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Time of India
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Goa state film festival to be held from Aug 14 to 17
Panaji: Goa will celebrate 75 years of Mogacho Aunddo with a special edition of the Goa Film Festival from Aug 14 to 17. The festival will be held at the Entertainment Society of Goa, showcasing Goan cinema across the 10th to 12th editions, featuring films from 2018 to 2023. The festival will honour Konkani and Marathi films, with separate feature categories and a combined non-feature section. Feature films must have a minimum runtime of 70 minutes, while non-feature films should range between 5 and 70 minutes. All films must feature at least 15% Goan-origin artists and technicians (except international co-productions), a censor certificate, and English subtitles. The awards will honour excellence in cinema across categories, with cash prizes for best film, best direction, and best acting performances in both Konkani and Marathi. The feature film section will offer prizes for best actor, actress, cinematographer, music director, story, and more, with each winner receiving Rs 25,000. The best film will win Rs 5 lakh (first prize) and Rs 3 lakh (second prize) in both sections. In the non-feature category, best fiction and non-fiction films will each get Rs 1 lakh, while awards for best cinematography, editing, music, and theme will carry Rs 25,000 each. A key highlight is a short filmmaking competition, where filmmakers have 48 hours to create a short film after receiving a topic, with prizes of Rs 25,000 for best film and Rs 15,000 each for best director, actor (male and female), cinematographer, and editor. The festival will host workshops, masterclasses, and talks with industry experts, along with market interactions to share insights on filmmaking. Submissions for the competition will open on June 17 and close on July 7.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Did you know Naseeruddin Shah was Against Vishal Bhardwaj adapting Othello as Omkara
Vishal Bharadwaj and Nasseruddin Shah share a very warm relationship wherein both can talk to each other in the most honest way. So back in the day when first announced his ambitious plan to adapt William Shakespeare 's Othello into a gritty Indian drama set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh's murky politics, , was outright skeptical — and he didn't mince words when he told Bhardwaj so. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Recalling the incident in an interview with Lallantop, Vishal Bhardwaj shared, 'Naseer Saab doesn't like Othello. And he thinks that it is a very weak work of Shakespeare.' Naseer's reasoning was clear. 'How could Iago so easily influence Othello who then ends up killing his wife. He thought it was very convenient,' Vishal explained. The tension came to a head at the Goa Film Festival. Vishal had just announced Omkara , and the news had started doing the rounds. 'When we met in Goa, that time only the film was announced. He said, 'Why are you making a film a bad play on Shakespeare, there are so many other good ones as well?. For a filmmaker deeply influenced by Shakespeare, and already having adapted Macbeth as Maqbool, it was a stinging remark — especially coming from Naseeruddin Shah, a man he greatly admired. 'For some time, I was shocked. Naseer is the authority of our country,' Vishal admitted. But instead of retreating, he did what any passionate storyteller would — he carried his script with him, hoping to prove a point. He approached Naseer with a simple proposition as he was carrying the script with him. ' I told him to read it. I said, 'If you think my script is also weak, then I will not make it. You can read it.'' Naseeruddin Shah, to his credit, agreed to give it a read. He took the script, and by the next day, the tide had turned. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'He read the entire script. And the next day he met me. He said, 'Your script is very good. You make it. And I will do the role of Bhaisaab.'' The film wasn't a major box office success, but over time it earned its place as a landmark in Indian cinema — and remains a defining film not just in Vishal Bhardwaj's career, but also for its leading cast. delivered one of his most intense performances as Omkara, the Indianised Othello. shone as Dolly, a delicate yet resilient Desdemona, while stunned audiences and critics alike with his career-best turn as the scheming, sharp-tongued Langda Tyagi, the desi Iago
