Screenwriter Imteyaz Hussain speaks about his latest project, Satish Kaushik directorial Kagaaz   Starting his career in theatre as a playwright and director, Imteyaz Hussain has gone on to become one of the most prominent screenwriters in Hindi cinema with titles like Parinda (1989), Dil Aashna Hai (1992), Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), Ghulam-E-Musthafa […]

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Anand Pandit talks about the uncertainty created by the pandemic, the rationale behind releasing a film on OTT, the growing differences between the producers and theatre owners and more  With cinemas remaining closed or running with limited capacity under Covid-19 restrictions, it has been a difficult time for everybody in the entertainment business. The Indian […]

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Actor-director Kuljeet Singh opens up about the changing landscape of Indian cinema, from the perspective of its depiction of Sikh characters in films   Kuljeet Singh, a Delhi-based theatre actor-director, finds himself at the forefront of a dramatic shift in the depiction of Sikh characters in Indian films and series. Having personally fought the insensitive […]

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Bollywood actor-writer Shashie Verma opens up about his long struggle before gaining prominence in the industry Hailing from Sitamarhi, Bihar, Actor-Writer Shashie Verma never thought he had the patience and perseverance needed to establish himself as an actor in the Mumbai film industry. Even while doing theatre in Delhi, he consciously remained inclined towards writing […]

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Guneet Monga on her journey as a film producer, and the changing paradigms of co-producing Indian film producer Guneet Monga known for her association with films like Gangs of Wasseypur, The Lunchbox, Monsoon Shootout, Masaan, Haraamkhor, Pagglait, among others, was recently bestowed with the honour of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters at […]

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Filmmaker Vikash Verma on what went behind the making of No Means No, the first Indo-Polish film Vikash Verma, the director and co-writer of the first ever Indo-Polish film No Means No, recently had to take the tough decision of delaying his film’s release by about six months amid rising Covid-19 cases. Produced by G7 […]

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Actor Chetan Sharma talks about what goes behind the depiction of complex characters During his short span in the film industry, Delhi boy Chetan Sharma has managed to emerge as a promising actor capable of essaying intense characters with great ease — be it as a passionate young cricketer Saad, who gets subjected to mob […]

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Now in its third year, the festival was held at Azamgarh’s Sharda Talkies from February 26 to 28 February and screened a wide array of films There is a certain charm associated with small towns. Often it is in these towns that we discover what true love for art and culture really is. Perhaps, there […]

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