Tag: Sujoy Ghosh
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Wept when I saw ‘Nude’: Sujoy Ghosh
Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh says he was in tears when he saw Nude — one of the two films excluded from the final selection for the Indian Panorama section of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IIFI). Ghosh has resigned as the feature films’ jury head after Ravi Jadhav’s Marathi drama Nude and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s S …
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November 14, 2017 -
IFFI jury chief Sujoy Ghosh resigns
Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh recently resigned from the post of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jury head recently. He did as he was against the decision of Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) for dropping names of two movies from the final list of movies to be screened at the festival. Marathi film Nude helmed by …
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November 14, 2017 -
Need to stop new versions of classic songs: Vishal Dadlani
Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani says recreations of old songs is heart-breaking and needs to be stopped. In a tweet, filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh had expressed his sadness over a new version of a song originally by late singer-actor Kishore Kumar. “I just heard a new version of an old Kishore Kumar song. Really ya! There should be …
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November 6, 2017 -
An eye on the world of short films
The explosion of aspiring talent in the short film category is evident in the new opportunities offered by the Kolkata International Film Festival. The last few years have seen a phenomenal rise in the number of entries in this section that offers attractive prizes. The number of entries from Kolkata and other parts of India …
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October 28, 2017 -
Recreating a timeless piece
The distresses that Bengal suffered in the 70s from major unemployment was best mirrored in Satyajit Ray’s movies like Jana Aranya (1976). In the same year he wrote a short story named Anukul, which went beyond just projecting those devastating times. It looked way ahead into the situation and hit the spot perfectly. This is …
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October 21, 2017 -
Big B calls Sujoy Ghosh ‘mad company’
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised Sujoy Ghosh’s short film Anukul and has termed the director “mad company” and a “friend”. Amitabh, 74, on Thursday night took to Twitter to share the link of the short film. “A friend, a colleague, a writer director and mad company makes this short film… unique, Satyajit Ray story,” He wrote …
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October 6, 2017 -
Digital platform is the future of cinema: Sujoy Ghosh
Bollywood director Sujoy Ghosh, whose first short film “Ahalya” took the Internet by storm, on Wednesday said the digital platform for film making is the future as it empowers the audience and liberates them to choose how and when they would like to watch a film. “I do not think the moviegoers would completely shift …
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October 5, 2017 -
Telefilms will cater to new age audience: Sujoy Ghosh
"Kahaani" director Sujoy Ghosh is excited about his line-up of three short features that he is doing for television. He says they are aimed at the new age audience. Ghosh is helming three short films exclusively for Star Plus. The telefilms will be full of unanticipated turns and twists, which is a signature to Ghosh's …
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August 7, 2017 -
Sujoy Ghosh opens up on his rapport with Vidya
Sujoy Ghosh opens up on his rFilmmaker Sujoy Ghosh has opened up on what had gone wrong in his rapport with actress Vidya Balan, who worked with him in the hit 2012 thriller film “Kahaani”. After “Kahaani”, when Vidya turned down his next film, Ghosh was shattered. Ghosh said: “It was unexpected. And I was …
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December 4, 2016 -
Sujoy Ghosh opens up on his rapport with Vidya
Sujoy Ghosh opens up on his rFilmmaker Sujoy Ghosh has opened up on what had gone wrong in his rapport with actress Vidya Balan, who worked with him in the hit 2012 thriller film “Kahaani”. After “Kahaani”, when Vidya turned down his next film, Ghosh was shattered. Ghosh said: “It was unexpected. And I was …
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December 4, 2016 -
“Our madness is still the same”
Actress Vidya Balan and director Sujoy Ghosh talk about their latest film and working together after Kahaani.
December 2, 2016 -
Digital is the future: Sujoy Ghosh
He has worked for the big screen and also contributed to the digital platform. Director Sujoy Ghosh feels that the digital platform is slowly taking over cinema and is the future. After Ahalya, many short films including Kriti, Ouch and Raakh released on digital platforms and were also lauded for their crisp and fascinating content. Asked if …
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December 2, 2016 -
Kahaani 2 review: Knots come undone at the finish line
Director: Sujoy Ghosh Cast: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal, Naisha Khanna, Kharaj Muherjee, Jugal Hansraj Genre: Thriller Sujoy Ghosh is a man of many talents. Screenwriting and directing come easy for him. After having made gritty thrillers in the ilk of Te3n and Kahaani, there were tempered expectations for Kahaani 2. Tempered because of colossal disappointments …
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December 2, 2016 -
Vidya Balan: Attracted to women-centric movies
National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan says stories that revolve around women attract her. The actress believes being a woman is a beautiful thing and she doesn’t want to miss a film which has substantial female characters. “I am a woman…I get attracted towards women- centric films. “If I am getting parts which are absolutely substantial,, …
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November 22, 2016 -
Unfortunate timing for ‘Rock On 2’: Arjun Rampal
Actor Arjun Rampal says Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move will benefit the country in the long run. And he makes no bones about admitting how the timing of the release of his latest film Rock On 2, has turned out to be unfortunate. Rock On 2 released on November 11, and Modi had announced scrapping …
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November 17, 2016 -
Hope ‘Kahaani 2’ will do well for me: Arjun Rampal
Actor Arjun Rampal says Kahaani 2 is a big film for him and he hopes it does well for his career. In the Sujoy Ghosh directed sequel, actress Vidya Balan is back as Vidya Bagchi alias Durga Rani Singh, while Arjun, who plays a cop, is a new entrant. “I have been away for a while …
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November 15, 2016 -
‘Kahaani 2’ surprised the actor in me: Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal may have played a diverse range of roles in his 15 years of film career but the actor says his part in the upcoming thriller Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh has astonished him like never before. The 43-year-old star, who is in the role of sub-inspector Inderjeet Singh in Sujoy Ghosh’s directorial venture, says …
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November 10, 2016