Film festivalDeepa, one of the pioneers of documentary filmmaking in India, has been named the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.One from a circle of women sitting on the floor of a house in rural India says without a prompt that men are afraid of the “strange kind of power” women have – of being able to give birth, create a new life, and to control that power, they invented menstrual taboos. Another says, 70 % of the households in their slums are run by women, and that ‘man of the house’ is just an empty title because all he does is gamble and drink and play cards, while the women sell vegetables, clean, cook, and raise children. A third woman says with a smile that motherhood is not something you can impose on someone, and that one will be a mother...
- 8/5/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
The Notebook Primer introduces readers to some of the most important figures, films, genres, and movements in film history.Garam Hava.“The land is divided, lives are shattered. Storms rage in every heart; it’s the same here or there. Funeral pyres in every home, the flames mount higher. Every city is deserted; it’s the same here or there.”Thus begins M.S. Sathyu’s seminal historical drama Garam Hava (Scorching Winds, 1974), one of the most insightful films about the 1947 Partition of India. The Partition was a cataclysmic migration event in the histories of both India and Pakistan—the “here or there” referenced in these lines by screenwriter and poet Kaifi Azmi, though it’s purposefully not made explicit which refers to which. In Garam Hava, a shoe manufacturer named Salim Mirza (an eloquent final performance in the legendary career of actor Balraj Sahni) watches his family migrate to...
- 8/19/2022
- MUBI
New Delhi, Dec 29: It was on "intuition" that M.S. Sathyu gave a big screen break to a young, innocent-looking Farooque Sheikh 40 years back in "Garam Hawa". His talent, says the filmmaker, was "fantastic". However, he rues that the late actor didn't get as much work as he truly deserved.
Farooque's sudden death in Dubai Friday evening following a cardiac arrest has left Sathyu wondering if it was the actor's love for biryani, kebabs and, more importantly, food that took his life away. But the 83-year-old agreed to go down the memory lane and shared his bank of fond memories of Farooque who he cast on "guess work".
"I saw Farooque during some drama. I was looking out for actors from the theatre world. I had cast names like.
Farooque's sudden death in Dubai Friday evening following a cardiac arrest has left Sathyu wondering if it was the actor's love for biryani, kebabs and, more importantly, food that took his life away. But the 83-year-old agreed to go down the memory lane and shared his bank of fond memories of Farooque who he cast on "guess work".
"I saw Farooque during some drama. I was looking out for actors from the theatre world. I had cast names like.
- 12/29/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Veteran actor Farooque Shaikh, 65, died after suffering a heart attack in Dubai on Friday night. The actor was well known for his contribution to parallel or alternative cinema, having worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, M.S. Sathyu and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
His most notable performances include M.S. Sathyu’s Garam Hawa, Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Sai Paranjpye’s Chashme Buddoor and Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan. He was successfully paired with actress Deepti Naval in memorable films like Chashme Buddoor, Saath Saath, Katha and Faasle.
He recently appeared in Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Avinash Kumar Singh’s Listen…Amaya.
His most notable performances include M.S. Sathyu’s Garam Hawa, Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Sai Paranjpye’s Chashme Buddoor and Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan. He was successfully paired with actress Deepti Naval in memorable films like Chashme Buddoor, Saath Saath, Katha and Faasle.
He recently appeared in Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Avinash Kumar Singh’s Listen…Amaya.
- 12/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Abu Dhabi, Nov 2: Away from home, yet so near - thanks to movies. NRIs, mostly middle-aged, used the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff) platform to catch up on classics like "Pyaasa" and "Garm Hava" as well as new ones like "Qissa" and "Goynar Baksho". Meeting a star like Irrfan Khan was a huge draw too!
The curiosity and excitement in the air was evident from the word go.
For many, the festival, which celebrated the centenary year of Indian cinema with a special programme of five classics, was a rare chance to watch the old films on the big screen.
The bouquet offered Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", M.S. Sathyu's "Garm Hava", Jahnu Barua's Assamese film "Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai", Ritwak Ghatak's Bengali film "Subarnarekha".
The curiosity and excitement in the air was evident from the word go.
For many, the festival, which celebrated the centenary year of Indian cinema with a special programme of five classics, was a rare chance to watch the old films on the big screen.
The bouquet offered Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", M.S. Sathyu's "Garm Hava", Jahnu Barua's Assamese film "Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai", Ritwak Ghatak's Bengali film "Subarnarekha".
- 11/2/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Abu Dhabi, Oct 28: It is a never-ending debate - the viability of the term 'Bollywood' vis-a-vis 'Indian cinema'. 'Bollywood' does not encompass 'Indian cinema' in entirety, said veteran filmmakers like M.S. Sathyu and Jahnu Barua.
