A courtroom drama that follows an idealist lawyer, Niharika Singh, taking on her powerful mentor, Janardhan Jaitley in a battle that constantly pushes the line between legal and illegal. The series is directed by Sahir Raza and written by Reshu Nath. It is produced by Juggernaut Productions and will stream on Jio Cinema. The series features Neha Sharma and Akshay Oberoi along with Kubbra Sait, Asheema Vardaan, Ira Dubey, Parul Gulati, Piyush Mishra, Satyadeep Mishra, and Zayn Marie Khan.
Trailer Review The trailer of Illegal 3 was recently released and has received positive reviews from fans and critics alike. The trailer shows Niharika Singh, played by Neha Sharma, starting on a thrilling journey driven by her desire to become Delhi’s top legal, abandoning her once-cherished beliefs. The trailer also shows the ideological struggle between Niharika Singh and Janardhan Jaitley, played by Piyush Mishra. The trailer has been praised for its gripping storyline,...
Trailer Review The trailer of Illegal 3 was recently released and has received positive reviews from fans and critics alike. The trailer shows Niharika Singh, played by Neha Sharma, starting on a thrilling journey driven by her desire to become Delhi’s top legal, abandoning her once-cherished beliefs. The trailer also shows the ideological struggle between Niharika Singh and Janardhan Jaitley, played by Piyush Mishra. The trailer has been praised for its gripping storyline,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Desk Editorial
- GlamSham
The Illegal web series has captivated audiences with its gripping courtroom drama and thought-provoking themes. Over three seasons, the show has evolved, introducing new characters and storylines while maintaining its core essence. Here’s a comparison of the three seasons:
Season 1:
The first season set the tone for the series, introducing us to Niharika Singh (Neha Sharma), an idealistic lawyer, and her mentor, Janardhan Jaitley (Piyush Mishra). The season focused on Niharika’s journey as she navigated the complexities of the legal system and confronted her own beliefs. The season was praised for its realistic portrayal of the Indian legal system and the performances of the lead actors.
Season 2:
The second season saw Niharika taking on more challenging cases and facing off against her mentor, Janardhan Jaitley, in a battle of wits. The season introduced new characters, including Akshay Oberoi as a rival lawyer, and explored themes of power,...
Season 1:
The first season set the tone for the series, introducing us to Niharika Singh (Neha Sharma), an idealistic lawyer, and her mentor, Janardhan Jaitley (Piyush Mishra). The season focused on Niharika’s journey as she navigated the complexities of the legal system and confronted her own beliefs. The season was praised for its realistic portrayal of the Indian legal system and the performances of the lead actors.
Season 2:
The second season saw Niharika taking on more challenging cases and facing off against her mentor, Janardhan Jaitley, in a battle of wits. The season introduced new characters, including Akshay Oberoi as a rival lawyer, and explored themes of power,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Desk Editorial
- GlamSham
The highly anticipated third season of the legal drama series, Illegal, has finally arrived on Jio Cinema. This gripping show has captivated audiences with its intense storylines, complex characters, and unflinching portrayal of the justice system’s darker side.
In Illegal Season 3, Advocate Niharika Singh (Neha Sharma) and her team face new challenges as they tackle fresh cases and confront corruption, deceit, and betrayal. The latest installment introduces intriguing new characters, each with their own secrets and motivations, adding to the suspense and intrigue.
With its sharp dialogue, clever plot twists, and thought-provoking themes, Illegal Season 3 promises to be a thrilling ride. The talented cast, including Neha Sharma, Piyush Mishra, and Akshay Oberoi, deliver standout performances, bringing depth and nuance to their characters.
Don’t miss out on the intense drama and suspenseful storytelling that has made Illegal a fan favorite. Stream Illegal Season 3 now on Jio Cinema and discover...
In Illegal Season 3, Advocate Niharika Singh (Neha Sharma) and her team face new challenges as they tackle fresh cases and confront corruption, deceit, and betrayal. The latest installment introduces intriguing new characters, each with their own secrets and motivations, adding to the suspense and intrigue.
With its sharp dialogue, clever plot twists, and thought-provoking themes, Illegal Season 3 promises to be a thrilling ride. The talented cast, including Neha Sharma, Piyush Mishra, and Akshay Oberoi, deliver standout performances, bringing depth and nuance to their characters.
Don’t miss out on the intense drama and suspenseful storytelling that has made Illegal a fan favorite. Stream Illegal Season 3 now on Jio Cinema and discover...
