It’s filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s belief that cinema is about what’s seen and what’s hidden. What a director chooses to show and what they leave out shapes a story’s meaning. This deliberate choice generates tension and guides audience emotions. Scorsese’s own films demonstrate this principle. The unseen can often be more impactful than the visible. Movies…
The race for the Mumbai Mayor’s post has heightened following Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) suffering an early major blow in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Reportedly, Sarita Mhaskar, Ward 157 corporator who had trounced the BJP candidate in the recent civic polls, has quit the UBT camp. Reports suggest that Mhaskar may now join…
In the midst of the race for mayoral posts across civic bodies in Maharashtra, a new political equation emerged in the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Wednesday, with five corporators of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) extending support to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, which is allied with the BJP. Notedly, the MNS corporators’ move is…
In a new development the Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Bollywood playback singer Kumar Sanu in his ₹50 crore defamation suit filed against his ex-wife Rita Bhattacharya [Sanu Bhattacharjee @ Kumar Sanu v. Rita Bhattacharya & Anr] Justice Milind Jadhav passed a gag favouring Kumar Sanu, restraining Bhattacharya and some independent media houses from…
The John Jani Janardhan” song from 1981Manmohan Desai directorial film Naseeb congregated more stars than ever before and transformed the way musical numbers were made. It’s was a 6.8 minute song. All said what makes it even more incredible is that it took seven full days to shoot, unlike normal songs that are completed in…
Amruta Fadnavis wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis strongly reacted to the remarks made by Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut on the visit of Fadnavis to Davos. It was Sanjay Raut’s demand that travel costs of the leaders travelling to Davos be revealed to the public.Adding that “Chief Ministers from various states in India…
Prime Minister Modi on January 23 in Thiruvananthapuram set in motion the newly allotted three newAmrit Bharat Express trains and one passenger train service for Kerala via video around 11 am at Putharikandam Maidanam in the State capital. Reportedly, Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express (from Thiruvananthapuram Central station), the Nagercoil-Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express (from Thiruvananthapuram Central station), the…
Amidst AR Rahman’s evolving controversy over communal bias in Bollywood and calling Chhaava as a divisive film and not getting work and while his remarks drew online criticism drew, now UAE filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja has publicly come out in his support and calls him a ‘national treasure’Touted as the UAE’s first female filmmaker, Nayla…
For the uninitiated Ranjeeta Kaur, a Punjabi girl, beauty and earnestness took her from the classrooms onto Mumbai’s ‘Mecca’ of Hindi films ‘Bollywood’ in 70s. She did Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se and a string of roles that felt unpretentious yet unforgettable. She never wanted to be typecast. She collaborated Rishi Kapoor, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Mithun…
In a first ever, an Indian film director will represent Indian cinema at the Republic Day parade this year. As per reports filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali will present a special tableau celebrating cinema. Reportedly, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has collaborated with Sanjay Leela Bhansali to represent Indian cinema on Republic Day. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next…
