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Celina Jaitly, Bhumi Pednekar, Nandita Das, Divya Khossla, Baabul Supriyo On The Kolkata Incident
Celina Jaitly: “From Nirbhaya’s gut wrenching death in 2012 to the horrific rape and gruesome murder of the doctor in her own safe space in Kolkata in 2024 where in it was even tried to make it look like a suicide to the parents by the hospital’s administration. The girl was mutilated and ripped from leg to leg and yet the parents were told it’s a suicide. Have we as a society and humans fallen so low ? You tell me? The inhuman atrocities against women continue.There is no change. No lessons learnt, no lessons taught and no fear instilled within our so | Click Here...
On Sadat Hassan Manto’s Birth Anniversary, IWMBuzz Revisits Nandita Das’s Biopic On The Poet-Activist-Reformist
Saadat Haasan Manto was a poet posing as a prose writer. He thought and responded to social stimuli like a true poet, When his best friend Shyam (the matinee idol of the 1940s who died young after falling off a horse) blurts out that during the post-Partition communal riots he would have killed any Muslim, including Manto, Manto knew it was time to quit India. When Nandita Das’s Saadat Haasan Manto leaves Mumbai for Lahore, the film and the protagonist falls into a melancholic, meditative mood mourning the passing of an era when the country and its people were spli | Click Here...
Nandita Das On Zwigato’s Tax Exemption In Odisha
Applause Entertainment , Nandita Das and Kapil Sharma have plenty to be happy about. Their excellent film Zwigato has now been given tax exemption in Odisha. Zwigato, for those who have not so far seen this authentic take on post-Covid recession, was shot entirely in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha . It tells the story of a delivery boy played by Kapil Sharma trying desperately to make ends meet for his family during the pandemic. The film’s director Nandita Das hosted a screening of the film for Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence. The CM was appare | Click Here...
Review Of Zwigato: A Slice Of Life Drama Told Gently
Zwigato Directed by Nandita Das Rating: **** How does one deal with life when it serves you juiceless lemons? You won’t find Nandita Das and her co-writer Samir Patil juicing the tragic circumstances of her delivery-boy Manas(Kapil Sharma) for tears in this gently effective drama of fringe employment, produced by Applause Entertainment.. This well-cut nugget has no room for tears. Kapil’s Zwigato delivery-boy delivers a performance that is keenly observant of reality: the languorous paunchy body language , the endless rounds on two-wheelers, handling difficul | Click Here...
Kapil Sharma reveals South Koreans cried after watching his film Zwigato
Kapil Sharma is one of the most popular personalities in the industry. The actor is all set to feature in Nandita Das’ film Zwigato. Kapil along with his team launched the second trailer in Mumbai on Wednesday. At the press conference, the actors and director spoke at length about their film, including the reaction it got in Korea when it premiered at the 27th Busan International Film Festival last year. Kapil Sharma said Zwigato struck a chord with the audience in South Korea. "After watching the film, people were crying there, and they didn't even know that I'm known for comedy. | Click Here...
Working With Nandita Das Is An Absolute Pleasure – Kapil Sharma on Zwigato
Kapil Sharma is one of the finest and most amazing comedians and performing artistes in the country. He's a living example of success in the true sense of the term and that's why, come what may, fans love it and feel super happy seeing everything from his end for real and in the true sense of the term. In all these years, Kapil Sharma has worked immensely hard as a performing artiste and well, no wonder, he's truly struggled a long way in his career and how. From being a part of reality comedy shows to now dominating the entertainment quotient big time with his fun and humo | Click Here...
Kapil Sharma shares video with director Nandita Das and co-star Shahana Goswami of upcoming film Zwigato from the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show
As we all know, Kapil Sharma is soon to star in the movie Zwigato alongside Shahana Goswami helmed by Nandita Das. The actor took to Instagram to share a sneak peek of the upcoming episode of The Kapil Sharma Show as all three of them were promoting the upcoming film. This film produced by Applause Entertainment tells us the story of a man who loses his job in the pandemic and has to become a delivery man n a food delivery app called Zwigato as the sole breadwinner of the family. All three of them are seen having a blast on the set. We cannot wait to hear them share fun ane | Click Here...
I think every action is political. Not to do or say anything also reflects your politics – Nandita Das
Zwigato...where and how did this saga of a delivery boy happen in your head? During the pandemic, we consumers, for our own convenience, became more and more dependent on the gig workers and less and less aware of their struggle. The film is about many small things that are hidden in plain sight. Very few films are made these days about urban workers. Apart from being about the life of a gig worker, Zwigato is also about our normalized biases of class, caste, and gender. They have all subtly found their way into the film, making the invisible, visible. It began as a | Click Here...
Nandita Das To Direct Kapil Sharma
Nandita Das is all set to direct comic actor Kapil Sharma and the ever-brilliant Shahana Goswami in her third directorial outing after the well-received Firaaq and Manto. They say that opposites attract, and nothing could be truer for one of the most exciting Director-Actor collaborations coming to life this year. The writer-director-producer Nandita Das teams up with Kapil Sharma, featured in a never seen before avatar, as he steps into the shoes of a food delivery rider. Kapil will be joined by Shahana Goswami, who plays his wife. The film is being produced by Applause E | Click Here...
