Following four long years of pandemic shutdown, India’s Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival made a triumphant return Friday night with a glitzy opening ceremony packed with stars from the Hindi and South Indian film industries, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kareena Kapoor, Jim Sarbh, Sonam Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar, along with Tamil cinema legends Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam, among many others. Held inside Mumbai’s shimmering new Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, which opened just in March, the ceremony featured two hours of impassioned speeches and the dolling out of awards, all of it presided over by Chopra Jonas, this year’s festival chairwoman.
In her opening remarks declaring the festival officially open, Chopra Jonas emphasized the role of women in the Indian industry, saying: “We’d like to acknowledge the pivotal role of women in front of the camera and behind – we have some of the most amazing women,...
In her opening remarks declaring the festival officially open, Chopra Jonas emphasized the role of women in the Indian industry, saying: “We’d like to acknowledge the pivotal role of women in front of the camera and behind – we have some of the most amazing women,...
- 10/28/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars from both the Hindi and South Indian film industries turned out in force for the opening night of Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sonam Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar, along with Tamil star Kamal Haasan, who presented the Excellence in Cinema Award (South Asia) to director-producer Mani Ratnam.
The two leading figures of South Indian cinema also announced their first collaboration in 36 years – Kh 234 – to be produced by Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International and Ratman’s Madras Talkies.
“We’re producing the film together – he’s directing it and any job that’s going I’m willing to do, including lead man,” joked Haasan after presenting Ratman with the award. “I’ll keep that in mind,” Ratnam retorted.
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and cinematographer Ravi K Chandran are also attached to the film. Haasan and Ratnam last collaborated on gangster drama Nayakan in 1987. A teaser...
The two leading figures of South Indian cinema also announced their first collaboration in 36 years – Kh 234 – to be produced by Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International and Ratman’s Madras Talkies.
“We’re producing the film together – he’s directing it and any job that’s going I’m willing to do, including lead man,” joked Haasan after presenting Ratman with the award. “I’ll keep that in mind,” Ratnam retorted.
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and cinematographer Ravi K Chandran are also attached to the film. Haasan and Ratnam last collaborated on gangster drama Nayakan in 1987. A teaser...
- 10/27/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Acclaimed poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar, who is here to attend the 16th Jaipur Literature Festival (Jlf), said on Friday that Indian cinema is one of the strongest goodwill ambassadors in the world and hence Indian films should be respected.
Answering a query at a presser on the sidelines of Jlf on the current ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend, Akhtar said, “This ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend will not help. People in India love movies, be it in north, south, west or eastern part of the country. We are a nation of ‘Movie Bhakts’… It is in our DNA to listen to stories, to tell stories, and this has been the trend for ages. Our stories always come along with songs… Hindi films did not invent it. One should respect Hindi cinema.”
“Our films are released in 35-36 countries worldwide. Indian cinema is one of the strongest goodwill ambassadors in the world. If we start doing a headcount,...
Answering a query at a presser on the sidelines of Jlf on the current ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend, Akhtar said, “This ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend will not help. People in India love movies, be it in north, south, west or eastern part of the country. We are a nation of ‘Movie Bhakts’… It is in our DNA to listen to stories, to tell stories, and this has been the trend for ages. Our stories always come along with songs… Hindi films did not invent it. One should respect Hindi cinema.”
“Our films are released in 35-36 countries worldwide. Indian cinema is one of the strongest goodwill ambassadors in the world. If we start doing a headcount,...
- 1/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
No two ways about it: April’s a great month for the Criterion Channel, which (among other things; more in a second) adds two recent favorites. We’re thrilled at the SVOD premiere of Hamaguchi’s entrancing Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, our #3 of 2021, and Bruno Dumont’s lacerating France, featuring Léa Seydoux’s finest performance yet.
Ethan Hawke’s Adventures in Moviegoing runs the gamut from Eagle Pennell’s Last Night at the Alamo to 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, while a 14-film John Ford retro (mostly) skips westerns altogether. And no notes on the Delphine Seyrig retro—multiple by Akerman, Ulrike Ottinger, Duras, a smattering of Buñuel, and Seyrig’s own film Be Pretty and Shut Up! That of all things might be the crown jewl.
