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Noted Odia film producer & director Amiya Patnaik passes away

Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia producer/director and industrialist Amiya Patnaik breathed his last at a private hospital in Delhi today. As per reports, Patnaik died around 8:30 am today days after he was admitted to the hospital because of illness. The filmmaker, who is the younger brother of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Chief Niranjan Patnaik, is […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
I am amazed to see Odias outside Odisha not speaking Odia: Nandita Das

Bhubaneswar: Well known actress, filmmaker and social activist Nandita Das is in Bhubaneswar to attend the International Film Festival by JD Centre of Art. Odishatv.in caught up with her to know more about the film fest, her upcoming film ‘Manto’ and many other issues. The excerpts…. ‘Manto’ & possibility of a controversy Anything worth saying […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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RGV appears before Hyderabad police in obscenity case

Hyderabad: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Saturday appeared before Hyderabad police in connection with a case of obscenity booked against him for his movie “God, Sex and Truth”, and also for allegedly insulting the modesty of a woman. The filmmaker, whose controversial movie with American porn star Mia Malkova was released on internet last month, […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
Short film 'French Cut' targets youths in love

Bhubaneswar: “Don’t take your love and lovers for granted,” says Dilshad Ayubi, an IT professional-turned-filmmaker, who is ready with his next venture ‘French Cut’ – a 20-minute long film based on contemporary relationship between a boy and a girl. The Bhubaneswar-based filmmaker debuted with ‘Sanjeeda’, a short awareness film made in association with the Railway […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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Rajkumar Hirani accused of sexual assault, he denies

Mumbai: Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who worked with him in his 2018 film “Sanju”. He has denied the allegation. According to a HuffPost India article on Sunday, the woman claimed that Hirani sexually abused her on more than one occasion over a six-month period between March and […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Immense amount of hard work involved in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi': Rohit Shetty

Mumbai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, who is returning to television as a host for the 9th season of “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, on Thursday said there is immense amount of hard work involved in the stunt reality show. Shetty was interacting with the media at the launch of 9th season of Khatron Ke Khiladi, along with the […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Today's generation of filmmakers say things boldly, openly: Gulzar

New Delhi: His own brand of cinema was about human relationships entangled in social issues, but veteran writer-filmmaker Gulzar believes the present generation of movie makers have more courage to express things in an open and bolder way. In a discussion titled ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’ at the 13th Habitat Film Festival, Gulzar, dressed in […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Not putting 'Manto' on pedestal: Nandita Das

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Nandita Das, who is gearing up for her next directorial venture “Manto”, has said she was not trying to put Sadat Hassan Manto, the author and playwright, on a pedestal. Speaking at the teaser launch of “Manto” along with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal and Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nandita said “Manto” was not a […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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I'm B-grade fear seller: Vikram Bhatt

Mumbai: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt says in a world where money is made out of “selling love and friendship”, he is a “B-grade fear seller”. “I am a fear seller. In a world where money is made out of selling love, friendship, laughter, hope and even tears, I sell fear. I do this unapologetically and at […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Christopher Nolan is coming to India, says Big B

Mumbai: Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan will be coming to India in a month, according to Hindi movie star Amitabh Bachchan. Big B, via his blog, revealed that Kodak will open its facility here by March. “It is all about to change yet again Kodak, that largest name for film, is coming back. Many in the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Amrapali' director Lekh Tandon dead

Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Lekh Tandon, who directed iconic film like “Amrapali”, has died, it was announced on Sunday. He was 88. Tandon passed away at his residence here on Saturday. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted, “Sad to know about the demise of one of the finest tv and film directors Lekh Tandon ji. Your work is […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Amitabh remembers Rituparno Ghosh

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan remembered Rituparno Ghosh, one of India’s most versatile filmmakers in the post-Satyajit Ray generation, and the megastar says “he left too soon”. Amitabh, 74, worked with Ghosh in “The Last Lear”, which completed ten years of its release on Tuesday. The “Piku” actor on Monday night took to Twitter to remember the filmmaker, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Bhansali wants Gauri Khan to turn art director

Mumbai: She is a successful producer, entrepreneur, interior designer, mother of three children and wife of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Gauri Khan says filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, impressed by her work, has urged her to design film sets and turn art director. Gauri took to Twitter on Friday to share a photograph with Shah […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91

Los Angeles: Jerry Lewis, the slapstick-loving comedian, innovative filmmaker and generous fundraiser who became famous with classics like “The Nutty Professor” and “The Bellboy,” has died. He was 91. Lewis died on Sunday after a brief illness in Las Vegas, said his publicist, Candi Cazau, CNN reported. Cazau has not elaborated on Lewis’ illness. Lewis […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Happy with U/A certificate: Imtiaz Ali

Mumbai: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali says some visual changes were made in his forthcoming film “Jab Harry Met Sejal”, but there were no audio cuts, and that the team is happy with the U/A certificate given by the censor board. In the movie’s mini trail, the film’s lead actor Shah Rukh Khan used the word ‘intercourse’. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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