AR Rahman Upsets Bengalees
Tirthankar Mitra Penned and set to tune in a tumultuous times by a man to whom patriotism was an article of faith “Karar Oi Louha Kapat” is a song which tugs at the heart strings…
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“My job as filmmaker is to make world slightly better”
Films should serve as a catalyst of change and not a business model, believes filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra as he returns to the big screen after three years with “12th Fail”, a story of ambition,…
“Laapataa Ladies is not a message film”
More than a decade after making her directorial debut with Dhobi Ghat (2010), Kiran Rao is back again as a director with ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (Lost Ladies), a satire set in rural India in 2001. Kiran…
“Creative hunger was getting a little lost in TV”
He became a household name with “Devon Ke Dev – Mahadev” but actor Mohit Raina says he took a break from television as he felt his creative hunger was getting lost there. The actor, who…
“Language of love has changed”
Writing endless letters, dropping frequent texts or just showing up at someone’s door — these gestures, Bollywood star Kajol says, are not romantic and contemporary cinema reflects that evolution of emotions.Kajol’s Simran from “Dilwale Dulhania…
A progressive film
SATYAPREM KI KATHA is the story of an unusual couple. Satyaprem (Kartik Aaryan) lives in Prahlad Nagar, Ahmedabad with his father Narayan (Gajraj Rao), mother Diwali (Supriya Pathak Kapur) and sister Sejal (Shikha Talsania). He…
“We’ve crossed those cliches”
An actor doesn’t have to become “big and brawny” to play an action hero, says Shahid Kapoor, who believes even a regular-looking man can appear tough on screen. Shahid, who features in Ali Abbas Zafar’s…
A peep into Bollywood
Parvez Dewan Book: Bollywood Odyssey Author: Ajay Mankotia Language: English Publisher: Readomania, New Delhi Year: 2023 Price: Rs 699 Pages: 332 In Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) there was a scene in which the Ranbir…
Kuttey: Like a game of Ludo
Vishal Bhardwaj over the years with his collaboration with Gulzar Sahab has become a genre in Indian Cinema. His idea of setting his stories in land politically charged and shaping a world that speaks of…
AVATAR: A visual treat
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno’s story is simple and a bit clichéd. But James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver’s screenplay is splendid. The way they have treated this…