- 5/21/2024
- by Desk Editorial
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Jan 5 (Ians) Ariana Dondh, Gaurav Pundir and Moksh Kothari topped the charts on the final day in the national dressage freestyle competition at Amateur Rider’s Club, here on Thursday.
In the advanced dressage freestyle category, Ariana Dondh from Maharashtra secured top spot while riding on her pony Freixenet 81 with a score of 62.
In the intermediate dressage freestyle category Gaurav Pundir Delhi topped the charts while riding on his horse Gse’S Escobar by securing 64. Abhishek Chopra, another athlete from Delhi came second while riding on Serrano with a score of 59.
On the same day in the young rider’s dressage freestyle category to music competition, Moksh Kothari secured first position while riding on with his horse Go For It Tc with 69 score.
Aadya Rao and Niharika Singh came second and third respectively, while Aadya rode on Belle Z and secured a score of 63. And Niharika who performed with...
In the advanced dressage freestyle category, Ariana Dondh from Maharashtra secured top spot while riding on her pony Freixenet 81 with a score of 62.
In the intermediate dressage freestyle category Gaurav Pundir Delhi topped the charts while riding on his horse Gse’S Escobar by securing 64. Abhishek Chopra, another athlete from Delhi came second while riding on Serrano with a score of 59.
On the same day in the young rider’s dressage freestyle category to music competition, Moksh Kothari secured first position while riding on with his horse Go For It Tc with 69 score.
Aadya Rao and Niharika Singh came second and third respectively, while Aadya rode on Belle Z and secured a score of 63. And Niharika who performed with...
- 1/5/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The teaser of Season 2 of web series ‘Illegal’ is out. It features Neha Sharma and Piyush Mishra reprising their roles as ‘Niharika Singh’ and ‘Janardhan Jaitley’, respectively. Neha and Piyush open up about their roles and how it feels to bring their characters back on the show. The show is about Neha portraying a […]...
- 11/11/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
strong>Ahaan
Starring Abuli Mamaji, Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Plabita Borthakur
Written & Directed by Nikhil Pherwani
The best thing about this short, sweet, benign drama is its upbeat mood. Even when the situation gets sticky for Ahaan, played by a real-life Down Syndrome-d chap, he is forever walking on sunshine. The film follows suit. It is frothy and ebullient,unwilling to bring in the clouds even rain is forecast.
Ahaan opens with the protagonist looking down from his room at boys playing cricket. We know how this sequence would go. There is very maturely portrayed relationship between Ahaan and his constant companion Hari (Haresh Raut) who is more than the domestic help. Hari is the brother, the sounding board and the cheerleader Ahaan never had.
When Ahaan’s surly Ocd-stricken neighbour Ozzy’s wife leaves him, we know how it is going to go. If you crave for surprises in your cinematic experience,...
Starring Abuli Mamaji, Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Plabita Borthakur
Written & Directed by Nikhil Pherwani
The best thing about this short, sweet, benign drama is its upbeat mood. Even when the situation gets sticky for Ahaan, played by a real-life Down Syndrome-d chap, he is forever walking on sunshine. The film follows suit. It is frothy and ebullient,unwilling to bring in the clouds even rain is forecast.
Ahaan opens with the protagonist looking down from his room at boys playing cricket. We know how this sequence would go. There is very maturely portrayed relationship between Ahaan and his constant companion Hari (Haresh Raut) who is more than the domestic help. Hari is the brother, the sounding board and the cheerleader Ahaan never had.
When Ahaan’s surly Ocd-stricken neighbour Ozzy’s wife leaves him, we know how it is going to go. If you crave for surprises in your cinematic experience,...
- 3/24/2021
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
The global sports media property, One Championship™ (One), today announced that reality television series, The Apprentice: One Championship Edition, will premiere in India on Republic TV on 20 March 2021 with new episodes airing every Saturday.
A multi-skilled entrepreneur originally from Pune, Niraj Puran Rao, joins the show as one of 16 candidates all vying for the right to be called The Apprentice.
Coming from a humble navy background, Niraj spent his childhood mostly traveling in the first few years of his life. In 2017, he won India’s Asli Champion, a reality TV competition for the physically and mentally fittest men and women in India.
Niraj joined The Apprentice: One Championship Edition so he could give back to his country and ignite millennial entrepreneurship in India. He is now looking to conquer the boardroom and earn a spot alongside One Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong as his protégé.
