Gangs Of Wasseypur

My character is based on Sonu Punjaban in 'Fukrey': Richa Chadda

New Delhi: After her critically acclaimed performance as Nagma Khatun in 'Gangs of Wasseypur', Richa Chadda is keen to cement her career by experimenting with challenging role in Bollywood.



Chadda, who earned praise in Anurag Kashyap's two-part crime saga, will next be seen playing a gangster in two of her upcoming movies --'Fukrey' and 'Tamanchey'.

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Golfer Gautam Berry's daughter Tara debuts with biopic 'Mastram'

Mumbai: Tara Alisha Berry, who lost her golfer-father Gautam Berry just two months ago, is stepping into Hindi films with a very unusual debut vehicle - a movie focusing on the country's well-known porn writer Mastram. Tara, who was lately in the news for an unsavory property dispute with her stepbrother Sikandar (Gautam Berry's son from his first wife Kirron Kher), will be seen as Hindi pornographic literature's resident-guru Mastram's...  

I share a silent relationship with Nawazuddin: Anurag Kashyap

Mumbai: Anurag Kashyap, who has worked with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in 'Black Friday' and 'Gangs Of Wasseypur', shares a strong bond with the actor. "Nawazuddin is a very good man. I love him a lot. With him, I share a silent relationship. We can even sit in a plane without talking for three hours straight," he said on UTV Stars' show 'Yeh Hai Meri Kahaani'. The 'Dev D' helmer said he...  

Interview: The 10 roles that changed Manoj Bajpayee's life forever

New Delhi: It has been 10 years since 'Pinjar' and Manoj Bajpayee still recalls how the film brought out his vulnerable side. Or how even after almost 15 years, not winning a National Award for 'Shool' pinches even though he lost to Mohanlal, a titan of Indian cinema. In the second part of his interview (Read the first part here) Bajpayee talks passionately about the milestones in his career and...  

National Awards: Anurag Kashyap ends boycott, says issue resolved

Mumbai: The controversy surrounding 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and the National Film Awards has been resolved. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry will invite the two sound engineers whose names were left out from the awards list earlier, to the presentation ceremony on Friday evening. The controversy started when sound engineers Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair were pronounced as the winners of the Best Audiography National Film Award for Anurag...  

National Film Awards: Anurag Kashyap to boycott ceremony

Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur' won the National Film Award for best sound recording, but he will boycott felicitating ceremony on Thursday evening. This comes after two of his award-winning sound team members were not invited for the presentation ceremony. Sound engineers Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair couldn't contain their joy when they were pronounced as the winners of the Best Audiography National Film Award for...  

'Ugly' to be screened at Cannes Director's Fortnight

New Delhi: Anurag Kashyap's upcoming film 'Ugly' has been selected at Cannes film festival's Directors' Fortnight sidebar, taking the count of Indian films at the festival to four. The three other films that are being screened at the festival are 'Bombay Talkies', 'Monsoon Shootout' and 'Dabba'. Kashyap is returning to Directors' Fortnight for the second time. He had screened his two-part revenge saga 'Gangs of Wasseypur' last year. Starring Tejaswini...  

Huma Qureshi attributes her success to Anurag Kashyap

Mumbai: Actress Huma Qureshi today said she owes her success to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who launched her in 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and later cast her in his home production 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurrana'. The director cast Huma in his two-part revenge drama 'Gangs of Wasseypur', which did good business at the box office. "There are two people in my life to whom I can attribute my success one is...  

I'm looking for good, challenging and big roles: Jaideep Ahlawat

Actor Jaideep Ahlawat joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on playing AK74, the villain, in 'Commando - A One Man Army'. Q. Was the film 'Commando - A One Man Army' challenging to you? Asked by: Deepak A. Yes, it was for sure. It was a character which you don't see commonly. With a unique look and behaviour. Q. Do you listen to film critics? Asked by: anurag A. Well,...  

Commando: Jaideep Ahlawat plays a baddie called AK74

New Delhi: Jaideep Ahlawat's performance in 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Vishwaroop' was received well and now he is ready to play a typical Bollywood baddie with the unusual screen name of AK74 in director Dilip Ghosh's 'Commando - A One Man Army'. He talks about his interpretation of a villain and relationship with co-stars. Q: Is AK74 an out and out villain like we see in most of the Hindi...  

Saqib Saleem is an uninhibited performer: Huma Qureshi

Saqib Saleem debuted in Bollywood with director Nupur Asthana's 'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' in 2011. ...  

'Gangs Of Wasseypur' to be screened at Hong Kong film fest

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed two-part series 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' will be screened at the ongoing 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. ...  

Even National Award can't put Nawazuddin under pressure

Nawazuddin Siddiqui received a special mention at the 60th National Film Awards for four films. ...  

Aatma: In conversation with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bipasha Basu

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has definitely grabbed everyone's attention with Nawazuddin Siddiqui has definitely grabbed everyone's attention with his 'Gangs of Wasseypur' act and now he's all set to spook you with 'Aatma', who teams up with Bipasha Basu for this horror film. Here's the unlikely lead pair on 'Aatma'. It's scheduled to be released on March 22. ...

If I get a graceful role in Hollywood, I'll do it: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on winning the National Film Awards' Special Jury Award. ...  

Huma Qureshi buys her first car, a Land Rover

Huma has got a special number for her car - 1400 as all her dad's cars in Delhi have 14 on their number plates. ...  

Nawazuddin: National Award is the dream of every actor

Nawazuddin said the National Awards bring a certain respectability to an actor and people start to take him seriously. ...  

I can't carry a film on my shoulders: Esha Gupta

Three-film old Esha Gupta says that unlike Vidya Balan, she is not in a position to carry an entire movie on her shoulders. Esha made her debut thriller 'Jannat 2', produced under Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films banner. Her second film 'Raaz 3D' was also with them. ...  

Have been working non-stop, need a break: Nawazuddin

Dismayed by how veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar has aged, the much in-demand Nawazuddin Siddiqui has decided to take a sabbatical after he finishes his current assignment. Nawazuddin, who suddenly finds himself inundated with quality work, will take a few months break as soon as he wraps up shooting for Buddhadeb Dasgupta's 'Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa'. ...