'We may have played a small part, but being a part of the film that has won the prestigious award Palme d'Or is definitely a great honour.' Suresh Balaje and George Pius, who own the Wide Angle Creations, were the line producers on the French film Dheepan that won the top prize at the Cannes International Film Festival.
'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.' 'I felt it was my duty to tell our story.' 'Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.'
Chennai-based theatre artist Kalieaswari Srinivasan opens up on what it means to be part of a Jacques Audiard film, and her Cannes experience.
It's been a good Cannes for India this year!
Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
Gerson da Cunha lists his favourite films from the recently concluded Cannes International Film Festival.
'Outsiders are the ones who have to make the biggest journey to realise themselves, to come back to some sense of normality.' Director Jacques Audiard and actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan discuss the human landscape behind the award-winning film, Dheepan, with Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
The film is based on the Arushi Talwar murder case.
Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
'Being overweight has its issues but I made Aamir do all the possible tests.' Kiran Rao balances her husband's weighty issues, his new film Dangal and MAMI.
The 68th Cannes film festival may have concluded but the BEST of it is just coming your way!
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
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