Sandhya Suri’s fiction feature debut “Santosh,” which bows in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard strand, has unveiled its first clip.
In the film, a government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her slain husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of northern India. When an underage girl from one of India’s so-called “lower castes” is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Suri is known for her documentaries “I for India” (2005), which bowed at Sundance, and “Around India with a Movie Camera” (2018) and Toronto-winning and BAFTA nominated fiction short “The Field” (2018). The “Santosh” script, which predates “The Field,” participated in the Sundance lab. “I was researching things about violence against women and trying to make a sort of anatomy of a violence and I couldn’t find a way to do it in documentary. So I found this way into fiction,...
In the film, a government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her slain husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of northern India. When an underage girl from one of India’s so-called “lower castes” is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Suri is known for her documentaries “I for India” (2005), which bowed at Sundance, and “Around India with a Movie Camera” (2018) and Toronto-winning and BAFTA nominated fiction short “The Field” (2018). The “Santosh” script, which predates “The Field,” participated in the Sundance lab. “I was researching things about violence against women and trying to make a sort of anatomy of a violence and I couldn’t find a way to do it in documentary. So I found this way into fiction,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Known to be part of projects like ‘Bombay Begums’, ‘Haddi’, actor and choreographer Ivanka Das has called Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher-starrer ‘Ghoomer’-the turning point of her career, and feels grateful to have great screen time in it.
Ivanka said that while all her projects have been close to her heart, ‘Ghoomer’ has been the one she treasures.
She says that it changed a lot of things for her.
“My first project was a Facebook ad. I auditioned and I got finalised and I agreed on doing it and that’s how my journey started. Later, I did a show for Netflix called Bombay Begums. That also happened through auditions only,” said Ivanka.
The ‘Maja Ma’ actor said: “My most prominent project is ‘Ghoomer’ and that is I think was the turning point. ‘Ghoomer’ is not my debut. I have worked before. but I am grateful and I...
Ivanka said that while all her projects have been close to her heart, ‘Ghoomer’ has been the one she treasures.
She says that it changed a lot of things for her.
“My first project was a Facebook ad. I auditioned and I got finalised and I agreed on doing it and that’s how my journey started. Later, I did a show for Netflix called Bombay Begums. That also happened through auditions only,” said Ivanka.
The ‘Maja Ma’ actor said: “My most prominent project is ‘Ghoomer’ and that is I think was the turning point. ‘Ghoomer’ is not my debut. I have worked before. but I am grateful and I...
- 12/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Netflix has released the teaser for its upcoming original series Guns and Gulaabs, a crime comedy thriller created and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., popularly known as Raj & Dk. The duo is known for their acclaimed works such as The Family Man, Go Goa Gone, Stree, and Shor in the City. The series stars Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, Gulshan Devaiah, T.J. Bhanu, Pooja Gor, Satish Kaushik, Vipin Sharma, Manuj Sharma, and Nilesh Diwekar in pivotal roles.
Trailer Announcement Teaser
The teaser was unveiled during Netflix’s Tudum event, a global fan celebration that showcased exclusive sneak peeks and announcements from over 70 Netflix titles. The teaser gives a glimpse of the retro aesthetic of the series, which is set in the 90s in a cartel-run town called Gulaabgunj. The series revolves around an unprecedented opium deal that pulls a big-city cop (Rajkummar Rao) and a lovesick mechanic...
Trailer Announcement Teaser
The teaser was unveiled during Netflix’s Tudum event, a global fan celebration that showcased exclusive sneak peeks and announcements from over 70 Netflix titles. The teaser gives a glimpse of the retro aesthetic of the series, which is set in the 90s in a cartel-run town called Gulaabgunj. The series revolves around an unprecedented opium deal that pulls a big-city cop (Rajkummar Rao) and a lovesick mechanic...
- 7/28/2023
- by amalprasadappu
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Mumbai, June 17 (Ians) Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt is all set to step into the ‘Bigg Boss Ott’ Season 2 house as a contestant.
According to a source close to Ians, Pooja will be entering the house on Saturday night as the grand premier is set to take place. She will be joining Jia Shankar, Avinash Sachdev, Cyrus Baroacha and Falaq Naaz among many others.
The second season marks the digital debut of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who will be seen hosting the show.
Pooja is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. She played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt’s television film Daddy in 1989.
Her biggest solo hit and her big screen debut came with the musical hit Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic It Happened One Night.
She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami.
According to a source close to Ians, Pooja will be entering the house on Saturday night as the grand premier is set to take place. She will be joining Jia Shankar, Avinash Sachdev, Cyrus Baroacha and Falaq Naaz among many others.
