Pirandello definitely would have approved of the spirit behind “Rk/Rkay,” a small-scale identity comedy set in the film world about a writer-director-actor, embodied by writer-director-actor Rajat Kapoor, whose lead character walks out of his new picture and into the real world. Complicating matters is that the character is also personified by the director, leading to a pleasing play on selfhood that ever-so-lightly toys with notions of free will and agency: Can a fictional character assume a persona separate from its creator? More modestly budgeted than most of Kapoor’s other works, this crowdfunded labor of love is unlikely to generate much buzz but will be appreciated by audiences looking for congenial entertainment.
Seasoned director Rk (Kapoor) can’t put his finger on exactly why, but he’s dissatisfied with the movie he’s making, a 1960s-inspired caper in which he plays the protagonist Mahboob. It’s putting a noticeable strain...
Seasoned director Rk (Kapoor) can’t put his finger on exactly why, but he’s dissatisfied with the movie he’s making, a 1960s-inspired caper in which he plays the protagonist Mahboob. It’s putting a noticeable strain...
- 5/13/2021
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
Sagar Ballary, best remembered for his film Bheja Fry, suffered a massive personal setback with the demise of his father C B Ballary who was 73 years old, yesterday. Ballary Sr. who has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for some time now was bedridden for a month.
Currently in a state of shock, Sagar will be moving his father's body to his village, in Belgaum Dharwad, Hubli, where the funeral will be held tomorrow.
Bollywood Hungama sends out its heartfelt condolences to the Ballary family and friends.
Currently in a state of shock, Sagar will be moving his father's body to his village, in Belgaum Dharwad, Hubli, where the funeral will be held tomorrow.
Bollywood Hungama sends out its heartfelt condolences to the Ballary family and friends.
- 2/6/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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