"A Manipuri film is also Indian cinema," said Barua, a multiple National Award-winning filmmaker from Assam, at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff).
"This term Bollywood is confusing. It causes a lot of confusion for the global film audience. Why can't we just say Hindi cinema or Assamese cinema and so on ... so that the whole world comes to know that Indian cinema is more than Hindi cinema,".
"A Manipuri film is also Indian cinema," said Barua, a multiple National Award-winning filmmaker from Assam, at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff).
"This term Bollywood is confusing. It causes a lot of confusion for the global film audience. Why can't we just say Hindi cinema or Assamese cinema and so on ... so that the whole world comes to know that Indian cinema is more than Hindi cinema,".
- 10/28/2013
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Abu Dhabi, Oct 26: Legendary filmmaker M.S. Sathyu has watched his film "Garm Hava" countless times in almost 40 years since it was made. Each time, the movie, based in post-independence era, leaves him emotionally charged. At the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff) here, it was no different.
The audience joined him in his sentiment post the screening, which set the ball rolling for the 'Celebrating Indian Cinema' special programme of the fest as a mark of Indian cinema's centenary year.
They listened to Sathyu's predicament in making a film which was "more sympathetic to the Muslim community, managing it on a `beggar's budget' and fighting the Indian censors.
"This film is a bit heavy on the heart. I don't know.
The audience joined him in his sentiment post the screening, which set the ball rolling for the 'Celebrating Indian Cinema' special programme of the fest as a mark of Indian cinema's centenary year.
They listened to Sathyu's predicament in making a film which was "more sympathetic to the Muslim community, managing it on a `beggar's budget' and fighting the Indian censors.
"This film is a bit heavy on the heart. I don't know.
- 10/26/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Recently, the 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the lineup for their “100 Years of Indian Cinema” series presented by Incredible India! Ever since pioneer filmmaker D.G Phalke released his first feature film Raja Harishchandra on May 3, 1913, India has continued to be the most prolific and diverse film industry in the world. To mark the global celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema, Nyiff is featuring an exceptionally compelling array of films preceding Cannes. The lineup includes three rarely seen masterpieces from different time periods, as well as two world-premiere documentaries that explore different facets of Indian filmmaking.
These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.
These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.
- 4/22/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
After Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro it’s the turn of M.S. Sathyu’s Garam Hawa to be re-released after restoration. The film has been restored, its soundtrack has been digitally re-mastered to Dolby stereo format, and it is all set to be released on January 18, 2013, on 100 screens across India by Dar Films. The 1973 Hindi-Urdu film was based on an unpublished Urdu short story by Ismat Chughtai and adapted for screen by Kaifi Azmi, who also wrote its lyrics. The film was the last film of the late Balraj Sahni. It was India's official entry to the Academy Award's Read More...
- 11/26/2012
- Bollywood Trade
India is one of the largest film producing nations with an output of over 1,000 movies every year, but not a single film from the country features in the 49 selected for the Cannes Film Festival next month.This year.s bouquet has films from 33 countries that will be shown during the 64th edition of the 11-day festival that will be kickstarted May 11 by Woody Allen.s .Midnight In Paris., said a statement on the festival.s official website.Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, a regular at the Cannes film fest red carpet since 2002, will represent India this time as well.Allen.s romantic comedy, shot in the French capital, brings together a broad international cast, including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Lea Seydoux.This year European movies dominate the competition section, but a few others have also made it to the prestigious list,...
- 4/15/2011
- Filmicafe
Film: ‘Ijjodu’; Cast: Anirudh, Meera Jasmine, Sathya, Nag Kiran, Arundhati Jathkar, Mandya Ramesh and others. Director: M.S. Sathyu; Music Director: Manikanth Kadri; Camera; Bhaskar; Rating: ***
Octogenarian director M.S. Sathyu makes a come back after a 12-year gap with a film revolving around the Devadasi system. The film, which is Reliance Big films’ first Kannada venture, strikes the right chord with the audiences mainly because of the top class performances and soothing music by Manikanth Kadri.
But certainly fans expect much more.
Octogenarian director M.S. Sathyu makes a come back after a 12-year gap with a film revolving around the Devadasi system. The film, which is Reliance Big films’ first Kannada venture, strikes the right chord with the audiences mainly because of the top class performances and soothing music by Manikanth Kadri.
But certainly fans expect much more.
- 5/7/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Bangalore, April 16 – Legendary filmmaker M.S. Sathyu makes a comeback after more than a decade with ‘Ijjodu’, releasing all over Karnataka April 30. He says the film takes a strong stand against the existent Devdasi pratha in the state and is very close to his heart.
