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Not banning 'Accidental Prime Minister' in MP, fake propaganda by BJP: Congress
The Congress is not banning actor Anupam Kher starrer 'The Accidental Prime Minister' in Madhya Pradesh and reports over the same is incorrect, clarified party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday.His response came after some reports claimed that the movie was being banned by the Kamal Nath-led government in the state.Taking to his Twitter handle, Surjewala alleged that BJP was staging "fake propaganda" against the party, adding that the "nation wants governance and not diversion" from various issues including unemployment and rural distress."This is incorrect. MP Govt has taken no such decision. Fake propaganda by BJP won't desist us from questioning the Modi Govt on- Rural Distress, Unemployment, Demo Disaster, Flawed GST, Failed Modinomics, All pervading Corruption! Nation wants Governance, not diversion!" he tweeted.Later, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath too rubbished reports of his government mulling over a ban on the film saying, "no movie will be banned in ...
Amitabh Bachchan sends out wishes, prayers for Kader Khan's speedy recovery
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan sent out wishes and prayers for Kader Khan's wellbeing and recovery.He took to his Twitter handle to share the sad news, writing, "KADER KHAN .. actor writer of immense talent .. lies ill in Hospital .. PRAYERS and DUAS for his well being and recovery .. saw him perform on stage, welcomed him and his prolific writing for my films .. great company, a Libran .. and many not know , taught Mathematics."According to various media reports, the 81-year-old actor has been admitted to a hospital overseas, after complaining of breathlessness. The actor has now been put on a BiPAP ventilator. He is unable to talk and is also showing signs of pneumonia.Reportedly, he suffers from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a degenerative disease that causes loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia. Kader also underwent surgeries for his knees in 2017.Big B and Kader have shared screen space in movies including 'Do Aur Do Paanch', 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar', 'Mr. ...
11th Bengaluru International Film Festival to kick start in February
With a special theme of 'Nature's Fury,' The Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES) is all set for its 11th edition, which will be held from February 07, 2019 to February 14, 2019, in Bengaluru.Being organised by the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and Department of Information and Public Relations of Government of Karnataka, the opening event of the festival will be held in the presence of National and International delegates, filmmakers and celebrities in Bengaluru at Banquet Hall, Vidhanasoudha.While the closing event for the conferring of awards will be held on February 14, 2019. To give it a definite date, the festival is always held on first Thursday of February every year.With about 200 films from 50 Countries, the screenings will be held at 11 screens which will be attended by filmmakers, film critics & International and National film distribution companies, and cine loving public.The eleventh edition will have different sections, namely Cinema of the World, ...
No prior screening for 'The Accidental Prime Minister': Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher has refused to the opposition Congress' demands of a special screening of his upcoming film 'The Accidental Prime Minister.'Kher, in a press conference on Friday, was responding to the assertions made by the Maharashtra Youth Congress that objected to the recently released trailer of the political drama.The organisation has also demanded a special pre-release screening of the film - based on Dr. Manmohan Singh's tenure as India's prime minister.When asked by the media when the makers plan to hold a screening ahead of its January 11 release, the veteran actor retorted, "Why should we? Then what is the use of the Censor Board?"He added, "The only person, if he asks me, that I would like to have a screening - not to sort of ask if it is right or not - is Dr. Manmohan Singh."Following the release of the trailer on Thursday, the official Twitter handle of BJP called it a "riveting tale of how a family held the country to ransom for 10 long years".When asked if it isn't unusual .
Rishi Kapoor excited about 'The Accidental Prime Minister'
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor loved the trailer of Anupam Kher-Akshaye Khanna starrer "The Accidental Prime Minister", and says the film seems to be "political yet interesting".
Documentary wins award in Asia South East International Short
"Finding Beauty in Garbage", a documentary film based on the garbage of Dibrugarh town in Assam has received the Best Short documentary film award in Asia South East International Short Film Festival at Phnom Penh in Cambodia, its producer said on Friday. The film festival was held at Phnom Penh recently. The Film which is based on the garbage of Dibrugarh town in upper Aasam has also been selected for special screening for this year's Short and Sweet Film festival Utah, USA, Ooty Film Festival and Bengal International Film festival, said Satyamam Dutta, the producer of the film. The seven minute film was produced, directed and scripted by Dutta who is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer presently posted in Dibrugarh. Speaking about his documentary, Dutta told PTI that the burning problem of garbage disposal has been projected by him with a satirical approach prompting viewers to think and realise how the disposal of garbage affects their life. He said the film has ...
No ban on any film in MP: Kamal Nath
Retorting to controversy around movie 'The Accidental Prime Minister', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday clarified that no movie will be banned in his state.His statement comes after MP's Congress leader Syed Zafar stated that his party will not let the movie release in the state without watching it first.The leader, in an exclusive interview with ANI, claimed that "Manmohan Singh is an intellectual leader. Using words like accidental prime minister is very wrong and we will not allow such a film."He also stated that he has written a letter to the director regarding the film's title and the content of the movie.Earlier Congress The Maharashtra Youth Congress raised objections to the Anupam Kher starrer and asserted that if the film is released without prior screening for their office bearers to ensure that none of the scenes is factually incorrect, they will resort to "other options" to stop the screening of the film.'The Accidental Prime Minister' revolves around ...