See the full list of April titles below and more on the Criterion Channel.
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3 Bad Men, John Ford, 1926
Aar paar, Guru Dutt,...
Ethan Hawke’s Adventures in Moviegoing runs the gamut from Eagle Pennell’s Last Night at the Alamo to 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, while a 14-film John Ford retro (mostly) skips westerns altogether. And no notes on the Delphine Seyrig retro—multiple by Akerman, Ulrike Ottinger, Duras, a smattering of Buñuel, and Seyrig’s own film Be Pretty and Shut Up! That of all things might be the crown jewl.
See the full list of April titles below and more on the Criterion Channel.
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3 Bad Men, John Ford, 1926
Aar paar, Guru Dutt,...
- 3/25/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
‘Lata Mangeshkar… in her own voice’ (Niyogi Books) is a collection of fascinating conversations between Lata Mangeshkar and Nasreen Munni Kabir, an India-born TV producer, director and author based in the UK. It takes us into the world of India’s most gifted singer and reveals the person behind the voice that has provided the soundtrack […]...
- 2/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAmy Heckerling on the set of the Off Broadway musical of her film Clueless.We are delighted by the news shared by the New York Times that American auteur Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is producing an Off-Broadway musical of her pop culture landmark film (and so much more!), Clueless. For more on the director, read our 2016 interview.Recommended VIEWINGMarcelo Martinessi's lovely debut film The Heiresses, a delicate drama focusing on the self-discovery of a wealthy, middle-aged queer women in Paraguay, gets an English trailer. We reviewed the film at the 68th Berlinale held earlier this year.The Criterion Collection produced this lovely video exploring the birth and programming vision of New York's Walter Reade cinema. Recommended READINGIt's that time of the year again: Year-end lists of the best films of 2018 have...
- 12/12/2018
- MUBI
In the book ‘Aditya Chopra Relives…Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, written by Nasreen Munni Kabir, Aditya Chopra explains that he grew up in a upper class world and hence was listening more to western music. The change occurred when he saw a Hindi film that was a poor remake of some Hollywood film. Even the songs were copied from western tunes. Realizing that he might do the same when he becomes a filmmaker, he threw out a drawer full of pop and rock music CDs that he had “proudly amassed”. Since then, he has never listened to western music.
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- 1/19/2018
- by Fenil Seta
- BollywoodHungama
In the book ‘Aditya Chopra Relives…Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, written by Nasreen Munni Kabir, Aditya Chopra revealed he enlisted the help of Javed Siddiqui for the dialogues. However, the tone of his dialogues was not right for Aditya and hence he himself wrote most of the dialogues. Yet, there was one dialogue that caught Aditya Chopra’s attention which is‘Bade bade deshon mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain.’ Aditya Chopra explained that he felt that it was a lovely catchphrase, the sort that was popular in the 1950s. The line had a kind of cheesy quality that he liked.
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- 1/13/2018
- by Fenil Seta
- BollywoodHungama
BooksTNM catches up with Krishna Trilok, the man behind Ar Rahman’s official biography. Prathibha Parameswaran rahman_biography_03_650.jpgYoung and upcoming writer Krishna Trilok will pen the first official biography on the Chennai-based musical maestro Ar Rahman. The 24-year-old writer, who had previously come out with a fantasy novel- Sharikrida, has been working on the book tentatively titled ‘Ar Rahman: The man in the music’ that will hit the stores early next year. Krishna is the son of renowned ad filmmakers Sharada and Trilok Nair, who had earlier collaborated with Rahman for several popular commercials and also introduced him to Mani Ratnam. The Rahman biography will explore the lesser known facets of the award-winning composer’s personality, his daily life and views on relevant issues. While Rahman has been busy composing music for films like Rajeev Menon’s Sarvam Thaala Mayam starring Gv Prakash, Shankar’s 2.0 with Rajinikanth and Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds, he has also been recently exploring newer territories. He’s turned writer and producer for the musical 99 Songs and has also ventured into direction with a virtual reality film, Le Musk. What prompted you to work on this biography? Two other biographies have already been written on Rahman-Nasreen Munni Kabir’s ‘The Spirit Of Music’ and Kamini Mathai’s ‘Ar Rahman-The Musical Storm.’ What fresher insights do you hope to provide for his fans and music lovers? The earlier books written on him were either compilations of brief conversations with Rahman or collections of journalistic pieces, with the authors spending very little time with the person himself- if at all. Both the books chronicled the sides his life and career that many people were, up an extent, already aware of. With this biography, I have strived to get to the heart of the person behind the music, awards and films. He’s a man whose personality has not been explored—someone who’s very humorous, great and a gentle human being. It’s of course impossible to write about him without talking about his music and other works, but the aim has been to bring his personality to the fore. The book will feature some nice anecdotes from all the people that he’s worked with in his earlier years—Bharat Bala, Mani Ratnam, Sharda and Trilok Nair, who introduced him, Vijay Modi—who ran Audio Vision where he recorded his earlier jingles, Rajeev Menon, Rahman’s sisters Raihana and Fathima, Jyoti Nair Belliappa from Km Music conservatory, a few film directors, R Samidurai, his man Friday right from the 70s, his audio engineers, his business manager-Karan Grover and Vijay Iyer, his personal manager. They have all shared some interesting stories, like what he thought of Mani Ratnam and Tamil films before becoming part of the industry. Krishna Trilok There’s a lot of information on him out there, how do you think a biography will be relevant at this point? He’s pioneered the evolution of film music in India in a lot of ways. He introduced a lot of musicians to the technology and equipment they use in India today. He made film music composing lucrative for many upcoming music directors and with the help of his strong legal team pushed for procuring copyrights for his songs. I think he should be given his due. Right now, he’s becoming a lot more than just a musician and composer. He’s branching out into production and writing with 99 Songs, he’s directing a virtual reality film- Le Musk and he’s also come out with a concert film—One Heart. He’s becoming wider in his scope of activities. He has got the Km Music Conservatory going and he’s also set up a shooting floor and visual effects facility-ym Studios in Red Hills. From being an instrument player during recording sessions to composing jingles; to scoring music in Tamil and Hindi films; to going to Hollywood- he’s always been evolving. I wanted to write a book focusing on the turning points in his life. Your parents were some of the first people to discover his talent and introduced him to Mani Ratnam too. What have your interactions with Rahman been like before the idea of the book came about? What inspired you to write about him? It was a sudden plan. I’ve grown up with his music and I love his work. He was the only Indian artist from the film industry, who seemed intent to make a global impact. He has revolutionised his stage performances- moving from singers just standing with pieces of paper and mikes on stage, he’s brought in dancers and lights and made it a spectacle. He’s incredibly ambitious but also very humble and grounded—I find his persona very paradoxical. There’s a lot of information available on his work, but very little about the man himself and that was definitely intriguing. He’s never lost touch with anyone whom he knew earlier or been friends with. My parents would often talk about him and I would just be a disinterested listener because I never imagined myself becoming a writer one day and drawing on all this information. He would visit us once in a while or my parents would attend his closed-group Qawwali concerts that he conducted along with members from his music school. Unless I went with my parents, he couldn’t have recognised me earlier. There was an element of familiarity and it wasn’t like I met him for the first time when I approached him for the book, but I got to know him a bit during the course of writing this book. Poster of Le Musk, a virtual reality film directed by Rahman How did he react to the idea of a biography? What are the facets of his life and music that the book will be touching upon? He was very enthused by the idea of the book. I got a sense that he wanted someone other than a journalist or someone who would fit into the regular profile of biographer to interview him. He had glimpsed through my first book and he was on board. There’s a lot more to him than being a spiritual person or a composer who works late nights and wins a lot of awards-that’s often been written about. For example, his wife spoke to me about the kind of relationship that they share. He’s an extremely loving husband and father. She told me, “It’s a gift to have a husband like him.” It’s common knowledge that he does a lot of charity work. But you know, he remembers everybody who’s been connected with him in the past and calls them whenever an opportunity arises that could help them in anyway. He has a fantastic sense of humour and his one-liners and on the spot jokes are amazing. He loves technology and his mind is like sponge that can absorb any amount of information. He had to drop out of school early on, but he’s got that childlike curiosity to learn about stuff even other than music. '99 songs', a musical