Film Industry
Female stars venture into funding
Now, none of the present lot looks like making it to the superstardom. But, ironically, the movies they make per film surpasses by far what Khanna and Bachchan made in their heyday. So much so that they have little idea about what to do with the money even after leading luxurious lives. To this new lot, the Covid 19 pandemic may have given enough time to ponder about what to do with the wealth.
Movie Review: 'Sardar Udham': Cinematography and Vicky Kaushal shine in astutely recreated period saga
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919 may be an incident etched in the memories of all Indians owing to its mention in our history textbooks, but not many know about the valour and sacrifice of Sardar Udham Singh, an ordinary lad from holy city, who witnessed this tragedy up close and personal.
Movie Review: 'Muppets Haunted Mansion': A fun horror-musical
'Muppets Haunted Mansion' is Disney's Halloween special. With its vibrant, energetic pace, glowing ghost imagery, brilliant humour and fluid narrative, it is a visual treat for both young and old. The Muppets, created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955, are an ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their absurdist, burlesque and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy.
Film festival to highlight climate crisis
Directed by Shridhar Sudhir, the film, 'Moving Upstream', documenting the voices and concerns of the people living along the Ganga will be a prominent film at the All Living Things - Environmental Film Festival (ALT-EFF), a film festival dedicated to films about the environment.
OTT platforms have opened up market for documentaries: Filmmakers
Participating in a panel discussion titled 'Decoding Documentaries' here, filmmakers Claire Cahill, Dylan Mohan Gray and Leena Yadav shared their perspective on the genre. The discussion was hosted by Netflix.
Madhur Bhandarkar: I was, I am, I will remain an independent filmmaker
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Chandni Bar', in a conversation with IANS, Madhur recalled the journey of the film and now, 13 films and two National Awards later, what still motivates him to make a new film.
Roberto Benigni steals the show as Venice Film Festival begins
Bong Joon-ho was emotional and Jane Campion was touching but the evening belonged to actor-director Benigni. The 78th Venice International Film Festival got off to an emotional start on Wednesday night with host and Italian actor Serena Rossi dedicating the opening night to Afghan mothers forced to be away from their children in an attempt to save them from the Taliban.
Tamannaah Bhatia launches book on Indian wellness 'Back to the Roots'
Speaking about the launch of 'Back To the Roots', new author Tamannaah tells IANS: "India is a library full of age-old knowledge on healthy living. It's about time that we revisited our traditional ways of wellness and put this knowledge to use. All the chapters in 'Back To the Roots' are complete with tried-and-tested secrets that have served generations of this country."
Richa Chadha, Ronit Roy unwrap murder mystery 'Candy'
Richa goes into detail and shares about her role of DSP Ratna in the show, as she said: "I have always loved to experiment with my character and roles. This is just another opportunity to play a distinct character of a cop with a vivid character sketch. It has been challenging to play the character of a tough and uncompromising policewoman. Get ready to witness how DSP Ratna from Rudrakund unwraps the sin."
'As Far As I Can Walk' wins Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary
As the festival came to an end on Saturday, it announced its various prizes. Stefan Arsenijevic's 'As Far As I Can Walk' is a movie about African immigrants deported to Germany from Serbia. The film also took the Best Actor award for lead actor Ibrahim Koma. The other lead actors in the film are Nancy Mensah Offei and Maxim Khalil.
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