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Actor Sunny Hinduja is now marking the one year anniversary of his film ‘Thai Massage’. Reflecting back on his work, he expressed great gratitude for the audience and said that working with producer Imtiaz Ali is on his wishlist.

The ‘Aspirants’ actor said: “I am delighted for all the love and support that I have received and continue to receive for my character ‘Mukesh Dubey.’ The experience of working on the sets with the entire team was one of my personal favorites. Working with Imtiaz Ali was on my wishlist; I hope I get to work within his directorial next.”

He added: “It is a privilege to be a part of a film that has touched so many hearts. I am just really very happy and overwhelmed.”

The film, which is directed by Mangesh Hadawale and produced by Imtiaz Ali and Bhushan Kumar, has received a lot of praise for...

Actor Sunny Hinduja is now marking the one year anniversary of his film ‘Thai Massage’. Reflecting back on his work, he expressed great gratitude for the audience and said that working with producer Imtiaz Ali is on his wishlist.

The ‘Aspirants’ actor said: “I am delighted for all the love and support that I have received and continue to receive for my character ‘Mukesh Dubey.’ The experience of working on the sets with the entire team was one of my personal favorites. Working with Imtiaz Ali was on my wishlist; I hope I get to work within his directorial next.”

He added: “It is a privilege to be a part of a film that has touched so many hearts. I am just really very happy and overwhelmed.”

The film, which is directed by Mangesh Hadawale and produced by Imtiaz Ali and Bhushan Kumar, has received a lot of praise for...

Sometimes a few actors stun viewers by playing that one role outstandingly. While actor Anil Charanjeett has always wrapped us in utter amusement with all of his roles, his work in the recently released film ‘Thai Massage’ is just beyond words. The netizens are going gaga over his character in the film!

Anil Charanjeett played a very intriguing character called Jhandu Singh, who is a wannabe rapper and has that eye-catching avatar with dreadlocks, chains, rings, bracelets, and a cool dressing sense. He is a taxi driver in Bangkok who knows every street and stop in the city and will create a memorable imprint on everybody who sits in this taxi.

The entertainment buffs were astonished to see his look, and why not? He not only donned the character but lived it! Anil stepped comprehensively into the shoes of Jhandu Singh and carried the role through the film with sheer dedication.

Senior actor Gajraj Rao is back to doing what he does best – putting himself in awkward and comical situations with his upcoming movie ‘Thai Massage’. The film can best be described as a coming-of-age story of a seventy-year-old man and makes up for a quirky family entertainer.

The film’s trailer was unveiled on Saturday and gives a sneak-peek into the life of Atmaram Dubey (played by Gajraj Rao), struggling with erectile dysfunction and his adventures to overcome it, including a trip to Thailand.

The film, written and directed by three-time national award winner, Mangesh Hadawale also features ‘Mirzapur’ star Divyenndu, Sunny Hinduja, Rajpal Yadav, Vibha Chibber and Russian actress, Alina Zasobina.

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‘Thai Massage’, produced by T-Series Films, Reliance Entertainment and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s Window Seat Films, will arrive in cinemas on November 11, 2022.

Indian studios T-Series and Reliance Entertainment have partnered for a slate of more than 10 films with a total investment of INR10 billion ($136.2 million).

The films will be across across genres and will be a mix of big budget tentpoles as well as mid and small budget films. They are in various stages of development and include Hindi-language remakes of Tamil-language blockbuster drama and action thrillers, a historic biopic, an espionage thriller, a courtroom drama, a satire, a romantic drama and a film based on true events. The slate will be produced over the next two to three years, with the first theatrical worldwide release set for 2022.

In recent years Reliance Entertainment has produced several hits under its partnerships with Rohit Shetty, Imtiaz Ali, Neeraj Pandey, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Ribhu Dasgupta and S. Sashikant and the new slate will leverage some of these relationships and also explore new ones with Pushkar and Gayatri,...

Malaal movie review is here. Released today, the movie marks the debut of Sharmin Segal and Meezaan Jaffrey. Helmed by by Mangesh Hadawale Malaal is a remake of Selvaraghavan?s 2004 Tamil award winning mega hit - 7G Rainbow Colony. Does Malaal deliver on the expected?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Malaal.?

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

A warm hug and smiling welcome to Sharmin Segal and Meezaan Jaffrey. ?Malaal introduces these two charmers who are bound to stay with this piously heart wrenching and charming tale of love.

