As an indication of the ever increasing outreach of Bollywood, one of the most famous practitioners and directors of this special Indian brand of film, Yash Chopra, 76, will be honored at the upcoming 14th annual Pusan IFF in South Korea, where he will be named "Asian filmaker of the year".
An Asian (Indian) cinema night will be held in Chopra's honor. Since his directorial debut in 1959 with a film called "Dhool ka Phool" (Blossoms in the dust) Chopra has dir...
As an indication of the ever increasing outreach of Bollywood, one of the most famous practitioners and directors of this special Indian brand of film, Yash Chopra, 76, will be honored at the upcoming 14th annual Pusan IFF in South Korea, where he will be named "Asian filmaker of the year". An Asian (Indian) cinema night will be held in Chopra's honor. Since his directorial debut in 1959 with a film called "Dhool ka Phool" (Blossoms in the dust) Chopra has directed a total of 21 features, whic...
Director: Abhijit Ghosh.
The socially unhealthy atmosphere in which the street children of Kolkata resides and their aimless dreams inspired me to have a look into their life. This film also won Filmaka May Documentary Competition 2008.
Mainstream Indian entertainment films from Bombay, which means the flashy three hour song and dance extravaganzas which have come to be know by the somewhat patronizing appellation "Bollywood" -- as opposed to the "serious art" films from India which had been making the festival rounds until now, are suddenly beginning to surface at major international film festivals, the latest instance being Toronto 2009.
At the 34th instalment of this mega-festival (for that is e...
Mainstream Indian entertainment films from Bombay, which means the flashy three hour song and dance extravaganzas which have come to be know by the somewhat patronizing appellation “Bollywood” -- as opposed to the “serious art” films from India which had been making the festival rounds until now, are suddenly beginning to surface at major international film festivals, the latest instance being Toronto 2009. At the 34th instalment of this mega-festival (for that is exactly what Toronto ...
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Not since Mel Gibson cast James Caviezel as Jesus in his 2004 film The Passion of The Christ , has there been any comparison between an actor and the Lord. But now several Latin American distributors, who saw the international version of Rakesh Roshan's Kites , are stunned by Hrithik's resemblance to Jesus Christ in the film.
It's been two weeks since the Bollywood film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, but the buzz around it still continues at the French Riviera. And, another t...
Not since Mel Gibson cast James Caviezel as Jesus in his 2004 film The Passion of The Christ , has there been any comparison between an actor and the Lord. But now several Latin American distributors, who saw the international version of Rakesh Roshan’s Kites , are stunned by Hrithik’s resemblance to Jesus Christ in the film. It’s been two weeks since the Bollywood film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, but the buzz around it still continues at the French Riviera. And, another thi...
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) announced today two unique programme highlights and two established strands, ahead of the Festival’s main programme launch on Wednesday 6 May. CINEMATIC TELEVISION is the first time the EIFF has married cinema and television in their programme, offering audiences the UK premieres of high concept TV drama on the big screen. Ahead of its UK July transmission on FX, the EIFF will screen the first two episodes of much anticipated US vampire drama TR...
Aishwarya Rai is not exactly a household name in Western film circles, but just about everywhere else in the world she is known as "The Queen of Bollywood" and probably has a much larger and far more passionately devoted following worldwide than any of her Hollywood contemporaries. "Ash", as he is known affectionately to her Indian fans, is here today, Friday the thirteenth, on the lucky next to the last day of the 2009 Berlinale. The film she's here to accompany is the comedic competition entry...
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker.
SYNOPSIS
Jodhaa Akbar is the story of the greatest Mughal emperor that ruled
Hindustan, Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, and the fiery young Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
Set in the sixteenth century, the epic romance begins as a marriage of alliance between two cultures and religions, for political gain, with King Bharmal of Amer giving his daughter’s hand to Emperor Akbar. When Akbar accepts the marriage proposal, little does he know that in his efforts to strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking on a new journey – the journey of true love.
From the battlefield where the young Jalaluddin was crowned, through the conquest that won him the title of Akbar the Great, to winning the love of the beautiful Jodhaa, Jodhaa Akbar traces the impressive graph of the mighty emperor and his romance with the defiant princess.
With Hrithik Roshan as Akbar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Jodhaa, the film is produced by Ronie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker.
This is an unique kind of film festival on Asian and Arab Cinema.
Calcutta has been producing films in Bengali and other languages for 80 years. An International Film Festival opens for them windows to the film world across the continents.
River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival5-11 December 2008Cinema Odeon - Piazza Strozzi, 1 - Florence, ItalyThe 8th edition of River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival is finished on Thursday December 11th, with a big success among the audience and the press, for a total of 2000 people, reconfirming the good idea of the 50 giorni di cinema internazionali in Florence and the beautiful venue of Odean movie theatre.The films in competition, the special sections and the retrospective devo...