has been co-written and produced by Rahman How have you been finding the time to converse with him amidst his busy schedules and tours? Whenever he’s in the country, even if he’s in Mumbai, I would spend about a week with him following him around from morning to evening. So sometimes we have conversations while travelling in the car or I’d have meals with him in his house with others there. I think that most of the questions that could possibly be posed to him have already been asked and you can find almost anything about him on the internet. I wanted to observe him while he worked, interacted with others, his quirks and habits, the food he liked and his routine. I did that in Mumbai and Chennai. I have spoken to a lot of people connected with him over the years. Besides merely recounting the information gathered, I have tried to interpret them and put it in a larger context. Lot of people say that he arrived in the music scene with Roja in 1992. But we also need to see it in the context of the huge shift that the entertainment industry in India was going through post-liberalisation when western influences were setting in, cassettes were in vogue and the reach was more. His evolution as a composer is also in sync with the evolution of technology and the social sentiment at the time. In 2008, the global socio-political setting seemed just ideal for Rahman to win the Academy Award too. Were you allowed to observe him while he’s at work? He doesn’t let anyone in while he’s actually composing. Nobody is allowed to disturb him—it’s like prayer for him. But he comes back and is willing to share what went on and talk about it. He allowed me in during recording sessions though. He’s very chilled out and jovial for the most part but obviously if you mess up too much he’s going to get angry—just like any other human being. He cracks jokes to put new singers at ease. I think at heart, he’s still that boy who’s jamming with his band. There’s a lot of love and light-heartedness, but also a lot of passion. He always makes his singers feel like they’re part of a team; there’s absolutely no attitude. Was it hard to get him to open up? He was shier earlier on, but now he’s pretty talkative. He would not just answer my questions, but would touch upon various other things and I would often go back with more information than I had hoped to gather. The whole experience was just like two people chatting, so getting information was quite easy. Krishna Trilok’s biography on Rahman is nearing completion and is expected to hit the shelves in early 2018. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...
- 12/16/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Film Bazaar: Event also launches its new Virtual Reality Lounge with 12 international Vr projects.
Superstar composer Ar Rahman will premiere his Vande Mataram Live-in-vr Experience here at Film Bazaar today at 10 am in the new Vr Lounge.
The film – produced by Chennai-based Ym Movies — was shot in the 4K Stereoscopic format and captures Rahman’s tribute concert to the late vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi performed at the United Nations in New York in August. Rahman’s 1997 album is India’s largest-selling non-film album.
On Wednesday, Rahman (fresh from the Global Citizen concert in Mumbai, where he appeared with Coldplay) will attend Film Bazaar to talk about the making of the Vr film in conversation with documentary filmmaker/author Nasreen Munni Kabir as part of the Knowledge Series.
Rahman’s talk is one of several Knowledge Session events dedicated to virtual reality and immersive experiences. Today at 14:45 Michel Reilhac talks about Immersive technology and its role in...
Superstar composer Ar Rahman will premiere his Vande Mataram Live-in-vr Experience here at Film Bazaar today at 10 am in the new Vr Lounge.
The film – produced by Chennai-based Ym Movies — was shot in the 4K Stereoscopic format and captures Rahman’s tribute concert to the late vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi performed at the United Nations in New York in August. Rahman’s 1997 album is India’s largest-selling non-film album.
On Wednesday, Rahman (fresh from the Global Citizen concert in Mumbai, where he appeared with Coldplay) will attend Film Bazaar to talk about the making of the Vr film in conversation with documentary filmmaker/author Nasreen Munni Kabir as part of the Knowledge Series.
Rahman’s talk is one of several Knowledge Session events dedicated to virtual reality and immersive experiences. Today at 14:45 Michel Reilhac talks about Immersive technology and its role in...
- 11/21/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Day Five at the Jio Mami 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star saw some great sessions for film as well as television audiences.
Starting from the Oxfam and Jio Mami with Star Women in Film Brunch at Jw Marriot saw some powerful like Mami Chairperson, Kiran Rao, Oxfam head, Nisha Agarwal, Konkana SenSharma, Richa Chaddha, Poonam Dhillon, Ekta Kapoor, Leena Yadav, Deborah Young, Maanvi Gagroo, Nidhi Singh and more.