Kapil Sharma To Headline Nandita Das’s Next Directorial, Latter To Also Co-Produce The Project
Nandita Das is preparing to direct another interesting film after helming the critically acclaimed 2018 biographical movie Manto, which starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Nandita Das has enlisted Kapil Sharma to play the character in her yet-to-be-titled film. Nandita and Kapil have been conversing for a long time, and the final paperwork is in the works. "Nandita and Kapil are both really thrilled to work on this project together. They come from quite different worlds, so there's bound to be something wonderful going on. They're both looking forward to collaborating and challenging each o | Click Here...
Review of The Relationship Manager: Scarcely Generates Interest
The lockdown has inspired at least two short films based on the growing incidents of domestic violence. The first is Nandita Das’s Listen To Her in June which dealt far more sensitively with the theme of domestic violence, using human resources available to Nandita at home, namely her son to play a role, etc. Using the same ploy the new short film The Relationship Manager falls way short of anyone’s expectations. It ruins its central thematic thrust of a battered wife (Divya Dutta) connecting with her chatty affable “relationship manager”(Anup Soni) by trying to cram in a num | Click Here...
No more Fair & Lovely: Bollywood divas react
Fair & Lovely the long-in-use cosmetic cream for women claiming to lighten the skin complexion, has dropped ‘Fair’ from its brand name. Bollywood’s prominent actresses, many of them proudly dark in complexion, react. Taapsee Pannu: “I am glad they have taken one step towards this direction. And from here on I hope they do enough in their capacity to make their customer also understand that fairness has got nothing to do with being lovely.” Urmila Matondkar: “The belief that fair is lovely needs to be lifted from people‘s mind | Click Here...
Now is the time to bring out our understanding, empathy and compassion: Nandita Das
Nandita Das wears many hats. She is a renowned actress, a reputed filmmaker, and a committed activist. At the moment she is reveling in her role as a full-time mother to her 9-year old son Vihaan. Says Nandita, “I’ve always worked from home largely. So not much has changed for me. In fact, I’m enjoying this clean air and silence, no honking in Mumbai. I don’t have to go to the event. I’m not very social anyway. I am fortunate to have house-help, so I’m not cooking and cleaning. The only difference really is that my son is here 24/7 with me which has been wonderful because | Click Here...
Bollywood Actress-Filmmaker-Activist Nandita Das Talks On Her Short Film On Domestic Violence During Lockdown
Nandita Das, the outstanding actress and filmmaker has given us some incredible performances as actor. Now it is time to brace for her short film on domestic violence which has been shot during this lockdown phase. Watch the short film and help spread the message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scwYray2Dsk In an interview with Subhash K Jha, Nandita talks of her short film Listen To Her. Excerpts: What is your short film Listen To Her about? It is about the lives of women during the lockdown that is unseen and unreported. The film fo | Click Here...
Government bans skin-fairness ads, Bollywood’s actresses react
Nandita Das: Since I joined the campaign 'Dark is Beautiful' in 2013, it has triggered many conversations around the issue of colour bias. I meet many people, especially young women, who feel validated as it gives them the strength to combat rampant discrimination based on skin colour. Having said that, I am not really in favour of bans. They often don’t work and give us the illusion of action. Instead, we need to continue the fundamental fight against colour bias in people’s mind. We need to work toward getting rid of prejudice. Till we don't change the mindset, bans w | Click Here...
Film Nakkash gets a standing ovation in Singapore
After winning the best Actor award for the film Nakkash in Washington DC, Nakkash was in Singapore with actor/producer Pawan Tiwari along with lead actors Inaamulhaq and Sharib Hashmi. The best part of the event was that the team of Nakkash got a standing ovation in SGSAIFF 2018. On the opening of the the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival, an elated Abhayanand Singh - Chairperson of SGSAIFF said, "SGSAIFF in its second year has started with a phenomenal response for its films Manto, | Click Here...
Rasika Dugal ecstatic to celebrate 10 years of acting in films with Manto at Cannes 2018!
Rasika Dugal, who’s been surprising everyone with her varied roles proving herself as a versatile actress with numerous projects is soon leaping into the big pool. The actress who made headlines last year when she was roped as the lead in Nandita Das’ much talked about biopic of Sadat Hassan Manto, is now making news again as her film in which she’s paired opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui is headed to the very prestigious, Cannes Film Festival. The actress has been dabbling her acting skills not just in films but in various entertainment platforms including theatre, television and | Click Here...
Bhanu Uday thrilled by fan’s gesture
Actor Bhanu Uday who is currently playing the lead role in Star Bharat's Saam Daam Dand Bhed is thrilled by his sketch made by one of his fans. The fanbase of the actor is increasing and so is the love showered to him by his loyal fans. A fan shared a beautiful sketch of the actor on social media. When Bhanu noticed it, he instantly thanked the fan and shared the sketch on his social media account. Bhanu Uday who was earlier seen in films like Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai along with Swara Bhaskar, will be next see | Click Here...