'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.' 'The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him luck.'
'He was suddenly nervous.'
'The next day, 14 actors, from Sharmilaji and Amol Palekar to Suraj Sharma, all watched him perform.' 'It was like being back in film school.'
Director Vasan Bala tells us how Mumbai inspired his directorial debut Peddlers.
The 10-member jury was headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah. The awards were announced by jury member Dharam Gulati.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
The last two months of 2015 have some big Malayalam movie releases coming up.
The humour in Rockstar waters down the impact of some of the serious issues being raised, writes Paresh C Palicha.
The camaraderie between the Genie and Aladdin is expressed in Hindi, a language that only the two of them can use to communicate with each other. The rest of the cast speaks in English, making Hindi the indigenous aspect of a globally loved tale.
The real achievement of the film, which is now available worldwide on Netflix, is that it resists the temptations of the genre.
'I believe politics was imposed on it by the censor board, when it gave the film's trailer an A certificate, hoping to deny children, teenagers the opportunity to watch it during prime time television shows,' says Aseem Chhabra.
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