After last month kicked off with Sight and Sound unveiling of their once-in-a-decade greatest films of all-time poll, detailing the 100 films that made the cut that were led by Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, they’ve now unveiled the full critics’ top 250. While the discourse up until now has featured many wondering why certain directors were totally absent and why other films that previously made the top 100 were left out, more clarity has arrived with this update.
Check out some highlights we clocked below, the full list here, and return on March 2 when all ballots and comments will be unveiled.
The films closest to making the top 100 were Rio Bravo, The House Is Black, and Vagabond, which tied for #103. Four directors absent in the top 100––Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Jacques Demy––have two films each in the top 250: The Tree of Life...
Check out some highlights we clocked below, the full list here, and return on March 2 when all ballots and comments will be unveiled.
The films closest to making the top 100 were Rio Bravo, The House Is Black, and Vagabond, which tied for #103. Four directors absent in the top 100––Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Jacques Demy––have two films each in the top 250: The Tree of Life...
- 1/31/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
In the first review that R Balki read of his 2007 debut feature ‘Cheeni Kum’, a top critic of the time trashed the film, sending the filmmaker into a “deep depression,” as he says, despite the film being otherwise well received and friends telling him that one person’s opinion did not matter, reports ‘Variety’.
“It mattered to me and somewhere that thought hit me that how is it that you [the critic] can say whatever you want, and get away and I’m accountable to you, but you’re not accountable to me,” Balki said in a conversation with ‘Variety’. “I found that unfairness in the whole relationship firstly depressing and then very fascinating.”
The director, who went on to make ‘Paa’ (2009) with Amitabh Bachchan and ‘The Pad Man’ (2018), starring Akshay Kumar, is returning to the big screen with ‘Chup’, a thriller where a serial killer brutally murders Bollywood film critics and...
“It mattered to me and somewhere that thought hit me that how is it that you [the critic] can say whatever you want, and get away and I’m accountable to you, but you’re not accountable to me,” Balki said in a conversation with ‘Variety’. “I found that unfairness in the whole relationship firstly depressing and then very fascinating.”
The director, who went on to make ‘Paa’ (2009) with Amitabh Bachchan and ‘The Pad Man’ (2018), starring Akshay Kumar, is returning to the big screen with ‘Chup’, a thriller where a serial killer brutally murders Bollywood film critics and...
- 9/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Filmmaker R. Balki and actor Dulquer Salmaan are teaming for the first time on “Chup,” a thriller where a serial killer brutally murders Bollywood film critics and carves star ratings on their foreheads.
The cast also includes Bollywood veterans Sunny Deol (“Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”) and Pooja Bhatt (Netflix’s “Bombay Begums”), Shreya Dhanwanthary (Amazon Prime Video’s “The Family Man”) and Tamil-language cinema stalwart Saranya Ponvannan (“Viruman”).
Balki, whose credits include “Cheeni Kum” (2007) and “Paa” (2009), both starring Amitabh Bachchan, last directed “Pad Man” (2018), starring Akshay Kumar.
Salmaan is a rare breed in Indian cinema in that he has equal felicity in multiple languages. A superstar of Malayalam-language cinema with hits including “Kurup” (2021) and “Bangalore Days” (2014), Salmaan is also known for Tamil-language success “O Kadhal Kanmani” (2015) and Hindi-language “Karwaan” (2018). His recent release “Sita Ramam” was a hit across its Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi-language versions.
“He’s one of the...
The cast also includes Bollywood veterans Sunny Deol (“Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”) and Pooja Bhatt (Netflix’s “Bombay Begums”), Shreya Dhanwanthary (Amazon Prime Video’s “The Family Man”) and Tamil-language cinema stalwart Saranya Ponvannan (“Viruman”).
Balki, whose credits include “Cheeni Kum” (2007) and “Paa” (2009), both starring Amitabh Bachchan, last directed “Pad Man” (2018), starring Akshay Kumar.
Salmaan is a rare breed in Indian cinema in that he has equal felicity in multiple languages. A superstar of Malayalam-language cinema with hits including “Kurup” (2021) and “Bangalore Days” (2014), Salmaan is also known for Tamil-language success “O Kadhal Kanmani” (2015) and Hindi-language “Karwaan” (2018). His recent release “Sita Ramam” was a hit across its Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi-language versions.
“He’s one of the...
- 9/18/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The California Film Commission announced the latest round of tax credits for film productions on Monday, and once again Netflix emerged as the big winner.
The streaming giant was awarded $60.3 million in state credits, far outpacing Disney ($27.2 million), Warner Bros. ($16.2 million) and Amazon ($16 million). Netflix also led the way in the last round of credits in August 2021, taking $43.3 million.
This time, Netflix was granted credits for four projects: “Atlas,” “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” “Family Leave” and “Unfrosted.”
The latter project stars Jerry Seinfeld in an origin story about the Pop Tart, and was awarded $14.2 million in credits.
“We are so happy to get the California tax credit which enables us to make our whole movie there,” said Seinfeld, who is also writing, directing and producing the film for Netflix. “Having made all of the ‘Seinfeld’ series in L.A., I very much wanted to come back and shoot there again.
The streaming giant was awarded $60.3 million in state credits, far outpacing Disney ($27.2 million), Warner Bros. ($16.2 million) and Amazon ($16 million). Netflix also led the way in the last round of credits in August 2021, taking $43.3 million.
This time, Netflix was granted credits for four projects: “Atlas,” “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” “Family Leave” and “Unfrosted.”
The latter project stars Jerry Seinfeld in an origin story about the Pop Tart, and was awarded $14.2 million in credits.
“We are so happy to get the California tax credit which enables us to make our whole movie there,” said Seinfeld, who is also writing, directing and producing the film for Netflix. “Having made all of the ‘Seinfeld’ series in L.A., I very much wanted to come back and shoot there again.
- 2/28/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Music and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
A very young very pained girl face is being painted, prepared for something not very pleasant. She is grimacing and to add to her pain a firm hand holds her face, stuffs her mouth with a cloth and pierces her nose with something as sharp as the dialogues of this film. As she bleeds the blood mingles with her cheap makeup.
This opening sequence is like a piercing scream in the dark that sets the mood for a film that defies analysis. How do we describe what Sanjay Leela Bhansali has done with his Gangubai? And where are the words to reify the illimitable pain that Alia Bhatt’s eyes convey? She smiles, she laughs, she dances, she bullies her enemies and berates her friends… But her eyes remain ceaselessly swathed in sorrow.
I have never witnessed a performance more heroic...
Music and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
A very young very pained girl face is being painted, prepared for something not very pleasant. She is grimacing and to add to her pain a firm hand holds her face, stuffs her mouth with a cloth and pierces her nose with something as sharp as the dialogues of this film. As she bleeds the blood mingles with her cheap makeup.
