Mumbai, Feb 23 (Ians) Veteran filmmaker J.P. Dutta, who has made films such as ‘Border’, ‘Loc Kargil’ and ‘Refugee’, was conferred with the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Raj Kapoor Award for his exceptional contributions to Indian cinema.
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra received the prestigious Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award by Maharashtra Government’s Cultural Division at the Maharashtra Bhushan Awards for his contribution.
Dutta was feted by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The honour was given to him at the award ceremony held in Mumbai.
The ‘Border’ director said: “This recognition means everything as it comes from the place I was born and brought up in. This state, this city is my home and there is nothing bigger than to be honoured by your home. Also for a boy who started his career from Rk film studios to be given an award named after Raj Kapoor is a feeling I can’t put into words.
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra received the prestigious Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award by Maharashtra Government’s Cultural Division at the Maharashtra Bhushan Awards for his contribution.
Dutta was feted by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The honour was given to him at the award ceremony held in Mumbai.
The ‘Border’ director said: “This recognition means everything as it comes from the place I was born and brought up in. This state, this city is my home and there is nothing bigger than to be honoured by your home. Also for a boy who started his career from Rk film studios to be given an award named after Raj Kapoor is a feeling I can’t put into words.
- 2/23/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
For the first time in nearly a century, The Atlantic magazine will publish a new play: The Ghost of Slavery by Anna Deavere Smith will debut across 32 pages of the publication’s December issue.
The play, the centerpiece of a Reconstruction-themed issue, was posted on the Atlantic’s website today.
The Ghost of Slavery is set in Baltimore and Annapolis in the 1860s and the present, and, according to a description provided by the magazine, explores the power of historical trauma to persist for generations. The magazine describes the play as “a searing drama of great emotional and historical complexity set in two time periods, the effect of which is not just to bring history vividly (and at times painfully) to life, or to make plain the injustices meted out to Black Americans across centuries, but to make readers and audiences see anew the connections between past and present.”
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The play, the centerpiece of a Reconstruction-themed issue, was posted on the Atlantic’s website today.
The Ghost of Slavery is set in Baltimore and Annapolis in the 1860s and the present, and, according to a description provided by the magazine, explores the power of historical trauma to persist for generations. The magazine describes the play as “a searing drama of great emotional and historical complexity set in two time periods, the effect of which is not just to bring history vividly (and at times painfully) to life, or to make plain the injustices meted out to Black Americans across centuries, but to make readers and audiences see anew the connections between past and present.”
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- 11/13/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Veterans Documentary ‘Disorder’ Acquired by Freestyle Digital Media for November Release (Exclusive)
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to documentary feature film “Disorder.”
Written and directed by filmmaker Kate Blewett, the documentary illustrates the impact of war on veterans, following three former service members as they try to cope as civilians with Ptsd. The pic features contributions from war journalist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker Lalage Snow.
“‘Disorder’ is a story not just for war veterans and those who have experienced war, but for the millions of people across the world who have all gone through a shared trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said filmmaker Kate Blewett in a statement. “‘Disorder’ tells the big story of mental health and the isolation of mankind today.”
The film is produced by Debbie Gray of Genesius Pictures and Harvey Morgan of Messy Hands Productions. Freestyle...
Written and directed by filmmaker Kate Blewett, the documentary illustrates the impact of war on veterans, following three former service members as they try to cope as civilians with Ptsd. The pic features contributions from war journalist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker Lalage Snow.
“‘Disorder’ is a story not just for war veterans and those who have experienced war, but for the millions of people across the world who have all gone through a shared trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said filmmaker Kate Blewett in a statement. “‘Disorder’ tells the big story of mental health and the isolation of mankind today.”
The film is produced by Debbie Gray of Genesius Pictures and Harvey Morgan of Messy Hands Productions. Freestyle...
- 11/7/2023
- by Sharareh Drury
- Variety Film + TV
The timeless track ‘Zihaal-e-Miskin’ which was originally composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and penned by veteran lyricist-director Gulzar, has got a contemporary twist.
The new version of the song, which was released on Thursday has been created by music composer duo Javed Mohsin and has been crooned by Vishal Mishra and Shreya Ghoshal.
The heartfelt lyrics penned by Gulzar have also been given a fresh interpretation by the talented lyricist Kunaal Verma in the new rendition.
Sharing her thoughts on the new version of the song, Shreya said: “Taking an old classic and giving it a fresh spin for a new audience really bridges the gap between generations. ‘Zihaal-e-Miskin’ is like a timeless gem of love and heartbreak.”