The Story of Malaal

It?s circa late 90?s. Street smart Shiva More (Meezaan Jaffrey) meets the calm and composed Astha Tripathi who is cursed by cruel fate and shifted to his neighborhood. Will the contrasting worlds of Shiva and Astha come together? What happens when they come together?, the answer forms the crux of the movie.

He counts the numbers of steps she walks from the bus stop to her home in the chawl. She counts the number of missing buttons in his shirts and holes in his vest. East or 'vest', Shiva and Astha, played by two enormously talented newcomers Meezaan and Sharmin, are diehard romantics, the kind that would easily die for love.

There is a purity of the heart and a sublimity of the soul in this love story, a remake of the beautiful but melodramatic Tamil hit "7G Rainbow Colony". "Malaal" wins you over not by being persuasive but simply letting the love grow organically from its natural environment, in this case, a Mumbai chawl shot with a glowing, raging but restrained passion by cinematographer Ragul Dharuman who sees a glimmer of hope in every shot but refuses to romanticise squalor just to amplify the sentimental value of the story.

The courtship,...

Jaaved Jaaferi's son Meezaan, who is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the film "Malaal", has opened up on dating rumours with megastar Amitabh Bachchan's grand-daughter Navya Naveli Nanda, saying they are only "friends".

"There is no relationship. We are friends, and friends also have a relationship. It's not always a boyfriend and girlfriend thing. Just because we get papped outside the theatre leaving with friends, it does not mean we are dating," Meezaan said on a chat show while promoting his forthcoming film.

But when the show's anchor played a quick game with Meezaan and asked him who he would like to kill, marry and hook-up with, between Navya, Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday, the debutante chose Navya for marriage, Sara for a hook-up and decided to kill Ananya.

Meezan appeared on Zoom's show "By Invite Only" along with his co-star Sharmin Segal, who is...

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who is currently in New York for medical treatment, has sent his best wishes to Meezaan Jaaferifor his debut film Malaal. Meezaan Jaaferi is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep and son of Jaaved Jaaferi.

"New star. Wishing Jagdeep sahab's grandson, Jaaved Jaaferi's son, the third generation actor - Meezaan, all the very best on his debut film Malaal. God bless and all the best. Blessings," Rishi tweeted on Tuesday.

Also Read?Meezaan Jaaferi: I'm a realist, focused on my work

Directed by Mangesh Hadawale, Malaal also features filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece Sharmin Segal, who is also making her acting debut in Bollywood with the movie.

Malaal is releasing on Friday.

Debutant actor Meezaan, the son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi, says he has seen the glitter and grime of Bollywood and that makes him a realist in approach towards his acting profession.

The young actor is gearing up for the release of his debut film Malaal. Asked about his approach towards a glamorous profession like acting, Meezaan told a publication?here: "I am a realist therefore, I am pretty focused on my work."

"I have literally seen the good and also the dark phase of my father's career. There was a time when my father, being a family man, did films so that he could pay bills for many things including my education. I have got a good life but I saw him struggle.

"He is also very loved and respected because he is a skilled dancer and actor. The whole thing made me understand that if I am good in my craft,...

With their movie Malaal yet to come, Sharmin Segal and Meezaan Jaffrey will step their foot for the first time in the industry. The movie is presented by T- Series. Recently T- Series shared a video in which we see the both the actors playing cricket. their post read, "The fever we all want to go viral with - World Cup@sharminsegal and @MeezaanJ battle it out on the field, watch the video to know who won this match!@bhansali_produc @HadawaleMangesh @itsBhushanKumar#CWC19."

The movie is a remake of the 2004 Tamil language film 7G Rainbow Colony. The film is directed by Mangesh Hadawale and presented by Yash Raj Films. Slated to release on 5 July 2019.

Actor Meezaan Jaffrey, who is making his Hindi film debut with "Malaal", is happy that his film will have a solo release on July 5.

"We are happy that we have got a solo release for our film. We have made this film with a lot of love and effort. It has an interesting story. I am sure everyone will like the film," he said.

Meezaan was interacting with the media to promote "Malaal", along with his co-actor Sharmin Sehgal here on Friday. "Malaal" was scheduled to open in theatres on June 28.

A remake of the 2004 Tamil language film "7G Rainbow Colony", "Malaal" is a contemporary love story between Astha and Shiva (played by Sharmin and Meezaan), who are from contrasting backgrounds and live in a Mumbai chawl.