“It is nothing short...
A multi-skilled entrepreneur originally from Pune, Niraj Puran Rao, joins the show as one of 16 candidates all vying for the right to be called The Apprentice.
Coming from a humble navy background, Niraj spent his childhood mostly traveling in the first few years of his life. In 2017, he won India’s Asli Champion, a reality TV competition for the physically and mentally fittest men and women in India.
Niraj joined The Apprentice: One Championship Edition so he could give back to his country and ignite millennial entrepreneurship in India. He is now looking to conquer the boardroom and earn a spot alongside One Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong as his protégé.
“It is nothing short...
- 3/17/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa review: A cut above that should be seen, savoured and thoughtfully appreciated.
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa review is here. English title (Sniffer) this 2013 Hindi dark comedy by the master filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta is finally streaming on Eros Now from November 20, 2020.
Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui along with Ananya Chatterjee and Pankaj Tripathi, the movie premiered on 17 October 2013 at the BFI London Film Festival.
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa review
The poetic genius of Buddhadev Dasgupta’s storytelling and the mastery of emotions on screen by Nawazuddin Siddiqui results in a cinema that should be seen, savoured and thoughtfully appreciated. The rare sangam (meeting point) of a renowned filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta who has his own universal language of cinema and an actor with refined nuances Nawazuddin Siddiqui create an exquisitely beautiful and beguilingly poetic chronicle of life, people, places, spaces, loneliness, togetherness, longing, belonging, allusions, reality, faith, fate and more.
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa review is here. English title (Sniffer) this 2013 Hindi dark comedy by the master filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta is finally streaming on Eros Now from November 20, 2020.
Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui along with Ananya Chatterjee and Pankaj Tripathi, the movie premiered on 17 October 2013 at the BFI London Film Festival.
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa review
The poetic genius of Buddhadev Dasgupta’s storytelling and the mastery of emotions on screen by Nawazuddin Siddiqui results in a cinema that should be seen, savoured and thoughtfully appreciated. The rare sangam (meeting point) of a renowned filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta who has his own universal language of cinema and an actor with refined nuances Nawazuddin Siddiqui create an exquisitely beautiful and beguilingly poetic chronicle of life, people, places, spaces, loneliness, togetherness, longing, belonging, allusions, reality, faith, fate and more.
- 11/20/2020
- by Vishal Verma
- GlamSham
The emotional drama ‘Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa’ helmed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, featuring a talented cast including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh & Pankaj Tripathi, amongst others is all set to stream from 20th November 2020.
What happens when a detective sets off on an unintended journey? Does he discover his real self, or does he come across a new revelation? Well, Eros Now’s latest movie titled ‘Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa’ has a unique and engaging narrative. Anwar (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), a clumsy private detective, takes a case in his rural homeland to find Anmol (Pankaj Tripathi) and is forced to confront his own romantic tragedy With Ayesha (Nikharika Singh). What happens next? Does Anwar solve the case assigned to him? Or does he get entangled in a web of his own? The film shall take the viewers on a journey interspersed with different emotions – happiness, sadness, and surprise to name a few.
‘Anwar...
What happens when a detective sets off on an unintended journey? Does he discover his real self, or does he come across a new revelation? Well, Eros Now’s latest movie titled ‘Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa’ has a unique and engaging narrative. Anwar (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), a clumsy private detective, takes a case in his rural homeland to find Anmol (Pankaj Tripathi) and is forced to confront his own romantic tragedy With Ayesha (Nikharika Singh). What happens next? Does Anwar solve the case assigned to him? Or does he get entangled in a web of his own? The film shall take the viewers on a journey interspersed with different emotions – happiness, sadness, and surprise to name a few.
‘Anwar...
- 11/19/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Dalit film festThe festival, held on February 23-24 in New York, included films in Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Nepali, covering a wide variety of Dalit stories and assertion.Ravikiran ShindePa Ranjith, Niharika Singh and Nagraj Manjule at the event“My goodness, you have so many stories in your life since childhood … I have none. I just studied Class 12 and came to college, that’s it.” This is what Jo, an upper caste girl, tells Periyerum, a Dalit boy, in the movie Pariyerum Perumal. Directed by Mari Selvaraj and produced by Pa Ranjith, the film was screened at the inaugural Dalit Film and Cultural Festival held on February 23-24 in New York. It was a befitting start to the event, indicating the necessity to showcase and celebrate Dalit stories and culture. The festival, called Daliff, was part of a two-day extravaganza held at and co-hosted by Barnard College, Columbia University and The New York School.
