Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has criticised the media for giving undue publicity to Congress leaders in the state who filed "bogus" complaints against his ministers. "The bogus people have filed bogus complaint (against the ministers). But the biggest tragedy is that anyone makes any allegations and they are printed by the press...," Parrikar said. ...
11:30 AM, Jan 09, 2013
New Delhi: 2012 was widely considered as the year of the revival of the India Independent Film Industry. In the year 2013, we will have to make sure that the Indian Independent cinema movement is taken forward with the same zeal with which it was started. But how do we define an Indie? In the absence of a clear cut definition, any film funded and produced independently without the backing...
01:55 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Cannes: The longest-running entry in this year's Cannes festival, a five-hour Indian gangster epic, won a warm welcome at the Riviera event, even drawing parallels with Quentin Tarantino. Anurag Kashyap, who directed the five hour 20 minute 'Gangs of Wasseypur', described the film to AFP as 'a Bollywood-influenced gangster epic, part Western, part documentary.' With a folk-meets-dubstep soundtrack and a basis in true stories, the film follows three generations of...
01:08 PM, May 26, 2012
'Peddlers', directed by Vasan Bala and produced by Anurag Kashyap has been selected to be screened at the Cannes Critics Week. ...
05:22 PM, May 22, 2012
Mumbai: He's been called the 'best film school' in India and film-maker Anurag Kashyap is living up to his name. His co-production 'Udaan' made it to the Cannes film festival in 2010. This year, three films Kashyap is associated with -- his own two-part revenge saga 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Peddlers' (directed by Vasan Bala) -- are being screened at Cannes. Kashyap, known for his edgy style of film-making is...
01:22 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The trailer of Vasan Bala's 'Peddlers' is out. The film has been selected to represent India at the 51st edition of Cannes Critics' Week. 'Peddlers' stars Gulshan Devaiah, Kriti Malhotra and Nishikant Kamat in the lead roles. 'Peddlers' talks about Mumbai, a lady on a mission, a man living a lie and an aimless drifter. They collide. Some collisions are of consequence, some not, either ways the city...
11:18 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: If yours is a low-or medium-budget, independent movie project and it has travelled to prestigious international film jamborees, chances are ripe for a good reception within the country too, but it still struggles for a decent mainstream release. 'Peddlers', a feature film under Anurag Kashyap's banner, will be showcased at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival. Funded entirely through social networking platforms, it is among a bouquet of...
02:01 PM, May 06, 2012
Unlike the last few years, Indian films are going to have a better presence at Cannes this year. ...
04:50 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Cannes: Indian director Vasan Bala's debut feature film 'Peddlers' has been selected to represent India at the 51st edition of Cannes Critics' Week, a parallel section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival. 'Peddlers', starring Gulshan Devaiah, Kriti Malhotra and Nishikant Kamat, will be showcased alongside six other films from countries like Spain, France, Argentina and Germany. 'Peddlers' talks about Mumbai, a lady on a mission, a man living a...
01:46 PM, Apr 24, 2012
They were allegedly smuggling suitcases loaded with cocaine. ...
11:40 AM, Sep 17, 2009
Getting job or visa is really difficult for someone who is tested drug positive. ...
12:51 AM, Nov 21, 2008
A citizen journalist in Bangalore reveals a little known fact, that more and more drug peddlers are women. ...
11:15 PM, Mar 09, 2007
Five more people were arrested in connection with a rave party held near Pune over the weekend. ...
11:46 PM, Mar 07, 2007
Software engineer Satish Mankar, who works for an American MNC in Pune, also works as a drug peddler at night. ...
09:10 PM, Mar 07, 2007
The Pune Police released about 100 of the 271 people it arrested in a pre-dawn raid on the Pune rave party. ...
08:20 PM, Mar 07, 2007
The ripples of the Pune rave party case was felt in Bangalore as many of those arrested hailed from the IT city. ...
12:35 PM, Mar 06, 2007
Police have also detained two alleged drug peddlers and suggest that the drugs were worth Rs 3 crore. ...
10:25 PM, Mar 04, 2007
