Besides being a veteran actress- cum choreographer, Mamata Shankar also happens to be the daughter of the legendary dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar. Mamata Shankar will soon be seen in Bollywood playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife in Pink. Readers may know that Mamata Shankar has made her acting debut with Mrinal Sen's Mrigayaa (1976) which had Mithun Chakraborty as her co-star. Speaking about Pink, Mamata Shankar said that she was nervous shooting with Amitabh Bachchan, whom she had known since the late 1960s when he spent time in Kolkata. Even though she was offered a role in yet another Amitabh Bachchan starrer Te3n (film by Sujoy Ghosh), the makers reportedly never got back to her, even after the discussions and fixing the shoot schedule. Maybe that explains the reason of her being hesitant to give her nod to Pink, because of her previous bad experience with Te3n.
- 4/14/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
A still from Fandry
The British Film Institute’s London Film Festival has picked 7 Indian films to screen in its 57th edition: Sniffer, Fandry, Jeevan Smriti, The Lunchbox, Kalpana, Siddharth and From Gulf To Gulf .
The festival will be held from October 9 to 20, 2013 and will screen over 300 films.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox is the only Indian film in the Official Competition section. An India/France/Germany co-production, the film revolves around a middle class housewife Ila who is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage and Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui feature in lead roles. The film is due to see a country wide theatrical release on September 20, 2013.
Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Sniffer (Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa) and Richie Mehta’s Siddharth will screen under the Journey section.
Sniffer is the tale of a clumsy private detective Anwar.
The British Film Institute’s London Film Festival has picked 7 Indian films to screen in its 57th edition: Sniffer, Fandry, Jeevan Smriti, The Lunchbox, Kalpana, Siddharth and From Gulf To Gulf .
The festival will be held from October 9 to 20, 2013 and will screen over 300 films.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox is the only Indian film in the Official Competition section. An India/France/Germany co-production, the film revolves around a middle class housewife Ila who is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage and Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui feature in lead roles. The film is due to see a country wide theatrical release on September 20, 2013.
Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Sniffer (Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa) and Richie Mehta’s Siddharth will screen under the Journey section.
Sniffer is the tale of a clumsy private detective Anwar.
- 9/5/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Recently, the 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the lineup for their “100 Years of Indian Cinema” series presented by Incredible India! Ever since pioneer filmmaker D.G Phalke released his first feature film Raja Harishchandra on May 3, 1913, India has continued to be the most prolific and diverse film industry in the world. To mark the global celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema, Nyiff is featuring an exceptionally compelling array of films preceding Cannes. The lineup includes three rarely seen masterpieces from different time periods, as well as two world-premiere documentaries that explore different facets of Indian filmmaking.
These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.
These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.
- 4/22/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Still from Kalpana
Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun, Mumbai Cha Raja, One More and Kalpana will be screened at the 27th edition of Fribourg International Film Festival (Fiff), to be held from March 16-23, 2013 in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun and Mumbai Cha Raja will screen under the FIFFamily In India section. The newly-introduced FIFFamily is a mini festival under Fiff for the attending parents and children. The section will screen three selected films from the same country.
One More will screen under the Genre Cinema: Escape to Victory! section and Kalpana will screen in the Hommage à World Cinema Foundation section.
The festival that will play host to 90 feature and 20 short films from 45 countries, will open with Karzan Kader’s Bekas and close with Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster.
Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba will make its Swiss premiere at the festival. Young Stanley, unlike his classmates, is...
Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun, Mumbai Cha Raja, One More and Kalpana will be screened at the 27th edition of Fribourg International Film Festival (Fiff), to be held from March 16-23, 2013 in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun and Mumbai Cha Raja will screen under the FIFFamily In India section. The newly-introduced FIFFamily is a mini festival under Fiff for the attending parents and children. The section will screen three selected films from the same country.
One More will screen under the Genre Cinema: Escape to Victory! section and Kalpana will screen in the Hommage à World Cinema Foundation section.
The festival that will play host to 90 feature and 20 short films from 45 countries, will open with Karzan Kader’s Bekas and close with Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster.
Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba will make its Swiss premiere at the festival. Young Stanley, unlike his classmates, is...
- 3/4/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Amala Shankar at Cannes
Dance maestro Uday Shankar’s Kalpana and its leading lady Amala Shankar received a standing ovation at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. A digitally restored version of the film was screened here as part of Cannes Classics.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation has digitally restored the film using a combined dupe negative and a positive print preserved at the National Film Archive of India (Nfai).
Amala Shankar, the wife of late director Uday Shankar was present at the screening. ‘This is my only film,’ she recalled, ‘I was born in a small thatched roof house in Bengal and now I feel I am a citizen of the world. France holds special importance for me as this is where I met my husband for the first time when I was eleven years old.’
A recorded introduction from Martin Scorsese preceded the screening. Uday Shankar, better known internationally than at home,...
Dance maestro Uday Shankar’s Kalpana and its leading lady Amala Shankar received a standing ovation at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. A digitally restored version of the film was screened here as part of Cannes Classics.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation has digitally restored the film using a combined dupe negative and a positive print preserved at the National Film Archive of India (Nfai).
Amala Shankar, the wife of late director Uday Shankar was present at the screening. ‘This is my only film,’ she recalled, ‘I was born in a small thatched roof house in Bengal and now I feel I am a citizen of the world. France holds special importance for me as this is where I met my husband for the first time when I was eleven years old.’
A recorded introduction from Martin Scorsese preceded the screening. Uday Shankar, better known internationally than at home,...
