Articles with tag: film

Europe and the Film Culture

noman siddiqui Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 38

Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna” was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.

Talking to Jamil Dehlavi about Infinite Justice and More

Ras Siddiqui Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 103

Jamil Dehlavi's film “Infinite Justice” recently opened in Britain. The Indo-Pakistani-French film maker was born in Calcutta to an Indian father and French mother.

Revival of Passive Resistance in Indian Commercial Cinema

Vaibhav Jain Feb 7, 2008

That non-violence is an integral and a much respected part of our culture, seems to have slowly escaped our memory.

Bandit Queen

mukta srivastava Jun 24, 2007 interacts: 8

Shall we ever understand why a woman, so violent, got so much support and protection in rural India and made it to Parliament? Shall we ever unravel the mystique of power of illiterate, landless masses in bringing about so profound a change?

Suleiman and Salman

Shashi Gupta Jun 27, 2006 interacts: 4

Suleiman cycled through the waste of humanity, throwing a polite smile to anyone who bothered. As he dismounted, he could not help noticing the torn holes in the thin yellow plastic sheet, which offered the only cover to his dignity and self-respect.

Godhra Tak: A note from the Filmmaker

Shubhradeep Chakravorty Jun 7, 2005 interacts: 11

This film has actually inspired Lalu Prasad Yadav, Railway Minister, Government of India, to institute an inquiry on the Godhar incident.

Wapsi (The Returning)

Veeresh Malik Apr 16, 2005 interacts: 299

Review and Interview with filmmaker Ajay Raina ... In the times of yet another thaw in the relationship between India & Pakistan, an Indian ’Lover Of Cricket’ manages to go across to the other side of the ’Line of Control’ (LOC

Talking to Sabiha Sumar about Khamosh Pani

Anil S Arora Feb 23, 2005 interacts: 11

Anil Saari Arora talked to Sabiha Sumar at New Delhi, where the Pakistani filmmaker and her husband, producer S. Sathanandan, have presently set up base.

Black Longings

Farzana Versey Feb 8, 2005 interacts: 31

'Will you kiss me, please?' she pleaded. Are the desires and dreams of the disabled all bleak? I had spoken to two blind people to understand their concept of love and sex.Why should their needs and emotions be any different from ours?

Documenting the Pain of 1984

Anil S Arora Jan 19, 2005 interacts: 89

The film Amu attempts to delineate the trauma that haunts the children whose lives are forever wounded by communal riots

The Magic of Kara - Director’s Cut

Zainab Mahmood Dec 25, 2004 interacts: 14

With the diversity of Pakistani talent emerging on the scene in all spheres of the entertainment industry, the next few years promise to be exciting with respects to exploration and discovery of identities and cultural contexts.

Whorrible!

Zafar Anjum Dec 7, 2004 interacts: 16

The film, part fiction, part documentary, was on the lives of prostitutes and was appropriately called Whore (Yo Puta in Spanish). Yo Puta should have correctly translated into I, Whore. It is based on Isabel Pisano’s eponymous book.

The Second Wave

Shandana Minhas Nov 22, 2004 interacts: 7

Profiles of four outstanding filmmakers at the upcoming 4th Karafilm Festival ...

The Village: Philosophical Derivatives of the Movie

Adeel Husain Aug 27, 2004 interacts: 2

Our true demons are perhaps within us. They are fed by our continual unwillingness and resulting inability to acknowledge the natural existence of our fears, let alone face them.

Karachi Kamera in San Francisco

Ras Siddiqui Jul 9, 2004 interacts: 8

“What is Karachi?” some of the replies heard were 1) “Karachi is something you smoke.” 2) “It’s a cheese.” ...

Review: Ten Short Films about Pakistan

Jawad Ali Jun 26, 2004 interacts: 9

The soul of Pakistan has never been filmed or televised.

Who Says You Cant Buy Love?

Farzana Versey May 15, 2003 interacts: 153

Pleasure is his business...and he wants a “final, glorious orgasm” before he breathes his last

In The Valley of Gods: A Personal Journey

Dost Mittar Apr 29, 2003 interacts: 77

Our honeymooning co-passengers were understandably more interested in exploring each other than in us or even in the beautiful landscape outside

Bollywood in the Panic Room

Zafar Anjum Feb 21, 2003 interacts: 24

Bollywood must do whatever it takes: slash budgets, find good writers and directors, and collaborate on projects. What is the point of churning out 200 flops every year?