Celebrated Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap was in vintage free, frank and forthright form at a masterclass in Toronto on Sunday.
“I have a massive problem with authority and authority has problems with me,” was one of the many nuggets from Kashyap, whose very first film “Paanch” (2003) was banned in India and whose subsequent work has been the subject of domestic scrutiny while being celebrated both at home and globally.
Kashyap’s cop noir “Kennedy,” which had its world premiere at Cannes earlier this year, is on an extended festival run. It opened the 12th edition of Bmo International Film Festival of South Asia (Iffsa), where he delivered the masterclass. Kashyap was in conversation with festival patron, acclaimed filmmaker Anup Singh (“The Song of Scorpions”). Unlike masterclasses that look back at the filmmaker’s oeuvre, Singh chose instead to look at the broad themes that have informed Kashyap’s work over...
“I have a massive problem with authority and authority has problems with me,” was one of the many nuggets from Kashyap, whose very first film “Paanch” (2003) was banned in India and whose subsequent work has been the subject of domestic scrutiny while being celebrated both at home and globally.
Kashyap’s cop noir “Kennedy,” which had its world premiere at Cannes earlier this year, is on an extended festival run. It opened the 12th edition of Bmo International Film Festival of South Asia (Iffsa), where he delivered the masterclass. Kashyap was in conversation with festival patron, acclaimed filmmaker Anup Singh (“The Song of Scorpions”). Unlike masterclasses that look back at the filmmaker’s oeuvre, Singh chose instead to look at the broad themes that have informed Kashyap’s work over...
- 10/17/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has given memorable films such as ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ugly’, ‘Paanch’, ‘Black Friday’ and others, is also known for voicing his opinions. The director shared that the oppressive system of patriarchy is the creation of insecure men.
Anuragis about to release his short film titled ‘Bebaak’ as a producer. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sarah Hashmi, Sheeba Chadha, and Vipin Sharma.
The film showcases an inspiring story of Fatima, a Muslim girl who hails from a modest Muslim family with three siblings, and harbours dreams of becoming an architect.
However, her father’s financial constraints threaten to shatter her aspirations. In a desperate move, her father takes her to a conservative Muslim Trust that provides funds for promising students, putting her in a dilemma as she grapples with her beliefs and dreams.
Discussing societal patriarchy and the suppression of women’s empowerment through religious contexts, Anurag said:...
Anuragis about to release his short film titled ‘Bebaak’ as a producer. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sarah Hashmi, Sheeba Chadha, and Vipin Sharma.
The film showcases an inspiring story of Fatima, a Muslim girl who hails from a modest Muslim family with three siblings, and harbours dreams of becoming an architect.
However, her father’s financial constraints threaten to shatter her aspirations. In a desperate move, her father takes her to a conservative Muslim Trust that provides funds for promising students, putting her in a dilemma as she grapples with her beliefs and dreams.
Discussing societal patriarchy and the suppression of women’s empowerment through religious contexts, Anurag said:...
- 9/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has given memorable films such as ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ugly’, ‘Paanch’, ‘Black Friday’ and others, is also known for voicing his opinions. The director shared that the oppressive system of patriarchy is the creation of insecure men.
Anuragis about to release his short film titled ‘Bebaak’ as a producer. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sarah Hashmi, Sheeba Chadha, and Vipin Sharma.
The film showcases an inspiring story of Fatima, a Muslim girl who hails from a modest Muslim family with three siblings, and harbours dreams of becoming an architect.
However, her father’s financial constraints threaten to shatter her aspirations. In a desperate move, her father takes her to a conservative Muslim Trust that provides funds for promising students, putting her in a dilemma as she grapples with her beliefs and dreams.
Discussing societal patriarchy and the suppression of women’s empowerment through religious contexts, Anurag said:...
Anuragis about to release his short film titled ‘Bebaak’ as a producer. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sarah Hashmi, Sheeba Chadha, and Vipin Sharma.
The film showcases an inspiring story of Fatima, a Muslim girl who hails from a modest Muslim family with three siblings, and harbours dreams of becoming an architect.
However, her father’s financial constraints threaten to shatter her aspirations. In a desperate move, her father takes her to a conservative Muslim Trust that provides funds for promising students, putting her in a dilemma as she grapples with her beliefs and dreams.
Discussing societal patriarchy and the suppression of women’s empowerment through religious contexts, Anurag said:...
- 9/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Aug 7 (Ians) Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap, whose films like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ugly’, ‘Dev.D’, ‘Black Friday’ and others have strengthened the parallel cinema in India and have cultivated an enormous fan base, is set to visit the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Iffm) as his upcoming film ‘Kennedy’ has been selected as the closing film at the festival.
Kashyap, who is often credited as the poster boy of the present day indie cinema in India, shared that he had the idea of ‘Kennedy’ brewing inside him for 20 years but it only got materialised when the pandemic hit the world. In a way, the pandemic became the perfect physical setting for Kashyap’s story as he wanted to give it a very “comic book” kind of a spin to the story.
Talking about how the came together, the director told Ians: “I have had the idea for ‘Kennedy’ for close to 20 years,...