Recently, Meezan had shared a video on his Instagram handle in which he was seen shaking a leg with his father Javed Jaffrey...

Rajinikanth, Kangana Ranaut, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Karan Johar are among film celebrities who will attend Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony here on Thursday. They have wished him good luck for the journey ahead.

Kangana, a day before flying to Delhi for the ceremony, told the media: "Best wishes to Prime Minister. Hope he will be able to do everything with ease and grace. There are a lot of expectations associated with him... So all my best wishes for him that whatever goals he has set for himself, he reaches all of them."

The "Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi" actress has been vocal about her support to Modi.

She said: "My support is always with him, but he is a Prime Minister who is loved and supported by the entire nation. His win is entirely (a result of) his own hard work. We can only appreciate him. So congratulations to him.

Debutante actress Sharmin Segal, who is gearing up for the release of her film "Malaal", says that nepotism exists everywhere including Bollywood and that star children are usually under more pressure to prove their worth than outsiders.

Asked about her opinion on nepotism, Sharmin, who is the niece of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, told media: "Yes, there is nepotism in Bollywood but also in every (other) field. Whether you are an actor, a doctor or someone, maybe you want to follow your father's footsteps.

"Yes, it is true that if you know people from the film industry, you get access but at the same time the expectation is high, therefore, we have to put in extra hard work. So yes, we have to work sincerely, and should not be misusing our opportunity."

Her debut will be alongside another newcomer Meezaan, son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi.

"I agree, we have to...

National Award winning director and script writer Mangesh Hadawale, who is known for films like Tingya and Dekh Indian Circus, now, dons the hat of creative producer with Marathi movie Tapaal, directed by cinematographer turned director Laxman Utekar.

Ask Laxman how did he associate with Mangesh and he says, "I had long back thought about making a Marathi film. But when I was shooting as a cinematographer for Mangesh Hadawale's Dekh Indian Circus, I discussed about it with Mangesh and asked him to write a nice story for me. He wrote a beautiful story and that is how Tapaal started."

Adds Mangesh, "I have known Laxman for a long time now. There were many common factors between us like - we haven't taken professional training in filmmaking, we both are hardworking etc. over which we bonded. And he discussed the idea of directing a Marathi film and asked me to write a story.

After being the cinematographer for Bollywood biggies like Blue, English Vinglish, Boss, Lekar Hum Deewana Dil and upcoming film Tevar – Laxman Utekar has added another feather to his cap as he turns director for Marathi film, Tapaal.

Talking about his journey of becoming a director, he says, “I used to get a lot of offers to shoot Marathi films, but I didn’t want to shoot them. I always felt that if I shoot a Marathi film, it will also be directed by me. I didn’t want to shoot for somebody else. Because I was already shooting for people in Hindi films.”

He further adds, “After completing Mangesh Hadawale’s Dekh Indian Circus, I narrated a thought to him about the culture and people of my own village. I asked him whether he could weave a story for me and he did that beautifully. The film is the result of our experiences.

There is heartening news for Ketan Mehta's film Mountain Man on Dashrath Manjhi, the impoverished man from the Gaya district of Bihar who cut a road through the mountain in his unreachable village, with his hands. Viacom 18 has acquired the film and are all set to release it worldwide. Rejoicing in the glad tidings actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who plays the title role in Mountain Man says, "It's the best thing that could've happened to a film like this. Mountain Man is not a small film. It is a very big film because it tells the story of an extraordinary man." Nawaz injured his leg while shooting on location for Mountain Man "This has been my toughest film to shoot. I pushed myself emotionally and physically beyond all endurance. And then to have the film being released in a small way would be heartbreaking." Nawaz says he has been through that heartbreaking process.

Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia was declared the Best Film at the 60th National Film Awards announced today at a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries; Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Swapan Mullick for Best Writing on Cinema.

In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.

Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...

Twelve Tamil films will vie for the top awards – Best Feature Film – Producer, Director; Second Best Feature Film – Producer, Director and Special Jury Award for Individual Excellence at the 10th Chennai International Film Festival. The competition section is open only for Tamil films. The festival will run from 13th to 20th December, 2012.

Line up of films in competition:

Aravan by National Award winner Vasanthabalan based on Su. Venkatesan’s novel‘Kaaval Kottam’.

Marina by Pandiraj is a look at the lives of people for whom, Marina beach is practically their home. Pandiraj won the Silver Lotus Award at National Film Awards 2010 for Pasanga (2009).

