Two Malayalam films go to film festivalOctober 9th, 2009 Reliance’s Big Pictures has taken two Malayalam movies, Mammootty starrer Kuttysranku and Abohamaan to the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. The films will be featured in the Asian Cinema Section of the film festival.
Eeram Aadhi in Suryas next with Ram Gopal VarmaOctober 3rd, 2009 This would be an unexpected surprise unlooked by actor Aadhi. The actor made his debut with ‘Mirugam’ and eventually shot to fame with his recent release ‘Eeram’.
Sanjay bails out Jackky Bhagnani, signs 'Faltu'September 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Filmmaker Vashu Bhagnani wanted to re-launch his son and needed an A-lister to act alongside Jackky, but every leading man declined politely. But Sanjay Dutt came forward to work with the youngster in "Faltu", which questions the country's education system.
Sleek, urban films won't save Bengali film industrySeptember 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - When a new breed of sleek and technically sound Bengali movies such as "Anuranan" and "Dwanda" made its way into the theatres in the land of Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, many felt the dwindling film industry would be revived. But leading filmmakers feel such films don't promise big bucks.
Salman Khan trying to quit smoking (Film Snippets)September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He might be known as the Bollywood brat, but it looks like Salman Khan is now trying to turn a new leaf. He says he is trying to quit smoking.
Big Pictures scores hat-trick at Montreal film festSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shyam Benegals Well Done Abba, Rituparno Ghoshs Abohamaan and Shaji Karun's Kutty Srank -- three productions by Big Pictures will be screened at the ongoing 33rd Montreal World film festival. While Benegal and Karun's films have been selected for the World Greats section, Ghosh's movie will be showcased in the Focus on World Cinema section at the festival that started Aug 27.
Exclusive: 10 things you never knew about Kamal HaasanAugust 21st, 2009 Padmashree Kamal Haasan– showman of Indian film fraternity is all set to celebrate his ‘Golden Jubilee’ in grandeur. Aye! The entire Indian film industry will gather for a special occasion to felicitate the legend, we have got something about the versatile actor you wouldn’t have come across earlier.
Prasenjit is a better director than actor: Rituparno GhoshAugust 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - Maverick Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh says actor Prasenjit Chatterjee, who has acted in his "Dosar" and the latest "Shob Charitro Kalponik", is like an extension of a director and has it in him to become a good filmmaker. "I share a very good relation with Prasenjit and I feel he's like an extension of a director in all my films.
Vipul Shah to sue Bengali producers for copying 'Namaste London'August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Co-producers, business partners and fast friends Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah discovered to their horror that a new Bengali blockbuster "Poran Jay Joliya Re" (PJJR) has blatantly lifted the plot, scenes, even frames and costumes from "Namaste London", without a by-your-leave from the producers. Shah said: "I had no clue about this Bengali film until I read an interview with the film's producers blatantly admitting to the fact that there were similarities between their Bengali film and our 'Namaste London'.
Rituparno's film to be screened at Durban film festivalJuly 27th, 2009 KOLKATA - Bengali film-maker Rituparno Ghosh's new celluloid venture, "Shob Charitro Kalponik" (All Characters Imaginary), has been selected for the 30th Durban Film Festival 2009, in South Africa. It will be the first ever premier for a Bengali film in the African continent.
Gamyam to be made in BengaliJuly 23rd, 2009 Director Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi’s Gamyam seems to have impressed enough people to get remade in quite a few Indian languages. The movie is about a college guy who goes in search of his lover, who disappears without a trace after they meet with an accident.
'Morning Walk' just a regular family drama (IANS Film Review; Rating: **)July 11th, 2009 Film: "Morning Walk"; Director: Arup Dutta; Cast: Anupam Kher, Sharmila Tagore, Rajit Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Nargis, Shayan Munshi and Avika Gor; Rating: **
The first thing that goes against this film is its title. Frankly, a title like "Morning Walk" with a plot revolving around senior citizens, has every chance of alienating a large segment of the audience.
Inox Leisure ventures into film productionJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Joining the league of the national multiplex chain, PVR Cinemas which is also involved in film production, Inox Leisure Ltd is following suit with its own banner and a new film. The new arm Inox Motion pictures is ready for its debut release "Morning Walk" June 26.
Bengali translation of 'Don Quixote' gets new lease of lifeMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five hundred years after Cervantes brought to life the tales of knight errant Don Quixote in his Spanish original, 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha', a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University here gave the knight a new lease of life with an Indian reprint as part of the St George's (San Jorge) Day celebrations. The feast of St George, the patron saint of Catalonia, usually observed April 23, is also known as the International Books Day.
New lease of life for Bengali translation of 'Don Quixote'May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five hundred years after Spanish writer Cervantes brought to life the tales of knight errant Don Quixote in 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha', a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here gave the knight a new lease of life with an Indian reprint as part of the St George's (San Jorge) Day celebrations. The feast of St George, the patron saint of Catalonia, usually observed April 23, is also known as the International Books Day.
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