The curtain fell on India’s biggest Film Festival, Jio Mami 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star on Thursday, 27th October, 2016. The ceremony took place at Bal Gandharva Rangmandir, Bandra. World-renowned filmmakers, talent and Bollywood stars walked the red carpet to celebrate the end of Mumbai’s very own film festival’s latest edition.
Sonam Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Abhay Deol, Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Rahul Bose, Kunal Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Ayan Mukerji, Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Shakun Batra, Konkona Sensharma, Rajkumar Hirani, Richa Chadda, Neha Sharma and others walked the red carpet at the closing ceremony along with Jio Mami with Star Co-chairperson Kiran Rao, Festival Director Anupama Chopra. Shweta Tripathi and Vicky Kaushal hosted the event.
Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation & Co-Chair, Mami Board of Trustees said, “It has been an incredible week of cinema at the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival.
Sonam Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Abhay Deol, Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Rahul Bose, Kunal Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Ayan Mukerji, Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Shakun Batra, Konkona Sensharma, Rajkumar Hirani, Richa Chadda, Neha Sharma and others walked the red carpet at the closing ceremony along with Jio Mami with Star Co-chairperson Kiran Rao, Festival Director Anupama Chopra. Shweta Tripathi and Vicky Kaushal hosted the event.
Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation & Co-Chair, Mami Board of Trustees said, “It has been an incredible week of cinema at the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival.
- 10/30/2016
- by Trupti Kantilal
- Bollyspice
Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha brings to the forefront the following questions: Can violence ever be avoided when fighting for one’s rights? How powerful is non-violence in the face of violence? The film explores Gandhi’s philosophy of ‘satyagraha’ in a modern day context. Gandhi’s presence shadows the film throughout through Amitabh Bachchan’s character (Dwarka Anand; Daduji) and also through photographs of Gandhi in the backdrop at poignant moments. The parallel between Daduji and Gandhi provokes not only the realisation of how disappointingly corrupt India has become, but the question: will it take another Gandhi to destroy this corruption in India? To a certain extent, yes. But the ultimate message of the film comes across as, real change can only come through masses united. Daduji’s ‘team’, is comprised of Manav (Ajay Devgn), Yasmin (Kareena Kapoor Khan), Arjun Singh (Arjun Rampal) and Simran (Amrita Rao).
Firstly, we are...
Firstly, we are...
- 9/2/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
A few box-office related questions, answered by Indicine Critic and Trade Analyst Joginder Tuteja.
Q. It is a hypothetical question. If Salman’s next ‘Mental’ (or any other film) clashes with ‘Krrish 3′, who will win the first day, first weekend and first week? And if it clashes with ‘Dhoom 3′, the same question? – Arjun Singh
A. Whether it is ‘Krrish 3′ or ‘Dhoom 3′, both would have taken Read More...
Q. It is a hypothetical question. If Salman’s next ‘Mental’ (or any other film) clashes with ‘Krrish 3′, who will win the first day, first weekend and first week? And if it clashes with ‘Dhoom 3′, the same question? – Arjun Singh
A. Whether it is ‘Krrish 3′ or ‘Dhoom 3′, both would have taken Read More...
- 2/18/2013
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
Filmmaker and scriptwriter Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of .Rang De Basanti. fame says the history of Indian cinema shows villains were the greatest mirrors of the country.s changing socio-political scene..The first villains were the British . they were villains (literally). Then the feudal lords became the villains in the rich-poor conflicts and after that your father became the villain (because he told you which room in the hostel you had to stay and whom you should wed). And then the system became the villain,. Mehra said.Mehra was in conversation with film-writer Jai Arjun Singh about .New Wave Cinema. at the Lit for Life festival presented by The Hindu in the capital Sunday.The discussion was sponsored by Om Books International, which is publishing Mehra.s film .Rang De Basanti. as a novel..Then came young India. But a new wave is generally something which washes everything away and leaves behind a fragrance.
- 9/26/2011
- Filmicafe
Arunoday Sigh
By taking off his shirt and showing off his six pack in Aisha, 6 ft 4 inch tall actor Arunoday Singh earned himself a ?himbo? tag. Not just that, he also invited a flood of offers for similar roles in other films, something that the 28-year-old actor is disappointed by.
From a political family (he is the grandson of the Congressman, the late Arjun Singh), Arunoday found his calling in the arts during his boarding school days. Two movies, Dead Poet?s Society and On the Waterfront, awakened a desire to perform. University in America followed by acting school in New York led to odd acting jobs in New York and London. But the struggle got too much and eventually Arunoday found himself in Mumbai, armed with a wish list of directors and a dream. In 2009 he debuted in Piyush Jha?s Sikandar and since he has been in four movies ? Aisha,...
By taking off his shirt and showing off his six pack in Aisha, 6 ft 4 inch tall actor Arunoday Singh earned himself a ?himbo? tag. Not just that, he also invited a flood of offers for similar roles in other films, something that the 28-year-old actor is disappointed by.