Oxfam discussed Women and Films with Oxfam Head, Nisha Agarwal, Christine Vachon, Leena Yadav, Rucha Pathak, Tala Hadid, Vibha Bakshi, Tillotama Shome and moderator Rahul BoseThe discussion covered topics like the portrayal of women in Indian cinema and how it affects the way we portray their roles in our society.
Television Vertical screened the world premiere of ‘P.O.W.’ The panel included Primetime Emmy Winner Cary Fukunaga, Gideon Raff, Gaurav Banerjee and Nikkhil Advani in conversation with Nikhil Taneja about...
Starting from the Oxfam and Jio Mami with Star Women in Film Brunch at Jw Marriot saw some powerful like Mami Chairperson, Kiran Rao, Oxfam head, Nisha Agarwal, Konkana SenSharma, Richa Chaddha, Poonam Dhillon, Ekta Kapoor, Leena Yadav, Deborah Young, Maanvi Gagroo, Nidhi Singh and more.
Oxfam discussed Women and Films with Oxfam Head, Nisha Agarwal, Christine Vachon, Leena Yadav, Rucha Pathak, Tala Hadid, Vibha Bakshi, Tillotama Shome and moderator Rahul BoseThe discussion covered topics like the portrayal of women in Indian cinema and how it affects the way we portray their roles in our society.
Television Vertical screened the world premiere of ‘P.O.W.’ The panel included Primetime Emmy Winner Cary Fukunaga, Gideon Raff, Gaurav Banerjee and Nikkhil Advani in conversation with Nikhil Taneja about...
- 10/27/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol came together yesterday at Yrf Studios to celebrate the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema – Yash Raj Films’ iconic Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge directed by Aditya Chopra.
“It’s been 20 years for this film and I feel honoured that I was part of this film. It’s been 100 years of Indian cinema and I would say one-fifth of it belongs to Ddlj,” Shah Rukh Khan said and no one could have said it any better!
The Ddlj pair recreated the ‘Ddlj magic’ as they effortlessly recalled all their fond memories from the film, enacted scenes and recounted dialogues. It seemed like it was only yesterday that the actors worked on the movie. Srk, carrying Raj’s trademark knapsack, filled with memories still reverberating with audiences even today, along with his Simran, the ever bubbly Kajol, shared never before heard movie trivia...
“It’s been 20 years for this film and I feel honoured that I was part of this film. It’s been 100 years of Indian cinema and I would say one-fifth of it belongs to Ddlj,” Shah Rukh Khan said and no one could have said it any better!
The Ddlj pair recreated the ‘Ddlj magic’ as they effortlessly recalled all their fond memories from the film, enacted scenes and recounted dialogues. It seemed like it was only yesterday that the actors worked on the movie. Srk, carrying Raj’s trademark knapsack, filled with memories still reverberating with audiences even today, along with his Simran, the ever bubbly Kajol, shared never before heard movie trivia...
- 12/14/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
This exceptional and unique book, is a very personal story of this phenomenally popular film that turned the tide of Hindi cinema in the 1990’s and has rightfully earned pride of place among the most successful and acclaimed Indian films of all time.
Twenty years after the release and uninterrupted run of the film, the private and reclusive Aditya Chopra, traces the journey that led to the making of his first film. He discusses his influences, shares insights on cinema, and provides fascinating details about how he went about making the movie that changed his life and that has now become part of the lives of audiences across generations. With pages full of unknown information and anecdotes about Ddlj in the words of its Director, as told to Nasreen Munni Kabir, this book is also illustrated with many rare and unseen images.
Click here to pre-order your copy now!
Come...
Twenty years after the release and uninterrupted run of the film, the private and reclusive Aditya Chopra, traces the journey that led to the making of his first film. He discusses his influences, shares insights on cinema, and provides fascinating details about how he went about making the movie that changed his life and that has now become part of the lives of audiences across generations. With pages full of unknown information and anecdotes about Ddlj in the words of its Director, as told to Nasreen Munni Kabir, this book is also illustrated with many rare and unseen images.
