A city s soul is judged by the omnipresence of an artistic idea: Filmmaker Vijay Singh
Tue, Jul 20 2021 7:27 IST |
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A city s soul is judged by the omnipresence of an artistic idea: Filmmaker Vijay Singh.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, July 20 : It may have been decades that he walked the Ganges from its source in the snow bound Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal for his book, but he insists that it has never left him. It has never disappeared, always remained a constant companion inside, says Paris-based author Vijay Singh, whose cult classic Jaya Ganga which he also made into a film is now available in Hindi, translated by the late poet Manglesh Dabral.
Self-assessment sharpens my craft, says film writer Rohan Shankar
Sun, Jul 18 2021 8:48 IST |
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Self-assessment sharpens my craft, says film writer Rohan Shankar.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, July 18 : He believes in writing the first draft of the entire script in one go and it does not really matter if it is not up to the mark. After all, the first one is about acquainting himself with the strengths and taking on the weaknesses. This process of self-assessment is indispensable to sharpen my craft. Anyone who writes must know that it is not just about what is in the head, but also what comes out on paper. Many a times, writers tend to get excited about what they have in mind. but may face a huge challenge when it comes to actually penning it down, says film writer Rohan Shankar, who has written Laxman Utekar s upcoming movie Mimi starring Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi among others.
Farhan Akhtar is all fire and passion, says fitness trainer Samir Jaura
Fri, Jul 16 2021 8:06 IST |
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Farhan Akhtar is all fire and passion, says fitness trainer Samir Jaura. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, July 16 : A major challenge for training and transforming actor Farhan Akhtar s body for the film Toofaan was that a specific sport (boxing) was to be kept in mind at all times. And the fact that it does not enjoy much popularity among Indians did not really help. Boxing is strenuous and demands a lot of patience and dedication to understand its intricacies. But I enjoyed the overall transformation process as it was extremely challenging, something I always look forward to, says celebrity fitness trainer Samir Jaura, who trained the actor for the film streaming on Amazon Prime.
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Mobs violence is engineered, not spontaneous: Author Chandan Pandey
Thu, Jul 15 2021 8:27 IST |
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New Delhi, July 15 : Way back in 2014-15, when an engineer was lynched by a mob in Pune, it got author Chandan Pandey thinking. While one hears of road rage and murders almost everyday, Pandey says the fact that when a crowd is created with sometimes through calls given over the loudspeakers of different religious places facts and fiction mixed, and killings executed coldly, it demands more than a newspaper headline.
His novel Legal Fiction (originally Vaidhanik Galp), translated by Bharatbhooshan Tiwari and published by HarperCollins India , which recently hit the stands reflects on several realities faced by contemporary India including the controversial CAA, Love Jihad , hate mongering and mob lynchings. In fact, the author took back the original manuscript written