Mupozhuthum Un Karpanayil by Elred Kumar.

Arrohanam directed by actress-turned-director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. The film revolves around a missing mother, who suffers from bipolar disorder.

Attakathi a romantic comedy film is directed by Pa. Ranjith.

Mounaguru directed by Santha Kumar. Mounaguru is the story of a misunderstood college...

Still from Dekh Indian Circus

Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.

Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli,  Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala,  Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany,  Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.

The complete lineup of the festival is available here.

Dekh Indian Circus has been doing the round of festivals, winning accolades and praises along the way. It won the Audience Choice Awards at the 16th Busan Film Festival in South Korea. The film has also been in the press for various reasons with co-producer Vivek Oberoi stepping out and director Imtiaz Ali (Jab we met, Rockstar) and producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Mission Kashmir, 3 Idiots) stepping in to support the film. It is now part of the 3rd London Indian Festival and Bollyspice was there to catch a preview of the film, read on to see what we thought…

Dekh Indian Circus is the debut Hindi feature from director Mangesh Hadawale, whose first film Tingya was in Marathi, which also won many awards. Here Hadawale opts to cast non-mainstream actors in the lead with Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ‘Jethu’ and Tannishtha Chatterjee as ‘Kajro’. You may remember Nawazuddin from films like Peepli Live,...

Imtiaz Ali is not the only leading filmmaker who has agreed to unconditionally support Mangesh Hadawale's globally feted drama Dekh Indian Circus.

After Vivek Oberoi's unceremonious ouster as the film's co-producer the team was desperately looking for a known celebrity face for the film. After Imtiaz Ali, it's Vidhu Vinod Chopra who has agreed to support the film in every way possible.

Recently, Chopra was shown portions of the film and he insisted that the trailer of Dekh Indian Dekh (Dic) be attached to the new Vidhu Vinod Chopra production Ferrari Ki Sawaari which opens this Friday, thereby throwing the entire Dic team into a tizzy.

Says the film's producer Mahavir Jain, "Frankly, we were taken aback when after seeing bits of our film Vinod Chopraji insisted that our trailer not only be attached to Ferrari Ki Sawaari but that our trailer would be screened in theatres immediately before their feature film starts.

Mumbai, May 31: Nawazuddin Siddiqui seems to be on a roll - he won the best actor award at the recently concluded 12th annual New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) for his performance in Mangesh Hadawale's "Dekh Indian Circus", while Tannishtha Chatterjee won the best actress award for the same movie.

But neither of them could be present to receive their awards in New York May 27. The five-day.

Mumbai, May 31: National Award winning filmmaker Mangesh Hadawale, whose second film "Dekh Indian Circus" has garnered positive response at film festivals, says his first choice for the lead actress was Rani Mukerji, but finally he made it with Tannishtha Chatterjee.

"Before approaching Tannishtha, I had approached Rani Mukerji. She really liked the script but because of the date issue, she.

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who has agreed to present and promote director Mangesh Hadawale's film Dekh Indian Circus, was initially approached to play the lead role in it.Initially, producers Chirag Shah and Mahaveer Jain had approached Imtiaz Ali with the lead role. However, though he liked the film, he refused to face the camera and decided to focus on his directorial ventures.After the film was completed, producer Mahaveer Jain and director Mangesh Hadawale met Imtiaz and s Read More...

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who has agreed to present and promote director Mangesh Hadawale's film Dekh Indian Circus, was initially approached to play the lead role in it.Initially, producers Chirag Shah and Mahaveer Jain had approached Imtiaz Ali with the lead role. However, though he liked the film, he refused to face the camera and decided to focus on his directorial ventures.After the film was completed, producer Mahaveer Jain and director Mangesh Hadawale met Imtiaz and s...

New Delhi, May 28: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who has agreed to present and promote director Mangesh Hadawale's film "Dekh Indian Circus", was initially approached to play the lead role in it.

Producers Chirag Shah and Mahaveer Jain had approached Imtiaz Ali with the lead role. Though he liked the film, he refused to face the camera and decided to focus on his directorial ventures, said a statement.

After the film was completed, Jain and.

Mangesh Hadawale's utterly charming and gorgeously photographed Dekh Indian Circus, which recently screened at the 12th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff), is rather innocuous on its surface: a seemingly simple story of a poor mother taking her kids to see the circus, and of the misadventures they encounter along the way. But go a little deeper, and you will find a bitter pill of caustic social satire and sharp political commentary on the millions of people still left behind in India's modern era of technologically driven progress. The film's most pointed barbs are aimed squarely at the corrupt politicians who gain power through voter manipulation and naked bribery. These snake-oil salesmen, along with megaphone-blaring caravans, travel to poor villages every few years in appeals...

