‘Don’t typecast actors’

After his role in Kesari, Ashwath Bhatt will be seen in Deepa Mehta’s Netflix series Leila based on a novel by Prayaag Akbar NSD Alumnus Ashwath Bhatt is known for his realistic performances in films like Haider, Raazi, and Kesari. Originally hailing from Kashmir, his family had to leave the valley in the early 1990s […]

It sinks, like the Titanic

This Eid, only Salman Khan fans will enjoy Bharat, as the director fails to put all the exciting elements of the story together in a believable plot The much-awaited Eid release Bharat is an adaptation of the famous 2014 Korean movie Ode to my Father. The movie portrays different choices the protagonist makes throughout his […]

‘Our films tell our stories’

Filmmaker Dominic Sangma talks about his journey from Meghalaya to Cannes 2019, his critically acclaimed debut feature Ma.Ama, his beliefs, aspirations and more How did your journey into filmmaking begin? I come from a family of storytellers. My great-grandfather was an oral storyteller. It adds up to who you are as a person, when you […]

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 […]