Exclusive: The world premiere of Rumana Molla’s Indo-Belgian film Minimum and the UK premiere of Indian actor Anshuman Jha’s directorial debut Lord Curzon Ki Haveli will be on show at this year’s UK Asian Film Festival (Ukaff).
Prominent figures including actors Shabana Azmi and Karisma Kapoor will be feted for their roles in Indian cinema at the annual event.
Ukaff, which says it is the longest running South Asian film festival in the world, will run its 26th edition from May 2 to 12 in venues across London, Leicester and Oxford.
Themed ‘Climate of Change,’ the festival will open with the premiere of Minimum at the BFI IMAX in London, while Lord Curzon Ki Haveli will close out the event at the Regent Street Cinema.
Indian industry veterans such as Kapoor, playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy and designer Rina Dhaka are expected to attend the closing gala in London, with...
Prominent figures including actors Shabana Azmi and Karisma Kapoor will be feted for their roles in Indian cinema at the annual event.
Ukaff, which says it is the longest running South Asian film festival in the world, will run its 26th edition from May 2 to 12 in venues across London, Leicester and Oxford.
Themed ‘Climate of Change,’ the festival will open with the premiere of Minimum at the BFI IMAX in London, while Lord Curzon Ki Haveli will close out the event at the Regent Street Cinema.
Indian industry veterans such as Kapoor, playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy and designer Rina Dhaka are expected to attend the closing gala in London, with...
- 4/18/2024
- by Hannah Abraham
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming film ‘Lord Curzon Ki Haveli’, which stars Rasika Dugal and Arjun Mathur, has been selected as the closing film at UK-Asian Film Festival 2024. The film will be screened at the historical Regent Cinema on May 11, and director Anshuman Jha and his leading lady Rasika Dugal are expected to walk the red carpet in London.
The film had its world premiere at Iffm Australia, its North American Premiere at Csaff Chicago and its Canadian Premiere at Isaff Vancouver.
Arjun Mathur said: “I found the script of this film to be wacky and weird – from the outset. I think that’s what initially attracted me, the fact that I did not get to categorise into any one particular genre and in a good way – is it a thriller, a black comedy, a mystery. I feel that’s the experience the audiences around the world are having with the film and liking it.
The film had its world premiere at Iffm Australia, its North American Premiere at Csaff Chicago and its Canadian Premiere at Isaff Vancouver.
Arjun Mathur said: “I found the script of this film to be wacky and weird – from the outset. I think that’s what initially attracted me, the fact that I did not get to categorise into any one particular genre and in a good way – is it a thriller, a black comedy, a mystery. I feel that’s the experience the audiences around the world are having with the film and liking it.
- 4/17/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actress Rasika Dugal, best known for her role in the acclaimed serials ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Lootcase’, is now celebrating five years of her critically acclaimed film ‘Manto’. Reminiscing the impact it had on her career, she called the film “special.”
Taking to her Instagram, the actress was inside a plane with a book of ‘Manto’ captioned her post: “Just the perfect time (looong) and perfect day to revisit Manto (5 years of @mantofilm) And revisit so many beautiful memories… Some films will always be special. ️ Thank you for the book @nanditadasofficial.”
She added: “Still can’t choose a favourite from these stories…@nawazuddin._siddiqui @tahirrajbhasin @kartikvijay @rajshri_deshpande @shashank.arora @dan.husain @snekhanwalkar @mrsheetalsharma @iamroysanyal @divyadutta25 #MantoTheFilm #Manto #5YearsOfManto #5YearsOfSafia.”
‘Manto’ is a biographical drama that chronicles the life and works of the renowned Urdu author-playwright Saadat Hasan Manto. In the film, Rasika essayed the character of Safia Manto, the...
Taking to her Instagram, the actress was inside a plane with a book of ‘Manto’ captioned her post: “Just the perfect time (looong) and perfect day to revisit Manto (5 years of @mantofilm) And revisit so many beautiful memories… Some films will always be special. ️ Thank you for the book @nanditadasofficial.”
She added: “Still can’t choose a favourite from these stories…@nawazuddin._siddiqui @tahirrajbhasin @kartikvijay @rajshri_deshpande @shashank.arora @dan.husain @snekhanwalkar @mrsheetalsharma @iamroysanyal @divyadutta25 #MantoTheFilm #Manto #5YearsOfManto #5YearsOfSafia.”
‘Manto’ is a biographical drama that chronicles the life and works of the renowned Urdu author-playwright Saadat Hasan Manto. In the film, Rasika essayed the character of Safia Manto, the...
- 9/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Actress Rasika Dugal, best known for her role in the acclaimed serials ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Lootcase’, is now celebrating five years of her critically acclaimed film ‘Manto’. Reminiscing the impact it had on her career, she called the film “special.”
Taking to her Instagram, the actress was inside a plane with a book of ‘Manto’ captioned her post: “Just the perfect time (looong) and perfect day to revisit Manto (5 years of @mantofilm) And revisit so many beautiful memories… Some films will always be special. ️ Thank you for the book @nanditadasofficial.”
She added: “Still can’t choose a favourite from these stories…@nawazuddin._siddiqui @tahirrajbhasin @kartikvijay @rajshri_deshpande @shashank.arora @dan.husain @snekhanwalkar @mrsheetalsharma @iamroysanyal @divyadutta25 #MantoTheFilm #Manto #5YearsOfManto #5YearsOfSafia.”
‘Manto’ is a biographical drama that chronicles the life and works of the renowned Urdu author-playwright Saadat Hasan Manto. In the film, Rasika essayed the character of Safia Manto, the...
Taking to her Instagram, the actress was inside a plane with a book of ‘Manto’ captioned her post: “Just the perfect time (looong) and perfect day to revisit Manto (5 years of @mantofilm) And revisit so many beautiful memories… Some films will always be special. ️ Thank you for the book @nanditadasofficial.”
She added: “Still can’t choose a favourite from these stories…@nawazuddin._siddiqui @tahirrajbhasin @kartikvijay @rajshri_deshpande @shashank.arora @dan.husain @snekhanwalkar @mrsheetalsharma @iamroysanyal @divyadutta25 #MantoTheFilm #Manto #5YearsOfManto #5YearsOfSafia.”
‘Manto’ is a biographical drama that chronicles the life and works of the renowned Urdu author-playwright Saadat Hasan Manto. In the film, Rasika essayed the character of Safia Manto, the...
- 9/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
On legendary writer Amrita Pritam’s birth anniversary, Rasika Dugal has expressed her heartfelt wish to portray the iconic wordsmith’s life journey in a movie, if such an opportunity arises. Rasika said: “Amrita Pritams writings, to my mind, talk about romance and revolution in the same breath. There is a sadness, a sense of longing, a passion, a calm anger, a questioning and an imagination in her words which is never too conscious of itself and hence really hits home.”
“I have been very moved by her poetry and very intrigued by her biographies. Here is a woman who lived life on her own terms- acknowledged her obsessions and passions and nurtured them fearlessly. It would be a dream come true for me to get an opportunity to portray her if a film about her is ever made. I have been manifesting this for quite some time. I hope the universe is listening.
“I have been very moved by her poetry and very intrigued by her biographies. Here is a woman who lived life on her own terms- acknowledged her obsessions and passions and nurtured them fearlessly. It would be a dream come true for me to get an opportunity to portray her if a film about her is ever made. I have been manifesting this for quite some time. I hope the universe is listening.
- 8/31/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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