Mumbai, May 26 (Ians) Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who has been receiving a lot of positive response for her streaming show ‘Dahaad’, recently gifted a painting to the show’s creators Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti as a gesture of gratitude. The painting is of a tiger looking blankly at the viewer.
Zoya took to her instagram to thank Sonakshi for her gesture, and commented: “Tiger Tiger Burning Bright #bestgift #painting #sonakshisinha #thatgirlisanartist @aslisona @tigerbabyofficial.”
Sonakshi also re-shared the post and thanked the creators for the show: “My best creation for the girls who created my best role. Thank you tiger babies Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar for making me Anjali Bhaati #forevergrateful.”
The thematic painting made by Sonakshi, is a tribute to Reema and Zoya’s production house, Tiger Baby.
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, ‘Dahaad’ is produced by Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani,...
Zoya took to her instagram to thank Sonakshi for her gesture, and commented: “Tiger Tiger Burning Bright #bestgift #painting #sonakshisinha #thatgirlisanartist @aslisona @tigerbabyofficial.”
Sonakshi also re-shared the post and thanked the creators for the show: “My best creation for the girls who created my best role. Thank you tiger babies Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar for making me Anjali Bhaati #forevergrateful.”
The thematic painting made by Sonakshi, is a tribute to Reema and Zoya’s production house, Tiger Baby.
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, ‘Dahaad’ is produced by Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Film analysisWhile ‘Dahaad’ places a serial killer before us in the end, the series is also an audit of our systemic prejudice which it suggests is the real killer.TwitterIn Dahaad, whenever her mother brings up marriage talk, Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sonakshi Sinha) evades the conversation. Anjali is posted in rural Rajasthan’s Mandawa police station, and it is through her that the Amazon Prime series based on the infamous serial killer Cyanide Mohan unfolds. In a particular scene, when Anjali’s mother lays photographs of prospective grooms before her, she responds with pictures of the female victims of a killer who she is trying to track. This angry outburst comes after three long days of investigating the killer who targets unmarried women from marginalised communities, preying on their vulnerabilities. Anjali fumes at her mother, explaining how such pressure to marry pushes women to leave their homes with the first...
- 5/23/2023
- by AkchayaaR
- The News Minute
Mumbai, May 17 (Ians) Actor Gulshan Devaiah, who is currently riding high on the success of his latest Prime Video series ‘Dahaad’, has jokingly said that he and his co-actor Vijay Varma deserve ‘Padma Bhushan’ for their roles!
Replying to a fan who tweeted, “Ok Sonakshi Sinha has Killed it in Dahaad and how! Also @gulshandevaiah and @realvjy can never put a foot wrong. They act as if they want a lifetime achievement in the next couple of years only. Kya kamaal log hai re yeh dono,” Gulshan wrote: “Padma Bhushan please.”
In ‘Dahaad’, Gulshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Soham Shah play police officers, while Vijay essasys the role of a serial killer in a Rajasthan town.
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, ‘Dahaad’ is produced by Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti as executive producers.
The eight-episod series is streaming on Prime Video.
Replying to a fan who tweeted, “Ok Sonakshi Sinha has Killed it in Dahaad and how! Also @gulshandevaiah and @realvjy can never put a foot wrong. They act as if they want a lifetime achievement in the next couple of years only. Kya kamaal log hai re yeh dono,” Gulshan wrote: “Padma Bhushan please.”
In ‘Dahaad’, Gulshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Soham Shah play police officers, while Vijay essasys the role of a serial killer in a Rajasthan town.
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, ‘Dahaad’ is produced by Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti as executive producers.
The eight-episod series is streaming on Prime Video.
- 5/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actor Gulshan Devaiah shared an instance from the shoot days of ‘Dahaad’ and recounted how he took up the role of a ‘prompter’ for co-star Vijay Varma, and how his co-stars fondly called him an encyclopedia on set.
“There was a particular scene that was shot in a school. This was Vijay and my first scene together and it was quite an easy scene, where we have an exchange in a corridor. We shot the master/wide take and were shooting the Os (over the shoulder) close ups.”
“It was going well, and suddenly I saw Vijay searching for his line as he had forgotten his line. I was like this is such a good take for me and so I started to prompt him,” said Gulshan.
The actor added: “Now the camera was on me and not on him. It was my close up so I’m desperately trying...
“There was a particular scene that was shot in a school. This was Vijay and my first scene together and it was quite an easy scene, where we have an exchange in a corridor. We shot the master/wide take and were shooting the Os (over the shoulder) close ups.”
“It was going well, and suddenly I saw Vijay searching for his line as he had forgotten his line. I was like this is such a good take for me and so I started to prompt him,” said Gulshan.
The actor added: “Now the camera was on me and not on him. It was my close up so I’m desperately trying...
- 5/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Acclaimed actor Sohum Shah shared that he had to undergo rigorous research and immersion in order to portray the character of a cop in ‘Dahaad’ as seamlessly as possible and to bring Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtars vision to life.
Sohum shared: “I found the character very interesting and it is something that I haven’t done before. What I did earlier was very intense or the character is very simple in nature.”
“However, the one in Dahaad is different from everything I have played before. As far as the prep goes, I had to undergo some physical transformation and get my body in shape. I went to a lot of police stations to understand their mannerisms, how they speak/behave, and what their nuances are. My character Kailash is very complex.”
Sohum added: “He’s very stern on the outside and soft on the inside. So, it took me...
Sohum shared: “I found the character very interesting and it is something that I haven’t done before. What I did earlier was very intense or the character is very simple in nature.”
“However, the one in Dahaad is different from everything I have played before. As far as the prep goes, I had to undergo some physical transformation and get my body in shape. I went to a lot of police stations to understand their mannerisms, how they speak/behave, and what their nuances are. My character Kailash is very complex.”
Sohum added: “He’s very stern on the outside and soft on the inside. So, it took me...
- 5/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bollywood A-lister Sonakshi Sinha is making her streaming debut with Prime Video’s “Dahaad” (“Roar”).
Sinha, whose father is the actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, made her Bollywood debut with smash hit “Dabangg” (2010) and has starred in more than 30 films since then, alongside top actors including Rajinikanth, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.
Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sinha) and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation.
“The most challenging aspect of the role was actually to keep it as real as possible, because coming from the school of cinema that I’ve been a part of, for so many years, there’s been times where there have been a few realistic roles, but there’s been mostly those commercial...
Sinha, whose father is the actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, made her Bollywood debut with smash hit “Dabangg” (2010) and has starred in more than 30 films since then, alongside top actors including Rajinikanth, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.
Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sinha) and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation.
“The most challenging aspect of the role was actually to keep it as real as possible, because coming from the school of cinema that I’ve been a part of, for so many years, there’s been times where there have been a few realistic roles, but there’s been mostly those commercial...
- 5/11/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mumbai, May 6 (Ians) Actor Vijay Varma worked closely with the costume designer of the series ‘Dahaad’ to ensure that even in his costume, he exudes the mysterious energy surrounding his role of Anand. He said that he wanted the base of his character on reptile-like energy.
The actor said, “The outfits were very meticulously designed. The costume designer, Smriti Chauhan, worked very closely with me, because I felt and wanted to base my character on a reptile-like energy.”
“So all my shirts have a vertical pattern on front or back to create an illusion like a chameleon or a snake. This is one of the improvisations that I did with my character, apart from digging deeper into watching crime-thriller documentaries suggested by Reema to understand the psyche of Anand.”
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, Dahaad is produced by Excel Media & Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar,...
The actor said, “The outfits were very meticulously designed. The costume designer, Smriti Chauhan, worked very closely with me, because I felt and wanted to base my character on a reptile-like energy.”
