'The National award that Dibakar has returned for Khosla Ka Ghosla belongs to the producer of the film. So, basically Dibakar is protesting with a gesture over which he has no claim,' says Nihalani.
After the super success of Love, Sex Aur Dhoka, the acclaimed filmmaker is ready to make a political thriller called Shanghai.
Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says how we feel about sex is effected by advertising and consumerism.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has alleged that the building plan for the collapsed Kolkata warehouse, which killed 10 people, was approved despite a faulty design and bears the signature of former mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim. Adhikari announced Rs 10 lakh compensation for the deceased's families and Rs 1 lakh for the injured, while also suspending all construction work in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for four weeks for an audit of sanctioned plans.
Thirty-five BJP MLAs were sworn in as ministers as part of an expansion of the Suvendu Adhikari-led cabinet in West Bengal. The oath-taking ceremony took place weeks after Adhikari was sworn in as chief minister.
'Playing a rape survivor can't ever be compared to actually being one.'
In a strategic move for the upcoming West Bengal elections, the BJP has announced its first candidate list, highlighted by Suvendu Adhikari challenging Mamata Banerjee in both Nandigram and Bhabanipur.
Instead of sitting back and basking in the glory, the director takes all the critical acclaim with a sense of responsibility.
The Shanghai director responds to criticism directed at Kalki Koechlin's portrayal in the film.
There is startling accuracy to Dibakar Banerjee's portrayal, notes Sukanya Verma.
Film folk attended a special screening of this week's release, Do Aur Do Pyaar, starring Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
'Your family doesn't want you to come to this field because there's no direction, no formula.' 'It's not as if your career is settled and you will get work consistently.'
The Shanghai director lists Mirch Masala among his personal favourites.
'Women have always been given titles like 'mother' or 'housewife'. 'These tags put so much pressure on a woman to be a certain way.'
The shooting for the film will start in January 2014.
'Ekta has evolved to the extent that she understands the fight to keep the cinemas alive, to keep collective viewing alive.'
It was a dull weekend at the box office.
The four-day CIFF was packed with so many other new projects, like Radhika Apte's first directorial effort Koyta, with Vikramaditya Motwane as the producer, Venkatesh Maha's Ko Ko Ko, Jeo Baby's Punishment and Shonali Bose's Black Mountain Monpa.
Lust Stories releases on June 15.
In a movie supposedly realistic, Dibakar Banerjee cannot handle politics except as a joke, with a party named 'India Bane Pardes'.
Raja Sen : Shanghai is all Dibakar, who we must lift on our shoulders with grateful pride.
This Friday sees the release of Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai, and we at Rediff can't wait for the film. Here are a few reasons why.
'People ask me about my biggest action sequence; this is it, because it involved two giants of Indian cinema.'
Sunny practices archery... Shraddha shares the view from her home...
Will this be yet another Dibakar Banerjee masterstroke? Raja Sen reviews the trailer of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Quite a few stars walked the red carpet for the premiere of Dibakar Banerjee's well-reviewed film.
The newest import in Bollywood, British model Scarlett Wilson fires up the screen in Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming film Shanghai.
The film is set to release on June 8.
There's a whole slew of sequels coming up, and Joginder Tuteja lists them for us.
We looked at some bold instances of Bollywood's beautiful appearing in the buff.
Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai trailer looks pretty sharp with some powerful performances.
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Paresh Rawal talks about his triple role in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye.
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Dibakar Banerjee's second film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a treat to watch. The attention to detail is amazing.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.
The film tentatively titled as political thriller is based on a European novel, published in the 1960's.
