3 decades back Aamir Khan acted in a film called 'Raakh' directed by Aditya Bhattacharya which can be easily termed ahead of its time. The film, starring Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak and Homi Wadia, was a dystopian drama in which the star plays a young man who watches helplessly as his girlfriend is raped by a group of powerful crime lords and is overwhelmed when they get away with it. He then decides to take revenge on them one by one and spiralling down into this vortex of vendetta he finds himself being destroyed from the inside. The masterpiece is currently screening at the Bandra Film Festival.
Director Aditya Bhattacharya said, "More than three decades later, I am quite overwhelmed by the continuing affection and respect for my first-born, Raakh - It is something that I couldn't have imagined whilst shooting this as a 24 year old…"
Dop of Raakh...
Director Aditya Bhattacharya said, "More than three decades later, I am quite overwhelmed by the continuing affection and respect for my first-born, Raakh - It is something that I couldn't have imagined whilst shooting this as a 24 year old…"
Dop of Raakh...
- 6/16/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Exclusive: Kunal Nayyar has been cast in Sikhya Entertainment’s sci-fi drama Punha, marking The Big Bang Theory star’s first acting role in Hindi.
Directed by Arati Kadav, Punha revolves around technology that enables people to create a replica of a deceased loved one, to help them cope with their loss. Nayyar will play the only son of a couple who dies in an accident and is replicated by his parents, but becomes conscious that he’s not really human.
Kadav, who previously worked for Microsoft and has made several short films, wrote the script with Zain Matcheswalla.
Sikhya Entertainment’s Guneet Monga is producing the film with Ben Rekhi. “It’s a story with international appeal and having Kunal will help us reach both Hindi and English-speaking markets,” Monga said.
Rekhi added: “It’s an opportunity to look at how we tackle issues like death and loss in the age of technology.”
Production is scheduled...
Directed by Arati Kadav, Punha revolves around technology that enables people to create a replica of a deceased loved one, to help them cope with their loss. Nayyar will play the only son of a couple who dies in an accident and is replicated by his parents, but becomes conscious that he’s not really human.
Kadav, who previously worked for Microsoft and has made several short films, wrote the script with Zain Matcheswalla.
Sikhya Entertainment’s Guneet Monga is producing the film with Ben Rekhi. “It’s a story with international appeal and having Kunal will help us reach both Hindi and English-speaking markets,” Monga said.
Rekhi added: “It’s an opportunity to look at how we tackle issues like death and loss in the age of technology.”
Production is scheduled...
- 11/24/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Kunal Nayyar has been cast in Sikhya Entertainment’s sci-fi drama Punha, marking The Big Bang Theory star’s first acting role in Hindi.
Directed by Arati Kadav, Punha revolves around technology that enables people to create a replica of a deceased loved one, to help them cope with their loss. Nayyar will play the only son of a couple who dies in an accident and is replicated by his parents, but becomes conscious that he’s not really human.
Kadav, who previously worked for Microsoft and has made several short films, wrote the script with Zain Matcheswalla.
Sikhya Entertainment’s Guneet Monga is producing the film with Ben Rekhi. “It’s a story with international appeal and having Kunal will help us reach both Hindi and English-speaking markets,” Monga said.
Rekhi added: “It’s an opportunity to look at how we tackle issues like death and loss in the age of technology.”
Production is scheduled...
Directed by Arati Kadav, Punha revolves around technology that enables people to create a replica of a deceased loved one, to help them cope with their loss. Nayyar will play the only son of a couple who dies in an accident and is replicated by his parents, but becomes conscious that he’s not really human.
Kadav, who previously worked for Microsoft and has made several short films, wrote the script with Zain Matcheswalla.
Sikhya Entertainment’s Guneet Monga is producing the film with Ben Rekhi. “It’s a story with international appeal and having Kunal will help us reach both Hindi and English-speaking markets,” Monga said.
Rekhi added: “It’s an opportunity to look at how we tackle issues like death and loss in the age of technology.”
Production is scheduled...
- 11/24/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Kunal Nayyar, star of The Big Bang Theory, is heading the cast of Aditya Bhattacharya’s A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, an English-language crime drama shooting in India and Los Angeles.
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Lance Reddick, Alex Brendemuehl and Neha Chauhan also star in the film, about a rich young slacker who is sent to Los Angeles to sign over a family building to a Russian conglomerate following his father’s death. After refusing to sign the papers, he finds himself up against rogue cops and the Russian mob.