“So all my shirts have a vertical pattern on front or back to create an illusion like a chameleon or a snake. This is one of the improvisations that I did with my character, apart from digging deeper into watching crime-thriller documentaries suggested by Reema to understand the psyche of Anand.”
Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, Dahaad is produced by Excel Media & Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
First Look
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has released a first look image of its new comedy series, “Big Mood” (working title), produced by Fremantle‘s Dancing Ledge Productions. The six-part series explores the intricacies of female friendship when confronted with the complexities of serious mental illness.
Starring in the show are Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West. Joining the ensemble cast are Niamh Cusack, Eamon Farren, Luke Fetherston, Kate Fleetwood, Rob Gilbert, Rebecca Lowman, Sally Phillips, Ukweli Roach, and Amalia Vitale. The cast also includes Olu Adaeze, Max Bennett, Skylar Betteridge, David Bedella, Tim Downie, Ron Donachie, Sarah Durham, Lara Grace Ilori, Neil Edmond, Amy Gledhill, Maddie Grace Jepson, Tom Rhys Harries, Layla-Belle Matthews, Simon Meacock, David Mumeni, David Newman, Freya Parker, Shuna Snow, Sid Sagar, Stephen Sobal, Lottie Tolhurst, Isobel Thom and Robin Weaver.
Joanna Page, best known for her roles in “Love Actually” and “Gavin and Stacey,” will make a guest appearance,...
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has released a first look image of its new comedy series, “Big Mood” (working title), produced by Fremantle‘s Dancing Ledge Productions. The six-part series explores the intricacies of female friendship when confronted with the complexities of serious mental illness.
Starring in the show are Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West. Joining the ensemble cast are Niamh Cusack, Eamon Farren, Luke Fetherston, Kate Fleetwood, Rob Gilbert, Rebecca Lowman, Sally Phillips, Ukweli Roach, and Amalia Vitale. The cast also includes Olu Adaeze, Max Bennett, Skylar Betteridge, David Bedella, Tim Downie, Ron Donachie, Sarah Durham, Lara Grace Ilori, Neil Edmond, Amy Gledhill, Maddie Grace Jepson, Tom Rhys Harries, Layla-Belle Matthews, Simon Meacock, David Mumeni, David Newman, Freya Parker, Shuna Snow, Sid Sagar, Stephen Sobal, Lottie Tolhurst, Isobel Thom and Robin Weaver.
Joanna Page, best known for her roles in “Love Actually” and “Gavin and Stacey,” will make a guest appearance,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mumbai, April 26 (Ians) The teaser of the upcoming streaming series ‘Dahaad’ was unveiled on Wednesday. It shows Sonakshi Sinha as a feisty cop who’s on the hot pursuit of a serial killer as the latter is on the run after killing several women in Rajasthan.
Actor Vijay Varma of ‘Gully Boy’ fame also makes an appearance in the teaser towards the end with only his eyes visible but they’re enough to do the talking.
The series marks the digital debut of Sonakshi with the teaser diving deeper into the case unveiling the suspected murders of 27 women, with no complaints or witnesses.
Talking about the show, creator, director, and co-producer Reema Kagti said in a statement, “Dahaad has been a truly rewarding experience. This series is extremely special for all of us and has been brought to life masterfully by Sonakshi, Vijay, Gulshan and Soham. The response that we...
Actor Vijay Varma of ‘Gully Boy’ fame also makes an appearance in the teaser towards the end with only his eyes visible but they’re enough to do the talking.
The series marks the digital debut of Sonakshi with the teaser diving deeper into the case unveiling the suspected murders of 27 women, with no complaints or witnesses.
Talking about the show, creator, director, and co-producer Reema Kagti said in a statement, “Dahaad has been a truly rewarding experience. This series is extremely special for all of us and has been brought to life masterfully by Sonakshi, Vijay, Gulshan and Soham. The response that we...
- 4/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Prime Video today unveiled the intriguing teaser of the upcoming crime drama, Amazon Original series, ‘Dahaad’. The series is created by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar and is directed by Reema Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi. Produced by Excel Media & Entertainment and Tiger Baby and Executive Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar along with Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, Dahaad features Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in the lead.
Dahaad marks the digital debut of Sonakshi Sinha in which she plays a fierce cop, who strives to solve a gruesome murder case. The teaser dives deeper into the case unveiling the suspected murders of 27 women, with no complaints or witnesses, as one woman – Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati, rises against the crime and to bring justice.
“Dahaad’s thrilling storyline and incredible performances are the true standouts of the crime drama. The world that Reema and Zoya had envisioned for this story,...
Dahaad marks the digital debut of Sonakshi Sinha in which she plays a fierce cop, who strives to solve a gruesome murder case. The teaser dives deeper into the case unveiling the suspected murders of 27 women, with no complaints or witnesses, as one woman – Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati, rises against the crime and to bring justice.
“Dahaad’s thrilling storyline and incredible performances are the true standouts of the crime drama. The world that Reema and Zoya had envisioned for this story,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha will be seen essaying the role of a cop in the upcoming streaming crime drama series ‘Dahaad’, her look from the series was unveiled on Thursday. The show will mark the digital debut of Sinha and has been created by filmmakers Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar.
‘Dahaad’, which earlier premiered at The Berlinale International Film Festival and was the first Indian series to achieve the feat, is set to drop on May 12, 2023. The series is an 8-part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (played by Sonakshi) and her colleagues in a small town police station.
It all starts when a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Anjali begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
‘Dahaad’ is directed by Reema Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi...
‘Dahaad’, which earlier premiered at The Berlinale International Film Festival and was the first Indian series to achieve the feat, is set to drop on May 12, 2023. The series is an 8-part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (played by Sonakshi) and her colleagues in a small town police station.
It all starts when a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Anjali begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
‘Dahaad’ is directed by Reema Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi...
- 4/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Prime Video today announced the upcoming launch of their crime drama, Amazon Original series, ‘Dahaad’. After becoming the first Indian series to premiere at The Berlinale International Film Festival earlier this year, Dahaad will now premiere on Prime Video on May 12, 2023. The series is created by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, produced by Excel Media & Entertainment and Tiger Baby, and features Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in the lead.
Dahaad is directed by Reema Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi and marks the digital debut of Sonakshi Sinha in which she plays a fierce lady cop, who strives to solve a gruesome murder case, with an unsuspecting criminal on the loose.
The series is an eight part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues in a small town police station. It all starts when a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms,...
Dahaad is directed by Reema Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi and marks the digital debut of Sonakshi Sinha in which she plays a fierce lady cop, who strives to solve a gruesome murder case, with an unsuspecting criminal on the loose.
The series is an eight part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues in a small town police station. It all starts when a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Streaming
Itvx and Apple TV+ have bucked the U.K.’s downward trend in streamer subscriptions by showing strong growth.
According to the analysis from consultancy Kantar, the number of households in the U.K. that subscribe to at least one streaming service fell in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. The first three months of this year showed 16.10 million households subscribed to at least one streamer while the first quarter of 2022 the figure was 16.91 million and the figure for the same quarter in 2021 was 16.95 million.
Despite the consistent drop over the last two years, the research showed that Itvx’s premium service – which launched in the last quarter of 2023, replacing ITV’s previous streaming platform ITV Hub – gained the most number of new SVOD subscribers in the quarter. They were followed by Apple TV+.
Netflix saw the largest “absolute losses” in subscriber numbers, Kantar said.
Itvx and Apple TV+ have bucked the U.K.’s downward trend in streamer subscriptions by showing strong growth.
According to the analysis from consultancy Kantar, the number of households in the U.K. that subscribe to at least one streaming service fell in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. The first three months of this year showed 16.10 million households subscribed to at least one streamer while the first quarter of 2022 the figure was 16.91 million and the figure for the same quarter in 2021 was 16.95 million.