Famke Janssen explains her struggles to avoid stereotypes in Hollywood
Revealing the problems she faced before and after becoming the Bond girl, Famke Janssen said that she knew her work was going to cut out.In a recent interview with Fox News, the Dutch actress stated that she learned to avoid being typecast long before she took on the role that catapulted her to stardom."I started out as a model even before I became an actress," she said. "Then I tried to get away from the stereotype of a model-turned-actress by quitting at the height of my career and going to Columbia University. And then I turned to acting, thinking that I could start clean. It didn't exactly happen that way."Even though she started out in independent films first, her biggest break was 1995's 007 film 'GoldenEye.' That was the part of what was considered to be a Bond girl, as Soviet assassin Xenia Onatopp. "I thought, 'OK, we now have another hurdle to overcome. Now I have to get past that stigma," she explained.After 'GoldenEye,' Janssen became a megastar. However, she said she ...
MP Cong leader threatens to stall release of 'The Accidental Prime Minister'
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the upcoming Bollywood film 'The Accidental Prime Minister', Madhya Pradesh's Congress leader Syed Zafar stated that they won't let the movie release in the state without watching it first.The leader, in an exclusive interview with ANI, claimed that "Manmohan Singh is an intellectual leader. Using words like accidental prime minister is very wrong and we will not allow such a film.""If such a film will release in Madhya Pradesh, Congress will protest against the film. And we will not allow let the film screening to take place here," he added.On being asked what are they objecting to in the movie, he responded saying, "We have a problem with the film's title as well as the film's trailer. The film's title is really wrong. Congress will first see the movie and only after that, it will get released. "He also stated that he has written a letter to the director regarding the film's title and the content of the movie."I have written a letter to the ...
Iggy Azalea continues performance while backstage dancer suffers seizure
Rapper Iggy Azalea defended herself after a dancer suffered a seizure during her concert in Brazil while she continued the performance.The incident took place on the night of Thursday when she was singing 'Black Widow' and out of three dancers, one dancer fell during the performance, while unaware Azalea continued the song. Immediately after she saw her, the 28-year-old called the emergency medical team on stage.After the incident, the Australian rapper faced criticism for choosing to continue the show.Defending herself and giving an update on the dancer's condition she said, "Just want to let everyone asking know my dancer is OKAY!, the light & heat caused her to have a seizure, she is backstage feeling much better."An hour later, the singer wrote another post saying, "Also, for what it's worth in regards to the backup dancer, 1. I thought she had just fallen/twisted her ankle and it may sound harsh but; you keep singing until the music stops & ask for a medic which is what I
Congress denies banning 'The Accidental Prime Minister' in MP
Dismissing reports of banning upcoming political film "The Accidental Prime Minister" in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday dubbed the movie on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "fake propaganda by the BJP" and asserted it will not desist from questioning the Narendra Modi government on key issues.
'Accidental Prime Minister' BJP's campaign film: Maha Youth Cong
The Maharashtra Youth Congress Friday withdrew its demand for a special screening of the film "The Accidental Prime Minister", claiming that it did not wish to see the "campaign movie of the BJP". The trailer of the film was released here on Thursday. It shows former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a victim of the Congress' internal politics ahead of the 2014 general elections. On Thursday, Maharashtra Youth Congress chief Satyajeet Tambe had written to the film's producer, Bloom Art PTE's Sunil Arora, demanding a special screening before the movie hit the screens as well as "course correction" in case there was any distortion in the way events of the time were depicted in the film. Withdrawing the demand, Tambe tweeted on Friday, "As BJP has tweeted trailer of #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister movie from their official Twitter handle... it is now evident that it is BJP's propaganda/campaign movie ... hence we don't even want to see this campaign movie of BJP and we withdraw our demand of .
Memes emerge as social media art, comment and empowerment tool
It's all about art -- when M F Husain took brush to canvas, when Satyajit Ray got behind the camera and even when a clever somebody logs in to inscribe astute comment on image to produce what has come to be known as a meme. And when India's twin obsessions cinema and politics combine, you get a meme that is not just just humour but a biting comment on contemporary times and also a tool of empowerment and expression. According to Ramit Verma, creator of social media account 'Official PeeingHuman', memes are "time capsules" representing the culture prevailing at a particular point. Like when a cow replaced antagonist Ganesh Gaitonde in a defining scene from Netflix's India original "Sacred Games", based on a book by author Vikram Chandra on Mumbai's underworld. It was a sure-shot viral meme -- a bovine standing amidst the burning mountain of Mumbai's trash in self-deified glory with the dialogue "kabhi kabhi lagta hai apun hee bhagwan hai" (it often feels that I am god) inscribed on ...
