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FILM COLUMN: HOLLYWOOD'S INDIAN INDUSTRY LEADERSThe Personal Journeys of Three Indian American Industry Leaders at Indian Film Fest oF LA"There are two movies I want to make, the first one is a Die Hard set in India, in English with an Indian cast ..." |
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FILM COLUMN: BOLLYWOOD vs. KOLLYWOODComparing Bollywood’s ‘Agent Vinod’ and Kollywood’s ‘Anima & Persona’ at IFFLAFor those viewers who are new to the world of Indian cinema, it may be startling to you that there is in fact an industry beyond Bollywood. |
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FILM COLUMN: BOLLYWOOD FOREIGN ACTRESSESIs Hindi Cinema Obsessed with Actresses from Overseas?Bollywood seems obsessed with foreign bombshells! One after the other, the international beauties seem to keep making a mark. So the list is growing. |
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FILM COLUMN: 'KAHAANI'Vidya Balan Shifts from Southern Siren to Baby Bump in Compelling DramaOfficially a mainstay in dramatic, woman-centric films, Ms. Balan is certain to cash in at the box office yet again this weekend and next. |
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FILM COLUMN: A ‘SINGHAM’ SEQUEL?Will Box Office Smash Hit ‘Singham’ Be the Next Bollywood Film to Join Sequel Tidal Wave?Dale Bhagwagar: "'Singham' roared at the box office and once again consolidated Ajay Devgn as a formidable frontrunner in Bollywood. It ... deserves a sequel.” |
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FILM BUZZLIST: TOP 5 BOLLYWOOD MOVIES OF 2011Kids Taking Over a School, an Unsolved Murder, a Deaf Deejay, Life in Mumbai, and MoreBollywood witnessed a proliferation of new talent on both sides of the camera, with fewer films headlined by superstars. Accordingly, check out our Top 5 Films of 2011. |
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FILM COLUMN: NO BOLLYWOOD IN PAKISTAN?Lollywood Thinks Bollywood is Cramping Its Style, Seeks Ban on Hindi CinemaSyed Nood: “It is very sad that we see very few screenings of Pakistani movies in our own country." |
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FILM COLUMN: ‘SENNA’Ayrton Senna Documentary is Helmed by an Indian American DirectorThe film is so good that it means that the origin and nationality of the filmmakers actually become irrelevant. |
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FILM COLUMN: INDIAN FILM IN U.S.Are Indian Films Catching On in the United States? Views and Thoughts from IFFLA 2011"Non–Indian people spend six days, indulge in Indian cinema. When is the next time they can do that (in Los Angeles)? Probably they will have to wait for another year." |
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FILM COLUMN: ANURAG KASHYAP INDIA MOVEMENTAcclaimed Filmmaker Reinventing the Way Movies are Made and Watched in IndiaEvery since 'Black Friday,' eyes have been on Kayshap as the one of the new voices of independent cinema, and rightfully so. He's crafted movies without genres in mind. I |
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FILM COLUMN: IFFLA 2011 SHORT FILMSA New-Wave Independent Movement in Indian Cinema Starts Here?The subtitle of this article, I admit, is more of a lure of insinuated curiosity to explore such a concept rather than reality. |
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FILM COLUMN: AAMIR KHAN PRODUCTIONSIs Aamir Khan Paving the Way from Bollywood to Mainstream Cinema?Beyond the idea of creating entertainment “value,” which is what Bollywood has been known for for many decades, there must be more to cinema -- history of cinema, to be p |
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FILM COLUMN: IFFLA SHORTS 2USC School of Cinematic Arts Presents Six Entertaining Shorts at Indian Film Festival LAIFFLA's second shorts program tickles audiences with a few intriguing plot lines. |
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FILM COLUMN: 2011 IFFLA SHORTS PROGRAM 1Hollywood Shorts Present Seven Short Films at IFFLA, Covering Range of Human EmotionsCollectively running about 80 minutes, these seven shorts are well-deserving to be screened at any film festival, especially one as reputable as IFFLA. |
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FILM COLUMN: 'MIRAL'Freida Pinto Returns to Big Screen in Controversial Film by Julian Schnabel, Weinstein Co“The people who don't want you to see the movie for political reasons are crazy or wrong,“ Mr. Weinstein said. “I think the idea is: let there be peace.” |
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FILM COLUMN: 10 BEST BOLLYWOOD BREAKOUT STARS OF 2010Buzzine Bollywood's Top Ten Picks Include Sonakshi Sinha, Omkar Das Manipuri & MoreWith about 150 actors reportedly making their Bollywood debuts in 2010, which ones stood out the most? Buzzine Bollywood puts together a lost of the 10 best Bollywood deb |
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FILM COLUMN: BOLLYWOOD UNAFFORDABLE?Film Exhibitor Says It’s Difficult for Common Man to Afford MultiplexesMr. Rathi pointed out how the single screen cinemas are catering to a need of the bulk of India’s moviegoing population with absolutely no incentive for growth and surviv |
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FILM COLUMN: TOP TEN FILMS OF 2010Bollywood’s Best Films of the Year … and a Few Bad OnesOur list includes a few masala films, a couple of independent projects, and a pair of international productions involving Twentieth Century Fox and UTV Motion Pictures. |
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COLUMN: OBAMAS ROCK BOLLYWOODBollywood Loves Barack, First Lady Grooves to ‘Rang de Basanti’“I love dancing. Oh that was fun!” Mrs. Obama told everyone before giving a brief motivational speech about the value of education. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: AJAY DEVGNStarring Alongside Kareena Kapoor in New Comedy, 'Golmaal 3'"To those who do fill the seats of screening halls showing the film come opening night, Ajay ensures such audiences will be entertained and in quite the celebratory spiri |