This opening sequence is like a piercing scream in the dark that sets the mood for a film that defies analysis. How do we describe what Sanjay Leela Bhansali has done with his Gangubai? And where are the words to reify the illimitable pain that Alia Bhatt’s eyes convey? She smiles, she laughs, she dances, she bullies her enemies and berates her friends… But her eyes remain ceaselessly swathed in sorrow.
I have never witnessed a performance more heroic...
- 2/26/2022
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Big Night Where You Can Stream It: Paramount+ The Pitch: Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub play Secondo and Primo, Italian brothers who moved to the United States to start their […]
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- 4/5/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Will Gluck, through his company Olive Bridge Entertainment, will produce Sony Pictures’ Motherf*&er, a multi-generational romantic comedy based on a true story. The company has a first-look deal with the studio, and Olive Bridge’s film head Jodi Hildebrand will also produce. The film will be written by Nicole Delaney, with an eye for her to direct.
Maia Eyre is overseeing the project for the studio. The plot is being kept under wraps.
Gluck directed the box office hit Peter Rabbit, based on the screenplay he wrote with Rob Lieber. He recently wrapped production on the film’s sequel, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which Sony is releasing in theaters on January 15, 2021.
Gluck is currently developing with the studio Steal Away, a remake of the French romantic comedy The Last Diamond, written by Gluck and Chris Bremner for Columbia Pictures; Lost & Found, a road trip romantic comedy...
Maia Eyre is overseeing the project for the studio. The plot is being kept under wraps.
Gluck directed the box office hit Peter Rabbit, based on the screenplay he wrote with Rob Lieber. He recently wrapped production on the film’s sequel, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which Sony is releasing in theaters on January 15, 2021.
Gluck is currently developing with the studio Steal Away, a remake of the French romantic comedy The Last Diamond, written by Gluck and Chris Bremner for Columbia Pictures; Lost & Found, a road trip romantic comedy...
- 11/19/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” (1982), died at her home in Mumbai Thursday after a prolonged illness. She was 91.
Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency Pti.
Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. She began her career as a fashion illustrator for magazines before she moved to designing costumes for films. She made her debut with Raj Khosla’s “C.I.D.” (1956) and went on to design for some of the landmark films of Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959) and Abrar Alvi’s “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).
She designed for more than 100 Indian films over a career spanning nearly 60 years. Her output in the 1960s included “Gunga Jumna,” “Waqt,” “Amrapali,” “Teesri Manzil” and “Milan.” In the 1970s she worked on “Johny Mera Naam,...
Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency Pti.
Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. She began her career as a fashion illustrator for magazines before she moved to designing costumes for films. She made her debut with Raj Khosla’s “C.I.D.” (1956) and went on to design for some of the landmark films of Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959) and Abrar Alvi’s “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).
She designed for more than 100 Indian films over a career spanning nearly 60 years. Her output in the 1960s included “Gunga Jumna,” “Waqt,” “Amrapali,” “Teesri Manzil” and “Milan.” In the 1970s she worked on “Johny Mera Naam,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
National Award-winning filmmaker Bhavna Talwar is gearing up to direct a biopic of late iconic filmmaker-actor Guru Dutt.
The biopic is titled "Pyaasa", just like Dutt's iconic films of 1957, and Talwar is in the process of casting the actors for her film. Guru Dutt's life was intense and complex, and it took Talwar seven years to pen the story. Still, instead of an elaborate storytelling format like a web series, she has opted to make a feature film to encapsulate her subject's journey.
"He was a larger-than-life personality and within 10 years he had seen it all -- success as a filmmaker, actor, the commercial success of his cinema, admiration of his fans as an actor, and he also found the companionship of Geeta Dutt, his co-star and wife. At the same time, there is melancholy. You cannot cramp that into a small screen. It deserves a feature film format," Talwar told Ians.
The biopic is titled "Pyaasa", just like Dutt's iconic films of 1957, and Talwar is in the process of casting the actors for her film. Guru Dutt's life was intense and complex, and it took Talwar seven years to pen the story. Still, instead of an elaborate storytelling format like a web series, she has opted to make a feature film to encapsulate her subject's journey.
"He was a larger-than-life personality and within 10 years he had seen it all -- success as a filmmaker, actor, the commercial success of his cinema, admiration of his fans as an actor, and he also found the companionship of Geeta Dutt, his co-star and wife. At the same time, there is melancholy. You cannot cramp that into a small screen. It deserves a feature film format," Talwar told Ians.
- 9/7/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Palm Springs Intl. ShortFest has announced a slate of 332 films in its official selection that will be eligible for jury award consideration, including “I Lost My Mother’s Ashes,” starring Mandy Moore; Kevin Dunn in “Josiah”; and Maya Rudolph, Jay Ellis and Laroyce Hawkins in “Thirsty.”
ShortFest will screen a portion of the selected films beginning June 16 and will be available to stream on its website for free through June 22.
“We’re proud to share all the work filmmakers have put into making their films and all of the work our staff has put into making ShortFest happen,” said artistic director Lili Rodriguez. “No one ever imagines launching a film festival during a pandemic, let alone launching one during such politically charged and urgent times. We remain firm believers that movies are empathy machines and stay committed to sharing cinema from different parts of the world, from different and diverse perspectives.
ShortFest will screen a portion of the selected films beginning June 16 and will be available to stream on its website for free through June 22.
“We’re proud to share all the work filmmakers have put into making their films and all of the work our staff has put into making ShortFest happen,” said artistic director Lili Rodriguez. “No one ever imagines launching a film festival during a pandemic, let alone launching one during such politically charged and urgent times. We remain firm believers that movies are empathy machines and stay committed to sharing cinema from different parts of the world, from different and diverse perspectives.
- 6/16/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
After nearly three months of limited contact with other people, we’re all a little thirsty these days. Ever the comedic artiste, Maya Rudolph voices these desires with a silly flair and grounded humanity as a blood-lusting mosquito in “Thirsty,” a delightful short film from rising filmmaker Nicole Delaney. “Thirsty” also stars Jay Ellis as The Young Man, who captures the mosquito’s eyes and nose with his chiseled jawline and post-basketball game glow. “Thirsty” recently premiered on Fxx as part of the channel’s new Cake series, a showcase of inventive bite-sized content.
The film is shot partly from the mosquito’s point of view, the camera circling Ellis and underscored by an excitable buzzing. (Cinematographer John Wakayama Carey deserves a shout-out for the effective technique never feeling distracting or overdone.) Besides being directed by Delaney, who co-wrote the short with Sonya Goddy, these distinctive shots from the mosquito...
The film is shot partly from the mosquito’s point of view, the camera circling Ellis and underscored by an excitable buzzing. (Cinematographer John Wakayama Carey deserves a shout-out for the effective technique never feeling distracting or overdone.) Besides being directed by Delaney, who co-wrote the short with Sonya Goddy, these distinctive shots from the mosquito...