- 3/1/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
KollywoodVijay Sethupathi will be playing the villain and Rajinikanth called him a "maha nadigan" at the launch.Tnm StaffRajinikanth’s Petta has been scheduled for Pongal 2019. Ahead of its release, the makers launched the film’s audio at an event held in Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai. The audio launch was attended by the film’s cast and crew members in addition to fans and college students. While Karthik Subbaraj and Anirudh Ravichander, the film’s director and music director respectively, were alternately attributing the other to be the greatest Thalaivar fan, this sentiment was equally reflected by all the cast members. Rajini, who came up on stage last, spoke about his experience of having worked in Petta and also appreciated Vijay Sethupathi’s acting talents. “He is a maha nadigan. Felt very good to have worked with someone like him after so long,” he said to loud cheering.
- 12/10/2018
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
OpinionThe decision Netflix takes now could also be a litmus test for what the ‘Me Too’ movement has truly meant for the Indian entertainment industry.Ramanathan S.Just as the dust around anonymous allegations of sexual harassment against its writer Varun Grover was settling down, season 2 of Sacred Games, the runway-hit Indian original on global streaming platform Netflix, is now facing yet another challenge – the recent allegations of abuse and harassment against one of its lead actors, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. On November 9, Bengaluru-based journalist Sandhya Menon tweeted out an account written by former Miss India Niharika Singh on her experiences of abuse and harassment in the film industry. Niharika alleges that Nawazuddin Siddiqui coerced her into a relationship, and also turned abusive later. When she broke it off with Nawazuddin and did not reciprocate to his multiple attempts to initiate a physical relationship once again, the actor spread false stories about...
- 11/10/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
A lot of actors have written memoirs of their life. But most of them have treaded cautiously while writing about their love affairs or about their equation with their colleagues or co-stars. There were some exceptions though. For instance, Dilip Kumar wrote about his tumultuous equation with Madhubala but then this is a different caseRead More
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- 10/31/2017
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Stars: Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, Anand Krishna Goyal, Sandip Datta Gupta, Poonam Mathur, Coulsom Sujitabh, Madhu Rajesh, Niharika Singh | Written and Directed by Howard and John Ford
Howard and John Ford’s The Dead 2: India is a sequel to their previous Africa-set zombie flick; and to be honest, it’s the most auspicious of sequels… A zombie epidemic reaches the Asian subcontinent and American engineer Nicholas (Joseph Millson) attempts to trek 300 miles across stunning but deadly rural Indian landscapes to reunite with his Indian girlfriend Ishani (Meenu Mishra), aided only by plucky orphan boy Javed (Anand Gopal).
I didn’t catch The Dead, so the novelty of watching a Zombie film set anywhere other than Middle America (or Crouch End) was not lost on me…
The various locations around rural India are occasionally used rather well. Nicolas’s introductory scene is a slow pull out from extreme close up...
Howard and John Ford’s The Dead 2: India is a sequel to their previous Africa-set zombie flick; and to be honest, it’s the most auspicious of sequels… A zombie epidemic reaches the Asian subcontinent and American engineer Nicholas (Joseph Millson) attempts to trek 300 miles across stunning but deadly rural Indian landscapes to reunite with his Indian girlfriend Ishani (Meenu Mishra), aided only by plucky orphan boy Javed (Anand Gopal).
I didn’t catch The Dead, so the novelty of watching a Zombie film set anywhere other than Middle America (or Crouch End) was not lost on me…
The various locations around rural India are occasionally used rather well. Nicolas’s introductory scene is a slow pull out from extreme close up...
- 7/9/2015
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (2012) leaves an uneasy impression. It is not about its mildly explicit images, titillating posters or exposure to the shady underworld of low-grade semi-porno, horror film industry. It isn’t about the unconventional focus on a low grade film industry either though all of the above linger in the mind of the viewer. The greatest difficulty of Ahluwalia’s film is to have taken on a daunting project without rising to its challenges. The film is hesitant about where its stakes lie—in depicting the reality or in weaving a narrative that discloses the deeper neuroses of an underworld, an overrated glamor industry called Bollywood or an indelible blend of crime and film in India.
The film is set in the underworld of cinema that finds its lonely, sex-starved consumers amongst us, filling their lives with images that are pleasing only in a state of abjection.