Despite the consistent drop over the last two years, the research showed that Itvx’s premium service – which launched in the last quarter of 2023, replacing ITV’s previous streaming platform ITV Hub – gained the most number of new SVOD subscribers in the quarter. They were followed by Apple TV+.
Netflix saw the largest “absolute losses” in subscriber numbers, Kantar said.
- 4/20/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Abhishek Bhalerao, who’s known for his work in “Chopsticks”, “Little Things”, “Masaba Masaba” and “Class of 83”, and was last seen as Inspector Malvade in the web show “Rana Naidu”, shared his experience of working in “Dahaad”, helmed by director Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi.
The show stars Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma and Gulshan Devaiah in the lead roles.
On how it is to work with Sonakshi, Gulshan and others, Abhishek said: “I was blessed with an opportunity to work with Sonakshi and Gulshan among all the four lead actors of ‘Dahaad’. They both are fun to work with.
“There is never a dull moment when Gulshan is around. He is one of the top actors of our time. I really like the characters he performs. He has an amazing sense of humour and I got a chance to learn a couple of things from him that helped me a...
The show stars Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma and Gulshan Devaiah in the lead roles.
On how it is to work with Sonakshi, Gulshan and others, Abhishek said: “I was blessed with an opportunity to work with Sonakshi and Gulshan among all the four lead actors of ‘Dahaad’. They both are fun to work with.
“There is never a dull moment when Gulshan is around. He is one of the top actors of our time. I really like the characters he performs. He has an amazing sense of humour and I got a chance to learn a couple of things from him that helped me a...
- 3/30/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Feb 23 (Ians) Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who will be soon seen playing a cop in the streaming series ‘Dahaad’, is elated with the response that her series received during its premiere at the ongoing edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
‘Dahaad’ is a crime thriller that revolves around the story of a cop named Anjali Bhaati (played by Sonakshi Sinha) who is in pursuit of a killer. It also features a talented ensemble cast including Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in pivotal roles.
Reacting to the response received at the prestigious film festival, the actress said: “I am truly overwhelmed by the response ‘Dahaad’ has received at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s a proud moment for me to be part of this amazing series, and I’m thrilled to see the audience’s reaction to my character, Anjali Bhaati. She is a superwoman who has an...
‘Dahaad’ is a crime thriller that revolves around the story of a cop named Anjali Bhaati (played by Sonakshi Sinha) who is in pursuit of a killer. It also features a talented ensemble cast including Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in pivotal roles.
Reacting to the response received at the prestigious film festival, the actress said: “I am truly overwhelmed by the response ‘Dahaad’ has received at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s a proud moment for me to be part of this amazing series, and I’m thrilled to see the audience’s reaction to my character, Anjali Bhaati. She is a superwoman who has an...
- 2/23/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Acclaimed actor Vijay Varma is one of the leads in “Dahaad” (“Roar”), the first Indian series to compete in the Berlinale Series competition.
Produced by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby and directed by Reema Kagti (Amazon’s Prime Video series “Made in Heaven”) and Ruchika Oberoi (Venice winner “Island City”), the series’ other leads are Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah.
“‘Dahaad’ is about the investigation of a series of crimes conducted by a small town, rookie police officer at a small police station in Rajasthan [western India]. There are these disappearing girls and somehow the young police officer finds a certain similarity between these these disappearances,” Varma told Variety, talking from Berlin. “It’s a slow burn, investigative drama and it’s also very atmospheric and moody and noir-ish.”
About his own character Varma said: “I play a literature professor in a girl’s college, seemingly having a normal, good life.
Produced by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby and directed by Reema Kagti (Amazon’s Prime Video series “Made in Heaven”) and Ruchika Oberoi (Venice winner “Island City”), the series’ other leads are Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah.
“‘Dahaad’ is about the investigation of a series of crimes conducted by a small town, rookie police officer at a small police station in Rajasthan [western India]. There are these disappearing girls and somehow the young police officer finds a certain similarity between these these disappearances,” Varma told Variety, talking from Berlin. “It’s a slow burn, investigative drama and it’s also very atmospheric and moody and noir-ish.”
About his own character Varma said: “I play a literature professor in a girl’s college, seemingly having a normal, good life.
- 2/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma and Sohum Shah-starrer series ‘Dahaad’ will be screened at the upcoming edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
The series will be screened at the Berlinale Series, a key component of the Berlin Film Festival.
With this, ‘Dahaad’, directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, has become the first Indian series to premiere at the Berlinale and compete in the Berlinale Series Competition.
The 8 part series, which also stars Gulshan Devaiah in the lead role, is set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan. The slow-burn crime drama follows the investigation headed by sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station after a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Bhaati begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
The series has...
The series will be screened at the Berlinale Series, a key component of the Berlin Film Festival.
With this, ‘Dahaad’, directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, has become the first Indian series to premiere at the Berlinale and compete in the Berlinale Series Competition.
The 8 part series, which also stars Gulshan Devaiah in the lead role, is set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan. The slow-burn crime drama follows the investigation headed by sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station after a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Bhaati begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
The series has...
- 1/17/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Dahaad, starring Sonakshi Sinha, is getting ready to premiere at Berlin International Film Festival. What makes it so special is that the Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby’s Dahaad, directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, will be India’s first web series to premiere at the prestigious film festival.
Dahaad, also starring Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in the lead roles, has been selected for the Berlinale Series Competition.
The show is set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan. The intiguing eight-part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station unravel a curious case.
When a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms, Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati is tasked with the investigation. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides, but as the cases unravel, Anjali begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
Dahaad, also starring Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in the lead roles, has been selected for the Berlinale Series Competition.
The show is set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan. The intiguing eight-part crime drama that follows Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station unravel a curious case.
When a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms, Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati is tasked with the investigation. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides, but as the cases unravel, Anjali begins to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose.
- 1/16/2023
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
This year’s Berlinale Series, a key component of the Berlin Film Festival, will feature India’s debut on the platform, Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby’s “Dahaad” (“Roar”).
Directed by Reema Kagti (Amazon Prime Video series “Made in Heaven”) and Ruchika Oberoi (Venice winner “Island City”), “Dahaad” is the first Indian series to premiere at the Berlinale and compete in the Berlinale Series Competition.
The series features well-known Indian actors Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah in the lead roles.
Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part, slow-burn crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Bhaati begins to suspect...
Directed by Reema Kagti (Amazon Prime Video series “Made in Heaven”) and Ruchika Oberoi (Venice winner “Island City”), “Dahaad” is the first Indian series to premiere at the Berlinale and compete in the Berlinale Series Competition.
The series features well-known Indian actors Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah in the lead roles.
Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part, slow-burn crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead in public bathrooms, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation. At first, the deaths appear to be clear-cut suicides but as the cases unravel, Bhaati begins to suspect...
- 1/16/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
As 2022 makes way for the new dawn, Ott platforms are gearing up to present a slew of exciting web shows. 2023 will be the year of many anticipated Ott releases, including a chunk of the 40-title slate announced by Prime Video back in April 2022.
Let us dig out what’s happening on the web series landscape in the coming year.
‘Farzi’: The Vijay Sethupathi and Shahid Kapoor-starrer webseries ‘Farzi’ is a fast-paced edgy thriller created by director duo Raj and Dk. Earlier, Shahid’s first look from the series was shared by the makers in which he can be seen sporting a rugged look and sitting in a chair while he is busy painting something.
The first look was described as: “An artist who gets pulled into the murky high stakes of a con job and a fiery task force officer on the mission to rid the country of his menaces in a fast-paced,...
