Bindu de Stoppani, the India-born but Switzerland-raised multi-hyphenate who directed Swiss films “Jump” and “Finding Camille,” is set to direct her third feature, a female-driven dramedy titled “40 & Climbing” set in an Alpine valley and featuring a strong Italian cast.
Italy’ s Anna Ferzetti, who recently scooped multiple local prizes for her role in dramedy “Domani è un altro giorno” – is set to star in “40” along with Elena Di Cioccio (“Squadra mobile”) and Eurice Axen (“Loro”).
The plan is for cameras to start rolling Aug. 10 on this Italian-language film in the Blenio Valley, in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino, amid Alpine peaks and routes that have been used for centuries.
Pic is about three middle-aged female friends who meet up in the mountains to scatter a dead friend’s ashes and then embark on adventures in the Alpine wilderness that make them “rediscover a past they’ve turned their back on,...
Italy’ s Anna Ferzetti, who recently scooped multiple local prizes for her role in dramedy “Domani è un altro giorno” – is set to star in “40” along with Elena Di Cioccio (“Squadra mobile”) and Eurice Axen (“Loro”).
The plan is for cameras to start rolling Aug. 10 on this Italian-language film in the Blenio Valley, in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino, amid Alpine peaks and routes that have been used for centuries.
Pic is about three middle-aged female friends who meet up in the mountains to scatter a dead friend’s ashes and then embark on adventures in the Alpine wilderness that make them “rediscover a past they’ve turned their back on,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival and Birmingham Indian Film Festival have joined forces to offer a spectacular showcase of films and “In Conversation” interviews by leading South Asian talent from 25th June to the 5th July.
This includes the UK Premieres of much awaited films including Bollywood Director Prakash Jha’s upward mobility schooling drama Pareeksha, the searing gangster feature Moothon and the ‘American Pie’ style comedy The MisEducation of Bindu, among others.
After being challenged by the global pandemic, the festival has morphed into an online offering with www.LoveLIFFAtHome.com as the UK and Europe’s largest showcase of Indian Subcontinental cinema, showcasing the UK’s lockdown audiences a free programme, filled to the brim with great movies including rarely seen classics such as Kerala stalwart, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s BFI Sutherland Trophy winner Elippathayam (Rat-Trap), Bengali master, Buddhadeb Das Gupta’s epic award-winning tale Uttara (The...
This includes the UK Premieres of much awaited films including Bollywood Director Prakash Jha’s upward mobility schooling drama Pareeksha, the searing gangster feature Moothon and the ‘American Pie’ style comedy The MisEducation of Bindu, among others.
After being challenged by the global pandemic, the festival has morphed into an online offering with www.LoveLIFFAtHome.com as the UK and Europe’s largest showcase of Indian Subcontinental cinema, showcasing the UK’s lockdown audiences a free programme, filled to the brim with great movies including rarely seen classics such as Kerala stalwart, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s BFI Sutherland Trophy winner Elippathayam (Rat-Trap), Bengali master, Buddhadeb Das Gupta’s epic award-winning tale Uttara (The...
- 6/24/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
It was a night to remember as Shemaroo Entertainment Limited launched its unique show Aur Ek Kahani to celebrate Bollywood?s golden era with iconic Bollywood legends from the classic era occupying the stage.
The stage was brimming with profound nostalgic memories of the stories behind Bollywood evergreen classics haunting one after the another as the stage got occupied with living legends like Nimmi, Kamini Kaushal (last scene in Kabir Singh),?Biswajit Chatterjee, Bindu (popular vamp of the golden era),?Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Subash Ghai, Poonam Dhillon, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Anandji ( from the Kalyan Ji Anandji duo), Pyarelalji (from the Laxmikanth Pyarelal duo), Satish Kaushik and last but not the least the iconic radio announcer Ameen Sayani. All the legends shared the stage with ace trade analyst Komal Nahata last night.
To revisit the golden era again and celebrate the magic of Hindi cinema, ShemarooMe...
The stage was brimming with profound nostalgic memories of the stories behind Bollywood evergreen classics haunting one after the another as the stage got occupied with living legends like Nimmi, Kamini Kaushal (last scene in Kabir Singh),?Biswajit Chatterjee, Bindu (popular vamp of the golden era),?Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Subash Ghai, Poonam Dhillon, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Anandji ( from the Kalyan Ji Anandji duo), Pyarelalji (from the Laxmikanth Pyarelal duo), Satish Kaushik and last but not the least the iconic radio announcer Ameen Sayani. All the legends shared the stage with ace trade analyst Komal Nahata last night.