Click here to pre-order your copy now!
Come...
- 12/4/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Shakespeare’s Hamlet has a complex protagonist, revenge, murder and deceit. It is no wonder that the play has witnessed a number of adaptations and is revered as one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. In terms of film, there have been several adaptations. However, Laurence Oliviers black and white adaptation produced in 1948 steals the show and remains as the only Shakespeare film to have won best picture and best actor at the Oscars.
Now the time has come for Bollywood to explore Hamlet through Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, set for release on the 2nd of October 2014. The tragic prince is played by Shahid Kapoor, one of Bollywood’s most versatile actor’s. Shahid Kapoor received critical acclaim for his performance in Kaminey, also directed by Bhardwaj. Anticipation is running high not just for the Shakespearian Bollywood adaptation but for the director-actor duo to once again work their magic.
Vishal Bhardwaj...
Now the time has come for Bollywood to explore Hamlet through Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, set for release on the 2nd of October 2014. The tragic prince is played by Shahid Kapoor, one of Bollywood’s most versatile actor’s. Shahid Kapoor received critical acclaim for his performance in Kaminey, also directed by Bhardwaj. Anticipation is running high not just for the Shakespearian Bollywood adaptation but for the director-actor duo to once again work their magic.
Vishal Bhardwaj...
- 9/15/2014
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, April 7: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, who recently unveiled Nasreen Munni Kabir's book "Conversations with Waheeda Rehman", says she is "not okay" if a film is made on her life.
The 76-year-old has featured in several Bollywood classics like "Solvaa Saal", "Pyasa", "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam", "Bees Saal Baad' and "Guide", and she has regaled audiences with her graceful dancing skills over the years.
Biopics are a new trend in the Hindi film industry. So, asked if she would be fine with a film on her journey, she told Ians: "I am (over) 75. Now it's a long journey...it has to be made in four parts. But personally,.
The 76-year-old has featured in several Bollywood classics like "Solvaa Saal", "Pyasa", "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam", "Bees Saal Baad' and "Guide", and she has regaled audiences with her graceful dancing skills over the years.
Biopics are a new trend in the Hindi film industry. So, asked if she would be fine with a film on her journey, she told Ians: "I am (over) 75. Now it's a long journey...it has to be made in four parts. But personally,.
- 4/7/2014
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, April 5: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, who has shared her life journey in the book "Conversations with Waheeda", was tight-lipped about her alleged relationship with filmmaker Guru Dutt.
Asked about it at the book launch event, she said: "I don't want to get into it... my private life is nobody's business."
Coming to her rescue, the book's author Nasreen Munni Kabir said: "We have to respect actors' personal lives and we should not cross the line. She has been loved by all of us (for her work) and that's not (her relationship) what she is known for."
Further asked why directors fall in love with their.
Asked about it at the book launch event, she said: "I don't want to get into it... my private life is nobody's business."
Coming to her rescue, the book's author Nasreen Munni Kabir said: "We have to respect actors' personal lives and we should not cross the line. She has been loved by all of us (for her work) and that's not (her relationship) what she is known for."
Further asked why directors fall in love with their.
- 4/5/2014
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, April 5: Unveiling "Conversations with Waheeda Rehman" authored by Nasreen Munni Kabir, veteran actress Waheeda Rehman Saturday said she doesn't like the idea of biographies.
"I don't like the concept of biographies but I would credit it (this book) to Nasreen for her patience. Why should anybody know about my personal life so we have made it into an interview," Waheeda told reporters at the event.
The book shares an insightful view of Waheeda in a question and answer format.
"People think it is an interview but my view on this is its an biographical conversation. We had 20 to 25 sessions of two hours.
"I don't like the concept of biographies but I would credit it (this book) to Nasreen for her patience. Why should anybody know about my personal life so we have made it into an interview," Waheeda told reporters at the event.
The book shares an insightful view of Waheeda in a question and answer format.
"People think it is an interview but my view on this is its an biographical conversation. We had 20 to 25 sessions of two hours.
