Talent from the Indian film industry received awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the 60th National Film Awards across various categories on Friday
Veteran actor Pran was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, but the 93-year-old couldn’t make it to the event. Click here to read more
Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Parineeti Chopra took home the coveted award this year
It happens only in India. Surely, a film chosen as the best in the country should be the one sent to compete at the Oscars. But no, Barfi!, rather thanPaan Singh Tomar, was sent and duly failed to secure a nomination. Click here to read more
Cineswami takes a look at the Indian commercial as well as indie films of 2012 that did well abroad
As 2012 draws to a close, it is inevitable that top 10 lists will abound and Cineswami is no exception to list-mania. However, rather than the usual top 10 Bollywood films, here’s a list of movies that made a mark amongst discerning audiences across the globe. Click here to read more
Here’s a list of all the Indian fare being screened at the renowned festival, a mix of Bollywood features, indie and short films. Find the timings and venue. The Stuttgart fest will be held from July 18–22, 2012
The 9th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart line-up is out, and it consists of some interesting Indian movies. Director Mangesh Hadawale’s award-winning Dekh Indian Circus, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannistha Chattejee, opens the Fest on July 18, 2012 at the Metropol 1 cinema. Click here to read more
Catch filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Michael Winterbottom and Q along with actors Anushka Sharma and Tannishtha Chatterjee at London Indian Film Festival 2012.
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Gangs of Wasseypur, Gandu, Queens! Destiny of Dance and Dekh Indian Circus are just a few of the Indian films at LIFF 2012, being held from June 20-July 3
Just two days before its release in India (June 22), Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur will premiere at the 2012 London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) as its opening film. Click here to read more
Click to read the entire winners’ list of NYIFF 2012
The 12th New York Indian Film Festival announced its winners for 2012 at New York University’s Skirball Center for the Arts. The festival was held from May 23-27 at Tribeca Cinemas, Lower Manhattan. Director Rajan Khosa’s much-talked about film Gattu won the top honour of Best Film. Mohammad Samad, the child artiste in Gattu, won Best Young Actor, while Best Director went to Sujay Dahake for Marathi filmShala (School). Click here to read more
The Rockstar filmmaker is impressed with Mangesh Hadawale’s film about rural Rajasthan
It is a film he hasn’t written, directed or produced. But filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is so touched with Mangesh Hadawale’s Hindi movie Dekh Indian Circus, a tale set in the rural milieu of Rajasthan, that he has decided to present and promote it to take it to a larger audience. Click here to read more