“It’s an American crime drama with an Indian protagonist and you never see that,” Nayyar told Screen. “I’m known for playing a nerd so this was an opportunity to show a different facet of what I do.”
Nayyar’s film career is taking off with roles in Canadian comedy Dr Cabbie, which is scheduled for Us release on November 26, and Sooni Taraporevala’s upcoming 3 And A...
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Lance Reddick, Alex Brendemuehl and Neha Chauhan also star in the film, about a rich young slacker who is sent to Los Angeles to sign over a family building to a Russian conglomerate following his father’s death. After refusing to sign the papers, he finds himself up against rogue cops and the Russian mob.
“It’s an American crime drama with an Indian protagonist and you never see that,” Nayyar told Screen. “I’m known for playing a nerd so this was an opportunity to show a different facet of what I do.”
Nayyar’s film career is taking off with roles in Canadian comedy Dr Cabbie, which is scheduled for Us release on November 26, and Sooni Taraporevala’s upcoming 3 And A...
- 11/22/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbia, May 25: From shooting in the ghettos to learning the street art of Los Angeles (La), Rana Daggubati is excited to do all that for Aditya Bhattacharya's new-rage adaptation of his 1989 crime drama 'Raakh'. He says the director has revamped and re-invented the original.
The new version titled 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason' moves to Los Angeles and the hero's enemies are now crime-lords.
The new version titled 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason' moves to Los Angeles and the hero's enemies are now crime-lords.
- 5/25/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Which A-lister from Bollywood is going to play Rana Daggubati's mentor-cop in Aditya Bhattacharya's new-rage adaptation of his 1989 cult crime drama Raakh? In the original, Pankaj Kapoor had played the part of the disillusioned drunken ostracized cop who helps hero Aamir Khan seek revenge when Aamir's girlfriend (Supriya Pathak) is gang raped by a gang lord and his goons. The story now entitled A Momentary Lapse Of Reason now moves to Los Angeles. And the hero's enemies are now crime-lords operating out of La. At the moment, neither the director nor Rana are willing to discuss the crucial casting of the Pankaj Kapoor's character in the original. Rana is excited about this being his first English-language film, and one that requires intense preparation. The film has a very prominent place for the street art of La. Rana needs to get into La at least three months in...
- 5/23/2012
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The day of Fourth of July holds a great significance in the Unites States since it marks its Independence Day. It is a common trend to see the biggest of Hollywood blockbusters either release on this day or get launched on this day. Now John Abraham - producer of the mighty successful Vicky Donor - is also taking a cue out of this significance of choosing a right day for a film's launch and he has picked up 15th August, India's Independence Day, to kick-start shooting of his much ambitious film Kaala Ghoda. "Kaala Ghoda is a light hearted take on the prevalent corruption in India. When John and his team brainstormed on the film's launch, there were many dates considered. However, John wanted to make it extra special and felt that 15th August would be just apt due to the significance that this day holds. It was unanimously agreed...
- 4/28/2012
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, April 20: Actor John Abraham, whose first production "Vicky Donor" is receiving a positive feedback from all quarters, is now planning to try his hand at direction.
"If god wishes, I'll turn director three years down the line. That is my final destination and I will definitely do it," the 39-year-old said.
John, who cast Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam in "Vicky Donor", already has his further plans as a producer in place.
"I am doing a dark comedy under my production with Kunal Roy Kapoor. It will be directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, who had made 'Raakh'.
"If god wishes, I'll turn director three years down the line. That is my final destination and I will definitely do it," the 39-year-old said.
John, who cast Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam in "Vicky Donor", already has his further plans as a producer in place.
"I am doing a dark comedy under my production with Kunal Roy Kapoor. It will be directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, who had made 'Raakh'.
- 4/20/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Is sperm donation legal in India? Is adoption not a better alternative? What should childless couples do? These were just some of the questions audience members asked John Abraham when he was in London yesterday for an exclusive press conference for his maiden production Vicky Donor. Bollyspice went along to meet John in his new avatar and from the presentation he gave and the audiences response to him, we have to say John Abraham the producer has arrived in a big way!
Many of you will know by now that Vicky Donor is the first feature production from Ja Entertainment and stars popular Indian-vj Ayushmann Khurrana in a romantic comedy between a Punjabi boy and a Bengali girl, which touches on the issue of sperm donation. The film, set to release on April 20th, is directed by Shoojit Sircar, who last directed Yahaan starring Jimmy Shergill back in 2005.
