Category Archive for: ‘Bollywood’

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Coming to Theaters Soon The Indian Film Industry has produced several films on the Queen of Jhansi over the years. One of the best-known ones was Sohrab Modi’s masterpiece. The latest in the pipeline is Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, with Kangana Ranaut in the title role. The film is expected to be released January …

Mulk: Prejudice and Perception Mulk is an excellent, under-promoted film on how anti-Muslim propaganda can affect the lives of ordinary Indian citizens. An extended Muslim family, with Murad Ali Mohammed, played by Rishi Kapoor, as its head, live in Banaras, and are on easy, friendly terms with everyone in their locality, including Hindus. The even tenor of their life is …

PFPA Demands Ban on Indian Films to Revive Pakistani Film Industry The PFPA (Pakistan Film Producers Association) has petitioned the Lahore High Court to ban all Indian films from playing in Pakistani cinema theatres, since, according to them, this is disrupting the national film industry. Indian films are very popular in Pakistan and many Pakistanis prefer them to local productions, …

Asha Bhosle Records New Song After a 23 Year Hiatus The versatile Asha Bhosle has sung in various Indian languages throughout the course of her long musical career. Now back in the recording studio after a break of 23 years, she has released a new Bengali song “Ebar Pujoy Elaam Phire” on the occasion of Durga Pooja celebrations. The song …

Sui Dhaaga Embroiders on the Make in India Campaign Sui Dhaaga, directed by Sharat Katariya for Yash Raj Films, is a bitter-sweet story of human aspirations and perseverance in small-town India. Taking the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign as a theme, the film shows us how an awakened pride, self-reliance, and hard work can conquer the odds and turn …