Maidaan turns into a wrangling match of fiery footballers
There is a lot of Calcutta in Sharma's work, and his keen eye for period details elevates the movie into something romantic.
There is a lot of Calcutta in Sharma's work, and his keen eye for period details elevates the movie into something romantic.
Thanks to Kathak exponent Ashimbandhu Bhattacharya and his team consisting of Avik Chaki and Subroto Pandit, rasikas got a glimpse of their excellent Kathak rendition.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
Oud and its exotic aromas have enchanted humanity for aeons. It’s today, back with a bang.
One of the biggest follies of Indian cinema is its tendency to stretch—and stretch beyond. Director Blessy's Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) in Malayalam (although it is also available in Tamil, Hindi, etc.) is a classic example of this.
A few of the works on show seemed more like light-hearted doodling, even puerile, which the actor was not too eager to disclose.
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, born on 23 January 1898, in Riga, Latvia, was a pioneering force in the realm of cinema, forever altering the landscape with his visionary approach to filmmaking. In his formative years, Eisenstein’s childhood, shaped by the stern influence of both his father and Joseph Stalin, steered him towards seeking solace in artistic pursuits. Early on, he found refuge in creating drawings that depicted a utopian world and reflected his fascination with the circus.
The ilk of this iconic director’s films often serve as a love letter to his hometown, New York, with its vibrant streets, diverse communities and a raw authenticity that has become synonymous with his work. From Taxi Driver to Goodfellas and beyond, Scorsese’s films are imbued with the spirit of the city that never sleeps.
Basu’s story, after all, is about predators and their prey and how tenuous the lines are between the two and how blurry. As the camera zooms in, the view of the river becomes clearer – it is that of a sooty city canal, the banks of which are crammed with congested slums. “We have grown up drinking the dirty waters of this filthy river,” says the voiceover in Bengali.
With news that there was going to be another modern Sherlock Holmes on television (CBS) later this year, directed by Craig Sweeny, the buzz was who was going to play the lead role.
