Dum Laga Ke Haisha Opening Film At River To River Festival
Yash Raj Films’ Dum Laga Ke Haisha was the opening film at the 15th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival which took place from 5th Dec, 2015 to 10th Dec, 2015. The film’s director Sharat Katariya was in attendance to present the much loved & appreciated film starring Ayushmann Khurrana & Bhumi Pednekar at the festival, the 1st in the world totally devoted to films from & about India along with many other special events. In the framework of the 50 Giorni Di Cinema Internazionale A Firenze, the festival takes place in the beautiful twenties Odeon cinema, in the heart of the lovely city of Florence.
Film Federation Of India Makes An Ardent Appeal
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has ardently appealed to all the members of the film fraternity to pledge one day’s theatrical collections from all across the country for the relief work in Chennai. In a note sent to all the association bodies and its members, FFI president J P Chowksey said that the amount can be deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. In Chennai, he said several actors had helped people on the streets and some cinema houses opened their doors for the homeless or those seeking shelter. He added that the film industry has always come forward to offer help whenever there has been any calamity of this nature in the country.
Government Level Film Festival On Disability Ends
A total of 40 films including features, shorts & documentaries were screened at the very 1st Government run International Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities (IFFPD) which ended recently with the presentation of awards by Social Justice & Empowerment Mnister Thaawar Chand Gehlot. Minister of State in the Ministry Vijay Sampla & Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyawardhan Rathore were also present. Speaking on the occasion. Vivek Oberoi said that it was heartening to see that the disabled were being brought into the mainstream in an inclusive society. Gehlot said 500 entries had been received for the film festival which in itself was a big feat. In the years to come, the festival may be expanded to achieve more success and achieve its objective of creating greater awareness about the problems of the disabled. During the opening day, he had said the Government was taking several initiatives for empowering people with disabilities and one such initiative was the Accessible India Campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, which marks the International day of Persons with Disabilities. This Campaign intends to create a disabled friendly public infrastructure in 50 most important cities to bring the people with disabilities into the mainstream.
Bombay High Court Acquits Salman Khan Of All Charges
It’s been more than 13 years since the case of Salman Khan being accused of killing people on the streets has been in court expecting a verdict. The latest update on the case is that, recently, the Bombay High Court has acquitted Salman Khan of all the criminal charges. It was Justice A. R. Joshi, who, while pronouncing the justice, said that the prosecution has failed to prove charges against Khan on all counts. As per the media reports, he asserted that the court has come to the conclusion that the prosecution has failed to bring material on record to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant (Salman Khan) was driving and under the influence of alcohol, also, whether the accident occurred due to bursting (of tyre) prior to the incident or tyre burst after the incident.Needless to say that Salman Khan, who was present in the court during the verdict, along with his sister Alvira Khan – Sharma and her husband Aayush Sharma, got emotional, after the verdict was delivered. He, then, was seen reciting the ‘kalma’ with tears of joy & relief rolling down from his eyes. Speaking about the verdict, Salman’s lawyer Amit Desai mentioned that he did not take that as a personal victory and that his entire team had worked hard on this for 6 months now.
Sanjay Gupta’s Next With Hrithik Roshan In legal trouble
After the release of Jazbaa, Sanjay Gupta has fast moved onto his next venture which would feature Hrithik Roshan. But of late it seems that the film which will be produced by Rakesh Roshan has landed in legal trouble with model – actor Sudhanshu Pandey accusing Gupta and the Roshans for copyright infringement. Rakesh Roshan has totally denied these allegations and said, “We haven’t launched any film yet so where is the question of it being similar.” However, while the makers the of the untitled film, Sanjay Gupta & Rakesh Roshan, except for this statement have chosen to stay mum about the topic. Besides Siraj Ahmad had been contracted by Pandey to develop the screenplay & dialogues of Farmayish.
Jacqueline’s Movier Definition Of Fear To Open Delhi Film Festival
Jacqueline Fernandez will be making her international debut with the film
Definition Of Fear for which she had started shooting long ago. And now it has been revealed that the film is in its final stages and will soon be screened at the Delhi Film Festival. The thriller will be screened on the festival’s opening day and the actress will be flying down to the capital to attend its very 1st public screening. Directed by James Simpson, Definition Of Fear has Jacqueline Fernandez playing the role of a psychologist. The film will also have an Indian release apart from its overseas one.