Mumbai, May 15: After the success of his last directorial "Rockstar", Imtiaz Ali is now on the lookout for a new story.

Asked what's keeping him busy these days, Ali told Ians: "I'm just trying to figure out my next story. So just working towards that."

In the meantime, he has associated himself with Mangesh Hadawale's "Dekh Indian Circus". He is impressed with the movie, and is spreading a word about the film to take it to a larger market.

In this age of cut throat competition, big egos and bigger rivalries, it is heartwarming to see one creative mind support another in pursuit of artistic brilliance. Imtiaz Ali has found a new passion project: not a film that he has written or directed, but one that he has fallen in love with so much that he is presenting the film. The film is called Dekh Indian Circus, and is the second film of National award winning director Mangesh Hadawale, who won universal acclaim for his debut Tingya.

Dekh Indian Circus too has already wowed critics and audiences. Variety, the trade bible of Hollywood, gave the film a rave review saying “punctu ...

New Delhi, May 11: It is a film he hasn't written, directed or produced. But filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is so touched with Mangesh Hadawale's Hindi movie "Dekh Indian Circus", a tale set in the rural milieu of Rajasthan, that he has decided to present and promote it to take it to a larger audience.

"I'm trying to help this film reach big circles. It is set in Jaisalmer, and is about two kids and an Indian circus. The story has been narrated in an extremely colourful and emotional manner and it is only better that it reaches to a wide audience," Ali told Ians over phone from Mumbai.

"Dekh.

Just four months down, 2012 is already proving itself to be a great year for Indian cinema internationally. With a record Indian presence at Cannes this year and a few other awards to boast about, Indian filmmakers are soaring high! DearCinema rounds up the achievements of Indian films in the international arena in 2012 so far. Click through the links to read interviews of the filmmakers.

Indian thriller Peddlers directed by Vasan Bala has been selected in 51st edition of Cannes Critics Week. Cannes Critics Week, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world.

I started off wanting to just make a film…any film: Vasan Bala, director of Peddlers

Gangs of Wasseypur

Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur will screen at Directors’ Fortnight, a non-competitive section at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Since its inception, it has showcased...

Still from Dekh Indian Circus

Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale won the Golden Reel Award 2012 for the Best Children’s Film at 11th Tiburon Film Festival.

The festival was held from April 19-27 in Tiburon, California.

Dekh Indian Circus is a story of maternal devotion despite harsh reality of poverty. It also won the Audience Choice award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival.

To read Mangesh Hadawale’s interview, click here.

Bedabrata Pain’s Chittagong will open the 12th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival.

Set in the turbulence of the 1930s British India, Chittagong is a true story of a 14-year-old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs.

The Centerpiece Film Hum Dono Rangeen will pay tribute to Dev Anand.

As the Sidebar, the festival will hold a Retrospective of Shyam Benegal followed by a post-screening discussion with the director. Three of Benegal’s films which were penned by journalist Khalid Mohamed will be screened: Mamoo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), and Zubeidaa (2001).

Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Sanjivan Lal’s Bubble Gum, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Shagird, Mangesh Hadawale’s Dekh Indian Circus, Sujay Dahake’s Shala, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Avie Luthra’s Lucky, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu and Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah Football.

The festival, organized by the...

Still from Dekh Indian Circus

Dekh Indian Circus (Watch Indian Circus) directed by Mangesh Hadawale will have its Us premiere at the 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival in California.

The festival will commence on January 5, 2012 with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and close on January 15, 2012 with Almanya, Welcome to Germany. 187 films from 73 countries will be shown at the festival.

Two other Indian co-productions that will screen at the festival are Arranged Happiness (Germany/India) Daniela Creutz and Lucky (South Africa/India) by Avie Luthra.

Dekh Indian Circus won the Audience Choice Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival recently. To read interview of director Mangesh Hadawale, click here.

