The 11th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles is gearing up for its 2013 edition (April 9-14), and has a handful of special screenings decorating its lineup. Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," starring Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Shreiber and Keifer Sutherland, is part of the program, along with Anurag Kashyap's festival opener "Gangs of Wasseypur" and Deepa Mehta's Salman Rushdie adaptation and fest closer "Midnight's Children." Rounding out the lineup are some classic Bollywood selections. Iffla is bringing back its popular Bollywood By Night program, this year screening three selections by Hindi cinema's "king of romance" Yosh Chopra: 1976's "Kabhie Kabhie," 1981's "Silsila" and 1989's "Chandni." The fest will take place at the Hollywood Arclight. Check out the full lineup, along with ticket info, here. In the meantime, check out some exuberant clips from the Chopra titles coming to the fest:...
- 4/3/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 12th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has organised a special section “Hindi Mood for Marrakech” this year to mark the centenary year of Indian cinema. Some of the Hindi films to be screened are Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Barfi!, English Vinglish, Don and Don 2.
An outdoor screening of selected films from Bollywood will be organised at the Jemaa el Fna square, each evening of the festival.
A delegation of Indian actors, directors and producers, lead by Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to attend a tribute ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
The festival will run from 30th November – 8th December, 2012.
Films to be screened under ‘Hindi Mood for Marrakech’:
Yash Chopra:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Amitabh Bachchan | Actor
Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Happiness & Tears) by Karan Johar
Agneepath by Mukul Anand
Silsila by Yash Chopra
Deewar by...
An outdoor screening of selected films from Bollywood will be organised at the Jemaa el Fna square, each evening of the festival.
A delegation of Indian actors, directors and producers, lead by Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to attend a tribute ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
The festival will run from 30th November – 8th December, 2012.
Films to be screened under ‘Hindi Mood for Marrakech’:
Yash Chopra:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Amitabh Bachchan | Actor
Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Happiness & Tears) by Karan Johar
Agneepath by Mukul Anand
Silsila by Yash Chopra
Deewar by...
- 11/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Anurag Kashyap selects Rahul Bhat (not Mahesh Bhatt.s Son) for his next project as the lead actor; this film is a thriller set in Mumbai, which Anurag wanted to make since long and was looking for an actor who could essay the role in a way he envisioned. After several interactions with Rahul, Anurag decided to cast him for the role because of Rahul.s understanding for the character. The film will be jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Shahnaab Alam, and will soon hit the floors. Anurag said "I have known Rahul since my struggle days when we lived next door to each other. I only discovered his potential much later when i started to interact with him. And this thriller I wanted to do, his life experience is quiet close to the character I am writing." Rahul said, .I am delighted to be a part of Anurag...
- 3/30/2011
- Filmicafe
Mumbai, Aug 19 – Versatile actress Shefali Shah, who was quite active on the small screen with soaps like ‘Banegi Apni Baat’, ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ and ‘Hasraatein’, has no plans to do soaps, but says she wont mind participating in a talk show.
‘I don’t want to return to television for any serial or anything, but yes I would not mind being part of a talk show. I can’t do television serials anymore,’ Shefali told Ians.
The 41-year-old, who started her career with theatre and then forayed.
‘I don’t want to return to television for any serial or anything, but yes I would not mind being part of a talk show. I can’t do television serials anymore,’ Shefali told Ians.
The 41-year-old, who started her career with theatre and then forayed.
- 8/19/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
After Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar and Farah Khan, another popular director is ready to turn host. Buzz has it that Anurag Kashyap, writer and director of No Smoking, Gulaal and Dev D fame, is all set to make his debut on the small screen..Television is a powerful medium and Anurag wanted to give it a shot. Also, with most film writers and directors jumping into the TV bandwagon, he too wanted to give it a shot,. says a source, who adds that Anurag has already cracked the deal with Sahara TV. The programme is titled Rags To Riches.The format of the show however, is being kept under wraps. Interestingly, Anurag Kashyap began his career with television and had written serials like Kabhie Kabhie and Jayate in the early years of his career. ...
- 2/28/2010
- Filmicafe
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