The second season marks the digital debut of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who will be seen hosting the show.
Pooja is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. She played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt’s television film Daddy in 1989.
Her biggest solo hit and her big screen debut came with the musical hit Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, which was a remake of the Oscar-winning Hollywood classic It Happened One Night.
She made her directorial debut with Paap in 2004, starring John Abraham and Udita Goswami.
- 6/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Filmmaker R. Balki and actor Dulquer Salmaan are teaming for the first time on “Chup,” a thriller where a serial killer brutally murders Bollywood film critics and carves star ratings on their foreheads.
The cast also includes Bollywood veterans Sunny Deol (“Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”) and Pooja Bhatt (Netflix’s “Bombay Begums”), Shreya Dhanwanthary (Amazon Prime Video’s “The Family Man”) and Tamil-language cinema stalwart Saranya Ponvannan (“Viruman”).
Balki, whose credits include “Cheeni Kum” (2007) and “Paa” (2009), both starring Amitabh Bachchan, last directed “Pad Man” (2018), starring Akshay Kumar.
Salmaan is a rare breed in Indian cinema in that he has equal felicity in multiple languages. A superstar of Malayalam-language cinema with hits including “Kurup” (2021) and “Bangalore Days” (2014), Salmaan is also known for Tamil-language success “O Kadhal Kanmani” (2015) and Hindi-language “Karwaan” (2018). His recent release “Sita Ramam” was a hit across its Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi-language versions.
“He’s one of the...
The cast also includes Bollywood veterans Sunny Deol (“Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”) and Pooja Bhatt (Netflix’s “Bombay Begums”), Shreya Dhanwanthary (Amazon Prime Video’s “The Family Man”) and Tamil-language cinema stalwart Saranya Ponvannan (“Viruman”).
Balki, whose credits include “Cheeni Kum” (2007) and “Paa” (2009), both starring Amitabh Bachchan, last directed “Pad Man” (2018), starring Akshay Kumar.
Salmaan is a rare breed in Indian cinema in that he has equal felicity in multiple languages. A superstar of Malayalam-language cinema with hits including “Kurup” (2021) and “Bangalore Days” (2014), Salmaan is also known for Tamil-language success “O Kadhal Kanmani” (2015) and Hindi-language “Karwaan” (2018). His recent release “Sita Ramam” was a hit across its Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi-language versions.
“He’s one of the...
- 9/18/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava will direct a film about Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered in an honor killing in 2016.
Shrivastava, along with producers Vikas Sharma (“Toba Tek Singh”) and Sunny Khanna (“Why Cheat India”), has acquired the rights to the book “The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch,” by Sanam Maher, published by Aleph, it was revealed ahead of the Cannes Film Market.
Shrivastava’s credits include feminist films “Lipstick Under My Burkha,” which was briefly banned in India in 2017, Busan selection “Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars” and Netflix series “Bombay Begums.”
Baloch, whose real name is Fouzia Azeem, had stoked controversy in Pakistan by living a Westernized lifestyle and posting her thoughts on social media, including Facebook and Twitter. Divorced from her husband, she had been nicknamed “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian” and “Pakistan’s first social media star.”
“When Qandeel...
Shrivastava, along with producers Vikas Sharma (“Toba Tek Singh”) and Sunny Khanna (“Why Cheat India”), has acquired the rights to the book “The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch,” by Sanam Maher, published by Aleph, it was revealed ahead of the Cannes Film Market.
Shrivastava’s credits include feminist films “Lipstick Under My Burkha,” which was briefly banned in India in 2017, Busan selection “Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars” and Netflix series “Bombay Begums.”
Baloch, whose real name is Fouzia Azeem, had stoked controversy in Pakistan by living a Westernized lifestyle and posting her thoughts on social media, including Facebook and Twitter. Divorced from her husband, she had been nicknamed “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian” and “Pakistan’s first social media star.”
“When Qandeel...
- 5/17/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Modern Love: Mumbai (Amazon Prime Video)
Six films directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Hansal Mehta, Nupur Asthana, Vishal Bharadwaj, Dhruv Sehgal, Shonali Bose
Three of the six films—we can’t call them episodes as they are all self-contained independent narratives—are absolute winners. The stand-out films here are clearly Hansal Mehta’s BaaiVishal Bhardwaj’s Mumbai Dragon and Shonali Bose’s Raat RaniThe last being special for Fatima Sana Shaikh’s rousing performance, but more on that later.
