Putting Haryana on the film map

Satish Kaushik is using his success in Bollywood to boost the prospects of the regional film industry in his home state Veteran actor-director-producer Satish Kaushik was born in the Nai Walan locality in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. He only had one dream as a child: He wanted to become famous. “I would sit on a charpoy […]

What to do this summer

The Habitat Film Festival is a treat that must not be missed – especially since there are interactions with directors after the screening “I picked up this topic because I wanted to bring some human rights theme to the mainstream — so that people in the rest of the country can appreciate why things in […]

#Insta Fame

Today’s film stars are neither reclusive nor elusive – if they have it, they flaunt it on their social media accounts. Surprisingly, the Khans are relatively low profile Imagine Amitabh Bachchan, in the 1970s, sharing pictures from the sets of Sholay. Visualise ‘dream girl’ Hema Malini giving her fans a peek into her make-up van! […]

Master act

With his latest film Setters about to be released, Pavan Malhotra bares his heart about his acting journey Veteran actor Pavan Malhotra has spent the last three decades essaying diverse andcharacter-driven roles in films like Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, Bagh Bahadur, Brothers in Trouble, Aithe, Black Friday, Jab We Met, Delhi-6, Road to Sangam, […]

Streaming soon!

Netflix is working its magic on the Indian audience, making it a hotspot for stories of all kinds. To strengthen this engagement, it is coming up with 10 more Indian originals “Kabhi kabhi lagta hai apun hi bhagwaan hain (Sometimes it feels like I am God).” Who isn’t aware of this dialogue from Netflix’s famous […]

‘We have greater creative freedom’

Punjabi films will soon start crossing The Rs 100-crore mark, says actor-singer Gippy Grewal Actor-singer Gippy Grewal is one of the biggest names in the Punjab film industry today. Since making his debut in the 2010 film Mel Karade Rabba, Grewal has gone on to star in Punjabi cinema’s biggest blockbusters like Jihne Mera Dil […]

‘It’s all about the character you play’

After making his debut with Raj Kumar Gupta’s No One Killed Jessica, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub has gone on to play memorable characters in films like Raanjhanaa, Tanu Weds Manu 2, Raees, Tubelight, Sameer and Manikarnika. His earnest performances in these films have  established him as the go-to actor in the Mumbai film industry. In 2018 […]

All about him

A biopic on the incumbent PM releasing right in the middle of an election campaign is bound to raise hackles. But the producer says disingenuously that the timing is a marketing strategy The film PM Narendra Modi starring Vivek Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar (who also made the biopics Mary Kom and Sarbjit), takes […]