- 5/29/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
CinemaThe Hindi film 'Gangs of Wasseypur' was the only Indian film to feature on the list and we asked critics for their favourites from south cinema that deserved a mention too.Anjana ShekarScreenshot/NetflixThe Guardian’s List of '100 Best Films of the 21st Century' was announced on Friday and Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur at No.59 was the only Indian film to feature on the list. Such international lists on cinema turn the spotlight towards a country’s filmmaking talent, giving the films their due recognition. Time Magazine's 'All-time 100 Movie List' had Mani Ratnam's Nayagan apart from Satyajit Ray's The Apu Triology and the 1957 Guru Dutt film Pyaasa. However, it is rare for a film from the south Indian industries to get featured on a global list. Despite several critically acclaimed Indian films being made every year in languages other than Hindi, Indian cinema...
- 9/17/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Indian companies, 1018mb and Vkaao are poised to bring theatrical-on-demand cinema services to Singapore and other Asian territories in the coming months.
1018mb has set up an office in Hong Kong to explore interest in the region. Vkaao is in discussions with similar platforms in Asia-Pacific territories, and in Europe.
Both platforms are conceived as web applications, through which customers can choose from the hundreds of new films and Iibrary titles from Bollywood, Hollywood and Indian regional cinema, and decide a venue, date and time. Once a pre-set minimum number of tickets is sold, enough to cover the cost of the screening and a small profit, a theatrical screening of the chosen title becomes a reality.
Vkaao, which started operating in early 2017, was primarily set up as an on-demand theatrical outlet for repertory titles. But it quickly became a platform for independent cinema. The company is a partnership between booking...
1018mb has set up an office in Hong Kong to explore interest in the region. Vkaao is in discussions with similar platforms in Asia-Pacific territories, and in Europe.
Both platforms are conceived as web applications, through which customers can choose from the hundreds of new films and Iibrary titles from Bollywood, Hollywood and Indian regional cinema, and decide a venue, date and time. Once a pre-set minimum number of tickets is sold, enough to cover the cost of the screening and a small profit, a theatrical screening of the chosen title becomes a reality.
Vkaao, which started operating in early 2017, was primarily set up as an on-demand theatrical outlet for repertory titles. But it quickly became a platform for independent cinema. The company is a partnership between booking...
- 11/27/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Akahige, Amarcord, Aleksandr Nevskij among Venice Classics titles; Bertrand Tavernier selects four films.
Akahige, Amarcord, Aleksandr Nevskij and A Matter of Life and Death are among 21 titles announced today to screen in Venice’s (September 2-12) Classics section, which will reveal further titles later this month.
Director Bertrand Tavernier, who is to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award, has selected and will present four films for the Classics strand: Pattes Blances (White Paws) by Jean Grémillion, La Lupa (The Vixen) by Alberto Lattuada, Sonnenstrahl (Ray of Sunshine) by Pál Fejös and A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell and Eric Pressburger.
The 21 restorations:
Akahige (Red Beard) by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1965, 185’, B&W), restoration by Tōhō Co., Ltd.
Aleksandr Nevskij (Alexander Nevsky) by Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn (Ussr, 1938, 108’, B&W), restoration by Mosfilm
Amarcord by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1973, 123’, Color) restoration by Cineteca di Bologna with the support of yoox.com and the...
Akahige, Amarcord, Aleksandr Nevskij and A Matter of Life and Death are among 21 titles announced today to screen in Venice’s (September 2-12) Classics section, which will reveal further titles later this month.
Director Bertrand Tavernier, who is to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award, has selected and will present four films for the Classics strand: Pattes Blances (White Paws) by Jean Grémillion, La Lupa (The Vixen) by Alberto Lattuada, Sonnenstrahl (Ray of Sunshine) by Pál Fejös and A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell and Eric Pressburger.
The 21 restorations:
Akahige (Red Beard) by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1965, 185’, B&W), restoration by Tōhō Co., Ltd.
Aleksandr Nevskij (Alexander Nevsky) by Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn (Ussr, 1938, 108’, B&W), restoration by Mosfilm
Amarcord by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1973, 123’, Color) restoration by Cineteca di Bologna with the support of yoox.com and the...
- 7/20/2015
- by mantus@masonlive.gmu.edu (Madison Antus)
- ScreenDaily
Writers around the globe are acknowledged to be the key for a movie's success but it is pathetic that Bollywood has always given them a step motherly treatment. However the writers' pair, who changed the trend and demanded remunerations at par with stars, are unarguably the only star writer duo Salim Javed, who penned hit movies like Sholay, Deewaar, Zanjeer, Don, Trishul, Shakti, Mr. India etc.
Salim Khan in an interview said, "The reason why we demanded such high remunerations was because we were confident of our skills and wrote scripts that were hard-bound, a trend that was initiated by us."
Recalls Salim Khan, "When I used to assist distinguished writer Abrar Alvi (He wrote hit films like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudvin Ka Chand etc.) in the mid-50s, I always used to insist him to increase his remuneration standard reasoning writers are the backbone of the film and...
Salim Khan in an interview said, "The reason why we demanded such high remunerations was because we were confident of our skills and wrote scripts that were hard-bound, a trend that was initiated by us."
Recalls Salim Khan, "When I used to assist distinguished writer Abrar Alvi (He wrote hit films like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudvin Ka Chand etc.) in the mid-50s, I always used to insist him to increase his remuneration standard reasoning writers are the backbone of the film and...
- 7/17/2015
- GlamSham
Gabbar Is Back
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Grover, Shruti Haasan, Suman Talwar and Jaideep Ahlawat
Director: Krish
Let’s give the ‘drivel’ its due. Films about heroes who harangue and punish the corrupt go back to the time when Guru Dutt turned his back on a hopeless humanity in Pyaasa. Since then corruption has grown epidemic.
And so have films on the theme.
What sets Gabbar is Back apart in the genre is its unabashedly massy tone. Here is a film about a man who decides to take charge of a social order on the brink of anarchy when all the formal faculties fail. He doesn’t believe in reprimanding the corrupt. He believes in punishing them with death.
So we have bribe-happy district collectors and other law enforcers hanging limp on trees and hoardings.
Ouch!
Yup, this Gabbar means business. And to the character’s good fortune he is...
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Grover, Shruti Haasan, Suman Talwar and Jaideep Ahlawat
Director: Krish
Let’s give the ‘drivel’ its due. Films about heroes who harangue and punish the corrupt go back to the time when Guru Dutt turned his back on a hopeless humanity in Pyaasa. Since then corruption has grown epidemic.
And so have films on the theme.
What sets Gabbar is Back apart in the genre is its unabashedly massy tone. Here is a film about a man who decides to take charge of a social order on the brink of anarchy when all the formal faculties fail. He doesn’t believe in reprimanding the corrupt. He believes in punishing them with death.
So we have bribe-happy district collectors and other law enforcers hanging limp on trees and hoardings.
Ouch!
Yup, this Gabbar means business. And to the character’s good fortune he is...
- 5/3/2015
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Dennis Bartok
For many years I was the head of film programming for the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, a non-profit film group that currently runs the Egyptian and Aero Theatres. As part of my job I tried to keep my finger to the pulse of national cinemas from around the globe, both new and old, by combing through festival catalogues, talking to other programmers and watching as many movies as I could get my hands on (much of these in the old VHS days!)