Kashyap, who is often credited as the poster boy of the present day indie cinema in India, shared that he had the idea of ‘Kennedy’ brewing inside him for 20 years but it only got materialised when the pandemic hit the world. In a way, the pandemic became the perfect physical setting for Kashyap’s story as he wanted to give it a very “comic book” kind of a spin to the story.
Talking about how the came together, the director told Ians: “I have had the idea for ‘Kennedy’ for close to 20 years,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ott platforms have not just changed the rules of the entertainment market, they have given, literally, a second life to Bollywood stars who had faded away from the public eye for quite some time. Of late, a number of senior actors, who had virtually retired from the industry or had limited theatrical releases, are now being reinvented and getting a hugely positive response to their work, courtesy of streaming platforms.
Here’s a list of nine actors who are back in the reckoning in their second innings because of Ott:
Harman Baweja
The actor made his debut with the 2008 release “Love Story 2050”, directed by his father Harry Baweja, and charmed the audience with his dancing skills (and little else!), but he was dismissed by all as the poor man’s Hrithik Roshan.
Hansal Mehta’s streaming series “Scoop”, which sees a no-longer-chocolate-boy Harman back in action as Joint Commissioner...
Here’s a list of nine actors who are back in the reckoning in their second innings because of Ott:
Harman Baweja
The actor made his debut with the 2008 release “Love Story 2050”, directed by his father Harry Baweja, and charmed the audience with his dancing skills (and little else!), but he was dismissed by all as the poor man’s Hrithik Roshan.
Hansal Mehta’s streaming series “Scoop”, which sees a no-longer-chocolate-boy Harman back in action as Joint Commissioner...
- 6/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Marathi web series ‘Jakkal’ is set to unravel the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders that took place in the Pune of the 1970s. Through the show, the audience will get to know to what extent can four boys with no criminal background, belonging to middle class families, go once they start committing such a brutal crime.
The show is created by Vivek Wagh who has worked on the project for the last four years. Wagh has also won a National Award for the Best Investigative Documentary in 2021 based on the same subject. The show is produced by Jio Studios, Shivam Yadav and Kartikee Yadav of A Culture Canvas Entertainment production.
Talking about the show, creator Vivek Wagh said, “A city like Pune which was known as a Pensioner’s Paradise and a cultural capital, there were two emergencies that took place during that time. One was National and the other was the Jakkal emergency.
The show is created by Vivek Wagh who has worked on the project for the last four years. Wagh has also won a National Award for the Best Investigative Documentary in 2021 based on the same subject. The show is produced by Jio Studios, Shivam Yadav and Kartikee Yadav of A Culture Canvas Entertainment production.
Talking about the show, creator Vivek Wagh said, “A city like Pune which was known as a Pensioner’s Paradise and a cultural capital, there were two emergencies that took place during that time. One was National and the other was the Jakkal emergency.
- 9/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
One Shot is a series that seeks to find an essence of cinema history in one single image of a movie. In Anurag Kashyap's socio-political drama Gulaal (2009), the stirring climactic lament "Duniya" encapsulates the filmmaker's disillusionment with the world: a world mired in deceit, greed, sectarianism, and megalomania; a world where goodness succumbs to the brute force of evil. This song sequence sees the naïve protagonist Dilip Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary) slowly dying of his gunshot wound, culminating in the antagonist Karan (Aditya Srivastava) being declared the head of the secessionist Rajputana movement. The haunting crescendo by music composer-lyricist-singer Piyush Mishra underscores the close-up framing of Karan, whose devilish stare into the camera has been etched in the collective memory of Kashyap's admirers. Throughout his career, the rebellious auteur has had to bear criticism for exploring dark themes in his films, propagating cynicism, and indulging in downbeat endings. Like Dilip,...
- 4/12/2022
- MUBI
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has made films like "Paanch" and "Raman Raghav 2.0" based on the life of serial killers, feels that truth is stranger than fiction.
Anurag was interacting with the media at the launch of author Anirban Bhattacharya's book titled "The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers" here on Thursday.
Asked what is it about the mind of a serial killer that draws him to make films on them, Anurag said: "It's always inexplicable? I don't understand what makes them the way they are and that's what is very interesting because you can't make sense of it.
"I feel the logic, the intelligence and no kind of reasoning works there. It is just as it is and that is what is scary about them."
What kind of challenges does he face when he fictionalizes something that has already happened?
He said: "I feel we don't need to fictionalize it,...
Anurag was interacting with the media at the launch of author Anirban Bhattacharya's book titled "The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers" here on Thursday.
Asked what is it about the mind of a serial killer that draws him to make films on them, Anurag said: "It's always inexplicable? I don't understand what makes them the way they are and that's what is very interesting because you can't make sense of it.
"I feel the logic, the intelligence and no kind of reasoning works there. It is just as it is and that is what is scary about them."
What kind of challenges does he face when he fictionalizes something that has already happened?
He said: "I feel we don't need to fictionalize it,...
