Film Articles

This week's First of Many features Delnaz Irani. In the 86th edition of our series, the actor talks about her first...

A recent FEZANA Talk featured the life and times of the brilliant Parsi actor Persis Khambatta. The talk brought...

Grab an icepick, start climbing the ladder: Nina Wadia on breaking through & giving back to societyNina Wadia, who rose to fame in the 1990s with the iconic comedy sketch show ‘Goodness Gracious...

A3 Artists Agency will represent actor Behzad Dabu.Dabu appeared as Simon Drake on How To Get Away with Murder. In the ABC series, Dabu’s character can be seen clashing with the group of interns...

Hanoz Navder of Dubai UAE, is the video editor on this lovely film celebrating the 49th National Day of the United Arab Emirates. Mubadala | 49th UAE National Day from Hanoz Navdar on Vimeo.Client -...

Nazneen Contractor is making history as being the first South Asian to lead a Hallmark movie. The Christmas Ring airs on Hallmark Channel on November 7th at 10 PM EST and on the W Network on...

Our dear friend, and FEZANA’s Chief Social Media Officer Tanya Hoshi has put out another fantastic video titled “Zoroastrianism - The World's Oldest Monotheistic Religion”. In this video Mobed...

Fravash Chothia is a young Zarathushti based in Toronto. Fravash is a budding filmmaker and he put out this really interesting video capturing the 2019 Muktad times in Toronto. Fravash writesThis...

Our dear friend and young budding art director Cyrus Karanjia of Karachi, Pakistan has put on a new showreel. Check out a small glimpse of the amazing art direction and prop styling that Cyrus has...

Do you think stunt doubles get enough credit for the hard work they put in on behalf of celebrities and their safety? Today on The Girl Club Of Bollywood we have Sanober Pardiwala - a stuntwoman who...

Born in Bombay, Jaimin Rajani is a documentary filmmaker and singer-songwriter now residing in Calcutta. He has extensively written about the Parsi cuisine. The Parsi Dharmshala in Central Calcutta...

The iconic Bandra mansion owned by gallerist Kekoo Gandhy gives the name to a new documentary by his daughter, BehrozeIndependent film 'Kekee Manzil: The House of Art' also showcases the life of the...

A coming-of-age film about two male ballet dancers, Sooni Taraporevala was so inspired by these boys that she told their story twiceTake a closer look at the films that have dominated box offices in...

Our dear friend Sooni Taraporevala has been extremely busy over the last few months and the reason is for everyone to see. Yeh Ballet, her latest project that she has directed shall “drop” on...

Ardeshir Irani | Commons New Delhi: “The theatre was mobbed. Tickets were unavailable for weeks and the police was called in to control a riotous mob,” writes movie historian B.D. Garga on the...

Raised by a single mother in Mumbai, Persis Khambhatta went on to become Miss India and make strides in Hollywood. Article by Pia Krishnankutty | The PrintBest known for going bald for her role in...

Boman Irani takes us inside his ‘noisy, full and loving’ house, reveals Anil Kapoor’s advice behind his purchase. Boman Irani shows a glimpse of his ‘noisy, full and loving’ house which has been...

A Kiwi-Indian woman and noted short filmmaker Zia Mandviwalla has become the first ever New Zealander to direct an episode of popular Netflix series Chef’s Table.Chef’s Table, a popular Netflix...

Flaws aside, the Freddie Mercury biopic was "deeply personal" for writer and activist Aryenish Birdie because it was the first time she ever saw her ethnic identity in pop culture.“Bohemian...

The Parsis are the descendants of the Zoroastrian community who fled from Iran during 8th to 10th century to escape the persecution of the Fanatical Muslim invaders who invaded Iran. They fled and...

The Demands of the NarrativeThe film opens with a close-up of star Rami Malek’s eye, a circlet of pale blue-grey iris clearly visible around a wide black pupil. The actor probably chose to eschew...

Talents coming from a non-Bollywood background and standing on two feet in the industry gain more respect from the audience, says actress Amyra Dastur. Daughter of a doctor and a businesswoman,...

When Simran Jehani first came to USC, people asked her a question she was all too familiar with — “what are you?”  Telling them she was Zoroastrian caused some confusion — so Jehani, a senior...

Siddharth Roy Kapur’s next brings back Sooni Taraporevala as director with a true-life story.A decade after making her directorial debut with the National Award-winning family drama Little Zizou,...