- 4/5/2014
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, March 21: Author Nasreen Munni Kabir has penned "Conversations with Waheeda Rehman", which provides a rare view of the National Award-winning veteran actress's life. It is set to hit the stands soon.
Published by Penguin, the book on the veteran actress will hit the stands by end of this week, said a statement.
Waheeda, whose career spans about six decades, is renowned for her natural talent in front of the camera and her ethereal beauty.
The 77-year-old, who started her Hindi movie journey with a bit yet impressive role in Dev Anand and Shakila-starrer "C.I.D", went on to become one of the.
Published by Penguin, the book on the veteran actress will hit the stands by end of this week, said a statement.
Waheeda, whose career spans about six decades, is renowned for her natural talent in front of the camera and her ethereal beauty.
The 77-year-old, who started her Hindi movie journey with a bit yet impressive role in Dev Anand and Shakila-starrer "C.I.D", went on to become one of the.
- 3/21/2014
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired four films that have screened at Film Bazaar including India’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
The four titles – The Good Road, Sulemani Keeda, Fandry and B.A. Pass - will screen as part of the New Voices section within Channel 4’s Indian film season in 2014. The season of around 20 Indian titles is screened in two blocks – April and September-October.
“The idea is to make sure we cater to a wider Asian audience, so we would have a commercial movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara screening alongside a Celluloid Man,” said Channel 4 Indian film programmer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
“These are young, new generation film-makers who will not get mainstream studios’ distribution support. The only downside is that sub-titled films play late at night [after 11pm] but people mostly record and watch at their convenience.”
Gyan Correa’s The Good Road is a Gujarati-language road movie revolving around three groups of people...
The four titles – The Good Road, Sulemani Keeda, Fandry and B.A. Pass - will screen as part of the New Voices section within Channel 4’s Indian film season in 2014. The season of around 20 Indian titles is screened in two blocks – April and September-October.
“The idea is to make sure we cater to a wider Asian audience, so we would have a commercial movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara screening alongside a Celluloid Man,” said Channel 4 Indian film programmer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
“These are young, new generation film-makers who will not get mainstream studios’ distribution support. The only downside is that sub-titled films play late at night [after 11pm] but people mostly record and watch at their convenience.”
Gyan Correa’s The Good Road is a Gujarati-language road movie revolving around three groups of people...
- 11/22/2013
- by uditaj@gmail.com (Udita Jhunjhunwala)
- ScreenDaily
UK broadcaster Channel 4 had acquired four films that have screened at Film Bazaar – The Good Road, Sulemani Keeda, Fandry and B.A. Pass.
The four titles will screen as part of the New Voices section within Channel 4’s Indian film season in 2014. The season of around 20 Indian titles is screened in two blocks – April and September-October.
“The idea is to make sure we cater to a wider Asian audience, so we would have a commercial movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara screening alongside a Celluloid Man,” said Channel 4 Indian film programmer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
“These are young, new generation film-makers who will not get mainstream studios’ distribution support. The only downside is that sub-titled films play late at night [after 11pm] but people mostly record and watch at their convenience.”
Gyan Correa’s The Good Road is a Gujarati-language road movie revolving around three groups of people travelling in the Rann of Kutch, while Fandry...
The four titles will screen as part of the New Voices section within Channel 4’s Indian film season in 2014. The season of around 20 Indian titles is screened in two blocks – April and September-October.
“The idea is to make sure we cater to a wider Asian audience, so we would have a commercial movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara screening alongside a Celluloid Man,” said Channel 4 Indian film programmer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
“These are young, new generation film-makers who will not get mainstream studios’ distribution support. The only downside is that sub-titled films play late at night [after 11pm] but people mostly record and watch at their convenience.”
Gyan Correa’s The Good Road is a Gujarati-language road movie revolving around three groups of people travelling in the Rann of Kutch, while Fandry...
