Through the eyes of the film, “The Great Debaters”, Avik Ghosh looks at the comparison between America of 1930s and India of the present. In 1937, in the USA Abel Meeropol wrote this powerful poem against the serial lynching of black men who would be killed. (Often on the pretext of raping a white women) […] More
“It’s like a creative painting on the canvas where you will either appreciate the in-depth of every artistic brush stroke used or you will see it as a mere sheet of paper with several colours spilled on it.” Remember, when you were a small kid, you did silly things; things that excited you, things that […] More
::cck::1233::/cck::::fulltext:: Guess the Midas touch of producer Sajid Nadiadwala is working out again as he is seeing a consistently good opening for each of his films ever since one can remember. His ‘Tamasha’, which is working well with its target audience, especially in the big cities and multiplexes, has enjoyed a good opening weekend of […] More
::cck::1232::/cck::::fulltext:: ‘Tamasha’ has done well over the weekend. The film took a good start on Friday (Rs. 108.7 million), showed growth on Saturday (Rs. 131.7 million) and then consolidated well on Sunday (Rs. 141.2 million), hence seeing a weekend of Rs. 382.3 million. This has been a positive trend for the Imtiaz Ali directed film […] More
The science-fiction dystopian adventure book from the US author Suzanne Collins was made into a movie in 2012, with Jennifer Lawrence playing the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. This movie adapted from the first book of The Hunger Games series was very successful. With The Hunger Games and its sequel ‘Catching Fire’ becoming a big success at […] More
The moment one saw the trailer of ‘Tamasha’, a sense of déjà vu prevailed over the senses. The characters seemed familiar and the plot (barring the tamasha angle) appeared to have followed a downtrodden path. One strongly felt that director Imtiaz Ali had picked up a few characters and ideas from his earlier films and […] More
::cck::1227::/cck:: ::fulltext:: – Anurag Basu’s ‘Jagga Jasoos’ that stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, is one of the most delayed projects of recent times. The shooting of the film started two years back and it is yet to be completed. Ranbir and Katrina’s commitment to other films made it such a lengthy project. The news […] More
::cck::1226::/cck:: ::fulltext:: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starter ‘Tamasha’ released in theatres yesterday and the duo have left no stone unturned to promote their latest romantic saga. The film has opened to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. Here’s looking at some exciting reasons to catch this film in theatre. 1. Palang-Tod Chemistry between […] More
::cck::1225::/cck:: ::fulltext:: In a grand event today in Bhopal, Ranveer Singh launched ‘Malhari’, the victory song from Eros International and Bhansali Productions’ magnum opus ‘Bajirao Mastani’ with huge fanfare. A royal victory march was arranged for Ranveer who arrived in style in a buggy along with a bandwagon of 50 Dhol and 50 Tutari players. […] More
There are several people who enter the film industry with dreams of becoming an actor. They realise their dream and then, go about conquering other territories and getting involved with other departments of filmmaking. Joining this bandwagon is actor Rahul Bagga, of ‘Mastram’ fame, who has opened a new production house called Dancing Shadows. “Acting […] More
::cck::1223::/cck::::fulltext:: After achieving the milestone of entering the Rs. 2 billion Club on Wednesday, Salman Khan’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ has now edged past Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ [Rs. 2.025 billion] as well. The film collected Rs. 310 million in its second week, and in the process has now scored Rs. 2.04 billion at the […] More