'The Accidental Prime Minister' trailer: Rishi Kapoor lauds Anupam Kher, Akshay Khanna
Amid all the controversy surrounding the trailer of 'The Accidental Prime Minister', Rishi Kapoor has congratulated his friend Anupam Kher, beforehand, for the film."@AnupamPKher your passion for your craft is what I hope you teach at your film school. And how smashing does our Akshay Khanna look! Congratulations beforehand!" Kapoor wrote on Twitter.It did not take long for Kher to respond to Kapoor's kind words that he poured in for his upcoming film. "Thank you so much, dearest Rishi Kapoor, for your love and appreciation. New York mein saath mein dekhenge (We'll sit and watch the film together in New York)," Kher responded.'The Accidental Prime Minister' revolves around former prime minister Manmohan Singh's tenure as prime minister, and is based on the book of the same name written by Singh's advisor Sanjaya Baru.Kapoor's word of appreciation comes a day after Maharashtra Youth Congress raised objections over the film stating that the trailer features incorrect representation of ..
Mystic Kalinga Festival to focus on Bhakti poetry
Themed 'From the carnal to the cosmic: A celebration of Bhakti poetry', the Mystic Kalinga Festival, in its third edition, will celebrate the formless divine invoked by Bhakti movement exponents like Kabir, Tulsidas, Jayadeva, Tukaram, and Meerabai. Organised by Odisha Diary Foundation, the literary-cultural festival that will bring together music, dance and discussion, is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar and Chilika in Odisha from January 5. Arundhathi Subramaniam, the creative director of the event said that the aim this year was not to "merely discuss Bhakti, but to distil its very essence". "It is a celebration of Bhakti that great tearing disruptive experience of human longing. A longing so all-encompassing that it has often blurred the divide between the sacred and the sensual, the erotic and the existential, the human and the divine," she said in a statement. The festival will be a mlange of poetry readings, lectures, music concerts, panel discussions and dance performances
Hard to see someone else as 'Bigg Boss' winner: Surbhi
After getting evicted from the "Bigg Boss" 12 house during the finale week, contestant Surbhi Rana says she can't see someone else as winning the show. For her, she is the true winner of the show.
Kader Khan hospitalised
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan has been hospitalised in Canada, according to reports. The 81-year-old actor's has reportedly developed breathing issues and the doctors have transferred him from regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to pray for Khan's well being and recovery. "Kader Khan... actor writer of immense talent... lies ill in Hospital... Prayer and duas for his well being and recovery... Saw him perform on stage, welcomed him and his prolific writing for my films. Great company, a libran and many not know, taught Mathematics," Bachchan tweeted. Bachchan and Khan worked together on films such as "Do Aur Do Paanch", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar", "Mr. Natwarlal", "Suhaag", "Coolie" and "Shahenshah". Born in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 22, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna's "Daag". Prior to that he had written dialogues for Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan's "Jawani Diwani". As a screenwriter, Khan frequently collaborated .
Agitation against 'The Accidental Prime Minister' uncalled for: Madhur Bhandarkar
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on Friday said that the controversy over Anupam Kher starrer 'The Accidental Prime Minister' is uncalled for.The recently-released trailer of the film - which revolves around Dr. Manmohan Singh's tenure as prime minister - has drawn a lot of flak from the Maharashtra Youth Congress that demanded a special screening of the film.In an exclusive interview to ANI, Bhandarkar said, "These agitations are uncalled for, especially when we talk about freedom of expression. It's just the trailer that has been released and people are already agitated about it.""The same thing happened with my film 'Indu Sarkar' last year, which was based on emergency. This is not fair if we talk about democracy. There should be freedom of expression," he added.The political drama, which will release on January 11, is based on facts as chronicled in a book by Sanjaya Baru, Manmohan Singh's media advisor between 2004 and 2008."If we talk about this movie, it is based on a book which ..
Tagore's masterpiece 'Shesher Kobita' adapted, staged in Delhi
The premiere of a theatrical rendition of Rabindranath Tagore's "Shesher Kobita", a classic literary piece considered by many to be one of his best works, was received well in a theatre festival held here.
Can't we extend our wishes for a film: Rathore on BJP lauding 'Accidental Prime Minister'
With the Congress attacking the BJP after it lauded the trailer of "The Accidental Prime Minister", starring Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh, Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore on Friday asked whether his party doesn't even have the freedom to extend wishes to a film. The trailer of the film, based on the book of the same name by Sanjaya Baru who served as Singh's media advisor from 2004 to 2008, was released in Mumbai on Thursday. The trailer shows Singh as a victim of the Congress's internal politics ahead of the 2014 general elections. "Riveting tale of how a family held the country to ransom for 10 long years. Was Dr Singh just a regent who was holding on to the PM's chair till the time heir was ready? Watch the official trailer of 'TheAccidentalPrimeMinister', based on an insider's account, releasing on 11 January," the BJP said on Thursday night. Congress leaders have slammed the "The Accidental Prime Minister", saying it is BJP's propaganda against their party. Asked for his ...