Sreekumaran Thampi was the main guest at the closing ceremony of the Kazhcha-Niv Indie Film Festival 2018, where a rapt audience listened to him recount his journey in cinema and share some of the challenges that he faced. Filmmaker and organiser of the film festival, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, introduced Thampi who started his career in … Read more
Veteran actor Dalip Tahil essayed the character of India’s first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), the biopic on India’s acclaimed track and field sprinter Milkha Singh. Later in 2014, he played Nehru in Shyam Benegal’s television series Samvidhaan (2014). Now, Tahil is ready to play Nehru for … Read more
We do not see much independent films outside festivals. Ever thought why? It is because the production and marketing of an independent film faces challenges of unforeseen nature. The Kazhcha-Niv Indie Film Festival (KNIFF) 2018 brought together filmmakers from different parts of the country to discuss on ‘Production and Marketing Challenges in Independent Cinema’. Among … Read more
Giving audiences a preview of what’s to come in 2019, the first look of Ankita Lokhande as Jhalkari Bai in Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi was officially revealed today (13 December). Lokhande’s character was a close advisor of the queen and one of the two images released shows Jhalkari with a rifle. The other, likely … Read more
Actor-producer Farhan Akthar is feeling happy as his last production venture, web-series Mirzapur, has been appreciated by the audience. He has revealed that makers of the show have already started working for a second season. Akhtar interacted with the media at the success party of Mirzapur along with Rasika Dugal, Elli Avram, Pankaj Tripathi, Anangsha … Read more
Emraan Hashmi had announced the spy-thriller Captain Nawab as the first production under his banner, Emraan Hashmi Films Pvt. Ltd and a poster was also unveiled. However, now the film has been shelved. Cinestaan.com spoke to Hashmi yesterday (12 December) and the actor-producer confirmed that the film is not happening. As per a source, Hashmi … Read more
Director-actor Pravin Tarade’s Marathi film Mulshi Pattern (2018) impressed the audiences when it released last month. The film is now set to be remade in Hindi by Salman Khan. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, a tabloid, Salman Khan Films has acquired the remake rights of the film. The report also states that Aayush … Read more
Actor R Madhavan made his debut in Telugu cinema with Akkineni Naga Chaitanya’s Savyasachi (2018), which was released last month. Maddy, as he is fondly called by fans, played a negative role in the film directed by Chandoo Mondeti. Though the film did not do well, Maddy’s performance won Telugu audiences and critics over. So it wasn’t … Read more
Actor-comedian Vir Das’s American TV show Whiskey Cavalier will be premiered on 27 February 2019. Das, who will be seen playing an agent named Jai Datta in the show, took to social media on Thursday to share the information. “Announcement! The date is set. ‘Whiskey Cavalier’ is coming to ABC Network on February 27. See … Read more
The Mahesh Manjrekar-directed PL Deshpande biopic Bhaai: Vyakti Kee Valli will become the first Marathi film to be released in two parts. This was announced at the film’s trailer launch yesterday. “There was so much of matter in the film; so many incidents and depth. When the film was getting ready in the edit, we realized we … Read more