The film is set in the underworld of cinema that finds its lonely, sex-starved consumers amongst us, filling their lives with images that are pleasing only in a state of abjection.
- 7/1/2014
- by Shekhar Deshpande
- DearCinema.com
Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely is releasing in theatres in the USA starting June 6. The film is being released by Dada Films in seven cities: Seattle (June 6), New York (June 20), San Jose, California (June 20), Los Angeles (June 20), Chicago (June 27) and Austin (June 27) on the mentioned date with an expansion to follow.
The movie will also release on digital platforms like iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play in August. FilmBuff will distribute the movie in the digital space.
“We really responded to Ashim’s unique perspective and his ability to explore controversial themes and issues,” said FilmBuff’s Head of Content, Steven Beckman. “Through its docu-narrative hybrid approach, Miss Lovely delivers a gritty, powerful lens into a stranger than fiction world that will surely resonate with audiences here in the United States.”
Miss Lovely delves deep into the underbelly of India’s film industry, where back-alley producers churn out...
The movie will also release on digital platforms like iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play in August. FilmBuff will distribute the movie in the digital space.
“We really responded to Ashim’s unique perspective and his ability to explore controversial themes and issues,” said FilmBuff’s Head of Content, Steven Beckman. “Through its docu-narrative hybrid approach, Miss Lovely delivers a gritty, powerful lens into a stranger than fiction world that will surely resonate with audiences here in the United States.”
Miss Lovely delves deep into the underbelly of India’s film industry, where back-alley producers churn out...
- 6/7/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Film: "Miss Lovely"; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George;
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia; Rating: ****
To aesthetically capture the scummy on screen in all their naked glory is not an easy task. Debutant director Ashim Ahluwalia has achieved a stirring and disturbing synthesis of a documentary-styled narrative on the not-defunct world of horror-porn from the 1980s, and a conventional Hindi film love triangle (two brothers, one girl, tension, tension!).
The storytelling is not just unique, it is also extremely disturbing. The characters do not follow the redemptive path from sleaze to atonement. They remain till the end damned, doomed and despicable in their greed to capture female flesh in lascivious.
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia; Rating: ****
To aesthetically capture the scummy on screen in all their naked glory is not an easy task. Debutant director Ashim Ahluwalia has achieved a stirring and disturbing synthesis of a documentary-styled narrative on the not-defunct world of horror-porn from the 1980s, and a conventional Hindi film love triangle (two brothers, one girl, tension, tension!).
The storytelling is not just unique, it is also extremely disturbing. The characters do not follow the redemptive path from sleaze to atonement. They remain till the end damned, doomed and despicable in their greed to capture female flesh in lascivious.
- 1/18/2014
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Jan 11: Actress Niharika Singh, who will be seen in forthcoming film "Miss Lovely", set in the lower depths of Mumbai's C-grade film industry, says it's "brave" of director Ashim Ahluwalia to make such a movie. In fact, she herself was warned by her friends not to do the movie.
"When Ashim makes a film, he does not make it to please the audience, or by thinking about the collection. If you're making such a film, it's a brave thing and to get a theatrical release (for 'Miss Lovely'), it's a victory in itself," said Niharika.
The film revolves around the destructive relationship between two brothers, played by.
"When Ashim makes a film, he does not make it to please the audience, or by thinking about the collection. If you're making such a film, it's a brave thing and to get a theatrical release (for 'Miss Lovely'), it's a victory in itself," said Niharika.
The film revolves around the destructive relationship between two brothers, played by.
- 1/11/2014
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Dec 24: Ashim Ahluwalia's internationally acclaimed film "Miss Lovely" is ready to hit the Indian screens with an 'A' certificate, but the director says the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) had initially asked for 157 cuts to make it suitable for viewing in India.
Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Niharika Singh in the lead roles, "Miss Lovely" competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Talking about his tryst with the Indian censor board, Ahluwalia said: "It actually took me a year to get it passed, there are cuts."
Set in the 1980s, "Miss Lovely" talks about.
Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Niharika Singh in the lead roles, "Miss Lovely" competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Talking about his tryst with the Indian censor board, Ahluwalia said: "It actually took me a year to get it passed, there are cuts."
Set in the 1980s, "Miss Lovely" talks about.