Hansal Mehta’s Baai features Pratik Gandhi as the scion of a conservative Muslim family struggling in the closet. Rich in ambiance and brimming with romance music and elegance Baai is a classic representation of what can be done in the Ott space if a filmmaker has his heart set on it. While Pratik and debutant Ranveer Brar are splendidly paired as lovers, Baai brims over with wonderful actors in even the smallest part; for example,...
Six films directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Hansal Mehta, Nupur Asthana, Vishal Bharadwaj, Dhruv Sehgal, Shonali Bose
Three of the six films—we can’t call them episodes as they are all self-contained independent narratives—are absolute winners. The stand-out films here are clearly Hansal Mehta’s BaaiVishal Bhardwaj’s Mumbai Dragon and Shonali Bose’s Raat RaniThe last being special for Fatima Sana Shaikh’s rousing performance, but more on that later.
Hansal Mehta’s Baai features Pratik Gandhi as the scion of a conservative Muslim family struggling in the closet. Rich in ambiance and brimming with romance music and elegance Baai is a classic representation of what can be done in the Ott space if a filmmaker has his heart set on it. While Pratik and debutant Ranveer Brar are splendidly paired as lovers, Baai brims over with wonderful actors in even the smallest part; for example,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Exclusive: Cast is being finalized on Sanaa, the Hindi drama written and directed by National Film Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria (Loev).
Pooja Bhatt, whose credits include Sadak and its recent sequel Sadak 2 as well as the TV series Bombay Begums, is joining Radhika Madan, Sohum Shah and Shikha Talsania in a key role in the movie.
The story is an introspective drama following a headstrong and ambitious girl who is raging against an internal battle that is rooted in unhealed trauma. The project is being produced by Saria’s production house, Four Line Entertainment.
Pooja Bhatt says, “As an actor and a woman, the storyline of Sanaa speaks to me. Being able to empathize with the role was an effortless outcome of the emotionally nuanced story. I’m thrilled that such a role has come to me.”
Producer-Director-Writer Sudhanshu Saria says, “They say the right casting is 90 of the challenge and with Pooja,...
Pooja Bhatt, whose credits include Sadak and its recent sequel Sadak 2 as well as the TV series Bombay Begums, is joining Radhika Madan, Sohum Shah and Shikha Talsania in a key role in the movie.
The story is an introspective drama following a headstrong and ambitious girl who is raging against an internal battle that is rooted in unhealed trauma. The project is being produced by Saria’s production house, Four Line Entertainment.
Pooja Bhatt says, “As an actor and a woman, the storyline of Sanaa speaks to me. Being able to empathize with the role was an effortless outcome of the emotionally nuanced story. I’m thrilled that such a role has come to me.”
Producer-Director-Writer Sudhanshu Saria says, “They say the right casting is 90 of the challenge and with Pooja,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Veteran TV producer Kristen Campo has launched her own production shingle Campout Productions and renewed her first-look deal with Endeavor Content.
Under her Endeavor Content deal, Campo is the executive producer alongside Layne Eskridge, Know Wonder, and Abby Ajayi on the recently announced, eight-episode limited drama The Plot for Disney’s Onyx Collective/Hulu based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel of the same name.
Campo recently expanded her relationship with Hanff Korelitz with the optioning of her newest work, The Latecomer, alongside producer Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories in partnership with Endeavor Content.
Next up through her deal, Campo has The Lazarus Files, based on the Stephanie Lazarus novel by Matthew McGough alongside Anonymous Content, and crime thriller His & Hers based on Alice Feeney’s novel alongside Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films.
Additionally, Campo has high-level development projects set up at Apple, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, and Amazon.
Under her Endeavor Content deal, Campo is the executive producer alongside Layne Eskridge, Know Wonder, and Abby Ajayi on the recently announced, eight-episode limited drama The Plot for Disney’s Onyx Collective/Hulu based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel of the same name.
Campo recently expanded her relationship with Hanff Korelitz with the optioning of her newest work, The Latecomer, alongside producer Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories in partnership with Endeavor Content.
Next up through her deal, Campo has The Lazarus Files, based on the Stephanie Lazarus novel by Matthew McGough alongside Anonymous Content, and crime thriller His & Hers based on Alice Feeney’s novel alongside Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films.
Additionally, Campo has high-level development projects set up at Apple, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, and Amazon.
- 3/3/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Campo, a veteran television producer known for producing “The Killing” and other shows such as “Partner Track” and “The L Word: Generation Q,” is launching a new production banner called Campout Productions.
Campo has hired Hannah Getts to lead Campout as VP of development and production. Getts most recently worked at FilmNation Entertainment in its TV division overseeing the development of the upcoming series “The Stephanies” at Hulu and ABC Signature. The Campout Productions team also includes Phoebe Mandel, who will work closely with Campo and Getts.