From a political family (he is the grandson of the Congressman, the late Arjun Singh), Arunoday found his calling in the arts during his boarding school days. Two movies, Dead Poet?s Society and On the Waterfront, awakened a desire to perform. University in America followed by acting school in New York led to odd acting jobs in New York and London. But the struggle got too much and eventually Arunoday found himself in Mumbai, armed with a wish list of directors and a dream. In 2009 he debuted in Piyush Jha?s Sikandar and since he has been in four movies ? Aisha,...
- 6/16/2011
- Chakpak
It has now started coming in trickles, i.e. important films in Hindi cinema which were landmark during the times when they were released, are now being revisited to give them a proper social and economic context. In the 27 year, when it was released, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro by Jai Arjun Singh is quite contextual, as it underlines the premise that fighting against the system continues to be one long drawn haul as it was shown in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, and the situation sliding further into abys Read More...
- 6/14/2011
- Bollywood Trade
A mathematics professor dresses up in drag with bra, fishnet stockings, skirt etc to replicate a sizzling Bollywood ''cabaret'' number by yesteryear actress Helen for a New York book festival. The academic''s account of the event forms part of myriad experiences compiled in a new book of essays that takes the reader through various genres of cinema. The anthology "The Popcorn Essayists" edited by Jai Arjun Singh and published by Tranquebar is an account of what films have done to 13 contemporary writers. When asked to do a reading for the Brooklyn Book Festival which invited participants with the rider of "taking a risk and performing something on public stage they have never done before" Manil Suri decides to pay homage to Helen by dancing like her. "For the final verse, dressed in just my bra and skirt, I feel as liberated as Helen," says Suri who danced to the 1971 film "Caravan.
- 3/16/2011
- Filmicafe
Recently, Arunoday Singh has faced a major loss in his family with the passing away of his grand-father, politician Arjun Singh. Arunoday who was shooting in Hyderabad for his next film which is a political thriller, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, was shocked to hear of the news, but still told the team that he would leave after his schedule is over so that the production house doesn't face losses. Seeing his dedication, director Vivek Agnihotri was very touched, but nonetheless...
- 3/7/2011
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Jan 30 – With his political lineage, he would seem just right in politics. But Congress veteran Arjun Singh’s grandson Arunoday is clear that Bollywood is where he belongs. He plays a gangster in ‘Yeh Saali Zindaagi’ by Sudhir Mishra, whom he calls a hard taskmaster.
‘I’ve always been interested in acting. Since my school days I have been doing.
‘I’ve always been interested in acting. Since my school days I have been doing.
- 1/30/2011
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
With his political lineage, he would seem just right in politics. But Congress veteran Arjun Singh.s grandson Arunoday is clear that Bollywood is where he belongs. He plays a gangster in .Yeh Saali Zindaagi. by Sudhir Mishra, whom he calls a hard taskmaster..I.ve always been interested in acting. Since my school days I have been doing theatre. I.m not interested in politics at all. As it is I feel there is enough politics in Bollywood,. Arunoday Singh told Ians in an interview.Being unconventional is almost second nature for him. He entered the film world with a negative role . he played a terrorist in 2009 film .Sikandar..The 6′4′ actor impressed many with his suave looks in .Aisha. and then went on to do .Mirch., a film on the politics of sex that also starred Konkana Sen Sharma.And he.s now ready with yet another unconventional venture...
- 1/30/2011
- Filmicafe
Anees Bazmee's No Problem is getting ready to make you Lol when it hits theaters on December 10th. The film has an all star cast including Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty putting their funny men avatars on! One who shines in the zaniness of No Problem is Anil Kapoor.
His character Arjun Singh is a bungling ham-handed cop, married to Kajal (Sushmita Sen), the daughter of the commissioner of the police (Shakti Kapoor). Kajal has a split personality - one moment she's a loving wife and mother, who for 10 minutes everyday, transforms into a terrifying maniac intent on murdering her husband! Diamonds worth millions have been stolen from the International Diamond Centre. No witnesses have survived the shooting spree unleashed by the gang lead by Marcos (Suniel Shetty). Arjun is as determined to find these ruthless robbers, as Zandulal is to find the two crooks who robbed his bank.
His character Arjun Singh is a bungling ham-handed cop, married to Kajal (Sushmita Sen), the daughter of the commissioner of the police (Shakti Kapoor). Kajal has a split personality - one moment she's a loving wife and mother, who for 10 minutes everyday, transforms into a terrifying maniac intent on murdering her husband! Diamonds worth millions have been stolen from the International Diamond Centre. No witnesses have survived the shooting spree unleashed by the gang lead by Marcos (Suniel Shetty). Arjun is as determined to find these ruthless robbers, as Zandulal is to find the two crooks who robbed his bank.
- 12/1/2010
- Bollyspice
Pastiche-laden recent hits such as Dabangg are catering to nudge-nudge-wink-wink urban audiences, as well as Bollywood's traditional heartland
When Indian cinema was repackaged as "Bollywood" some time in the 1990s, the word became shorthand for film-making that mixed high drama, slapstick comedy, family values, ill-concealed sexuality and dozens of elaborate song-and-dance sequences into a nifty three-hour package. The appeal of these movies baffled some, seduced others and amused many.
