Chennai: The next time when you feel you can't possibly make a film with a few lakh rupees, take a look at names like Srinivas Sunderrajan, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan and Hemant Gaba - all independent filmmakers who have successfully made movies with shoestring budgets. In times when multi-crore budget films shot with extravagance and in international locales are co-existing with movies made in the country's hinterlands and within smaller budgets, one...
12:24 PM, Nov 04, 2012
New Delhi: India's growing tribe of independent filmmakers lack viable platforms and the right distribution structure to push their growth, says debutant director Shailja Gupta, who took the online route to release her film 'Walkaway'. 'Walkaway', which mocks at the social obligations entrapping young Indian professionals settled in New York, had a modest release in the US in October 2010. But Gupta failed in her attempts to have it screened...
05:52 PM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: Indie filmmaker Hemant Gaba's debut work 'Shuttlecock Boys' was a test he wanted to pass desperately and after several hitches including damage to its negatives the film is all set to hit theatres next month. The film revolves around the lives, successes and failures of four friends who hail from lower middle class backgrounds in Delhi and who play badminton every night. "For me, 'Shuttlecock Boys' has been...
04:39 PM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: Director Heman Gaba, whose debut film 'Shuttlecock Boys' is finally set to hit the theatres after a year-long wait, says independent Indian filmmakers find little support in a market dominated by big budget movies. 'Shuttlecock Boys' revolves around the lives, successes and failures of four friends, who play badminton every night. "My film is finally releasing on August 3. I have waited more than a year for it....
03:23 PM, Jul 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry has more or less been star driven since its inception. The parallel film movement or so called art cinema tried to break away for the typical Bollywood films but the market remained tilted in favour of the box office friendly actors. The art of telling a different story is sustaining due to some independent films only. Can the amalgamation of Bollywood actors and independent...
07:21 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Performing art not only needs talent and chance but also the passion to excel. In fact, most of the times it's the passion which sails a struggler through the high tides. The story of the cast and crew of upcoming Bollywood film 'Shuttlecock Boys' is a tale of hope and patience. Made with a shoestring budget, 'Shuttlecock Boys' is written and directed by Hemant Gaba, a man who...
01:48 PM, Jan 10, 2012
First-time director Hemant Gaba gets candid about the struggle of making his first feature film independently. As a teenager I played badminton with my friends on the streets in our neighbourhood. Little did I know that I would weave this into the narrative of my debut feature film Shuttlecock Boys. Back then I didn't even know that I would ever want to make films. In my 20s I worked in...
05:05 PM, Sep 10, 2011
