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Nitin Desai’s daughter Mansi urges Maharashtra government to give her father ‘justice’: ‘He had no intention to fraud anyone'
August 06, 2023 9:21 am
Nitin Chandrakant Desai's last rites were held on Friday. Desai is survived by wife Neha and children Siddhant and Mansi.
Show must go on for a Ukrainian director drafted for war ahead of opening night
May 18, 2023 3:24 pm
Drawn from real-life experiences of Ukrainians living under constant shelling and enduring Russian occupation, it touches on the lives of soldiers and paramedics working on the front lines of the war, and volunteers delivering humanitarian aid to the population
Theatre is an excellent medium for entertainment and social messaging: NSD Director
February 18, 2023 5:24 pm
Out of over 700 proposals, 80 plays were shortlisted for this year’s BRM, informed Professor (Dr) Ramesh Chandra Gaur, NSD director.
Surat APMC chief quits after appointing directors without holding elections
July 07, 2022 6:49 pm
Surat’s Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee, biggest in Gujarat, has an annual turnover of around Rs 2,000 crore.
Prof. Karanam Umamaheshwar Rao takes charge as director of NIT-Rourkela
February 20, 2022 9:18 am
The newly appointed Director aims to improve research and innovation infrastructure with the help of faculty and students to make NIT Rourkela a campus of the first choice.
Directing Poorna was a thrill: Rahul Bose
June 13, 2016 7:10 pm
The Bollywood actor and now director Rahul Bose is thrilled to go behind the cameras after 15 years.
Case filed against actor, director, producer of Kaththi
November 07, 2014 1:05 am
A defamation case was filed in a Madurai court against the actor, director and producer of the Tamil film Kaththi for a reference to the 2G spectrum case in the movie
Film editor Deepa Bhatia to turn director
August 22, 2014 1:00 am
Deepa Bhatia, who has edited films like Rock On!!, Taare Zameen Par, Kai Po Che and Student Of The Year is now turning director
Ganging up
August 15, 2014 1:00 am
Actor Makarand Deshpande turns director with the Marathi film Saturday-Sunday
Bringing Up Baby
May 15, 2014 11:29 pm
Director Nitin Kakkar recounts the tale of making and releasing his National Award winning debut Filmistaan.
DIRECTOR VIDEOS
Fans, reason behind survival of Indian cinema: King Khan
February 24, 2016 2:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in an interview given to a leading television channel has expressed his fear that if changes are not made in Indian cinema, then, there is a possibility that it might be taken over by Hollywood even at the local level.Though change is coming to the industry with newbies entering it, the actor said if one looks at the issue from a global perspective, then a majority of the popular films have been the Hollywood ones, and India is the only country where local cinema does better than international cinema.Quoting Hollywood film director Quentin Tarantino, he added that the reason for local movies to survive is stardom.But the star also believes that stardom in this country, whether for a director or an actor, is like watching a football match. So, as long as the star system is retained in this country; it will be sometime before international cinema takes over.He said the time is not far when international films will compete with local cinema.
Lance Naik's condition worsened despite all measures: R.R. Hospital
February 11, 2016 2:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): The Research and Referral Hospital of the Indian Army on Thursday said Lance Naik Hanamanthapa's neuro functions and heart functions worsened despite all precautions, eventually leading to his death. R.R. Hospital Director Lt. Gen. Duhan said when they received Lance Naik Hanamthappa in an intubated state on February 9, his body temperature was normal but his blood pressure was very low. Lt. Gen Duhan further said that all these cells, which had already become fragile and consisted of toxin because of working in very cold environment without glucose and oxygen, had produced a lot amount of toxins. Four days after he was found alive in Siachen, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa died in the hospital on Thursday morning.
Minimal use of `scissors` will be focused on: Shyam Benegal
January 09, 2016 10:25 am
Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): Director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal on Saturday said that the main attempt is to minimize the use of scissors while certifying films, which means the committee, will need to grade films more carefully. He further said that the committee will have to work on the guidelines as India is a complex and diverse society.
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