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Ivan Ayr opens up on his film Meel Patthar heading to the 2020 Venice Film Festival
• 5 years agoIvan Ayr's Meel Patthar was recently chosen to screen at the Horizons category of the Venice Film Festival
Court director Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film The Disciple to compete at Venice Film Festival
Fp Staff • 5 years agoChaitanya Tamhane's sophomore feature The Disciple has been selected for the Competition section. Ivan Ayr’s Milestone will be shown in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival 2020.
Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020 nominations: Gully Boy, Article 15 compete for best film; Nivin Pauly, Mammootty get best actor nods
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCritics' Choice Film Awards will honour films from across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada language.
Ahead of Chhapaak release, Kanu Behl on how his short film explores psychology of an acid attack perpetrator
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoWhile Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak chronicles the struggles of an acid attack survivor, Kanu Behl's Binnu Ka Sapna is an insight into criminal psychology.
Netflix's Delhi Crime, Soni present a compassionate portait of India's police force, one that's rare but real
Manik Sharma • 6 years agoIt took streaming platforms to flesh characters out of policemen and women but it should be seen as a welcome change
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Congress' 10 year challenge in UP, Oxfam survey on income, Soni in time of Simmba; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUnfortunately for the Congress, Uttar Pradesh's extant social reality is very different today from what it was in 2009
In the time of Simmba, Netflix's Soni brings much-needed empathy to the genre of toxic cop dramas
Devanshsharma • 6 years agoEmpathy, the overarching theme of Soni, evades Simmba, which never rises above the glorification of a corrupt police officer.
Soni movie review: Netflix's taut, engaging drama boasts of restrained yet powerful performances
Karishmaupadhyay • 6 years agoSoni shows us a world that is inherently hostile towards women. On the streets, they are sexually harassed; at work, they are not taken seriously; and at home, they are constantly reminded to live up to societal expectations.
Manto, Leena Yadav's Rajma Chawal, Tumbbad to be showcased at 2018 London Film Festival
Ians • 6 years agoSteve McQueen's thriller Widows will open the 62nd London Film Festival while Jon S. Baird's Stan & Ollie will close the fest
Hindi film Soni, directed by Ivan Ayr to make world premiere at 75th Venice International Film Festival
Ians • 7 years agoIt's about Soni,a young and fiery policewoman in Delhi and Kalpana, her superintendent who are dealing with a growing crisis of violent crimes against women