Bollywood art director Samir Chanda passed away in Mumbai on 18 August, 2011, following a massive cardiac arrest.Chanda won the National Film Award for best art direction thrice in his career spanning 32 years.Some of the movies that Chanda worked on are Saat Khoon Maaf, Kaminey, Delhi 6, Rang De Basanti, Omkara, Guru, Aks, Raavan, Kisna, Black & White, Bose The Forgotten Hero, Om Jai Jagdish, Kaalpurush and Yatra, among others.He was also currently working on Shirish Kunder's next directorial venture Joker starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi ...
- 8/19/2011
- BusinessofCinema
They(Cannes) have a very Euro-us centric view of cinema which we cannot conform to. We are neither the Far-east like Japan, nor the West in that sense. We are the in-between world. Our culture is very little understood in the West. To appreciate the cinema, you have to understand the culture and the people–Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Come May and the time seems rife for a critical analysis of the state of Indian cinema. The country that churns out the largest number of films in the world in a year doesn’t figure in the list of countries which will have their films presented at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Does that reflect anything about the cinema in our country? The debate is pursued with a renewed interest and vigour every year. Well, some believe that our films are just not good enough while there are others who question the...
Come May and the time seems rife for a critical analysis of the state of Indian cinema. The country that churns out the largest number of films in the world in a year doesn’t figure in the list of countries which will have their films presented at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Does that reflect anything about the cinema in our country? The debate is pursued with a renewed interest and vigour every year. Well, some believe that our films are just not good enough while there are others who question the...
- 5/11/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Vikramaditya Motwane’s “Udaan”, the film that made it to Un Certain Regard at Cannes International Film festival after seven years has been the talk of the town lately. With Udaan, Indian cinema’s seven year long jinxed relationship with the premier film festival has come to an end. Murali Nair’s Arimpara was the last film to have made it to Un Certain Regard, the section that carries the second most prestigious award, in the year 2003. Prior to that, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas was presented as a special screening out of competition at the festival in 2002.
Come to think of it, India and Cannes have had a cordial relationship right from the start. 1946, the year one of the oldest film festivals began at Cannes, Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar was screened as a Feature film in competition. Neecha Nagar was a pioneering effort in realistic Indian cinema and...
Come to think of it, India and Cannes have had a cordial relationship right from the start. 1946, the year one of the oldest film festivals began at Cannes, Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar was screened as a Feature film in competition. Neecha Nagar was a pioneering effort in realistic Indian cinema and...
- 4/20/2010
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Nakul Vaid. Does the name strike a bell? You can't be blames if your answer is 'No'. After all he isn't someone who has enjoyed a flamboyant journey in Bollywood in spite of the fact that he has been around in the industry for close to 6 years now. Making a modest beginning in a small role in Baghban, he made quite some impact in Ab Tak Chappan where he was seen along with Nana Patekar. He came back with Nana again in Yatra but the film could barely survive a weekend at the bo...
- 9/7/2009
- GlamSham
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