Ghibran happy about short film’s Cannes screening

Ghibran happy about short film’s Cannes screening

Chennai, March 21 Southern composer Ghibran, the executive producer of “Swayer Corporations”, is delighted it will be screened in the short films category at the Cannes International Film Festival May 14-25. “Swayer Corporations” is directed by Ghibran’s childhood friend Rathindran R. Prasad for Turkish producers Basak Gaziler Prasad and Hakan Kantarli. “I am happy to […]

DILWALE KICK-STARTS DAY 1 WITH ALL BOYS BRIGADE

DILWALE KICK-STARTS DAY 1 WITH ALL BOYS BRIGADE

Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd’s (RCE) and Rohit Shetty Productions’ film DILWALE’s shoot kicks off on 20th Shetty, Dilwale has an ensemble cast which includes Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan, Varun Sharma, Boman Irani, Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi, Sanjay Mishra, Johnny Lever, Chetna Pandey, Mukesh Tiwari and Murli Sharma. March 2015 in […]

Jia Zhangke to receive French honour at Cannes

Jia Zhangke to receive French honour at Cannes

Cannes, March 16  Chinese director Jia Zhangke will be felicitated with the Carosse d’Or prize in May during the Cannes International Film Festival. The prize is given annually by the French Directors’ Association (Societe des Realisateurs Francais) to an international recipient chosen for the innovative qualities, courage and independent-mindedness of his or her work, reports […]

Amritsar man taught punjabi to irrfan

Amritsar man taught punjabi to irrfan

CHANDIGARH: If actor Irrfan’s rhythmic language in Punjabi film ‘Qissa’ is being talked about, there is one man who deserves the credit: Manchpreet Singh, a theatre director from Amritsar. The man who runs Rangkarmi Kala Manch was language coach on the film directed by Geneva-based director Anup Singh’s film. The multi award-winning Indo-German released in […]

Judgment in Salman Khan’s illegal arms case

Judgment in Salman Khan’s illegal arms case

Jaipur, Feb 24 A court in Jodhpur will Wednesday pronounce its judgment in a case of possession and use of illegal arms by Bollywood actor Salman Khan. “The case relates to both possession and use of illegal arms and the chief judicial magistrate’s court has kept Feb 25 for judgment,” public prosecutor N.K. Sankhla of […]

Maratha Mandir brings down curtains on DDLJ after 20 years

Maratha Mandir brings down curtains on DDLJ after 20 years

Mumbai, Feb 19 The romantic moments between actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, portrayal of a strict father, revelry around Indian wedding and a fun train journey in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ) will be missed by moviegoers as the iconic movie made its final curtain call Thursday at famous Maratha Mandir here – after […]

Filmmaker Jahnu Barua conferred Padma Bhushan

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Assamese director Jahnu Barua has been named for the Padma Bhushan honour, announced on the eve of the 66th Republic Day. He will receive the award for his contribution to art over the years. Barua, who has made National Award-winning films like “And the River Flows” and “Aparoopa” in his […]

Ambanis, Amitabh, Sachin invited for Obama banquet

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Industrialists Anil and Mukesh Ambani, actor Amitabh Bachchan and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar are among many celebrities invited for the ceremonial banquet to be hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee for US President Barack Obama. Officials said the banquet, to be held Jan 25, will also be attended by the three […]

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