One of the surprises of the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) was the non-screening of Majid Majidi’s film, Muhammad: The Messenger Of God. The film was initially set to be screened on 10 December, but the screening was cancelled owing to a delay in acquiring a censorship exemption certificate. The film’s second screening … Read more
After starring in Daddy (2017) and Paltan (2018) on the big screen, actor Arjun Rampal is headed for the digital space for his first ever web-series, The Final Call. He will play a pilot in the series, based on author Priya Kumar’s best-seller, I Will Go With You: The Flight Of A Lifetime. The … Read more
Salman Khan’s relationship with the festival of Eid is well-known. Since 2009, the actor has come up with a number of releases on the festival and most of them have worked at the box office. Because of his power at the ticket window during Eid, no other big film in the recent past has clashed … Read more
Director Shubhashish Bhutiani’s Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation, 2017) will be released in Germany on 18 January 2019, according to an official statement. Starring Lalit Behl, Adil Hussain, Palomi Ghosh and Geetanjali Kulkarni, the film was released in India last year to critical acclaim. (It was ranked fourth in Cinestaan.com’s list of 10 best feature films of the … Read more
Actor-producer Sohum Shah’s period horror film Tumbbad (2018) received critical acclaim and while the film did not set the box office on fire, given its limited release, the word of mouth was also largely positive. For such an engrossing film that stood out for its story, telling performances and cinematography, Tumbbad got just 575 screens when … Read more
Despite the success of Vada Chennai (2018), director Vetrimaaran chose to focus on his more anti-establishment Visaranai (2016) during his conversation at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Trivandrum. The director is also a member of the jury for the Indian films category, and was speaking with H Shaji, deputy director of the … Read more
Nitesh Goral, a resident of Goa, lost his life after his motorbike rammed into actress Zareen Khan’s car. The incident took place at around 6 pm in the Anjuna area of Goa. An officer from the local police station confirmed the incident. According to a source, Zareen Khan’s car was stationary when the biker rammed into it. Khan … Read more
Star comedian and actor Kapil Sharma married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar in a traditional Punjabi ceremony, which was enlivened by popular singer Gurdas Maan. Sharma made a late entry at the wedding venue, which was done up in red and gold. The bride stuck to the traditional for her attire, and accessorised her look with … Read more
Viacom18 Motion Pictures recently released an impressive biopic in Marathi, Aani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar (2018), based on the life of famed thespian Kashinath Ghanekar. The production house is now back with another biopic — Bhaai: Vyakti Kee Valli — based on the life of the great Marathi literary figure and artist Purushottam Laxman Deshpande aka PL … Read more
Two of actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s films, Andhadhun (2018) and Badhaai Ho (2018), have cracked the list of IMDb’s Top 10 Indian Movies of 2018. While Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun comes in at number one, Amit Sharma’s Badhaai Ho holds steady at number five. The online list is determined by users who rank the films on a … Read more