'It was difficult, but we wanted to show an honest portrayal.' 'I was not trying to tear him apart.'
Given that Twelve Final Days doesn't really delve into the genesis of Roger Federer, the ups and downs of his career, the assumption is that it is meant for people who are already familiar with his work, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
16 years after The Warrior, Asif Kapadia and Irrfan Khan will team up once again for the cinematic adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
New Maradona film tracks highs and lows, intimate family moments
Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity.
Hamilton will need to sparkle a lot brighter than that to start winning back his shine, says Raja Sen.
'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'
'I don't like the title, and if I don't like the title I am not going to like the film. Don't go and see it'
Irrfan Khan talks about his role in The Namesake.
Irfan Khan on Bollywood and Oscar rejection
Bollywood blockbuster Devdas failed in the BAFTA foreign films category.
'The past two years have been dramatic, rather then traumatic.' 'I had bigger challenges that I have ever faced.'
Joaquin Phoenix-starrer Joker, one of the most controversial yet admired movies of 2019, is leading the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations with 11 nods.
There's enough emotion in every single frame to break your heart, Paloma Sharma says after watching Asif Kapadia's documenatary Amy.
Indian-origin British filmmaker Asif Kapadia says he lived with the idea of making a documentary on Diego Maradona for 25 years, since the 1990s when he was a film student and read a book on the legendary footballer.
Bollywood pays homage to one of India's finest actors.
Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.
'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.
'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle of it.'
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A quick look at the Oscar 2016 nominations.
Gerson da Cunha lists his favourite films from the recently concluded Cannes International Film Festival.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us why that's not a bad thing.
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