Here’s what John Abraham,...
Many of you will know by now that Vicky Donor is the first feature production from Ja Entertainment and stars popular Indian-vj Ayushmann Khurrana in a romantic comedy between a Punjabi boy and a Bengali girl, which touches on the issue of sperm donation. The film, set to release on April 20th, is directed by Shoojit Sircar, who last directed Yahaan starring Jimmy Shergill back in 2005.
Here’s what John Abraham,...
- 4/13/2012
- by Anjum Shabbir
- Bollyspice
After receiving rave reviews for his cop act in the movie Force, John Abraham once again gears up to play a cop in director Aditya Bhattacharya's new film Kala Ghoda- No Gun No Fun. John will also be producing this film. Aditya Bhattacharya is the director of Aamir Khan starrer National Award winning film Raakh. Kala Ghoda will also feature Kunaal Roy Kapoor as a cop. The film is an authentic cop film based on real life incidents. While John plays a stern, strict and disciplined cop, Kunaal plays a goofy cop. The film goes on the floors at the end of the year and will be shot in Mumbai.
- 4/2/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
After Force, there.s some more action up the sleeves of Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham. The actor has once again signed up to play a cop in director Aditya Bhattacharya.s new film Kala Ghoda which will also feature Kunal Roy Kapoor of Delhi Belly fame.Kala Ghoda set in the Mumbai underbelly, will be shot in real time on actual locations and promises some real action..It.s the story of two cops, one hard-nosed no-nonsense and volatile played by John and the other a goofy ineffectual bumbling cop, played by Kunal Roy Kapoor, who come together under trying circumstances for one night of relentless action in Mumbai,. said Aditya, who is Bimal Roy.s grandson and director Basu Bhattacharya.s son.The film goes on the floors at the end of the year and involves situations that come straight out of the record books of real-life police stations.
- 4/1/2012
- Filmicafe
After making an impressive debut in Dum Maaro Dum, Rana Daggubati is surely going places. While he will be seen next in Rgv's Department, Rana has also gone ahead and signed an international film. The film in question A Momentary Lapse Of Reason will be directed by Aditya Bhattacharya and produced by Asif Noor, Sunita Tati and Aditya himself. Incidentally, the film is based on Aamir Khan starrer Raakh which was directed by Aditya Bhattacharya himself. Rana, who plays a wealthy Hyderabadi industrialist, will be sharing screen space with a lot of Hollywood actors in this film set in the world of Los Angeles' dark underbelly.
- 3/28/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Rana Daggubati is to star in an international remake of Aamir Khan's Raakh. The project, titled A Momentary Lapse of Reason, will be set in Los Angeles and directed by Aditya Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya told Hindustan Times: "Rana perfectly fits the role as the scion of a wealthy Hyderabad Industrialist with real-estate ambitions in Los Angeles, who gets brutally sucked into that city's underbelly, setting off a chain of events that sucks him into a vortex of violence till he finds (more)...
- 3/28/2012
- by By Zakia Uddin
- Digital Spy
The first edition of Delhi International Film Festival, organized from September 19-25, 2011 by Taj Enlighten Film Society along with three major colleges of the Delhi University as Venue Partners, consisted of a 34 films line-up that played over a period of 7 days. Films from all over the world, from different eras and by some of the most acclaimed directors of cinema played at IP College for Women, Kirori Mal College and Miranda House.
The festival, that opened with documentarist Rajesh Jala’s fantastically effective film Children of the Pyre, on 19th September 2011, divided the films playing at the festival into five sections : Contemporary World Cinema, Classical Cinema, Country Focus : Germany, a Retrospective of Akira Kurosawa Films and Special Selections.
The announced intention of the inaugural edition of the festival in not wanting to organize the festival in an auditorium elsewhere and instead, in college auditoria, is to bring these films directly to the audiences,...
The festival, that opened with documentarist Rajesh Jala’s fantastically effective film Children of the Pyre, on 19th September 2011, divided the films playing at the festival into five sections : Contemporary World Cinema, Classical Cinema, Country Focus : Germany, a Retrospective of Akira Kurosawa Films and Special Selections.
The announced intention of the inaugural edition of the festival in not wanting to organize the festival in an auditorium elsewhere and instead, in college auditoria, is to bring these films directly to the audiences,...
