Sona Mohapatra on her documentary's world premiere at Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival, and never 'shutting up'
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoSona Mohapatra talks about the world premiere of a documentary on her, Shut Up Sona, that she has produced, at the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival.
Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff's forthcoming action flick War cleared with U/A certificate; final runtime revealed
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's upcoming action drama War is 2 hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds long.
Hrithik Roshan says his condition was Tiger Shroff be part of War: 'He could drive me to be in best shape'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHrithik Roshan considers his War co-star one of the Hindi film industry's most hardworking actors he has collaborated with.
Bard of Blood premiere: Shah Rukh Khan, Emraan Hashmi, Parineeti Chopra attend Netflix show screening
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe premiere of Bard of Blood was attended by several Bollywood celebs, including producer Shah Rukh Khan, Parineeti Chopra, and Sohum Shah.
Bard of Blood: Emraan Hashmi says his character Kabir's modesty, righteousness makes him unique
• 6 years agoBard of Blood also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kirti Kulhari and Rajit Kapoor.
Varanasi's weavers disown poet-saint Kabir, as his legacy stands threatened over communal tension
Vandana Shukla • 6 years agoKabir, the 15th century Bhakti poet-saint, is now facing a crisis in his legacy and ownership. Believed to have belonged to a community of weavers, the man who preached secularism, has been banished by his own people, the weavers' community comprising a large section of Muslims, who refuse to even visit his Math in Varanasi.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Triple talaq bill passed, ugly truths of Kargil war, Kabir's legacy; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoEditor's Picks: Triple talaq clears Rajya Sabha test, incompetence of generals during Kargil war, how AI is making fashion industry more intelligent; today's must-read stories.
Under the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night: April edition of Delhi event celebrates folk music
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUnder the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night's April edition will feature performances by the Sufi singer Mooralala Marwada followed by the neo-folk fusion band, Neeraj Arya's Kabir Café.
Shonar Pahar, Pupa, Ek Je Chhilo Raja: Here are the best Bengali films of 2018
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay • 6 years agoIn a year that witnessed several sub-par adaptations and crowd-pleasers, the Bengali films that remained memorable explored themes like euthanasia, troubled parent-child relationships and women's rights
Narendra Modi's championing of Kabir ironic, given contrast between Bhakti poet's social radicalism and BJP's political vision
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay • 7 years agoDespite outward championing of Kabir, Modi's BJP will find a fundamental contradiction between their political vision and Bhakti poet's social radicalism