- 6/7/2019
- GlamSham
If you live near Austin and you feel the earth shifting beneath your feet, then you might want to throw on your sneakers and start running now, because the King of the Monsters is heading to Texas this week for the North American premiere of Shin Godzilla at Fantastic Fest 2016:
Press Release: Austin, TX - September 21, 2016 - Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest is excited to unveil last minute additions to the schedule, adding to one of the most highly diverse lineups in the festival's twelve-year history. And see who will go toe to toe in the fest's highly anticipated yearly event, the Fantastic Debates!
Godzilla returns to the big screen in 2016 with Shin Godzilla, the 32nd film in the legendary franchise and currently the 3rd highest grossing film in Japan this year. The King of the Monsters stomps into Fantastic Fest for its North American Premiere before smashing its way through the U.
Press Release: Austin, TX - September 21, 2016 - Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest is excited to unveil last minute additions to the schedule, adding to one of the most highly diverse lineups in the festival's twelve-year history. And see who will go toe to toe in the fest's highly anticipated yearly event, the Fantastic Debates!
Godzilla returns to the big screen in 2016 with Shin Godzilla, the 32nd film in the legendary franchise and currently the 3rd highest grossing film in Japan this year. The King of the Monsters stomps into Fantastic Fest for its North American Premiere before smashing its way through the U.
- 9/21/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exploring the dark segment once again, director Abhishek Chaubey's realistic portrayal of substance abuse in Udta Punjab has fuelled controversies which have eventually affected the release of the film. Caught in the midst of the censorship and political conflicts, Udta Punjab may now not release this month and speculations have it that the film has been pushed to July 15.
Earlier we had mentioned about the censorship debacle as the Revising Committee has not only added over 85 cuts in the film but has also suggested the removal of the word 'Punjab' from the dialogues as well as the title of the film. This has further triggered yet another spat of sorts between the makers namely - Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Productions with the two supporting completely different ideologies. As Balaji is ready to abide a few cuts given by the censor board, Phantom refuses to follow the same. In fact,...
Earlier we had mentioned about the censorship debacle as the Revising Committee has not only added over 85 cuts in the film but has also suggested the removal of the word 'Punjab' from the dialogues as well as the title of the film. This has further triggered yet another spat of sorts between the makers namely - Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Productions with the two supporting completely different ideologies. As Balaji is ready to abide a few cuts given by the censor board, Phantom refuses to follow the same. In fact,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
New Delhi, May 4: Anurag Kashyap has revealed that he got his very first suit stitched for the big premiere of 'Black Friday,' but just then misfortune knocked on his door and the film got stalled.
Kashyap spoke his heart out during Utv Stars' show 'Yeh Hai Meri Kahaani' and said that the most horrifying moment for him, worse than Paanch being unreleased, was the re-release of the film in 2005.
He said that he wore that suit and headed for the premier.
Recalling the day, the director said that just when he was about to leave his house, he received a call that the film had got stalled again.
"Wearing.
Kashyap spoke his heart out during Utv Stars' show 'Yeh Hai Meri Kahaani' and said that the most horrifying moment for him, worse than Paanch being unreleased, was the re-release of the film in 2005.
He said that he wore that suit and headed for the premier.
Recalling the day, the director said that just when he was about to leave his house, he received a call that the film had got stalled again.
"Wearing.
- 5/4/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly will be screened at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. His two part Gangs of Wasseypur was screened in the same section at the festival last year.
Directors’ Fortnight is a parallel section of Cannes Film Festival.
Ugly has Tejaswini Kolhapure and Ronit Roy in lead roles. Tejaswini started her career with Kashyap’s Paanch (2005) but the film was never released due to trouble with censor board.
Ugly is produced by Phanton Films, a company run by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena. It is co produced by Dar Motion Pictures.
Bombay Talkies, a portmanteau feature, which has a segment directed by Anurag Kashyap will have a gala screening at Cannes to mark the 100 years of Indian cinema.
“It’s a simple kidnap drama but it deals with relationships, patriarchal system, how men look at women, domestic violence and many more things. It’s...
Directors’ Fortnight is a parallel section of Cannes Film Festival.
Ugly has Tejaswini Kolhapure and Ronit Roy in lead roles. Tejaswini started her career with Kashyap’s Paanch (2005) but the film was never released due to trouble with censor board.
Ugly is produced by Phanton Films, a company run by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena. It is co produced by Dar Motion Pictures.
Bombay Talkies, a portmanteau feature, which has a segment directed by Anurag Kashyap will have a gala screening at Cannes to mark the 100 years of Indian cinema.
“It’s a simple kidnap drama but it deals with relationships, patriarchal system, how men look at women, domestic violence and many more things. It’s...
- 4/23/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gangs of Wasseypur is a gruesome, unhygienic, multi-generational crime epic – and it's leading India's new cinematic wave
"Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean," says Anurag Kashyap. "They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland – clean places. Everywhere except India." By contrast, Kashyap's latest movie, Gangs Of Wasseypur, seems determined to show the India you don't see in the movies. Wasseypur is a nondescript industrial town in Bihar, India's poorest region. And rather than drugs or casinos, these gangs are fighting for control of coal mines and scrap metal. It was filmed on bustling streets and industrial wastelands, even – since one of the movie's central clans are butchers by trade – an abattoir. "That was difficult," Kashyap recalls. "The smell was so bad. While we were shooting, 60 buffaloes and a camel got slaughtered before our eyes.
"Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean," says Anurag Kashyap. "They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland – clean places. Everywhere except India." By contrast, Kashyap's latest movie, Gangs Of Wasseypur, seems determined to show the India you don't see in the movies. Wasseypur is a nondescript industrial town in Bihar, India's poorest region. And rather than drugs or casinos, these gangs are fighting for control of coal mines and scrap metal. It was filmed on bustling streets and industrial wastelands, even – since one of the movie's central clans are butchers by trade – an abattoir. "That was difficult," Kashyap recalls. "The smell was so bad. While we were shooting, 60 buffaloes and a camel got slaughtered before our eyes.
- 3/1/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Anurag Kashyap is on the World Cinema Dramatic Jury of the upcoming 2013 Sundance film festival to be held from January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Kashyap’s credits as a director include Paanch (2003), Black Friday (2004), No Smoking (2007), Dev. D (2009), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010), and the two-part Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), which will play in the Spotlight Section of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
“His films have made him a face representing the new wave of Indian Cinema at various prestigious platforms across the globe,” states an official press release from Sundance.
The other members of the World Cinema Dramatic Jury are Lebanese filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki and award-winning producer Joana Vicente.
Kashyap’s credits as a director include Paanch (2003), Black Friday (2004), No Smoking (2007), Dev. D (2009), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010), and the two-part Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), which will play in the Spotlight Section of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
“His films have made him a face representing the new wave of Indian Cinema at various prestigious platforms across the globe,” states an official press release from Sundance.
The other members of the World Cinema Dramatic Jury are Lebanese filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki and award-winning producer Joana Vicente.
- 12/20/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ed Burns, whose debut film The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, was announced today as a jury member for next month’s Sundance in Park City, Utah. Burns joins documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, executive Tom Rothman and 16 others named to five juries that will award prizes at independent film’s most high-profile showcase.
Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 22, with feature film awards announced at a separate ceremony on Jan. 26. The festival runs this year from Jan. 17-27.
Click below for the entire Sundance jury list:
U.S. Documentary Jury
Liz Garbus is a prolific documentary filmmaker.
Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 22, with feature film awards announced at a separate ceremony on Jan. 26. The festival runs this year from Jan. 17-27.
Click below for the entire Sundance jury list:
U.S. Documentary Jury
Liz Garbus is a prolific documentary filmmaker.
- 12/19/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Anurag Kashyap is a name that silences even the biggest Bollywood cynic. This week on Bollywood Storytellers, the maverick director talks to Zoom about his desperation to be a part of Indian film industry and succeeding on his own terms. While his directorial debut Paanch did not see the light of day, films like Dev D, Gulaal, Black Friday and the Gangs Of Wasseypur series have cemented Anurag Kashyap as a storyteller with the power to excel in unconventional mainstream cinema.Despite his initial struggles, Anurag did not bow down and conform to the verdict of the industry. Read More...
- 10/29/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Anurag Kashyap is a name that silences even the biggest Bollywood cynic. This week on Bollywood Storytellers, the maverick director talks to Zoom about his desperation to be a part of Indian film industry and succeeding on his own terms. While his directorial debut Paanch did not see the light of day, films like Dev D, Gulaal, Black Friday and the Gangs Of Wasseypur series have cemented Anurag Kashyap as a storyteller with the power to excel in unconventional mainstream cinema.
- 10/29/2012
- GlamSham
Bollywood director and screenwriter Anurag Kashyap and National award winning actor Atul Kulkarni turned a year older on Monday. Anurag Kashyap, who was born in 1972, turned 40 years, while Atul Kulkarni turned 47 years. Kashyap made his directorial debut with the unreleased film Paanch, which was followed by a controversial film Black Friday about the 1993 Bombay Bombings (a series of 13 bomb explosions that took place in Mumbai). Kashyap is best known for making film...
- 9/10/2012
- GlamSham
Part 1 of director Anurag Kashyap’s sprawling family saga of power and revenge did two very important things: it introduced the character of Faizal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), and it left me with a definite appetite to see Part 2. I had the chance to do just that a screening held in advance of the presentation of both parts at Tiff 2012.
Part 2 begins where Part 1 left off, with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai). Part 2 sees his eldest son, Danish (Vineet Kumar), begin to take over the reins, and exact punishment for his father’s assassination, but he soon is taken down by Sultan Qureshi (Pankaj Tripathi). Thus it falls to the perpetually stoned Faizal to step up and exact revenge – a role that no one, not even his mother Nagma (“Look at your eyes, dead with drugs,” she tells him), feels he is fit for.
And it’s true – the days pass,...
Part 2 begins where Part 1 left off, with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai). Part 2 sees his eldest son, Danish (Vineet Kumar), begin to take over the reins, and exact punishment for his father’s assassination, but he soon is taken down by Sultan Qureshi (Pankaj Tripathi). Thus it falls to the perpetually stoned Faizal to step up and exact revenge – a role that no one, not even his mother Nagma (“Look at your eyes, dead with drugs,” she tells him), feels he is fit for.
