This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
Connect with Shoojit Sircar as he takes questions from Rediff readers on Thursday, August 29, only on ZaraBol.
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
Shoojit's daughter Anannya is nine years old. She's keenly interested in music, and is a fan of her father's cinema.
The boxing champ is a complete natural when it comes to facing the camera.
With each of the characters Shoojit Sircar has worked with, a new world has been created. Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the different worlds he has created through his films.
Shoojit Sircar who worked with Irrfan Khan on Piku remembers the prolific actor by writing a heartfelt letter on his 5th death anniversary.
Madras Café is the only feature film he has acted in. I told him simply, "Sir, will you do this role?" and he agreed immediately.'
Alia Bhatt to Kareena Kapoor, Ananya Panday to Malaika Arora, have jumped on the viral Instagram trend, sharing nostalgic throwback pictures from 2016.
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 must-watch movies about singles and the consciously uncoupled.
As 2025 draws to a close, film folk recap the year, and tell Subhash K Jha what excites them most about 2026.
Guess the price of Rashmika's outfit... Rakul sips on hot chocolate... Yami goes Dhoom Dhaam...
'Shah Rukh looked fabulous and absolutely fit.'
October is being raved about!
The venue for the Filmfare Awards shifted to Ahmedabad last weekend, and stars dazzled on the red carpet and on stage.
'That day, I remember I said, can I hug you? And I gave him a big, tight hug.'
Bollywood stars are on their year end break already!
Jaya Bachchan and her children Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan prayed at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
Akshay Kumar's superhero-without-the-cape act will supersede the sheer magnitude of the story, expects Mayur Sanap.
When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.
Jacqueline holidays in Paris...Rashmi's fusion wear... Abhishek wants to talk...
Shoojit Sircar's new film gets a release date.
The film will release in November this year.
Neha Dhupia was among the many film folk who took up Amitabh Bachchan's tongue-twister challenge.
'A lot of what you see on screen, particularly the night of the massacre, is pretty close to what really happened as it is based on survivor stories.'
The second seasons of OTT's two best shows, Paatal Lok and Severance, coming up. Sukanya Verma lists your options.
Ayushmann Khurrana talks about his first single O Heeriye and his future projects.
Celebs line-up to watch Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Piku.
It was the persuasive powers of the two filmmakers R Balki and Shoojit Sircar that did the trick.
Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.
Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Shoojit Sircar announced the trailer launch of Gulbao Sitabo, their new film, in a unique way.
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
'There were initial hiccups with Ayushmann as Mr Bachchan has an aura; he isn't called a legend for anything.'
'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.'
Madras Cafe is scheduled to release on August 23.
Abhishek Bachchan conveys the numerous chapters and challenges his mind, body and soul go through with a never-before candour, observes Sukanya Verma.
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.
You neither get goosebumps nor the adrenaline rush of desh bhakti, which a film like Sardar Udham should give every Indian, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Gulabo Sitabo will release on April 24, 2020.
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