We have a spectacular treat for all our readers! BollySpice caught up with the beautiful and talented Kareena Kapoor Khan in London where we spoke to her about her upcoming film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Pairing up again with none other than Mr Salman Khan; Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a much anticipated film about a young girl who befriends a noble man in India, who is then tasked with taking her back to her home in Pakistan.
We spoke with Kareena on Bajrangi Bhaijaan, her upcoming work, what it’s like to be in Bollywood 15 years after making her debut, as well as her thoughts on Bollywood today! Enjoy!
Though we know what the synopsis says, what would you say the story of this film is about?
Well I think everybody is used to seeing Salman in these action/comedy kind of roles. I think after a long time, maybe over a decade,...
We spoke with Kareena on Bajrangi Bhaijaan, her upcoming work, what it’s like to be in Bollywood 15 years after making her debut, as well as her thoughts on Bollywood today! Enjoy!
Though we know what the synopsis says, what would you say the story of this film is about?
Well I think everybody is used to seeing Salman in these action/comedy kind of roles. I think after a long time, maybe over a decade,...
- 7/10/2015
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Veteran actor Pran, 93, passed away on Friday in Lilavati hospital after prolonged illness.
Pran was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2013 by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.
He was unable to travel to New Delhi to attend the National Film Awards function and was conferred the award at his Bandra residence by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari .
“Indian Cinema has lost an icon,an actor who set new standards of acting with every role that he portrayed,” said Tewari condoling Pran’s death.
Pran, whose real name is Pran Krishan Sikand, appeared in close to 350 films. He was also awarded a Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contribution to cinema in 2001.
Pran has given sterling performances in many films along with Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor in 1950s and 60s. Pran’s performances...
Pran was conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2013 by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.
He was unable to travel to New Delhi to attend the National Film Awards function and was conferred the award at his Bandra residence by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari .
“Indian Cinema has lost an icon,an actor who set new standards of acting with every role that he portrayed,” said Tewari condoling Pran’s death.
Pran, whose real name is Pran Krishan Sikand, appeared in close to 350 films. He was also awarded a Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contribution to cinema in 2001.
Pran has given sterling performances in many films along with Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor in 1950s and 60s. Pran’s performances...
- 7/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
I&B Minister Manish Tewari presented Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement to veteran actor Pran Kishan Sikand (Pran) at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai on Friday, May 10, 2013
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari presented the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement to Pran Kishan Sikand (popularly known as – Pran) at his Bandra residence today in Mumbai. The veteran actor, 93, was unable to travel to New Delhi to attend the National Film Awards function held on May 3, 2013.
The Minister, accompanied by I & B Secretary Uday Kumar Varma and a delegation of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Directorate of Film Festivals presented the coveted award, comprising a Swarn Kamal, citation, shawl and a cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs).
Speaking on the occasion, Manish Tewari said “it is an honour for me to present this award to Pran saab in person, in the centenary year of the Indian Cinema.
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari presented the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement to Pran Kishan Sikand (popularly known as – Pran) at his Bandra residence today in Mumbai. The veteran actor, 93, was unable to travel to New Delhi to attend the National Film Awards function held on May 3, 2013.
The Minister, accompanied by I & B Secretary Uday Kumar Varma and a delegation of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Directorate of Film Festivals presented the coveted award, comprising a Swarn Kamal, citation, shawl and a cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs).
Speaking on the occasion, Manish Tewari said “it is an honour for me to present this award to Pran saab in person, in the centenary year of the Indian Cinema.
- 5/10/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
May 3, 1913 went down in history as the release date of the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke. Exactly 100 years later releases a documentary Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur that leads us to the man responsible for finding and preserving whatever remained of India’s first film and the films that were made thereafter. The man who gave us our cinematic history by building the National Film Archive. DearCinema.com reproduces a detailed interview with P.K Nair. This interview was recorded in Pune in 2008 for Asian Film Foundation to mark his felicitation with Satyajit Ray Memorial Award.
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
- 5/2/2013
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012 will be bestowed upon veteran actor Pran. The award ceremony will take place on May 3 in New Delhi.
He is the 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl. It is given on the basis of recommendations of a Committee of eminent persons.
93-year-old Pran, whose real name is Pran Krishan Sikand, has appeared in close to 350 films. He has also been awarded a Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contribution to cinema in 2001.
Pran has given sterling performances in many films along with Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor in 1950s and 60s. Pran’s performances have received acclaim in films like Azaad, Madhumati, Devdas, Dil Diya Dard Liya,...
He is the 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl. It is given on the basis of recommendations of a Committee of eminent persons.
93-year-old Pran, whose real name is Pran Krishan Sikand, has appeared in close to 350 films. He has also been awarded a Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contribution to cinema in 2001.
Pran has given sterling performances in many films along with Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor in 1950s and 60s. Pran’s performances have received acclaim in films like Azaad, Madhumati, Devdas, Dil Diya Dard Liya,...
- 4/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Before soaring to pan-India—and, indeed, international—fame with Do Bigha Zameen (1953) that spoke of the travails of Shambhu the peasant, Bimal Roy had, almost a decade earlier, in 1944, become a household name in Bengal with Udayer Pathey (Towards The Dawn), his directorial debut in Bengali for Calcutta’s New Theatres, remade in Hindi as Humrahi in 1945. The hugely successful Udayer Pathey, made by New Theatres on the smallest budget, actually became the studio’s biggest earner. The music was by Raichand Boral and the lyrics by Shailen Roy—in addition, the film featured three very memorable Tagore songs.
