When I finally managed to finish my first feature length film Shuttlecock Boys which took me a good 2.5 years to pull off (normally this period would vary between 1.5-2 years for first time filmmakers, mine was just a little longer), I wondered " What do I do now ? That was my thought process in January 2011 after the film got completed. I was not wise or smart enough...
10:34 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Day time, Exterior 29th March FADE IN The day began with busy preparations in the office, we had press shows to cover for the day (Mumbai & Delhi) and then a premiere event of 1000 people (read non journalists, non filmy people). 40 journos invited to Famous Studios, only 7 turn up in time and PR girl is frantically pacing the corridor of famous studio. (Already delayed by 20 minutes,...
02:45 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress on Wednesday drew a blank in Andhra Pradesh bypolls as TRS candidates won four seats, while TRS backed independent, YSR Congress and the BJP won one seats each in the bypoll to seven assembly constituencies in the state. The by-elections to seven assembly seats - Station Ghanpur, Kamareddy, Adilabad, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Kovur and Mehabubnagar - six of them in Telangana region, were held on Sunday. The...
01:46 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress has staked claim to form a government in Uttarakhand. Congress leaders met Governor Margaret Alva on Friday and claimed to have the support of 4 independent MLAs, who accompanied them. The Congress had won 32 seats in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections. With the support of 4 independents, the party has crossed the halfway mark of 35 in the 70 member Assembly. Sources say Harish Rawat is...
02:09 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Sitapur: Violence broke out on Wednesday night outside an independent candidate's house in Sitapur area of Uttar Pradesh, after alleged Samajwadi Party workers tried to set his and 13 other houses on fire. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. They are allegedly supporters of SP MLA Jeena Babu. Reports claim that the men also opened fire on supporters of the independent candidate. Nearly 4 people were...
08:38 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Panaji: Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was ecstatic on Monday as poll trends showed his party winning by a huge margin in the state. At the latest count, BJP had won 12 seats and was leading in 8 others, while its arch rival Congress was leading in 5, having bagged 4 seats. Said Parrikar, "I will most likely be the next Goa chief minister." "I have given a time schedule...
01:52 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP seems set to form the government in Goa, winning 17 seats and leading in 3 others. Goa BJP leader Manohar Parrikar declared jubilantly that he would most likely be the next chief minister of the state. He added, "I have given a time schedule which I will follow. In the budget, we will make announcements like petrol VAT and inflation." He further said, "The Congress has been...
01:25 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The Congress on Tuesday faced major setbacks in Goa as a number of its stalwarts, including state chief Subhas Shirodkar and minister Joaquim Aleamo, lost to new faces fielded by BJP in the Assembly elections. Congress candidate from Cuncolim constituency Joaquim Aleamo lost to BJP's candidate Subhash Naik while Dayanand Narvekar lost to BJP's Glen Ticlo in Aldona constituency. In Calangute constituency, BJP's Michael Lobo won against Congress' Agnelo...
12:35 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Panaji: The BJP seemed poised to get majority in Goa on Tuesday, with the party having already won 12 seats. It was leading in 7 others. The Congress was trailing a distant second, winning 4 seats and leading in 4 others. Meanwhile, the United Goan Democratic Party (UGDP) won 2 seats. The Independents won 2 seats and were leading in two. Congress candidates Chandrakant Kavalekar and Mauvin Godinho won from...
12:07 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: Independent filmmaking in India has come a long way. Filmmakers such as Anurag Kashyap, Onir and Nila Madhab Panda have made good films which claimed both the critical and commercial success. Though none of the Indian storytellers has gained a status like Martin Scorsese, still their overall stature and market ruling capacity is increasing. The director Karan Gour is the latest indie filmmaker to enter the market. His...
02:34 PM, Mar 03, 2012
New Delhi: DearCinema brings to you a few voices that define the Indie scene in India today, ruminating over what independent cinema means to them. Straight from the horse's mouth. Following the eloquent Q and candid Shonali Bose, in the third in the series, independent filmmaker Onir known for path-breaking films like 'My BrotherNikhil' and 'I Am' shares his views on indie cinema today. I do not know what Independent...
02:25 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: DearCinema brings to you a few voices that define the Indie scene in India today, ruminating over what independent cinema means to them. Straight from the horse's mouth. Following Q, Shonali Bose and Onir, in the fourth in the series, Shivajee Chandrabhushan who made the critically acclaimed film 'Frozen' and is now working on his next independent project 'One More' sums up his views on independent cinema: Lots...
02:11 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: DearCinema brings to you a few voices that define the Indie scene in India today, ruminating over what independent cinema means to them. Straight from the horse's mouth. Following Q, Shonali Bose, Onir and Shivajee Chandrabhushan, in the fifth in the series, filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda whose debut feature film 'I Am Kalam' won a national award and much critical acclaim speaks his mind on indie filmmaking: Recently,...
01:32 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: Vinod Mehta on Wednesday relinquished the charge as Editor-in-Chief of 'Outlook' after being in the post for 17 years. He will continue as advisor of the magazine. Krishna Prasad, at present the Editor, will now assume the post of Editor-in-Chief. "I am still with Outlook. I have just relinquished the day-to-day responsibilities. If somebody thinks that I am out of Outlook, they are wrong. I am still very...
08:47 PM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that mere extension of support by Independent MLAs to a ruling party does not indicate that they have joined it and cannot be disqualified under the anti-defection law if they withdraw support to the government. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph in a judgement held that there was no legal bar on Independents extending support to the ruling party...
08:39 PM, Jan 25, 2012
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