Controversies refuse to leave Salman Rushdie as the author who is in India to promote the movie adaptation of his novel 'Midnight's Children' was initially forced to cancel and ultimately shift his press conference due to security reasons. Delhi was the first stop for the author in a multi-city tour of the country, which does not include a trip to Jaipur, a city where his presence at the Literature Festival...
11:49 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: Dismissing reports of a ban on her film 'Midnight's Children', celebrated filmmaker Deepa Mehta said the second screening of the film at the International Film Festival of Kerala was cancelled yesterday following a request from its distributor. "Don't say ban as it will give me a heart attack," she said, addressing reporters here. Alleging that the film had derogatory remarks against late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Youth Congress...
02:09 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Mumbai: A film based on Salman Rushdie's novel 'Midnight's Children' is set to be screened in India, its distributor said, a month after the movie's director said she feared "insecure politicians" could prevent it from being shown. The film, which chronicles the story of an Indian family living through the tumultuous events from India's recent past including the partition in 1947 and 1970s state of emergency, features a voiceover by...
02:11 PM, Oct 10, 2012