Campo also on Thursday renewed her first-look deal with Endeavor Content, with whom she is executive producing the recently announced Mahershala Ali-led series “The Plot” for Disney’s Onyx Collective and Hulu, based on a book of the same name.
The limited series is a cat and mouse drama executive produced by Campo, Layne Eskridge, Know Wonder and Abby Ajayi, the...
Campo has hired Hannah Getts to lead Campout as VP of development and production. Getts most recently worked at FilmNation Entertainment in its TV division overseeing the development of the upcoming series “The Stephanies” at Hulu and ABC Signature. The Campout Productions team also includes Phoebe Mandel, who will work closely with Campo and Getts.
Campo also on Thursday renewed her first-look deal with Endeavor Content, with whom she is executive producing the recently announced Mahershala Ali-led series “The Plot” for Disney’s Onyx Collective and Hulu, based on a book of the same name.
The limited series is a cat and mouse drama executive produced by Campo, Layne Eskridge, Know Wonder and Abby Ajayi, the...
- 3/3/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Six months after departing from Searchlight Pictures, that studio’s former co-chairman Nancy Utley is opening the doors to a new production company, Lake Ellyn Entertainment, that will produce film and TV content in a first-look deal with Chernin Entertainment.
Chernin Entertainment has had a first-look deal with Netflix since April 2020, one of its big releases being the Fear Street trilogy this summer. Chernin’s pact with Netflix will now extend to Utley projects as well.
Jenno Topping, Chernin Entertainment’s President of Film and Television, made the announcement Wednesday.
“Nancy is the ultimate executive—smart, savvy, experienced, and kind. She built Searchlight Pictures into one of the jewels of the film business; a company with an unparalleled record of achievement and a reputation for nurturing the finest filmmakers. I’m delighted to have her join Jenno and me and the rest of our team,” Chernin Entertainment chairman and CEO Peter Chernin said.
Chernin Entertainment has had a first-look deal with Netflix since April 2020, one of its big releases being the Fear Street trilogy this summer. Chernin’s pact with Netflix will now extend to Utley projects as well.
Jenno Topping, Chernin Entertainment’s President of Film and Television, made the announcement Wednesday.
“Nancy is the ultimate executive—smart, savvy, experienced, and kind. She built Searchlight Pictures into one of the jewels of the film business; a company with an unparalleled record of achievement and a reputation for nurturing the finest filmmakers. I’m delighted to have her join Jenno and me and the rest of our team,” Chernin Entertainment chairman and CEO Peter Chernin said.
- 10/27/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
CinemaPC Sreeram, who is on board as the cinematographer for the project, revealed earlier that the yet-to-be-titled film will be a psychological thriller. Tnm StaffFacebook/ PTIActor Shreya Dhanwanthary took to Twitter to share with fans that she will be sharing the screen with actors Dulquer Salmaan, Pooja Bhatt and Sunny Deol in director Balki’s next. Sharing a screenshot of a news story about the same, actor Shreya expressed her excitement to collaborate with the actors. “Normally, I’d be keeping this a bit on the down low but Omg! Is it cool if I myself am hella kicked about this? I mean… R Balki!!! Sunny Deol!! Pooja Bhatt! Dulquer Salmaan!!!” the actor wrote. The yet-to-be-titled film is reportedly set to release next year. The Balki directorial is touted to be a thriller. The movie marks the first-time collaboration between the lead actors. The movie is gearing up to go on floors shortly.
- 8/12/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
By Arundhuti Banerjee
Mumbai, May 23 (Ians) Actress Shahana Goswami feels web shows have ushered better quality of writing, which in turn creates scope for actors like her to prove their versatility.
In her latest show "The Last Hour", Shahana plays a police officer who, along with another male counterpart, sets out to unravel a murder mystery. Did she feel she was a strong female character in the otherwise male-dominated world of the story?
"I think when something is well written, there's a natural balance about the portrayal of each character in it. When I am saying balance, it means we do not need to highlight a character only because he is a male or a female character but giving substantial space for each of them. When it comes to my character in 'The Last Hour', where I play an investigating police officer, it was about the contribution of the character in the narrative.
Mumbai, May 23 (Ians) Actress Shahana Goswami feels web shows have ushered better quality of writing, which in turn creates scope for actors like her to prove their versatility.
In her latest show "The Last Hour", Shahana plays a police officer who, along with another male counterpart, sets out to unravel a murder mystery. Did she feel she was a strong female character in the otherwise male-dominated world of the story?
