The star was a defining figure in post-independence Indian cinema and was one of the country’s first method actors
• Nirpal Dhaliwal on Dilip Kumar: a Bollywood great who epitomised India’s emotional struggles
Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar, who was a defining figure in post-independence Indian cinema, has died aged 98.
Kumar had been taken to hospital in Mumbai last week suffering breathlessness, but died early Wednesday morning. “He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30am,” Dr Jalil Parkar of Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital said.
• Nirpal Dhaliwal on Dilip Kumar: a Bollywood great who epitomised India’s emotional struggles
Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar, who was a defining figure in post-independence Indian cinema, has died aged 98.
Kumar had been taken to hospital in Mumbai last week suffering breathlessness, but died early Wednesday morning. “He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30am,” Dr Jalil Parkar of Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital said.
- 7/7/2021
- by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
- The Guardian - Film News
Get ready London film fans! The fabulous London Indian Film Festival, running July 10th – 17th, will bring you an eclectic and cool mix of films! Now Europe’s largest platform for Indian cinema, the London Indian Film Festival returns to the Capital, in association with Pure Heaven, the British Film Institute, and official Hotel Partner Grange Hotels, celebrating the exploding movement of Indian Independent cinema and bringing to UK audiences a rare selection of cutting-edge films from some of the Indian subcontinent’s hottest independent talents. Going way beyond Bollywood, the festival presents a kaleidoscope of new films that challenge, shock, generate debate and present a more realistic view of India and the subcontinent today, in all its diversity.
The festival has many highlights and will showcase Emma Thompson’s Sold and Million Dollar Arm, which stars Jon Hamm and also boasts a bevy of Bollywood stars! The festival will stretch citywide,...
The festival has many highlights and will showcase Emma Thompson’s Sold and Million Dollar Arm, which stars Jon Hamm and also boasts a bevy of Bollywood stars! The festival will stretch citywide,...
- 6/12/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan (accompanied by his Chennai Express co-star Deepika Padukone) talks about the multi-skilled nature of Bollywood acting and how second- and third-generation fans in Britain and beyond respond to his work
Nirpal Dhaliwal: So for a wider British audience that isn't familiar with Bollywood, in a nutshell what do you think their missing out on?
Shah Rukh Khan: A lot of colour, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing – very different original storytelling and style which has a very different screenplay format compared to the Western kind of films that you see. Still a little more free flowing, a little more cabaret ... and intense and emotional.
Nd: What does it take to be a Bollywood star and a Bollywood heroine? For the British audience who aren't aware, Shah Rukh has been at the top of this industry for about 20 years now and the...
Nirpal Dhaliwal: So for a wider British audience that isn't familiar with Bollywood, in a nutshell what do you think their missing out on?
Shah Rukh Khan: A lot of colour, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing – very different original storytelling and style which has a very different screenplay format compared to the Western kind of films that you see. Still a little more free flowing, a little more cabaret ... and intense and emotional.
Nd: What does it take to be a Bollywood star and a Bollywood heroine? For the British audience who aren't aware, Shah Rukh has been at the top of this industry for about 20 years now and the...
- 8/8/2013
- by Jordan Rowe, Nirpal Dhaliwal
- The Guardian - Film News
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