Om Puri (b. 1950), the prolific and internationally renowned Indian actor will appear at Museum of the Moving Image on Sunday, August 3, for a conversation about his career moderated by actress and writer Madhur Jaffrey. The tribute program, presented with clips of Puri’s finest performances, will be followed by a preview screening of The Hundred-Hoot Journey, in which he co-stars with Helen Mirren.
Om Puri is one of India’s most celebrated actors. He won his first Indian National Film Award for his performance in Ardh Satya. Since then, he has starred in both mainstream and arthouse Indian films including Ardh Satya (1982), Mirch Masala (1987), Dharavi (1992), Maachis (1996), and A.K. 47 (2004), as well as international projects such as the critically acclaimed Gandhi (1982), City of Joy (1992), Wolf (1994), Brothers in Trouble (1995), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), East is East (1999), Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), and West is West (2010). He recently starred in Don 2 (2011), Farhan Akhtar’s record-breaking Bollywood epic.
Om Puri is one of India’s most celebrated actors. He won his first Indian National Film Award for his performance in Ardh Satya. Since then, he has starred in both mainstream and arthouse Indian films including Ardh Satya (1982), Mirch Masala (1987), Dharavi (1992), Maachis (1996), and A.K. 47 (2004), as well as international projects such as the critically acclaimed Gandhi (1982), City of Joy (1992), Wolf (1994), Brothers in Trouble (1995), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), East is East (1999), Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), and West is West (2010). He recently starred in Don 2 (2011), Farhan Akhtar’s record-breaking Bollywood epic.
- 7/25/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
A still from Pestonjee
The 2013 edition of the India Film Project (Ifp) will host an online film festival powered by the Nfdc. This festival will showcase national award winning films like Dharavi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Pestonjee, Mammo and Gangoobai. The films can be watched free of cost at Indian Film Project’s website.
The films will also be screened at Cinepolis Ahmedabad.
Sudhir Mishra’s Dharavi will be screened on September 23.
Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro will be screened on September 24.
Gangoobai by Priya Krishnaswamy will be screened on September 25.
Pestonjee by Vijaya Mehta will be screened on September 26.
Mammo by Shyam Benegal will be screened on September 27.
To be held from September 20-28, India Film Project is a platform for amateurs and professional filmmakers to take a challenge and make a film in duration of only 48 hours.
At the beginning of 48 hours, Friday, September 20, 8pm, a...
The 2013 edition of the India Film Project (Ifp) will host an online film festival powered by the Nfdc. This festival will showcase national award winning films like Dharavi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Pestonjee, Mammo and Gangoobai. The films can be watched free of cost at Indian Film Project’s website.
The films will also be screened at Cinepolis Ahmedabad.
Sudhir Mishra’s Dharavi will be screened on September 23.
Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro will be screened on September 24.
Gangoobai by Priya Krishnaswamy will be screened on September 25.
Pestonjee by Vijaya Mehta will be screened on September 26.
Mammo by Shyam Benegal will be screened on September 27.
To be held from September 20-28, India Film Project is a platform for amateurs and professional filmmakers to take a challenge and make a film in duration of only 48 hours.
At the beginning of 48 hours, Friday, September 20, 8pm, a...
- 9/14/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Kolkata, Aug 24: Refusing to agree with certain politicians who blame the rise in crimes against women on migrants, veteran actor Om Puri Saturday pointed out that the country's legal system is "ineffective" and slow.
"I don't agree with Mr. Hegde (Congress Mla Krishna Hegde) that crime has increased because of people coming in to the city. People come into the city for work..they are essentially workers..whether they put up sandwich stalls or drive taxis...they are all workers," Om told reporters here.
"There is a misconception about Dharavi that it is a slum... of course it is a slum, but if you walk into the slum each house.
"I don't agree with Mr. Hegde (Congress Mla Krishna Hegde) that crime has increased because of people coming in to the city. People come into the city for work..they are essentially workers..whether they put up sandwich stalls or drive taxis...they are all workers," Om told reporters here.
"There is a misconception about Dharavi that it is a slum... of course it is a slum, but if you walk into the slum each house.
- 8/24/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
The 12th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has organised a special section “Hindi Mood for Marrakech” this year to mark the centenary year of Indian cinema. Some of the Hindi films to be screened are Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Barfi!, English Vinglish, Don and Don 2.