It's all about getting the sequel to the theatres first. Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi are both vying to get the sequels to their respective children's flick in place. Fast. We don't know if Vivek Oberoi was inspired by Salman Khan to produce a children's film. But the two stars who love to hate one another, are now locked in a battle to the finishing-line with their two prized products for children. Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party which was co-produced by Salman and Mangesh Hadawale's Dekh Indian Circus which was co-produced by Vivek Oberoi are locked in a strange and unexpected fight to the finish. Though Chillar Party was completed and released much before Dekh Indian Circus, the two films have been competing for the same eyeballs in different parts of the world. The climactic flourish for both the films was at the just-concluded International Children's Film Festival in...

It's all about getting the sequel to the theatres first. Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi are both vying to get the sequels to their respective children's flick in place. Fast. We don't know if Vivek Oberoi was inspired by Salman Khan to produce a children's film. But the two stars who love to hate one another, are now locked in a battle to the finishing-line with their two prized products for children. Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party which was co-produced by Salman and Mangesh Hadawale's Dekh Indian Circus which was co-produced by Vivek Oberoi are locked in a strange and unexpected fight to the finish. Though Chillar Party was completed and released much before Dekh Indian Circus, the two films have been competing for the same eyeballs in different parts of the world. The climactic flourish for both the films was at the just-concluded International Children's Film Festival in...

After conquering Asia's Biggest and most prestigious Film Festival - Busan Film Festival and 47th Chicago International Film Festival within a month, the much talked about film Dekh Indian Circus has now won at the 17th International Children's Film Festival that concluded yesterday at Hyderabad. The film won the 2nd Best Film award and emerged runner-up to Chillar Party. Busan had thousands of people as the audience, in the age group of 16-40 years who voted the Film as the Best and made it win the Audience Choice Award for Best Film from 3000 films worldwide and amongst 380 films screened. In 16 years of the History of Busan, this is the First Indian Film to win this acclaimed and prestigious award. The Film has already received rave reviews from International Critics and reporters from Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Screen International. Director Mangesh Hadawale (who directed the National Award winning film -Tingya) says,...

After conquering Asia's Biggest and most prestigious Film Festival - Busan Film Festival and 47th Chicago International Film Festival within a month, the much talked about film Dekh Indian Circus has now won at the 17th International Children's Film Festival that concluded yesterday at Hyderabad. The film won the 2nd Best Film award and emerged runner-up to Chillar Party. Busan had thousands of people as the audience, in the age group of 16-40 years who voted the Film as the Best and made it win the Audience Choice Award for Best Film from 3000 films worldwide and amongst 380 films screened. In 16 years of the History of Busan, this is the First Indian Film to win this acclaimed and prestigious award. The Film has already received rave reviews from International Critics and reporters from Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Screen International. Director Mangesh Hadawale (who directed the National Award winning film -Tingya) says,...

Pune: According to the sources Vivek Oberoi, has displayed his capabilities as a worthy actor within a short limited period of time, and as you know he is the son of Suresh Oberoi. He has done more than 20 films which were out onto the scene with a multi-award-winning role in the gangster thriller Company in the year 2003.

Rumors have been spread that Vivek Oberoi has turned his new role to be the producer for the film, Watch Indian Circus, which was directed by Mangesh Hadawale. The movie is competing for the festival’s main New Currents award. It had also done its worldwide premiere this week.

Great filmmakers from Dadasaheb Phalke to Akira Kurosawa rest on a wall at his office in a large collage of filmmakers that he admires. Mangesh Hadawale, who started with national award-winning Tingya is now basking in the response his second feature Dekh Indian Circus received at Busan International Film Festival. A story of motherly love and sacrifice that portrays a rural family’s struggle to take the children to a circus in town won the Audience Choice award at the festival. Hadawale talks about his film here:

Where did the journey of Dekh Indian Circus begin?

The story came to me long back when I saw two kids with a woman standing in queue for museum tickets in Pune. I started sketching characters in my head and though I couldn’t follow their conversation, I had imagined a story about them.

The other thing that prompted the story of this...

Vivek Oberoi seems to be going through a purple patch of late with him being part of films like Zilla Ghaziabad, the eagerly anticipated Krissh sequel and Gyarah Challis Ki Last Metro, the sequel of the critically acclaimed Ek Challis Ki Last Local. In between all of this, Vivek has quietly gone ahead and produced a short film that was selected to be screened at the prestigious 16th 'Busan International Film Festival' in Korea. These days every actor who's turned producer has been busy publicising his every move, in contrast Vivek has gone completely unnoticed about his maiden production which is heartening to see. Watch Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale follows the fortunes of an impoverished couple who dream of one day being able to afford to take their children to the circus. Set against the backdrop of a corrupt local election; the film at its core is an...