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Subhash Ghai, veteran filmmaker, admitted to ICU at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital

Renowned filmmaker and director Subhash Ghai has been admitted to the ICU of Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital due to health concerns. According to sources at the hospital, Subhash Ghai is being closely monitored by a team of specialists, including neurologist Dr. Vijay Chauhan, cardiologist Dr. Nitin Gokhale, and pulmonologist Dr. Jaleel Parkar. Career breakthrough Subhash Ghai’s directorial debut came in 1976 …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams

India Today

Seated in One World Centre, a 20-storeyed glass monolith darting out of Lower Parel’s busy skyline in Mumbai, filmmaker Payal Kapadia finds herself in a flux, a lot like the characters in her films. was sidelined for Laapataa Ladies because the all-male committee at the Film Federation of India felt Kapadia’s film did not feel like “Indian cinema”. Kapadia recalls …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sometimes cinema can be closer to poetry than prose: Payal Kapadia on 'All We Imagine...'

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Cinema can sometimes be closer to poetry than prose, says filmmaker Payal Kapadia whose much acclaimed "All We Imagine As Light" is an ode to women, their inner world and the bustling city of Mumbai that becomes home. The poetically titled "All We Imagine As Light", which is ready for its theatrical run on November 22, features dialogues …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Over food, single malt and cards: Vijay Varma, Anubhav Sinha on bonding with friends and why their validation matters

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Food, single malt, films and sometimes just a game of cards. Over food, single malt and cards: Vijay Varma, Anubhav Sinha on bonding with friends and why their validation matters Sinha calls it “serendipity”, the happy happenchance to find himself among like-minded friends and colleagues. Sinha and Varma, both rank outsiders who made a name for themselves in …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Dhiraj Singh takes charge as FTII director

Hindustan Times

Dhiraj Singh, an Indian Information Service officer of the 1995 batch, took charge as the director of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, stated a Press Information Bureau release on Tuesday. Singh has worked in the field of media, communication and public policy during his career spanning over 28 years. At PIB, he handled media and communication for the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

The Hindu

India didn’t have any moment at Cannes, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, stressing that the victory of independent filmmakers at the European gala is theirs alone and the government doesn’t support that kind of award winning cinema. India won an unprecedented three awards at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last month — Payal Kapadia became the first ever …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vijay Varma reacts to Gajendra Chauhan's recent statement on Payal Kapadia: ‘Yeh chup rehne ka time tha’

Hindustan Times

Actor Vijay Varma called out Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India’s former chairman, Gajendra Chauhan, for claiming he’s ‘proud’ of filmmaker Payal Kapadia after her Cannes win for her film All We Imagine As Light. Vijay Varma hit back at Gajendra Chauhan for not supporting Payal Kapadia while she was at FTII. Vijay Varma calls out Gajendra Chauhan Vijay …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Feel proud I was chairman when Payal Kapadia was studying at FTII: Gajendra Chauhan

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Actor-politician Gajendra Chauhan on Tuesday extended congratulations to Cannes winner Payal Kapadia, saying he is proud of the filmmaker who studied at the institute when he served as its chairman. Feel proud I was chairman when Payal Kapadia was studying at FTII: Gajendra Chauhan Last week, Kapadia became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

We have our own vocabulary in cinema: Cannes winner Payal Kapadia

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The beauty of cinema is that all kinds of films can and should co-exist, says Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, who credits her exposure to films from across the world as a major part of her learning years at Pune's FTII. We have our own vocabulary in cinema: Cannes winner Payal Kapadia Kapadia etched her name in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

All We Imagine As Light's Payal Kapadia calls FTII an important space: ‘You need to find people who you can work with’

Hindustan Times

Payal Kapadia scripted history by becoming the first Indian director to win the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival for her film All We Imagine As Light. Payal Kapadia, winner of the grand prize for 'All We Imagine as Light,' poses for photographers during the photo call following the awards ceremony at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia, who was on warpath with FTII, earns praise from her alma mater for Cannes win

The Hindu

Amid the outpouring of congratulatory messages for Payal Kapadia, who won the second highest honour at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, a message from her alma mater FTII lauding her has garnered much attention. As we witness a phenomenal year for Indian Cinema at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, FTII cherishes the glorious achievements of its Alumni at this Mega …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia imagines Indian cinema in a new light

Hindustan Times

On Saturday night, Payal Kapadia’s ‘All we Imagine as Light’ boldly went where no Indian film had gone before. Not only was it the first Indian film in the competition at Cannes in thirty years — after Shaji Karun’s ‘Swaham’ — it also took home the Grand Prix. From left: Divya Prabha, Payal Kapadia, Chhaya Kadam and Kani Kusruti after …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ali Fazal slams FTII for celebrating Payal Kapadia's Grand Prix win at Cannes Film Festival: ‘Just don’t'

Hindustan Times

FTII's post The official X handle of FTII on Sunday shared a couple of pictures from the Cannes Film Festival, of its alumni members Payal and Chidanand Naik. As we witness a phenomenal year for Indian Cinema at 77th Cannes Film Festival, FTII cherishes the glorious achievements of its Alumni at this Mega International Stage of Cinema.” Reactions to FTII's …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia’s journey to winning the Grand Prix at Cannes and Oscars 2025 prospects

The Hindu

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light made Indian film history last night, having clinched the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. While American director Sean Baker’s Anora took home the Palme d’Or, the top prize, Kapadia’s runner-up Grand Prix win is a monumental moment for Indian cinema, echoing the achievement of Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar, which won …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet Payal Kapadia: Director Who Went From Facing Disciplinary Action, FIR in FTII To Winning at Cannes