Kurdistan, “The Other Iraq”, has been held up as a shining example of peace in the Middle East since US sanctioned protections were put in place in 1992, but how has this experimental democracy...

Tanya Hoshi Our dear friend and brilliant young Zoroastrian filmmaker Tanya Hoshi's latest project, "Turning Tables", will be having its World Premiere in Toronto at the Hot Docs International...

Fali Mistry was known for the imaginative imagery he created out of a dramatic interplay between light and shade. Even the hard to please Baburao Patel, in his Filmindia review of the Nargis-Dilip...

“On one fine morning, Manjula madam called me and narrated the story. She asked me if I was interested in working for a role which is now played by Tridha. She somehow thought that I would fit in...

We have all been inside Jehangir Bulsara’s apartment in Parsi Colony in Mumbai’s Dadar neighbourhood. We have walked over its Italian tiles, enjoyed a meal in the spacious living room, stared out...

Our dear friend Sooni Taraporevala informs us of Yeh Ballet, a lovely virtual reality short film she recently completed. Sooni writes… Yeh ballet kya cheez hai? What is this thing called ballet Amir...

Tracing the Playboy Bunnydom to Bollywood journey of the yesteryear sensation who succumbed to cancer at her central London home a week ago No one cried for Katy Mirza, the pleasure principle of the...

Roy Wadia sues Vishal Bhardwaj for copyright infringement, alleging Kangana Ranaut's character in 'Rangoon' is inspired by Fearless Nadia, right down to the use of her catch phrase, bloody hell!...

Where is my Tent is a beautiful film directed by Zubin Sethna that documents the journey of a tent. “Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Northern Pakistan: I find myself back in a village named...

Navroze Contractor now records the tradition of kushti and akhadas. Navroze Contractor wishes there are more than 24 hours in a day . The veteran cinematographer, known for his work in national...

The amazing Zavare Tengra brings us “Najamai For Trump”. Najamai can't wait for Trump to be her next President ! Imagine a country that's all white like her !

Boman Irani gets candid discussing Parsis and Entertainment, while interacting with an audience in Delhi during the Parzor Cultural Events supported by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla.

Jamshed Farhad Irani was one of a handful of Parsi youth who visited New Delhi to see the seminal exhibitions under The Everlasting Flame Program put together by PARZOR. The video link  was sent to...

You may remember Nazneen Contractor as Kayla Hassan, the daughter of President Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor) and Dalia Hassan (Necar Zadegan) from the eighth and final season of the Fox series “24,”...

Gulserene Dastur made her documentary film making debut at 64. Her film titled "Getting Better" is being screened at the New Hope Film Festival on 26th July.This is a small Film Festival in New...

The sixth season of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones," starting this weekend, will likely bring into focus an important historical element from the fictive universe of George R. R. Martin's novels,...

  Article on Filmfare.com He’s one of the best things about Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale. Tell Boman that and he beams. He reveals what’s unique about working in a Rohit Shetty movie. “Generally, you...

Theatre actor Jim Sarbh marks his debut on the silver screen with Ram Madhvani’s biopic on airhostess Neerja Bhanot. Ankita Maneck | Scroll Named as one of Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 people to...

There has been recent euphoria about a Bollywood actress being one of the presenters at the Oscars Award Ceremony. However it is worth nothing that over 35 years ago the first Indian to do so also...

The beautiful and heartwarming story of an old man and his Mawa Cake....Watch it and feel a surge of emotions run through you..

Sooni Taraporevala, a fantastically talented photographer, screenwriter and film maker was featured in a list of the Top 10 Photographers of India. “…….India has a legacy of cultural variety and...

Being Parsi ‘The Path of Zarathrustra’ made in English is a film that perhaps for the first time   explores the Parsi identity and the history and origin of the faith.  This reminds...

A man is known by the place he occupies. Very rare it is that a place us known by the man who is the life and heart of the place, Vohuman Cafe truly belongs to Hormaz Irani and his heart beats for...

‘The Path of Zarathustra’, which explores the core values of Zoroastrianism, is only the latest faith-based film to hit the screens. Article by Nandini Ramnath  | Scroll.in The devotional film, a...

Divya Cowasji the phenomenal young Parsi filmmaker is at it again. Her latest work titled "Navroz: The New Day" documents Jamshedi Navroz as it is celebrated by the Parsi and Irani Zoroastrians of...