And it’s true – the days pass,...
- 9/10/2012
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Films that gained a ‘cult following’ over the years,despite being unnoticed on release
Silsila
Yash Chopra is looked upon as the grandfather of candyfloss romance, an antithesis to the more ‘artistic’ genre of films. One wonders why. Here’s what his early films were about:
Unwed mothers and illegitimate children – Dhool ka Phool (1959)
Partition and the rise of Hindu fundamentalism – Dharmputra (1961)
Taut, song less thriller about a fugitive, a lone woman and a corpse – Ittefaq (1969)
A man who lives with his wife and the ‘other woman’, Hindi Cinema’s first Ménage à trois- Daag (1973)
In 1981, we had another of his equally risqué works, Silsila. Expectedly, sparks flew when the Screen God of the time shared screen space with the reigning diva. Rekha and Amitabh were quite an item on screen and allegedly, off screen too. The grapevine has it that Chopra was inspired to make Silsila on this relationship...
Silsila
Yash Chopra is looked upon as the grandfather of candyfloss romance, an antithesis to the more ‘artistic’ genre of films. One wonders why. Here’s what his early films were about:
Unwed mothers and illegitimate children – Dhool ka Phool (1959)
Partition and the rise of Hindu fundamentalism – Dharmputra (1961)
Taut, song less thriller about a fugitive, a lone woman and a corpse – Ittefaq (1969)
A man who lives with his wife and the ‘other woman’, Hindi Cinema’s first Ménage à trois- Daag (1973)
In 1981, we had another of his equally risqué works, Silsila. Expectedly, sparks flew when the Screen God of the time shared screen space with the reigning diva. Rekha and Amitabh were quite an item on screen and allegedly, off screen too. The grapevine has it that Chopra was inspired to make Silsila on this relationship...
- 9/5/2012
- by Amborish Roychoudhury
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, Aug 17:
Anurag Kashyap had a humble starting, he began as a director in 1999 "Last Train To Mahakali" and the second film "Paanch" was banned from being released as it contained lot of violence in it. But surely the director did not give up and he showed his worth with "Gangs of Wasseypur", a revenge drama movie. He never bowed down to the censor board even though the film "Paanch" was his debut film and that was banned. He struggled.
Anurag Kashyap had a humble starting, he began as a director in 1999 "Last Train To Mahakali" and the second film "Paanch" was banned from being released as it contained lot of violence in it. But surely the director did not give up and he showed his worth with "Gangs of Wasseypur", a revenge drama movie. He never bowed down to the censor board even though the film "Paanch" was his debut film and that was banned. He struggled.
- 8/17/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Today India's Viacom18 launched the first trailer and poster for Anurag Kashyap's latest film Gangs of Wasseypur. Kashyap is at the leading age of gaining respectability and visibility for Indian independent films. While his work has strayed significantly from the subject matter of your typical Bollywood blockbuster, there is something in his work that is, nonetheless, distinctly Indian and that distinguishes it from many of the works of independent filmmakers working today. His films borrow from the great Indian film traditions and use much of the structure and conventions of Bollywood to tell stories that are outside the mainstream, and in some cases too hot to handle. For example, his film Paanch was declared to be too violent for audiences and has yet to see...
- 5/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhant, who is all set to make his debut as a gangster in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala, has now been signed on by Anurag Kashyap for his next directorial venture titled Ugly. In the film, Siddhant will be seen playing a dark character, who is into drugs. But what Siddhant is more excited about is that in Ugly, he will get to share screen place with his aunt Tejaswini Kolhapure (his mother Shivangi's sister). What many people don't know is that Tejaswini's debut film was Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film Paanch (2003). Ugly also stars actors Ronit Roy and Pallavi Sharda and will go on floors in March.
- 2/11/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Tejaswini Kolhapure
Anurag Kashyap makes up for his unreleased Paanch by casting Tejaswini Kolhapure in his upcoming thriller
Anurag Kashyap’s directorial debut Paanch was never released in theaters. As a result, actress Tejaswini Kolhapure, who had reportedly given an amazing performance in the film was never appreciated. However, Anurag Kahsyap who has carved an impressive niche for himself and is a sought after filmmaker today will team up with Tejaswini yet again for his upcoming film.
It is reported that Anurag Kashyap, post his Cannes visit, handed over a script to Tejaswini which the actress liked. She also said, “I absolutely trust Anurag as a director and will do whatever he offers me!”
Kashyap’s film is a thriller and also features Rahul Bhatt and Ronit Roy.
»Read the full article...
Anurag Kashyap makes up for his unreleased Paanch by casting Tejaswini Kolhapure in his upcoming thriller
Anurag Kashyap’s directorial debut Paanch was never released in theaters. As a result, actress Tejaswini Kolhapure, who had reportedly given an amazing performance in the film was never appreciated. However, Anurag Kahsyap who has carved an impressive niche for himself and is a sought after filmmaker today will team up with Tejaswini yet again for his upcoming film.