In the 1990s and early 2000s I saw the rediscovery of some amazing bodies of world cinema such as Italian Horror and Giallo Cinema from the 1960s & 1970s by directors like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, and Japanese Outlaw Cinema from the same period by hard-hitting genre filmmakers like Kinji Fukasaku, Seijun Suzuki and Kihachi Okamoto. But one thing I didn’t see, in repertory film calendars,...
For many years I was the head of film programming for the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, a non-profit film group that currently runs the Egyptian and Aero Theatres. As part of my job I tried to keep my finger to the pulse of national cinemas from around the globe, both new and old, by combing through festival catalogues, talking to other programmers and watching as many movies as I could get my hands on (much of these in the old VHS days!)
In the 1990s and early 2000s I saw the rediscovery of some amazing bodies of world cinema such as Italian Horror and Giallo Cinema from the 1960s & 1970s by directors like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, and Japanese Outlaw Cinema from the same period by hard-hitting genre filmmakers like Kinji Fukasaku, Seijun Suzuki and Kihachi Okamoto. But one thing I didn’t see, in repertory film calendars,...
- 8/18/2014
- by Dennis Bartok
- DearCinema.com
Waheeda Rehman & Guru Dutt in Pyaasa
The 28th edition of the Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival, one of the major film festivals in the world dedicated to film restoration, will showcase a special section titled “The Golden ’50s: Endangered Indian Classics”.
This package has been curated by the Film Heritage Foundation founded by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur in Mumbai with the aim of showcasing landmark Indian films and creating awareness about the urgent need for preservation and restoration of these films.
The festival will be held in Bologna (Italy) from June 28 to July 5. The festival website says about Indian cinema, “One of the most important film heritages in the world. Quantitatively it has no rival, but it urgently needs to be preserved: this exhibition aims to be a reconnaissance, a first exploratory step towards recovering the classics of Indian cinema.”
The package includes Raj Kapoor’s Awaara, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India,...
The 28th edition of the Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival, one of the major film festivals in the world dedicated to film restoration, will showcase a special section titled “The Golden ’50s: Endangered Indian Classics”.
This package has been curated by the Film Heritage Foundation founded by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur in Mumbai with the aim of showcasing landmark Indian films and creating awareness about the urgent need for preservation and restoration of these films.
The festival will be held in Bologna (Italy) from June 28 to July 5. The festival website says about Indian cinema, “One of the most important film heritages in the world. Quantitatively it has no rival, but it urgently needs to be preserved: this exhibition aims to be a reconnaissance, a first exploratory step towards recovering the classics of Indian cinema.”
The package includes Raj Kapoor’s Awaara, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India,...
- 5/5/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Har ek jism ghayal, har ek rooh pyaasi, Nigaaho mein uljhan, dilo mein udaasi, Ye duniya hai ya aalam-e-badhawasi, Ye duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hain? (Each body is wounded, each soul thirsty, eyes look baffled and hearts gloomy Is this the world or the realm of the unease, What if I can have this world?)This soul-stirring song penned by Sahir Ludhianvi, in Guru Dutt's Pyaasa holds sense even today though the song was written some five decades ago. Th...
- 3/8/2014
- GlamSham
Milan Talkies is now on the back burner. Inspired by Guru Dutt, Tigmanshu Dhulia has now launched a film on friendship, loyalty and unconditional love. The immortal song Bichde Sabhi Baari Baari from Guru Dutt's Pyaasa is now the title of Tigmanshu Dhulia's next film. Revealing details of his next project Tigmanshu Dhulia says, "Bichde Sabhi Baari Baari is the story of two friends and the ups and downs in their relationship spanning 35 years. It starts on 1979 and ends in 2014." Manoj Bajpayee plays one of the friends. The other is yet to be cast. Manoj and Tigmanshu started their careers together in Shekhar Kapoor's Bandit Queen where Manoj played a small role while Tigmanshu served as the casting director. This is the first time that the two would be working together. Male bonding seems to have struck a deep chord in Tigmanshu after Bullett Raja.
- 1/30/2014
- BollywoodHungama
Indian cricket and Bollywood share several attributes in common. Both stir the emotions of their countless devout fans. Both are regarded as integral to South Asian culture. Both are the heart, pride and soul of South Asia.
Therefore, it is only fitting that with the retirement of legendary Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, a Bollywood song has been dedicated to him.
The special song doing the honours is ‘Dhoom Machale’ – the title track of Aditya Chopra’s forthcoming Dhoom 3 starring Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra in the lead roles.
Aamir Khan, a close friend of Tendulkar’s, explained the symbolism of dedicating ‘Dhoom Machale’ to the cricket legend. According to Ibn Live, Khan stated:
“Through his entire career he has created ‘Dhoom’ in every step, on every pitch, in every cricketing country, in every bowler’s nightmare, in our hearts, in every cricket field across the world,...
Therefore, it is only fitting that with the retirement of legendary Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, a Bollywood song has been dedicated to him.
The special song doing the honours is ‘Dhoom Machale’ – the title track of Aditya Chopra’s forthcoming Dhoom 3 starring Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra in the lead roles.
Aamir Khan, a close friend of Tendulkar’s, explained the symbolism of dedicating ‘Dhoom Machale’ to the cricket legend. According to Ibn Live, Khan stated:
“Through his entire career he has created ‘Dhoom’ in every step, on every pitch, in every cricketing country, in every bowler’s nightmare, in our hearts, in every cricket field across the world,...
- 11/16/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Abu Dhabi, Nov 2: Away from home, yet so near - thanks to movies. NRIs, mostly middle-aged, used the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff) platform to catch up on classics like "Pyaasa" and "Garm Hava" as well as new ones like "Qissa" and "Goynar Baksho". Meeting a star like Irrfan Khan was a huge draw too!
The curiosity and excitement in the air was evident from the word go.
For many, the festival, which celebrated the centenary year of Indian cinema with a special programme of five classics, was a rare chance to watch the old films on the big screen.
The bouquet offered Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", M.S. Sathyu's "Garm Hava", Jahnu Barua's Assamese film "Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai", Ritwak Ghatak's Bengali film "Subarnarekha".
The curiosity and excitement in the air was evident from the word go.
For many, the festival, which celebrated the centenary year of Indian cinema with a special programme of five classics, was a rare chance to watch the old films on the big screen.
The bouquet offered Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", M.S. Sathyu's "Garm Hava", Jahnu Barua's Assamese film "Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai", Ritwak Ghatak's Bengali film "Subarnarekha".
- 11/2/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Abu Dhabi, Oct 23: In its seventh edition, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff), a young but popular annual extravaganza of the Gulf region, will present a heady dose of 'edutainment' through its enticing line-up of 166 films when it starts here Thursday. Watch out for nine Indian gems too!
