New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan might have inherited acting skills from her Bengali mother Sharmila Tagore, but she says she is ‘a disgrace’ to her ‘maternal side’ because she can’t speak Bengali.
‘I don’t know Bengali… That ways I am a disgrace to my maternal side but I am working on it. [...]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The first-ever Pravasi Film Festival 2010 started here Sunday morning with a short film from Trinidad and Tobago and the official screening of Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan starrer ‘Life Moves On’.
Titled ‘Coolie Pink and Green’, the 23-minute short film from Trinidad and Tobago has been directed by Patricia [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Vishal Bhardwaj’s production venture ‘Ishqiya’ faced the censor board’s ire for using the word ’sex’ in its promos. But the ban has been lifted, giving respite to the producers.
The film has a scene where actor Arshad Warsi uses the three letter word, but it did not go down very well [...]
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The revamped expert panel set up to raise the profile of the National Film Awards Wednesday selected noted film director Shyam Benegal as its chairman and decided to submit its recommendations by March 15.
Speaking to members of the expert committee, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni stressed the need for [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Folk singer Minu Bakshi launched her music album at a glittering ceremony here on Wednesday (December 16).
Her new album is a compilation of ten Hindi wedding songs, celebrating all the rituals of a Hindu wedding that also includes a bride welcome song.
Bollywood Actor Sharmila Tagore released the album at a [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (IANS) Censor board chief Sharmila Tagore Saturday inaugurated an exhibition titled ‘Women in Malayalam Cinema’ as part of the ongoing 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
The exhibition is being held as part of an exercise to document the history of women in Malayalam cinema – in front of the camera as [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (IANS) Censor board chief Sharmila Tagore says that the jury members at the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala, starting here Monday, should watch the competition films together instead of seeing them separately on DVDs.
‘I would suggest that they should sit with the audience to view the film so there is more [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) The 14th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will start here Friday and acclaimed filmmaker Mrinal Sen will inaugurate it by lighting the lamp.
Sen will also be honoured with the Life Time Achievement award instituted for the first time by the IFFK.
The festival is jointly organised by [...]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry Thursday announced the setting up of two panels comprising eminent film personalities to raise the profile of National Film Awards (NFA)and upgrade International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to the status enjoyed by Cannes and Berlin shows.
The expert committee for National Film Awards will comprise [...]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted two expert committees for upgradation of the National Film Awards (NFA) and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
The expert committee for NFA would consist of following officials/non-officials members including, Shyam Benegal, Ashok Vishwanathan, Rajiv Mehrotra, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nagesh Kuknoor, Mohan [...]
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan says it is ‘ridiculous’ to think that his mother and censor board chief Sharmila Tagore gave an ‘adult’ rating to ‘Kaminey’ because it starred Shahid Kapoor.
‘It is ridiculous to state that anyone had any personal bias against ‘Kaminey’,’ Saif told IANS even as his own movie [...]
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has starred with her daughter Soha Ali Khan for the first time in ‘Life Goes On’, a film on British Indians that was screened at the ongoing 11th Mumbai Film Festival.
‘This is the first time Sharmila Tagore and Soha are sharing screen space. I have known Sharmila [...]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A dash of sex and violence is a sure shot formula for filmmakers to bring in audiences, says censor board chief Sharmila Tagore, who insists she doesn’t run the scissors if the scenes gel well with the script.
‘Sex and violence sells. Everybody is not Shakespeare, everybody is not a great [...]
Mumbai, Sep. 30 (ANI): An NGO working for senior citizen on Wednesday announced the winners of the awards for the year 2009.
The annual awards honour dedicated to 10 elderly men and women will be presented by actress Hema Malini on Thursday.
Tina Ambani, the founder of Harmony for [...]
