He is 34 and says that originality is his forte. Homi Adajania’s debut feature film, Being Cyrus (English), hits theatres soon. “The story was rejected by publishers but I thought of making a film out of it,” says Homi. This is not his first brush with film. He assisted Mahesh Mathai in Bhopal Express. Being… Continue reading Originality is my forte
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Boman’s secular choices of roles!
Boman’s secular choices of roles! Of late probably there is one actor who has been very secular in his choice of roles. He has played a catholic in Home Delivery. He plays a Parsi in Being Cyrus. He is Boman Irani. A seasoned photographer and now an equally seasoned actor, he is playing and has… Continue reading Boman’s secular choices of roles!
A film man’s life without the gossip!
Hindu – Chennai,India … We get fascinating accounts of the upper middleclass Parsi life in the country and, excellent pen portraits of some of the author’s favourite persons, grandpa …
Proudly Indian
Hindu Business Line – India … reputation and all relatives and friends were told to take care of me!” Almost half his salary went towards the PG accommodation he had with a Parsi family in …
Jaipal Reddy promises co-prod treaties with Italy, UK
Screen India – India … Focussing on a Parsi family trapped in strife-torn Gujarat where their 10-year-old-son comes up missing, the film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Sarika and Emmy award …
Screen test
Indian Express – New Delhi,India A film on a Parsi boy who went missing during the Gujarat riots won much acclaim at IFFI Goa. His family hopes it will help trace him. …
PARZIANA Film Screening
Isabelle Huppert, Ismail Merchant’s films screened in Retro Webindia123 – India … The Naseeruddin Shah-Sarika starrer ”Parzania” about the travails of a Parsi family on the backdrop of the Gujarat riots drew large crowds in INOX screen II. … Film on Godhra leads to fracas at IFFI Outlook – New Delhi,India … Inspired by the… Continue reading PARZIANA Film Screening
“Being Cyrus,”
As the director Homi Adajania, whose first film, “Being Cyrus,” is being released in December, put it: “After all, India is not just Bollywood and a Punjabi wedding.” Adajania’s India is most certainly not. “Being Cyrus” is a dark, unsettling film about the members of a dysfunctional Parsi family who let a stranger into their… Continue reading “Being Cyrus,”
Gujjus to the fore, again
Come November 25 and Sony’s Batliwala’s House No 43 has a new family moving into the famous address. A set of orthodox but flashy Gujaratis, the Kudkudiyas are all set to tickle your funny bone. Though the format of the show remains the same, the team of actors and set-up is completely new. Screen catches… Continue reading Gujjus to the fore, again
