Whose film is it Anyway?
Copyright is the very basis on which the film industry makes money. And, with major creative works poised to pass into public domain, the industry is up in arms It’s like clutching onto straws – but...
View ArticleTug of War
Everyone loves a good old bust-up and there was one—well, almost—at the recently held Annual General Meeting of The Film and Television Producers Guild of India. It seems most of the eminent members...
View ArticleTheatre Se DTH Tak
Trust Aamir Khan when it comes to marketing a film. He’s proved himself to be a marketing whiz time and again, and now he’s taken us by surprise. Word is Aamir suggested that Big Pictures and Vidhu...
View ArticleFestival Weekend
The buzz has it that the release of Hrithik Roshan–Barabara Mori starrer Kites has been pushed to April. Brett Ratner, who is overseeing the English version of Kites, wants the film to hit the screen...
View ArticleSuch A Long Journey
From a meeting in my office to a premier international film fest, it’s been an uplifting experience In early 1997, filmmaker Basu Bhattacharya and Amol Palekar both stalwarts of the film society...
View ArticleTo Market, To Market
Key players share their vision to turn the Mumbai Film Mart into the most sought-after film market in the region The Mumbai Film Festival is not only about watching great movies, there are great...
View Article13th MFF Opens With Brad Pitt’s Moneyball
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) kick started with the film ‘Moneyball’ starring Brad Pitt and directed Bennett Miller. The film was screened on all the...
View ArticleOpens With The Artist
4th Rendezvous With French Cinema co-organised with the French Embassy in India and Uni France hosted the 2011 edition of Mumbai Film Festival’s strong line-up of French films in a special section. It...
View ArticleAin’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!
As we move forward, marketing of films takes centre-stage and new revenue streams will send earnings through the roof As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Indian feature film (cinema in India...
View ArticleLegends Never Die
I first met Yash Chopra in 1969 in Delhi. I was still in college but had started assisting Dev saab and it was a chance lunch at the Oberoi in Delhi during one of Dev saab’s visit that I met Yashji and...
View ArticleBarfi!, ZNMD Win Awards At Cinemascapes
Anurag Basu’s Barfi! and Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara have won awards for Best Hindi film shot on an Indian location and Best Hindi film shot at an international location (Spain), at the 6th...
View ArticleFun Never Ends – Badmashiyaan
The only genre that is an unquestionable hit at the box office for today’s generation is the romantic comedy. And when such a genre is presented with a universal yet improbable storyline, the result is...
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