It is reported that Anurag Kashyap, post his Cannes visit, handed over a script to Tejaswini which the actress liked. She also said, “I absolutely trust Anurag as a director and will do whatever he offers me!”
Kashyap’s film is a thriller and also features Rahul Bhatt and Ronit Roy.
»Read the full article...
- 6/15/2011
- Chakpak
Kalki Koechlin in a still from Shaitan
Is producer Anurag Kashyap?s upcoming film Shaitan a reinvention of his unreleased first film?
Anurag Kashyap?s entry into filmmaking was a rocky one. His first film Paanch (2000) has still not been released, after facing Censor Board and producer issues. But since then Kashyap has made his presence felt in Bollywood with films like Black Friday (2004) and Dev.D (2009).
Kashyap?s latest production venture, Shaitan, directed by debutant Bejoy Nambiar, is said to be a re-imagined version of his first ill-fated film. Both films are about a group of youngsters who go astray and get embroiled in dark adventures. Nambiar told a leading tabloid that the ?starting point for Shaitan was the Adnan Patrawala case, where a 16-year-old was killed in 2007 by his friends for ransom.?
While the five youngsters in Paanch get caught in a kidnap incident gone wrong, in Shaitan they...
Is producer Anurag Kashyap?s upcoming film Shaitan a reinvention of his unreleased first film?
Anurag Kashyap?s entry into filmmaking was a rocky one. His first film Paanch (2000) has still not been released, after facing Censor Board and producer issues. But since then Kashyap has made his presence felt in Bollywood with films like Black Friday (2004) and Dev.D (2009).
Kashyap?s latest production venture, Shaitan, directed by debutant Bejoy Nambiar, is said to be a re-imagined version of his first ill-fated film. Both films are about a group of youngsters who go astray and get embroiled in dark adventures. Nambiar told a leading tabloid that the ?starting point for Shaitan was the Adnan Patrawala case, where a 16-year-old was killed in 2007 by his friends for ransom.?
While the five youngsters in Paanch get caught in a kidnap incident gone wrong, in Shaitan they...
- 5/31/2011
- Chakpak
Anurag Kashyap’s debut film Paanch is reportedly ready for release, ten years after it was made. The 2000 film was initially delayed due to issues over censorship but has now been revived with promotional plans in place for a 2011 release. "Yes, Paanch is finally releasing for sure. I have a rough date already in mind but I am not revealing (more)...
- 12/2/2010
- by By Anna Krahn
- Digital Spy
After being stuck in the cans for close to a decade, Anurag Kashyap's debut film Paanch will finally see the light of the day. The film has been revived, its marketing and promotional plans are already in place and a date has already been finalized for its arrival in the first quarter of 2011. Confirms Tutu Sharma, the film's producer, "Yes, Paanch is finally releasing for sure. I have a rough date already in mind but I am not revealing it yet since all my energy is currently on my other film Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. However, there is a big and proper release already being put together to bring Paanch by March next year." When made around the year 2000, Paanch was stuck with Censors for long due to excessive violence, crude language, drug abuse and sexual undertones. There was a long battle fought and ultimately in 2002, it seemed that the film would release,...
- 12/1/2010
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
After being stuck in the cans for close to a decade, Anurag Kashyap's debut film Paanch will finally see the light of the day. The film has been revived, its marketing and promotional plans are already in place and a date has already been finalized for its arrival in the first quarter of 2011. Confirms Tutu Sharma, the film's producer, "Yes, Paanch is finally releasing for sure. I have a rough date already in mind but I am not revealing it yet since all my energy is currently on my other film Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. However, there is a big and proper release already being put together to bring Paanch by March next year." When made around the year 2000, Paanch was stuck with Censors for long due to excessive violence, crude language, drug abuse and sexual undertones. There was a long battle fought and ultimately in 2002, it seemed that the film would release,...
- 12/1/2010
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
If Govinda thinks that he got a raw deal in Mani Ratnam's Raavan, then he can seek solace in the savage butchering that Tejaswini Kolhapure's role suffered.Padmini Kolhapure's pretty baby sister was signed on for a prominent role as Ravi Kissan's wife in the movie. She spent two-and-half gruelling months away from home and husband (filmmaker-actor Pankaj Saraswat) in the jungles shooting for Raavan.The end-result - one passing shot, lasting no more than five seconds in a wedding song. Surely this must rank as the most abbreviated role in the history of Hindi cinema!One of Tejaswini's co-stars in Raavan says: "At least Tejaswini is visible in one shot. Poor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, at his age, he was on location in the jungles for 90 days. He doesn't even have one scene in the film. And what about poor Sachin Khedekar, who is there for...
- 6/24/2010
- Filmicafe
Singing legend Asha Bhosle reveals that her colleague Kishore Kumar used to love watching horror movies. "Imagine Kishore da sitting alone in a cold dark room with a blanket watching horror films. His favourite pastime. He loved 'bhoot' films," Asha posted on her Twitter page. Asha crooned many duets with Kishore composed by S.D. Burman. Some of these songs include Chhod do aanchal, Ankhon mein kya ji, Haal kaisa hai janaab ka and Paanch rupaiya baara aana. ...
