Celebrated Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was in fine fettle at a masterclass at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), Goa, on Tuesday.
The actor, several of whose films have premiered at Cannes, was outspoken in a candid conversation with actor and festival steering committee member Vani Tripathi, speaking about his storied career as an actor and some of his pet peeves.
“I’m sorry to say this, but I have to so that people know about it, before we start a shot [on Bollywood sets] there is so much noise and so many voices and the director expects the best from his actors?,” Siddiqui said. “All of a sudden they say the shot is ready and ‘action’ – are we computers? I have a problem with this – we could achieve so much more with some silence on set, but that’s not possible as we have no silence at all.”
Another peeve of...
The actor, several of whose films have premiered at Cannes, was outspoken in a candid conversation with actor and festival steering committee member Vani Tripathi, speaking about his storied career as an actor and some of his pet peeves.
“I’m sorry to say this, but I have to so that people know about it, before we start a shot [on Bollywood sets] there is so much noise and so many voices and the director expects the best from his actors?,” Siddiqui said. “All of a sudden they say the shot is ready and ‘action’ – are we computers? I have a problem with this – we could achieve so much more with some silence on set, but that’s not possible as we have no silence at all.”
Another peeve of...
- 11/23/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
India is the country of honor at the Cannes Film Market and consequently a massive contingent from the country is descending upon the Croisette. Variety understands that some 400 attendees are winging their way from India, and that French embassies across the country were working at capacity to issue visas.
That stands in contrast with the attendance from other parts of Asia, further East. Attendance of participants from Hong Kong and China is massively down compared with pre-covid times. Korean companies are back in respectable numbers, with some attending a physical market outside their home country for the first time in over two years. The solid attendance of Korean executives also reflects the selection of Korean films across multiple sections of the festival.
“I’m very excited to be back in Cannes, it has been three years for us,” said Danny Lee, senior manager at Contents Panda, part of the Next Entertainment World studio.
That stands in contrast with the attendance from other parts of Asia, further East. Attendance of participants from Hong Kong and China is massively down compared with pre-covid times. Korean companies are back in respectable numbers, with some attending a physical market outside their home country for the first time in over two years. The solid attendance of Korean executives also reflects the selection of Korean films across multiple sections of the festival.
“I’m very excited to be back in Cannes, it has been three years for us,” said Danny Lee, senior manager at Contents Panda, part of the Next Entertainment World studio.
- 5/18/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Ar Rahman
The Colombian film ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ directed by Ciro Guerra and produced by Cristina Gallego has been awarded the Best Film Award at the 46th International Film Festival of India. Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and Honourable Minister of State I&B, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore jointly presented the Golden Peacock to the Art Director of the film, Ramses Benjumea at a spectacular closing ceremony held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa. The ceremony was compered by the actors Lillete Dubey and Kabir Bedi.
The world renowned and Oscar-winning music composer Mr. A. R. Rahman was the chief guest of the evening. He said, “I am so fascinated by the way the festival is being organized. I thank Iffi team for hosting the festival so beautifully. I hope that supported by festivals like Iffi, the people will come up with great cinema...
The Colombian film ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ directed by Ciro Guerra and produced by Cristina Gallego has been awarded the Best Film Award at the 46th International Film Festival of India. Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and Honourable Minister of State I&B, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore jointly presented the Golden Peacock to the Art Director of the film, Ramses Benjumea at a spectacular closing ceremony held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa. The ceremony was compered by the actors Lillete Dubey and Kabir Bedi.
The world renowned and Oscar-winning music composer Mr. A. R. Rahman was the chief guest of the evening. He said, “I am so fascinated by the way the festival is being organized. I thank Iffi team for hosting the festival so beautifully. I hope that supported by festivals like Iffi, the people will come up with great cinema...
- 12/7/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Some women are seeing more empowering roles in Bollywood in the past few years, but is this “a small wave or a tsunami in the years to come?,” asked the Film Bazaar Knowledge Series panel ‘Female Protagonists in Bollywood Today.’
“In the past two years something of a change seems to be occurring in terms of how women are getting portrayed in Indian cinema, in Bollywood specifically,” said moderator Namrata Joshi, National Cinema Editor from The Hindu, at today’s panel, pointing to films like English Vinglish, Queen and Piku.
Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra (Inkaar) said talking about the new ‘trend’ of women-centric films ignores Indian film history from the ’50s to ’80s-’90s, when women like Madhubala and Meena Kumari had as much star power as men.
But he added that new technologies are opening up film-makers to portray more interesting characters, male or female, although this isn’t always in the mainstream where bigger budgets are at...
“In the past two years something of a change seems to be occurring in terms of how women are getting portrayed in Indian cinema, in Bollywood specifically,” said moderator Namrata Joshi, National Cinema Editor from The Hindu, at today’s panel, pointing to films like English Vinglish, Queen and Piku.
Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra (Inkaar) said talking about the new ‘trend’ of women-centric films ignores Indian film history from the ’50s to ’80s-’90s, when women like Madhubala and Meena Kumari had as much star power as men.
But he added that new technologies are opening up film-makers to portray more interesting characters, male or female, although this isn’t always in the mainstream where bigger budgets are at...
- 11/21/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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