ReviewRaj B Shetty plunges headlong into his titular character of Toby, but he also becomes a bit of a control freak while doing so, telling us, the viewer, how to feel about every dramatic moment.Raj B Shetty as TobyWith Toby, it seems evident that Raj B Shetty is yet to get over Shiva, the character he played with great ferocity in Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana. In the 2021 film, which he also wrote and directed, Shiva stood as a model for a kind of muffled angst that Raj had presented a variant of a couple of years prior, in his debuting outing Ondu Motteya Kathe. With Toby, the titular character of his latest outing (which he has only written and not directed) added to the mix, it's very clear that he is making an impassioned case for the anti-hero. It is as though he wants us to stop celebrating male...
- 8/25/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
At the experimental theatre space Prayogshala in Ahmedabad, a bunch of young girls could be seen in loose black clothes, without makeup, dancing to Bollywood songs on unchoreographed steps – everything liberating that a woman would do in her room; they were doing it on stage.
In Gujarat, people cannot afford to take a stand – be it political or feminist, because no one wants to do anything that might disturb his/her dhandha, business. Here, ‘Voh Ladkiyon Wala Natak’ comes as a breath of fresh air. The all-woman, non-linear piece of theatre (rebellion actually) is centred around women and their take on love, lust, anger, frustration and various other emotions. This Gujarat-based production has also performed at Thespo Theatre Festival, Mumbai.
Written by a young Gujarat-based writer Chaitali Das, the play opens up with a conversation around masturbation and why it’s alright if women want to experience desire and pleasure.
In Gujarat, people cannot afford to take a stand – be it political or feminist, because no one wants to do anything that might disturb his/her dhandha, business. Here, ‘Voh Ladkiyon Wala Natak’ comes as a breath of fresh air. The all-woman, non-linear piece of theatre (rebellion actually) is centred around women and their take on love, lust, anger, frustration and various other emotions. This Gujarat-based production has also performed at Thespo Theatre Festival, Mumbai.
Written by a young Gujarat-based writer Chaitali Das, the play opens up with a conversation around masturbation and why it’s alright if women want to experience desire and pleasure.
- 6/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
TollywoodThe Samantha Akkineni starrer was a remake of the Korean movie ‘Miss Granny’.Digital NativeThe success of Oh Baby is prompting many filmmakers in Tollywood to acquire the remake rights of Korean movies. According to the latest reports, another Korean movie is all set to be remade in Telugu. Reports going rounds in tinsel town is that Sudheer Varma will direct the remake of the Korean film Midnight Runners and tweak it a bit to suit the Telugu audiences. Midnight Runners is a 2017 South Korean action comedy film directed by Jason Kim and had Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul in the lead roles. The film, which was released on August 9, 2017 turned out to be the second-highest grosser at the South Korean box office on its day of release. The rights of the movie were sold to six countries at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market. It was purchased by...
- 1/22/2020
- by Nimeshika
- The News Minute
TollywoodReports emerged that Nandini Reddy will be directing one of the four segments in the remake. Digital NativeDirector Nandini Reddy has refuted rumours about the Lust Stories remake in Telugu. Reports emerged that she will be directing one of the four segments in the remake but Nandini reveals that the makers have only retained the title while the story will be completely different from what it was in Hindi. Therefore, typically, it will be a new web series on Netflix and not a remake. She tweeted saying," For the nth time...... Lust stories in Telugu does Not feature any of the stories already seen in Hindi.” For the nth time...... Lust stories in Telugu does Not feature any of the stories already seen in Hindi — Nandini Reddy (@nandureddy4u) November 5, 2019 Reports emerged that the first segment will have Amala Paul in the lead with Nandini Reddy wielding the megaphone. The...
- 11/6/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe film will be bankrolled by Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt under the banner Swapna Cinema.Digital NativeDirector Nandini Reddy, who shot to fame with her debut flick Ala Modalaindi, has announced her next project after the success of Oh! Baby. The versatile director has now announced her next project through her social media handle. “Super excited about my next with @SwapnaCinema. Produced by #PriyankaDutt #AshwiniDutt @SwapnaDuttCh A @MickeyJMeyer Musical @RIP_apart @LakshmiBhupal #JayashreeLakshminarayan @UrsVamsiShekar," the director wrote on Twitter. Super excited about my next with @SwapnaCinema Produced by #PriyankaDutt #AshwiniDutt @SwapnaDuttCh A @MickeyJMeyer Musical @RIP_apart @LakshmiBhupal #JayashreeLakshminarayan @UrsVamsiShekar pic.twitter.com/cJ7g83QFtW — Nandini Reddy (@nandureddy4u) October 7, 2019 Lakshmi Bhoopal has penned the story and dialogues for the film and cinematographer Richard Prasad has been signed up to handle the camera. Mickey J Meyer will be scoring the music and Jayashree is the art director. The film...
- 10/8/2019
- by Priyankar
- The News Minute
EntertainmentReports are that she has begun shooting for a web series that will be out in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.Digital NativeActor Samantha who made a splash with Oh! Baby recently will be foraying into web series next. Reports are that she has begun shooting for a web series that will be out in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The actor has been looking for challenging roles and lapped up the web series when it came her way, say sources. Details about its cast and crew and when it would be out have not been revealed yet. On the progress of the 96 remake, in which Samantha plays the female lead, we hear that the shooting has been wrapped up and it is currently in the post-production mode. The film is being directed by C Prem Kumar, who had directed the original as well. It stars Sharwanand and Samantha as the lead pair.
- 8/27/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe film released on July 5 and was met with an overwhelming number of positive reviews.Tnm StaffSamantha Akkineni’s latest release Oh! Baby has met with immensely positive reviews from critics and audiences everywhere. The movie recently hit the million dollar mark at the American box-office. Several took to social media platforms to wish the actor and team on their achievement. “Hard work + dreams + dedication #teamohbaby ... Thank you for making big dreams possible,” tweeted Samantha on the social media platform. Hard work + dreams + dedication#teamohbaby ... Thankyou for making big dreams possible @nandureddy4u| @IamNagashaurya| @Sureshprodns |@peoplemediafcy | @gurufilms1 |@kross_pictures | @RIP_apart | @tejasajja123| #OhBaby | @RedHeartMovies https://t.co/yXBMPSxpU0 — Samantha Akkineni (@Samanthaprabhu2) July 24, 2019 “Congratulation my baby and to the team...so happy for you guys..to many more!!” tweeted actor Naga Chaitanya, who is also Samantha's husband. Congratulations my baby and to the team .. so happy for you guys .. to many...
- 7/25/2019
- by Nimeshika
- The News Minute
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