Let us dig out what’s happening on the web series landscape in the coming year.
‘Farzi’: The Vijay Sethupathi and Shahid Kapoor-starrer webseries ‘Farzi’ is a fast-paced edgy thriller created by director duo Raj and Dk. Earlier, Shahid’s first look from the series was shared by the makers in which he can be seen sporting a rugged look and sitting in a chair while he is busy painting something.
The first look was described as: “An artist who gets pulled into the murky high stakes of a con job and a fiery task force officer on the mission to rid the country of his menaces in a fast-paced,...
- 12/30/2022
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
In today’s Global Bulletin, Women In Motion launches a special International Women’s Day podcast featuring Jane Fonda and Jameela Jamil, Amazon Prime Video announces a new women-fronting original series in India, BritBox heads to Amazon Prime Channels in the U.K., Keshet International acquires three new titles ahead of the London TV Screenings, BBC One unveils new casting for “The Responder,” Young Films Foundation beefs up its writing talent scheme and Paramount Plus goes all in on promoting its service in Latin America.
Podcast
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kering and Pomellato have released a new special edition of the “Women In Motion” podcast featuring a conversation with Jane Fonda and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil.
The new podcast is part of Pomellato for Women, an initiative focusing on female leadership which Jane Fonda has contributed to for the past four years. Fonda was also...
Podcast
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kering and Pomellato have released a new special edition of the “Women In Motion” podcast featuring a conversation with Jane Fonda and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil.
The new podcast is part of Pomellato for Women, an initiative focusing on female leadership which Jane Fonda has contributed to for the past four years. Fonda was also...
- 3/8/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
On International Women’s Day, a new series, which sees Sonakshi take it up a notch playing a tough shall we say fierce cop was announced. Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, not much is known about the series so far.
Produced by Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment, the team posted on social media: There’s no limit to what women can accomplish. Our collective belief in this has only been reinforced time and again. Can’t wait for Sonakshi Sinha to show us yet again how girls get it done!
Director Reema Kagti says, “Sonakshi is an actor with the ability to seamlessly fit into every character she plays. She plays a tough cop in the series, and it is a delight to see her sink her teeth into the skin of the character. I’m excited to collaborate with Amazon Prime Video once again and truly looking...
Produced by Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment, the team posted on social media: There’s no limit to what women can accomplish. Our collective belief in this has only been reinforced time and again. Can’t wait for Sonakshi Sinha to show us yet again how girls get it done!
Director Reema Kagti says, “Sonakshi is an actor with the ability to seamlessly fit into every character she plays. She plays a tough cop in the series, and it is a delight to see her sink her teeth into the skin of the character. I’m excited to collaborate with Amazon Prime Video once again and truly looking...
- 3/8/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Amazon Prime Video celebrates the strength of women by unveiling the first look of their untitled upcoming Original series starring Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. The first look features the actor playing a tough cop in what will be her digital debut.
The series also features Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah & Sohum Shah. The series is produced by Executive producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar (Excel Media and Entertainment) along with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti (Tiger Baby), and is directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi marking Reema's second outing with Amazon Prime Video following Made in Heaven, and Excel Media and Entertainment’s fourth collaboration following Mirzapur, Inside Edge and Made in Heaven.
Speaking of the series, director Reema Kagti reveals, "Sonakshi is an actor with the ability to seamlessly fit into every character she plays. She plays a tough cop...
The series also features Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah & Sohum Shah. The series is produced by Executive producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar (Excel Media and Entertainment) along with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti (Tiger Baby), and is directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi marking Reema's second outing with Amazon Prime Video following Made in Heaven, and Excel Media and Entertainment’s fourth collaboration following Mirzapur, Inside Edge and Made in Heaven.
Speaking of the series, director Reema Kagti reveals, "Sonakshi is an actor with the ability to seamlessly fit into every character she plays. She plays a tough cop...
- 3/8/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Anna Serner, Filminstitutet. Foto: Fredrik Sandberg/ScanpixAnna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute (Sfi) has been leading the way for gender equality on a global scale for at least the past five years and has become a sort of godmother to all the woman striving and thriving in Cannes.
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
She not only encouraged the collection of statistics of women filmmakers in Sweden and abroad which could then be used to calculate public funding to create parity but as been the preeminent global lobbyist. In 2016, 64% of the Sfi’s production funding when to female directors which means that from 2013–2016, Sfi funding was 50% female and 50% male. In 2017 the Sfi funding is expecte to be 40% for female directors.
50/50 by 2020 — Global Reach was held in Cannes for the second year, hosted by Sfi, Wift Nordic and the Marche and included talk with such filmmakers a Agnieszka Holland and Jessica Hausner, a presentation by...
- 6/6/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Starring Vinay Pathak,Amruta Subhash, Tannishtha Chatterjee
Written & Directed by Ruchika Oberoi
Urban Desolation is not an easy subject to put on screen, especially when you are looking at fusing fluency with blitheness, as debutant director Ruchika Oberoi bravely does in this heartwarming homage to the spirit of cheerless solitude in the urban jungle. The subject is far easier to pin down in a non-urban setting, as was the case with Mrinal Sen’s Khandhar where Shabana Azmi as Jamini portrayed emotional and spiritual desolation with heartbreaking veracity.
Tannishtha Chatterjee is no less heartbreaking in the third story entitled ‘Contact’ in Ruchika Oberoi’s 3-tier tribute to urban desolation. Tannishtha’s Aarti (pitch-perfect after that oddly displaced and shrill performance last week in UnIndian) is Everywoman, the kind of nondescript faceless suburban non-entity whom you wouldn’t give a second glance in a crowd. Everyday Aarti takes the same route to work,...
Written & Directed by Ruchika Oberoi
Urban Desolation is not an easy subject to put on screen, especially when you are looking at fusing fluency with blitheness, as debutant director Ruchika Oberoi bravely does in this heartwarming homage to the spirit of cheerless solitude in the urban jungle. The subject is far easier to pin down in a non-urban setting, as was the case with Mrinal Sen’s Khandhar where Shabana Azmi as Jamini portrayed emotional and spiritual desolation with heartbreaking veracity.
Tannishtha Chatterjee is no less heartbreaking in the third story entitled ‘Contact’ in Ruchika Oberoi’s 3-tier tribute to urban desolation. Tannishtha’s Aarti (pitch-perfect after that oddly displaced and shrill performance last week in UnIndian) is Everywoman, the kind of nondescript faceless suburban non-entity whom you wouldn’t give a second glance in a crowd. Everyday Aarti takes the same route to work,...
- 9/2/2016
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
The film follows three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. The first is about a diligent office worker who wins the office ‘Fun Committee Award’, which entitles him to a whole day full of fun. He is most reluctant to leave the safety of his cubicle but he has to. Prescribed fun modules have to be completed and non-compliance is not an option.
The second story begins with a domineering head-of-the-family, Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned. Now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero, Purshottam, is a man ideal in every way and they are smitten. Then suddenly, comes the news that Anil is better and may be home soon. Will they have to let Purshottam go?
The third one centers on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her more and more mechanical and numb.
The second story begins with a domineering head-of-the-family, Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned. Now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero, Purshottam, is a man ideal in every way and they are smitten. Then suddenly, comes the news that Anil is better and may be home soon. Will they have to let Purshottam go?
The third one centers on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her more and more mechanical and numb.
- 8/26/2016
- by Reema Patel
- Bollyspice
Vinay Pathak and Tannishtha Chatterjee starred in the critically acclaimed film Island City which had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival 2015. Not just that, it was selected at 26 international film festivals and won top awards at five festivals. It won the Fedeora (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) Award for Best Debut Director.
