Set amid the stark dualities of the new Bombay, Mumbai Diaries follows four characters whose lives suggest the various ways one can experience what writer Suketu Mehta dubbed the "maximum city," and the social and economic determinism that closes each of those experiences off from the others. The film, writer and director Kiran Rao's feature debut, is marked by an ambition as grand as it is vulnerable to classist cliché. Rao's ultimate achievements -- including a balanced, doleful tone and moments of city symphony elegance -- are undercut by the arrangement of her characters into narrative castes that cross paths but can't quite connect.
- 1/20/2011
- Movieline
Patil household is going through a lot of mixed emotions. It has been a month of emotional upheaval of where grand parents are proud to see that their grand son on celluloid through Kiran Rao's Dhobhi Ghat. At the same time, they are missing their daughter the most. To mark the beginning of the 25th death anniversary of Smita Patil, Smita Patil Foundation, an organisation that has been instrumental in keeping the memories of Smita Patil alive, wanted to organise a retrospect of...
- 12/29/2010
- Bollywood Trade
Patil household is going through a lot of mixed emotions. It has been a month of emotional upheaval of where grand parents are proud to see that their grand son on celluloid through Kiran Rao's Dhobhi Ghat. At the same time, they are missing their daughter the most. To mark the beginning of the 25th death anniversary of Smita Patil, Smita Patil Foundation, an organisation that has been instrumental in keeping the memories of Smita Patil alive, wanted to organise a retrospect of...
- 12/29/2010
- GlamSham
<div>Actor Prateik Babbar, who turned 25 last month, ended up footing a Rs.70,000 bill for his surprise birthday bash at a popular Mumbai club.</div><div></div><div>Prateik, who was seen in 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na', was in a fix and didn't know how to celebrate his birthday that was on Nov 28. So he decided to make a casual visit to Aurus, a club in Juhu, with one of his friends.</div><div></div><div>He surprised everyone by announcing that it was his birthday and so he would be buying everyone's drinks for the night.</div><div></div><div>'Prateik just casually announced that it is his birthday and that all the drinks were on him. He received a loud cheer from everyone there. But the real shock Prateik was presented with a bill of Rs.70,000. He took it sportingly, and paid the bill without any complaints,' said a source.</div><div></div><div>Prateik's upcoming project is Kiran Rao's 'Dhobi Ghaat',...
- 12/10/2010
- Filmicafe
The 12th Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image is set to offer great Academic properties to the participants: A master class in Direction and another on performance in films from the director's perspective by Jane Campion, one on direction and another one on performance from the perspective of director Round Table by Oliver Stone with Indian filmmakers A panel discussion "Emerging Directors' moderated by Sooni Taraporvala with Nandita Das, Kiran Rao, Anusha Rizvi, and others as panelists Seminar on Japanese Cinema moderated by Aruna Vasudev Daily open forum conducted by Indian Independent Filmmakers Worldwide Daily press conferences and interviews .
- 10/18/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 12th Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image is set to offer great Academic properties to the participants: A master class in Direction and another on performance in films from the director's perspective by Jane Campion, one on direction and another one on performance from the perspective of director Round Table by Oliver Stone with Indian filmmakers A panel discussion "Emerging Directors' moderated by Sooni Taraporvala with Nandita Das, Kiran Rao, Anusha Rizvi, and others as panelists Seminar on Japanese Cinema moderated by Aruna Vasudev Daily open forum conducted by Indian Independent Filmmakers Worldwide Daily press conferences and interviews .
- 10/18/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
After getting critical acclaim in Toronto film festival, Kiran Rao's debut directorial venture is now in legal muddle over its title. The point of contention is the word dhobi in the title which has not gone down well with dhobi community, reports DNA. Hindustan Kanojia Organisation of Dhobis chairman Vinod Kumar Kanojia feels that the film title would encourage cast division in the society and has approached Delhi high court, demanding a change of title before its release early next year. He states in his petition, “The film could have been given some other name. It has been given the name to ...
- 9/21/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
On Friday night, Aamir officially took over the streets of Toronto.As a dark festival grey Cadillac slowly rolled up to the Elgin Theatre in the heart of downtown Toronto, the chants of Aamir, Aamir, Aamir picked up steam from the hundreds of fans lined up to catch a glimpse of the star. And, the moment he stepped out of the car it was sheer pandemonium as he was instantaneously swamped by the ecstatic crowds who lined up for hours to see him live and in person. In fact, in a show of uncontrolled happiness the crowds even crossed the streets of downtown, amidst oncoming traffic to be closer to the golden man of Indian cinema; giving security quite a hands full in controlling them. Aamir looked the part of man of night, dressing in a dark suit and black shirt combination while wife Kiran Rao went with a beige and black number.
- 9/10/2010
- Filmicafe
Besides Kiran Rao’s Mumbai Diaries and Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl in Yellow Boots, there’s another film from India that should’t be overlooked. Aamir Bashir’s debut Autumn (Harud) tells the story of Rafiq, a young man struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother. The backdrop is set in India’s Kashmir region and we can see some beautifully-shot scenes of the war-ravaged area in the new trailer below:...
- 8/29/2010
- by tiffreviews
- TIFFReviews
For Prateik Babbar, work is above all and he proved it when he attended a test shoot for an untitled Hindi film despite being ill.According to a source, Prateik was quite ill during the day of the test shoot in Chennai last week. But he insisted on doing the shoot for the movie, being directed by acclaimed south Indian filmmaker Gautham Menon.Co-producer Satish Fenn confirmed it saying: .The moment Gautham sir and we saw Prateik, we knew he wasn.t well. Still he insisted on the shoot. We forced him to come with us to the hospital, where a doctor checked him and said that he is too unwell. The doctor said there was no way he was going to shoot..But Prateik didn.t adhere to it..Gautham Sir and we agreed that we need to cancel the shoot but Prateik implored us to follow the plan...
- 8/13/2010
- Filmicafe
As everyone celebrates Friendship Day today, we spoke to our desi celebrities to know what friendship means to them. Model Lakshmi Rana feels that friends are the most important people in one’s life. She says, “I have very few friends, but the ones I have are truly special. I believe that friendship is an ongoing process. In the fraternity, my closest friends are Jesse Randhawa, Sonalika Sahay, Sheetal Malhar and Kiran Rao.” Emcee Ramneek Pantal reveals that she plans to have her friends over for lunch to celebrate the occasion. “I think understanding is the most important thing in friendship. I feel ...
- 7/31/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Rani Mukherjee has once again proved that she can't say no to Aamir. The actress who rarely makes a public appearance attended the music launch of Peepli [Live] on Aamir's invitation. The actress spent a lot of time chatting with close buddy Aamir and bonded with Karan Johar and Kiran Rao as well. Rani has never missed any of Aamir's bashes if she's in town and had even attended his Diwali party and birthday bash. She is also among the few trusted friends of Aamir's who makes it a point to show his films and his first trials to her for advise. <Img ...
- 7/15/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Acclaimed Bollywood actress Kajol who is married to actor Ajay Devgn for 11 years now, was voted the favourite 'bahu' (daughter-in law) in a poll conducted by matrimonial site shaadi.com. As part of the upcoming International Women's Day celebrations on Monday, shaadi.com conducted a poll in which 250,000 women participated. In the poll, 43.08 percent women said Kajol was their favourite Bollywood daughter-in-law. Besides Kajol, others vying for the position were Aishwarya Rai, Gauri Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Malaika Arora, Twinkle Khanna and Kiran Rao. "The women's day poll is part of the constant research that shaadi.com conducts in its attempt to ...
- 3/6/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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