- 6/9/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
New Delhi, June 9 – Singing legend Asha Bhosle reveals that her colleague Kishore Kumar used to love watching horror movies.
‘Imagine Kishore da sitting alone in a cold dark room with a blanket watching horror films. His favourite pastime. He loved ‘bhoot’ films,’ Asha posted on her Twitter page.
Asha crooned many duets with Kishore composed by S.D. Burman. Some of these songs include ‘Chhod do aanchal’, ‘Ankhon mein kya ji’ , ‘Haal kaisa hai janaab ka’ and ‘Paanch rupaiya baara aana’.
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‘Imagine Kishore da sitting alone in a cold dark room with a blanket watching horror films. His favourite pastime. He loved ‘bhoot’ films,’ Asha posted on her Twitter page.
Asha crooned many duets with Kishore composed by S.D. Burman. Some of these songs include ‘Chhod do aanchal’, ‘Ankhon mein kya ji’ , ‘Haal kaisa hai janaab ka’ and ‘Paanch rupaiya baara aana’.
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- 6/9/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Tejaswini, sister of Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapure, began her career in showbiz as a model. She walked the ramp for designers such as Rohit Bal, Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Jj Vallaya, Hemant Trivedi and Manish Malhotra for more than 10 years. Her big screen debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Paanch never materialised (the film still hasn’t released), but that didn’t deter her from working in TV serials such as Mujhe Chaand Chahiye, Saughat, Tum Bin and Rishtey (Zee TV).What are you reading at the moment?I am reading a book called Rent.If you woke up and found you’d ...
- 1/9/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Tejaswini, sister of Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapure, began her career in showbiz as a model. She walked the ramp for designers such as Rohit Bal, Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Jj Vallaya, Hemant Trivedi and Manish Malhotra for more than 10 years. Her big screen debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Paanch never materialised (the film still hasn’t released), but that didn’t deter her from working in TV serials such as Mujhe Chaand Chahiye, Saughat, Tum Bin and Rishtey (Zee TV).What are you reading at the moment?I am reading a book called Rent.If you woke up and found you’d ...
- 1/9/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Anurag Kashyap would be seeing two of his films releasing in consecutive months. While ‘Dev D’ arrives on 7th February, ‘Gulaal’, the project closest to Anurag Kashyap’s heart, is eying a 13th March release.
Apparently, ‘Gulal’ took shape in 2001, when Anurag Kashyap was listening to songs from Pyaasa and ‘Paanch’ was struggling with censors. Inspired by a song from Pyaasa, “Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai”, the film is a dedication to Sahir Ludhianwi, the lyricist of the song and all other poets who had a vision of India.
Gulaal is set.
Apparently, ‘Gulal’ took shape in 2001, when Anurag Kashyap was listening to songs from Pyaasa and ‘Paanch’ was struggling with censors. Inspired by a song from Pyaasa, “Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai”, the film is a dedication to Sahir Ludhianwi, the lyricist of the song and all other poets who had a vision of India.
Gulaal is set.
- 1/14/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Anurag Kashyap would be seeing two of his films releasing in consecutive months. While Dev D arrives on 7th February, Gulaal, the project closest to Anurag Kashyap's heart, is eyeing a 13th March release. Apparently, Gulaal took shape in 2001, when Anurag Kashyap was listening to songs from Pyaasa and Paanch was struggling with censors. Inspired by a song from Pyaasa, .Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai., the film is a dedication to Sahir Ludhianwi, the lyricist of the song and all other poets who had a vision of India....
- 1/13/2009
- GlamSham
A little more than a year after the release of No Smoking, Anurag Kashap is back. His first ever musical (if one discounts Paanch which was about a rock band but hasn't been released yet), Dev D also sees drugs and sex playing an important part in the storyline. Seems like it's going to be one violent mix of things in Dev D, isn't it? "If you are talking about physical violence in Dev D then well, let me set the records straight that there is no such...
- 1/11/2009
- GlamSham
Veteran actress Padmini Kohlapure's younger sister, Tejaswini Kohlapure has had a very unlucky Bollywood tenure so far. She was supposed to make quite an impact with Anurag Kashyap's hard hitting Paanch, a few years ago. Some of the rushes of the film that one has witnessed are enough to indicate that both Kay Kay and Tejaswini have put in great performances. Unfortunately, the film ran into controversy and is yet to see the light of the day!...
- 12/21/2008
- GlamSham
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CHENNAI, India -- Director Anurag Kashyap's first two films -- Paanch (Five) and Black Friday -- ran into massive problems with the Indian movie censors. The first was denied a certificate on six grounds, including abusive language and glorification of violence. His second feature made in early 2000 on the police investigations after the Mumbai serial blasts of 1993 was not permitted to screen for a couple of years because of the sensitive nature of its subject. When Black Friday finally opened last year, it got rave reviews.
