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April 23rd, 2013

The unseemly fight over Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s film Mountain Man

Cineswami sheds light over the latest court case to rock filmdom

When Dashrath Manjhi died on August 17, 2007, after achieving his life’s ambition, the last thing on his mind would have been a protracted court battle over a film about him. Manjhi was born in humble circumstances in Gahlour, Bihar in 1934. He led an unremarkable life until his wife Falguni Devi died due to lack of medical attention, as the nearest hospital was 75 long kilometres away. Click here to read more

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October 17th, 2012

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Ketan Mehta is being sued for…copying?

Yogen Shah

The National Award-winning veteran filmmaker was sent a legal notice by producer Sanjay Singh, who’s producing a biopic based on the real-life inspirational story of Dashrath Manjhi (also called ‘Mountain man’). Ketan has already finished shooting a major part of his film reportedly based on Manjhi’s story. And that hasn’t gone down well with Singh. Here’s why…

Before we give you details, here’s some background: Also called the Mountain man, Dashrath Manjhi was born in a labourer family in Bihar. His wife Falguni died due to lack of medical care – the nearest medical centre was 70 km away from their house. Click here to read more

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December 8th, 2011

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Will Shilpa Shetty be able to give Harman Baweja a new lease of life?

Yogen Shah

After waiting in the wings for almost three years, the Love Story 2050 actor finally lands a project

Recently Shilpa Shetty spoke about her ambitious first production venture- Dishkiyaaon. And we instantly wondered what happened to Matrubhoomi with director Manish Jha that she had announced some time ago? Remember it was supposed to star two men and two women? Anyway, this is Bollywood and here plans change overnight. Shilpa said in an interview that her first production will be an action flick, with two leading men- a big star (to pull in the audience to the theatres of course) and the long-forgotten Harman Baweja – and a leading lady. Click here to read more

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