- 10/1/2011
- by Anuj Malhotra
- DearCinema.com
Locarno Open Doors will be held alongside the 64th Locarno International Film Festival from August 6-9, 2011. Open Doors 2011 that focuses on India has selected 12 projects for its co-production lab. Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday) is one of them. Partho has been collecting funds for Sunrise through crowd-funding. In the fourth in the series, DearCinema brings to you details about the filmmaker and the project, in the words of the filmmaker:
Sunrise tells the universal story of the loss of a child, of parental grief. The protagonist, Joshi, distressed by the disappearance of his little daughter, takes us into his dreams, nightmares and memories. He errs in the streets of Mumbai chasing an elusive figure that steals the children. The film approaches the taboo subject of child trafficking and abuse.
The film has non-linear narration and will be shot with a very small unit on Hdslr cameras fitted with Cine prime lenses.
Sunrise tells the universal story of the loss of a child, of parental grief. The protagonist, Joshi, distressed by the disappearance of his little daughter, takes us into his dreams, nightmares and memories. He errs in the streets of Mumbai chasing an elusive figure that steals the children. The film approaches the taboo subject of child trafficking and abuse.
The film has non-linear narration and will be shot with a very small unit on Hdslr cameras fitted with Cine prime lenses.
- 8/6/2011
- by Partho Sengupta
- DearCinema.com
The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival kicked off in spectacular fashion on Wednesday night, May 4, with the Opening Night celebration which featured the U.S. Premiere of the Delhi-set comedy "Do Dooni Chaar," Disney's first live-action Hindi film. The star-studded red carpet premiere, held at Manhattan's prestigious Paris Theater, was attended by special guests Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor along with writer/director Habib Faisal. Also attending the premiere were Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti, Meetu Chilana, Rehana Mirza, Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sarita Choudhury, Ami Sheth, Poorna Jagannathan, and many other actors and filmmakers whose films will play at Nyiff through Closing Night on Sunday, May 8.
Following the screening of "Do Dooni Chaar" was a discussion with Faisal and the Kapoors moderated by festival director Aseem Chhabra which had the audience laughing throughout. A gala benefit dinner followed at the...
Following the screening of "Do Dooni Chaar" was a discussion with Faisal and the Kapoors moderated by festival director Aseem Chhabra which had the audience laughing throughout. A gala benefit dinner followed at the...
- 5/5/2011
- Bollyspice
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal, starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh will open the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff). The festival will take place from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan. A total of 25 feature films will be screened in the festival which is presented by The Indo-American Arts Council (Iaac).
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
- 4/17/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The release of Tera Kya Hoga Johnny has been further postponed.Directed by Sudhir Mishra Tera Kya Hoga Johnny completed shoot in 2008 but has not hit the theaters till date. The film was scheduled for release on 31 December, 2010 but has been postponed indefinitely owing to unfavorable market conditions.The film is about a child who sells tea on the streets of Mumbai. It traces the lives of individuals trapped in extreme circumstances with four short stories. The film stars filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Aditya Bhattacharya along with debutant ...
- 12/30/2010
- BusinessofCinema
Sudhir Mishras much-delayed project "Tera Kya Hoga Johnny" will finally hit the screens Dec 17, but the director has brushed aside comparisons with the Oscar-winning sensation "Slumdog Millionaire" and says his film is an insiders tribute to Mumbai.</p><p>"This is an insider making a film. I belong to Mumbai, I live here. So there are a lot of things I take for granted (when it comes to the city and its influence in the movie). And I like Slumdog, but I didnt make Tera Kya Hoga Johnny as an answer to that," Mishra told Ians in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.</p><p>"However, it could be called an answer too, as some people who saw it in London said so directly," he added.</p><p>"Tera Kya Hoga..." was shown as a work in progress at the London Film Festival and has been awaiting...