- 12/24/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Reworked out of a shelved documentary on illegal sex-horror films in the lower depths of Bollywood, Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia, is a startling piece of cinema that explores a sordid tale of betrayal and doomed love. His first narrative feature, the film is an ode to renegade film making that flouts genre conventions to conjure up a world that very few of us have access to.
The film follows Vicky and Sonu Duggal, played by Anil George and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, two brothers struggling to produce illegal sex-horror films in the mid 1980s. It explores the intense and mutually destructive relationship between the Duggal brothers and a struggling actress Pinky, played by Niharika Singh.
"The story does take place in the dark, lower depths of the industry, so this is not the kind of space that we usually depict in our films. It is a very adult film that explores...
The film follows Vicky and Sonu Duggal, played by Anil George and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, two brothers struggling to produce illegal sex-horror films in the mid 1980s. It explores the intense and mutually destructive relationship between the Duggal brothers and a struggling actress Pinky, played by Niharika Singh.
"The story does take place in the dark, lower depths of the industry, so this is not the kind of space that we usually depict in our films. It is a very adult film that explores...
- 12/18/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened at the 12th edition of the East End Festival in London. The festival kicked off on June 25 with the screening of The UK Gold by Mark Donne.
“Set in the seedy, grimy world of India’s so called ‘C grade’ Hindi film industry of the 1980s, Ashim Ahluwalia’s debut feature is another myth-busting film from the new wave of Indian directors,” says the festival website, “A visually ravishing evocation of an era taking in sleazy hotels, abandoned warehouses, damaged wannabe stars and movie loving gangsters, this decade-spanning tragedy has been touted as its country’s answer to P.T. Anderson’s Boogie Nights. It deserves the accolade.”
The film has been selected for the Best Feature Competition at the festival.
After its premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2012, the film won the Indian Competition at Mumbai Film Festival. It features Nawazuddin Siddiqui,...
“Set in the seedy, grimy world of India’s so called ‘C grade’ Hindi film industry of the 1980s, Ashim Ahluwalia’s debut feature is another myth-busting film from the new wave of Indian directors,” says the festival website, “A visually ravishing evocation of an era taking in sleazy hotels, abandoned warehouses, damaged wannabe stars and movie loving gangsters, this decade-spanning tragedy has been touted as its country’s answer to P.T. Anderson’s Boogie Nights. It deserves the accolade.”
The film has been selected for the Best Feature Competition at the festival.
After its premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2012, the film won the Indian Competition at Mumbai Film Festival. It features Nawazuddin Siddiqui,...
- 6/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Documentary filmmaker Ashim Ashluwalia makes his transition to feature films with this story of the two brothers, Sonu (Nawazuddin Sidiqqui) and Vicky (Anil George) who work making lurid and sleezy (and highly illegal, given the censorship and repression of the times) schlock horror and porn films in 1980s Bombay. Vicky is the ambitious one of the pair, working out deals with gangsters when he isn’t trying to sidestep their hold on the distribution of his product. Sonu is the more hapless, almost dimwitted, and decidedly passive brother, who harbours a dream to create something different, a romantic film that he titles “Miss Lovely”. He feels he’s found his heroine in Pinky (Niharika Singh), a seemingly sweet young woman trying to break into films, but with a shadowy past and a link to Vicky that Sonu discovers far too late.
Theirs is a world that is a far cry...
Theirs is a world that is a far cry...
- 9/14/2012
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Toronto – On July 31st, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival announced its second wave of features and documentaries to be added to this year’s already promising lineup.
The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.
Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”
Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.
Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...
The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.
Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”
Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.
Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...
- 8/1/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
Toronto – On July 31st, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival announced its second wave of features and documentaries to be added to this year’s already promising lineup.
The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.
Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”
Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.
Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...
The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.
Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”
Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.
Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...
- 7/31/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
Horror fans, get ready to salivate over the lineup of genre films heading to Toronto this September for the Midnight Madness and Vanguard sections of the Toronto International Film Festival. We have all the details you need along with lots of new stills!
The fest runs September 6th-16th, and the full schedule will be posted on August 21st. While a few of the films listed aren't pure horror, they fall in the categories horror fans will be focusing on so we've included them here for general information.
Midnight Madness
The wild side: midnight screenings of the best in action, horror, shock, and fantasy cinema.
The ABCs of Death - World Premiere
Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento,...
The fest runs September 6th-16th, and the full schedule will be posted on August 21st. While a few of the films listed aren't pure horror, they fall in the categories horror fans will be focusing on so we've included them here for general information.
