With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with almost every biopic and period drama today, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
"I owe it to Veer Savarkar, to his spirit, to his legacy and to his untold story so that I tell it well and it reaches people, and people absorb it and feel what he went through and all the sacrifices that he made, which have been brushed under the carpet."
Neither films were rejected by the audience, something that has happened with so many recent, mid-budget films.
The political drama 'Article 370' was the biggest winner at the 72nd National Film Awards, securing the best feature film honour, with its lead star Yami Gautam named best actress. Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the best actor award for 'Bramayugam' and 'Chandu Champion' respectively.
The 72nd National Film Awards celebrated outstanding contributions to Indian cinema, with Yami Gautam, Kartik Aaryan, Mammootty, Dhanush, and Sanjay Mishra among the prominent winners.
Film folk turned up in large numbers to celebrate Producer and real estate developer Anand Pandit's 62nd birthday in Mumbai over the weekend.
From Azhar and Sanju to Thackeray and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Bollywood has often struggled to tell controversial true stories without turning their subjects into heroes.
As Hrithik Roshan announces his plans to turn direct films, one looks forward to an altogether different grammar coming into action.
A local Shiv Sena (UBT) leader has threatened to blacken Rahul Gandhi's face for his remarks about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, sparking a strong reaction from Congress leaders in Maharashtra. The threat, made by Bala Darade, a deputy city unit chief of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in Nashik, could put the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) under strain. The Congress leadership has condemned the threat, stating that their party believes in non-violence but is capable of responding to such threats.
Raj Vadgama, a martial arts trainer, offers 10 simple tips for women to protect themselves when faced with sex predators.
Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai's Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih.
Last Friday saw the release of India's 'most violent film ever', Kill.
Manoj Bajpayee's 100th film earned Rs 6 million in its first weekend.
Film folk celebrate Holi with their families and make pretty pictures on social media.
Many of our leading men and women are also all for dramatic physical transformation for the sake of artistic authenticity.
May offers a mix of original Web series and digital movie premieres on OTT.
When Pankaj Tripathi agrees to play a towering leader like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here's what happens.
'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.'
Randeep turns director... Rakul explores Scotland... Ishaan's hair dilemma...
Coming of age dramas, mind twisting thrillers, slice-of-rural life, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.
After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.
'Our fights came out on TV, which may not happen for other normal couples.' 'Because of this, our relationship has become stronger.'
'Jaat is not just a community, an agent, or an individual; it's an emotion.'
'He surprised us by telling us he wanted to make a career in acting.' 'We were scared since we knew nothing of this profession but then, he landed a role in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding.' 'After seeing him holding his own on screen, we decided to let the boy pursue his passion.'
'Godse is no more, but the mindset which gave birth to such distorted philosophy is unfortunately still with us.'
