Tag: Gangs of Wasseypur
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Prime Video’s ‘Bombay My Beloved’ Redefines Heroes & Villains in India
Indian web content can be distinguished from its television and film counterparts for taking the world that Bollywood films have depicted for generations and injecting it with a heady dose of grainy realism. Films like Gangs of Wasseypur have gained international attention from cinephiles for its raw depiction of the underbelly of crime. However, the…
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Luxbox Boards EFM-Bound Indo-French Coming of Age Film ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ (Exclusive)
Paris-based sales company Luxbox has swooped on feature debutant Shuchi Talati’s “Girls Will Be Girls” and will represent the film at Berlin’s upcoming European Film Market (EFM).The film is set in an elite boarding school in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India and follows the story of Mira, a 16-year-old girl whose sexy,…
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Vicky Kaushal Revealed as Titular DJ in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ (Exclusive)
Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal (“Uri: The Surgical Strike”) has been revealed as the titular DJ in influential Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s “Almost Love” (“Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat”).The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival and Asian premiere at the Hainan Island International Film Festival. It is an India-u.K. co-production set…
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Asia Argento, Golshifteh Farahani, Gaspar Noe Head Voice Cast of Animation ‘Schirkoa’ (Exclusive)
Asia Argento (“Agony”), Golshifteh Farahani (“Extraction”) and Jim Sarbh (“Made in Heaven”) star in the voice cast of Ishan Shukla’s animated feature “Schirkoa,” production on which begins in the spring.The voice cast also includes Soko (“Little Fish”) and Arish Ahmad Khan aka King Khan, front man of Berlin-based garage rock and psychedelic soul band King…
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India’s Anurag Kashyap and Partners Dissolve Phantom Films
Celebrated Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (“Gangs of Wasseypur”) and his partners the directors and producers Vikramaditya Motwane Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena have dissolved their seven-year partnership at Phantom Films.Phantom recently produced the series “Sacred Games” for Netflix, with Motwane as showrunner and also co-directing with Kashyap. Motwane was recently announced as showrunner for…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Heads Jury for New Apsa Music Award
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese composer who will this week be honored as the Asian Filmmaker of the Year in Busan, will head the jury for the best original score prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It is the first time that the APSAs, now in their 12th edition, present a best original score prize.Sakamoto…