After much waiting, Island City finally has a release date in India and it will hit the theaters on September 2. Talking about the process, director Ruchika Oberoi said that the film has had a journey worldwide but they couldn't be more excited for the film's release in India. Collaborating with Drishyam Films, the makers of the film hope to reach out to audiences with substantial theatrical presence.
Directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City connects three stories- two black comedies and a tragic-comic tale of love that focuses on an ever-changing city...
After much waiting, Island City finally has a release date in India and it will hit the theaters on September 2. Talking about the process, director Ruchika Oberoi said that the film has had a journey worldwide but they couldn't be more excited for the film's release in India. Collaborating with Drishyam Films, the makers of the film hope to reach out to audiences with substantial theatrical presence.
Directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City connects three stories- two black comedies and a tragic-comic tale of love that focuses on an ever-changing city...
- 8/10/2016
- BollywoodHungama
With Island City, director Ruchika Oberoi presents a tryptich of stories dealing with oppression and alienation in the modern island city of the title, Mumbai. In the first story, “Fun Committee”, Vinay Pathak is perfect as Suyash Chaturvedi, the corporate drone working at Systematic Statistics. The company’s Fun Committee has decided that the best way to combat declining productivity is to subject its employees to orderly, organized, obedient fun. Chaturvedi is taken to the mall in the company “Fun Van”, given an envelope of coupons, and a set of instructions that he is required to follow to maximize his fun. An accidental swap of coupons with a terrorist undergoing a similar experience has him mindlessly gathering the pieces of a rifle and putting them together, something he seems to find more engaging, at least, than gathering up pink teddy bears and riding the carousel in the mall.
“Fun Committee...
“Fun Committee...
- 7/17/2016
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and wrestling with some very hard issues the 7th Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival returns this Summer.
The Director of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, Cary Rajinder Sawhney states,”We aim to showcase films that entertain but challenge and make one think about the many social issues happening in India today, and that includes many positive changes including the fact that so many emerging Indian women filmmakers who are producing world-class films that are giving their male counterparts a serious run for their money.”
The diverse programme of brand new features, documentaries and shorts includes seven films directed by power-packed women filmmakers that give the Bechdel Test a run for its money, including the Thelma and Louise-esque opening night buddy movie, Parched, set in the desert villages of India’s Gujarat (female director Leena Yadav and Producer and Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, is expected). Double Oscar® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, introduces her punch in the guts, documentary, A Girl In The River – The Price of Forgiveness.
With a strong Lgbtq+ following, the festival proudly hosts its first Transgender movie based on an empowering true story – I am Not He…She, at BFI Southbank, supported by Mac Cosmetics and Sun Mark Ltd, amongst others. Bangalore Director Bs Lingadevaru, is expected.
Reflecting the linguistic diversity of UK’s South Asian communities, the carefully curated programme will include 15 major languages, including films from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. All films are English subtitled.
This celebration of Indian regional diversity includes a very rare on-stage Q&A at BFI Southbank with one of South India’s greatest ever superstars – Kamal Haasan, who moved from child actor to Tamil cinema star, to produce, write and direct some of India’s most acclaimed features, including many Bollywood hits. He is adored by millions of fans, worldwide.
The closing night gala, is the world premiere of the incredibly moving and intense Toba Tek Singh, which focuses on patients locked in a Punjabi mental health hospital during the Partition (legendary director Ketan Mehta, is expected).
Sri Lankan breakout filmmakers Kalpana & Vindana Ariyawansa explore the taboo subject of obsessive compulsive disorder (Ocd) in a very personal family drama Dirty, Yellow, Darkness, while at the Ica, Director Jayaraj from Kerala, presents the Berlinale Crystal-Bear winner, Ottaal (The Trap), a heart-wrenching drama, based on the roots of child slave labour.
On a lighter note the festival also celebrates two icons of cinema with on-stage interviews with Satyajit Ray’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore from Kolkata and the only Indian filmmaker to truly cross from Bollywood to Hollywood – Shekhar Kapur, who will discuss his plans for Elizabeth 3. Let’s hope that Cate Blanchett continues her reign in this expected sequel.
Also in the line-up is a special screening of the risque film Brahman Naman, directed by India’s leading indie director Q, the hilarious coming-of-age comedy is exclusive to Netflix. The Mumbai music industry focused Jugni, shows that love and a damn-good Punjabi song, can conquer even the toughest hearts (female director, Shefali Bhushan, is expected).
As well as synchronous screenings in London and Birmingham from 14-24 July, the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival goes live on digital, with the festival showing a selection of films on BFI Player into the Autumn.
Festival Patron Tony Matharu, who is also our founding sponsor, from Grange Hotels, continues to support with full fervour, and the festival welcomes back supporters including title sponsor, the Bagri Foundation, who share our passion for South Asian arts and culture. The British Film Institute and Cineworld Cinemas have supported Liff since year one. The festival enjoys on-going essential support from major sponsor, Sun Mark Ltd.
Title Sponsor Alka Bagri of the Bagri Foundation says, “We are delighted to support such an incredible festival which reveals the richness of South Asian culture and offers a wonderful platform for emerging talent. This year’s programme epitomises the diversity and dynamism of South Asian cinema, and through films, debates and panel discussions, we will explore topical issues such as gender, identity, mental health and equality. We look forward to being joined by two acclaimed figures of Indian cinema: Kamal Haasan and Shekhar Kapur who will take us on their cinematic journey”.
Liff presents the prestigious annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition, in association with the Bagri Foundation, with a prize of £1,000 to the winning film. The short film programme screens at the Ica on Wednesday 20th July and the winning short will be announced at the closing night gala, on 21st July, at BFI Southbank. The festival continues in Birmingham, until 24th July.
Participating cinemas’ in London are: Cineworld (Haymarket, O2, Wandsworth, Wembley), BFI Southbank, Ica, Picture House Central, Crouch End Picturehouse, East London’s rustic Boleyn Cinema, with Cineworld Broad Street and Midland Arts Centre (Mac), in Birmingham.
Opening Night | Dual English Premiere: Parched
– Hindi with English subtitles | 117 min | India 2015 | Dir: Leena Yadav | with: Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan.
Director Leena Yadav tells a wonderfully joyous and inspiring tale of female comradery.
– Q&A with Director Leena Yadav and other special guests.
14 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Haymarket, London
15 July | 19:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
16 July | 17.30 | Cineworld Wembley, London
20 July | 20.40 | BFI Southbank, London
Closing Night | World Premiere: Toba Tek Singh
– Hindi / Punjabi with English subtitles | 75 min | India 2016 | Dir: Ketan Mehta | with: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak.
Acclaimed director Ketan Mehta delivers this unforgettably moving and at times joyous version of Manto’s legendary story, produced by the Zeal for Unity project.
– Q&A with Director Ketan Mehta and other special guests.
21 July | 18:00 | BFI Southbank, London
24 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
– Icons from India, polymath Kamal Haasan (whose films have the highest number of Academy Award submissions from India), and director of the exquisite BAFTA & Oscar® winning Elizabeth & The Golden Age films, Shekhar Kapur, will give masterclasses at BFI Southbank, with the famous female scion of the Tagore family, who married into Indian royalty, Sharmila Tagore, speaking at the historic art deco cinema, Cineworld Haymarket.
– A 2016 highlight, is a rare opportunity to hear female filmmakers like Pakistan’s double Oscar®-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mumbai’s multi-award winning Leena Yadav, documentary filmmaker Rinku Kalsy and other special guests, talking about their unique careers and exploring commonalities of experience, with women filmmakers around the world.
