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Deepa Mehta plans to make an ambitious film on the 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy that demonstrated the racist policies of the then Canadian Government.
Firaaq, directed by Nandita Das, and Deepa Mehta's Heaven on Earth have bagged awards at the Asia-Africa Competitions category coinciding with the close of the Dubai International Film Festival. Sreekar Prasad won the Best Editor award for Firaaq while the Best Screenplay award went to Deepa Mehta for Heaven on Earth.
Devyani Saltzman talks about her mom, and the making of Water.
'Global politics are in a pretty rough shape and always have been. But the speed and extent with which we receive the insanity surrounding us makes it feel more present and immediate.'
The veteran actor is set to play the lead role in Masterpiece, a film about legendary French painter Henri Matisse.
Known for her daring choice of subjects in filmmaking, director Deepa Mehta has now taken up yet another challenge that of adapting Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children into a film.
Director Deepa Mehta, whose film Water is Canada's entry for the Oscars, speaks to Arthur J Pais about her next movie, The Exclusion.
The director's close friendship with model/actress' former husband, writer Salman Rushdie may be just the reason.
The film is based on the late Indo-Canadian drug lord Bindy Johal's life.
'There are so many who live in fear, just because they are being oppressed on the basis of who they love.'
The filmmaker recently tweeted a picture from the film.
Here's a peak at the main characters in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children, the film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker-winning 1980 novel of the same name.
Since there is no box office pressure on OTT, actors are willing to experiment with roles, as well as open to performing with greater sincerity.
Lisa Ray is a revelation, while Seema Biswas steals the show.
While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases.
Pankaj Kapur, who visibly enjoys playing the ringmaster to this family circus, is the glue that holds Thode Door Thode Paas together, observes Deepa Gahlot.
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'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'
A look at the stars who attended the Jolly LLB 3 premiere.
This Delhi Crime series belongs to Huma Qureshi, who plays Badi Didi as a hateful woman. She also commands some admiration for the way she negotiates with venal men and even some degree of sympathy for making the best of whatever life throws at her, observes Deepa Gahlot.
As it meanders along The Mehta Boys can't decide what it wants to be -- a comedy, an emotional family drama or just a slice of life in the city, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Where Half CA 2 scores is in making the audiences care for the characters to the extent that one holds their breath when the results are declared, Deepa Gahlot notes.
'You need the drishti, the experience. I am beginning to see things differently.'
'His wicked sense of humour, his compassion will be hard to replace.'
Loot Kaand tries to concoct a crime drama that arouses some curiosity but is instantly forgettable, observes Deepa Gahlot.
As much Preity would like to be relieved of everyone's ebullient expectations of her, truth is few have fizzed up the silver screen like she has.
After the haldi and mehendi ceremonies, Anurag Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah Kashyap and Shane Gregoire threw a pre-wedding party, and invited their friends over.
The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das.
Deepa Mehta and Salman Rushdie talk about their journey of Midnight's Children
Ram Madhvani's series is all over the place and also boring to watch, complains Deepa Gahlot.
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