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Finally, the truth. Subhash Ghai’s most atypical film Black & White, released on March 7, 2008, was a blatant ripoff of Alan Pakula’s The Devil’s Own. Although Ghai denied the comparison, the similarities are too many to ignore. Subhash Ghai ventures into a territory that would characteristically be considered uninviting for an escapist entertainer.

It’s a well-crafted, finely written, and packaged piece of cinema done with more heartfelt Gandhian articulations than most recent films, which have merchandized poor Gandhiji in Munna-tones of bubble-gum philosophy.

You don’t often come away from a film disturbed yet hopeful about the distending dimensions of modern-day violence and terrorism. We did it in Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se, Gulzar’s Maachis, and Santosh Sivan’s Terrorist. Now we feel a genuine concern for the collapse of Gandhi’s secular dream in India, as Chandni Chowk (which is rapidly becoming a favourite haunting-ground for...

Nirbhay Kalita leaves his home in Guwahati, Assam, with dreams of starting a new chapter in life on a college campus over 2,000 km away in Pune, Maharashtra. But the political turmoil in his home state soon engulfs him and his family, triggering a chain of events that will radically alter the course of his life.

Two-time National Award winner, Nilaanjan R Datta’s debut Hindi film ‘Shadow Assassins’ puts the spotlight on the ‘secret killings’ of Assam, which marked the darkest period in the history of the North-Eastern state. Masked gunmen would raid the homes of those thought to be sympathisers of the outlawed militant group, U L F A, and pick them up.

Their bullet-ridden and mutilated bodies were discovered across the countryside, in fields and forests, streams and rivers. Homes were set on fire, and families destroyed in a snap. The dreaded night-time knock on the door ended up unleashing a blood bath,...

ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform specializing in South Asian content, has inked an agreement with local content studio Applause Entertainment that will see the latter create multiple Hindi shows for the streamer as ZEE5 originals.

The first project under the agreement will be Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, a dramedy series with a unique take on a dysfunctional royal family, that will launch in January 2022.

The show will feature a host of Bollywood stars including Naseeruddin Shah, portraying the role of the King, while Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Anya Singh play his daughters. Raghubir Yadav, Cyrus Sahukar, Varun Thakur and Anurag Sinha also feature.

ZEE5 has existing partnerships with Tvf (The Viral Fever), Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari, and Red Chillies Entertainment. The company is one of the biggest local streamers in India.

Commenting on the partnership, Punit Misra, President – Content & International Markets, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, said,...

If a creative mind tackles the challenge of comprising a piece of art or philosophy within a certain fixed framework while still maintaining a truly unique voice, you can definitely speak of a talent to observe closely. In his 2018 short feature “Harshit”, the Indian filmmaker and playwright has already proven to be someone unafraid to face this particular challenge when he made what is essentially a rendition of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, albeit with a distinctively unique voice and a truly magnificent setting within the director’s home country.

Considering his past feature, it should come as no surprise to find Harsh has continued his work with another short feature referring to the concepts of Buddhism and the philosophy of René Descartes, in particular his famous phrase “Cogito Ergo Sum”. The roughly 17 minutes of the feature tell the story of Siddharta (Anurag Sinha) who remembers his past life, most importantly,...

Actors Atul Srivastava and Alka Kaushal have been roped in for comedy drama series "Mannphodganj".

Sameer Nair-led Applause Entertainment, the content studio of the Aditya Birla Group, along with DJ's A Creative Unit is working on the series which is an adaptation of the book "Band Baaja Boys" by Rachna Singh, read a statement.

The story revolves around a 22-year-old girl Binny Bajpai, to be played by model Pranati Rai Prakash, who challenges the customs and traditions in Mannphodganj.?

Vikas Chandra is directing the series from a screenplay by Amitosh Nagpal. It also stars Anurag Sinha, Farmaan Khan, Abhinav Anand, Kritika, Aru Krishank and Samar Vermani.

"'Mannphodganj' is a light-hearted comedy. I always wanted to direct a show which the audience can relate to... I am thrilled to work with such outstanding cast and can't wait to for the audiences to watch it," Chandra said.

To this, showrunner Tony Singh...

Owais Husain, son of the world-famous painter Mf Husain, has hired the services of Bollywood’s most high-profile PR firm Dale Bhagwagar Media Group, to help his forthcoming feature film ride the storm kicked up by the latest controversy about his father forgoing Indian citizenship and shifting base to Qatar.

Owais who helped his legendary father in directing feature films like Gaja Gamini and Meenaxi – A Tale of 3 Cities while he was in India, has now turned an independent filmmaker. His untitled debut film starring Anurag Sinha (the actor who won critical acclaim for his debut performance in Subhash Ghai’s Black & White) and Sonal Chauhan (of Jannat fame), is nearing completion. Having a love story, set in the backdrop of Punjab, the film is also expected to do the rounds of international film festivals, before Husain Jr releases it in India and abroad by the end of this year.