- 11/28/2010
- Filmicafe
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has announced the 2010 line-up of films for its 8th annual festival, which runs April 20-April 25 at ArcLight Hollywood. The six-day festival will showcase 33 films from 5 countries, including 4 world premieres and 7 Us premieres.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
- 4/1/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Even as the fate of Ketan Mehta's Rang Rasiya, featuring Randeep Hooda as the father of mythological calendar-art Raja Ravi Varma and Nandana Sen as his muse, remains uncertain, cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan has very quietly gone and ahead and signed a Malayalam film (to be dubbed into Hindi and English) featuring himself as Raja Ravi Varma in the lead. The Malayalam film entitled Magara Manju (winter mist) starts shooting next week Cochin. It's to be directed by the arthouse director Lenin Rajandran. Santosh was at first hesitant to enter into a new arena at a time when his hands are full with cinematography and direction. "But the director Rajendra Lenin convinced me I was right for the part. I've grown up on the art of Raja Ravi Varma. When I was a kid my grandmother illustrated her stories with Raja Ravi Varma's paintings. I think I've acquired my visual aesthetics from this man,...
- 11/5/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Even as the fate of Ketan Mehta's Rang Rasiya, featuring Randeep Hooda as the father of mythological calendar-art Raja Ravi Varma and Nandana Sen as his muse, remains uncertain, cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan has very quietly gone and ahead and signed a Malayalam film (to be dubbed into Hindi and English) featuring himself as Raja Ravi Varma in the lead. The Malayalam film entitled Magara Manju (winter mist) starts shooting next week Cochin. It's to be directed by the arthouse director Lenin Rajandran. Santosh was at first hesitant to enter into a new arena at a time when his hands are full with cinematography and direction. "But the director Rajendra Lenin convinced me I was right for the part. I've grown up on the art of Raja Ravi Varma. When I was a kid my grandmother illustrated her stories with Raja Ravi Varma's paintings. I think I've acquired my visual aesthetics from this man,...
- 11/5/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Anurag Kashyap has developed quite a taste for acting. After playing a director in Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance, he's back in Sudhir Mishra's Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. And Sudhir is so impressed by Anurag's acting abilities that he has already signed the Dev D director for a pivotal role in Mishra's next project later this year. And Anurag isn't the only filmmaker playing a part in Mishra's film. "Tera Kya Hoga Johnny stars four directors, Anurag Kashyap, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ashok Pandit and of course me. I am not seen on screen though," informs Mishra. Sudhir is not too pleased with his own acting skills. "I saw what I was capable of in Traffic Signal. Madhur Bhandarkar insisted on having me play the Don. I didn't like my performance at all. In Tera Kya Hoga Johnny only my back appears on screen." Anurag Kashyap, however, has a full-fledged role.
- 7/16/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Anurag Kashyap has developed quite a taste for acting. After playing a director in Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance he’s back in Sudhir Mishra’s Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. And Sudhir is so impressed by Anurag’s acting abilities that he has already signed the Dev D director for a pivotal role in Mishra’s next project later this year.
And Anurag isn’t the only filmmaker playing a part in Mishra’s film.
“Tera Kya Hoga Johnny stars four directors ,Anurag Kashyap, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ashok Pandit and of course me. I am not seen on screen though, “informs Mishra.
Sudhir.
And Anurag isn’t the only filmmaker playing a part in Mishra’s film.
“Tera Kya Hoga Johnny stars four directors ,Anurag Kashyap, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ashok Pandit and of course me. I am not seen on screen though, “informs Mishra.
Sudhir.
- 7/16/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
When a film releases it is left to the audience to decide its fate; whether the film becomes a hit or a flop is all a mystery best left to time. However, 20 years on, a film that was once released and vanished without a trace will see the light of the day again. The film is in question is an Aamir Khan starrer titled Raakh. Raakh was came out in 1989 to critical acclaim and was widely covered by the film critics in the media. It was a project of great importance for many of the cast and crew members who made their debut with this movie. When we contacted Sangeeth Sivan, the Executive Producer of the film, he said, "The entire film is shot like it's a home video. It does star Aamir in the lead, though it is a bit dark." The movie acted as a crucial platform for many debutants like Aamir Khan,...
- 5/18/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
When a film releases it is left to the audience to decide its fate; whether the film becomes a hit or a flop is all a mystery best left to time. However, 20 years on, a film that was once released and vanished without a trace will see the light of the day again. The film is in question is an Aamir Khan starrer titled Raakh. Raakh was came out in 1989 to critical acclaim and was widely covered by the film critics in the media. It was a project of great importance for many of the cast and crew members who made their debut with this movie. When we contacted Sangeeth Sivan, the Executive Producer of the film, he said, "The entire film is shot like it's a home video. It does star Aamir in the lead, though it is a bit dark." The movie acted as a crucial platform for many debutants like Aamir Khan,...
- 5/18/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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