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Documentary film fete in city from June 10

Edit The Hindu 05 Jun 2016
There will be 79 films in the competition section ... Films by wildlife documentary film-makers Naresh Bedi, Shekhar Dattatre, Praveen Singh, Sandesh Kadoor and Suresh Elamon will be screened ... Films of Chinese film-maker Wang Bing and Sanjay Kak will be part of the ‘Filmmaker in Focus’ section ... Around 120 film-makers will take part in the festival....

What’s common between Anurag Kashyap and Sriram Raghavan?

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
They have made cult crime films, they do crazy things for movies and they haven’t given up on a serial killer ... Twenty-Five years ago, a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India, Sriram Raghavan, made a video docu-drama, Raman Raghav ... They are self-proclaimed “film geeks”, who have worked together and tripped on crime fiction and movies ... It changes from film to film ... It changes from film to film ... I love music in films....

Forest gump: The story of India's only film in the Wancho language

Edit DNA India 05 Jun 2016
Dutta's film is a universal political and humanitarian drama about the contrary pulls of nature and development ... Dutta, who also teaches film editing at the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) and directed the documentary Bhanga Gara, which won the national award for Best Film on Environment in 2007, says he had this script since 2006, but lack of finances meant he could only work on it in bursts and spurts....

Star Wars

Edit The Hindu 05 Jun 2016
Rivalries ensure a star and his films retain a certain buzz at all times, free of cost ... But today, a majority of the audience is drawn to the theatre based on a film’s reception on social media.” ... But Mohan Raman, actor and film historian, feels these numbers just don’t add up ... Let’s say a big film releases in 1,500 screens in an average of 400 seats per screen....

A few good women

Edit The Hindu 05 Jun 2016
Iraivi is an unusual feminist film, in the sense that it’s seen entirely through the prism of sympathetic male characters ... Arul (SJ Surya) drinks, but only to drown out his sense of failure; he’s a director and his film is in the cans, being held hostage by a sadistic producer ... Even in a film like this, you deliver a commentary about filmmaking and the artist ... As a result, I find your films longer than they need to be....

Aniruddh Dave dives from 120 feet for film

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
Aniruddh Dave, who will next be seen on the silver screen in “Shorgul”, dived from 120 feet in a river in Lucknow for a sequence in the upcoming film ... Talking about his role in the film, Aniruddh said....

Vidya Balan offered Pakistani films

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan, who is also exploring regional cinema, says she has got a “couple of” Pakistani film offers ... Asked if she has been offered any Pakistani film, she told IANS ... Vidya, currently promoting her film “TE3N”, said....

Censor blocks Mahasweta film over director's accent

Edit The Times of India 05 Jun 2016
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has blocked the release of National Award-winner Joshy Joseph's five-minute experimental film on writer Mahasweta Devi for mis-pronouncing her name in his Malayalam accent ... which is part of a larger film in the making....

Behind those stunning visuals

Edit The Hindu 05 Jun 2016
Those shots are especially remarkable for a film that was made 50 years ago. Not many remember the man who cinematographed Murappennu and several other notable films including Nagarame Nanni , Nadi, and Thriveni ... Venkat picks Nagarame Nanni as his favourite film in Malayalam ... It was a realistically shot film,” he added ... Murappennu was the first film I shot for him....

Kartik Aaryan turns down ‘Viral’

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
Pyaar Ka Punchnama actor Kartik Aaryan has turned down film Viral as it did not appeal to ... Endemol India’s next film Viral is based on social media ... He turned the film ......

Shahid Kapoor shot with smoke for ‘Udta Punjab’ song

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
Shahid Kapoor, who is a non-smoker in real life, had to shoot extensively with smoke for the title track of his upcoming film “Udta Punjab” ... his upcoming film “Udta Punjab”....

With or without Aditya Chopra

Edit DNA India 05 Jun 2016
Here, he speaks about the collaboration with Yash Raj Films for the film, not taking off. “It is true I am no longer doing the film with Adi (Aditya Chopra). But that doesn’t mean I won’t be doing this film ... of this film’s delays....

Precrime Machine Severely Flawed

Edit Inquisitr 05 Jun 2016
It’s the first time the character is featured on-screen, and a solo film is slated for release in 2018 ... Seems like his film presence really made a great impression on fans ... Jordan is the latest addition to the Black Panther film ... Coogler is co-writing the Black Panther script with Joe Cole, who he first worked with on the film Fruitvale Station ... Since the Black Panther film is in pre-production and Michael B....
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