She further mentioned: “It’s daunting to take on a song that has been immortalised by the great Lata Mangeshkar, but this is my humble attempt at recreating the...
The new version of the song, which was released on Thursday has been created by music composer duo Javed Mohsin and has been crooned by Vishal Mishra and Shreya Ghoshal.
The heartfelt lyrics penned by Gulzar have also been given a fresh interpretation by the talented lyricist Kunaal Verma in the new rendition.
Sharing her thoughts on the new version of the song, Shreya said: “Taking an old classic and giving it a fresh spin for a new audience really bridges the gap between generations. ‘Zihaal-e-Miskin’ is like a timeless gem of love and heartbreak.”
She further mentioned: “It’s daunting to take on a song that has been immortalised by the great Lata Mangeshkar, but this is my humble attempt at recreating the...
- 5/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The upcoming film ‘8 A. M. Metro’, which stars Gulshan Devaiah and Saiyami Kher, tells an unusual story of two characters who are brought together by destiny. Legendary lyricist, filmmaker and poet Gulzar, who is known for his works in films such as ‘Parichay’, ‘Aandhi’, ‘Omkara’, ‘Ghulami’, ‘Guru’, ‘Dil Se..’ and several others, unveiled the poster of writer-director Raj R’s at his Bandra home. The veteran artiste has contributed six of his poems for the film.
The film, is an emotional roller-coaster directed by Raj Rachakonda, and is slated to release on May 19.
Speaking about the film and Gulzar’s contribution, the director said, “It’s a story of two strangers who inadvertently bump into each other in the metro and strike up an unlikely friendship, in the process finding themselves and each other. I can’t thank Gulzar Saab enough for this magnanimous gesture and feel a deep sense...
The film, is an emotional roller-coaster directed by Raj Rachakonda, and is slated to release on May 19.
Speaking about the film and Gulzar’s contribution, the director said, “It’s a story of two strangers who inadvertently bump into each other in the metro and strike up an unlikely friendship, in the process finding themselves and each other. I can’t thank Gulzar Saab enough for this magnanimous gesture and feel a deep sense...
- 4/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dramatizations of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre on TV shows such as Watchmen and Lovecraft Country helped edify audiences about the real-life death and destruction in one of the most horrific and racially violent incidents in American history.
Due to time and narrative constraints, however, these lauded series weren’t able to explain the simmering tension between the affluent Black residents of Greenwood, aka Black Wall Street, and their racist and less wealthy white neighbors in Tulsa. These shows also couldn’t explain how an innocent misunderstanding in a department store elevator between a Black teenage boy and a white teenage girl...
Due to time and narrative constraints, however, these lauded series weren’t able to explain the simmering tension between the affluent Black residents of Greenwood, aka Black Wall Street, and their racist and less wealthy white neighbors in Tulsa. These shows also couldn’t explain how an innocent misunderstanding in a department store elevator between a Black teenage boy and a white teenage girl...
- 5/28/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Readers may know that the (late) music composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away last year after battling cancer. In the honor of the composer, a crossing has been named after him in Mumbai. The inauguration ceremony of the road crossing took place in the presence of his widow Vijayta Pandit and other celebrities like Jackie Shroff, J.P Dutta and Poonam Dhillon on Sunday. At the ceremony, Jackie Shroff attended the event wearing a jacket which was gifted by (late) Aadesh Shrivastava and talked about the first time they had met. He said that he had met the (late) music composer when he had gone to listen the music of his film Hero. He added that Aadesh Shrivastava was one of the percussionists and soon, they became friends. He said that Aadesh Shrivastava had worked in Angaaray and got his first big break with the film Kanyadaan. They both had started...
- 9/6/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
<img class="size-full wp-image-653163 aligncenter" src="http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1006240217.jpg" alt="1006240217" width="500" height="277" /> Readers may know that the (late) music composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away last year after battling cancer. In the honor of the composer, a crossing has been named after him in Mumbai. The inauguration ceremony of the road crossing took place in the presence of his widow Vijayta Pandit and other celebrities like Jackie Shroff, J.P Dutta and Poonam Dhillon on Sunday. At the ceremony, Jackie Shroff attended the event wearing a jacket which was gifted by (late) Aadesh Shrivastava and talked about the first time they had met. He said that he had met the (late) music composer when he had gone to listen the music of his film <i>Hero</i>. He added that Aadesh Shrivastava was one of the percussionists and soon, they became friends. He said that Aadesh Shrivastava had worked in <i>Angaaray</i> and got his first big break with the film <i>Kanyadaan</i>. They both had started...
