Last seen playing an intrepid crime reporter in Tamil-Telugu bilingual thriller U-Turn (2018), Samantha Ruth Prabhu is getting ready to begin work on her next project, the yet-untitled Telugu remake of Korean comedy Miss Granny. She’s set to undergo drastic makeover for the project. The actress wrote in a Twitter post: “Prepping for my most … Read more
For people who worship cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a name among their deities. That’s why when Kazhcha-Niv Indie Film Festival (KNIFF) brought Adoor Gopalakrishnan for the panel session, that happens on all the four days of the festival in the evening, there was a swell in the audience. Adding to the spectacle was the versatile … Read more
With less than two weeks to go for the release of Aanand L Rai’s Zero (2018) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, the makers have shared a behind-the-scenes look at the romantic number ‘Mere Naam Tu’. Composed by Ajay-Atul, the song is choreographed by Remo D’Souza and picturized on Sharma and Khan … Read more
Different professions have been explored in Marathi cinema over the years, but it is not often that you get to see a film based on a municipal conservancy worker. Director Amol Vasant Gole’s Nashibvaan is based on one such character. The trailer of the film reveals that the film is not just limited to the … Read more
Writer Mariah Smith has finally spoken up and apologized for her article titled ‘Is Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s Love for Real?’ which was published on 4 December on The Cut, days after their wedding in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She tweeted a screenshot of her apology on 8 December. It stated, “I want to sincerely apologize … Read more
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say 2018 belonged to Vijay Sethupathi, who wowed us with films such as Junga, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and 96. His fourth release of the year will be Seethakathi, in which he has played a septuagenarian character which required him to undergo extensive make-up. With the film gearing up for … Read more
The ongoing LIFFT India Filmotsav in Lonavala has 12 children’s films, including shorts and features, lined up to be screened on 9 December. LIFFT is one of the rare film festivals to have a whole day dedicated to children’s films. Festival director Riju Bajaj, though, feels that one day is really not enough as some … Read more
Film critic, documentary filmmaker and writer, CS Venkiteswaran hosted the first coffee chat session at the Kazhcha-Niv Film Festival 2018 in his Trivandrum home where filmmakers discussed the state of film criticism in India and thought through modes of exhibition wherein independent filmmakers could reach out to a wider audience. Venkiteswaran spoke about the way … Read more
Malayalam filmmaker and screenwriter KP Kumaran, who co-authored Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s iconic Swayamvaram (1972), hosted filmmakers on Day 2 of the Kazhcha-NIV Indie Film Festival in Trivandrum yesterday. Reminiscing about the 1970s and the 1980s, the period when he was making films, Kumaran spoke about the confluence between theatre and cinema and the fact that there were outstanding writers … Read more
Director Vikas Bahl was accused of sexual harassment in October by a female employee working with the now defunct Phantom Films, which was owned by him, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Days later, actress Nayani Dixit came out and accused Bahl of sexual misconduct and harassment during the shooting of Queen (2014), in … Read more