To revisit the golden era again and celebrate the magic of Hindi cinema, ShemarooMe...
- 7/24/2019
- GlamSham
With the Academy Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards set for this weekend, higher profile Specialty newcomers are mostly taking a step back. Roadside Attractions however is going for a nearly wide roll out of family-faith-drama Run The Race, a genre it has had success with in the past. Bollywood is also stepping out in North America in a couple hundred locations with comedy Total Dhamaal, in conjunction with a release in over 50 countries. Oscilloscope is opening San Francisco Film Festival debut doc Wrestle by Suzannah Herbert and co-director Lauren Belfer with an exclusive New York run this weekend before heading to L.A. And newcomer Santa Rita Film Co. is opening upstart drama The Iron Orchard in north Texas locations this weekend before opening New York, L.A. and other select cities March 1.
Run The Race
Director-writer: Chris Dowling
Writers: Jake McEntire, Jason Baumgardner
Cast: Tanner Stine, Kristoffer Polaha,...
Run The Race
Director-writer: Chris Dowling
Writers: Jake McEntire, Jason Baumgardner
Cast: Tanner Stine, Kristoffer Polaha,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
Total Dhamaal movie has released and here is the movie review. The third installment of the money spinning Dhamaal film series which gets bigger with the inclusion of Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor, along with the key regulars Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi. Does Indra Kumar take the stakes of laughter and entertainment higher in the third installment/franchise of Dhamaal? Let?s find out in the movie review of Total Dhamaal.
Does Total Dhamaal get boring at any point?
No, if you are a sucker for goofy, no brainers that are purely designed to make you laugh then Total Dhamaal is for you, it won?t bore you or make you go to sleep and snore.
What is the story of Total Dhamaal? What is this circus all about?
The story doesn?t have any iota of innovative glory, it?s the same template with...
Does Total Dhamaal get boring at any point?
No, if you are a sucker for goofy, no brainers that are purely designed to make you laugh then Total Dhamaal is for you, it won?t bore you or make you go to sleep and snore.
What is the story of Total Dhamaal? What is this circus all about?
The story doesn?t have any iota of innovative glory, it?s the same template with...
- 2/22/2019
- GlamSham
Promising mayhem and madness, the much-awaited trailer of director Indra Kumar’s Total Dhamaal has just dropped and from what we can see this film is one completely laugh out loud flick. The Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Johnny Lever and more starrer looks set to be hilarious as it promises to take audiences on a wild adventure that appears to based on a treasure heist of sorts.
Total Dhamaal is a mad adventure comedy about money. Guddu (Ajay Devgn), a small time crook gets double-crossed by his own colleague, Pintu (Manoj Pahwa), after they have managed to get their hands on an illegal booty. Guddu and his sidekick Johnny (Sanjay Misra) manage to trace his colleague but only after Pintu has given the information of the booty to 3 other groups i.e. Avinash (Anil Kapoor) and Bindu (Madhuri Dixit Nene) – a bickering couple about...
Total Dhamaal is a mad adventure comedy about money. Guddu (Ajay Devgn), a small time crook gets double-crossed by his own colleague, Pintu (Manoj Pahwa), after they have managed to get their hands on an illegal booty. Guddu and his sidekick Johnny (Sanjay Misra) manage to trace his colleague but only after Pintu has given the information of the booty to 3 other groups i.e. Avinash (Anil Kapoor) and Bindu (Madhuri Dixit Nene) – a bickering couple about...
- 1/21/2019
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
TollywoodSamantha has been stuck in the 'glam doll' roles for years now, but 2018 is proving to be her breakthrough year.Mridula R"As female leads in the south industry, we are automatically expected to become dumber.” That’s what Samantha said during the U Turn press meet and it’s probably the truest statement given by a southern actor in recent times. For the longest time, we have been writing off Tamil and Telugu mass entertainers as a one ‘man’ show. We have walked out of theatres, tired of watching the male leads fighting goons, while our female leads, otherwise addressed as ‘glam dolls’, are placed in these films just for the sake of foreign locale songs and romance. Except for the times when there is an Anushka Arundhati style release and more recently, a ‘Nayanthara’ film. Samantha Akkineni belongs to the generation of heroines who mostly add no weightage...
- 9/18/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Exclusive: David Arquette has come on board The MisEducation of Bindu, a coming-of-age comedy which was one of the winning titles of Mark and Jay Duplass’ Campaign to find America’s Next Generation of Indie Filmmakers. Directed by Prarthana Mohan, the plot follows a bright and awkward Bindu, a 14-year-old Indian American girl who’s not only caught between girlhood and womanhood, but also with a foot in India’s traditional past and the promise of global future.
