BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Released in 1975, Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay featured a stellar cast including Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan as the dreaded Gabbar. The film ran continuously in Indian theatres for five years — a testament to its immense popularity. Audiences embraced it wholeheartedly, memorizing and repeating […]
In Search of the Sky – A film of Emotions, Endurance and Liberation
Pooja Vishal Sharma, Producer and Writer; Jitank Singh Gurjar, Director; and Shelly Sharma, Cinematographer BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: In Search of The Sky, a film by Jitank Singh Gurjar, was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that tells the story of an elderly couple living in abject poverty in rural India. They work […]
TIFF announces its final seven Tribute Award honourees
Image Credit: Courtesy of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) BY MANSI M, TORONTO: The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the award winners for the seventh annual TIFF Tribute awards. Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, shared the final list of honourees for the fundraising gala that celebrates outstanding contributions to cinema. Award-winning actor, producer, […]
Dullsville and the Doodleverse, an Animation experience at TIFF
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Doodles, a character-driven universe and next-generation entertainment company, together with Pharrell Williams, officially premiered ‘Dullsville and The Doodleverse,’ a groundbreaking animation and music experience, at an event that took place during the Toronto International Film Festival at Toronto’s Design Exchange in the historic Toronto Stock Exchange building. Coi Leray, who created music […]
1951 Awara was biggest grossing film of all time, says Shekhar Kapoor at TIFF
BY MANSI M., TORONTO: Mumbai cinema veteran Shekhar Kapur who has directed films like Masoom, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth and Four Feathers amongst others was at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to present Awara, a film from the 50s. It was the world premiere of the newly restored film Awara that commemorates the 100th anniversary […]
THERE IS MAGIC IN THE MOVIE, SAYS SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON PRODUCER ZOYA AKHTAR
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 […]
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 […]
