'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear.'
Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar passed away in Pune. He was 80.
Executive producer of ETV, Santosh Ayachit has been an ardent fan of noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar. He even made a Hindi documentary called Aankahi Tendulkar to celebrate the talent. In the documentary, Tendulkar had spoken on many subjects apart from his literary contribution. He pays tribute to Tendulkar, who passed away this morning.
Dr Jabbar Patel talks about knowing Vijay Tendulkar from his college days.
Dinesh Thakur pays homage to playwright Vijay Tendulkar.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'
Nearly half a century later, Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined progress and profit, notes Sukanya Verma.
'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.' 'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.' 'I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.' 'Bahut zyada defeatist ho jaata.'
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court seeking that a provision under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to brand certain groups as a front for banned or terrorist organisations be quashed as it was bad in law.
His remarks in the aftermath the post-Godhra communal carnage in Gujarat that 'if he had a pistol, he would shoot Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi', evoked mixed reactions with Modi supporters burning his effigies while others lauded him for the anti-Modi tirade.
Dr Lagoo, who was a trained ENT surgeon, played important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in post-Independence era.
Amol Palekar remembers the renowed playwright Vijay Tendulkar who recently passed away.
We salute the late thespian in this compilation of his ten essentials movies that highlight his range and stature as an actor par excellence.
'Films like Arth don't happen again and again. They come once in a lifetime. I was lucky to make it, and I couldn't have done it without Smita and Shabana.'
I always maintained that for Vijay Tendulkar violence did not mean merely physical violence or torture. It also meant interpersonal relationship between dominance and violence -- not only male dominance over females but also vice versa. Sometimes it is the powerful vs the weak, sometimes the weak acquires power out of that very same weakness as happens in Sakharam Binder. For him human relationships were power relationships. And power relationships are based on violence.
Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.
'Bobby Deol has a child-like quality which makes you love him instantly.'
Girish Karnad lived several lives not only on the stage but also as a scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director in a career spanning over five decades.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.'
'Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a unique actor in the history of cinema. Such actors don't create a void, they leave behind a legacy of cinema,' Govind Nihalani tells Patcy N.
'Across the country -- in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Manipur, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal -- men were lynched on suspicion of being thieves by ordinary people armed with rods and sticks.' 'But none of these lynchings made big news.' 'None of these lynchings were cow/beef-related.' 'The perpetrators were unknown people, not so-called gau rakshaks.' 'So why were these instances of mob violence considered less newsworthy than cow-related lynchings?' asks Jyoti Punwani.
'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade.
Om Puri was that rare actor who could carry a film on sheer power and versatility of his performance
Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who breathed his last this morning at Kokilaben hospital in Mumbai, will be remembered for his remarkable ability to make us both adore and abhor him with his on screen antics. Here's a look at his best performances.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, on his life and movie career.
Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre examines the Marathi film industry, which annually produces around 190 dissimilar films that requires an investment of Rs 400 crores.
Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
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