Bimal Roy’s works all have a distinct flavor of social realism about them, and Udayer Pathey is steeped in that flavor. It is the story of Anup Chaudhuri, an intrepid writer-intellectual who upholds the cause of the proletariat in a system where the balance of power is skewed towards the moneyed class.
Bimal Roy’s works all have a distinct flavor of social realism about them, and Udayer Pathey is steeped in that flavor. It is the story of Anup Chaudhuri, an intrepid writer-intellectual who upholds the cause of the proletariat in a system where the balance of power is skewed towards the moneyed class.
- 1/5/2013
- by Nivedita Ramakrishnan
- DearCinema.com
Ranbir Kapoor is all set to light up the big screen on the 14th September with his next film release Barfi.
The romantic comedy directed by Anurag Basu sees Ranbir Kapoor paired opposite Priyanka Chopra, for the second time, and sees southern actress Ileana D’Cruz make her Bollywood debut.
Bollyspice.com caught up with Ranbir Kapoor who was recently in London promoting the movie. The actor told us all about working on Barfi, reviving the Rk Banner and revealed an unusual phoebe.
What attracted you to the script of Barfi?
Anurag Basu, the director, he really had a story to tell. He has this really childlike, infectious quality about him, which really translated in the script, in the story he was trying to tell. I was really, very impressed by that. I think that has always been my criteria to signing a movie, of course the script and the character has to excite me,...
The romantic comedy directed by Anurag Basu sees Ranbir Kapoor paired opposite Priyanka Chopra, for the second time, and sees southern actress Ileana D’Cruz make her Bollywood debut.
Bollyspice.com caught up with Ranbir Kapoor who was recently in London promoting the movie. The actor told us all about working on Barfi, reviving the Rk Banner and revealed an unusual phoebe.
What attracted you to the script of Barfi?
Anurag Basu, the director, he really had a story to tell. He has this really childlike, infectious quality about him, which really translated in the script, in the story he was trying to tell. I was really, very impressed by that. I think that has always been my criteria to signing a movie, of course the script and the character has to excite me,...
- 9/10/2012
- by Meera Sharma
- Bollyspice
Leading Australian publication The Sydney Morning Herald has featured the English version of Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor’s 1956 classic Jagte Raho among the ‘Top 10 Films’ playing in Sydney this month. The publication has listed Stay Awake (the 115 minute English version of Jagte Raho) as the second best film playing in Sydney.
Stay Awake has the legendary actor showing his gift for pantomime as a tramp who wanders into a Kolkata apartment complex in search of water and becomes the target of a neighbourhood witch-hunt. Directed by the team of Sombhu and Amit Mitra, this brilliantly developed comic nightmare works on several levels, from slapstick to religious allegory.
Other movies in the Top Ten list include Citizen Kane, The Hit, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, The Trip, Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace 3D, The Grey, Shallow Grave, Chronicle and the recently released and critically acclaimed black and white silent film The Artist.
Stay Awake has the legendary actor showing his gift for pantomime as a tramp who wanders into a Kolkata apartment complex in search of water and becomes the target of a neighbourhood witch-hunt. Directed by the team of Sombhu and Amit Mitra, this brilliantly developed comic nightmare works on several levels, from slapstick to religious allegory.
Other movies in the Top Ten list include Citizen Kane, The Hit, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, The Trip, Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace 3D, The Grey, Shallow Grave, Chronicle and the recently released and critically acclaimed black and white silent film The Artist.
- 2/20/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Film: 'My Friend Pinto'; Cast: Prateik, Kalki Koechlin, Arjun Mathur, Shruti Seth, Makrand Deshpande, Divya Dutta; Written and Directed by Raghav Dar; Rating: ***1/2 - A night of adventure in Mumbai.
'Zindagi khwab hai khwab mein sach hai kya aur bhala jhooth hai kya?' Remember Motilal's staggering existentialism in 1956's 'Jagte Raho'? Some such philosophy underlines the key goings-on in 'My Friend Pinto' -- a wispy, nostalgic comedy about a Goan simpleton's one night of zany adventures in the mad mad bustle of Mumbai during New Year's eve.
This isn't the first film that explores Mumbai by.
'Zindagi khwab hai khwab mein sach hai kya aur bhala jhooth hai kya?' Remember Motilal's staggering existentialism in 1956's 'Jagte Raho'? Some such philosophy underlines the key goings-on in 'My Friend Pinto' -- a wispy, nostalgic comedy about a Goan simpleton's one night of zany adventures in the mad mad bustle of Mumbai during New Year's eve.
This isn't the first film that explores Mumbai by.
- 10/15/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, 6th April 2011: Sharing the same passion for cinematic excellence, the International Indian Film Academy (Iifa) and Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) today announced their collaboration to host a tribute to the legend of Indian Cinema, Raj Kapoor, on the 26th of June in Toronto, post the 12th Iifa celebrations in Canada. The tribute will be followed by a retrospective film series called Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema, which will run for six weeks at the Tiff Bell Lightbox, Tiff.s permanent home. The Gala opening on June 26 will be hosted by acclaimed director Karan Johar. This year the Iifa Weekend and Awards will be held in Toronto, Ontario from 23rd -25th June 2011. Several members of the first family of Indian cinema, the Kapoor family attended the media interaction to lend their support to the tribute and retrospective. The legacy of Prithviraj Kapoor has...
- 4/6/2011
- Filmicafe
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