Arundhati Roy's 1989 film, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, which won two National Awards for Best Screenplay for Roy and Best Feature Film in English, is among the line-up of 10 films for the Berlinale Classics segment.
'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'
'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.'
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
'The world that we live in today has no space for nuance or conversation or debate.' 'So how does a small film that's not made for the sole reason of earning back your money and which is actually trying to say something that's fragile find its way?'
'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.' 'After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.'
The 'Iconic Week' under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' will be a grand celebration by the ministry which will showcase the convergence of the values and glories of the freedom struggle of the past with the aspirations and dreams of a young, new and iconic India.
The actress, who's shifted base back to India, was at the NFDC pavillion at Cannes.
The government will set up a centre of excellence for visual effects and gaming with help from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
Check who's there: Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Ash and more!
Raghu Romeo, starring Vijay Raaz and Saurabh Shukla, will be screened at the Locarno International Film Festival.
'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.
Gyan Correa's National award-winning Gujarati film 'The Good Road', a lost-and-found story of a small boy, was today nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next year's Oscars.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
'My father never saw any success for me. 'When I meet him in the next world, I will proudly say that I didn't buy houses and cars, but I made some art that will hopefully stand the test of time.'
Chauthi Koot is the first of two Indian films in Un Certain Regard.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
'Will you take a Mercedes Benz or Rolex watches or fancy shoes to your grave?'
'One afternoon, I spotted Karan Johar and film critic Rajeev Masand having tea with Nina Gupta, the head of NFDC, and barged into their meeting.' Aseem Chhabra's IFFI diaries...
'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade.
What you need to know about M S Sathyu's classic Garm Hawa.
'At the end of the interview, as he walked with us to the elevator, he looked at me and said, "Do you think it was my karma that I should have made this film?"' Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com recalls his encounter with Richard Attenborough.
Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
After working on Mr India and Sagar, Partho Sen-Gupta left to study filmmaking in France at 26. He returns with the dark and moody Sunrise.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
P K Nair dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films.
Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who as FTII chairman was himself gheraoed by students, gives us his point of view on the crisis facing India's premier film school.
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali looks back at his movies.
'I defy all the controversy. For me, it is meaningless. They say the students are unhappy that I have been appointed as the head of FTII. They have not seen my work so how can they be unhappy?' Gajendra Chauhan tries to justify his appointment to head the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India.
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
Filmmaker Prakash Jha opens up about his life.
'The new Indian cinema has still not found its voice and identity. It's trapped under the deadwood weight of Bollywood and popular Indian cinema.'
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