Contestants pose with Bollywood film director Madhur Bhandarkar (C) as they display traditional Sikh wedding groom attire during the Mr. Singh International Turban Pride 2012 Fashion Show in Amritsar late December 16,2012. A total of 26 contestants participated in the event in the northern Indian city.
Mumbai: Post Heroine, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar says he is on a break from direction.
I am on a break right now. I am only visiting different places and busy attending film festivals. I usually take a break after each film because it is a little tiring. So, I need a break right now, Bhandarkar told IANS.
New Delhi: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has been invited to join the international jury at the Cairo International Film Festival that starts on Tuesday.
I am delighted to be a part of the international jury for the 35th edition of Cairo International Film Festival. I love the theme that they have 'positive thinking, revolution and freedom'. This is an honour, which I humbly accept, Bhandarkar said in a statement.
Indian Bollywood film director Madhur Bhandarkar arrives to visit ailing right-wing Hindu party Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray in Mumbai on November 15, 2012. Mumbai police stepped up security November 15 to prevent any unrest as Indian firebrand politician Bal Thackeray was reported to be in critical condition at his home in the city. Large crowds of supporters gathered overnight outside the residence of the 86-year-old, who founded the right-wing Hindu party Shiv Sena and is widely accused of stoking ethnic and religious violence.
Mumbai: National award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said he is relieved after the Supreme Court quashed the charge of alleged rape levelled against him by actress and model Preeti Jain.
He thanks his wife, friends and fans for their constant support. I am feeling very much relieved. When I got this news, I was completely numb and I was in tears. This case was almost eight and a half years old, so this whole drama has come to an end, Bhandarkar told IANS.
Mumbai: Madhur Bhandarkar's last film Heroine didn't garner too much praise, but the filmmaker is happy with the kind of cinema he has made so far.
I think the sharp journey, it's hard-hitting and real. I never left any people, from traffic signal to the film industry. I am very happy with the kind of cinema I have made, the kind of research which I have done, the 44-year-old said here Wednesday.
