'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
'The LTTE were the pioneers of that.'
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
'India was 10 years old when Guru Dutt made Pyaasa, but even at that young age, its poets -- including the film's lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi -- appeared disappointed with the direction the country was taking.'
Ankur Pathak brings all the action from the ongoing Locarno Film Festival.
It beat the Brazilian film, Radio Fevela, Mr And Mrs Iyer and Anahat to reach the top slot.
That Girl in Yellow Boots may be too 'adult' for Indian audiences.
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
'Usually, we are always worried that we are missing out something in life.' 'We are very keen for the audience to have this as a cinema experience in theatres.' 'You get the rare chance to be patient.'
Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf won the Golden Peacock for her film At Five in the Afternoon.
'The chances of The Shameless passing through the censorship board in India are slim to none.'
Waris Shah was directed by the late Manoj Punj.
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.
'Our fractured world has been embroiled in wars and hatred, and many sessions reflect these concerns.'
Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.
'I could have never imagined such a day would come and bring light and celebration of light.'
'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.' 'Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.'
'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.'
'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.'
It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
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.
'...you start running after the star.' 'If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.' 'The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.'
Fifteen award-winning films will be selected, says filmmaker Shyam Benegal.
'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less.' 'But we keep complicating things, and that is the tragedy -- our desire not to understand.'
The coronavirus pandemic may have postponed a lot of plans but cinema-lovers refuse to get daunted.
Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India.
Films and features that have won acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and other events, get another showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film Liar's Dice has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars 2015, and he's thrilled!
Is this a shot at patriarchy under the classic tale of mistaken identities? Or a humorous coming-of-age feminist tale as seen in last year's Barbie, wonders Mayur Sanap.
'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you knew.' 'I didn't belong to a network.'
Author Ruskin Bond came out of hibernation to watch his first film, The Blue Umbrella, in a theatre after 25 years.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
India offers travel adventures no other country can offer.
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Several leaders of the TMC slammed the rural development minister for his comments on the chief minister attending the Kolkata International Film Festival.
'Great western directors have been making films in India for the last 40 years,' Hollywood script Paul Schrader says.
'China is monitoring films like ours and making sure it doesn't get a platform.'
Just where are the stars travelling? We find out.
The festival features nine Indian films in its main programmes for the first time.
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