Cinema

Shruti Das -May 10, 2019

#Insta Fame

#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! […]

Patriot Bureau -May 3, 2019

Master act

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, […]

Shruti Das -April 19, 2019

Streaming soon!

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 […]

Patriot Bureau -April 19, 2019

‘We have greater creative freedom’

‘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 […]

Patriot Bureau -April 12, 2019

‘It’s all about the character you play’

‘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 […]

Sreya Deb -April 4, 2019

All about him

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 […]

Shruti Das -March 29, 2019

Love in the time of conflict

Love in the time of conflict

Overcoming formidable odds, film maker Ashvin Kumar explores the pathos of teenage romance in Kashmir Noor and Majid — two 16 year olds fall in love. They experience the pangs of their first love and first heartbreak — all of it, while they explore the beautiful landscapes of Kashmir. But what follows in the conflict […]

Patriot Bureau -March 29, 2019

Streaming into spotlight

Streaming into spotlight

Arjun Mathur grabbed eyeballs with his spectacular performance in Made in Heaven, a role he took on despite the fear of being typecast Amazon Video’s latest web series Made in Heaven, conceived by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, is creating a lot of buzz. Arjun Mathur, who plays one of the leads, has been widely […]