, 2 months ago

Riteish and Genelia honour Marathi cinema through their captivating performance

Hindustan Times  

The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India Goa was a star-studded affair as top Bollywood stars celebrated 75 years of India’s Independence, its diversity and the evolution of Indian Cinema with its theme ‘India 75’. Popular faces of the industry like Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh amongst others light up the stage …

Festive box office revives faith in theatres
3 years, 4 months ago

Festive box office revives faith in theatres

Live Mint  

The impressive box office collections of big-ticket Diwali releases such as Sooryavanshi and Annaatthe have revived the confidence of filmmakers in theatres and though the recovery may seem slow, fewer films will go directly to digital platforms, said film trade analysts. Upcoming titles such as Ayushmann Khurrana’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui and Karan Johar’s Govinda Mera Naam have already sold rights …

Rajkummar Rao: Do not come unprepared to Mumbai to be an actor
4 years, 1 month ago

Rajkummar Rao: Do not come unprepared to Mumbai to be an actor

India TV News  

Actor Rajkummar Rao, noted for his nuanced performances, says cinema is changing and aspiring artists must prepare first before coming to Mumbai. With that dream, I started doing theatre in Delhi and later joined the film institute in Pune because I didn't want to come to this city unprepared," said Rao. The only talent I had was not to give …

Mumbai is heart of Hindi film industry, nobody can take it anywhere: IMPPA
4 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai is heart of Hindi film industry, nobody can take it anywhere: IMPPA

New Indian Express  

"In the present economic scenario as the lock down pandemic continues to wreak havoc the birth place of Hindi Cinema is gradually becoming the graveyard and we have repeatedly pleaded that necessary steps need to be taken to save the Hindi film industry. We are happy that at least now you have kindly realised that this industry which has provided …

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema
4 years, 4 months ago

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema

Firstpost  

This year marked my seventh New York Film Festival, but it was the first one I attended from 8,000 miles away. People don’t necessarily start random chats at the local multiplex, but attending a film festival often means being shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers — a now almost repulsive thought — whether in line or inside, and striking up conversations about cinema …

Sai Tamhankar: I am proud to say Marathi cinema explores more stories than Hindi cinema, which is also changing
4 years, 5 months ago

Sai Tamhankar: I am proud to say Marathi cinema explores more stories than Hindi cinema, which is also changing

Hindustan Times  

Actor Sai Tamhankar has dabbled in Hindi films with Hunterrr, Ghajini and Black & White, but Marathi films remain her mainstay. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Ask her why we don’t see more of her in Hindi films, and she jokes that’s a question we should ask to all Hindi film producers and directors. But I have been shooting for Mimi …

Here’s how Kedar Joshi’s new venture will help all the aspiring actors
5 years, 6 months ago

Here’s how Kedar Joshi’s new venture will help all the aspiring actors

Deccan Chronicle  

Regional cinema is getting a lot of popularity lately and now people are not just interested in watching Bollywood or Hollywood flicks. Amidst all this, an advocate named Kedar Joshi has taken out his time and energy to promote Marathi artists by creating a launchpad called ‘Marathibaabaa’ which will promote new Marathi artists. With starting exciting photoshoots of Marathi actors, …

Padmaavat, Sanju dominate nominations at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018
6 years, 8 months ago

Padmaavat, Sanju dominate nominations at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2018

Firstpost  

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne this year will see over 60 films in 22 languages. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne which celebrates richness and diversity of contemporary Indian cinema has released this year’s competition section nominations dominated by Sanju along with the Padmaavat. Visit: https://t.co/l9paAems3B for all the latest info#FilmVictoria #VictoriaStateGovernmnet pic.twitter.com/OcWgSRkl8C — Indian Film Festival of Melbourne …

Marathi cinema is bolder than Hindi films, says Akshay Kumar
6 years, 8 months ago

Marathi cinema is bolder than Hindi films, says Akshay Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Akshay Kumar, who has turned presenter for Chumbak, believes Marathi cinema is way ahead of Bollywood when it comes exploring complex stories. “The content of Marathi cinema is no doubt better than Hindi cinema. It is a bold film, they create content and that too bold,” Akshay told reporters here at the trailer launch of Chumbak. I have been acting …

Marathi films have richer content and are bolder than Hindi cinema, says Akshay Kumar
6 years, 8 months ago