– The UK premiere of the restored verison of the 1948 film Kalpana (Imagination), by the legandary dancer, Padma Vibhushan Uday Shankar (brother of the late Sitar stalwart Ravi Shankar), starring the legendary dancer and actress Padmini (Mera Naam Joker/Thillana Mohanambal), in her cinematic debut, gets a one off special screening in Birmingham.
– Winner of the best directing debut at the Venice Film Festival, the Hindi language film directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City, tells three stories, of a drone employee at a soulless corporation wins an office competition entitling him to a whole day of fun at the mall; a domineering head of a family who suffers a stroke and is on life support, and a woman who is leading a mechanical existence blossoms, when she gets a series of anonymous love letters.
– Actor, Leader, Hero, God. For his fans, the superstar Rajinikanth is all of these. Men from various generations alter their lives, sell their belongings, and place fandom above their families in devotion to the iconic actor, a man who has inspired a fanatic cult following across the world ranging from India to Japan. This is explored in the riveting documentary, For The Love Of A Man.
– Made under the Zeal for Unity India-Pakistan filmmaking initiative, Khaema mein matt jhankain (Don’t Peek Into The Tent) and Jeewan Hathi (Elephant In The Room) explore different facets of life in Pakistan. Tamil Naidu’s hottest young filmmaker M Manikandan returns to the festival, after last year’s hit Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg), with the stylish, twisted plot thriller, with Kutrame Thandanai.
– The new tale by Kaushik Ganguly, one of West Bengal’s most accomplished directors, depicts a love-torn nostalgia for the passing age of film called Cinemawala, while Liff’s first Nepali screening is directed by new hot-property director Min Bahadur Bham, who has been delighting audiences around Europe with his film Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen).
– For more information on the festival please visit:
http://www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk
– The full festival programme for London and Birmingham:
http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/programme.htm
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The Director of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, Cary Rajinder Sawhney states,”We aim to showcase films that entertain but challenge and make one think about the many social issues happening in India today, and that includes many positive changes including the fact that so many emerging Indian women filmmakers who are producing world-class films that are giving their male counterparts a serious run for their money.”
The diverse programme of brand new features, documentaries and shorts includes seven films directed by power-packed women filmmakers that give the Bechdel Test a run for its money, including the Thelma and Louise-esque opening night buddy movie, Parched, set in the desert villages of India’s Gujarat (female director Leena Yadav and Producer and Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, is expected). Double Oscar® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, introduces her punch in the guts, documentary, A Girl In The River – The Price of Forgiveness.
With a strong Lgbtq+ following, the festival proudly hosts its first Transgender movie based on an empowering true story – I am Not He…She, at BFI Southbank, supported by Mac Cosmetics and Sun Mark Ltd, amongst others. Bangalore Director Bs Lingadevaru, is expected.
Reflecting the linguistic diversity of UK’s South Asian communities, the carefully curated programme will include 15 major languages, including films from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. All films are English subtitled.
This celebration of Indian regional diversity includes a very rare on-stage Q&A at BFI Southbank with one of South India’s greatest ever superstars – Kamal Haasan, who moved from child actor to Tamil cinema star, to produce, write and direct some of India’s most acclaimed features, including many Bollywood hits. He is adored by millions of fans, worldwide.
The closing night gala, is the world premiere of the incredibly moving and intense Toba Tek Singh, which focuses on patients locked in a Punjabi mental health hospital during the Partition (legendary director Ketan Mehta, is expected).
Sri Lankan breakout filmmakers Kalpana & Vindana Ariyawansa explore the taboo subject of obsessive compulsive disorder (Ocd) in a very personal family drama Dirty, Yellow, Darkness, while at the Ica, Director Jayaraj from Kerala, presents the Berlinale Crystal-Bear winner, Ottaal (The Trap), a heart-wrenching drama, based on the roots of child slave labour.
On a lighter note the festival also celebrates two icons of cinema with on-stage interviews with Satyajit Ray’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore from Kolkata and the only Indian filmmaker to truly cross from Bollywood to Hollywood – Shekhar Kapur, who will discuss his plans for Elizabeth 3. Let’s hope that Cate Blanchett continues her reign in this expected sequel.
Also in the line-up is a special screening of the risque film Brahman Naman, directed by India’s leading indie director Q, the hilarious coming-of-age comedy is exclusive to Netflix. The Mumbai music industry focused Jugni, shows that love and a damn-good Punjabi song, can conquer even the toughest hearts (female director, Shefali Bhushan, is expected).
As well as synchronous screenings in London and Birmingham from 14-24 July, the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival goes live on digital, with the festival showing a selection of films on BFI Player into the Autumn.
Festival Patron Tony Matharu, who is also our founding sponsor, from Grange Hotels, continues to support with full fervour, and the festival welcomes back supporters including title sponsor, the Bagri Foundation, who share our passion for South Asian arts and culture. The British Film Institute and Cineworld Cinemas have supported Liff since year one. The festival enjoys on-going essential support from major sponsor, Sun Mark Ltd.
Title Sponsor Alka Bagri of the Bagri Foundation says, “We are delighted to support such an incredible festival which reveals the richness of South Asian culture and offers a wonderful platform for emerging talent. This year’s programme epitomises the diversity and dynamism of South Asian cinema, and through films, debates and panel discussions, we will explore topical issues such as gender, identity, mental health and equality. We look forward to being joined by two acclaimed figures of Indian cinema: Kamal Haasan and Shekhar Kapur who will take us on their cinematic journey”.
Liff presents the prestigious annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition, in association with the Bagri Foundation, with a prize of £1,000 to the winning film. The short film programme screens at the Ica on Wednesday 20th July and the winning short will be announced at the closing night gala, on 21st July, at BFI Southbank. The festival continues in Birmingham, until 24th July.
Participating cinemas’ in London are: Cineworld (Haymarket, O2, Wandsworth, Wembley), BFI Southbank, Ica, Picture House Central, Crouch End Picturehouse, East London’s rustic Boleyn Cinema, with Cineworld Broad Street and Midland Arts Centre (Mac), in Birmingham.
Opening Night | Dual English Premiere: Parched
– Hindi with English subtitles | 117 min | India 2015 | Dir: Leena Yadav | with: Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan.
Director Leena Yadav tells a wonderfully joyous and inspiring tale of female comradery.
– Q&A with Director Leena Yadav and other special guests.
14 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Haymarket, London
15 July | 19:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
16 July | 17.30 | Cineworld Wembley, London
20 July | 20.40 | BFI Southbank, London
Closing Night | World Premiere: Toba Tek Singh
– Hindi / Punjabi with English subtitles | 75 min | India 2016 | Dir: Ketan Mehta | with: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak.
Acclaimed director Ketan Mehta delivers this unforgettably moving and at times joyous version of Manto’s legendary story, produced by the Zeal for Unity project.
– Q&A with Director Ketan Mehta and other special guests.
21 July | 18:00 | BFI Southbank, London
24 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
– Icons from India, polymath Kamal Haasan (whose films have the highest number of Academy Award submissions from India), and director of the exquisite BAFTA & Oscar® winning Elizabeth & The Golden Age films, Shekhar Kapur, will give masterclasses at BFI Southbank, with the famous female scion of the Tagore family, who married into Indian royalty, Sharmila Tagore, speaking at the historic art deco cinema, Cineworld Haymarket.
– A 2016 highlight, is a rare opportunity to hear female filmmakers like Pakistan’s double Oscar®-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mumbai’s multi-award winning Leena Yadav, documentary filmmaker Rinku Kalsy and other special guests, talking about their unique careers and exploring commonalities of experience, with women filmmakers around the world.
– The UK premiere of the restored verison of the 1948 film Kalpana (Imagination), by the legandary dancer, Padma Vibhushan Uday Shankar (brother of the late Sitar stalwart Ravi Shankar), starring the legendary dancer and actress Padmini (Mera Naam Joker/Thillana Mohanambal), in her cinematic debut, gets a one off special screening in Birmingham.