”Ijjodu’ is very close to my heart. The film takes a strong stand against the existent Devdasi pratha in the Yellama society in Karnataka. It has some excellent performances and music. I am happy that my 12 year long hiatus ends with such a beautiful film,’ said Sathyu, who won the National Integration Award for his film ‘Garam Hawa’.
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”Ijjodu’ is very close to my heart. The film takes a strong stand against the existent Devdasi pratha in the Yellama society in Karnataka. It has some excellent performances and music. I am happy that my 12 year long hiatus ends with such a beautiful film,’ said Sathyu, who won the National Integration Award for his film ‘Garam Hawa’.
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- 4/16/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The prolific Priyadarshan has had more than his share of title problems with his new Ajay Devgn-Akshaye Khanna-Bipasha Basu starrer. A hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar, Priyan wanted to call it Ishqana. But Ishqiya came along and Priyan chose Garam Hawa. But now that title too had to be hastily abandoned and Priyan has called his film Aakrosh. Explains the exhausted director, "We wanted to call it Garam Hawa as homage to M.S. Sathyu's classic film of that name. But then Mr. Sathyu got very upset. We received a letter from him questioning our right to use his title. We immediately abandoned Garam Hawa. In order to use Aakrosh as the title, we got the original Aakrosh's director Govind Nihalani's permission. He was very generous about it." Of late, Priyan has been working over-time. "I need a break.
- 3/30/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The prolific Priyadarshan has had more than his share of title problems with his new Ajay Devgn-Akshaye Khanna-Bipasha Basu starrer. A hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar, Priyan wanted to call it Ishqana. But Ishqiya came along and Priyan chose Garam Hawa. But now that title too had to be hastily abandoned and Priyan has called his film Aakrosh. Explains the exhausted director, "We wanted to call it Garam Hawa as homage to M.S. Sathyu's classic film of that name. But then Mr. Sathyu got very upset. We received a letter from him questioning our right to use his title. We immediately abandoned Garam Hawa. In order to use Aakrosh as the title, we got the original Aakrosh's director Govind Nihalani's permission. He was very generous about it." Of late, Priyan has been working over-time. "I need a break.
- 3/30/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Panaji, Nov 27 (Ians) Noted filmmaker M.S. Sathyu says he prefers corporates over National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) for film funding because he feels private players are transparent in their business deals.
“Their (Nfdc) funds have dried up because they have huge offices, staff and it is difficult for them to make films. The scenario has changed now. The corporates have come into film financing and how they deal with the filmmakers is transparent,” he said.
Sathyu is here to promote his film “Ijjodu”, which is produced by Reliance Big Pictures.
The film talks about the responsibilities involved in helping the less privileged when Ananda, an urban young photo journalist meets Chenni,.
“Their (Nfdc) funds have dried up because they have huge offices, staff and it is difficult for them to make films. The scenario has changed now. The corporates have come into film financing and how they deal with the filmmakers is transparent,” he said.
Sathyu is here to promote his film “Ijjodu”, which is produced by Reliance Big Pictures.
The film talks about the responsibilities involved in helping the less privileged when Ananda, an urban young photo journalist meets Chenni,.
- 11/27/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The prestigious 40th International Film Festival of India is all set to screen Reliance Big Pictures' four major productions, Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Shob Charitro Kalponik, M.S. Sathyu's Kannada film Ijjodu, Buddhadev Dasgupta's Bengali creation Janala and Shaji Karun's Malayalam film Kutty Srank in Indian Panorama Section, starting from November 23 - December 3. Also, Reliance Big Pictures' strong run in the international festival circuit continues as Piyush Jha's Sikandar and Shyam Benegal's comedy Well Done Abba in addition to Janala and Shob Charitro Kalponik will be screened at 9th Miaac Film Festival 2009, to be held between November 11 - 15.
- 11/11/2009
- by Taran Adarsh
- BollywoodHungama
The prestigious 40th International Film Festival of India is all set to screen Reliance Big Pictures' four major productions, Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Shob Charitro Kalponik, M.S. Sathyu's Kannada film Ijjodu, Buddhadev Dasgupta's Bengali creation Janala and Shaji Karun's Malayalam film Kutty Srank in Indian Panorama Section, starting from November 23 - December 3. Also, Reliance Big Pictures' strong run in the international festival circuit continues as Piyush Jha's Sikandar and Shyam Benegal's comedy Well Done Abba in addition to Janala and Shob Charitro Kalponik will be screened at 9th Miaac Film Festival 2009, to be held between November 11 - 15.
- 11/11/2009
- by Taran Adarsh
- BollywoodHungama
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