Indian celebrities take the Toronto International Film Fest by storm.
The Telluride festival -- held a week before the much larger event in Toronto, heralds the beginning of the fall film season in North America, showing a small selection of films -- Hollywood and international -- a number of which end up creating the buzz for the Oscar season.
Reader Rajiv Bhatnagar couldn't believe how sporting they were.
A glimpse of the film, via the trailer, indicates a sincerity of purpose and the shining of a light into those corners of India that remain dark amidst progress and prosperity, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Besides Priyanka Chopra-Farhan Akhtar's The Sky Is Pink, it will also see the premiere of Geetu Mohandas' Malayalam film, Moothon.
Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais reports from the Toronto International Film Festival.
'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.' 'They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.'
Indian filmmakers set a record at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's Paltadacho Munis won the Discovery award at the recently concluded film festival.
Jallikattu, the Malayalam feature film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.
The Akshay Kumar-starrer will have a high profile release at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.
Besides Rashmika Mandanna, this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list also features Radhika Madan from the showbiz world.
Priyanka Chopra wore shades of brown to promote her film, The Sky Is Pink, at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
That Girl in Yellow Boots may be too 'adult' for Indian audiences.
The outspoken filmmaker of documentaries such as Sicko and Roger and Me, promoted his latest work, Capitalism: A Love Story at the Toronto International Film Festival.
All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to The New York Times, Time and it is the number one film recommended by Barack Obama. The future certainly belongs to Payal Kapadia, asserts Aseem Chhabra.
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'
Meet Shibani Bedi, the actor who wants to put 'aag' in fashion.
The superstar will promote his production called Dr Cabbie, starring Isabel Kaif, at the TIFF.
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.
Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film Festival for Rediff.com for 13 years, glances at the buzz-worthy movies at TIFF 2014.
The actress looked radiant at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.
Director Danis Tanovic, producer Anurag Kashyap and actor Emraan Hashmi have created an inspiring work of international collaboration with Tigers. Arthur J Pais reports from Toronto.
The actress stars in Rivaaz, a film on prostitution.
Families torn apart by love dominate Aseem Chhabra's ten favourite films from the Toronto film festival.
All the action from the ongoing 60th Toronto Film Festival.
The film is based on the Arushi Talwar murder case.
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.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
Mrunal loves silver linings... Sanya wants a vacation... Sara relives Kedarnath...
The film won rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Priyanka Chopra looked gorgeous at the premiere of her film, The Sky Is Pink, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
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