– Winner of the best directing debut at the Venice Film Festival, the Hindi language film directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City, tells three stories, of a drone employee at a soulless corporation wins an office competition entitling him to a whole day of fun at the mall; a domineering head of a family who suffers a stroke and is on life support, and a woman who is leading a mechanical existence blossoms, when she gets a series of anonymous love letters.
– Actor, Leader, Hero, God. For his fans, the superstar Rajinikanth is all of these. Men from various generations alter their lives, sell their belongings, and place fandom above their families in devotion to the iconic actor, a man who has inspired a fanatic cult following across the world ranging from India to Japan. This is explored in the riveting documentary, For The Love Of A Man.
– Made under the Zeal for Unity India-Pakistan filmmaking initiative, Khaema mein matt jhankain (Don’t Peek Into The Tent) and Jeewan Hathi (Elephant In The Room) explore different facets of life in Pakistan. Tamil Naidu’s hottest young filmmaker M Manikandan returns to the festival, after last year’s hit Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg), with the stylish, twisted plot thriller, with Kutrame Thandanai.
– The new tale by Kaushik Ganguly, one of West Bengal’s most accomplished directors, depicts a love-torn nostalgia for the passing age of film called Cinemawala, while Liff’s first Nepali screening is directed by new hot-property director Min Bahadur Bham, who has been delighting audiences around Europe with his film Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen).
– For more information on the festival please visit:
http://www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk
– The full festival programme for London and Birmingham:
http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/programme.htm
The post The London Indian Film Festival brings cinematic diversity to London and Birmingham: 14-24 July appeared first on BollySpice.com.
- 6/14/2016
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the winners of its competition categories at a ceremony at The Skirball Center, in the final event for the successful festival, which ran May 7 – May 14.
“I am delighted to honor these brilliant filmmakers for the diversity of their plots, themes and characters!” said Aroon Shivdasani, Iaac Executive & Artistic Director.
“Our jury had a tough job since this year’s nominations were very strong,” commented Nyiff’s film festival director Aseem Chhabra. “I congratulate all the winners, the nominees and also other filmmakers who shared their films with our audiences.”
Salman Rushdie presenting the award for Best Film accepted by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni for
Highway who also won Best Director for the film.
Photo credit: Mo Pitz
Below is the full list of winners:
Best Film: Highway
Best Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni for Highway
Best Screenplay: Ruchika Oberoi, Island City
Best Actor: Rajit Kapoor,...
“I am delighted to honor these brilliant filmmakers for the diversity of their plots, themes and characters!” said Aroon Shivdasani, Iaac Executive & Artistic Director.
“Our jury had a tough job since this year’s nominations were very strong,” commented Nyiff’s film festival director Aseem Chhabra. “I congratulate all the winners, the nominees and also other filmmakers who shared their films with our audiences.”
Salman Rushdie presenting the award for Best Film accepted by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni for
Highway who also won Best Director for the film.
Photo credit: Mo Pitz
Below is the full list of winners:
Best Film: Highway
Best Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni for Highway
Best Screenplay: Ruchika Oberoi, Island City
Best Actor: Rajit Kapoor,...
- 5/18/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The Indian company will show the titles, totalling 49, as part of an Nfdc film festival.
India’s National Film Development Corp (Nfdc) has licensed 49 of its library titles to Zee Classic, owned by leading Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment.
The deal includes classics such as Gandhi [pictured], starring Ben Kingsley, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay and Ketan Mehta’s Mirch Masala, along with more recent titles such as Anup Singh’s Qissa, which premiered at Toronto in 2013, and Gyan Correa’s The Good Road, India’s official submission to the 2014 Oscars.
Zee Classic is planning to broadcast the titles in an ‘Nfdc film festival’ running for couple of months from July. Nfdc has also licensed a package of titles to India’s Epic channel and is closing deals with Ott platforms.
“Over the past ten years, the Nfdc has introduced 18 first time feature filmmakers in 13 regional languages,” said Nfdc finance director Nazhat J. Shaikh. “We’re...
India’s National Film Development Corp (Nfdc) has licensed 49 of its library titles to Zee Classic, owned by leading Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment.
The deal includes classics such as Gandhi [pictured], starring Ben Kingsley, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay and Ketan Mehta’s Mirch Masala, along with more recent titles such as Anup Singh’s Qissa, which premiered at Toronto in 2013, and Gyan Correa’s The Good Road, India’s official submission to the 2014 Oscars.
Zee Classic is planning to broadcast the titles in an ‘Nfdc film festival’ running for couple of months from July. Nfdc has also licensed a package of titles to India’s Epic channel and is closing deals with Ott platforms.
“Over the past ten years, the Nfdc has introduced 18 first time feature filmmakers in 13 regional languages,” said Nfdc finance director Nazhat J. Shaikh. “We’re...
- 5/14/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: French sales company closes deals on two of its Indian titles.
Nathan Fischer’s Stray Dogs has closed several new deals on Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday), to the Us (Breaking Glass), UK (Vertigo Films) and Germany (Rapid Eye).
Sunrise [pictured], backed by the Nfdc and pitched at Film Bazaar 2012, has shown at more than 40 festivals. The thriller is about a detective in Mumbai investigating a series of child abductions.
Stray Dogs is also selling Ruchika Oberoi’s debut feature Island City, which won the Fedeora Awards for best young director in Venice Days, and has now closed a deal with airlines aggregator Encore Inflight.
“They only take one or two Indian films per year – last year they took Court – so this is a good deal,” Fischer said. He is currently in final negotiations to sell the film in Turkey and Hungary.
Fischer started tracking Island City at Film Bazaar 2014 and boarded the project before its Venice...
Nathan Fischer’s Stray Dogs has closed several new deals on Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday), to the Us (Breaking Glass), UK (Vertigo Films) and Germany (Rapid Eye).
Sunrise [pictured], backed by the Nfdc and pitched at Film Bazaar 2012, has shown at more than 40 festivals. The thriller is about a detective in Mumbai investigating a series of child abductions.
Stray Dogs is also selling Ruchika Oberoi’s debut feature Island City, which won the Fedeora Awards for best young director in Venice Days, and has now closed a deal with airlines aggregator Encore Inflight.
“They only take one or two Indian films per year – last year they took Court – so this is a good deal,” Fischer said. He is currently in final negotiations to sell the film in Turkey and Hungary.
Fischer started tracking Island City at Film Bazaar 2014 and boarded the project before its Venice...
- 11/23/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: French sales company closes deals on two of its Indian titles.
Nathan Fischer’s Stray Dogs has closed several new deals on Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday), to Breaking Glass of the Us, Vertigo Films for the UK and Rapid Eye for Germany.
Sunrise [pictured], backed by the Nfdc and pitched at Film Bazaar 2012, has shown at more than 40 festivals. The thriller is about a detective in Mumbai investigating a series of child abductions.
Stray Dogs is also selling Ruchika Oberoi’s debut feature Island City, which won the Fedeora Awards for best young director in Venice Days, and has now closed a deal with airlines aggregator Encore Inflight. “They only take one or two Indian films per year – last year they took Court – so this is a good deal,” Fischer said. He is currently in final negotiations to sell the film in Turkey and Hungary.
Fischer started tracking Island City at Film Bazaar 2014 and boarded the project...
Nathan Fischer’s Stray Dogs has closed several new deals on Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday), to Breaking Glass of the Us, Vertigo Films for the UK and Rapid Eye for Germany.
Sunrise [pictured], backed by the Nfdc and pitched at Film Bazaar 2012, has shown at more than 40 festivals. The thriller is about a detective in Mumbai investigating a series of child abductions.