From India, black-and-white classics like master craftsman Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", about the struggle of a poet in post-independence India, and Ritwik Ghatak's "Subarnarekha", that delves into the trauma of a refugee's life, will be showcased as part of the "Celebrating Indian Cinema" special programme here.
As a tribute to Indian cinema's.
From India, black-and-white classics like master craftsman Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", about the struggle of a poet in post-independence India, and Ritwik Ghatak's "Subarnarekha", that delves into the trauma of a refugee's life, will be showcased as part of the "Celebrating Indian Cinema" special programme here.
As a tribute to Indian cinema's.
- 10/23/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
It may come as a stunner to readers but it is a fact that legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt, renowned for making timeless classics like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam etc. started his career in Bollywood not as a director but as choreographer!Actually, Guru Dutt aspired to be a film director but had to struggle tooth and nail to survive. From one studio to another he wandered day and night seeking job but in vain. Fortunately he had learnt dancing...
- 10/14/2013
- GlamSham
Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2013, to be held from October 24-November 2, will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema by screening a select programme of five Indian films in a special sidebar.
Referred to by some as “India’s Orson Welles”, Guru Dutt is regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time. Time’s All Time 100 Best Movies (2005) lists two of Guru Dutt’s films. Adff will screen one of them, Eternal Thirst (Pyaasa), the story of a poet struggling to be recognised in post-independence India.
Ritwak Ghatak’s 1965 neorealist film The Golden Thread (Subarnarekha) will also screen as part of the programme. Although Ghatak was not widely recognised at the time of his death, Ghatak’s work has been celebrated posthumously and his impact on other filmmakers, such as Mani Kaul, has been widely recognised. In Two Minds (Duvidha), which was directed by Ghatak’s student Mani Kaul in 1973, will also be screened.
Referred to by some as “India’s Orson Welles”, Guru Dutt is regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time. Time’s All Time 100 Best Movies (2005) lists two of Guru Dutt’s films. Adff will screen one of them, Eternal Thirst (Pyaasa), the story of a poet struggling to be recognised in post-independence India.
Ritwak Ghatak’s 1965 neorealist film The Golden Thread (Subarnarekha) will also screen as part of the programme. Although Ghatak was not widely recognised at the time of his death, Ghatak’s work has been celebrated posthumously and his impact on other filmmakers, such as Mani Kaul, has been widely recognised. In Two Minds (Duvidha), which was directed by Ghatak’s student Mani Kaul in 1973, will also be screened.
- 10/10/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Abu Dhabi, Oct 9: Movie buffs at the seventh edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff), which begins here Oct 24, will be able to enjoy classics like "Pyaasa" and "Duvidha" from Indian cinema which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
"Celebrating Indian Cinema" is a select programme of some of the most admired films produced in a century of the $2 billion industry," read a statement on the Adff official website.
Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", which also featured in Time magazine's 2005 list of All Time 100 Best Movies, will be screened at the gala. The movie narrates the story of a poet struggling to be recognised in post-independence India.
Ritwak Ghatak's 1965 Bengali film "Subarnarekha" will be showcased.
"Celebrating Indian Cinema" is a select programme of some of the most admired films produced in a century of the $2 billion industry," read a statement on the Adff official website.
Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", which also featured in Time magazine's 2005 list of All Time 100 Best Movies, will be screened at the gala. The movie narrates the story of a poet struggling to be recognised in post-independence India.
Ritwak Ghatak's 1965 Bengali film "Subarnarekha" will be showcased.
- 10/9/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Richie Mehta’s Siddharth and Anup Singh’s Qissa will compete under the Narrative Competition and New Horizons Competition respectively at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (October 24 – November 2 , 2013).
Besides these, Aparna Sen’s The Jewellery Box and Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry will be screened under the Showcase section, while Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Ritwik Ghtak’s Subarnarekha, Mani Kual’s Duvidha, M S Sathyu’s Garam Hawa and Jahnu Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai will be showcased in the Special Programmes section.
The Narrative Competition section showcases original storytelling from international filmmakers. In Siddharth, Mahendra sends his son far away to earn and contribute to the family’s meagre income. But the son, Siddharth is lost and nowhere to be found. Mahendra sets out in search of his son, travelling all over India. This is Richie Mehta’s second feature film after Amal. The film was screened at the 57th BFI London Film Festival,...
Besides these, Aparna Sen’s The Jewellery Box and Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry will be screened under the Showcase section, while Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Ritwik Ghtak’s Subarnarekha, Mani Kual’s Duvidha, M S Sathyu’s Garam Hawa and Jahnu Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai will be showcased in the Special Programmes section.
The Narrative Competition section showcases original storytelling from international filmmakers. In Siddharth, Mahendra sends his son far away to earn and contribute to the family’s meagre income. But the son, Siddharth is lost and nowhere to be found. Mahendra sets out in search of his son, travelling all over India. This is Richie Mehta’s second feature film after Amal. The film was screened at the 57th BFI London Film Festival,...
- 10/2/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from Pather Panchali
The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival will be held from September 24 – 29, 2013 in Mumbai.
The festival will feature films under seven sections: World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premieres, Jagran Shorts, T20 of Indian Cinema, Cinema of the Sellers and Films by Debut Directors.
The festival will open with Israeli film Water directed by Yael Perlov, NirSa’ar & Maya Sarfaty, YonaRozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Barghouti, Pini Tavger & Tal Haring under the World Panorama section.
Other films in the section are Kim Yong-Hwa’s 200 Pounds Beauty, Esteban Larrain’s The Passion of Michelangelo and Sophie Blondy’s Morning Star.
Indian Showcase is a competitive section for feature films. Films like Sanjay Jadhav’s Duniyadari, Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam, Gajendra Ahire’s Touring Talkies, Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistan, Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish and Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus will compete in this section.
Jagran Classic...
The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival will be held from September 24 – 29, 2013 in Mumbai.
The festival will feature films under seven sections: World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premieres, Jagran Shorts, T20 of Indian Cinema, Cinema of the Sellers and Films by Debut Directors.
The festival will open with Israeli film Water directed by Yael Perlov, NirSa’ar & Maya Sarfaty, YonaRozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Barghouti, Pini Tavger & Tal Haring under the World Panorama section.
Other films in the section are Kim Yong-Hwa’s 200 Pounds Beauty, Esteban Larrain’s The Passion of Michelangelo and Sophie Blondy’s Morning Star.
Indian Showcase is a competitive section for feature films. Films like Sanjay Jadhav’s Duniyadari, Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam, Gajendra Ahire’s Touring Talkies, Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistan, Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish and Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus will compete in this section.
Jagran Classic...