“The huge treasure of documentaries on various topics from Films Division is a guiding force for all research scholars, film makers, and film goers from all over the world. This archive of 8000 plus films can run a separate Television Channel, Government must plan on introducing it immediately, which is a need of the time for the growth of documentary film movement in India.” Said Dr. Jabbar Patel, a leading film maker, at the opening of “Behind the Frame” who was amongst the guests of ...
One day after the historic election that promised to dewax America’s ears, New Yorkers amped up the global love-in with a celebration of Indian cinema. The eighth Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, running November 5-9, features independent arthouse fare made on Indian soil as well as Indian-themed productions made abroad, either by Indian or non-Indian filmmakers. Its mantras of reaching out beyond national borders and bridging diverse tastes and traditions vibe perfectly with...
Mumbai / November 5, 2008
The National Film Archives of India, Pune will be presenting an unique viewing experience for the cine goers attending the 39th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2008, in the form of Dada Saheb Phalke’s silent master piece ‘Kalia Mardan’ with live musical accompaniment. The film, one of the earliest silent movies made in 1919, will be screened on November 23, 2008 at the festival venue in Panaji, Goa.
Giving details of NFAI’s parti...
NFAI TO PRESENT ‘TREASURES FROM ARCHIVES’ AT IFFI 2008 The National Film Archives of India, Pune will be presenting an unique viewing experience for the cine goers attending the 39th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2008, in the form of Dada Saheb Phalke’s silent master piece ‘Kalia Mardan’ with live musical accompaniment. The film, one of the earliest silent movies made in 1919, will be screened on November 23, 2008 at the festival venue in Panaji, Goa. Giving details of...
A new Indian film is making its World Premiere bow at the Montreal World Film Festival. Chaturanga is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize winning author Rabindranath Tagore, and is directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay, one of the most exciting and promising young filmmakers working in India. The film is the story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas. The lead protagonist Sachish flees from radical positivism to religious mysticism in his quest for life's meaning. However, his...
Monday, September 1-------A new Indian film is making its World Premiere bow at the Montreal World Film Festival. Chaturanga is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize winning author Rabindranath Tagore, and is directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay, one of the most exciting and promising young filmmakers working in India. The film is the story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas. The lead protagonist Sachish flees from radical positivism to religious mysticism in his quest f...
This year, the Bucharest Film Festival (June 28 to July 6) honours arthouse productions of contemporary Indian Cinema in the special program FOCUS INDIA: it is not very known that 10 percent of the Indian film production belongs to the so called parallel cinema beyond the Bollywood industry. These films have a niche audience and are often presented abroad. They win awards but have almost no chance to be released in regular theatres at home. Made by a new generation of young film makers, the film...
This year, the Bucharest Film Festival (June 28 to July 6) honours arthouse productions of contemporary Indian Cinema in the special program FOCUS INDIA.Made by a new generation of young film makers, the films of this so called “Hinglish Cinema” tell the story in a more approachable manner. They are fun to watch, however serious in subject and engaging in style. “Hinglish” stands for a more free cinema, that tackles subjects still regarded as taboo: corruption, sexual fantasies, adultery...
Director Matthew Vaughn will present Variety vice president and editor-in-chief Peter Bart with the 2008 RAAM International Award at the opening ceremony of the 2008 RAAM Conference in London on April 29.Following the award presentation, Bart will take part in a Q&A sharing highlights of his career as both a studio boss and a journalist in front of an invited audience.Following the Q&A, Paramount Pictures Intl. will present its slate of upcoming films and an advance screening of “Iron Man.”T...
IFFLA 2008 Announces Closing Night Gala: MUMBAI CUTTING...A CITY UNFOLDS Sunday, April 27, 6:30pm MUMBAI CUTTING...A CITY UNFOLDSIndia/2008/130min/35mmWorld PremiereDirectors: Sudhir Mishra, Anurag Kashyap, Rahul Dholakia, Ruchi Narain, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Shashank Ghosh, Jahnu Barua, Manish Jha, Rituparno Ghosh Producer: Whitecloud, Sahara One PicturesMusic Composers: Indian Ocean, Sanjeev Srivastav, Illyaraja, Amertya Sen Papon and othersCast: Soha Ali Khan, Jimmy Shergil, Neetu Chandra, Ran...
What were your fears as you set about making a film of a supposedly ‘unfilmable’ book?“The biggest thing was that it was a sacred text. And with Gabriel Garcia Marquez there are people who cannot possibly have known him who call him by his diminutive Christian name – he’s known as ‘Gabo’ – so there’s a kind of possessiveness which is very daunting. Beyond that this is a great, great book. I can be as snippy as I like about people thinking that they own it because I think I own...
