Category: Film

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, Amyra belongs to a Parsi family. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with Issaq in 2013 and was later seen in Hindi films… Continue reading Amyra Dastur on being an actress, ‘It’s scary’

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 majoring in communication, realized she needed to do something to increase representation of her religious background in popular media. Article… Continue reading Simran Jehani’s film portrays Zoroastrianism

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, internationally acclaimed screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala is returning to direction with Ballet Boys. It recounts the inspiring true-life journey of two Mumbai boys, Amiruddin Shah and Manish… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala to direct Siddharth Roy Kapur’s upcoming production Ballet Boys

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 really affected women? 21 DAYS TO NAWROZ is a documentary feature explores the lives of three very different Kurdish women as… Continue reading 21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama

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 Documentary Festival. The film is about Classic Roots, a Powwow techno pioneer who integrates the sounds of his Anishinaabe heritage with electronic and house music. The film is… Continue reading Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release

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 Kumar-Munawar Sultana starrer Babul (1950), had to concede, “Babul is a rich and pleasant picture with maddeningly beautiful photography. Fali Mistry, the… Continue reading Fali Mistry, the Cinematographer Who Taught Bollywood the Importance of Cameramen

“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 the role Nithya. That’s how it went on,” said Amyra. Amyra Dastur, who has acted in Bollywood… Continue reading Amyra dastur’s Telugu Film debut