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Cinema/Fashion
Comic festival in India a big hit among fansBy NAVADHA PANDEY/ Business Line
Imagine walking into a basement full of zombies and vampires. Scared? Don't be. It's just Comic Con India. The first day of the comic fest's fourth edition, in the national capital New Delhi, saw fans showing up dressed as their favourite fictional characters. |
Mandela biopic’s India connectionBy Saubhadra Chatterji/ The Hindustan Times
A strong Indian connection—be it Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence or his Indianorigin comrade Ahmed Kathrada—has always been a significant part of the anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela’s revolution. After his death last November, the Rashtrapati Bhavan again saw a revival of Mandela’s legacy on Saturday, courtesy one of his lesser-known Indian connections: Anant Singh, the producer of ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’, a much-acclaimed film on the Nobel laureate’s life. |
Rockers With a CauseBy Debesh Banerjee/ The Indian Express
The desert, though serene, can be a hard place to live in. But for a motley crew of nomadic musicians from arid lands in the Sahara desert, it has given them a metaphor for global success, recognition and "having their voices heard". |
Reeling in MandelaBy Sankhayan Ghosh/ The Indian Express
In 1982, Nelson Mandela was shifted from Robben Island prison to the one in Pollsmoor by the then South African government to weaken his influence over young anti-apartheid activists. A college-going Anant Singh was one such activist. Singh used to regularly write to Mandela when the latter was in prison. Once, when he wrote to him seeking his permission to make a film on him, Mandela's reply was, "Who would want to watch a film about me? |
Indian regional film 'Chander Pahar' triggers interest in South Africa
Shot extensively in South Africa, Bengali blockbuster film "Chander Pahar (Mountain of the Moon)" has generated huge interest among travellers from West Bengal, said a South African tourism official. |
'I won't make a film without Shah Rukh Again'By Dipti Nagpaul-D'Souza/ The Indian Express
It’s the day before the crew of Happy New Year begins shooting the fifth schedule of the film and chaos reigns in the Red Chillies office in Mumbai. Farah Khan has just walked in after the New Year break and every member is vying for her attention. Actor Vivaan Shah is in the house for costume trials, eyeing the black-and-florescent outfit suspiciously while Boman Irani, also due for costume trials, is awaited. “Why isn’t Boman in yet? I’ve made a mistake casting him. On the sets I’m slogging to make the film while he is busy charming the girls in my crew,” says Farah. But the director’s tone, with no more than a hint of annoyance, gives away her evident fondness for Irani. |
Bollywood changing, curvy actresses are in (Cinema Trends)By Natalia Ningthoujam
Curvy actresses are in vogue. The likes of Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi are the antithesis of the anorexic look, the so-called size-zero, once a fad in filmdom. The game changers have, by the sheer craft of their acting, managed to turn any perceived disadvantages of their figures into cinematic assets. |
On permanent display, Indian cinema down the agesBy Abantika Ghosh/ Indian Express
In a country whose sole unifying national obsession is probably cinema, collections of film artefacts and memorabilia in the country have mostly been private. That gap is about to be filled. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is set to unveil a 6,000-square foot National Museum of Indian Cinema in Gulshan Mahal, a heritage building on Pedder Road in Mumbai. |
Regional Indian film based on African jungle backdrop makes wavesBy Debaleena Sengupta & Digbijay Mishra/ Business Standard
When the trailer of Chander Pahar (Mountains of Moon) was unveiled at a popular amusement park here on Children's Day in 2013, little did anyone know this would become a milestone film in the history of Bengali cinema. |
Mumbai in global gameBy Snigdha Ahuja/ The Hindustan Times
If you thought running away from a cop as one ducks Mumbai locals is a scene out of a Bollywood movie, here’s a virtual take. Danish company Kiloo’s game, Subway Surfers — which has over a hundred million downloads in the Android app world — has Mumbai as its latest backdrop. |
Touted to grow into a Rs.7.5 billion industry from the current Rs.2.7 billion tag according to an Assocham report, the Indian Fashion industry is making a mark across the world with its designers and the dotting line-up of fashion training institutes across the country.