Mani Ratnam Conducts IFTDA Master Class
Padmashri Mani Ratnam, the director known for cult films like ‘Nayagan’, ‘Anjali’, ‘Bombay’, ‘Roja’, ‘Dil Se’, ‘OK Kanmani’ et al and the winner of 6 National awards & 10 Filmfare Awards will have his 1st ever IFTDA Master Class in Mumbai. The initiative was taken by the director’s fraternity of Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) and the event took place on 16th Nov, 2015 at 3:30 pm at ISKCON, Juhu. The IFTDA ‘Meet The Director’ Master Class session aimed to bring together 2 masters, one who shared his expertise and another who moderated the session. The Mani Ratnam session was moderated by renowned filmmaker Sudhir Mishra. The session was held for a duration of 2 hours and it also comprised of a Q & A session with the audiences. These master class was attended by students, assistant directors, aspirants & general public for free of cost. Established in 1950, Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) is the only legitimate organization that collectively represents film & television directors from India. It encapsulates within itself formidable talents of Indian cinema irrespective of region and language. IFTDA prides itself of having more than 10,000 plus active members. The Mani Ratnam Master Class was partnered by Anupam Kher’s An Actor Prepares. The previous IFTDA master class session was conducted by ace director Anand L. Rai, who felt that “The IFTDA master class initiative by IFTDA is one – of – its – kind initiative and should be attended by every movie buff & film enthusiasts.” The Mani Ratnam class was 2nd in the ‘Meet The Director’ Master Class series.
Sridevi Takes Legal Action
The magnum opus ‘Puli’ starring Vijay & Sridevi though had buzz but failed to live upto expectations. And now, the veteran actress is miffed with the makers for not clearing her remuneration for the film. Sridevi is yet to receive Rs. 50 lakhs of her fee which was supposed to be given after the release of the film. However, since the actress hasn’t received the amount as yet she decided to go the legal way and has apparently filed a complaint at the producers’ council in Mumbai. Though the actress hasn’t divulged any details as yet, one of the producers of the film Shibu Thameens recently posted a tweet referring to the issue, saying, “Will clarify Sridevi mam’s complaint, postpone my surgery and joining my partner pts in Chennai”.
50 Cr Copyright Infringement Case Filed
The makers of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ which created waves at the box office are facing a Rs. 50 crore copyright infringement law suit that claims the entire plot line & even some locales were blatantly inspired from another script. The suit filed in the Bombay High Court by director & TV producer Mahim Joshi, alleges the infringement is `career damaging’, si1950y. As per Joshi’s claims, the story of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ is grounds for a 100% infringement along with prominent similarities in the screenplay & locales. Along with his petition to the High Court, Joshi has also furbished documents that include detailed comparisons of the film’s scenes and the sequences shot by Joshi. Following this, in its hearing held recently, the High Court bench presided by Justice Gautam Patel, has directed all parties including producers Rockline Venkatesh, Rajessh Bhatt and Salman Khan, a co – producer, writer KV Vijayendra Prasad & director Kabir Khan, to maintain accounts of business with respect to the movie. It also directed all respondents to file their replies by 21st Oct, 2015.
Censor Board Refuses To Give Reasons
40 days after the censor board declared to the media that they have refused to give a censor certificate to Kamal Swaroop’s documentary ‘Battle For Banaras’, the censor board is yet to officially communicate to the producer the reason for the rejection of the film. The documentary was officially invited to play at the 17th Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival but the invitation was withdrawn in the absence of clarity on the censor certificate. “This lack of clarity & communication from the censor board is irresponsible,” says Manu Kumaran,the producer of the film. The film was screened for the censor board on 27th August. Inspired by Nobel laureate Elias Canetti’s book, “Crowds And Power”, the documentary, ‘Battle For Banaras’ captures the excitement, the madness & the noise behind the high octane poll battle in the holy city of Banaras, Produced by Manu Kumaran & Mediente International Films, the documentary was shot in 4K, over a 44 day schedule in Banaras during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ Lapped Up
‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ has been receiving appreciation across film festivals and is being loved by audiences at large. Followed by its sale to GAS (Germany – Austria -Switzerland), France, Benelux (Belgium -Netherlands – Luxembourg), Spain, Portugal & Canadian territories at Toronto International Film Festival 2015, the film went on to win the 1st Runner Up at the Grolsch People’s Choice Award at TIFF. With packed public screenings and positive word of mouth, the film has now been lapped up by Italia Film (Disney affiliated company)for the Middle East market. It includes 15 countries namely, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Iran, Yemen & Sudan. It is a great feat for an Indian Film as it continues to travel to other international festival including this years prestigious Rome International Film Festival (16th Oct, 2015 to 23rd Oct, 2015), where it is the lone Indian film. Rome film festival line up includes 37 films from across 24 countries. The film was also a special screening at the 35th Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax and recently had it’s European Premiere at the 11th edition of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) on 28th Sept, 2015.
