Indian Filmmakers

Unseen shades of financial fraud orchestrated from small-town India

Even as cybercrime comes under national spotlight, filmmakers remain myopic in their depiction

Veteran filmmaker K Viswanath dies after suffering from age-related issues

Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and renowned filmmaker Kasinadhuni Viswanath died at a private hospital here. He was 92. Viswanath was unwell for some time and was suffering from age-related issues, sources said. He passed away at the hospital around midnight Thursday. Popularly known as 'Kalatapasvi', Viswanath was born in February 1930 in Andhra Pradesh. A prominent name, not just in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil and Hindi films, he became the 48th recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema. He was conferred with the award for the year 2016. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his condolences over the death of Viswanath. "Viswanath was a rare distinguished film director who chose ordinary story and turned it into a classic movie on the silver screen with his amazing talent," he was quoted as saying in a statement from the Chief Minister's Office said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a tweet, expressed

I like to know the director's world, says filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra

''Only in an OTT show there is no pressure of finding a known face''

Bihar govt to offer assistance to filmmakers for portraying state's culture

The Bihar government will offer assistance to filmmakers to make movies portraying the state's rich culture and traditions, a senior official said on Sunday. Interacting with filmmakers and other stakeholders of the entertainment industry just ahead of the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa, Bihar Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Department Secretary Bandana Preyashi said there are enormous potential and possibilities of film making in the eastern state. "Bihar has pristine locations and adequate infrastructure. The glorious past of the state in the field of art and culture and natural cinematic treasures are enough to attract filmmakers. Thus, we are inviting them to come and explore," she said. Preyashi also inaugurated 'Bihar Pavillion', set up for the first time at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The theme we have kept is 'explore Bihar'. The state government is keen to create the entire ecosystem that a film requires. Today

The filmy chronicler

The book celebrates Abbas by showing how this "boy from Panipat, land of Sufis, land of battles" introduced the small-town sensibilities to Indian cinema.

Kaali: Case registered in Haridwar against Leena Manimekalai, 10 others

Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and 10 others have been booked for allegedly inciting religious feelings, the state police said on Saturday, amid a controversy over a poster of documentary "Kaali"

Filmmaker, producer Nikkhil Advani on why 'content is definitely king'

Drawn to real-life events, Advani tells Shine Jacob that the pandemic has made people more selective, so content will be the star of cinema

Shaunak Sen's docu 'All That Breathes' wins L'OEil d'Or award at Cannes

"It's an inspirational journey in observation of three Don Quijotes who may not save the whole world but do save their world," the jury said in a note shared on the L'OEil d'Or website.

Filmmakers responsible for not create divisions in society: VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon filmmakers to produce meaningful cinema that reflects social realities and leaves a positive impact on society. Observing that cinema is a powerful medium that has a lasting impression on people's minds, Naidu said filmmakers have a responsibility to not glorify violence, portray obscenity, create unrest or stoke communal divisions in society. "On the other hand, with purposeful and thought provoking cinema, filmmakers can fight social evils and engender positive social change," Naidu said according to an official release. The Vice President released the first volume of the collected works of prominent Telugu film lyricist and poet, late Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, organised by Telugu Association of North America (TANA) Prapancha Saahithya Vedika here. Naidu paid rich tributes to the noted lyricist and observed that music in cinema can have great literary value and can effectively take the poetic tradition to the masses. He

How 'Writing With Fire', now in the running for an Oscar, came about

The film captures the spunky print-to-digital journey of Dalit women-run newspaper Khabar Lahariya

Coordinate with police on shooting schedules in Mumbai: CM tells filmmakers

Thackeray said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is treading cautiously on relaxing the restrictions

The lure of the ineffable: Remembering poet, filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta

His films hinge on people who seek to break free from the tyranny of expectation. Defiantly, they go "nowhere"

The Covid effect: Pandemic has enhanced creative output of Indian cinema

As they try to figure out what is possible and what isn't, Indian filmmakers, writers, technicians and actors are pushing the boundaries of their craft.

Multiplexes get the go-ahead, but dark cloud still hangs over silver screen

Filmmakers are not expected to be in a hurry to release movies in the October-November period, implying the quarter will hardly come to the rescue of theatre owners

OTTs offer content creation freedom to filmmakers, but it may not last long

The streaming video market in India began with YouTube in 2008, but truly took off in 2016 after data availability rose and prices crashed

The Pind Collective, a virtual home for Indian and Pakistani artists

Visual artists, poets, dancers and filmmakers have contributed to themes ranging from the meaning of home to ideas of resistance, and gendered spaces.

A filmmaking couple tells gorgeous stories from the Himalayas on YouTube

The husband-wife duo, who go by the moniker "Ronnie & Barty" on YouTube, have been chronicling their Himalayan life with a lens for a few years now, capturing breathtaking visuals.

Lights, camera, action? Not before working on guidelines, say filmmakers

T Series head Bhushan Kumar said they will resume work only when they are sure about the security of the cast and crew

Team management to budget, Bollywood gears up as new normal sets in

I assume budgets will be reworked and the allocation might increase in some areas. It's not easy for production executives and producers, says filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Karan Johar to Rohit Shetty, big film producers say no to OTT release

Sources say the top four multiplex chains in the country - PVR, Inox, Cinepolis, and Carnival - are asking big producers to wait rather than rush to release their films on OTT platforms.