'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.' 'I was literally screaming out of my chair.'
'The festival is supporting only Bollywood and mainstream cinema,' they allege.
'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.'
Women power, rebellious love, shady godmen, love triangles and more on OTT. Sukanya Verma lists everything coming up on OTT this week.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
November brings Diwali with it, and the box office may finally get some good news with the release of the festival films, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
Other jury members include actor-film-maker Rebecca Hall, Swedish actor Noomi Rapace, Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi, French film-maker-actor Ladj Ly, film-maker Jeff Nichols and director-screenwriter Joachim Trier from Norway.
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
There's clearly no limit to how dramatic a wedding can be.
The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday said he will quit filmmaking if intellectuals, including Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, are able to prove that events depicted in his film are false.
'The CM wants to develop a Film City that would provide the entire value chain of film-making services and infrastructure in one place.'
MAMI will showcase over 250 films spread across 10 days from October 27 to November 5.
'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.'
Santosh Sivan has become truly an international filmmaker. His eighth directorial venture, Before the Rains, a Hollywood film made in Kerala has made it to a number of international film festivals namely Edinburgh, Toronto, Pusan and Palm Springs. Now, the latest feather in his cap is a feature on the film which appeared in the prestigious American Cinematographer magazine.
Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and others at the screening of Punjabi film Chauthi Koot.
Here's the Day Eight recap of the film festival, held in Switzerland.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
'It was inspired by the Hamas attack and was like their attack -- well planned and well executed.'
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stunned the Internet with behind-the-scenes shots of her getting ready for the red carpet.
The controversy about The Kashmir Files may have got all the eyeballs but there was much more to the closing ceremony of the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India in Goa.
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
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.
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here!
The first time director struck gold at the 16th International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad recently.
Check out the star turnout.
'I want to believe that now the world is my oyster.'
Sonam Kapoor feels film-makers prefer to cast her in girl-next-door parts rather than giving her a chance to star in movies that will need her to wear heavy costumes and jewellery.
Actor-director Roopa Iyer on her award-winning Kannada film Mukhaputa.
After receiving a seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes, Sunny Leone and her Kennedy Director Anurag Kashyap attended the 70th Sydney Film Festival.
'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'
'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.'
The directors bagged the Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement award.
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