Arjun Kapoor doing double duty in ‘Aurangzeb’
MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) – It’s been just over a year since Arjun Kapoor made his acting debut in Bollywood and the star kid who impressed critics in “Ishaqzaade” is working doubly hard in his new film.
The 27-year-old actor, nephew of Bollywood star Anil Kapoor, plays a double role in “Aurangzeb” – a crime thriller that opens in cinemas on Friday.
‘Gippi’ marks rare coming-of-age tale for Bollywood
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Bollywood films have played on teenage angst before but Indian cinema has rarely shone the spotlight on a girl who stumbles through life dealing with the typical crises of adolescence.
“Gippi”, written and directed by Sonam Nair, does just that.
The film, which opened in Indian cinemas this week, is the coming-of-age tale of a teenager grappling with her weight, her first period, boys and life in general.
Gippi: The pains of growing up
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Sonam Nair’s “Gippi” is the coming-of-age tale of a teenage girl who stumbles through life dealing with the typical crises of adolescence. Boys, parents, body image, acne and Shammi Kapoor come together to form the crux of this story, one that was probably written with the help of a handbook on how to script a teen movie.
Go Goa Gone: Die laughing
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To enjoy Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK‘s “Go Goa Gone“, you have to ignore the tacky effects and the bad make-up and concentrate on the wisecracks and repartee between the main characters. Once you’ve done that successfully, get ready to buckle in for what is an unexpectedly fun ride.
Bombay Talkies: The magic of celluloid
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A five-minute scene, sans dialogue, just before the interval. A shot of a man elated, reliving his magical day as the rest of the world goes about its own business – these five minutes alone make “Bombay Talkies” worth a watch.
Seeds of Indian cinema grew from one photographer’s obsession
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Male actors dressed as women and scenes were projected on a white sheet for a gamble that almost bankrupted one Indian photographer, whose obsession with creating a “moving picture” sowed the seeds for the world’s largest film industry.
On Friday, Indian cinema marks 100 years since Dhundiraj Govind Phalke’s black-and-white silent film “Raja Harishchandra” (King Harishchandra) held audiences spellbound at its first public screening on May 3, 1913, in Mumbai.
A Minute With:India director Dibakar Banerjee on ‘Bombay Talkies’
MUMBAI, May 2 (Reuters) – Indian director Dibakar Banerjee
has marked 100 years of Indian cinema with a short film inspired
by a story written by Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Banerjee has adapted the story “Patol Babu, Film Star”,
about a middle-aged man getting his moment of fame playing a bit
role in a movie, as part of a Bollywood project by four Indian
directors to show what the movies have meant to them.
Phalke’s legacy lives on with 100 years of Indian cinema
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Male actors cross-dressed as women and scenes were projected on a white sheet for a gamble that almost bankrupted Dhundiraj Govind Phalke. But this Indian photographer’s obsession with creating a “moving picture” sowed the seeds for what is today the world’s largest film industry.
On Friday, Indian cinema marks 100 years since Phalke’s black-and-white silent film “Raja Harishchandra” (King Harishchandra) held audiences spellbound at its first public screening on May 3, 1913.
Anurag Kashyap on what Amitabh Bachchan meant to the small-town Indian. http://t.co/OvognhQRmf
A Minute With: Anurag Kashyap on ‘Bombay Talkies’
MUMBAI (Reuters) – As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them.
“Bombay Talkies”, which opens in cinemas on Friday, also features the work of Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. It will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
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