An outdoor screening of selected films from Bollywood will be organised at the Jemaa el Fna square, each evening of the festival.
A delegation of Indian actors, directors and producers, lead by Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to attend a tribute ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
The festival will run from 30th November – 8th December, 2012.
Films to be screened under ‘Hindi Mood for Marrakech’:
Yash Chopra:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Amitabh Bachchan | Actor
Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Happiness & Tears) by Karan Johar
Agneepath by Mukul Anand
Silsila by Yash Chopra
Deewar by...
An outdoor screening of selected films from Bollywood will be organised at the Jemaa el Fna square, each evening of the festival.
A delegation of Indian actors, directors and producers, lead by Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to attend a tribute ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
The festival will run from 30th November – 8th December, 2012.
Films to be screened under ‘Hindi Mood for Marrakech’:
Yash Chopra:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Amitabh Bachchan | Actor
Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Happiness & Tears) by Karan Johar
Agneepath by Mukul Anand
Silsila by Yash Chopra
Deewar by...
- 11/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
This Sunday, the interview I did with Oprah will premiere on Super Soul Sunday (April 29th at 11 a.m. Et/10 a.m. Ct on Own: Oprah Winfrey Network) followed by a repeat of my Lifeclass Tour: Spiritual Solutions filmed earlier at Radio City Music Hall. It was several months ago that I received a text on my blackberry from Oprah with a short message, "Call me!" I was in a dinner meeting and left briefly to call her. Oprah picked up the phone and said, "I hear you are going to India and I would like to join you there and do an interview as well." So began our adventure.
I write a regular column for the Times of India and asked Oprah if she would be willing to answer some questions so I could create her "Soul Profile." Here...
I write a regular column for the Times of India and asked Oprah if she would be willing to answer some questions so I could create her "Soul Profile." Here...
- 4/26/2012
- by Deepak Chopra
- Aol TV.
The National Film Development Corporation of India is launching six classics on DVD soon under its title ‘Cinemas of India’. These include Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron by Kundan Shah, Ketan Mehta’s rustic Mirch Masala, the multi-ensemble Party by Govind Nihalani, Sudhir Mishra’s Dharavi and the satirical take on the modern-day Devdas in Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda by Shyam Benegal.
These titles have been digitally restored and re-released in the market in association with Shemaroo Home Videos.
The first five home video releases will be followed by notable titles like the Pankaj Kapoor – Shabana Azmi starrer Ek Doctor ki Maut by Tapan Sinha, Arun Kaul’s Dikhsha on religious fanaticism, besides two regional titles by Km Madhusudanan and A K Bir among others.
Nfdc had launched the 6 DVD pack ‘Tagore Stories on Film’ before.
Nina Lath Gupta, MD, Nfdc says, ‘We are happy to launch Home Videos of these...
These titles have been digitally restored and re-released in the market in association with Shemaroo Home Videos.
The first five home video releases will be followed by notable titles like the Pankaj Kapoor – Shabana Azmi starrer Ek Doctor ki Maut by Tapan Sinha, Arun Kaul’s Dikhsha on religious fanaticism, besides two regional titles by Km Madhusudanan and A K Bir among others.
Nfdc had launched the 6 DVD pack ‘Tagore Stories on Film’ before.
Nina Lath Gupta, MD, Nfdc says, ‘We are happy to launch Home Videos of these...
- 2/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jagran Film Festival 2011 to be inaugurated in Kanpur
The 2nd edition of Jagran Film Festival, the traveling film festival initiated by Jagran Prakashan will be inaugurated in Kanpur on July 9, 2011. The festival will then travel to nine other cities: Allahabad, Agra, Varanasi, Patna, Meerut, Dehradun, Lucknow, Ranchi and Jamshedpur.
Dharavi directed by Sudhir Mishra will be the opening film of the festival.
The films that will be screened in the two days of the Kanpur chapter of the festival are: Radio Comes To Rampur by Asha Dutta, Sikandar by Piyush Jha, Haat: The Weekly Bazar by Seema Kapoor, Gandhi To Hitler by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, Teesra Rasta (documentary) directed by Anwar Jamal.
There will be a Panel Discussion on Day 2 of the festival the topic for which is: “Does State Funding of Cinema restrict its reach?” Panelists in the discussion would be: Sudhir Mishra, Om Puri, Sanjay Suri, Seema Kapoor,...