News 18

Indian director Payal Kapadia made history at Cannes 2024. The filmmaker bagged the Le Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival for her film, All We Imagine as Light. The film not only became the first Indian movie in 30 years to compete in the film festival, Payal also became the first Indian to win the Grand Prix. Some of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Triple treat as India shines at the 77th edition of film festival

India TV News

It was a triple feat for Indian talent at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine As Light", "Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know" by FTII student Chidananda S Naik, and Anasuya Sengupta of "The Shameless" fame winning major awards in each of the three competitive sections of the prestigious gala. Kapadia, an alumna of …

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7 months ago

Cannes 2024: A Palme d’Or contender after 30 years and more, making this an incredible year for Indian indie cinema

The Hindu

In terms of cinema, and cinema alone, India is making the kind of splash at Cannes 2024 that it has never done before. “The Indian presence is extremely strong this year,” said Cannes deputy artistic director Christian Jeune at the start of the festival. They are making a strong comeback to Cannes,” the festival’s artistic director Thierry Frémaux had said …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kannada film to light up Cannes Film Festival 2024 with Banjara sunrise folk tale

Hindustan Times

Cannes Film Festival 2024: One of the oldest folk tales in Kannada is about a village plunging into darkness after an elderly woman runs away with a rooster whose crowing caused the sun to rise every morning. "In our community the folk tale about the stolen rooster is a common idiom, everyone knows it," says Chidananda S Naik, a Mysore-based …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: FTII student film, ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ selected for La Cinef competition

The Hindu

Four students from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, have pulled off the remarkable achievement of having their short film, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, securing a spot in the competition at the La Cinef section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. According to FTII, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know is a story …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Kerala nurses' story breaks India's Palme d'Or jinx in Cannes

Hindustan Times

It took two nurses from Kerala to end a devastatingly long spell of absence from Palme d'Or contention for Indian cinema. Prabha and Anu, the central characters of Mumbai-born director Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light, have helped India return to the prestigious competition section of the Cannes film festival, frequented for decades by masters like Satyajit Ray and …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kumar Shahani, a lingering luminosity

Hindustan Times

Early January this year, when I talked to Kumar Shahani, who recently passed away in Kolkata, he was his cheerful self. Kumar Shahani in Kolkata just a couple of months prior to his sad demise, photographed by Basab Mullik This brings me to talk about Shahani’s debut feature film Maya Darpan, adapting Nirmal Verma’s Hindi short story of the same …

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10 months ago

A fine actor remembered

Hindustan Times

Sadhu Meher, who died on 2 February, made his debut in Shyam Benegal’s Ankur with Shabana Azmi and won the National Film Award for Best Actor that year. What made you to choose Sadhu Meher in your first feature film?Sadhu Meher is an extremely fine actor and approaches his role in any film by detailing his part with great diligence. …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Pune court grants interim anticipatory bail to FTII students

Hindustan Times

A Pune court on Thursday granted interim anticipatory bail to five Film and Television Institute of India students who were booked after clashes erupted as a result of banners put out by some students on campus. The students are directed not to threaten or tamper with any prosecution witnesses and further investigation and attend Deccan Police station for investigation of …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Right-wing activists enter FTII, attack students over banner decrying Babri Masjid demolition

The Hindu

Right-wing activists entered the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune on Tuesday and allegedly assaulted students over a banner condemning the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, police said. According to police, some 12 to 15 unidentified persons allegedly barged into the campus by overpowering security personnel around noon on Tuesday, assaulted students while shouting …

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Subhash Ghai, veteran filmmaker, admitted to ICU at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams

Sometimes cinema can be closer to poetry than prose: Payal Kapadia on 'All We Imagine...'

Over food, single malt and cards: Vijay Varma, Anubhav Sinha on bonding with friends and why their validation matters

Dhiraj Singh takes charge as FTII director

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

Vijay Varma reacts to Gajendra Chauhan's recent statement on Payal Kapadia: ‘Yeh chup rehne ka time tha’

Feel proud I was chairman when Payal Kapadia was studying at FTII: Gajendra Chauhan

We have our own vocabulary in cinema: Cannes winner Payal Kapadia

All We Imagine As Light's Payal Kapadia calls FTII an important space: ‘You need to find people who you can work with’

Payal Kapadia, who was on warpath with FTII, earns praise from her alma mater for Cannes win

Payal Kapadia imagines Indian cinema in a new light

Ali Fazal slams FTII for celebrating Payal Kapadia's Grand Prix win at Cannes Film Festival: ‘Just don’t'

Payal Kapadia’s journey to winning the Grand Prix at Cannes and Oscars 2025 prospects

Meet Payal Kapadia: Director Who Went From Facing Disciplinary Action, FIR in FTII To Winning at Cannes

Cannes 2024: Triple treat as India shines at the 77th edition of film festival

Cannes 2024: A Palme d’Or contender after 30 years and more, making this an incredible year for Indian indie cinema

Kannada film to light up Cannes Film Festival 2024 with Banjara sunrise folk tale

Cannes 2024: FTII student film, ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ selected for La Cinef competition

Kerala nurses' story breaks India's Palme d'Or jinx in Cannes

Kumar Shahani, a lingering luminosity

A fine actor remembered

Pune court grants interim anticipatory bail to FTII students

Right-wing activists enter FTII, attack students over banner decrying Babri Masjid demolition