"I think when something is well written, there's a natural balance about the portrayal of each character in it. When I am saying balance, it means we do not need to highlight a character only because he is a male or a female character but giving substantial space for each of them. When it comes to my character in 'The Last Hour', where I play an investigating police officer, it was about the contribution of the character in the narrative.
- 5/23/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Netflix has signed up Puneet Krishna, the rising Indian showrunner and writer, to exclusively create his next two series for the platform.
Details on the shows are being kept under wraps at present, beyond the projects being a dark comedy and a drama respectively. They are both expected to be in production by early 2022.
Krishna made his name on a pair of Amazon series. He co-created and was showrunner and lead writer on Mirzapur, the popular crime show from Excel Entertainment that was renewed for a third season by the streamer back in November. Prior to then, he was a writer on Amazon’s first original series in India, Inside Edge. His debut was another Excel Entertainment project, the satire Bangistan, which he co-wrote.
Mumbai and LA-based agency Tulsea reps Krishna and sourced and negotiated the deal with Netflix on the writer’s behalf.
Puneet Krishna said on the deal,...
Details on the shows are being kept under wraps at present, beyond the projects being a dark comedy and a drama respectively. They are both expected to be in production by early 2022.
Krishna made his name on a pair of Amazon series. He co-created and was showrunner and lead writer on Mirzapur, the popular crime show from Excel Entertainment that was renewed for a third season by the streamer back in November. Prior to then, he was a writer on Amazon’s first original series in India, Inside Edge. His debut was another Excel Entertainment project, the satire Bangistan, which he co-wrote.
Mumbai and LA-based agency Tulsea reps Krishna and sourced and negotiated the deal with Netflix on the writer’s behalf.
Puneet Krishna said on the deal,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
By Anjuri Nayar Singh
Mumbai, March 27 (Ians) Legal hassles and controversies never leave our filmmakers. Even as cinemas open and the biggies gear up for release, and Ott spreads its base, a host of new legal woes have emerged for various film and web series makers.
The latest to face the fire is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Gangubai Kathiawadi", starring Alia Bhatt. The film has got into a legal mess. One of the four children of Kathiawadi, Babu Rawji Shah, has filed a criminal defamation case against the film.
Trade analyst Komal Nahta says that such cases just add to the publicity of a project.
"Such stories and reports just increase the talk around the film. In fact, more awareness is created about the film. There is no one who doesn't go to watch a film because of this. In fact, footfalls can increase because of this. It all depends...
Mumbai, March 27 (Ians) Legal hassles and controversies never leave our filmmakers. Even as cinemas open and the biggies gear up for release, and Ott spreads its base, a host of new legal woes have emerged for various film and web series makers.
The latest to face the fire is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Gangubai Kathiawadi", starring Alia Bhatt. The film has got into a legal mess. One of the four children of Kathiawadi, Babu Rawji Shah, has filed a criminal defamation case against the film.
Trade analyst Komal Nahta says that such cases just add to the publicity of a project.
"Such stories and reports just increase the talk around the film. In fact, more awareness is created about the film. There is no one who doesn't go to watch a film because of this. In fact, footfalls can increase because of this. It all depends...
- 3/27/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 24 (Ians) Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, who is known for her directorials as "Turning 30" and "Lipstick Under My Burkha", and her recent web series "Bombay Begums", says cinema needs to be more accepting of different points of view.
"I think there is some change. Since the last five to seven years, there is more consciousness of objectification of women. The way the camera is used has changed and women are no longer looked only as trophies. I feel like alternate perspectives must get their place in cinema," she told Ians.
The filmmaker adds that everyone should have an equal chance to present their work.
"There should be an equal playing field. My problem has never been why do mainstream spectacle films exist. They have a right to. My point is when they close up space and say no film with another point of view that challenges patriarchy will exist. When...
"I think there is some change. Since the last five to seven years, there is more consciousness of objectification of women. The way the camera is used has changed and women are no longer looked only as trophies. I feel like alternate perspectives must get their place in cinema," she told Ians.
The filmmaker adds that everyone should have an equal chance to present their work.
"There should be an equal playing field. My problem has never been why do mainstream spectacle films exist. They have a right to. My point is when they close up space and say no film with another point of view that challenges patriarchy will exist. When...
- 3/24/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 17 (Ians) While we get to see multiple women-centric films and web projects nowadays, this was not the case when actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt co-produced "Dushman" back in 1998.
Pooja recalls back then she would have found it tough to release the film unless she had a male star to be a part of the cast. The film starring Kajol in a double role also had Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role.
