Kalki Koechlin’s Margarita with a Straw has hit film festival circuits and has since then gone round the globe, being the toast of the festival circuit and setting audiences on fire with a positive impact. The film is directed by established veteran Shonali Bose who is well known in the film fraternity for her upbeat unconventional and deep-rooted film making. The Amu director has yet again unraveled a work of art in this production with Kalki Koechlin in the lead. More so it has gone on to win and become critically acclaimed worldwide. To name a few festivals where the film has been presented are Sundance, Palm Springs, Tallinn Black Nights, Busan, BFI London Film festival.
An eye for detail is what sets apart a good film from great. Margarita with a Straw released its first look on YouTube where ace composer/director Joi Barua was roped in to...
An eye for detail is what sets apart a good film from great. Margarita with a Straw released its first look on YouTube where ace composer/director Joi Barua was roped in to...
- 3/22/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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Imtiaz Ali, who redefined romance in Bollywood, had announced his divorce with wife Preety last year, after being married to her for more than decade. Though speculations were on the rise that a certain Pakistani actress Iman Ali was responsible for this, Imtiaz never went on record to talk about his personal life. And now, ironically, the estranged couple is coming together for a film which will be a love story. Based on the lines of the epic romance of Laila and Majnu, we hear that Imtiaz Ali will be seen actively participating in the process of the making of the film. Though Preety remained tightlipped about the details of the cast and crew, she maintained that Imtiaz indeed will be involved with the film and will be the creative director of the same. It is also being said, Imtiaz's brother Sajid Ali will be directing the same. Talking about the love story,...
- 10/1/2014
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Imtiaz Ali's siblings are on a roll. While Imtiaz's younger brother Arif Ali made his directorial debut earlier this week with Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, Imtiaz's youngest brother Sajid Ali is all set to make his directorial debut with a film quirkily titled Banana. The film is being produced for Sajid by John Abraham, who at one point of time was supposed to star in Rockstar directed by Imtiaz. Though details about Sajid Ali's Banana are yet to be known, one came to know it is a coming-of-age film set in Jamshedpur, the town where Imtiaz and his two brothers grew up. According to a source, "Banana is a film about friendship, loyalty and love set in Jamshedpur. All the protagonists are 17-year olds. Sajid has shot the entire film in Jamshedpur where incidentally Vikamraditya Motwane had also shot his debut film Udaan. It's about the ups and downs of school life.
- 8/7/2014
- BollywoodHungama
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While in modelling, he shouldered the responsibility of launching a million brands. While in Bollywood, he is now launching a number of newcomers in the film business. After having given a successful break to Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam in Vicky Donor, the brawny John is now all set to launch Sajid Ali (director Imtiaz Ali's brother) as the director of his production company's (Ja Entertainment) next venture. John went on record to say that he has immense faith in Sajid's script and he is confident that it has the potential to surpass Vicky Donor. Though John won't star in the film, he will personally look into the minutest details of the casting that will mainly comprise of newcomers. It will be a youth centric film dealing with the issues adolescents face.
- 9/24/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Cocktail
Stars: Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Saif Ali Khan, Randeep Hooda | Written by Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali | Directed by Homi Adajania
The Bollywood rom-com is progressing somewhat. As a genre, it’s come a long way in recent years, particularly thanks to the Yashraj films from a few years back, the Dharma Productions produced by Karan Johar, and Imtiaz Ali, who co-wrote Cocktail with Sajid Ali, but is a director in his own right (Rockstar, Love Aaj Kal, Jab We Met). This is the third film to come from Saif Ali Khan’s own production banner, Illuminati Films, after the hugely successful Love Aaj Kal and the not-so Agent Vinod. It stars Khan himself, alongside Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty.
Veronica (Deepika Padukone) and Meera (Diana Penty) are two friends living together in London, when Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) enters their lives, and starts a casual relationship with Veronica. Meera despises Gautam to begin with,...
Stars: Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Saif Ali Khan, Randeep Hooda | Written by Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali | Directed by Homi Adajania
The Bollywood rom-com is progressing somewhat. As a genre, it’s come a long way in recent years, particularly thanks to the Yashraj films from a few years back, the Dharma Productions produced by Karan Johar, and Imtiaz Ali, who co-wrote Cocktail with Sajid Ali, but is a director in his own right (Rockstar, Love Aaj Kal, Jab We Met). This is the third film to come from Saif Ali Khan’s own production banner, Illuminati Films, after the hugely successful Love Aaj Kal and the not-so Agent Vinod. It stars Khan himself, alongside Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty.
Veronica (Deepika Padukone) and Meera (Diana Penty) are two friends living together in London, when Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) enters their lives, and starts a casual relationship with Veronica. Meera despises Gautam to begin with,...
- 7/14/2012
- by Maahin
- Nerdly
Eros International held a press conference for their upcoming co-production with Illuminati Films, Cocktail with leading actor Saif Ali Khan and producer Dinesh Vijan at their London headquarters last week.
Cocktail, which releases in the UK and worldwide through Eros on 13th July, also stars Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty.
Synopsis
When Veronica (Deepika Padukone), 24, and Meera, 23, start living together during the summer, they have different agendas. Meera is awkward and is recovering from a hoax marriage to Kunal (Randeep Hooda) who has duped her off her live-savings by using pretence of setting up a base for them in London. She is spending her time under Veronica’s roof until she can get some footing and find a job in this foreign land. Veronica on the other hand is a wild-child, impulsive, constantly looking for distractions to escape facing issues of a troubled upbringing. Being poles apart brings the two close,...
Cocktail, which releases in the UK and worldwide through Eros on 13th July, also stars Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty.
Synopsis
When Veronica (Deepika Padukone), 24, and Meera, 23, start living together during the summer, they have different agendas. Meera is awkward and is recovering from a hoax marriage to Kunal (Randeep Hooda) who has duped her off her live-savings by using pretence of setting up a base for them in London. She is spending her time under Veronica’s roof until she can get some footing and find a job in this foreign land. Veronica on the other hand is a wild-child, impulsive, constantly looking for distractions to escape facing issues of a troubled upbringing. Being poles apart brings the two close,...
- 7/10/2012
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
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