Tanuja Chandra
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Ayesha Jhulka: Was reluctant about returning to screen because there was a long gap
•Jhulka, who is set to make her web series debut with Prime Video's Hush Hush, was last seen in the 2018 film Genius.
Bollywood of the Wild Wild West days was superb, but I wouldn't want to go back there: Anupama Chopra
Devanshsharma •Anupama Chopra's new book A Place In My Heart is a capsule of her evolution along with the film industry she reports on — from a cub reporter in the Bollywood of the "Wild Wild West" days to "marrying into the mob," all the while building three major film organisations.
Anand Bakshi, the storyteller: In new book, son Rakesh reflects on the poet's 'life and lyrics'
Devanshsharma •In the new book Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein, Rakesh Anand Bakshi looks back at his father, legendary songwriter Anand Bakshi's illustrious career that spanned over five decades.
Amazon Prime Video announces an all-female led series Hush Hush, featuring Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka among others
Fp Staff •Hush Hush, also starring Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna, aims to propel forward the movement of women telling their own stories, said a press release.
Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha review: Tanuja Chandra speaks volumes of sisterhood through 'a tale of two grannies'
Devanshsharma •Through her documentary Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha, Tanuja Chandra touches upon female coping, mortality, rural life, and dependence.
Inside 'Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha': Two women ponder life and death in UP's Lahra village
Neerjad •In Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha, Tanuja Chandra shows how empowering it can be to live life on your own terms during old age. Set in Uttar Pradesh's Lahra village, it follows the shared existence of her aunts, which is as colourful and thriving as the garden they lovingly tend to in their house
Tanuja Chandra: 'If there are 150 Hindi films in a year, not even 50 are led by female actors'
Devanshsharma •As part of our #SceneStealers series, writer and filmmaker Tanuja Chandra discusses her brand of women-led cinema, two decades in the making, and why change — although on its way — has been slow to set in
Konkona Sensharma, Tanuja Chandra, Gazal Dhaliwal on their short A Monsoon Date, and telling more LGBTQ stories
Devanshsharma •Konkona Sensharma, director Tanuja Chandra and writer Gazal Dhaliwal talk about how they have used rain unconventionally in their new Eros Now short film.
Padmavati: Naseeruddin Shah, Anees Bazmee, other filmmakers speak out in film's defense
Ians •Amidst the Padmavati controversy, a string of filmmakers have questioned the freedom of speech and expression in India
How Qarib Qarib Singlle revives a forgotten Bollywood genre — the travel romcom
Abhishek Srivastava •The Bollywood romcom travel genre has taken a leap forward with the Irrfan Khan and Parvathy starrer Qarib Qarib Singlle.