- 9/19/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
To celebrate the Indian film industry's centenary year, here are 10 essential movies – from a silent film about the life of the Buddha to a violent gangster epic
Prem Sanyas/The Light of Asia (Franz Osten, 1925)
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Among the few silent films that remain are three Indo-German co-productions that predate the arrival of the German technicians and directors who worked in the Bombay Talkies studio in the 1930s. The Light of Asia was shot in India but edited and processed in Germany and intertitled in English. The script was adapted from Sir Edwin Arnold's epic poem The Light of Asia (1861) while the opening credits proclaim it was "Shown by Royal Command at Windsor Castle, April 27 1926" and that it benefited greatly from help offered by the Maharaja of Jaipur. The film shows westerners touring India (Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi) who come to Bodh Gaya, the site of Gautam Buddha's Enlightenment.
Prem Sanyas/The Light of Asia (Franz Osten, 1925)
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Among the few silent films that remain are three Indo-German co-productions that predate the arrival of the German technicians and directors who worked in the Bombay Talkies studio in the 1930s. The Light of Asia was shot in India but edited and processed in Germany and intertitled in English. The script was adapted from Sir Edwin Arnold's epic poem The Light of Asia (1861) while the opening credits proclaim it was "Shown by Royal Command at Windsor Castle, April 27 1926" and that it benefited greatly from help offered by the Maharaja of Jaipur. The film shows westerners touring India (Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi) who come to Bodh Gaya, the site of Gautam Buddha's Enlightenment.
- 7/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Some films offer one an instant cheer-up and others speak to that gloom that we feel at certain ages and times. If I watch Pyaasa every afternoon, then Kagaz Ke Phool would be for each weekend since it envelopes this viewer into a sighing and sniveling wreck. The film is one of the rare cases where its trivia and history cloud the film as a whole due to its eerie significance in Dutt’s trajectory. You cannot talk of the film without looking at the overlap and meta-ness of the narrative’s role in Dutt’s filmmaking oeuvre. The film broke Guru Dutt’s heart with its commercial failure of which he never directed another film after, sticking to acting and writing for his other protégé’s projects Sahib, Bibi, aur Ghulam and Chaudvin Ka Chand.
The essential plot is similar to A Star is Born, with the rising heroine...
The essential plot is similar to A Star is Born, with the rising heroine...
- 7/5/2013
- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
“Pyaasa” at Jagran Film Festival
The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival will be held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi from July 5-9, 2013.
The festival will celebrate Hundred Years of Indian Cinema with the screening of films like Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy , Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay , Bimal Roy’s Madhumati and Do Bigha Zameen, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Mani Ratnam’s Nayagan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand , Vijay Anand’s Guide , K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam among others.
The Jagran Film Festival is scheduled to cover 16 cities in India. The festival will begin from Delhi, travel through Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Indore, Bhopal and finally culminate in Mumbai.
This year’s festival will feature movies in sections like World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premiers, Jagran Shorts, Cinema of the Sellers that is an Indian Competition for Advertising Films.
The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival will be held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi from July 5-9, 2013.
The festival will celebrate Hundred Years of Indian Cinema with the screening of films like Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy , Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay , Bimal Roy’s Madhumati and Do Bigha Zameen, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Mani Ratnam’s Nayagan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand , Vijay Anand’s Guide , K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam among others.
The Jagran Film Festival is scheduled to cover 16 cities in India. The festival will begin from Delhi, travel through Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Indore, Bhopal and finally culminate in Mumbai.
This year’s festival will feature movies in sections like World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premiers, Jagran Shorts, Cinema of the Sellers that is an Indian Competition for Advertising Films.
- 6/25/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, June 24: The fourth edition of Jagran Film Festival, to be held July 5-9, will celebrate 100 glorious years of Indian cinema. As many as 20 classics, including "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" and "Madhumati", will be screened for movie buffs.
The fest, scheduled at the Siri Fort Auditorium here, will also screen films like Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Ramesh Sippy's "Sholay", Bimal Roy's "Do Biga Zameen", Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", Mani Ratnam's "Nayagan", Hrishikesh Mukherjee's "Anand", Vijay Anand's "Guide" and K. Asif's "Mughal-e-Azam".
The movies will be showcased under categories like World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premiers,.
The fest, scheduled at the Siri Fort Auditorium here, will also screen films like Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Ramesh Sippy's "Sholay", Bimal Roy's "Do Biga Zameen", Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", Mani Ratnam's "Nayagan", Hrishikesh Mukherjee's "Anand", Vijay Anand's "Guide" and K. Asif's "Mughal-e-Azam".
The movies will be showcased under categories like World Panorama, Indian Showcase, Indian Premiers,.
- 6/24/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
There was a time when I was a teenager that I would watch Guru Dutt’s masterpiece Pyaasa every afternoon. Each time, something new was found in the narrative that was rich with detail and poetry that is right up there with my favourite film ever made, Citizen Kane. The similarities between Orson Welles and Guru Dutt are tantamount. They were both fiercely original and daring filmmakers who had changed cinematic storytelling and mise-en-scene forever. They had their demons of wine and women, but they were tortured artists afflicted by demons that bleed into some of their cinematic gems.
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
- 5/27/2013
- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
Guru Dutt is largely famous for making films that are of a melancholic nature. However, one of his greatest works that falls under the romantic comedy genre is Mr and Mrs 55 (1955). Guru Dutt not only directed this film, but he also played the male lead opposite the beautiful and talented Madhubala. The story is about a middle class girl named Anita (Madhubala) whose scheming aunt hires a struggling cartoonist named Preetam (Guru Dutt) to marry her for a short period. This is so that Sita Devi (Lalita Pawar) can inherit Anita’s fathers’ wealth. However, little does Sita Devi know that her niece and Preetam begin to fall in love with each other. This makes it all the more difficult for her to convince them to file for a divorce. Sita Devi is a feminist and is hence against the concept of marriage. She does not want Anita to fall...
- 5/5/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Of late, everybody has been raving about Bombay Talkies, the film that celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. For those who thought that the film is a unique novelty attempt in itself, wait till you hear this. So far, the film's makers had released the second half of the track 'Bombay Talkies' that spans around 4 minutes. The song starts with Aamir Khan alongwith Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor and others. Keeping in tune the surprise element, the makers have the song's first half 'shot' in black and white, which features the legendary names like Shatrughan Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Nutan, Tanuja, Zeenat Aman, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis Dutt, Sunit Dutt, Madhubala, Praveen Babi, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rekha! The 'secret' of bringing the yesteryear stars to life is that the brief portions of the aforesaid stars' films have...
- 5/2/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Legendary actress Mala Sinha who regaled generations of Hindi cineastes with her powerhouse performance in Guru Dutt's Pyaasa, B R Chopra's Dhool Ka Phool and Gumrah and Ramanand Sagar's Geet, is at the moment very angry and upset with the committee that has just bequeathed the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award on her. Speaking exclusively to this writer Mala Sinha says, "They've done grave injustice to me. They haven't even mentioned my name on the invitation card! When members of the Phalke committee including their chairperson came home to me to request me to take the award for being what they called a legendary artiste, I was happy to accept it. But when I saw the invitation card for the event I was shocked. My name was not there with the other winners of award. Asha Bhosle and Pam Chopra (who is to receive the award on behalf of...
