pics – courtesy TIFF BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: The Woman King has been slated as one of the top films of TIFF and indeed it was. The film premiered at Roy Thomson Hall on September 9 with the cast and crew in full glory and dressed to the nines. Oscar winner Viola Davis, the star […]
DEV PATEL RETURNS TO TIFF AS DAVID COPPERFIELD
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Dev Patel returned to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), this time with Director Armando Iannucci’s film The Personal History of David Copperfield. Charles Dickens classic autobiographical novel had a stellar cast that besides Patel included Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Capaldi, and Ben Whishaw. The film is set […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MANMARZIYAAN STARS
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan (Husband Material) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) at the prestigious Roy Thomson Hall on September 11. The film attended by Kashyap also had the main stars in attendance including Abhishek Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. INTERVIEW WITH THE MANMARZIYAAN STARS Abhishek Bachchan Q. What […]
A FESTIVAL FOR FILM LOVERS
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: A Pakistani documentary about displaced persons, an Indian female buddy picture set in Goa, a story about Hindu Muslim unity, a journey based on relationships, family and salvation and a documentary on the disappearing presentation of the travelling “tent cinemas” that transport films to villages across India are just some of […]
