Santosh Sivan Sivan is the first Asian to receive the prestigious Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour at the Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the field of cinematography.
'I have the courage to make mistakes,' says Designer Anamika Khanna, who has brought India international renown.
'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.' 'During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.' 'When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.' 'Our producer said it is too much to be crying so many times.' 'But we never thought the film would be such a big hit.'
All the action from the final day of Ladakh International Film Festival.
As the Pathaan heroine continues to storm the global fashion world, Namrata Thakker looks at 10 of her best international outings till date.
Tamilians and Keralites believe he is one of them, and people from Karnataka also consider him their hero.
Engineer turned film maker Leena Manimekalai talks about making her first feature film.
Among the 24 feature films chosen for the Indian Panorama section in IFFI 7 of them are Malayalam films.
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.
Payal Kapadia, Ridley Scott, M Night Shyamalan.., catch the works of these fine filmmakers on OTT this week.
The film has been directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by Dhanush.
'I could have never imagined such a day would come and bring light and celebration of light.'
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
Imaad Shah's Tuesday's Women, Haoban Paban Kumar's Iron Women of Manipur, Shivam Singh Rajput's Ladakh 470 and Samman Roy's The Exile are among 10 titles to watch out for at the 17th edition of the Film Bazaar.
The film titled Gaadha is based on the short story Kadal
Tovino Thomas' big budget action entertainer is a middling, tonally inconsistent watch that keeps you hooked, observes Arjun Menon.
Malliwood artistes work on daily wages. They earn a livelihood selling vegetables or working in the textile factory in Malegaon, or run eateries or tea stalls. In the credits their names reflect their professions, like Salim Electrician, Iqbal Chaiwala, or Zaheer Cyclewala.
'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.'
'The CM wants to develop a Film City that would provide the entire value chain of film-making services and infrastructure in one place.'
The event will have an Indian Panorama section, an Asian Competition section.
'It is surprising that the animation world in India doesn't go beyond children cartoons. We had the right kind of people and we felt like taking it forward.'
Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's Paltadacho Munis won the Discovery award at the recently concluded film festival.
'When you are in new waters, you have to follow the rules of that water.'
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
It is the first Indian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years.
'I made it very clear even at the casting process that there was going to be a lot of nudity.' 'And I wanted to be sure that it would be done with ease.'
If Beijing succeeds in this multipronged effort to challenge the current dominant power, it will have not just economic but political and security consequences. There is no let-up in the South China Sea nor any de-escalation moves on the India-China border. This portends to ominous signalling from Beijing, observes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Sreesanth will also be singing a fast number in the movie for which recording has begun in a studio in Kochi.
Singh was not really the Kinng when it came to competing with Slumdog Millionaire, the underdog saga shot entirely in Mumbai, which won the People's Choice Award at the end of the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last weekend. Akshay Kumar's film was one of the 250 feature films from more than 60 countries, eligible for the award.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has come out with a list of 301 feature films eligible for the Oscars with Indian films RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files and Kantara making the cut.
'Our analysis of success, like failure, is so reductive and so one dimensional that we don't look at the bigger picture.'
'Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film.'
'Sudip sir keeps telling me that what I have done is very Hollywood.'
The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.
Priyanka Chopra honoured South Asian talent at a pre-Oscar event in Beverly Hills on March 24.
'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.' 'The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.'
'When I was invited by Didi to her house, my only thing was, 'I really want to see if her house is actually that small.' Is it smaller than my house or not?'