Midnight Madness
The wild side: midnight screenings of the best in action, horror, shock, and fantasy cinema.
The ABCs of Death - World Premiere
Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento,...
- 7/31/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Today the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) announced the much-anticipated line-up for the fourth edition of the City to City programme, a series designed as an “exploration of the urban experience, highlighting the best in emerging cinematic talent in a particular locale.” It’s been no secret that the spotlight this year would be placed squarely on Mumbai, as confirmed earlier this year by the festival’s Artistic Director, Cameron Bailey.
“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going through a significant change and a strong group of new filmmakers has emerged. They’re representing the evolution of their city in an interesting way. Toronto audiences are in for a treat this fall.
“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going through a significant change and a strong group of new filmmakers has emerged. They’re representing the evolution of their city in an interesting way. Toronto audiences are in for a treat this fall.
- 7/31/2012
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Toronto International Film Festival 2012 has announced the ten films in the Mumbai City to City program. The new Indian films that will have their world premiere at Toronto this year include Manjeet Singh’s “Mumbai Cha Raja” (The King of Mumbai), Anand Gandhi’s “Ship of Theseus”, Mohit Takalkar’s “The Bright Day” and Hansal Mehta’s “Shahid”.
The lineup includes Anurag Kashyap’s two part “Gangs of Wasseypur”, Dibakar Banerjee’s “Shanghai” and Vasan Bala’s “Peddlers”.
The lineup of the fourth edition of City to City program was announced today which focuses on Mumbai and its thriving film industry.
“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going...
The lineup includes Anurag Kashyap’s two part “Gangs of Wasseypur”, Dibakar Banerjee’s “Shanghai” and Vasan Bala’s “Peddlers”.
The lineup of the fourth edition of City to City program was announced today which focuses on Mumbai and its thriving film industry.
“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going...
- 7/31/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Following up an already stellar initial line-up, the Toronto International Film Festival 2012 has announced additional sections including Midnight Madness, Documentaries and Vanguard. When the clock strikes 12, some titles one will be able to see include the highly anticipated Seven Psychopaths, from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh. There’s also the world premiere of the horror anthology The ABCs of Death, as well as Dredd and Eli Roth‘s Aftershock and new films from Rob Zombie and Barry Levinson.
The documentary section brings new films from Alex Gibney, Ken Burns and an interesting one titled How to Make Money Selling Drugs, featuring interviews with 50 Cent, Eminem and more. Rounding out the Vanguard section is many titles screened elsewhere, including the excellent documentary on The Shining, Room 237, as well as the next from Kill List director Ben Wheatley, Sightseers (Cannes review). We also have Luis Prieto‘s Pusher remake, and Michel Gondry...
The documentary section brings new films from Alex Gibney, Ken Burns and an interesting one titled How to Make Money Selling Drugs, featuring interviews with 50 Cent, Eminem and more. Rounding out the Vanguard section is many titles screened elsewhere, including the excellent documentary on The Shining, Room 237, as well as the next from Kill List director Ben Wheatley, Sightseers (Cannes review). We also have Luis Prieto‘s Pusher remake, and Michel Gondry...
- 7/31/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Ashim Ahluwalia
Miss Lovely directed by Ashim Ahluwalia will screen at Un Certain Regard in 65th Festival de Cannes.
Miss Lovely is set in the Bombay of the mid-1980s. It is the story of two brothers, Vicky and Sonu, who produce sleazy C grade films and end up falling for the same woman. The film features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George.
The last Indian film to be screened in Un Certain Regard was Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan in 2010. Un Certain Regards is a competition section that carries the second most prestigious award at the festival.
To read Ashim Ahluwalia’s interview, see Time spent on sets of low grade films- the basis of Miss Lovely: Ashim Ahluwalia
To see the complete list of selected films, click here.
Miss Lovely directed by Ashim Ahluwalia will screen at Un Certain Regard in 65th Festival de Cannes.
Miss Lovely is set in the Bombay of the mid-1980s. It is the story of two brothers, Vicky and Sonu, who produce sleazy C grade films and end up falling for the same woman. The film features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George.
The last Indian film to be screened in Un Certain Regard was Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan in 2010. Un Certain Regards is a competition section that carries the second most prestigious award at the festival.
To read Ashim Ahluwalia’s interview, see Time spent on sets of low grade films- the basis of Miss Lovely: Ashim Ahluwalia
To see the complete list of selected films, click here.
- 4/19/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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