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The Corona virus-triggered lockdown confined many people to their homes, but you can’t keep a filmmaker down. Ananth Narayan Mahadevan picked up his Sony HD camera and decided to shoot a short film. Since he couldn’t get any actors, writers, locations, not even a cameraman and editor, he decided to shoulder all the roles himself, […]
Informs Divya Dutta who’s simultaneously juggling a number of films, two web shows and an international project So, despite the on-going pandemic, you are back at work? Yes, I flew off to Budapest for a week to shoot for Dhaakad. By now, most of us are fully vaccinated and when you are in a bio-bubble and everyone […]
“Yeh parbaton ke daayare, yeh shaam ka dhuan, aise mein kyon na chhed dein dilon ka dastaan…” This song from the 1968 film Vaasna, composed by Chitragupt, tops Biswajit Chatterjee’s list of Mohammed Rafi favourites, followed by the frothy April Fool title track, “April fool banaya, toh unko gussa aaya…” Guide’s evergreen “Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hai…” and the musical […]
Happy Birthday Mummyji, the short film you have directed, is about a celebration—a 75th birthday—but over the last year-and-a-half the fun of celebration has gone from our lives… Truly, my son graduated and he couldn’t be at his graduation ceremony, nor could I. When he went to university, I wanted to settle him in, but I couldn’t. These […]
In a career spanning over four decades, Subhash Ghai has introduced many newcomers and resurrected many careers. From Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar to Anil Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor to Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan, he’s worked with the best of actors. If there’s any regret, it’s that he is yet to […]
The pandemic has shown us that you don’t need machines and weights and the gym to remain fit. There’s always yoga, skipping, walking, jogging, and cycling. And if you are looking for more alternatives, here are some more. AEROBICS FOR HE-MAN DHARMENDRA Last month, the 85-year-old veteran actor posted a video of himself in the […]
We have often heard actors and directors say that shooting during a pandemic is a real challenge. It’s even more so for the technicians. Art director Shivangi Singh has been working on Raj Mehta’s upcoming romantic drama, Jug Jugg Jeeyo, since August last year. “We needed lots of props and fabrics stitched, many of the wholesale […]
Many actors who have worked with Priyadarshan have admitted to being clueless about what’s happening during the shoot. It’s only when they sit down to watch the complete film that all the pieces fall together to complete the puzzle. Was that the way it was with you too? Exactly the same, nobody has any idea […]
Manoj Bajpayee salutes the veteran actress who passed away on July 16 She had not believed in retirement. After suffering two brain strokes, she had wanted to walk on stage and accept the awards that were coming her way for Badhaai Ho. She had wanted to do more films and TV shows, act with Amitabh […]
This year, your war epic, Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea, bagged three National Awards – for Best Visual Effects (bagged by your son Sidharth), Best Costumes and Best Feature Film. Quite a high? (Laughs) All awards are encouraging because they make you feel you are still good. Otherwise, you start wondering if you are finished. Awards […]
Two decades ago, Tusshar Kapoor followed dad Jeetendra into Hindi cinema with a sweet love story revolving around a boy who finds it difficult to express his feelings for the girl whose entry into his life has given it a new direction. Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai featuring Kareena Kapoor opposite him, was a superhit and to this […]
Roshmila Bhattacharya This morning, July 7, I woke up to the news that Dilip Kumar was gone. It took me a while to accept that this was not another mischievous rumour. This time it was true. At 7.30 am, at the age of 98, he had taken his final curtain call at Mumbai’s PD Hinduja […]
In the late’60s and the early’70s, films like Chhote Nawab, Bhoot Bangla, Teesri Manzil, Padosan and Hare Rama Hare Krishna brought a distinct new sound to Hindi cinema. Sachin Dev Burman’s son, Rahul, fondly called Pancham, a singer-composer himself, moved away from his father’s classical-based, Bengali style of music to become a trendsetter with his Indo-Western scores. His “Piya tu, ab to aaja”, […]
Boss kaun hai, mulum hai kya, 27th June 1939 ko SD aur Mrs SD ko ladka hua Dubloo ya as we know him Pancham, that’s right Pancham… When you are born and bred in Kolkata, Kishore Kumar and RD Burman are in your blood. “Musafir hoon yaaron”, “Dukki pe dukki ho”, “Tere bina zindagi se koi, shikva to […]