Marathi films have richer content and are bolder than Hindi cinema, says Akshay Kumar

Firstpost  

Akshay Kumar, who has turned presenter for Chumbak, believes Marathi cinema is way ahead of Bollywood when it comes exploring complex stories. Mumbai: Akshay Kumar, who has turned presenter for Chumbak, believes Marathi cinema is way ahead of Bollywood when it comes exploring complex stories. It is a bold film, they create content and that too bold,” Akshay told reporters …

Marathi Cinema Finds a Fan in this Pakistani Blogger
6 years, 9 months ago

Marathi Cinema Finds a Fan in this Pakistani Blogger

The Quint  

After watching numerous reality shows, I quickly switched to Marathi cinema to quench my thirst for shudh Marathi content, unadulterated by Hindi or some other language. Before spilling the beans on which Marathi movies had me in an awe, I must say that if Marathi cinema didn’t exist then Marathi wouldn’t have been of the same significance to me as …

Marathi cinema is on an upward trajectory: Madhuri Dixit
6 years, 10 months ago

Marathi cinema is on an upward trajectory: Madhuri Dixit

Hindustan Times  

Actor Madhuri Dixit-Nene has been often asked as to what took her so long to enter the Marathi film industry. To which the Gulaab Gang actor says, “Der aaye par durust aaye, I know it has been after a while but I am glad I chose the right film to make my Marathi debut.” Ahead of the release of her …

Marathi films on their way to Cannes, again
7 years, 11 months ago

Marathi films on their way to Cannes, again

The Hindu  

The Cannes Film Market, held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival, will have three special guests this year — Marathi films chosen by the Maharashtra government to promote Marathi cinema internationally and to open the doors of the global market for Marathi film-makers. The selected Marathi films for the May 17-26 extravaganza — this is the second year running …

64th National Film Awards 2017: Dominance of Marathi films in winners list isn't a fluke
7 years, 11 months ago

64th National Film Awards 2017: Dominance of Marathi films in winners list isn't a fluke

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: The 64th National Film Awards were announced by the Directorate of Films on Friday, 7 April 2017. But this shouldn’t be a surprise, considering the Marathi film industry also marked one of its first 100-crore blockbusters in 2016: Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat. It isn’t surprising, then, that the list of highest-grossing Marathi films of all time usually has a …

Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival: Anupama Chopra on what to expect from its 18th edition
8 years, 5 months ago

Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival: Anupama Chopra on what to expect from its 18th edition

Firstpost  

Anupama Chopra talks to us about her role as the festival director of MAMI On 20 October, the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star is all set to screen its opening film, Konkona Sen Sharma’s A Death in the Gunj at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai, a heritage location which has been shut since 1993. Excerpts: More …

Why Maharashtra Government’s Prime Slot Arrangement is making people both Glad and Sad
9 years, 11 months ago

Why Maharashtra Government’s Prime Slot Arrangement is making people both Glad and Sad

Op India  

Marathi Cinema first spoke in form of a movie ‘संततुकाराम‘ in 1932. I am not too sure if Marathi film industry couldhave retained this fleeting talent had Bollywood industry been established somewhere other than Maharashtra. The initiative of Maharashtra government to have the theater owners play Marathi movies from 12:00 – 9:00 PM time slots has found supporters and has …

Regional cinema needs to be encouraged: Shah Rukh |IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Regional cinema needs to be encouraged: Shah Rukh |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Endorsing the Maharashtra government's diktat to multiplexes to screen Marathi films on any one screen between 12 PM and 9 PM, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today said it is a "wonderful" move which would encourage regional films. The government had earlier issued a directive making it mandatory for multiplexes in the state to screen Marathi movies during …

Govt surrendered before movie house owners: Shiv Sena | IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Govt surrendered before movie house owners: Shiv Sena | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: Shiv Sena, alliance partner of the BJP-led dispensation at Centre and Maharashtra, has disapproved of the ‘climb down' by government on reserving prime time slots for screening of Marathi movies in multiplexes across the state. In an editorial in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana', the Sena today asked State Culture Minister Vinod Tawde to stick to his earlier announcement of …

Maharashtra govt plan to make screening Marathi movies mandatory during prime time-India TV news – India TV
9 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra govt plan to make screening Marathi movies mandatory during prime time-India TV news – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Director-producer Karan Johar today said that though he believes in promoting regional cinema, putting restrictions on multiplexes may not be the best way. Maharashtra government is planning to make screening of Marathi movies in the state's multiplexes mandatory during prime time slots. "I do believe in promoting regional cinema be it Marathi or Bengali but I am not …

