'We didn't know where the story was going. But I knew I was telling the story of an extremely lonely journalist.'
Director M Manikandan talks about his National Award-winning Tamil film Kaakka Muttai.
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'There are millions of Americans who are doing their best to undo the damage that he (Trump) is doing to the world,' Michael Moore tells Indira Kannan in Toronto.
'Karenge aur kaam, sir. Zindagi bahut choti hai, ideas bahut sare hain.'
Of all the Indian films screened in Toronto, three stood out for Aseem Chhabra -- A Death in the Gunj, Mostly Sunny and An Insignificant Man.
'We are thinking on something like the 'Irrfan Memorial Award' given to the most promising new actor.'
An ultra-violent film about violence, Kill's greatest accomplishment isn't its death count alone but to challenge our perception of violence, observes Sukanya Verma.
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'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'
Sridevi had updated her art to become more contemporary than current actors. She was new-age and yet vintage. By making the predictable so precious, she makes it a scene that could hold its head high anywhere in world cinema.
'My worst performances are in those movies in which the directors showed me how to act,' Emraan Hashmi tells Arthur J Pais/ Rediff.com in Toronto.
Bang Bang scores big worldwide, while The Hundred-Foot Journey becomes Om Puri's biggest hit.
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Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
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'What the film shows is an India, which was headed in a completely different direction than where we are headed.'
Iram Haq's What Will People Say is a deeply relatable story of family values at odds with a modern culture.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
The actress, who turns feature film director with A Death in the Gunj, discusses the cinema she is comfortable with and why she loves being an outsider.
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'The point about arranged marriages is -- because I come from a progressive family -- the idea was completely alien. But I have realised over time that there are instances of assisted marriages working very well. If you look at it, really, in a microcosm, it is the same thing as Tinder, isn't it? I mean, if you are trying to meet -- yes, no, yes, no, no.'
Director Ritesh Batra discusses his film, The Lunchbox, which releases this week.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
More than anything, he played his parts with great gusto.
Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'It is about the fight between two families, why they fight, how they fight and what they feel.'
Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.
Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many.
'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.' 'We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.' 'We didn't want to go there.'
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals.
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