'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' tries to explore the plight of an educated Pakistani man working in Wall Street. ...
05:06 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: It's a story that we have heard before. Perhaps different versions, but the milieu has been the same- of that of the plight of innocent south Asians in US post 9/11. Mira Nair's latest 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' tries to explore the plight of an educated Pakistani man working in Wall Street post the terror attack. While the subject is not new- several films, documentaries and books have been...
10:56 AM, May 18, 2013
Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is based on a novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid, and stars Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in the pivotal roles. Shabana Azmi and Om Puri will also be seen in the film. The film is about the meteoric rise and fall of a Pakistani migrant in the US. It shows a young man chasing corporate success on Wall Street and...
06:24 PM, May 17, 2013
Actor Arjun Kapoor's second movie 'Aurangzeb', where he plays a double role, released on Friday. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor and southern star Prithviraj. Another movie which hits the screens on Friday is 'The Great Gatsby'. It is a 3D adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name. The film which stars Leonardo DiCaprio also has Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo. Bachchan plays a shrewd and flamboyant ...
10:41 AM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is hitting the Indian screens on Friday, May 17. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid, and stars Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in the pivotal roles. Shabana Azmi and Om Puri will also be seen in the film. The film is about the meteoric rise and fall of a Pakistani migrant in the...
04:20 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Mira Nair, who is equally at home directing stories from the sub-continent and from Hollywood, has merged both the worlds in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', a coming-of-age story where she deals with questions of identity and belonging. The director, who has previously helmed films like 'Salaam Bombay', 'Mississippi Masaala', 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Amelia', has adapted Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's novel to show a young Pakistani's love and subsequent disillusionment...
03:46 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Director Mira Nair will receive German Film Award for Peace, The Bridge 2013, for her movie 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. The 55-year-old will be honoured with the award on July 4 at Cuvillies Theatre, Munich for her outstanding film and direction, said a statement. The Prime Minister of Bavaria, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund and the Umbrella Organization of the German Film Industry will also be the part of the...
01:40 PM, May 12, 2013
Washington: Acclaimed Indian director Mira Nair is hopeful that her new thriller 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' would spur a dialogue between two worlds depicted in it particularly in the context of the Boston Marathon bombings. Based on the novel of the same name by Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, the film tells the story of two conflicting ideologies - the 'fundamentalism' of the capitalists and that of the terrorists - through a...
04:30 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Pakistani Author Mohsin Hamid, whose new book 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia' recently released and who is working with Mira Nair on her movie based on his book 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', spoke to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar about living in Pakistan. He said, "Minorities are being targeted in Pakistan, they are being terrified and frightened." ...
01:39 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Los Angeles: Filmmaker Mira Nair says actress Kate Hudson was her first choice to play Erica in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. "We really fell in love with each other. We hung out for hours, which is something I never do. And then we went through many others and Kate kept sending me love notes," Mira said in a statement. Things did not work out between the filmmaker and actress in 2011...
06:20 PM, Apr 04, 2013
US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair doesn't aspire to own a big production company, but she has one little wish: to direct Shimit Amin's next film. ...
11:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Mira Nair had initially considered Ranbir Kapoor for a role in her film 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. ...
08:24 PM, Mar 14, 2013
The upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema and showcase some of the most celebrated movies of the last century. ...
04:29 PM, Mar 10, 2013
After completing an "exhausting shoot" of her much anticipated movie 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', filmmaker Mira Nair has started working on her next project, a musical adaptation of her movie 'Monsoon Wedding'. ...
12:38 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Actress Naomi Watts, who has got her first Golden Globe nomination for 'The Impossible', not only enjoyed sightseeing and shopping during her India visit, but was also impressed by the "strength and determination" of HIV mothers whom she met in the capital. ...
06:37 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Mira Nair's much-anticipated film 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is based on Mohsin Hamid's novel. ...
10:18 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Panaji: Over 160 films from over 70 different countries will be screened at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which rolls out the red carpet along the banks of the beautiful Mandovi river, Tuesday. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will inaugurate the festival Tuesday evening, which is being held in Goa for the ninth time since 2004. The festival will begin Tuesday with the screening of 'The Life of...
11:23 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Panaji: The 43rd edition of IFFI will kickstart today with Akshay Kumar flagging off the cinematic extravaganza that will showcase 100-year-old journey of Indian cinema besides screening of nationally and internationally acclaimed movies. 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', a book adaptation of Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's celebrated novel of the same name, is coming to IFFI after making a buzz in international film circuits. The film stars Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson, Riz...
11:02 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Internationally acclaimed director Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' opened the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend. ...
10:49 AM, Nov 20, 2012
The Doha Tribeca film festival kickstarted with Mira Nair's latest offering 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The film is her most ambitious project yet. ...
10:33 AM, Nov 20, 2012