James Bond Poster Exhibition Held At Liberty Cinema
While the world awaits the 24th James Bond Film ‘Spectre’, the cult fiction spy James Bond was in Mumbai through his ageless posters. And met his fans at Osianama at Liberty Cinema, For, The Shaken But Not Stirred exhibition at Osianama Part 1 opened on recently to mark the 53rd Anniversary of 1st Bond Film ‘Dr. No’ starring Sean Connery. With this exhibition of original, timeless Landmark Bond posters from the US to Japanese to French to Italian versions, The Osian’s Film Archive begins to share its vast Hollywood Collection with the masses.
‘Court’ To Compete With Films From 80 Countries At The Oscars
India’s official entry to the Oscars, ‘Court’, will be competing with films from 80 countries in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards. The Oscars have this year received film entries from 81 countries in this category including Paraguay, which is a 1st time entrant. The Marathi language film ‘Court’ is directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. Giving ‘Court’ a tough competition will also be renowned director Majid Majidi’s Iranian film ‘Muhammad: The Messenger Of God’, which is Iran’s official entry to the Oscars this year. On the other hand, Paraguay’s maiden film entry for the Oscars is titled ‘Cloudy Times’, directed by Arami Ullón.
Eros International Media’s Proposal Approved
The Government has cleared Eros International Media’s proposal of setting up a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The approval followed recommendation of the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIBP) and will involve a foreign direct investment (FDI) of Rs 49.90 lakh. The Government cleared as many as 11 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,567.91 crore, including that of Eros International Media. Additionally, approval was also granted to Amar Ujala Publications Limited for foreign shareholding in the company up to 26% of the post issue paid up equity share capital pursuant to proposed initial public offering, issue of equity shares to FIIs / FPIs / NRIs and transfer of 26,90,234 shares by existing shareholders for an aggregate consideration of Rs 50 crore.
‘Kadambari’ Bags Top Award
Bengali film ‘Kadambari’ by Suman Ghosh about Kadambari Devi, sister – in – law of Rabindranath Tagore with whom he is supposed to have had a close personal relationship and who eventually committed suicide, won the Best Film award at the 4th Washington South Asian Film Festival.
Chaitanya Tamhane won the “Best Director” award for ‘Court’, a Hindi and Marathi film, which is India’s official entry for the Academy Awards. Aparna Sen received the “Special Achievement Award”, while Huma Beg from Pakistan got the “Special Appreciation Award Documentary”. ‘Sarmad Khoosat’ received the Special Award for Contribution to Pakistan TV & Films. The Festival of independent alternate cinema on the theme of “Art and culture transcend boundaries” had 14 features, 10 shorts & 1 documentary from India, Pakistan, United States & Canada.
Vir & Soha’s Film ’31 October’ In Censor Trouble
Soha Ali Khan & Vir Das’ next release ’31 October’ is in Censor trouble. The film was recently submitted to the Board for certification. However, they have raised objections on certain scenes.”The makers are considering the changes that have been suggested but since these are integral to the film’s narrative, they are trying to figure out how to go about it. They can’t afford to lose the core essence of the film by incorporating any random cuts. All of this would mean that the film may not really make it for its 30th Oct, 2015 release.
Censor Board Allows Producers To Modify ‘A’ films to ‘UA’ for television
In a significant move to end the deadlock between the producers and the censor board over the conversion of Adults films to ‘UA’ to make them suitable for television viewing, the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has decided to let producers voluntarily cut their films and submit them for censor certification. Explaining the important decision to allow filmmakers the liberty to decide on how to cut their films for re -certification the CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani says, “As we all know, all Adult films have to be re -certified before telecast. However producers complained about a delay in the re -certification process as the CBFC often found the material unpalatable for family viewing on the home medium. Now we’ll allow producers to make the cuts that would make their ‘A’ films eligible for a ‘UA’ certificate and bring their films to us.” This is not to say that the films would become automatically eligible when submitted.