The 2nd edition of Jagran Film Festival, the traveling film festival initiated by Jagran Prakashan will be inaugurated in Kanpur on July 9, 2011. The festival will then travel to nine other cities: Allahabad, Agra, Varanasi, Patna, Meerut, Dehradun, Lucknow, Ranchi and Jamshedpur.
Dharavi directed by Sudhir Mishra will be the opening film of the festival.
The films that will be screened in the two days of the Kanpur chapter of the festival are: Radio Comes To Rampur by Asha Dutta, Sikandar by Piyush Jha, Haat: The Weekly Bazar by Seema Kapoor, Gandhi To Hitler by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, Teesra Rasta (documentary) directed by Anwar Jamal.
There will be a Panel Discussion on Day 2 of the festival the topic for which is: “Does State Funding of Cinema restrict its reach?” Panelists in the discussion would be: Sudhir Mishra, Om Puri, Sanjay Suri, Seema Kapoor,...
- 7/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
For someone who has worked with Sudhir Mishra in two films now (with Tera Kya Hoga Johnny coming after Khoya Khoya Chand), Soha believes that the film maker (who shot to fame decades back with Dharavi and later Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi) has a knack of extracting wonderful performances from relatively new actors. "I have always heard him saying that he likes working with new faces and bringing to fore an altogether fresh perspective of story telling", says Soha, "In my case also...
- 12/28/2010
- Bollywood Trade
For someone who has worked with Sudhir Mishra in two films now (with Tera Kya Hoga Johnny coming after Khoya Khoya Chand), Soha believes that the film maker (who shot to fame decades back with Dharavi and later Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi) has a knack of extracting wonderful performances from relatively new actors. "I have always heard him saying that he likes working with new faces and bringing to fore an altogether fresh perspective of story telling", says Soha, "In my case also...
- 12/28/2010
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Dec 13 – After exploring Mumbai in ‘Dharavi’, ‘Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi’ and ‘Chameli’, director Sudhir Mishra is set to take audiences through the murky lanes of the western metropolis again in his dark thriller ‘Tera Kya Hoga Johnny’, which is releasing Friday.
The film explores the psyche of individuals trapped in extreme circumstances with four short stories.
Set in a time when people are trying to turn Mumbai into.
The film explores the psyche of individuals trapped in extreme circumstances with four short stories.
Set in a time when people are trying to turn Mumbai into.
- 12/13/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Shiamak Davar.s directorial debut Naach Meri Jaan Fataa Faat, on slum children appearing for a dance competition, will have an entourage of Bollywood superstars working with him.The process of selecting the slum kids will not be fataa fat though. The ten slum children (between the age of 5 and 18 years), 5 boys and 5 girls, who would be handpicked after a series of auditions, would be handed over to ten superstar mentors for training. Only post this stage will the kids face the camera for Shiamak.The hunt for these slum children will begin next month and the film team will be travelling across various slums in Mumbai including Dharavi (of course, that couldn.t be missed after Danny Boyle.s visit) and Kalyan.The idea of selecting ten superstar mentors emerged from Shiamak.s long and illustrious career with the film industry. The film.s producer Shailendra Singh says, .We...
- 7/11/2010
- Filmicafe
Sudhir Mishra’s Tera Kya Hoga Johnny will premiere in London in the London Film Festival on October 13. The filmmaker is overcome by nostalgia as his film is premiering in London 17 years after his film Dharavi (1992), preceded by Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987) and Main Zinda Hoon (1988), premiered there.
The film’s team is now concentrated on making the maximum use of this opportunity. Its premiere in the London Film Festival is beneficial for the film, so they are now hoping the film does well abroad too. Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Sikander Agarwal and Shahana Goswami, the movie.
The film’s team is now concentrated on making the maximum use of this opportunity. Its premiere in the London Film Festival is beneficial for the film, so they are now hoping the film does well abroad too. Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Sikander Agarwal and Shahana Goswami, the movie.
- 10/1/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is elated about the fact that his film, Tera Kya Hoga Johnny will be premiering in London. A nostalgic Sudhir says, .Three of my films, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987), Main Zinda Hoon (1988) and Dharavi (1992) had premiered in London. I.m going there with a film after 17 years.The selection of Tera Kya Hoga Johnny for the London Film Festival gives the film a fillip. We are working on the overseas market now.. The premiere in London of this Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami and Sikander Agarwal starrer will take place on October 13. It will release in India on November 28.
- 9/29/2009
- Filmicafe
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