Tag: Filmmaker

Cannes 2023: Lily-Rose Depp’s ‘The Idol’ gets five-minute standing ovation

The Idol stars Depp as Jocelyn, a super-ambitious Britney-esque character who has recently hit the big time in the dog-eat-dog world of showbiz.

May 23, 2023

Madhur Bhandarkar opens up about India Lockdown

From food to cinema, Bhandarkar talked about everything that drives him and keeps him positive, in an open conversation with The Statesman.

December 2, 2022

Mira Nair: Legacy of film-crafting with realism

High on emotion films are her signature style of conveying art and she is an artist in dealing with human sentiments.

October 15, 2022

Bhojpuri filmmaker arrested in Rs 500 crore chit fund scam

The fraudster-Nikhilananda Pashupalak- entering into criminal conspiracy with two of his accomplices had established the regional office at Berhampur in Ganjam district to defraud the investors by loating a slew of attractive investment schemes.

March 31, 2022

First woman to get Best Director Oscar nomination passes away at 93

At the age of 93, the moviemaker Lina Wertmuller passed away on Thursday.

December 10, 2021

Dave Franco: Fight Club made me want to be a filmmaker

"'Fight Club' was one of the films that really did make me want to be a filmmaker",Franco said.

October 22, 2020

Filmmaker Johnny Bakshi passes away

The filmmaker is survived by his actor son Brando Bakshi.

September 5, 2020

Drishyam director Nishikant Kamat dies at 50, was suffering from chronic liver disease

Nishikant Kamat was admitted to AIG Hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad on July 31.

August 17, 2020

Everyone in a film should get due credit: Filmmaker Wilson Louis

Louis, who has directed horror flicks as "Ho Sakta Hai" and "Kaalo", also shared how he is spending time during lockdown.

July 19, 2020

Lost in a maze of spurious thrills

It is one thing to adapt a real-life experience in Canada to a local setting to underline the enduring appeal of spiritual triumph. It is something else to extend the reality beyond the limits of a credible fantasy simply to recreate an emotional response to the forces of despair. In some of his recent films,...

June 9, 2018

Sara is the discovery of my career

Director Srijit Mukherjee gets candid on his latest venture, Uma, which is his first to have been inspired by a true story.

May 12, 2018

Women through the lens of Mrinal Sen

Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen, who turns 95 on May 14, portrayed the double standards of patriarchy in most of his best remembered works.

May 12, 2018

Mamata remembers Satyajit Ray on his 97th birth anniversary

Satyajit Ray is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

May 2, 2018

Himachali filmmaker’s work to be screened at Int’l film festivals

With the film culture, picking up pace in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, a documentary film by a filmmaker from the state has been selected for screening at the two international film festivals. The documentary film, ‘Life in a fistful of rice’ of Tashi Dorje Gyamba has been selected for competitive screening in the...

February 22, 2018

African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo passes away

African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo has died at the age of 64. Ouedraogo, from Burkina Faso, passed away on Sunday, read a statement from the National Filmmakers Guild. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said that his country “has lost a filmmaker of immense talent”, noting that the director “truly contributed to turning the spotlight on Burkinabe...

February 19, 2018

I’ve to make it on my own: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s daughter  

She is just 15 but is already following in her father’s footsteps. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida Ali, who wrote and directed the recently released short film “Lift”, says there’s a clear understanding between them that she has to make her own path. Besides, she feels it won’t be a good idea for her and...

January 18, 2018

Arrested by J-K Police, French filmmaker out on bail

A French filmmaker, who was arrested here for trying to make a film on pellet victims, was released on bail on Tuesday, police said. Comiti Paul Edwards had been arrested here earlier this month for violating the provisions of the visa provided to him, police said, adding that he was meeting people to make a...

December 26, 2017