Bollywood megastar Ranveer Singh is stoked about the Friday release of Rohit Shetty’s comedy “Cirkus.”
The film was shot under strict Covid-19 protocols and is one of the major post-pandemic Bollywood releases. “It’s made with joy, and its objective is to spread joy. So, the Christmas release is coming at just the right time, when families get together and go out and do joint activities – movie-going being one of them. It’s the perfect fit, coming at the perfect time and I get to explore yet another facet of my repertoire,” Singh told Variety.
In the 12 years since he made his debut as a happy-go-lucky wedding planner in “Band Baaja Baaraat” (2010), Singh has essayed a variety of roles ranging from a conflicted army general in historical drama “Bajirao Mastani” (2015) to playing the antagonist in epic “Padmaavat” (2018), a rapper from the slums of Mumbai in “Gully Boy” (2019) and World...
The film was shot under strict Covid-19 protocols and is one of the major post-pandemic Bollywood releases. “It’s made with joy, and its objective is to spread joy. So, the Christmas release is coming at just the right time, when families get together and go out and do joint activities – movie-going being one of them. It’s the perfect fit, coming at the perfect time and I get to explore yet another facet of my repertoire,” Singh told Variety.
In the 12 years since he made his debut as a happy-go-lucky wedding planner in “Band Baaja Baaraat” (2010), Singh has essayed a variety of roles ranging from a conflicted army general in historical drama “Bajirao Mastani” (2015) to playing the antagonist in epic “Padmaavat” (2018), a rapper from the slums of Mumbai in “Gully Boy” (2019) and World...
- 12/23/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Producers Rohit Shetty Productionz, T-Series Films and Reliance Entertainment have released the first trailer for keenly-anticipated comedy film “Cirkus.”
Featuring Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma in dual roles, the film also stars Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Johnny Lever, Siddhartha Jadhav, Sanjay Mishra, Tiku Talsania, Vrajesh Hirjee and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film also has cameos by Deepika Padukone and Ajay Devgn. It is directed by Rohit Shetty.
“Cirkus,” set in the 1960s, is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors,” which has been adapted several times for Indian screens, notably in 1963 by Manu Sen as Bengali film-language “Bhranti Bilas,” in 1968 by Debu Sen as Hindi-language film “Do Dooni Chaar” and in 1982 by Gulzar as Hindi-language film “Angoor.”
Shetty’s “Sooryavanshi,” starring Akshay Kumar, Singh and Devgn was the first major post-covid Bollywood hit when it released in late 2021. But 2022 has not been a year to remember for...
Featuring Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma in dual roles, the film also stars Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Johnny Lever, Siddhartha Jadhav, Sanjay Mishra, Tiku Talsania, Vrajesh Hirjee and Ashwini Kalsekar. The film also has cameos by Deepika Padukone and Ajay Devgn. It is directed by Rohit Shetty.
“Cirkus,” set in the 1960s, is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors,” which has been adapted several times for Indian screens, notably in 1963 by Manu Sen as Bengali film-language “Bhranti Bilas,” in 1968 by Debu Sen as Hindi-language film “Do Dooni Chaar” and in 1982 by Gulzar as Hindi-language film “Angoor.”
Shetty’s “Sooryavanshi,” starring Akshay Kumar, Singh and Devgn was the first major post-covid Bollywood hit when it released in late 2021. But 2022 has not been a year to remember for...
- 12/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
2013, the extra special year marking the centenary of Hindi Cinema is almost coming at an end.
To celebrate, BollySpice briefly explores the theatrical roots of Bollywood, expanding on the contribution of William Shakespeare, the famous playwright who has continuously intrigued the Indian film industry since the beginning of the Hindi film industry.
We explore selected Bollywood “Romeo and Juliet” interpretations and how they disturbingly reflect South Asian cultural issues related to “love”.
Theatrical Beginnings
When “sound” arrived into the world of Hindi cinema in 1931, it threatened the existence of the Parsi Theatre – a popular culture of performing arts that formed the foundation for what we now call “Bollywood”.
Not only had theatre formed an important foundation, but continues to be reflected through Bollywood – through more ways than one.
Popular Parsi theatrical productions were made into Hindi films. Famous theatre playwrights, as well as singing-dancing theatre performers joined the film industry; dramatical,...
To celebrate, BollySpice briefly explores the theatrical roots of Bollywood, expanding on the contribution of William Shakespeare, the famous playwright who has continuously intrigued the Indian film industry since the beginning of the Hindi film industry.
We explore selected Bollywood “Romeo and Juliet” interpretations and how they disturbingly reflect South Asian cultural issues related to “love”.
Theatrical Beginnings
When “sound” arrived into the world of Hindi cinema in 1931, it threatened the existence of the Parsi Theatre – a popular culture of performing arts that formed the foundation for what we now call “Bollywood”.
Not only had theatre formed an important foundation, but continues to be reflected through Bollywood – through more ways than one.
Popular Parsi theatrical productions were made into Hindi films. Famous theatre playwrights, as well as singing-dancing theatre performers joined the film industry; dramatical,...
- 11/23/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
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