Vidhu Vinod Chopra: An Indian ‘proving his point’ in Hollywood

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: An Indian ‘proving his point’ in Hollywood

English was alien to him until he was 16; but he landed an Oscar nomination in 1979, directed pertinent Hindi films like “Parinda” and “1942: A Love Story”, produced India’s cinematic goldmine “3 Idiots”. And now, he’s ready with his maiden Hollywood project “Broken Horses”. At 62, Vidhu Vinod Chopra feels like a debutant who […]

DD documentary on Mrinal Sen handed over to filmmaker

DD documentary on Mrinal Sen handed over to filmmaker

As part of its tribute to India’s living legends, Doordarshan has made a documentary on legendary film maker Mrinal Sen, the DVD of which was handed to the nonagenarian movie maker here on Wednesday. Titled “Celebrating Mrinal Sen”, the four-episode documentary is primarily based on conversations between the maestro and renowned film critic and analyst […]

Murli Manohar Joshi flays Deepika’s video

Murli Manohar Joshi flays Deepika’s video

Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Wednesday flayed Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s video on women empowerment as “height of lack of consciousness”. “We don’t realise how much we have changed. It has been an Indian tradition of addressing woman as ‘mother’, but now there are objections at being called a mother,” Joshi said here […]

Lights, Camera, Action! Bollywood-themed eateries trend pan-India

Lights, Camera, Action! Bollywood-themed eateries trend pan-India

Imagine gorging on ‘Anda Apna Apna’ or ‘Chicken Tussi Great Ho” at a restaurant with walls splashed with Bollywood posters, dialogues and film memorabilia. Special-themed eateries across India are cashing in on the craze for everything Bollywood – films, songs and stars. The owners may be professional restaurateurs or diehard Bollywood fans, but they’ve chosen […]

Will return to India to film ‘Kungfu Yoga’: Jackie Chan

Will return to India to film ‘Kungfu Yoga’: Jackie Chan

Asian cinematic icon Jackie Chan, whose latest actioner “Dragon Blade” hits Indian screens on Friday, says he may come down to the country to shoot his new film “Kungfu Yoga”, the first project under a India-China co-production agreement signed during President Xi Jinping’s visit here last September. When Chan last visited India in 2013, he […]

National Award incentive to do good work: Bobby Simhaa

National Award incentive to do good work: Bobby Simhaa

Actor Bobby Simhaa considers the best supporting actor National Award for his work in Tamil gangster drama “Jigarthanda” as an incentive to continue doing good work. “I’m overwhelmed. My phone hasn’t stopped ringing. The award is an incentive to continue doing good work,” Simhaa told IANS on Tuesday. Simhaa, who is currently busy shooting for […]