"Tragically when I had Kajol who did 'Dushman', I couldn't sell the film until I had a male star of a certain calibre. A lot of male actor didn't want to do it because it was a female-oriented film and she pulls the trigger at the end. Then, Sanjay Dutt came on board because of my personal equation with him. He even accepted a very reasonable amount of money for it," she told Ians.
However, Pooja, who...
Pooja recalls back then she would have found it tough to release the film unless she had a male star to be a part of the cast. The film starring Kajol in a double role also had Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role.
"Tragically when I had Kajol who did 'Dushman', I couldn't sell the film until I had a male star of a certain calibre. A lot of male actor didn't want to do it because it was a female-oriented film and she pulls the trigger at the end. Then, Sanjay Dutt came on board because of my personal equation with him. He even accepted a very reasonable amount of money for it," she told Ians.
However, Pooja, who...
- 3/17/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
ControversyObjecting to a particular scene from the series, the commission said this type of content will pollute the young minds and result in abuse and exploitation of children.Tnm StaffNetflixThe apex child rights body Ncpcr has asked popular streaming platform Netflix to stop streaming the recently released web series Bombay Begums citing an ‘inappropriate’ portrayal of children in the web series. In a notice to Netflix on Thursday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Ncpcr) has asked the Ott (Over The Top) platform to furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which it said it will be constrained to initiate appropriate legal action. The Commission has taken note of tweets by the handle @GemsOfBollywood, as well as those by documentary filmmaker and men's rights activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj. Deepika had tweeted a screengrab from the series and said, “From normalisation of minors indulging in casual sex we...
- 3/12/2021
- by Sanyukta
- The News Minute
ReviewThe film traverses age groups and socio-economic strata to tell the story of four women and a girl who are each going through their own journeys.Saraswati DatarScreengrabFemale ensembles and female driven narratives are Alankrita Shrivastava’s strong suit. Whether it was Lipstick Under My Burkha or Dolly, Kitty aur woh Chamakte Sitare, women, their aspirations, their repressed or unfulfilled sexual desires and their fundamental desire to be treated with dignity, are recurring themes in Alankrita’s work. Bombay Begums, now streaming on Netflix, traverses age groups and socio-economic strata to tell the story of four women and a girl who are each going through their own journeys of love, pain, sexual exploration, and discovering a true sense of self. Rani Singh Irani (Pooja Bhatt) is the CEO of the Royal Bank of Mumbai, a position that the male dominated boardroom is trying to take away from her. Her second...
- 3/10/2021
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Bombay Begums (web series); Cast: Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur, Aadhya Anand; Direction: Alankrita Shrivastava; Rating: * * * (three stars)
By Vinayak Chakravorty
A bank CEO's son runs over a lower-class boy. The victim's poor parent spots a get-rich-quick scheme through blackmail. A public scandal could end the CEO's career and so it is best to pay up, and then pay some more.
Sounds like standard soap opera drama? Okay, imagine the picture again: The bank CEO is a woman fighting to hold onto that position, in an otherwise all-male board of directors waiting with bated breath to bring her down. The victim's parent is a sex worker, who has incidentally serviced the CEO's son who will run over her boy, only minutes before the incident takes place.
Alankrita Srivastava's web series uses many familiar vignettes to set up a slice of Mumbai, with its hopes, despairs, dreams and struggles.
By Vinayak Chakravorty
A bank CEO's son runs over a lower-class boy. The victim's poor parent spots a get-rich-quick scheme through blackmail. A public scandal could end the CEO's career and so it is best to pay up, and then pay some more.
Sounds like standard soap opera drama? Okay, imagine the picture again: The bank CEO is a woman fighting to hold onto that position, in an otherwise all-male board of directors waiting with bated breath to bring her down. The victim's parent is a sex worker, who has incidentally serviced the CEO's son who will run over her boy, only minutes before the incident takes place.
Alankrita Srivastava's web series uses many familiar vignettes to set up a slice of Mumbai, with its hopes, despairs, dreams and struggles.
- 3/9/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 5: Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, whose web series Bombay Begums will soon be streamed, says that making women-oriented films is not easy in Bollywood. Right from shooting to distribution, it is tough to get the appropriate budgets and provisions.
"Budget problems are not specific to me and my films. It is the same story for all female filmmakers. If you want to make films with women who are not big stars, it is a problem. Even with big stars - Meghna (Gulzar) made Raazi (with Alia Bhatt) - she had to shoot within limited budget and had to shoot for long hours," informs Alankrita.
The filmmaker who made a mark directing Lipstick Under My Burkha in 2017, adds that this is because women-centric films don't get distribution. "The budget is justified through the exhibition and distribution system. These distributors feel that these films cannot make that much money," she says.
