Prakash Jha: ‘Becoming Mattoo was a wonderful exercise’

Released in cinemas on 16 September, Mattoo ki Saikal marks the debut of M Gani as a feature film director and Prakash Jha as an actor. In this exclusive interview with Patriot, Jha talks about shooting for the film in rural Mathura and his personal connection with the city of Delhi

Film Producer Shibasish Sarkar elected as the President of Producers Guild of India

Sarkar is the chairman and CEO of International Media Acquisition Corp. He has also served as the Group CEO at Reliance Entertainment, a part of the Reliance ADA group and held senior positions at Viacom18, UTV Disney and Godrej Sara Lee.

Shamshera to stream on OTT subject to YRF depositing Rs 1 crore: Delhi HC

A lawsuit filed in Delhi HC sought to prevent the film from releasing on ITT platforms as it had infringed the literary copyrights of ‘Kabu na chhadein khet’

‘It’s been a rollercoaster ride’

Indian cinema plays a big part in helping Indians imagine themselves as an entity bound together with a common culture. Though themes and tastes have changed, there is no doubt that our films are larger than life and aspirational, showing us what we want to be rather than who we really are

‘I brought out the nuances of queerness’: Actor Vidur Sethi

In recent years, there has been a sense that when heterosexual actors play homosexual characters, they fail to portray the reality and nuances of a queer character. Now, for the first time, a gay character will be played by an actor from the queer community: Vidur Sethi in Pine Cone

Not funny, just queer

The queer community is now being cast in a better light in Indian cinema. Not just indie films, Bollywood too is embracing the assertion of different sexual identities and the multitudes of character portrayals that spring from it

‘Turtle is a piece of my heart’: Dinesh S Yadav

In this interview, National Award-winning director Dinesh S Yadav talks about the need for establishing more film institutes in the country on the lines of FTII and SRFTI, and his upcoming projects   FTII alumnus Dinesh S. Yadav’s National Award-winning film Turtle and its sequel Waah Zindagi are finally out on the web after a […]

 ‘You are not just representing yourself but also your country’

Zoya Afroz, crowned the second runner-up at Femina Miss India 2013, will now be competing at the Glamanand Supermodel India contest and will represent India at the Miss International 2022, as the holder of the title Miss India International 2021  Starting her journey at a young age, Zoya made her first appearance as a child […]