Apart from putting together a “robust programme” for the Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival with Star and hosting filmmakers like Lucrecia Martel, Darren Aronofsky and Sean Baker, Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) will show solidarity with the #MeToo …
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Mani Ratnam gets his mojo back, but just about
So many of the contemporary filmmakers seem to have lost the plot. Imtiaz Ali, the supremo among avant garde directors, is struggling to make himself coherent to an audience that just doesn’t care what happened when “Harry Met Sejal”. Vishal …
Read More »Always backed filmmakers doing clutter-breaking work: Ayushmann Khuranna
His choice of off-beat films with dollops of entertainment has led Ayushmann Khurrana’s career to be on a roll with the success of “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan”, “Andhadhun” and now “Badhaai Ho” back-to-back. “Badhaai Ho”, which released on …
Read More »Rozlyn Khan twice unlucky
Rozlyn Khan’s Bollywood launch by 2 great Filmmakers didn’t happen but 2018 looks promising for her ! The bold and beautiful Rozlyn Khan has been a stunner since the time she did modelling for Gladrags and PETA till date. Rozlyn …
Read More »AR Rahman: Music was secondary in most recent movie scripts offered to me
Grammy and Oscar winning composer A.R Rahman says that in the last few years, he had not been offered many musical scripts where he could project his magic. He says his upcoming film “99 Songs” will be the answer to …
Read More »Ali Abbas Zafar: Tiger Zinda Hai not political, only a human story
“Tiger Zinda Hai”, a film about two spies — one Indian and the other Pakistani — is largely a story about humanity, says its director Ali Abbas Zafar, who feels handling sensitive topics can be a “double-edged” sword these days. …
Read More »Rapid Fire with Padmini Kolhapure
What has inspired to be what you are today? My Mother What you like doing more- acting/ singing? Acting One word for the journey of your life so far? Smooth What do you think about the politics today? Inevitable Do …
Read More »Shlok Sharma: Seems we’re living in a ‘jungli’ country
India seems like a jungli country amidst the unending row over Padmavati, says Haraamkhor director Shlok Sharma, whose own movie had run into trouble with the censor board for showing a romantic relationship between a teacher and a student. Sanjay …
Read More »Padmavati cleared by British censors for Dec 1 release
Even though the makers of Padmavati have deferred the release of the film in India, the British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) has cleared it. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial will hit the screens in the UK on December 1. …
Read More »Prasoon Joshi: India can become the global powerhouse of children’s films
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi says India has the potential to become global powerhouse for children’s films as there are many stories waiting to be told. I feel we have got so many beautiful stories in …
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