By Shanaya Lalkaka for DNA India Sooni Taraporevala’s Little Zizou is busy making the rounds of film festivals and will hit Mumbai theatres soon, reports Shanaya Lalkaka Sooni Taraporevala’s directorial debut Little Zizou has done well at all the film festivals in which it has been screened so far. Come February 2009, Mumbaikars will get… Continue reading Untitled
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Sooni Taraporewala: In conversation post – Little Zizou
Sooni Taraporevala, who wrote the screenplay for Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake, turns director with Little Zizou. Her stories dredge up the darkness in society, yet her storytelling isn’t dark . There’s drama and humour that helps connect with a wide audience. Perhaps, that is what has made Sooni Taraporevala one of the… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala: In conversation post – Little Zizou
Nazneen Contractor’s long, strange trip to ‘The Border’
As customs agent Layla Hourani on “The Border” — which airs Mondays on CBC Television — Nazneen Contractor is almost a genre of one. Hourani defies both the Western stereotype of the submissive Muslim woman and the Muslim stereotype of the fast, loose Western female. “Layla is someone who is assimilated and entrenched but still… Continue reading Nazneen Contractor’s long, strange trip to ‘The Border’
How Manekshaw tackled a Man who wowed to kill him
This is a small clip of Sam Manekshaw’s Speech at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is narrating of an incident at North East India’s Military Camp. [via DeshGujarat]
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Jennifer Kotwal to Star in a new movie
She will soon be seen in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke with Himesh Reshammaiya but despite picking up offers from Bollywood, Jennifer Kotwal says she will never turn her back on Kannada and says she still prefers to work there. “No way will I leave,” she says, “Kannada is still my first… Continue reading Jennifer Kotwal to Star in a new movie
Film Personalities on Parsi New Year
Perizad Kolah Marshall: Pateti is the last day of the year for the Parsi community and generally falls in the last days of August as per the English calendar. Bawas don’t need an excuse for celebration, so you can imagine to what extent we go to bring in the New Year. For me, it’s a… Continue reading Film Personalities on Parsi New Year