Scripting his latest movie, No Smoking, Kashyap must have realized that open confrontation with the authorities does not quite pay. So he plays around with words and actions, and presents what seems like a strong indictment of cigarette smoking. But scratch this layer, and what unfolds is quite another thing. No Smoking is experimental in its color tones and editing, but the picture is unlikely to get into the commercial circuit. It will possibly fare very well in festivals and should attract critical attention.
Kashyap, who is better known in Indian cinema circles as a writer (he penned the dialogues for Deepa Mehta's Water among others), portrays K (model-turned-actor John Abraham) as an arrogant, insensitive executive, whose chain smoking habit irks his pretty wife, Anjali, (Ayesha Takia). When she can take it no more, she enlists the help of a detoxification center, run by an autocratic guru, Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bangali Sealdah Wale (Paresh Rawal).
What begins as an anti-smoking program soon slips into another level where we see a clash between K and Baba Bangali, both despots with different styles. The Baba, for instance, employs a host of women in his office whose freedom he curbs by asking them to wear veils, although they are not Muslims. While he tries to de-poison K through arm-twisting , and politico-religious methods, K loathes the idea of giving up his right to puff into people's faces.
Abraham gives a solid performance as a conceited man helplessly caught in the web of the guru, essayed with verve by Rawal. These characterizations reflect the state of autocracy and fanaticism -- driven by money, politics and religion -- that prevails in some sections of Indian society. No Smoking ultimately is less about nicotine and more about manipulating the human being.
However, the film fails to entertain in the conventional sense of the term, and often feels like a documentary. The games that K and Baba play to outwit each other may tire audiences. Sometimes, sadistic violence is used to arm twist K. But why must K submit to this? There is no clear explanation.
NO SMOKING
Big Screen Entertainment presents a Vishal Bharadwaj Films production
Credits:
Writer/director: Anurag Kashyap
Producers: Kumar Mangat, Vishal Bharadwaj
Executive producer: Sanjeev Joshi
Director of photography: Rajeev Ravi
Production designer: Wasiq Khan
Music: Vishal Bharadwaj
Costume designers: Narendra Kumar, Anna Singh
Editor: Aarti Bajaj
Cast:
K: John Abraham
Anjali: Ayesha Takia
Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bangali Sealdah Wale: Paresh Rawal
Abbas Tyrewala: Ranvir Shorey
Running time -- 120 minutes
No MPAA rating...
CHENNAI, India -- Director Anurag Kashyap's first two films -- Paanch (Five) and Black Friday -- ran into massive problems with the Indian movie censors. The first was denied a certificate on six grounds, including abusive language and glorification of violence. His second feature made in early 2000 on the police investigations after the Mumbai serial blasts of 1993 was not permitted to screen for a couple of years because of the sensitive nature of its subject. When Black Friday finally opened last year, it got rave reviews.
Scripting his latest movie, No Smoking, Kashyap must have realized that open confrontation with the authorities does not quite pay. So he plays around with words and actions, and presents what seems like a strong indictment of cigarette smoking. But scratch this layer, and what unfolds is quite another thing. No Smoking is experimental in its color tones and editing, but the picture is unlikely to get into the commercial circuit. It will possibly fare very well in festivals and should attract critical attention.
Kashyap, who is better known in Indian cinema circles as a writer (he penned the dialogues for Deepa Mehta's Water among others), portrays K (model-turned-actor John Abraham) as an arrogant, insensitive executive, whose chain smoking habit irks his pretty wife, Anjali, (Ayesha Takia). When she can take it no more, she enlists the help of a detoxification center, run by an autocratic guru, Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bangali Sealdah Wale (Paresh Rawal).
What begins as an anti-smoking program soon slips into another level where we see a clash between K and Baba Bangali, both despots with different styles. The Baba, for instance, employs a host of women in his office whose freedom he curbs by asking them to wear veils, although they are not Muslims. While he tries to de-poison K through arm-twisting , and politico-religious methods, K loathes the idea of giving up his right to puff into people's faces.
Abraham gives a solid performance as a conceited man helplessly caught in the web of the guru, essayed with verve by Rawal. These characterizations reflect the state of autocracy and fanaticism -- driven by money, politics and religion -- that prevails in some sections of Indian society. No Smoking ultimately is less about nicotine and more about manipulating the human being.
However, the film fails to entertain in the conventional sense of the term, and often feels like a documentary. The games that K and Baba play to outwit each other may tire audiences. Sometimes, sadistic violence is used to arm twist K. But why must K submit to this? There is no clear explanation.
NO SMOKING
Big Screen Entertainment presents a Vishal Bharadwaj Films production
Credits:
Writer/director: Anurag Kashyap
Producers: Kumar Mangat, Vishal Bharadwaj
Executive producer: Sanjeev Joshi
Director of photography: Rajeev Ravi
Production designer: Wasiq Khan
Music: Vishal Bharadwaj
Costume designers: Narendra Kumar, Anna Singh
Editor: Aarti Bajaj
Cast:
K: John Abraham
Anjali: Ayesha Takia
Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bangali Sealdah Wale: Paresh Rawal
Abbas Tyrewala: Ranvir Shorey
Running time -- 120 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 11/5/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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