One of this summer's biggest Bollywood hits, Dabangg, would appear to fall squarely into that stereotype, but with one important addition: it seems Bollywood has discovered irony. Dabangg is a pure pastiche of classic 1980s Bollywood, with Ott dialogue, outrageous fight scenes, chaste romance, rural politics and thumping songs. The lead character, Chulbul "Robin Hood" Pandey, is a corrupt policeman with a heart of gold, the body of a Greek god and the most ironic pencil moustache east of Williamsburg.
India...
When Indian cinema was repackaged as "Bollywood" some time in the 1990s, the word became shorthand for film-making that mixed high drama, slapstick comedy, family values, ill-concealed sexuality and dozens of elaborate song-and-dance sequences into a nifty three-hour package. The appeal of these movies baffled some, seduced others and amused many.
One of this summer's biggest Bollywood hits, Dabangg, would appear to fall squarely into that stereotype, but with one important addition: it seems Bollywood has discovered irony. Dabangg is a pure pastiche of classic 1980s Bollywood, with Ott dialogue, outrageous fight scenes, chaste romance, rural politics and thumping songs. The lead character, Chulbul "Robin Hood" Pandey, is a corrupt policeman with a heart of gold, the body of a Greek god and the most ironic pencil moustache east of Williamsburg.
India...
- 11/25/2010
- by Leo Mirani
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Sudhir Mishra is ready with the sequel to his 1996 film, Iss Raat ki Subah Nahin. The sequel called, 2 Days, 2 Nights and a Morning, will have his current favorite- Chitrangda Singh, playing the lead. The remaining cast includes Irrfan Khan and Arunoday Singh, grandson of politician Arjun Singh. The prequel featured Smriti Mishra. According to Sudhir, the sequel is different from Iss Raat ki Subah Nahin, because while the latter had a number of different characters; the sequel is about two people and is set over a period of three days, while the first one was set in one night. Produced by Reliance Big Pictures, the film will be shot in Delhi and Haryana.
Meanwhile, Dhruv, Sudhir’s political film, is on hold. This is because.
Meanwhile, Dhruv, Sudhir’s political film, is on hold. This is because.
- 8/25/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Arunoday Singh will make his Bollywood debut by playing a Kashmiri terrorist in Piyush Jha's Sikandar. However, Arunoday, who is the grandson of Indian politician Arjun Singh, denied rumours that he was cast as a result of family contacts. The 26-year-old told Ians: "My grandfather is an important man, but he doesn't know any filmmaker. He doesn't know anybody in the industry. I (more)...
- 7/31/2009
- by By Sanjay Odedra
- Digital Spy
One of the spectatorial pleasures of K.M. Madhusudanan’s Bioscope (2008) was its revelatory glimpse into Indian Cinema’s silent film corpus, by way of Dadasaheb Phalke’s 1918 Hindi “mythological” Shri Krishna Janma (Birth of Lord Krishna). Bioscope screened at the 2008 3rd i South Asian Independent Film Festival, where I wrote it up, and initiated a volley of emails between myself, New Delhi journalist Jai Arjun Singh (Jabberwock), and Anuj Vaidya, Associate Festival Director for 3rd i, anticipating a seminar on the history of Indian Silent Cinema. Short of a year later, that seminar has finally arrived.
This coming Friday, July 24, 2009, 3rd I and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will co-present a lecture by Anupama Kapse: “Snakes, Sirens and Vamps: A Short History of Early Indian Cinema.” Kapse’s lecture, illustrated with clips, and with live musical accompaniment by Robin Sukhadia for select clips, will provide a welcome opportunity...
This coming Friday, July 24, 2009, 3rd I and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will co-present a lecture by Anupama Kapse: “Snakes, Sirens and Vamps: A Short History of Early Indian Cinema.” Kapse’s lecture, illustrated with clips, and with live musical accompaniment by Robin Sukhadia for select clips, will provide a welcome opportunity...
- 7/21/2009
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Last week, MTV News’ James Montgomery waxed rhapsodic about “Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell,” the viral hit by Das Racist that was remixed by Oakland group Wallpaper. This week, Wallpaper struck again with a remix of Jay-z’s “D.O.A.” that mashes up that tune with Jigga’s “99 Problems” and tosses in a bunch of Auto-Tune for good measure. The result is a manic, raucous track that culminates in the refrain “I got 99 problems but my pitch ain’t one,” and it has become an instant favorite here at MTV News.
“My remixes tend to be divisive,” explains Wallpaper’s Eric Frederic, the man responsible for both remixes. “But I’ve always thought the best way to win a war is to divide and conquer.” He wants to make it clear that while he defends Auto-Tune, he’s also a big fan of Jay-z and the original message of “D.
“My remixes tend to be divisive,” explains Wallpaper’s Eric Frederic, the man responsible for both remixes. “But I’ve always thought the best way to win a war is to divide and conquer.” He wants to make it clear that while he defends Auto-Tune, he’s also a big fan of Jay-z and the original message of “D.
- 6/19/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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