'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.'
'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.' Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal.
'There was panic among my friends and relatives since I was out of reach.' 'My son-in-law Govind drove down to my home to check on my wellbeing.' 'When I opened the door, he joked, "Bhoot Bhoot!"'
Based on the life of prolific Indo-Pakistani author and playwright Saadat Hasan Manto, the film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title role.
Nandita believes in choosing films that resonate with her sensibilities, regardless of the genre of the film. Firaaq marks her directorial debut and with stalwarts like Nasseruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal praising her, it could not get any better.
Bollywood gets together for a special screening.
An interview with Nandita Das where she talks about her experiences acting in Adoor's film Nitya Kanyaka.
'People's expectations were very high.' 'We felt both sides had understood each other.' 'But the removal of Article 370 triggered apprehensions within the Naga people.'
'We have reached 70 million monthly active users during this festival season, which is another great milestone for us.'
She will be the second Indian actress on the jury, after Aishwarya Rai.
Check out what's happening in Cannes!
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
The actress talks about films and motherhood.
The actress talks about working in her new film Prema Katha Chitram.
Nandita got a chance to discuss the Firaaq with her fans during a Rediff chat on Wednesday.
In Anna Soler-Pont's Traces Of Sandalwood, the actress will perform the full-on filmi dance for the first time in her career.
The Jiyo Hunoon fest encouraged as many as 70 artists from over six states in India.
Film maker Seenu Ramasamy talks about his experience of working with Nandita Das
The actors come together in Sumathy Ram's first film, Viswathulasi.
The Telluride festival -- held a week before the much larger event in Toronto, heralds the beginning of the fall film season in North America, showing a small selection of films -- Hollywood and international -- a number of which end up creating the buzz for the Oscar season.
The actresses were gorgeous as usual.
Actress Nandita Das' directorial debut 'Firaaq' has won a special prize at the 49th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, before its release here.
'I was always a reluctant actress. I still am.'
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
After announcing 69 assorted Web series and movies, Amazon Prime Video rolled out the red carpet for the stars who will feature in them.
'Rishi Kapoor was shocked and said, 'Woh sare log jinko main janta hoon, unki filmein main nahin kar raha. Aapko to main janta bhi nahin hoon.'
Nandita Das was originally supposed to star in Choker Bali. Then, she heard rumours that director Rituparno Ghosh had signed on Aishwarya Rai.
Tell us who will shine at Cannes this year.
Nandita Das talks about Children's Film Society of India and why it needs to be promoted in India
Directors Kiran Rao, Nandita Das and Javed Akhtar tell us why they favour the women reservation Bill
'Kapil Sharma is a son of the soil and he represents the common man.' 'He is much more than a comedian.'
Bollywood couples didn't mind a midweek date, as they stepped out to watch Zoya Akhtar's new OTT film, The Archies at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.
'aris can be boiling hot in July. The choice of viscose over cotton was deliberate. Cotton would have crushed badly. We used viscose because it is a wood pulp fibre and lets you breathe. It is cooler than silk. We had to consider breathability because the athletes would be on a barge, in the heat, for up to five hours.'
The weekend saw its share of Diwali parties, including Maja Ma Producer Amritpal Singh Bindra's party.
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