- 5/18/2012
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
Breaking myths and telling you everything that you should know about Indian films at Cannes Film Festival 2012
Which are the Indian films at 65th Cannes Film Festival?
Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia in Un Certain Regard
Peddlers by Vasan Bala in 51st Cannes Critics Week
Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 & 2 in Directors’ Fortnight
Kalpana by Uday Shankar in Cannes Classics
Project ‘The Untold Tale’ by Shivajee Chandrabhushan in L’Atelier
Are Cannes Critics Week and Directors’ Fortnight official selections?
No. They are parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival.
Then what is official selection?
Cannes Film Festival official selection comprises of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Special Screenings, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Classics and the Cinéfondation.
The most important of the official selection are the Competition and Un Certain Regard. Films that are representative of “arthouse cinema with a wide audience appeal” are presented in Competition, and Un Certain Regard...
Which are the Indian films at 65th Cannes Film Festival?
Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia in Un Certain Regard
Peddlers by Vasan Bala in 51st Cannes Critics Week
Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 & 2 in Directors’ Fortnight
Kalpana by Uday Shankar in Cannes Classics
Project ‘The Untold Tale’ by Shivajee Chandrabhushan in L’Atelier
Are Cannes Critics Week and Directors’ Fortnight official selections?
No. They are parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival.
Then what is official selection?
Cannes Film Festival official selection comprises of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Special Screenings, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Classics and the Cinéfondation.
The most important of the official selection are the Competition and Un Certain Regard. Films that are representative of “arthouse cinema with a wide audience appeal” are presented in Competition, and Un Certain Regard...
- 5/16/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Kalpana by Uday Shankar at Cannes Classics
Kalpana (1948) directed by Uday Shankar will be screened as part of Cannes Classics. The film has been restored by the World Cinema Foundation chaired by Martin Scorsese from a copy of the original negative preserved by the National Film Archive of India.
Kalpana is the only film written and directed by noted dancer Uday Shankar. It is a dance-drama revolving around a young dancer’s dream to set up a dance academy. The film featured Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar in lead roles.
Cannes Film Festival created the Cannes Classics programme in 2004 to showcase restored prints of classic films and masterpieces of film history.
The Cannes Classics 2012 programme includes 13 feature films, two shorts, a mini-concert and four documentaries. All these films will be world premieres.
Some of the other films to be screened in this section are: Once Upon a time in America by Sergio Leone,...
Kalpana (1948) directed by Uday Shankar will be screened as part of Cannes Classics. The film has been restored by the World Cinema Foundation chaired by Martin Scorsese from a copy of the original negative preserved by the National Film Archive of India.
Kalpana is the only film written and directed by noted dancer Uday Shankar. It is a dance-drama revolving around a young dancer’s dream to set up a dance academy. The film featured Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar in lead roles.
Cannes Film Festival created the Cannes Classics programme in 2004 to showcase restored prints of classic films and masterpieces of film history.
The Cannes Classics 2012 programme includes 13 feature films, two shorts, a mini-concert and four documentaries. All these films will be world premieres.
Some of the other films to be screened in this section are: Once Upon a time in America by Sergio Leone,...
- 4/27/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Martin Scorsese has shown keen interest in revising and restoring Mamata Shankar's legendary father Uday Shankar's film Kalpana. Sheepishly Mamata confesses she has been not as swift and professional in her dealings with Martin Scorsese as she should have. "He has indeed been very interested. But I've not been able to keep up the communication with Martin as much as I'd like to. I'm so busy with many different things. Apart from looking after my family and work I also have a mother (former danseuse Amala Shankar) who is over 90. All this is no excuse for putting behind a project as important as a restoration of my father's film." Mamata now intends to interact seriously with Martin Scorsese and get the restoration work off the ground. "I feel it's a great responsibility that has been put forward for me. I can't thank Martin Scorsese enough for taking such keen interest in Kalpana.
- 2/17/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Martin Scorsese has shown keen interest in revising and restoring Mamata Shankar's legendary father Uday Shankar's film Kalpana. Sheepishly Mamata confesses she has been not as swift and professional in her dealings with Martin Scorsese as she should have. "He has indeed been very interested. But I've not been able to keep up the communication with Martin as much as I'd like to. I'm so busy with many different things. Apart from looking after my family and work I also have a mother (former danseuse Amala Shankar) who is over 90. All this is no excuse for putting behind a project as important as a restoration of my father's film." Mamata now intends to interact seriously with Martin Scorsese and get the restoration work off the ground. "I feel it's a great responsibility that has been put forward for me. I can't thank Martin Scorsese enough for taking such keen interest in Kalpana.
- 2/17/2010
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
February 17, 2010: Martin Scorsese has shown keen interest in revising and restoring Mamata Shankar’s legendary father Uday Shankar’s film ‘Kalpana’.
Sheepishly Mamata confesses she has been not as swift and professional in her dealings with Martin Scorsese as she should have. “He has indeed been very interested. But I’ve not been able to keep up the communication with Martin as much as I’d like to. I’m so busy with many different things. Apart from looking after my family and work I also have a mother (former danseuse Amala Shankar) who is over 90. All this.
Sheepishly Mamata confesses she has been not as swift and professional in her dealings with Martin Scorsese as she should have. “He has indeed been very interested. But I’ve not been able to keep up the communication with Martin as much as I’d like to. I’m so busy with many different things. Apart from looking after my family and work I also have a mother (former danseuse Amala Shankar) who is over 90. All this.
- 2/17/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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