- 9/6/2016
- by bollywood-hungama-news-network
- BollywoodHungama
<img class="size-full wp-image-653163 aligncenter" src="http://beta.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1006240217.jpg" alt="1006240217" width="500" height="277" /> Readers may know that the (late) music composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away last year after battling cancer. In the honor of the composer, a crossing has been named after him in Mumbai. The inauguration ceremony of the road crossing took place in the presence of his widow Vijayta Pandit and other celebrities like Jackie Shroff, J.P Dutta and Poonam Dhillon on Sunday. At the ceremony, Jackie Shroff attended the event wearing a jacket which was gifted by (late) Aadesh Shrivastava and talked about the first time they had met. He said that he had met the (late) music composer when he had gone to listen the music of his film <i>Hero</i>. He added that Aadesh Shrivastava was one of the percussionists and soon, they became friends. He said that Aadesh Shrivastava had worked in <i>Angaaray</i> and got his first big break with the film <i>Kanyadaan</i>. They both had started...
- 9/6/2016
- by bollywood-hungama-news-network
- BollywoodHungama
Rose Theatre Brampton and Why Not Theatre present Naseeruddin Shah and his MotleyTheatre company from Mumbai in a production entitled Ismat Apa Ke Naam. This will mark the first time ever that Naseeruddin Shah has performed in Canada. The play will be performed in Hindi/Urdu with English subtitles.Ismat Apa Ke Naam is a collection of three short works by one of India.s best-loved writers, Ismat Khanum Chughtai. "Gharwali," Mughal Bachcha," and "Chhui Muee" are stories that challenge India's gender biases, caste system, and notions on the worth ofrural women.Motley Theatre was formed by Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani in 1979. Since that time, the group has produced multiple short and full-length English plays and for the last eight years also in Hindi. The group tours frequently in India and overseas on occasion. Motley.s uniqueness lies in the diverse range of plays...
- 2/10/2011
- Filmicafe
The vast cast of Jp Dutta.s new Kargil epic has finally begun to fall in place. Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah will play key roles in this dramatic soldiers. tale to be shot on location at Kargil.The key casting of a young 20-something real-life soldier who lost his life in the Kargil war was proving problematic.Says a source, .Jp saab wanted Ranbir Kapoor whom he saw fitting the bill perfectly. But then Jp saab decided he wanted a much younger actor with no image to play the key role.The final choice was Pratik Babbar, who yet has no releases as a leading man and is therefore liberated from an image..The young actor met the veteran filmmaker in the latter.s office last month. The source added, .Jp Dutta.s association with Pratik goes back to the boy.s mother, the late Smita Patil,...
- 11/15/2010
- Filmicafe
Jimmy Sheirgill is in elite company. After Naseeruddin Shah/Arshad Warsi (Ishqiya) and Salman Khan (Dabangg) set the screen on fire with their terrific performance in their respective films, both of which had a small town setting to it, it is Jimmy who would be entering a similar zone. The film is titled Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster and while it has a small town setting to it, it also features Jimmy as a 'sahab' with a touch of royalty to it. Smiles Jimmy, "After playing an Nri in My Name Is Khan and a desi munda in Mel Karade Rabba, I guess it should be good fun to step into something entirely different in Sahib Biwi aur Gangster. As the title suggests, the film is being designed as a complete entertainer with some realistic narrative. It would be one action thriller to watch out for next year." Slated to go...
- 9/24/2010
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
<div>Sajid Nadiadwala is the first film producer to actually take the much-needed step against stars putting up information about under-production films on social networking websites. This especially applies to one microblogging site, which according to one producer, is the .souten of all confidentiality clauses in film contracts..</div><div></div><div>While other producers and directors have only been talking about it, Sajid Nadiadwala has belled the cat. He has contractually forbidden his cast and crew from going on any social networking site to write about his new film Anjaana Anjaani.</div><div></div><div>This critical decision had to be taken after Nadiadwala saw a constant inflow of pictures and information being put up on the said site. Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor are both on the site. The former is especially active on the network.</div><div></div><div>Sajid had a closed-door meeting with his director and decided enough was enough.</div><div></div><div>Says Sajid, .I actually took the decision to...
- 3/10/2010
- Filmicafe
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