Arquette, whose notable credits include the Scream films, Never Been Kissed, and The Grey Zone, will play Bindu’s step-father.
The Duplass brothers teamed with Seed&Spark, the film-focused crowdfunding site, to launch the initiative last year, aimed to bolster burgeoning filmmakers all over the country.
The Miseducation Of Bindu will go before cameras this summer.
Arquette was recently seen in Survivors Guide to Prison and Saving Flora. He’s repped by Avalon and Apa.
Arquette, whose notable credits include the Scream films, Never Been Kissed, and The Grey Zone, will play Bindu’s step-father.
The Duplass brothers teamed with Seed&Spark, the film-focused crowdfunding site, to launch the initiative last year, aimed to bolster burgeoning filmmakers all over the country.
The Miseducation Of Bindu will go before cameras this summer.
Arquette was recently seen in Survivors Guide to Prison and Saving Flora. He’s repped by Avalon and Apa.
- 7/17/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
SandalwoodThis mildly entertaining drama is just too predictableRakesh MeharWhat if all the money in the world couldn’t buy you the one thing you need? Would you be able to walk away from all that wealth for the sake of that one unattainable wish? In Amma I Love You, it’s a mother’s life that hangs in balance, forcing Siddharth (Chiranjeevi Sarja) to live the life of a beggar for 48 days. A man who could buy the world served on a silver platter is suddenly reduced to begging for his next meal. How far will he go to save his mother? And what will he learn along the way? These are the questions that this faithful adaptation of the Tamil hit Pichaikkaran is ostensibly discussing. However, it’s the first question that the film is most obsessed with, laying on the “mother sentiment” thickly right from the title sequence. So, as the cast and crew are introduced in photographs with their mothers, a voice-over talks about how mothers are cooks, cleaners, launderers, and so on, all rolled into one. It goes on to describe passionately just how much mothers do for their children and families every day. But, of course! It’s too much trouble to make the lives of mothers easier by creating a gender-equal house, and so, the next best thing is a family tribute. Sithara is introduced to us as the mother who can do no wrong, whose nobility and generosity would put even Mother Teresa to shame. So it’s no surprise that Siddharth is willing to live in abject poverty to save her. Unfortunately, though, Siddharth’s experience isn’t a genuine journey of discovery of how the other side lives, so much as a poor-cation, a temporary jaunt into this "exotic" world of poverty. So, in the middle of this trying ordeal, Siddharth still has the time to go off and be a chef at a pizza parlour, fall in love, and fight dozens of baddies much like any of our other middle class heroes would. Even becoming poor comes easily to this rich man for whom the world is an oyster. It’s only his personal pride that initially gets in the way of his riches-to-rags journey. Once he makes up his mind though, he quickly morphs into an expert beggar, easily wins over friends among his fellow mendicants, and almost breezes through his 48-day “ordeal”. Meanwhile, what most catches your attention is just how much scorn all the other characters in the film have for beggars. The villain’s henchmen, for instance, are ashamed about being beaten up by a beggar. Siddharth’s new girlfriend Bindu (Nishvika Naidu) deletes a selfie of the two of them because there’s a beggar in the background. And even when Siddharth himself rises up to defend his fellow beggars from middle-class scorn, his words drip with condescension and pity. That’s because Siddharth’s experience isn’t really a genuine journey into lives completely different from his own, it’s just a chance to prove how dedicated he is to his mother. As Sithara’s character remarks unknowingly at one point of the film, the desperate lives that they (the begging poor) live is not something “we” could live even for a day. By living it for 48 days, though, Siddharth proves just how much he’s willing to suffer for his mother. Perhaps the only sympathetic moments when beggars are treated as interesting human beings with interesting life experiences to offer are in the comedy track, when two other beggars show our hero the ins and outs of the begging world. Like when they tell him that he looks so plump and prosperous that even Mother Teresa would feel no pity for him. These few sequences work because they present beggars as regular people trying to live a decent life just like the rest of us. The rest of this world presented in the film, however, simply consists of the most predictably tactics to invoke our pity. It’s not as if Amma I Love You is an unwatchable film. With plenty of potboiler elements such as songs, comedy tracks, and fights, the film skips along to a mildly entertaining finish. The songs in the film have been scored fairly well, too. On the acting front, Chiranjeevi is mildly engaging in parts, while Nishvika easily gets the audience to like her. Better performances come from some of the supporting cast like Chikkanna and Prakash Belawadi. But what the film never manages to do is make us genuinely interested in this begging world that our hero suddenly comes to inhabit. Once we’re done with our poor-cation in Siddharth’s company, we can all comfortably return to our own worlds without too much thought about the lives of those less fortunate. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew. Also read: Rakshit Shetty begins work on his next titled 'Charlie 777'...
