Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali Khan and Karan Johar received flak from Twitterati for their ‘Nepotism Rocks’ act at IIFA, held in New York last week. Varun, Saif and Karan had joked about Kangana’s branding of Karan Johar as the flagbearer of nepotism on his chat show.
When Varun joined Khan and Johar on stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role award for Dishoom, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father, director David Dhawan. “You are here because of your pappa,” Saif quipped.Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan poked fun at Kangana Ranaut’s nepotism comments at the IIFA show in New York yesterday.
Karan Johar took time off his hosting duties at the IIFA, to address the nepotism debate. Actress Kangana Ranaut had earlier called Johar the ‘flag-bearer of nepotism’ on season 5 of his television show, Koffee With Karan. The remarks divided the industry, with star kids like Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan denying that their privilege had anything to do with their film careers.
Yesteryear Bengali actress Sabitri Chatterjee will star in a romantic comedy titled Thammar Boyfriend (Grandma’s Boyfriend). The film will narrate a love story between Partho, played by 36-year-old Abir Chatterjee, and Nandini Mitra, a septuagenarian played by Sabitri Chatterjee. Nandini Mitra is a widow and loner, living in a big village mansion. She falls for Partho, and wishes to marry him, much to the surprise of her son and daughter; the whole set up leads to funny moments.
A Mumbai-based social organisation is irked with MAMI Mumbai Film Festival organisers for selecting a Pakistani film to be showcased at the upcoming event and plans to protest the same for which it has sought police permission. The outfit, Sangharsh, has accused the organisers of playing with the nationalist sentiments of people of India, at a time of tension with Pakistan after the Uri terror attack.
The 75th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival came to an end on Saturday. The 11-day long festival celebrated films from across the globe, and gave them a platform to be introduced to the international market. It also witnessed a couple of firsts.
India was the country of honour at its Marché du Film (Film Market) to mark 75 years of both the festival and the country’s independence. This was the first time that the Cannes Film Market had an official country of honour. Future editions of the festival will continue this initiative with different nations honoured each year.
The upcoming edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, which will be held from May 17 to May 28, is set to celebrate India as the country of honour at its Marché du Film (Film Market). It is notable that this year marks the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, as well as 75 years of Indian independence.
The upcoming edition of the Cannes International Film Festival will celebrate India as the country of honour at its Marché du Film (Film Market). The festival will also feature an exclusive screening of late filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s 1970 film Pratidwandi (The Adversary).