Rakesh Maria, the former Mumbai Police Commissioner and the Maharashtra ATS chief, who earned a reputation after cracking numerous high profile cases, including the 1993 blasts and interrogating Ajmal Kasab, is set to have a show based on his life that will be directed by Meghna Gulzar.
He has a wide reach across the country, including the South,” says Akarsh, who hopes the film’s diverse non-Bollywood cast will work in its favour.The film treads a route that Bollywood has rarely covered – through the picturesque Western Ghats to Kochi, where the ancient and modern co-exist, a city close to Akarsh’s heart.
Michael Scott, famous for making films based on Christian faith under his Pure Flix banner, announced that he would soon make a film based on the Thai cave incident. The incident has also inspired Bollywood duo Abbas-Mustan – the directors have reportedly tied up with the producers of the 2016 Korean film, Tunnel, for its Hindi adaptation.
From Manikchand to Jio, Filmfare Awards has not lost its appeal despite the numerous claims that these awards functions are fixed. It is by far the biggest awards function in India. This year, though the nominations sparked some outrage, the final awards went to some of the most deserving talents of Bollywood.
Many Bollywood celebrities make it a point to stay away from awards functions as they call it a sham, where merit is ignored that saleability and nepotism are given more importance. However, the winners of last night’s Filmfare awards have surprisingly been a melange of some really good talents and films.
Anaarkali Of Aarah, where Swara Bhaskar repeats an equally convincing performance after last year’s Nil Battey Sannata, shows that no matter how many times you scream it, no matter what language you spell it out in, and across caste, creed and level of education, there’s one simple message that many people don’t seem to get – ‘No means No’. And, that is why the film hits home. And, hits home hard.
The annual Star Screen Awards took place on December 3, attended by scores of Bollywood celebrities. The event included a flurry of activities, performances, and the much-loved ‘Red Carpet’ moments apart from the award ceremony.
Filmmakers like Hansal Mehta, Q and Chaitanya Tamhane, who supported us from the beginning, have become acclaimed filmmakers. There are many people who came here first with their short film, and then went on to make acclaimed feature films.Cinephiles and independent filmmakers flock to Dharamshala, a town that houses the headquarters of the Tibetan government in Exile, and also the venue of DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival).
Women ruled the roost at the 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Rima Das’s Village Rockstars won the Golden Gateway award in the India Gold Category and Carla Simon’s Summer 1993 won the honour in the International category.
The cold aloofness with which the film portrays its male characters in sensitive and intimate situations as these, is strange. While the film stands by its four female protagonists in solidarity, it shows little sympathy to the male characters who come across as selfish misogynists who treat women like domesticated animals.
The weekend is almost here, and so are some of the films you have been waiting for all these months. Right from Pushkar-Gayathri’s take on the Vikram and Vetaal adventures and HipHop Thamizha Aadhi’s biography on screen to the liberation of women and their sexuality in Alankrita Shrivastava’s film – here’s a look at all the Friday releases and what you have to look forward to:
Vikram Vedha
The second trailer of Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha is underlined with a mischievous sense of humour. Quoting newspaper headlines that refer to the six-month long battle the film had to wage against the country’s Censor Board, the film advertises itself as “The Most Controversial Film Of The Year”.
The actor, in an urgently convened press meet, said that the decision had been taken after a long discussion with other related film associations.This decision comes after the distributors association and theatre owners’ association refused to participate in the strike.Vishal Krishna and the TFPC has called off the proposed film strike.
Director Alankrita Shrivastava, whose film Lipstick Under My Burkha was embroiled in a CBFC controversy earlier this year, has said that the FCAT’s (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal) decision to award her film an ‘A’ certificate is “very reasonable”.
The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to certify the film Lipstick Under My Burkha. According to a Hindustan Times report, the FCAT has asked for the film to be granted an ‘A’ certificate with “voluntary and some additional cuts and deletions” and has asked the filmmakers to reduce the duration of sex scenes.
Director Alankrita Srivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha, the film which the CBFC refused to certify in February 2017, has been declared eligible to participate in the coveted Golden Globes Awards. The announcement was made on the opening night of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), where it was screened.
Pahlaj Nihalani has been forced to defend the CBFC’s decision to refuse a censor certificate to Ka Bodyscapes. The film was refused a censor certificate by the Thiruvananthapuram CBFC for showing Lord Hanuman in ‘poor light’ and for the homosexual relationship at its core.
Meghna Gulzar, who made last year’s crime thriller Talvar, will next be making an espionage thriller with the 1971 Indo Pak War as it’s backdrop. The film will be based on Harinder Sikka’s book ‘Calling Sehmat’, which is centered around a Kashmiri woman married to a Pakistani army officer. She then provides the Indian Intelligence valuable information during the 1971 Indo-Pak war and almost single-handedly foils Pakistan’s war plans. The film is expected to go on floors by mid next year.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt might lose custody of their adopted sons, according to reports.From Aditi to Angelina Jolie, here’s a quick look at all things bright and shiny in the world of cinema today!He said that there were several illegalities in the proceedings, and that the decision to remove Sarath Kumar and Radharavi from the association will not hold up in court.
Murugadoss, who missed the Rio memo about how great it is to fight like a girl, was proud of Sinha because she ‘fought like a man’ in the film.In reality, the film panders to an old Indian cinema trick: the woman’s “real” strength lies in her ability to turn into a sacrificial lamb; for the “greater good of the nation”.
Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, production houses Yash Raj Films, and Salman Khan Films have received notices from the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) seeking information about their income.Ranbir Kapoor might play his grand father, Raj Kapoor, in a biopic that will be produced under the family’s banner RK Films.
A R Murgadoss’ Akira, starring Sonakshi Sinha, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Anurag Kashyap, is out. A Hindi remake of the Tamil film Mouna Guru (2011), the film has a woman (Sonakshi Sinha) as the lead character who sets out to prove her innocence by fighting back after being embroiled in a crime plot. The trailer, a […]
A new poster for Sonakshi Sinha’s action-drama Akira was unveiled yesterday. Sonakshi Sinha plays the lead in the film, which is an official Hindi remake of Santha Kumar’s directorial debut in Tamil, Mouna Guru (2011).
Insanity is a fascinating subject. Many books have been written on it and many movies made. Shutter Island, A Beautiful Mind, Bird Man and Silence Of The Lambs are some of the famous films which explored the unruliness of mind. Here, ahead of your weekend, we have compiled a list of lesser-known, brilliantly made films on schizophrenia.
Thirteen years ago, on November 26, 2008, in a deadly terror attack in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, 166 civilians including several foreigners were gunned down and over 300 people were injured.