Sooni Taraporevala [Photo:Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi]
S alaam Bombay! that is being re-released today marked the beginning of Sooni Taraporevala’s screenwriting career and a momentous association with filmmaker Mira Nair twenty-five years ago. Since then, Sooni Taraporevala has given memorable screenplays like The Namesake and Mississippi Masala that won her the Osella award for Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival in 1991. She has also dabbled in direction with Little Zizou (2008). Taraporevala talks about her first film, the Cannes Camera d’Or winner and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, the art of adaptation, her friend Mira Nair and her plans for direction:
Twenty-five years since you wrote your first screenplay. How do you feel about it now?
I think it’s one of the best I have written. We saw the movie again last week and everyone’s comments were that it looks like it was made yesterday. It has not dated except for the...
S alaam Bombay! that is being re-released today marked the beginning of Sooni Taraporevala’s screenwriting career and a momentous association with filmmaker Mira Nair twenty-five years ago. Since then, Sooni Taraporevala has given memorable screenplays like The Namesake and Mississippi Masala that won her the Osella award for Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival in 1991. She has also dabbled in direction with Little Zizou (2008). Taraporevala talks about her first film, the Cannes Camera d’Or winner and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, the art of adaptation, her friend Mira Nair and her plans for direction:
Twenty-five years since you wrote your first screenplay. How do you feel about it now?
I think it’s one of the best I have written. We saw the movie again last week and everyone’s comments were that it looks like it was made yesterday. It has not dated except for the...
- 3/22/2013
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Bollywood is one of the leading films producing industry in the world. There are very few who make a mark in this industry and there are many who just are unable to sustain its ever increasing demands.
Vikram Bhatt, the ace director who has already directed 24 films & is now on the verge of completing a silver jubilee in the number of films directed with his upcoming movie, Dangerous Ishq completed 20 years in the industry today.
Two decades back he directed his 1st movie, Jaanam in 1992. His journey from Jaanam to his present day project has just got better with time and age. Looking at his previous projects, it is clear that he can make diamond out of stone.
Vikram Bhatt posted on his Twitter handle saying that he completed 20 years today since his 1st day as a director and it has been a long journey. His upcoming movie, Dangerous Ishq...
Vikram Bhatt, the ace director who has already directed 24 films & is now on the verge of completing a silver jubilee in the number of films directed with his upcoming movie, Dangerous Ishq completed 20 years in the industry today.
Two decades back he directed his 1st movie, Jaanam in 1992. His journey from Jaanam to his present day project has just got better with time and age. Looking at his previous projects, it is clear that he can make diamond out of stone.
Vikram Bhatt posted on his Twitter handle saying that he completed 20 years today since his 1st day as a director and it has been a long journey. His upcoming movie, Dangerous Ishq...
- 3/21/2012
- by Trupti Kantilal
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, March 20: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who has movies like "Ghulam" and "Raaz" to his credit, completed two decades in the Hindi film industry Tuesday. It's been quite a ride, he says.
"There has been a lot of pain, suffering, euphoria, annihilation and joy," said Vikram.
"20th March '92 my first day as a director. 20 years today. Such a long journey! I survived," Vikram wrote on Twitter.
He calls Mahesh Bhatt his "teacher" and thanks him for all that he has learnt in the industry. Vikram also put up a scanned picture of a note that Mahesh Bhatt wrote to him on the first day of the shoot.
The note read:.
"There has been a lot of pain, suffering, euphoria, annihilation and joy," said Vikram.
"20th March '92 my first day as a director. 20 years today. Such a long journey! I survived," Vikram wrote on Twitter.
He calls Mahesh Bhatt his "teacher" and thanks him for all that he has learnt in the industry. Vikram also put up a scanned picture of a note that Mahesh Bhatt wrote to him on the first day of the shoot.
The note read:.
- 3/20/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
In the wake of the discontinuation of Rohinton Mistry’s novel, Such a Long Journey, from the Mumbai University’s syllabus, Bollywood’s voracious readers are reacting. Filmmaker Farah Khan says, “In this day and age, we are still banning books so unfairly. I’ve read Such a Long Journery and it is an outstanding book. I wish I had kept my copy.” ...
- 10/26/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
HollywoodNews.com: The Art Directors Guild (Adg) Film Society and American Cinematheque will honor Production Designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai with a screening of the film “Devdas” (2002) on Sunday, August 29, at 5:30 pm at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood). Sponsored by Variety, this film is the fourth of this year’s screening series highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative colleagues. A panel discussion moderated by Production Designer John Muto will follow.
“Devdas,” based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella of the same name, was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced at the time of its release, and remains one of the most opulent Indian films ever. Filmed many times, “Devdas,” an Indian-style retelling of “Romeo and Juliet,” is considered a national treasure. The film features superstars Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit and is renowned for its elaborate palace sets, covering acres of backlot surrounding a reflecting lake.
“Devdas,” based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella of the same name, was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced at the time of its release, and remains one of the most opulent Indian films ever. Filmed many times, “Devdas,” an Indian-style retelling of “Romeo and Juliet,” is considered a national treasure. The film features superstars Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit and is renowned for its elaborate palace sets, covering acres of backlot surrounding a reflecting lake.
- 8/12/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Some people work at a desk, pushing paper… some people do manual labor, working outdoors, or in factories… some manage others and some are managed… but, a select few highly-skilled folks kill for a living. These professional killers are a lonesome breed, focused and cold, fully committed to their trade. If you were ever meet one,well… it probably means you’re not going to have a good day. However, at least in Hollywood, these mysterious assassins are not all bad guys. These movies tell us some of these skilled takers of lives actually have hearts, can love another or put their training to use for a better good. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about the movies that feature Professional Killers – The Good Guys.
10. La Femme Nikita
Ah, Luc Besson with your love for professional killer movies. Where would we be without you? But, some of you...
10. La Femme Nikita
Ah, Luc Besson with your love for professional killer movies. Where would we be without you? But, some of you...
- 3/9/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Indian Film Company (Tifc) has signed with La-based American World Pictures (Awp), to handle the international sales of ace award-winning screen-writer (credited with internationally acclaimed features like Salaam Bombay, Such A Long Journey and The Namesake) Sooni Taraporevala's debut directorial venture, Little Zizou. Set in Mumbai and presented by Indian Films and Mira Nair (the renowned director of Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair), Little Zizou is a satirical take on two Parsi (Zoroastrian) families, one headed by an extremist out to cleanse the community of inter-racial marriages and the other by a liberal rationalist running a sinking daily......
- 2/25/2009
- GlamSham
Click above for more stills The Sooni Taraporevala-directed Little Zizou, selected as the closing film on November 9, 2008 at the 8th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (Miaac), came trumps when it received the Best Director and Time Warner Best Screenplay awards. Little Zizou, a Mira Nair and Indian Films' presentation, has been produced by Jigri Dost Productions. Taraporevala's debut directorial feature is set amongst Mumbai's educated, eccentric and miniscule Parsi community. The fast-paced and exuberant yet poignant comedy, with a message of tolerance at its heart, is about a young boy whose only ardent wish is for his long-dead mother to bring his idol and French soccer star, Zinedine Zidane (Zizou), to Mumbai. Said Taraporevala, "I was overwhelmed by the warmth with which Little Zizou was received by the audience. I couldn't have asked for a better world premiere - for the film to be introduced and championed by...
- 11/12/2008
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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