"Budget problems are not specific to me and my films. It is the same story for all female filmmakers. If you want to make films with women who are not big stars, it is a problem. Even with big stars - Meghna (Gulzar) made Raazi (with Alia Bhatt) - she had to shoot within limited budget and had to shoot for long hours," informs Alankrita.
The filmmaker who made a mark directing Lipstick Under My Burkha in 2017, adds that this is because women-centric films don't get distribution. "The budget is justified through the exhibition and distribution system. These distributors feel that these films cannot make that much money," she says.
- 3/5/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Film slate includes talent such as Taapsee Pannu and Dhanush, while series include Bombay Begums and second season of Delhi Crime.
Netflix introduced a slate of 40 Indian films, series and documentaries at its “See What’s Next India 2021” event today, presided over by Monika Shergill, vice president of content for Netflix India, and Srishti Behl Arya, director, International Original Film.
The film slate sees Netflix teaming with major Mumbai-based production houses such as Reliance Entertainment, T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment.
With Dharmatic, Netflix is producing anthology Ajeeb Daastaans and Vivek Soni’s romantic drama Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
Netflix introduced a slate of 40 Indian films, series and documentaries at its “See What’s Next India 2021” event today, presided over by Monika Shergill, vice president of content for Netflix India, and Srishti Behl Arya, director, International Original Film.
The film slate sees Netflix teaming with major Mumbai-based production houses such as Reliance Entertainment, T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment.
With Dharmatic, Netflix is producing anthology Ajeeb Daastaans and Vivek Soni’s romantic drama Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
- 3/3/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix today hosted an event in Mumbai unveiling a hefty slate of upcoming films, series, documentaries, reality programs, and comedy specials.
There were a total of 40 projects touted during today’s showcase, some of which were previously announced, such as the Alfonso Cuaron-exec produced feature The Disciple, which as Deadline revealed Netflix took world rights on following the movie’s premiere at Venice last year.
Also on the slate are: the series Bombay Begins from Endemol Shine India, Endeavor Content and Chernin Entertainment; the relationship drama Ajeeb Daastaans, from directors Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan and Kayoze Irani; the feature Pagglait from Umesh Bist; and Reliance Entertainment’s Bulbul Tarang.
The full list of titles is below.
Accompanying today’s announcement, Monika Shergill, Vice President of Content at Netflix India, said: “Growing up in India you see and feel entertainment all around you. Our country is filled with beautiful,...
There were a total of 40 projects touted during today’s showcase, some of which were previously announced, such as the Alfonso Cuaron-exec produced feature The Disciple, which as Deadline revealed Netflix took world rights on following the movie’s premiere at Venice last year.
Also on the slate are: the series Bombay Begins from Endemol Shine India, Endeavor Content and Chernin Entertainment; the relationship drama Ajeeb Daastaans, from directors Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan and Kayoze Irani; the feature Pagglait from Umesh Bist; and Reliance Entertainment’s Bulbul Tarang.
The full list of titles is below.
Accompanying today’s announcement, Monika Shergill, Vice President of Content at Netflix India, said: “Growing up in India you see and feel entertainment all around you. Our country is filled with beautiful,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
March brings breezes loud and shrill/stirs the dancing daffodil. Bit of poetry for you there. What Sara Coleridge fails to mention is that March also brings season seven of Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Netflix UK, more weekly episodes of Riverdale season five, a brand new sci-fi series from the creators of Misfits, a new film directed by Amy Poehler and a host of cool animated series.
The One (pictured above) is an eight-part British series created by Howard Overman about a near-future world in which a DNA test can track down your perfect partner. It’s adapted from John Marrs’ novel of the same name, and yes, has a strikingly similar premise to US anthology sci-fi Soulmates. Another fun new UK addition is The Irregulars, a period supernatural fantasy set in the Sherlock Holmes universe in which a bunch of ragtag kids not only have to save the world from darkness,...
The One (pictured above) is an eight-part British series created by Howard Overman about a near-future world in which a DNA test can track down your perfect partner. It’s adapted from John Marrs’ novel of the same name, and yes, has a strikingly similar premise to US anthology sci-fi Soulmates. Another fun new UK addition is The Irregulars, a period supernatural fantasy set in the Sherlock Holmes universe in which a bunch of ragtag kids not only have to save the world from darkness,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The streaming wars are just as fiery and competitive as ever. Disney+ now has one Marvel TV show under its belt (WandaVision), with another one to come in March (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier). In response, Netflix is broadening its reach with its list of new releases for March 2021.