- 11/22/2013
- by uditaj@gmail.com (Udita Jhunjhunwala)
- ScreenDaily
It would be wrong of us to celebrate one hundred years of Indian Cinema if we did not acknowledge one of the greatest epics to have ever been made. Directed by K. Asif, Mughal-e-Azam (1960) is a film oozing with grandeur, romance and drama. Starring Dilip Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor and Madhubala in central roles, it is based on the 16th century mythical love tale between a Mughal prince named Saleem (Dilip Kumar) and the court’s maidservant Anarkali (Madhubala). After seeing the two lovers together, Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor) attempts to separate them, as he does not want a commoner to become the future Queen of India. Without a doubt, you are not a true fan of Indian Cinema until you have seen the phenomenal beauty that is Mughal-e-Azam.
Initially having received a lukewarm response from the critics, Mughal-e-Azam rapidly became one of the biggest hits in Indian box office history...
Initially having received a lukewarm response from the critics, Mughal-e-Azam rapidly became one of the biggest hits in Indian box office history...
- 5/16/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Those who are devoted Bollywood fans will probably be aware of the fact that 2013 is an important year for the film industry, since it will be celebrating 100 years since the first moving picture was made. Well for anyone who is keen on acquiring a piece of memorabilia which marks this historic occasion, then look no further. A unique 2013 diary titled A Sideways Glance at Hindi Cinema has recently been published by Penguin Books and has been devised by the eminent UK based documentary filmmaker and writer Nasreen Munni Kabir. She has spent decades in ensuring that the history of Hindi cinema has been well documented by interviewing and writing about numerous actors, filmmakers, singers and musicians. These include figures such as the pioneering filmmaker Guru Dutt, superstar Shah Rukh Khan and India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar.
This carefully produced diary contains spellbinding images of film props, film posters, costume designs...
This carefully produced diary contains spellbinding images of film props, film posters, costume designs...
- 12/14/2012
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, Oct 7: Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan had 'music on his face', remembers Britain-based filmmaker-writer Nasreen Munni Kabir, who struggled to bring out a documentary on the famous bard of Benaras until the intervention of composer A.R. Rehman.
The 50-minute documentary, 'Bismillah of Benaras', made by Kabir with support from the BBC will be distributed by Sony Music. Kabir collaborated with Rahman, a Bismillah fan, who helped her tie up with Sony for distribution. He also is the presenter of the movie.
'I conceived it.
The 50-minute documentary, 'Bismillah of Benaras', made by Kabir with support from the BBC will be distributed by Sony Music. Kabir collaborated with Rahman, a Bismillah fan, who helped her tie up with Sony for distribution. He also is the presenter of the movie.
'I conceived it.
- 10/7/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Choreographer Farah Khan is set to publish her autobiography. The book, which charts her journey from childhood deprivation to Bollywood success, will be ghost-written by Nasreen Munni Kabir. Khan told the Mumbai Mirror: "Nasreen had written a book [called] Women in Indian Film on women entertainers where I was featured. I like the way she wrote about my life. I believe she is the right person to write my story." The dancer said that the book will spare no detail about her upbringing and her later life within the industry. "My brother Sajid and I grew up under the most demanding conditions," she said. "My (more)...
- 8/7/2011
- by By Priya Joshi
- Digital Spy
A collectors DVD Pack of the documentary In Search of Guru Dutt directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir was launched by Shemaroo Entertainment on his 86th birth anniversary.
In Search of Guru Dutt is an 85 minute film on the life of the legendary filmmaker that includes comments by his contemporaries Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Abrar Alvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Johny Walker, Shyam Benegal, Atmaram, Kalpana Lajmi and others.
The DVD pack also contains a book which has some of the rarest photos of Guru Dutt.
Nasreen Munni Kabir is an India-born television producer based in the UK. She has also published a coffee table book called “ The Dialogue of Pyaasa”. In 2005, she produced a two-part documentary on Shahrukh Khan titled “The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan”.
In Search of Guru Dutt is an 85 minute film on the life of the legendary filmmaker that includes comments by his contemporaries Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Abrar Alvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Johny Walker, Shyam Benegal, Atmaram, Kalpana Lajmi and others.
The DVD pack also contains a book which has some of the rarest photos of Guru Dutt.
Nasreen Munni Kabir is an India-born television producer based in the UK. She has also published a coffee table book called “ The Dialogue of Pyaasa”. In 2005, she produced a two-part documentary on Shahrukh Khan titled “The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan”.
- 7/12/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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