- 5/1/2013
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, April 26: The Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards will be bestowed on singer Asha Bhosle, actress Mala Sinha, late filmmaker Yash Chopra, and late superstar Rajesh Khanna among several others at a ceremony here April 30.
Asha, who has regaled music lovers with her melodious voice in her over six decades old career, will receive the Phalke Ratna Award from the academy, while Mala Sinha, who has acted in "Pyaasa", "Maryada" and "Hariyali Aur Rasta" will get the Golden Era Award.
A special award has been reserved for the late Yash Chopra, who, in his dynamic career, emerged as one of the most iconic filmmakers of the country,.
Asha, who has regaled music lovers with her melodious voice in her over six decades old career, will receive the Phalke Ratna Award from the academy, while Mala Sinha, who has acted in "Pyaasa", "Maryada" and "Hariyali Aur Rasta" will get the Golden Era Award.
A special award has been reserved for the late Yash Chopra, who, in his dynamic career, emerged as one of the most iconic filmmakers of the country,.
- 4/26/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman was conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the closing stages of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. After being presented with the award by film director Shyam Benegal, Ms Rehman made the following statement where she expressed her thanks to the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (Mami), the organisers behind the event, “I’m thrilled to receive this award from Mami, a body of the industry at the international film festival hosted in my city Mumbai and that too during the course of the centenary year of Indian cinema. I dedicate this award to the directors, producers, co-actors, technicians who’ve been a part of this journey with me.”
Waheeda Rehman initially worked in a few Tamil and Telugu films before being noticed by the eminent filmmaker Guru Dutt. She starred in a number of classic films alongside Dutt and which were also made under his production company.
Waheeda Rehman initially worked in a few Tamil and Telugu films before being noticed by the eminent filmmaker Guru Dutt. She starred in a number of classic films alongside Dutt and which were also made under his production company.
- 11/1/2012
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, Oct 23: The talented veteran actress Waheeda Rehman in an interview has said she is not interested to make a comeback in films anytime soon. She was last seen in the 2009 movie by Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra, "Delhi 6". Even today she is considered to be one of the most beautiful and talented female star Bollywood had ever produced, she has given several classics to the industry, namely "Pyaasa", "Guide", "Kaghaz Ke Phool", "Khamoshi".
However as the 76 years old is busy with the other aspects in her life, she.
However as the 76 years old is busy with the other aspects in her life, she.
- 10/23/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Films that gained a ‘cult following’ over the years, despite being unnoticed on release
Back in the 80s, all we had was Doordarshan. Anything you wanted to know about cinema, mythology, world literature, astronomy, science fiction, history; it was all there – right in your living room. So, in that glorious age of kitsch, I remember noticing this bubbly-looking but rather demure young woman in two films – one was Raghuveer Yadav-starrer Massey Sahib (1985) and this obscure film with an interesting name – In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989). By the third time I caught her on TV, she had won a Booker Prize for fiction, for her book The God of Small Things. She was Arundhati Roy – the above-mentioned films were made by her then husband, Pradip Krishen. But we’re more interested in the second film – In Which Annie… was about a group of students in an Architecture College in Delhi,...
Back in the 80s, all we had was Doordarshan. Anything you wanted to know about cinema, mythology, world literature, astronomy, science fiction, history; it was all there – right in your living room. So, in that glorious age of kitsch, I remember noticing this bubbly-looking but rather demure young woman in two films – one was Raghuveer Yadav-starrer Massey Sahib (1985) and this obscure film with an interesting name – In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989). By the third time I caught her on TV, she had won a Booker Prize for fiction, for her book The God of Small Things. She was Arundhati Roy – the above-mentioned films were made by her then husband, Pradip Krishen. But we’re more interested in the second film – In Which Annie… was about a group of students in an Architecture College in Delhi,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Amborish Roychoudhury
- DearCinema.com
The term 'awaara' means rowdy in Hindi. But the (cult) film by the very name (released in 1951), made by the original Showman Raj Kapoor, has now made it to one of 100 greatest films in the prestigious Time magazine. The magazine has included this film among 20 new entries added to its list of 'All Time 100 Greatest Films made since 1923'. The magazine also called the film as 'a glistening showcase for Kapoor and the great India siren Nargis.' They also added that 'The 50s films he headlined and directed became huge hits not just in his newly freed homeland but also across the Arab crescent from Indonesia to North Africa'.
Time critic Richard Corliss described the legendary Raj Kapoor as 'the great star-auteur of India's postcolonial golden age of movies - Cary Grant and Cecil B. DeMille in one handsome package.'
Readers may recall that the 'All-Time 100' list...
Time critic Richard Corliss described the legendary Raj Kapoor as 'the great star-auteur of India's postcolonial golden age of movies - Cary Grant and Cecil B. DeMille in one handsome package.'
Readers may recall that the 'All-Time 100' list...
- 5/28/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Panaji, Jan 19: Anthony Gonsalves, a Goan orchestra maestro and the man to whom the legendary Bollywood song "My Name is Anthony Gonsalves" was dedicated, is dead.
Gonsalves, 84, who was suffering from pneumonia in the last few days, died in his hospital bed at the Goa Medical College Wednesday night.
An orchestra maestro and a capable music arranger, known for his magical violin skills, had worked with well-known composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, who had dedicated the "Amar Akbar Anthony" song to the Goan musician.
Gonsalves, who also worked with renowned music director S.D. Burman, was associated with "Pyaasa",.
Gonsalves, 84, who was suffering from pneumonia in the last few days, died in his hospital bed at the Goa Medical College Wednesday night.
An orchestra maestro and a capable music arranger, known for his magical violin skills, had worked with well-known composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, who had dedicated the "Amar Akbar Anthony" song to the Goan musician.
Gonsalves, who also worked with renowned music director S.D. Burman, was associated with "Pyaasa",.
- 1/19/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
There was a time in the Hindi film industry when idealism was highly valued. From Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa to V. Shantaram’s Do Aankhen Baarah Haath, from Mehboob Khan’s Mother India to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Satyakam, the protaganists were people who lived and died for their ideals. Their idealism was stubborn even though it gave them great personal pain.
Things started changing in the 70s when the hardships of stubborn idealism gave birth to personal frustration in the new generation – which found an outlet in the angry young man persona. At the same time, the hippy culture was bringing in a new wave of individualism. The youngsters of the era started turning rebels which was well captured by Raj Kapoor in Bobby, which had teenage lovers rejecting their parents authority and eloping. However the idealism was not totally lost, as the older generation held on to it. Film...
Things started changing in the 70s when the hardships of stubborn idealism gave birth to personal frustration in the new generation – which found an outlet in the angry young man persona. At the same time, the hippy culture was bringing in a new wave of individualism. The youngsters of the era started turning rebels which was well captured by Raj Kapoor in Bobby, which had teenage lovers rejecting their parents authority and eloping. However the idealism was not totally lost, as the older generation held on to it. Film...