Maha govt makes screening of Marathi films mandatory | India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Maha govt makes screening of Marathi films mandatory | India TV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: In a controversial move, the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra yesterday decided to make it mandatory for multiplexes across the state to screen Marathi films during the prime time slot between 6 and 9 pm. "We are in the process of making it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi films during prime time," Tawde told the Assembly. The only …

Film Bazaar in Goa: where the dream of Indian indie cinema lives on
10 years, 4 months ago

Film Bazaar in Goa: where the dream of Indian indie cinema lives on

Firstpost  

Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox became a runaway success at the box office, in India and abroad. There will be 133 films screened at The Viewing Room, including the fantastic documentary The Last Adieu and Chauranga, which won the award for the best Indian festival at this year’s Mumbai Film Festival. Other entries include director Manav Kaul’s second film Tathagata and …

Made it! Mumbai Film Festival finally gets ready to roll
10 years, 6 months ago

Made it! Mumbai Film Festival finally gets ready to roll

Live Mint  

The Mumbai Film Festival, which was on the brink of closure a few weeks ago, has rallied enough funds and goodwill to hold a press conference at the fancy Hotel Novotel and announce the highlights of its 16th edition. Richard Linklater’s hotly anticipated Boyhood, in which he follows a character over an 11-year period, will, however, come to Mumbai, as …

An untapped film market at IFFK
11 years, 4 months ago

An untapped film market at IFFK

The Hindu  

Think of all the wildly inventive and hard-hitting independent films you have ever watched. The International Film Festival of Kerala experimented with film markets for the first time in 2011 with its ‘Marketing Malayalam Cinema’ initiative. The lack of a funding agency like the Hubert Bals Fund, an initiative of the Rotterdam International Film Festival that provides grants to independent …

Mumbai Film Festival 2013: No country for old people
11 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Film Festival 2013: No country for old people

Firstpost  

It didn’t help that the the ticketing portal didn’t go live at the time it was supposed to and till date, it hasn’t managed to open up an updated version of the site at midnight as per the festival organisers’ promises. As a journalist friend put it after Day 1, when the ticketing microsite became active around 12.45am, “Who knew …

Mumbai Film Festival to sport new look
11 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai Film Festival to sport new look

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai Film Festival is all set to sport a new look. 15th-Mumbai-Film-Festival Keeping in tune with the city’s most memorable landmark, Gateway of India, the Festival’s new icon will be an artistic interpretation of the Indo-Saracenic monument, built by the Scottish architect, George Wittet, who also designed Mumbai’s Prince of Wales Museum. The new icon while conveying the Festival’s …

Rooted in the land
12 years, 8 months ago

Rooted in the land

The Hindu  

F ilmmaker Umesh Kulkarni’'s National Award-winning Marathi film Deool was the inaugural film at the ongoing Filca International Film Festival. For my first two films – Valu and Vihir – we travelled a lot meeting people and observing situations. Earlier we had Sumitra Bhave, Jabbar Patel and Nachiket Patwardhan making good films. I make films on subjects closer to my …

The travails of an Indian film festival
14 years, 4 months ago

The travails of an Indian film festival

Hindustan Times  

The International Film Festival of India, which begins today, is one of the oldest in the world. Happily, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which runs the Festival, through one of its wings, Directorate of Film Festivals, decided to strip the event of its gypsy cloak. Goa argued that just about every major festival in the world carried the name of …

Raj Thackeray advises Marathi filmmakers
14 years, 7 months ago

Raj Thackeray advises Marathi filmmakers

The Hindu  

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Monday urged Marathi filmmakers to attempt new and different kinds of themes and subjects in movies to bring back audiences to cinema halls. “Last week, we showed them what will happen if they don’t show Marathi movies,” he said referring to the violent protests at theatres in Mumbai, Thane and Aurangabad. The party would take …

In spite of Bollywood
18 years, 5 months ago

In spite of Bollywood

The Hindu  

Marathi cinema has been producing a range of serious films notwithstanding the frivolous influence of Bollywood. Chitra Palekar's first film Maati Maay was recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and has been invited to quite a few others, including the London festival. The stark narrative comes alive with Chandi's agony of being banished to the living death, fused with …

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