- 6/16/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Famous for her renowned choreography, Farah Khan teamed up with superstar Shah Rukh Khan to make her directorial debut with Main Hoon Na (2004). This megahit film stars Shah Rukh in the leading role, along with Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao and of course the beautiful Sushmita Sen. Main Hoon Na is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, which helped to solidify Shah Rukh’s status as the reigning king of Bollywood at the time!
To mark this special occasion, the team at BollySpice present to you 10 reasons why we cannot get enough of Main Hoon Na! Enjoy!
1.) The scene where Shah Rukh is mesmerised by Sushmita Sen and sings ‘Chand Mera Dil.’ This is perhaps a moment that we can all relate to thinking back to our school days and that one teacher who we hopelessly had a crush on.
2.) Sushmita Sen and Shah Rukh Khan’s prom night performance in the song ‘Gori Gori Gori.
To mark this special occasion, the team at BollySpice present to you 10 reasons why we cannot get enough of Main Hoon Na! Enjoy!
1.) The scene where Shah Rukh is mesmerised by Sushmita Sen and sings ‘Chand Mera Dil.’ This is perhaps a moment that we can all relate to thinking back to our school days and that one teacher who we hopelessly had a crush on.
2.) Sushmita Sen and Shah Rukh Khan’s prom night performance in the song ‘Gori Gori Gori.
- 5/2/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
From its opening montage of a young rustic girl watching her callous husband bring home another wife, to the dying moments when the woman, now in her twilight years, is taken away to the relative comfort of her foster-son’s home as the festivities of Durga Puja break out on the streets of Kolkata… Amar Prem is a glorious homage to that favourite Bollywood archetype: the golden-hearted prostitute.
That Sharmila Tagore plays the woman whom men of all ages gravitate to in pursuit of some heavy duty nurturing is a very happy situation for the screenplay. In the film a 7-year old boy and a 30-plus man both desire the same kind of emotional attention from her.This prostitute is not about sex. She is about soul. Sharmila brings to this timeless adaptation of Bibhutibushan Bandhopaddhyay’s story, a kind of simpering beauty that levitates the lyricism of the tragic...
That Sharmila Tagore plays the woman whom men of all ages gravitate to in pursuit of some heavy duty nurturing is a very happy situation for the screenplay. In the film a 7-year old boy and a 30-plus man both desire the same kind of emotional attention from her.This prostitute is not about sex. She is about soul. Sharmila brings to this timeless adaptation of Bibhutibushan Bandhopaddhyay’s story, a kind of simpering beauty that levitates the lyricism of the tragic...
- 10/30/2013
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, July 18: Actress Mahie Gill, who will be see playing a sensuous character in "Zanjeer" remake, is excited about her dance number and glam look in the thriller.
Mahie plays the same role that Bindu did in Prakash Mehra's 1973 film that starred Amitabh Bachchan as the angry young man.
"I am very excited about 'Zanjeer' remake," Mahie, known for her performances in films like "Dev D" and "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster", told Ians.
"Usually, I concentrate on my performance as looks are secondary for me, but in this film you will see me in a never-seen-before avatar. This time I have concentrated on looks more," she said
"It's.
Mahie plays the same role that Bindu did in Prakash Mehra's 1973 film that starred Amitabh Bachchan as the angry young man.
"I am very excited about 'Zanjeer' remake," Mahie, known for her performances in films like "Dev D" and "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster", told Ians.
"Usually, I concentrate on my performance as looks are secondary for me, but in this film you will see me in a never-seen-before avatar. This time I have concentrated on looks more," she said
"It's.
- 7/18/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, April 16: Item songs have almost become a staple in Bollywood films, and Amit Mehra who is producing the remake of 1973 film "Zanjeer" too plans to cash in on the trend by including two item numbers, of which one will be featured on actress Mahie Gill.
"We will definitely have item numbers in the film. In fact, we have decided to go with two item numbers," Mehra told Ians.
"The songs are a part of the script and they will be situational. One item song will be featured on Mahie and for the other, we are yet to decide whom to cast," he added.
Mahie will also essay Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' in the "Zanjeer".
"We will definitely have item numbers in the film. In fact, we have decided to go with two item numbers," Mehra told Ians.