Netflix always features plenty of international options for viewers across the globe, but March is the first month where it seems as though international releases make up roughly half of Netflix’s originals. And that’s great! China’s The Yin Yang Master and Spain’s Coven of Sisters both look to be intriguing films this month.
Read more Movies Pacific Rim 3 and Expanded Universe Possible By Don Kaye TV Best Anime On Netflix to Stream By Daniel Kurland
On the U.S. domestic side of things, however, pickings are bit slimmer. March 3 sees the release of the intensely American-sounding...
Netflix always features plenty of international options for viewers across the globe, but March is the first month where it seems as though international releases make up roughly half of Netflix’s originals. And that’s great! China’s The Yin Yang Master and Spain’s Coven of Sisters both look to be intriguing films this month.
Read more Movies Pacific Rim 3 and Expanded Universe Possible By Don Kaye TV Best Anime On Netflix to Stream By Daniel Kurland
On the U.S. domestic side of things, however, pickings are bit slimmer. March 3 sees the release of the intensely American-sounding...
- 2/28/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
New Delhi, Feb 19 (Ians) Female-centric themes have found a fresh lease with the rise of Ott platforms. A string of women-oriented series have grabbed audience attention. More than television and the big screen, filmmakers have found an ideal platform to experiment more freely with subjects focussing on womanhood and issues related to women in the digital space.
Be it the story of a smalltown girl playing a phone sex operator or women asserting their rights across society, there are diverse shades being served.
Actress Nyra Banerjee, who plays the role of a phone sex operator in the series "Hello Jee" says: "I think people find the situations and characters more relatable. Also, Ott has an audience which is comparatively more open to various scenarios the women are. They are more accepting."
Actress Maanvi Gagroo, who will soon start shooting for the third season of Four More Shots Please, says: "Till...
Be it the story of a smalltown girl playing a phone sex operator or women asserting their rights across society, there are diverse shades being served.
Actress Nyra Banerjee, who plays the role of a phone sex operator in the series "Hello Jee" says: "I think people find the situations and characters more relatable. Also, Ott has an audience which is comparatively more open to various scenarios the women are. They are more accepting."
Actress Maanvi Gagroo, who will soon start shooting for the third season of Four More Shots Please, says: "Till...
- 2/19/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
5 women, 5 different worlds, 5 different perspectives. Meet the 5 Begums who find themselves racing and facing obstacles threatening to pull them down. Watch each unique personality fight against her roadblocks and emerge victorious!
Netflix just dropped the trailer of its upcoming series - Bombay Begums - which tells a very relevant and unconventional story of women uplifting women through situations that will surely strike a chord with every Indian woman.
Follow the lives of five women living and hustling in Mumbai, the city of dreams, as they break societal shackles and glass ceilings to conquer love, careers & relationships by standing up for each other.
Join in on the tumultuous yet inspiring journeys of the begums played by Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand, written and directed by boss woman Alankrita Shrivastava.
Bombay Begums premieres exclusively on Netflix on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Netflix just dropped the trailer of its upcoming series - Bombay Begums - which tells a very relevant and unconventional story of women uplifting women through situations that will surely strike a chord with every Indian woman.
Follow the lives of five women living and hustling in Mumbai, the city of dreams, as they break societal shackles and glass ceilings to conquer love, careers & relationships by standing up for each other.
Join in on the tumultuous yet inspiring journeys of the begums played by Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand, written and directed by boss woman Alankrita Shrivastava.
Bombay Begums premieres exclusively on Netflix on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
- 2/15/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
The web series, Bombay Begums will release on March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day. The show casts Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswam, Amruta Subhash and Rahul Bose in pivotal roles, and is created and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame.
The series touches upon themes of ambition, desire, struggle for power and vulnerability through the stories of five modern Indian women in Mumbai.
Said Shrivastava: "'Bombay Begums' is a story about Indian women that I hope women in India and across the world will connect with.
"The series explores the complex journey of working Indian women who are ambitious for power and success, but have many other battles to fight too. It's the story of their daily hustle, the story of their dreams - sometimes buried, sometimes fulfilled," she added.
"It's the story of glass ceilings shattered, and also of the hearts broken in the process.
The series touches upon themes of ambition, desire, struggle for power and vulnerability through the stories of five modern Indian women in Mumbai.
Said Shrivastava: "'Bombay Begums' is a story about Indian women that I hope women in India and across the world will connect with.
"The series explores the complex journey of working Indian women who are ambitious for power and success, but have many other battles to fight too. It's the story of their daily hustle, the story of their dreams - sometimes buried, sometimes fulfilled," she added.
"It's the story of glass ceilings shattered, and also of the hearts broken in the process.
- 2/9/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
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