The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Dinesh Thakur passed away today. The veteran actor and director was fighting with kidney problems for quite some time. He was admitted to a suburban Andheri hospital for treatment, where he succumbed to his illness. The 65 year old Thakur is survived by his wife Prita Mathur. She is an actress. Dinesh Thakur was a popular face of the Bollywood silver screen in the 1970s. His memorable movies were Rajanigandha, Mere Apneand Ghar. He wrote the story as well as screenplay for the movie Ghar and won the Filmfare Best Story award in the year 1978. Rajnigandha (1974) was a film directed by Basu Chatterji and Thakur played the memorab...
- 9/21/2012
- Bollywoodmantra.com
The 65-year old veteran theatre actor cum director Dinesh Thakur, who was best known for his character roles in Hindi films in 70s, set for heavenly abode today after prolonged illness. He was survived by actor-wife Prita Mathur. Thakur, whose last rites will be conducted at the Oshiwara crematorium, suffered from kidney ailments.
Thakur, who had tasted success with films like Mere Apne, Rajnigandha and Ghar, also headed a theatre group called Ank Productions for the last three decades. Till today, the theatre lovers swear by one of his evergreen plays named Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya.
Bollywood Hungama prays for the peace of the departed soul.
Thakur, who had tasted success with films like Mere Apne, Rajnigandha and Ghar, also headed a theatre group called Ank Productions for the last three decades. Till today, the theatre lovers swear by one of his evergreen plays named Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya.
Bollywood Hungama prays for the peace of the departed soul.
- 9/20/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, Sep 20: Actor-director Dinesh Thakur, who appeared as one of the leads in 1974 "Rajnigandha", passed away here Thursday, after a prolonged illness. He was 65.
Actor Raza Murad, his friend from the theatre industry, confirmed the news.
"Dinesh Thakur passed away today morning. He was not keeping well since last three to four years," Raza told Ians.
He is survived by actor-wife Prita Mathur.
Thakur.
Actor Raza Murad, his friend from the theatre industry, confirmed the news.
"Dinesh Thakur passed away today morning. He was not keeping well since last three to four years," Raza told Ians.
He is survived by actor-wife Prita Mathur.
Thakur.
- 9/20/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Eros International held a press conference for their upcoming co-production with Illuminati Films, Cocktail with leading actor Saif Ali Khan and producer Dinesh Vijan at their London headquarters last week.
Cocktail, which releases in the UK and worldwide through Eros on 13th July, also stars Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty.
Synopsis
When Veronica (Deepika Padukone), 24, and Meera, 23, start living together during the summer, they have different agendas. Meera is awkward and is recovering from a hoax marriage to Kunal (Randeep Hooda) who has duped her off her live-savings by using pretence of setting up a base for them in London. She is spending her time under Veronica’s roof until she can get some footing and find a job in this foreign land. Veronica on the other hand is a wild-child, impulsive, constantly looking for distractions to escape facing issues of a troubled upbringing. Being poles apart brings the two close,...
Cocktail, which releases in the UK and worldwide through Eros on 13th July, also stars Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty.
Synopsis
When Veronica (Deepika Padukone), 24, and Meera, 23, start living together during the summer, they have different agendas. Meera is awkward and is recovering from a hoax marriage to Kunal (Randeep Hooda) who has duped her off her live-savings by using pretence of setting up a base for them in London. She is spending her time under Veronica’s roof until she can get some footing and find a job in this foreign land. Veronica on the other hand is a wild-child, impulsive, constantly looking for distractions to escape facing issues of a troubled upbringing. Being poles apart brings the two close,...
- 7/10/2012
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
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