"The songs are a part of the script and they will be situational. One item song will be featured on Mahie and for the other, we are yet to decide whom to cast," he added.
Mahie will also essay Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' in the "Zanjeer".
- 4/16/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, April 10: Director Apoorva Lakhia, who is busy finalising the cast of the "Zanjeer" remake, says Mahi Gill was initially not keen on play Mona Darling in the film, which goes on the floors May 13.
"Yes, we have roped in Mahi Gill for Mona Darling's role which was played by Bindu (in the original). However, Mahi didn't want to play Mona Darling. I had to convince her. Later she sent me a text that she wants to do the role," Lakhia told Ians.
"I am sure Mahi will take her character to a next level. She is one of the most beautiful and talented actress we have in Bollywood," he.
"Yes, we have roped in Mahi Gill for Mona Darling's role which was played by Bindu (in the original). However, Mahi didn't want to play Mona Darling. I had to convince her. Later she sent me a text that she wants to do the role," Lakhia told Ians.
"I am sure Mahi will take her character to a next level. She is one of the most beautiful and talented actress we have in Bollywood," he.
- 4/10/2012
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act in Zanjeer in 1973 is now being taken over by the audacious and saucy Mahie Gill.
This week, Gill was signed for the coveted role above the other top contenders for the iconic part--Mallika Sherawat, Malaika Arora and Jacqueline Fernandez-- on the strength of her "raw earthy appeal".
We also hear that Mahie's seduction of the arch-villain Teja, played by Ajit in the original and by Prakash Raj in the remake, would exceed all the limits imposed by Bindu's conservative vamping in the 1970s.
While Bindu (married to her husband and to self-censorship when she reigned with her vampish voluptuousness during the 1970s) got away with slit dresses and body stocking showing thunder thighs and buxom torsos in Zanjeer, Mahie, we are told, would be doing some heavy duty love-making scenes with Prakash Raj and would also need to get into better shape for a bikini.
This week, Gill was signed for the coveted role above the other top contenders for the iconic part--Mallika Sherawat, Malaika Arora and Jacqueline Fernandez-- on the strength of her "raw earthy appeal".
We also hear that Mahie's seduction of the arch-villain Teja, played by Ajit in the original and by Prakash Raj in the remake, would exceed all the limits imposed by Bindu's conservative vamping in the 1970s.
While Bindu (married to her husband and to self-censorship when she reigned with her vampish voluptuousness during the 1970s) got away with slit dresses and body stocking showing thunder thighs and buxom torsos in Zanjeer, Mahie, we are told, would be doing some heavy duty love-making scenes with Prakash Raj and would also need to get into better shape for a bikini.
- 4/9/2012
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai, April 9: Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act in "Zanjeer" in 1973 is now being taken over by Mahie Gill, who admits the role is challenging but says she will pull it off.
Ajit had played the arch-villain Teja in the original; for the remake, Prakash Raj has been roped in. Southern actor Ram Charan Teja, son of superstar Chiranjeevi, will step into Amitabh Bahchan's shoes to play the Angry Young Man.
"I was initially apprehensive about doing the part. I wondered if I'd be able to carry it off. It was director Apoorva Lakhia who convinced me. Now I'm very excited..
Ajit had played the arch-villain Teja in the original; for the remake, Prakash Raj has been roped in. Southern actor Ram Charan Teja, son of superstar Chiranjeevi, will step into Amitabh Bahchan's shoes to play the Angry Young Man.
"I was initially apprehensive about doing the part. I wondered if I'd be able to carry it off. It was director Apoorva Lakhia who convinced me. Now I'm very excited..
- 4/9/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai: Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act in "Zanjeer" in 1973 is now being taken over by Mahie Gill, who admits the role is challenging but says she will pull it off.Ajit had played the arch-villain Teja in the original; for the remake, Prakash Raj has been roped in. Southern actor Ram Charan Teja, son of superstar Chiranjeevi, will step into Amitabh Bahchan's ...
- 4/9/2012
- BusinessofCinema
The Dirty Picture is due to set screens alight on Dec 2nd, when audiences can be transported back to the 80s when item girls stole the hearts of the nation. In the Balaji production, Vidya Balan plays the role of Silk, an up and coming item girl of southern cinema and follows her rise to fame. Although current actresses like Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat have lit up screens in item songs in recent years, Ekta Kapoor looks to the 80s for her next film production where item girls were considered ahead of their time. Lets take a look at some of those item girls of indian cinema who inspired the rising 80s stars and and those who inspired the makers of The Dirty Picture.
Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
- 12/1/2011
- by Janine Gall
- Bollyspice
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