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Netflix’s slate for November 2023 has much to offer as the transition from Halloween to Thanksgiving and eventually Christmas begins. Many favorite movies such as Jennifer Garner’s “13 Going on 30” and “The Big Lebowski” arrive Nov. 1, while Garner’s new movie “The Family Switch” rounds out the month when it arrives on the streamer Nov. 30. Other can’t-miss film arrivals on November first include “Whiplash,” “Sixteen Candles,” “The Social Network” and “Pitch Perfect.”

Several new seasons of Netflix shows arrive this month as well, the most highly anticipated of which might be “The Crown” Season 6 Part 1. The first half of the final season of the royal drama series arrives Nov. 16. The limited series adaptation of “All the Light We Cannot See” by Shawn Levy and Steven Knight launches November 2. Levy directed all four episodes of the epic drama series, adapted from the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr.

The 1978 film had music by Jaidev and lyrics penned by Shahryar and Makhdoom Mohiuddin, who together created beautiful songs like Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi, Ajeeb Saaneha and Ras Ke Bhare Tore Nain. Directed by Muzaffar Ali, Gaman starred Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil...

The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.

The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.

The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...

Umrao Gone!

By Subhash K Jha

Jaanisaar

Starring Imran Abbas, Pernia Quereshi

Directed by Muzaffar Ali

It’s the nature of the feast… and I do mean, feast. Sumptuously spread out into two hours of drama about love, courtship, separation, conflict, deception and damnation during the year 1877 (why 1877, you may well ask), 20 years after India patriots first woke up to the need for freedom.

Jaanisaar is the kind of visual spectacle that could transport you into another century, provided you are only looking at the lights, costumes and adaas. There is an old world elegance to how Imran Abbas’ eyes light up whenever he encounters the beautiful poetic Pernia Qureshi… Or, so it must have seemed to the very romantic and wise Muzaffar Ali, who in all romantic wisdom, also agreed to cast himself in a pivotal role. In this way he not only saves money, he also gets to...

Mumbai, Dec 29: Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, who worked with late actor Farooque Sheikh in three movies, knew him since their days in the aviation industry and they both had a mutual passion for cinema since then.

"I knew Farooque from the time when we worked for Air India. He was a flight purser and I was part of the ground staff. We shared a mutual passion for cinema which at that time we never knew we would be able to put into practice," said Ali, who was shocked to see the actor's life come to an abrupt end Friday night in Dubai following a cardiac arrest.

The two worked together in three of films - "Gaman" (1978), "Umrao.

As India celebrated its 64th year as a Republic, the nation honoured some of its leading talents with the Padma awards. President Pranab Mukherjee approved the names of the 108 awardees, which includes four Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri. Leading the Bollywood brigade at the awards was late Rajesh Khanna who was awarded the Padma Bhushan. Following him were the likes of Sridevi who made a stunning comeback to films with English Vinglish, 62-year-old Nana Patekar, who began his career in 1978 with the movie Gaman, carved a niche for himself in the Hindi films with the 1989 film Parinda for which he even won a National Award and the celebrated filmmaker Ramesh Sippy. The Padma Bhushan awardees include Late Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore, Late. Jaspal Bhatti, Producer Daggubati Rama Naidu, industrialist Adi Godrej, as well as sports stars Rahul Dravid and Mary Kom. While other names in the Padma...

New Delhi, Jan 25: Well-known actor Nana Patekar, known for playing intense roles in "Salaam Bombay" and "Parinda", has been named for Padma Shri award on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

The 62-year-old, who began his career with 1978 movie "Gaman", carved a niche for himself in the Hindi films with 1989 film "Parinda" for which he even won a National Award. Some of his well-known films are "Krantiveer" (1994), "Agni Sakshi" (1996), "Khamoshi: The Musical", and "Ab Tak Chappan" (2005).

After playing a villain and an encounter specialist, he tickled the funny bones of viewers with his comic act in "Welcome" (2007).

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The Urdu poet par excellence Shahryar whose lines resonated across Hindi cinema when he worked with Muzaffar Ali in Gaman, Umrao Jaan and Anjuman is no more. Shabana Azmi who sang all the songs of Anjuman expresses the highest regard for Shahryar's poetic aptitudes. Says Shabana, "He was the best Ghazal poet in present times. The words that he wrote in films were only a small part of his poetic oeuvre. He is rightly held in high regard for his poetry. I reluctantly sang in Anjuman and I got to sing some really evocative poetry. 'Ghulab jism ka yun hi nahin khila hoga hawaa ne pehle mujhe phir tujhe chooa hoga... ' How beautiful gentle and romantic were these lines! Kitna lihaaz tha unke lehze main (there was so much grace in his attitude). I was privileged to have sung these lines in Anjuman with Bhupinder." Muzaffar Ali whose...

Acclaimed lyricist Shahryar of Umraao Jaan fame and fourth Urdu writer to win the Jnanpith Award in 2008, died of lung cancer last night at Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Shahryar belonged to a Muslim Rajput family, and retired as the chairman of the Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University. Originally christened Akhlaq Mohammed Khan, he was recognized for his lyrics in Muzaffar Ali's films like Gaman, Umrao Jaan and Anjuman. Bollywood Hungama sends out its heartfelt condolence to Shahryar's family. Watch the video: Life & Work of Shahryar...

The passing away of renowned poet and highly acclaimed lyricist Shahryar yesterday has definitely left a void in the literary world that cannot be filled and has left its patrons in a state of shock and sorrow. It was director Muzaffar Ali who introduced Shahryar to Hindi films, and his soulful and heartfelt lyrics for films like Gaman, Umrao Jaan and Anjuman are still very popular. Songs like "Seene mein jalan, Aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai, Is shahar mein har ek shaksh...

He is the man behind the unforgettable lyrics 'Dil cheez kya hai' from the 1981 classic 'Umrao Jaan'. Urdu academician and poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' has stayed away from film music for years and says he can never write for today's songs as they just provide instant gratification.'The songs that are being made nowadays - I can't write such songs. It's not that I am against those songs but I know I can't write like that. That is why I am not writing for films any more. When a film is being made where my songs would be suitable and needed, then I will definitely write,' Shahryar, now 73, told Ians in an interview.Th lyrics of songs from 'Umrao Jaan' like 'In aankhon ki masti' and 'Justuju jiski thi' still continue to find fans, but the poet who penned the words refrained from being active in Bollywood soon...