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Archive for November, 2009
My actors always give me that little extra: Amol Palekar
Nov 30th
Amol Palekar, usually restrained and understated, was at his effusive best when he praised his actors for putting in extra efforts in his movies. ‘I find myself in a privileged position. May be I also goad, cajole or sometime scold but by the time film is complete we have such a beautiful bond. With completion…
India is in my bones – Ben Kingsley
Nov 30th
India is home for me and one does not visit but come home, said Sir Ben Kingsley at a press conference at IFFI Goa today. He said that like a long lost melody or a forgotten perfume, the extraordinary welcome has assured him that the thread that was created in 1981-82 during filming of Gandhi…
‘Dojakha’ to be released on 29th Nov
Nov 28th
‘Dojakha’ written by Journalist Sayyed Jaigam Imam is going to be released on 30th Nov 2009. ‘Dojakha’ novel is published by the Rajkamal Prakashan. The novel mainly deals with religion, humanity and communalism. This novel will be released by noted fiction writer and the editor of Hans Rajendra Yadav. Well known critic Namvar Singh will…
I have to be in love with story to make a film: Aniruddha
Nov 28th
It is your integrity, your love that reflects on the screen not any formula, said Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury at IFFI Goa today. Aniruddha’s film Antaheen is part of Indian Panorama and he was addressing media along with the actors Rahul Bose, Mita Vasisht and Radhika Apte. ‘All my films are very real, these are…
Willingness to sacrifice springs divine grace and compassion
Nov 28th
The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has sent her greetings to her fellow countrymen on the occasion of Idu’l Zuha, which is being celebrated tomorrow. In her message the President has said, “On the auspicious occasion of Idu’l Zuha, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all my fellow citizens. May this…
God destined me to be a film star: Asha Parekh
Nov 28th
It was yesterday once more at IFFI-Goa today where Asha Parekh went down the memory lane and a formal press conference turned into a collective re-living of the days gone by. A gracefully resplendent Asha said unassumingly ‘perhaps god destined me to be a film star and I worked to fulfill that destiny.’ That humility…
Corporate houses have a responsibility towards the cultural focus – Shaji Karun
Nov 27th
Corporate houses have a responsibility towards cultural focus of the country said veteran filmmakers at IFFI-Goa 2009 today. At the combined press conference of Shaji Karun’s Kutty Srank, Ijjodu of M S Sathyu and Rituparno Ghosh’s Shob Charitro Kalponik the directors expressed their views on working for projects of corporate film making organizations, in this…
Where is wholesome family cinema in India asks Disney veteran
Nov 27th
Lamenting the absence of middle ground between the high brow ‘art films’ and big commercial ventures, Umakanth Thumrugoti, director of 7 Days in Slow Motion said that people want to see good movies which can be seen with entire family and we have to provide means to do that. Producer Ms. Soumya Sriraman also wondered…
Film makers take themselves too seriously – Roland Reber
Nov 27th
‘Movie-making is like a conversation for me I pose questions to the audience and wait for the answers. Film makers take themselves too seriously, a nurse or a doctor is far more important, they behave like Gods while they are just having a conversation’ opined director Roland Reber here today. Reber’s six films are being…
Recruitment Rules for heads of important cultural institution have been revised
Nov 27th
Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Narayanasamy has said, in order to induct professionals at the helm of affairs, the Recruitment Rules in respect of the posts of heads of 8 attached and subordinate offices of the Ministry of Culture have been revised, to provide for a Search-cum-Selection procedure (in place…
