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Yami Gautam and Priyamani’s film ‘Article 370’ had a significant Monday at the box office, despite a slight decline in numbers, earning 3.60 crore in India. The movie is now approaching the impressive 50-crore mark globally.

On its fourth day, ‘Article 370’ maintained its hold, benefiting from reduced ticket rates on weekdays. The film aims for around 40 crore in its first week, building on its fantastic total so far: 6.12 crore on Friday, 9.08 crore on Saturday, 10.25 crore on Sunday, and 3.60 crore on Monday, totaling 29.05 crore in India.

#Article370 maintains a strong grip on the make-or-break Day 4 [Mon; reduced ticket rates on weekdays]… Targets ₹ 40 cr [+/-] in *Week 1*, a Fantastic Total… Fri 6.12 cr, Sat 9.08 cr, Sun 10.25 cr, Mon 3.60 cr. Total: ₹ 29.05 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice pic.twitter.com/W5bZ66xZCU

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 27, 2024

Directed by two-time National Award winner Aditya Suhas Jambhale, ‘Article 370’ boasts a stellar cast including Arun Govil, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Skand Thakur, Ashwini Koul, Kiran Karmarkar,...

Nana Patekar will be playing the role of a tough cop yet again in a Marathi film titled Aapla Manus which marks the foray of Ajay Devgn as a producer in regional cinema. The film addresses an issue which every city dweller can relate to and also stars Sumeet Raghavan and Iravati Harshe in prominent roles. Talking about Nana Patekar’s character as the tough cop Maruti Nagaroje, he described it as complex since he plays a man of few words but also has his own peculiar dialect and mannerisms. Directed by Satish Rajwade, Aapla Manus releases on February 9.

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The nominations for 14th New York Indian Film Festival Awards have been announced! The festival is widely recognized as the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the United States, showcasing some of the greatest talents working in the diaspora. Nyiff boasts five days of premiere screenings of feature, documentary & short films, industry panels, special events, retrospectives, red carpet galas,and an award ceremony to round out the festival. Celebrating its 14th year, Nyiff will run May 5 to 10 at a variety of prestigious New York City venues, including the Skirball Center for Performing Arts, where the opening and closing films are set to take place. Nyiff is dedicated to showcasing, promoting and building an awareness of Independent, art house, alternate and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent. Their mission is to encourage filmmakers to tell their stories, to educate North America about them and their talent and...

A Still from Liar’s Dice

The 14th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced nominations today in various categories of awards. The festival will be held from May 5 to 10 and will screen 23 narrative features and 11 documentaries.

In the Best Feature Film category; Astu, Fandry, Goynar Baksho, Liar’s Dice and Ugly will vie for the award while Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gajendra Ahire and Nagraj Manjule will compete for the Best Director award.

Full List of nominations:

Best Short

Bar Stools Blouse The Corner Table Give Into the Night Nightlife

Best Documentary

An American in Madras Gulabi Gang Rangbhoomi The Auction House The Unseen Sequence

Best Screenplay

Apur Panchali As The River Flows Shesher Kobita Virgin Talkies Zinda Bhaag

Best Actor

Mohan Agashe, Astu Naseeruddin Shah, The Coffin Maker Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Liar’s Dice Rahul Bhat, Ugly Roshan Seth, Brahmin Bulls

Best Actress

Anjali Patil, With You,...

The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 14th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and Diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 5 – 10) at the SoHo Tiffin Junction. Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 34 screenings (23 narrative, 11 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City.

The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions – Marathi, Bengali and two films from the Northeast. In addition the festival covers cinemas from the neighboring South Asian countries – four films by Pakistani filmmakers, two from Sri Lanka – a feature and a documentary, and one from Nepal.

The festival’s Marathi films include Postcard and multiple-award winning films Astu and Fandry. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, Fandry received rave reviews in India, winning the grand jury prize at the Mumbai Film Festival in October...

Even before the movie hit the theatres, Vikram Bhatt’s Hate Story had created a lot of hubbub in the social media with blatant sexuality in its promotional videos and trailers. Apparently, the distribution rights were picked up almost instantly, following the impact that the promotion created. Producer Vikram Bhatt, with the PR agency of the film has seemingly done everything to tag his latest flick as an erotic thriller with titillating bare back posters and trailers which contained the movie’s most raunchy scenes. Albeit the fact that the movie has a lot of love making scenes, it fails to live up to the hype it created during its promotions. For all those people who are wondering if this movie can be one of their morning show options No is the answer.

Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, Hate Story is a chronicle of abhors and vengeance where the protagonist seeks...

We Are Family: Kajol shines in this average film

Rating: 2.5 out of 5*

Starring: Arjun Rampal, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Aanchal Munjal, Nominath, Diya Sonecha and Iravati Harshe

Director: Siddharth P. Malhotra

September 3, 2010: Siddharth P. Malhotra’s We Are Family (Waf) as we all know by now is an official remake of Chris Columbus’s Stepmom (1998) with the roles of Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts and Ed Harris being played by Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal respectively. While the fans of the original might not really like it, those who haven’t seen Stepmom might.

Movie Preview: Raat Gayi Baat Gayi; Star cast: Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Dalip Tahil, Iravati Harshe Mayadev, Anu Menon, Navneet Nishan and Ranvir Shorey; Director: Saurabh Shukla.

Preview

3 couples, an 8-year-old marriage and a one-night-stand to end all others. Percept Picture Company and Pnc presents a Rajat Kapoor production of the year’s most outrageously funny comedy that starts with a night of questions and ends up in bed with zero answers!

‘Raat Gayi Baat Gayi’ catches Rahul (Rajat Kapoor) waking up on.

Pritish Nandy Communications' (Pnc) forthcoming film 'Raat Gayi Baat Gayi' recently won the Best Film Award at HBO's New York South Asian International Film Festival, 2009. The film premiered at the festival and was screened in the Competition category. Director Saurabh Shukla and actor Rajat Kapoor were present to receive the award. The South Asian International Film Festival is one of the most exciting events on New York's cultural calendar and film makers from all over the world; compete to be a part of it. "It is a wonderful moment for the film, Pnc and me", said Saurabh Shukla, "This award is a fabulous recognition of Raat Gayi Baat Gayi and it shows the growing reach and acceptance of Indian feature films worldwide". Producer Pritish Nandy adds, "This affirms our faith in the fact that some of the best films currently being made in India are by directors and...

Click above for more stills Pritish Nandy Communications' (Pnc) forthcoming film 'Raat Gayi Baat Gayi' recently won the Best Film Award at HBO's New York South Asian International Film Festival, 2009. The film premiered at the festival and was screened in the Competition category. Director Saurabh Shukla and actor Rajat Kapoor were present to receive the award. The South Asian International Film Festival is one of the most exciting events on New York's cultural calendar and film makers from all over the world; compete to be a part of it. "It is a wonderful moment for the film, Pnc and me", said Saurabh Shukla, "This award is a fabulous recognition of Raat Gayi Baat Gayi and it shows the growing reach and acceptance of Indian feature films worldwide". Producer Pritish Nandy adds, "This affirms our faith in the fact that some of the best films currently being made in...