Mumbai: Bollywood veterans, director Shyam Benegal and actress Madhuri Dixit will receive this year's Raj Kapoor awards constituted by the Maharashtra government, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced here. While Benegal shall be conferred the Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award-2012, Dixit will be honoured with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award-2012, Chavan informed the state legislature Friday. In the Marathi film industry category, the prestigious V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award for...
11:57 AM, Apr 21, 2012
Kolkata: Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Thursday said study of film language should be included in the school curriculum either at the primary or secondary level to raise the quality of cinema. "Film is an excellent medium to explore realities. Its mass reach makes it as an effective tool of dissemination of information," said Benegal. "Film as a subject of study is relatively new in academia what we do not...
11:17 AM, Mar 23, 2012
Hyderabad: Shyam Benegal won the National Film Award for the best feature film seven times and is known for his women-centric movies. His 'middle cinema' included Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), and Trikal (1985). Then came his first mainstream movie, Zubeidaa (2001), followed by Welcome to Sajjanpur (2010) and the political satire, Well Done, Abba (2010). Currently involved in Chamki Chameli, the 77-year-old genius shares his views on the future of...
01:44 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal has pulled out of a jury panel that was to judge a creative film competition organised by mining group Vedanta, as part of its media campaign, apparently aimed at improving its image. Benegal confirmed his resignation from the jury of the 'Creating Happiness Film Competition' but refused to give reasons. "Yes, I have pulled out (of the jury)," he told PTI. "I rather will...
05:27 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Panaji: Renowned French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, a man whose passion for films since the age of 14 has led to movies like 'The Clockmaker' and 'The Princess of Montpensier', says Indian classics made by Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen have greatly influenced him. "I have seen a few Indian films which are now considered classics. I have learnt a lot from Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Shyam Benegal. I like...
06:11 PM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: Actress Zoa Morani, who made her Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan's production venture Always Kabhi Kabhi, has reportedly bagged a new film which will be directed by the veteran Shyam Benegal. Around three weeks ago, Benegal said to have narrated the script to Zoa and even called her for a screen test. After the screen test, the filmmaker was apparently convinced that Zoa can pull the role...
07:01 PM, Nov 06, 2011
Mumbai: On the eve of the Mumbai Film Festival, filmmaker Shyam Benegal had confidently said this is the best festival India has seen so far. As the festival came to a close amid the hits and the misses, the crowds cheering and hooting, his hyperbole became a fact. Benegal, chairman of MAMI that organises the event, had reasoned that a festival is as big as its films. Showcasing the winners...
01:28 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, beginning next month, offers an extravaganza of 200 films from across the globe for connoisseurs and will pay tribute to legendary film personalities like Shammi Kapoor, Mani Kaul and M F Husain, organisers said. An initiative by the Reliance Entertainment and being organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI), the glittering seven-day Mumbai Film Festival will open from October 13, they said....
05:22 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Kolkata: India's top art director Samir Chanda, known for work in films like 'Guru', 'Omkara' and 'Rang De Basanti', died on Thursday night due to heart-related ailments. The art director and production designer breathed his last at a hospital in Mumbai, his family said. Chanda had won the National Film Award for best art direction thrice in his 32-year career. "It is with deep regret that I convey the tragic...
02:39 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Mumbai/New Delhi: The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has mourned the death of eminent filmmaker Mani Kaul, describing him as a "legend" who would be missed by film connoisseurs and students of cinema. Kaul died in New Delhi early on Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 66. "Mani Kaul was truly a pioneer of new Indian cinema and we deeply mourn his loss. He was a legend whose loss will...
10:10 AM, Jul 07, 2011
Mumbai is hosting the second edition of India's only main stream queer film festival 'Kashish'. ...
01:30 PM, May 19, 2011
Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, film director Shyam Benegal who was part of the CWG advisory committee, said that it's time now for the negative voices to stop. ...
12:58 PM, Oct 04, 2010
A day before her 70th birthday, a pictorial biography of her 55 years long career was released. ...
12:22 PM, Jul 17, 2010
Filmmakers Prakash Jha, Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra and Dibakar Banerjee talk about directing political thrillers ...
04:43 PM, Jun 05, 2010
Watch the car interview of the two 'Well Done Abba' actors ...
06:54 PM, Mar 27, 2010
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