BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Toronto audiences gave a standing ovation to Zoya Akhtar’s film Superboys of Malegaon presented as a Gala at Roy Thomson Hall to a full hall. Directed by Reema Kagti, the film is based on the true story of Nasir Sheikh and the film chronicles the life and work of the self-made […]
EMILIA PEREZ IS THE FIRST RUNNER UP FOR THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AT TIFF
BY MANSI M. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TORONTO: Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard was presented at the Toronto International film festival in Toronto. The popularity of the film resulted in several additional screening at the festival and won the first runner up People’s Choice Award at TIFF. The film takes the form of a […]
THE FREEDOM OF FIERRO PRESENTED AT TIFF
BY MANSI M., TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TORONTO: The Freedom of Fierro directed by Santiago Esteinou was presented at the Toronto International Film festival in Toronto in September. Fierro’s story first came to light in 2014 in a documentary called The Freedom of Fierro Review: A Story of Isolation. This documentary prompted lawyers to reopen […]
IN CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR REEMA KAGTI
BY MANSI M., TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TORONTO: Reema Kagti has a singular voice as an artist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Her directorial debut, Honeymoon Travels Private Limited (2006), was an immediate critical and commercial success. Following that, she wrote and directed the neo-noir Talaash (2012), and the historic sports drama, Gold (2018), both of which […]
IN CONVERSATION WITH PRODUCER ZOYA AKHTAR
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Zoya Akhtar’s directorial journey began with Luck By Chance (2009), followed by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and the internationally acclaimed Gully Boy (2019), which have since acquired cult status, and won numerous global awards and accolades. Since 2019, through Tiger Baby, Zoya has turned producer with […]
FILM SANTOSH EXPLORES WOMEN, CORRUPTION AND THE POLICE SYSTEM IN INDIA
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: In her breakout first fiction film, Sandhya Suri presents the story of Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a rookie woman cop’s life-changing initiation to the police force in rural India. Her husband, a policeman, has died while on duty and his job is given to his wife Santosh where she is confronted with […]
LIFE OF CHUCK WALKS AWAY WITH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AT TIFF
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Mike Flanagan’s film The Life of Chuck walked away with the People’s Choice Award presented at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The first runner up is Emilia Perez directed by Jacques Audiard and the second runner up is Anora directed y Sean Baker. The Life of Chuck narration is adapted […]
ZOE SALDANA AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BY SWATI SHARAN, TORONTO: While attending the Toronto International Film festival, ‘Hello Immigrant’ had the pleasure of being part of the photo shoot with Zoe Saldana. She was wearing couture designed by Petar Petrov. Saldana’s film Emelia Perez is also featuring here at the festival for which she later did a red carpet for the […]
SEVEN DAYS, A TALE OF FREEDOM AND STRUGGLE
picture courtesy TIFF BY MANSI M, TORONTO: Ali Samadi Ahadi’s film Seven Days at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is based on a true story, a narrative of struggle, human rights, suffering and freedom. “I’ve been making films for 53 years. But this movie, it’s not about filmmaking, it’s about values and gives possibilities to […]
RAJ KAPOOR’S 1951 FILM AWARA TO BE SCREENED FREE AT TIFF 2024
BY MANSI M, TORONTO: The World premiere screening of 4K restoration AWARA at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) commemorates the 100th anniversary of director Raj Kapoor’s birth in 1924. The film saw its birth in 1951 and Raj Kapoor directs and stars in this recently restored Bollywood classic, which threads messages of socialist reform […]
