Films & Awards

The much-awaited 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) commenced with enthralling cultural performances at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa on 16th January. The spectacular opening ceremony reverberated with the passion of film-stars, film-makers and film-lovers from around the world. Many Bollywood stars joined in to congratulate IFFI …

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“Film-making is almost like writing a diary” “With OTT, a lot of content is being churned out, but ‘brewing time’ is not being given” The shift from analog to digital has changed the art of film-making, and also the mindset for film-making at the same time. “Digitalisation has been a game-changer. With the coming of …

THE SHIFT TO DIGITAL HAS CHANGED THE MIND-SET OF FILMMAKERS: ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA AT IFFI 51 ‘IN-CONVERSATION’ SESSION Read More »

“If the government had not instituted Dada Saheb Phalke Award, my grandfather’s work and life would have been ended in two pages” “The film industry should seriously think about making a biopic on him” “Dada Sahib Phalke was the visionary who propagated ‘Make in India’ and brought `Aatma Nirbhartha’ to the Indian cinema sector. In …

DADA SAHIB PHALKE WAS THE VISIONARY WHO BROUGHT AATMA NIRBHARTHA TO THE INDIAN FILM SECTOR: GRANDSON SHRI CHANDRASHEKHAR PUSALKAR AT IFFI 51 Read More »

The much-awaited 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) commenced with enthralling cultural performances celebrating the joy of cinema at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa on 16th January. The dazzling opening ceremony reverberated with the passion of film-stars, film-makers and film-lovers from around the world. Many Bollywood stalwarts …

IFFI51: BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES JOIN THE DAZZLING OPENING CEREMONY VIRTUALLY Read More »

“For a particular shot, the crew had to remain submerged in flood-water for seven hours” I am too inspired by his thoughts, my film aims to take forward his vision for the coming generations: Director Blessy Ipe Thomas on his documentary on Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom Kripal Kalita’s Assamese language film ‘The Bridge’ throws light …

OUR FILM THE BRIDGE REFLECTS LIFE AMIDST HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY ANNUAL FLOODS IN RURAL ASSAM: INDEPENDENT FILM-MAKER KRIPAL KALITA AT IFFI51 Read More »

Our film provides an opportunity to the world to know and feel the pain which parents of autistic children go through: Director and Producer Shreedhar of In Our World In Pinki Elli?, professionals share the screen with first-timers who have never faced a camera before: Director Prithvi Konanur “I told I know only one work, …

IN OUR WORLD PRESENTS THE VISION OF A WORLD WHICH CAN CREATE A BRIDGE OF LOVE BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS OF “THEY” THE AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND THE REST OF “US”: DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER SHREEDHAR Read More »

“A film-maker today is not compelled to keep romantic songs, it is no longer a marketing requirement” “Sarfarosh 2 is dedicated to our CRPF personnel” “I have travelled all over India in search of content for my films. It is important for any film-maker to understand the elements of sociology and politics. I think a …

IT IS THE FIFTH VERSION OF SARFAROSH 2 SCRIPT WHICH GOT FINALIZED: VETERAN FILM-MAKER AND IFFI 51 INDIAN PANORAMA JURY CHAIRPERSON JOHN MATHEW MATTHAN Read More »

“I was travelling from Uruguay to Argentina in a ferry, when I discovered that we had two parallel lives and that this ship was a fantastical ship which could connect these two parallel lives. It made me realize that this could also connect any two possible lives. It is an idea which I have had …

IFFI51: ‘WINDOW BOY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE A SUBMARINE’ IS ABOUT THE FRUSTRATING YET LIBERATING FEELING OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE BUT WHAT WE ARE SURROUNDED BY, SAYS DIRECTOR ALEX PIPERNO Read More »

“In those days there existed a healthy competition among the film stars. Every actor was rising above each other, but there was no rivalry” The 1970s saw influx of new ideas, new experiments and a new genre of action films in Hindi cinema. Those were also the golden years for unconventional films and emergence of …

70S WERE A GOLDEN PERIOD FOR HINDI FILM INDUSTRY, WITH INFLUX OF NEW IDEAS, NEW EXPERIMENTS AND A NEW GENRE OF ACTION AND UNCONVENTIONAL FILMS: RAHUL RAWAIL AT IFFI 51ST IN-CONVERSATION SESSION Read More »

#IFFI51 It is very tough to define where one’s personal boundaries end: Oru Paathira Swapnam Pole Director Sharan Venugopal If someone has made a movie, do respect them: Gatham Actor Bhargava Poludasu A mother accidentally finds a nude video of her daughter in her laptop – Oru Paathira Swapnam Pole (Indian Panorama Non-feature film) by …

FILMMAKERS OF IFFI-51 INDIAN PANORAMA MEET THE MEDIA Read More »