Stray Dogs is also selling Ruchika Oberoi’s debut feature Island City, which won the Fedeora Awards for best young director in Venice Days, and has now closed a deal with airlines aggregator Encore Inflight. “They only take one or two Indian films per year – last year they took Court – so this is a good deal,” Fischer said. He is currently in final negotiations to sell the film in Turkey and Hungary.
Fischer started tracking Island City at Film Bazaar 2014 and boarded the project...
- 11/23/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Full line-up of the Stockholm film festival includes feature and documentary competition line-ups.Scroll down for full line-up
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 11-22) has unveiled the line-up for its 26th edition, comprising more than 190 films from over 70 countries.
The Stockholm Xxvi Competition includes Marielle Heller’s Us title The Diary of a Teenage Girl and László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul.
It marks the first time Stockholm has a greater number of women than men competing for the Bronze Horse – the festival’s top prize.
The documentary competition includes Amy Berg’s An Open Secret, an investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry; and Cosima Spender’s Palio, centred on the annual horse race in Siena, Italy.
Announcing the programme, festival director Git Scheynius also revealed that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will visit Stockholm for the first time as chairman of the jury for the first Stockholm Impact Award, which...
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 11-22) has unveiled the line-up for its 26th edition, comprising more than 190 films from over 70 countries.
The Stockholm Xxvi Competition includes Marielle Heller’s Us title The Diary of a Teenage Girl and László Nemes’ Holocaust drama Son Of Saul.
It marks the first time Stockholm has a greater number of women than men competing for the Bronze Horse – the festival’s top prize.
The documentary competition includes Amy Berg’s An Open Secret, an investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry; and Cosima Spender’s Palio, centred on the annual horse race in Siena, Italy.
Announcing the programme, festival director Git Scheynius also revealed that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will visit Stockholm for the first time as chairman of the jury for the first Stockholm Impact Award, which...
- 10/20/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh will open the festival this year, while there will be a restored screening of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy.
The Mumbai Film Festival (October 29 - November 5) has announced the line-up for this year’s edition, which will open with Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh, while Claude Lelouch’s One Plus One will close the eight-day event.
As previously leaked on social media, Selma director Ava DuVernay will head the jury for the International Competition for debut filmmakers, which includes titles such as Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues, Chloe Zhao’s Songs My Brother Taught Me, Raam Reddy’s Thithi and Jayro Bustamante’s Ixcanul Volcano.
Titles selected for the India Gold competition include Gurvinder Singh’s The Fourth Direction, Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City, Prashant Nair’s Umrika and Shlok Sharma’s Haraamkhor.
The festival is also launching several new sidebars including ‘Half Ticket’ for children’s’ films; ‘The India Story’, showcasing India’s regional...
The Mumbai Film Festival (October 29 - November 5) has announced the line-up for this year’s edition, which will open with Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh, while Claude Lelouch’s One Plus One will close the eight-day event.
As previously leaked on social media, Selma director Ava DuVernay will head the jury for the International Competition for debut filmmakers, which includes titles such as Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues, Chloe Zhao’s Songs My Brother Taught Me, Raam Reddy’s Thithi and Jayro Bustamante’s Ixcanul Volcano.
Titles selected for the India Gold competition include Gurvinder Singh’s The Fourth Direction, Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City, Prashant Nair’s Umrika and Shlok Sharma’s Haraamkhor.
The festival is also launching several new sidebars including ‘Half Ticket’ for children’s’ films; ‘The India Story’, showcasing India’s regional...
- 10/8/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Tannishtha Chatterjee is a film festival veteran, but the success of her films at the Toronto Film Festival or at the Venice Film Festival consistently surprise her. Chatterjee appeared in two films at Tiff: Pan Nalin’s Angry Indian Goddesses, which is India’s first female buddy film that won the first runner up prize at the Grolsch People Choice Awards at Tiff, and in Leena Yadav’s Parched, which follows three women in rural Rajasthan as they disrupt patriarchal customs. These films won critical acclaim at the festival, which speaks to the amazing female-oriented cinema she’s gravitated towards. In her new film UnIndian, in which she stars opposite cricketer Brett Lee, Chatterjee tries her hand at comedy, and this is one we can’t wait to see. We caught up with Chatterjee to talk festival life, UnIndian, and roles for women in Indian cinema.
How do you decide...
How do you decide...
- 10/8/2015
- by BollySpice Team
- Bollyspice
Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl wins Queer Lion
Veteran director Marco Bellocchio’s Blood Of My Blood (Sangue Del Mio Sangue) has won the Fipresci Award at the 72nd Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12).
The film is a vampire-themed period drama starring Alba Rohrwacher, who won last year’s Volpi prize for best actress with her performance in Hungry Hearts, as a 17th-century noblewoman who becomes a nun and seduces a young army officer and his twin brother. The film is sold by The Match Factory.
Venice’s ‘Collateral Awards’ - prizes assigned independently by film critics and cultural associations - also saw the Queer Lion Award go to Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl, starring Eddie Redmayne as Danish artist Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sexual reassignment surgery.
The film, which receives its North American premiere at Toronto tonight (Sept 12), is a hot contender for the upcoming awards season.
Fipresci AwardBest...
Veteran director Marco Bellocchio’s Blood Of My Blood (Sangue Del Mio Sangue) has won the Fipresci Award at the 72nd Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12).
The film is a vampire-themed period drama starring Alba Rohrwacher, who won last year’s Volpi prize for best actress with her performance in Hungry Hearts, as a 17th-century noblewoman who becomes a nun and seduces a young army officer and his twin brother. The film is sold by The Match Factory.
Venice’s ‘Collateral Awards’ - prizes assigned independently by film critics and cultural associations - also saw the Queer Lion Award go to Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl, starring Eddie Redmayne as Danish artist Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sexual reassignment surgery.
The film, which receives its North American premiere at Toronto tonight (Sept 12), is a hot contender for the upcoming awards season.
Fipresci AwardBest...
- 9/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Venice Days winners also include As I Open My Eyes, Lolo and Arianna.
Venice Days, the independently run strand of Venice Film Festival, has revealed its winners for 2015, with Michael Rowe’s Early Winter taking the top prize, the Venice Days Award, which comes with a $22,500 (€20,000) prize.
Early Winter, an Australian-Canadian co-production, stars Paul Doucet and Suzanne Clément as a couple in the throes of martrimonial disharmony.
Others winners announced in Venice today include Leyla Bouzid’s As I Open My Eyes (A Peine J’Ouvre Les Yeux), which won the Best European Film award, selected by a jury of European exhibitors, and will now go on to receive promotional support from Europa Cinemas and an EU financial incentive for network cinemas to include it in programming. The film also won the Bnl people’s choice award.
The Fedora prizes, selected by a jury of European film critics headed by Dubravka Lakic, was awarded...
Venice Days, the independently run strand of Venice Film Festival, has revealed its winners for 2015, with Michael Rowe’s Early Winter taking the top prize, the Venice Days Award, which comes with a $22,500 (€20,000) prize.
Early Winter, an Australian-Canadian co-production, stars Paul Doucet and Suzanne Clément as a couple in the throes of martrimonial disharmony.
Others winners announced in Venice today include Leyla Bouzid’s As I Open My Eyes (A Peine J’Ouvre Les Yeux), which won the Best European Film award, selected by a jury of European exhibitors, and will now go on to receive promotional support from Europa Cinemas and an EU financial incentive for network cinemas to include it in programming. The film also won the Bnl people’s choice award.
The Fedora prizes, selected by a jury of European film critics headed by Dubravka Lakic, was awarded...
- 9/11/2015
- ScreenDaily
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