Owais Husain, son of the world-famous painter Mf Husain, has hired the services of Bollywood.s most high-profile PR firm Dale Bhagwagar Media Group, to help his forthcoming feature film ride the storm kicked up by the latest controversy about his father forgoing Indian citizenship and shifting base to Qatar.Owais who helped his legendary father in directing feature films like .Gaja Gamini. and .Meenaxi . A Tale of 3 Cities. while he was in India, has now turned an independent filmmaker. His untitled debut film starring Anurag Sinha (the actor who won critical acclaim for his debut performance in Subhash Ghai.s .Black & White.) and Sonal Chauhan (of .Jannat. fame), is nearing completion. Having a love story, set in the backdrop of Punjab, the film is also expected to do the rounds of international film festivals, before Husain Jr releases it in India and abroad by the end of this year.

Subhash Ghai hasn't been called the Showman for nothing. On his 65th birthday on Saturday evening, Ghai pulled off what the original Showman Raj Kapoor had done in Mera Naam Joker. In the declining year of his long and chequered career, Ghai invited all the actors from all his films beginning with Kalicharan and concluding with Black & White and Yuvvraaj in 2008. From the newbies like Katrina Kaif and Zayed Khan (Yuvvraaj) to the more senior stalwarts like Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani(Karz) and Reena Roy (Kalicharan), they were all expected to make the evening memorable for the filmmaker. The breathtaking guestlist that was expected to be seen at the Hyatt read like the who's who of the Mumbai entertainment industry. From Ghai's close friend and adopted family members, Shatrughan Sinha and his Poonam to foe-turned-friend Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor to Vivek Mushran and Apoorva Agnihotri and Anurag Sinha…...

Subhash Ghai hasn't been called the Showman for nothing. On his 65th birthday on Saturday evening, Ghai pulled off what the original Showman Raj Kapoor had done in Mera Naam Joker. In the declining year of his long and chequered career, Ghai invited all the actors from all his films beginning with Kalicharan and concluding with Black & White and Yuvvraaj in 2008. From the newbies like Katrina Kaif and Zayed Khan (Yuvvraaj) to the more senior stalwarts like Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani(Karz) and Reena Roy (Kalicharan), they were all expected to make the evening memorable for the filmmaker. The breathtaking guestlist that was expected to be seen at the Hyatt read like the who's who of the Mumbai entertainment industry. From Ghai's close friend and adopted family members, Shatrughan Sinha and his Poonam to foe-turned-friend Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor to Vivek Mushran and Apoorva Agnihotri and Anurag Sinha…...

The Subhash Ghai discovery Anurag Sinha who made his debut in Ghai’s Black and White is all set to tie the knot with his long-standing girlfriend Mitakashra Kumar, a writer and a budding filmmaker from Delhi.

The two have been seeing each other for 5 years.

Says the shy young actor, “We thought it was about time we made it official. Our parents were getting somewhat anxious. We thought we could make a nice team and probably work together.”

Mitakshara is writing a script which she hopes to direct with Anurag in the lead. “Neither of us in a hurry to become successful overnight..

The Subhash Ghai discovery Anurag Sinha who made his debut in Ghai's Black & White is all set to tie the knot with his long-standing girlfriend Mitakashra Kumar, a writer and a budding filmmaker from Delhi. The two have been seeing each other for 5 years. Says the shy young actor, ''We thought it was about time we made it official. Our parents were getting somewhat anxious. We thought we could make a nice team and probably work together.'' Mitakshara is writing a script which she hopes to direct with Anurag in the lead. ''Neither of us in a hurry to become successful overnight. We've time on our side. And we don't wish to do the work we don't want to.'' Anurag has signed only one film, Owais Husain's untitled venture, after his debut in Black & White. The film is to be completed soon. The wedding will take place on...

The Subhash Ghai discovery Anurag Sinha who made his debut in Ghai's Black & White is all set to tie the knot with his long-standing girlfriend Mitakashra Kumar, a writer and a budding filmmaker from Delhi. The two have been seeing each other for 5 years. Says the shy young actor, ''We thought it was about time we made it official. Our parents were getting somewhat anxious. We thought we could make a nice team and probably work together.'' Mitakshara is writing a script which she hopes to direct with Anurag in the lead. ''Neither of us in a hurry to become successful overnight. We've time on our side. And we don't wish to do the work we don't want to.'' Anurag has signed only one film, Owais Husain's untitled venture, after his debut in Black & White. The film is to be completed soon. The wedding will take place on...