Amit V Masurkar

Debutant directors, with fresh, engaging stories, master-minded 2017's most successful films

Armed with fresh, engaging stories, clear vision and a phantom-esque less-talk-more-work aesthetic, debutant directors have pulled strings and master-minded 2017’s most daring and successful films.

Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Rajkummar Rao bags best actor trophy, Newton wins for screenplay

The two awards have come as a boost to the critically-acclaimed Newton, which will represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 90th Academy Awards next year.

Newton director Amit V Masurkar responds to plagiarism allegation: 'No idea about other film'

Newton's director Amit V Masurkar has responded to allegations of plagiarism saying he had no idea about the Iranian film Secret Ballot

Newton: How Rajkummar Rao's film is a subtle nod to the scientist's infallible theories

An analysis on how Sir Isaac Newton's theories on gravity and optics find their philosophical counterparts in Rajkummar Rao's character of Newton Kumar.