“I got a break in films due to my action and not due to my acting,” says the actor Suniel Shetty posted a nostalgic tweet on March 31, which marked the 21st anniversary of Hera Pheri’s release. Sharing a still from the film, he said, “No wonder we underestimate howContinue Reading
Anand Patwardhan’s 2018 documentary film Reason is showing with English subtitles for the first time in India Anand Patwardhan’s Reason is like The Scream — it hollows you out. Edward Munch’s late 19th century work was the outcome of a moment of mind-numbing angst; Patwardhan’s was the outcome of theContinue Reading
Director Evan Morgan, who makes his feature debut with this film, manages to bring disparate elements together and present an engaging watch Have you ever wondered what kind of adults would the young sleuths we read in our childhood about grow up into? Would Fatty from Enid Blyton’s Five FindContinue Reading
Veteran actor Shashikala, best known for her supporting roles in 1960s-70s films like Aarti, Gumrah and Chhote Sarkar, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. Ashoke Pandit, filmmaker and president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association, and B.N. Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western IndiaContinue Reading
The celebrated pianist, who just turned 80, was writing jazz compositions using Carnatic scales four decades ago What could possibly be the sound of a musician who has been playing for over five decades and carries the mantle of ‘godfather of jazz in India’? “It is the sound of tomorrow,”Continue Reading
The Pandemic drew curtains on the performing space and took away livelihoods of the artistic community. But there were others who started support initiatives The year 2020 had just begun. We had celebrated the turn of the decade with new resolve, revised wish lists and travel plans. Religious fairs andContinue Reading
The honour is considered India’s highest award in cinema. The Centre on Thursday announced the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth for his contribution as an actor, producer and screenwriter. Announcing the decision in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “For the past 50 years, Rajinikanth hasContinue Reading
How the actor’s gut instinct made him choose ‘Sulthan’, which hits screens this Friday Can a peace-loving man manage a hundred rowdies at once? That is the one-liner that Karthi heard from director Bakkiyaraj Kannan a couple of years ago. The actor’s ears perked up. He listened to a 20-minuteContinue Reading
Benjamin Daimary, India’s first gay actor to win a national award, opens up on acceptance Mumbai or any other place in the “mainland” is not as tolerant or understanding of the LGBTQ community as the northeast of India, the country’s first gay actor to win a national film award says.Continue Reading
The prints, which are in the 16mm and 35mm format, also contain some important Hindi films. In a major acquisition of vernacular cinema classics, the vaults of the city-based National Film Archive of India (NFAI) have added 89 film prints, a significant number of them from the ‘Golden Age’ ofContinue Reading