- 1/18/2012
- by Shalu Dhyani
- Bollyspice
Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 7: French film critic Jean-Michel Frodon introduced Indian filmmaker Guru Dutt's 1957 classic 'Pyaasa' to the audience at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival as a dark film that helped the West discover the auteur theory - reflecting the director's personal creative vision - in Bollywood.
'Pyaasa', a cinematic masterpiece by the master craftsman, was a satire on the social system. Directed by Guru Dutt, the film that boasts of flawless performances by Dutt and other cast, including Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha and Rehman, was screened.
'Pyaasa', a cinematic masterpiece by the master craftsman, was a satire on the social system. Directed by Guru Dutt, the film that boasts of flawless performances by Dutt and other cast, including Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha and Rehman, was screened.
- 8/7/2011
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
A still from Aag
India has much to look forward to, at the 64th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival that begins on Wednesday, July 3, 2011. The festival has lined up quite an eclectic and exciting mix of Indian films; from the masters Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak to the contemporary Umesh Kulkarni and Vikramaditya Motwane.
Locarno Open Doors, an initiative that focuses on a region where independent cinema is in developmental stage every year has its eyes set firmly on India in the 2012 edition.
A still from Udaan
Open Doors screening will present thirteen “Indian classics” which include Raj Kapoor’s Aag, Jahnu Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (The Yellow Birds), Girish Kasaravalli’s Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (Riding the Stallion of a Dream), Shyam Benegal’s Manthan, Ritwik Ghatak’s Meghe Dhaka Tara, Aparna Sen’s Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Nizalkkuthu...
India has much to look forward to, at the 64th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival that begins on Wednesday, July 3, 2011. The festival has lined up quite an eclectic and exciting mix of Indian films; from the masters Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak to the contemporary Umesh Kulkarni and Vikramaditya Motwane.
Locarno Open Doors, an initiative that focuses on a region where independent cinema is in developmental stage every year has its eyes set firmly on India in the 2012 edition.
A still from Udaan
Open Doors screening will present thirteen “Indian classics” which include Raj Kapoor’s Aag, Jahnu Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (The Yellow Birds), Girish Kasaravalli’s Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (Riding the Stallion of a Dream), Shyam Benegal’s Manthan, Ritwik Ghatak’s Meghe Dhaka Tara, Aparna Sen’s Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Nizalkkuthu...
- 8/2/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
The Open Doors screening at Locarno International Film Festival 2011 will present thirteen “Indian classics” and a retrospective of Satyajit Ray, through the restored copies of his work.
Locarno Open Doors, an initiative that focuses on a different region every year—is focused on India. These screenings are open to the public.
Open Doors seeks to highlight films and filmmakers from countries in the South and East where independent cinema is still developing.
Indian classics
Aag by Raj Kapoor – India – 1948 – 138 min
Halodia Choraye Baodhan (The Yellow Birds) by Khai Jahnu Barua – India – 1987 – 120 min
Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (Riding the Stallion of a Dream) by Girish Kasaravalli – India – 2010 – 110 min
Manthan (The Churning) by Shyam Benegal – India – 1976 – 134 min
Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-Clapped Star) by Ritwik Ghatak – India – 1960 – 126 min
Mr. And Mrs. Iyer by Aparna Sen – India – 2002 – 123 min
Neecha Nagar (Lowly City) by Chetan Anand – India – 1946 – 122 min
Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow Kill) by...
The Open Doors screening at Locarno International Film Festival 2011 will present thirteen “Indian classics” and a retrospective of Satyajit Ray, through the restored copies of his work.
Locarno Open Doors, an initiative that focuses on a different region every year—is focused on India. These screenings are open to the public.
Open Doors seeks to highlight films and filmmakers from countries in the South and East where independent cinema is still developing.
Indian classics
Aag by Raj Kapoor – India – 1948 – 138 min
Halodia Choraye Baodhan (The Yellow Birds) by Khai Jahnu Barua – India – 1987 – 120 min
Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (Riding the Stallion of a Dream) by Girish Kasaravalli – India – 2010 – 110 min
Manthan (The Churning) by Shyam Benegal – India – 1976 – 134 min
Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-Clapped Star) by Ritwik Ghatak – India – 1960 – 126 min
Mr. And Mrs. Iyer by Aparna Sen – India – 2002 – 123 min
Neecha Nagar (Lowly City) by Chetan Anand – India – 1946 – 122 min
Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow Kill) by...
- 7/15/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt's son Arun Dutt has started the Guru Dutt Films Acting Academy in memory of his father in Pune. The acting school will be conducting both full time and weekend courses for students wanting to learn acting. The students' acting sessions will be shot on camera so that they become camera friendly from Day 1. Arun will be also teaching the film appreciation course in the academy where some of Guru Dutt's classics like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib, Biwi aur Ghulam will be discussed in detail. Arun is also working in tandem with the National Film Archive of India to restore some classics of Indian cinema including some of his father's great works.
- 7/14/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt's son Arun Dutt has started the Guru Dutt Films Acting Academy in memory of his father in Pune. The acting school will be conducting both full time and weekend courses for students wanting to learn acting. The students' acting sessions will be shot on camera so that they become camera friendly from Day 1. Arun will be also teaching the film appreciation course in the academy where some of Guru Dutt's classics like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib, Biwi aur Ghulam will be discussed in detail. Arun is also working in tandem with the National Film Archive of India to restore some classics of Indian cinema including some of his father's great works.
- 7/14/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
A collectors DVD Pack of the documentary In Search of Guru Dutt directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir was launched by Shemaroo Entertainment on his 86th birth anniversary.
In Search of Guru Dutt is an 85 minute film on the life of the legendary filmmaker that includes comments by his contemporaries Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Abrar Alvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Johny Walker, Shyam Benegal, Atmaram, Kalpana Lajmi and others.
The DVD pack also contains a book which has some of the rarest photos of Guru Dutt.
Nasreen Munni Kabir is an India-born television producer based in the UK. She has also published a coffee table book called “ The Dialogue of Pyaasa”. In 2005, she produced a two-part documentary on Shahrukh Khan titled “The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan”.
In Search of Guru Dutt is an 85 minute film on the life of the legendary filmmaker that includes comments by his contemporaries Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Abrar Alvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Johny Walker, Shyam Benegal, Atmaram, Kalpana Lajmi and others.
The DVD pack also contains a book which has some of the rarest photos of Guru Dutt.
Nasreen Munni Kabir is an India-born television producer based in the UK. She has also published a coffee table book called “ The Dialogue of Pyaasa”. In 2005, she produced a two-part documentary on Shahrukh Khan titled “The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan”.
- 7/12/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A film maker who painted each frame in his mind with the touch of perfection and then carved it out effortlessly in each scene of his film is Guru Dutt.Guru Dutt was not only a brilliant film director but also a successful producer and incredible actor. His films like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Chaudhvin Ka Chand are counted among the classic films in the Indian Film Industry. He was the first man in India to shoot in Cinemascope... Read More...
- 7/5/2011
- Bollywood Trade
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