Latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Ashvin Kumar, son of noted fashion designer Ritu Kumar, turned feature film director with The Forest, showcased at the Cannes film festival. He writes in his experiences at Cannes.
'Good scripts that are offered to me are few and far between, so I pick the best that I get.'
Up in the Air's Jason Reitman's golden advice to new film-makers.
Raza Murad has featured in over 500 movies till date, and he's not slowing down anytime soon.
'Nobody laughed during the shooting. There were fights, swearing and what not. Tempers were high but the unit and the actors stayed on, and finally, the film was made. But it was like riding a wild horse!' Kundan Shah's last interview.
The media division of Goldstone Technologies, a Hyderabad-based software solutions and Internet protocol television provider, is eyeing business potential outside the film industry. The division, which restores, colourises and digitises films, is exploring various opportunities to restore national archives. It is currently negotiating with a few government agencies in this regard. Goldstone has also identified 140 films in three languages for restoration and colourisation.
'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'
Andhadhun is a stunning, comic, grisly, absurd, intense, cold, crazy and must-watch, raves Sukanya Verma.
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
Well, such an experiment is all set to happen in Malayalam cinema soon.
The story of Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu oscillates between political satire and slapstick, says Paresh C Palicha.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a brawny thriller with style to spare.
What happens when you are in a life-and-death situation and, as it happens often in such situations, you just have a moment to make a choice? Director Amit Kumar's Monsoon Shootout makes you sit on the proverbial horns of such a dilemma.
From a group on Facebook seeking votes for BJP's chief ministerial candidate V K Malhotra, to dedicated websites detailing information about candidates, technology seems to be the mantra for political parties in the fray for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.
Which films are *you* rooting for?
And the two characters he really, really loves!
The latest Bollywood updates!
We asked readers what they would do if they had only three years to live life to the fullest? The contest is now closed, but before we announce the winners, here is one last set of interesting responses.
The complete set of winners on Oscar night!
'The only time I went on set was during Badshah. I was very young at that time. After being there for about an hour, I was bored and wanted to go. I couldn't watch it again and again, the retakes.' But Mustafa Burmawalla could not stay away from the arc lights for long.
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava who was battling cancer passed away post midnight on Friday. He was 51.
After proudly showing his six-pack abs, popular Tamil actor Surya has shown another side of his personality; that of a social activist. He started the Arangam Foundation with the intention to popularise the importance of education. The foundation has now made a short film Herova Zerova for the Department of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, to spread the message throughout the state. Tying up with the foundation is bharatstudent.com, an online portal for youth.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
The duo were spotted shooting in Hawaii.
Sena sought to move a breach of privilege motion against Shobhaa De for her tweet regarding Marathi films being screened in the prime time slot.
Get your lowdown of what's happening in Malayalam cinema right here!
Thanks to the encouragement she has received from Anjali Singh, her college buddy and an editor at Houghton Mifflin whose acquisition of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis became a successful Oscar-nominated graphic film, Keshni Kashyap is on her way to the bookstore.
An interview with the master filmmaker about his new films.
The actress is set to make her directorial debut with one of the short films in Glamour magazine's fourth annual Reel Moments series.
K K Swamy is between jobs. After spending a little over a decade running Toyota Kirloskar Motors as its deputy managing director, he made a quiet exit a month ago to move to Volkswagen India as its first managing director. He is moving lock, stock and barrel from Bangalore to Pune, where he is set to take charge on July 21.
'Gajendra Chauhan may be a good administrator, or even a good leader, but he lacks the basic quality of inspiring others.'
The country's oldest and one of Mumbai's famed tourist attractions, the Taraporevala Aquarium, is set to reopen on February 27.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
For all its do-gooder fixation, Phullu neither has the passion to succeed as a film nor the seriousness of a valuable message, feels Sukanya Verma.
The film's director, Mira Nair said it offers the directors' views on the eight Millennium Development Goals adopted in 2000 by the United Nations that include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, reducing child mortality, combating AIDS and promoting gender equality.
'A journalist met me after Mastizaade failed and said, "'Whatever you do in life, you will never get rid of the Sex Comedy King of India tag".' 'She didn't mean to hurt me, but it broke me.'
The I&B ministry did not grant the film titled "Caste on the Menu Card", an exemption certificate.
The filmmakers help to prmote AIDS awareness.
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