The Kashmir Files-IFFI Row: Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he "knows how to recognise propaganda disguised as a movie".
The Kashmir Files which was screened at IFFI was slammed by jury head Nadav Lapid. Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri the film depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus following the killings of people from the community by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
After Nadav Lapid's controversial remarks on The Kashmir Files, Anupam Kher, who played an important role in the film took a jibe at IFFI Jury Head for calling the film "propaganda, vulgar" at IFFI 2022's closing ceremony. Here's what he said.
During the event, Prasoon Joshi, the chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), also emphasised on the need to make appropriate films for children.
Helmed by Ram Madhvani, 'Dhamaka' was released on Netflix on November 19. It's Kartik's 10th film, which follows the story of an ambitious ex-news anchor Arjun Pathak, played by Kartik, who is given another chance to go live on prime-time television when a terrorist calls him with a bomb threat.
On Saturday, Hema Malini was honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India. The opening ceremony of the film festival was also attended by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Salman Khan. The event was hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and anchor Manish Paul.
IFFI is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). Every year, the festival celebrates some of the finest cinematic works and showcases a bouquet of the best films from India and around the world.
Danish World War II epic "Into The Darkness" won the top honour of Golden Peacock Award at the closing ceremony of the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which was pared down considerably due to the coronavirus pandemic. Catch the highlight of the event here!
The 51st IFFI apologised for an incorrect information on its website, where synopsis of superstar Salman Khan's "Dabangg" was mistakenly put in the description of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's classic "Sonar Kella".
The glitz, glamour and star euphoria of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was replaced by masks, sanitisers and limited attendance at the inaugural ceremony of the 51st edition of the movie gala in Panaji.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced veteran actor, director and singer Biswajit Chatterjee as the recipient of the 'Indian Personality of the Year' award.
IFFI on Thursday announced that the upcoming movie gala will showcase films of 19 artists from India and nine international names who passed away in the year gone by. IFFI will pay homage to Kapoor, Khan, Rajput, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Boseman by screening their movies "Bobby", "Paan Singh Tomar", "Kedarnath", "Charulata" and "42", respectively.
As part of the tribute, IFFI 2021 will showcase Ray's acclaimed "Pather Panchali", the first film of his The Apu Trilogy, 1964 romantic drama "Charulata", "Sonar Kella", his 1977 Hindi directorial debut "Shatranj Ke Khilari" and "Ghare Baire" (1984).
Uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 situation looms over hosting of this year's edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, a senior functionary said on Wednesday.
Speaking on women directors in films, Farah Khan said, "I genuinely don't think that a director needs to have a gender. It's not a gender-specific job. That's something I sort of have always rejected at the beginning."
In an interview at the International Film Festival of India, Faran Khan spoke about her journey in films, first as a choreographer and later as a filmmaker.
Director-writer Imtiaz Ali says he enjoys watching films in foreign languages as they are well made, artistic and realistic.
The protests were organised after Javadekar last week turned down the Goa government's request for withdrawal of the MoEF letter, issued last month giving the Karnataka government go-ahead for the Rs 841 crore Kalasa-Banduri project.
Vetri Maaran, who made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with "Polladhavan", has established himself as one of the most relevant and riveting filmmakers from the south.
The 77-year-old actor, who was the guest of honour at the golden jubilee edition of the movie gala, was greeted with loud cheers as he took the stage at the event.
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