Bhavna Talwar
Makers of Loveyapa to Host Special Screening for Cast and Crew in Mumbai Tomorrow
The makers of the much-awaited romantic drama Loveyapa are set to host a special screening for the cast and crew tomorrow in Mumbai. The exclusive event will bring together the stars and the creative minds behind the film for a first look at the finished product before its official release. Leading the attendees will be the film’s charismatic leads, Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor, who have already generated immense buzz with th | Click Here...
Zoya Akhtar To Gauri Shinde: 5 Contemporary Women Directors Who Are Here To Make A Difference
While women have actively joined the gender conversation in every walk of life, there continues to be a dismaying paucity of women directors all over the world. In India after Aparna Sen , there was no significant female filmmaker until Nandita Das arrived with Firaaq in 2008. Happily there are women in the millennium making a name as filmmakers in what is clearly a man’s world. Here are my favourites. 1. Zoya Akhtar: Perhaps the single-most influential female director since Aparna Sen and certainly the most prolific. Her oeuvre so far | Click Here...
Review of ZEE5 series Happi: Saluting Chaplin, Happi is Pankaj Kapoor’s finest performance
Happi(ZEE5) Starring Pankaj Kapoor and Chotu Directed by Bhavna Talwar Rating: *** ½ (three and a half stars) Okay, we forgive ZEE5, all its trespasses of excesses. By rescuing director Bhavna Talwar’s exquisite black-and-white homage to the great Charlie Chaplin, ZEE5 has shown us what the streaming platform should actually be used for. A film like Happi comes once in a blue moon. It is a daringly unconventional film and not the least unexpected from the very talented director Bhavna Talvar whose Dharm in 2007 featured Pankaj Kapoor in yet another | Click Here...