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Oz director wants cricket movie on India, Pakistan, Australia
Published on 27 Nov, 2011 at 21:57 in Movies | Viewed 129 views times | No Comments
Panaji: The world has suffered from fewer films being made on cricket, Australian film great Phil Noyce says, adding that he’s keen to make an India-Pakistan-Australia co-produced cricket film, if the money permits.
Noyce, who has been honoured with a retrospective at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), was speaking to reporters Sunday at the festival venue.
“We need to…
India’s biggest children’s film festival begins
Published on 14 Nov, 2011 at 23:56 in Movies | Viewed 92 views times | No Comments
Hyderabad: Children’s cinema got a big boost on Monday with the nation’s largest ever and one of the world’s biggest children’s film festival, ‘The Golden Elephant’ 17th International Children’s Film Festival organised by Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI) getting underway in Hyderabad.
“In a global village, one has to compete with the world. This cannot be done until one is exposed…
Don’t kill that small budget entertainer !
Published on 5 Jul, 2011 at 0:55 in Movies | Viewed 111 views times | No Comments
Beautifully told tales touching upon various human emotions hit the silver screen this year with movies like “I AM”, “Chalo Dill” and “Stanley Ka Dabba”. But only a few did well as the audiences were either not aware or were hesitant about watching an unfamiliar cast or theme.
Ironically, these tales are often more engrossing compared to big-buck movies, mainly because the emphasis is more on content, storytelling technique and…
Directors pick the mighty pen, scriptwriters wonder why!
Published on 5 Jul, 2011 at 0:47 in Movies | Viewed 193 views times | No Comments
A war over words – that’s what it is between Bollywood directors and scriptwriters! Directors, tired of complaining about lack of good scriptwriters, are readily picking up the pen to script their own films, while scriptwriters crib about lack of opportunity and inadequate pay.
Directors like Aditya Chopra, Prakash Jha, Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Imtiaz Ali and Farhan Akhtar are some of the directors who prefer writing their own scripts.
Adman-turned-movie…
‘Bbuddah Hoga..’ about old in age, young at heart
Published on 27 Jun, 2011 at 10:58 in Movies | Viewed 215 views times | No Comments
Director Puri Jagannath’s “Bbuddah…hoga Tera Baap” reiterates the commonly used term “old in age, but young at heart” with 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan as a rebellious flamboyant hitman. Releasing Friday, it’ll see Big B…
Shivram Yadav back to his roots, wields megaphone for Bhojpuri movie
Published on 18 May, 2011 at 11:43 in Movies | Viewed 249 views times | No Comments
After trying his hand in Hindi cinema with not-so-known films like “Patth” and “Game”, director Shivram Yadav has forayed into the Bhojpuri movie industry with action-thriller “Rangbaaz”.”Rangbaaz” is about Krishna Yadav, a rough and tough guy…
Ash, Bhandarkar launch ‘Heroine’ in Cannes
Published on 13 May, 2011 at 11:18 in Movies | Viewed 218 views times | No Comments
Cannes: Aishwarya Rai together with acclaimed filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar launched the first look of their upcoming bold and glamorous movie “Heroine”, which delves into the behind the scenes life of an…
Indian film fest in New York kicks off with ‘Do Dooni Char’
Published on 12 May, 2011 at 6:44 in Movies | Viewed 279 views times | No Comments
The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival kicked off in spectacular fashion with the US premiere of the Delhi-set comedy “Do…
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Published on 7 May, 2011 at 2:42 in Movies | Viewed 82 views times | No Comments
