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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kritika Kamra wraps up shoot in Delhi
After completing her work on Matka King , actor has wrapped up filming her next project — a female-led dramedy helmed by Peepli Live director Anusha Rizvi. Shot entirely in Delhi, the film features an ensemble cast that includes , Juhi Babbar, and alongside Kamra in the lead role. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The untitled film marks a significant milestone in Kamra's career as she headlines a story driven by a predominantly female cast and infused with sharp humor. 'Shooting in Delhi brought an authenticity to the film that would have been hard to replicate elsewhere. Kritika, Juhi, and Shreya brought incredible energy to the set, and Anusha's vision for this project is both bold and refreshing,' said a source close to the production. With filming now complete, the project has moved into post-production and is expected to announce its release details soon.
Khaleej Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Kiran Rao to join jury of 27th Shanghai Film Festival
Indian filmmaker Kiran Rao will join the international jury at the upcoming 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, which commences on June 13. Rao said it was an honour to be part of a festival that champions international cinema and storytelling. "I look forward to experiencing the wide range of voices and perspectives on screen, and to engaging with my fellow jurors from around the world," she said in a statement. Rao will join a distinguished panel of global cinema voices led by Italian director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore, best known for the Oscar-winning Cinema Paradiso. The jury includes a diverse lineup of celebrated film professionals: Argentine filmmaker Ivan Fund; Chinese actor and director Huang Bo; Greek producer Thanassis Karathanos; Chinese director and documentary filmmaker Yang Lina; and acclaimed Chinese actress Yong Mei. Rao's last directorial Laapataa Ladies won many hearts and awards, and is now streaming on Netflix. The Peepli Live producer recently reflected on the thought process behind its making and said she was aware of the "realistic limitations" of the film as it had a minimal budget and no big star. Yet, she believed in its content and trusted her team. "It was for me an incredible time to see that a film that, you know, like you said, had no known faces could do so well with word of mouth, which purely because people were, you know, telling each other to go and see it," she had said. Laapataa Ladies is a story set in 2001 in rural India about two young brides who get separated during a train journey and a police officer probes the missing case. It features Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in key roles.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
I like characters who get lost in the crowd: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Like most actors, his aim is to disappear into his character. And unlike most movie stars, Nawazuddin Siddiqui would like to get lost in a crowd in real life too - the equivalent maybe of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. "It's very difficult for me to make myself presentable and stand out. But I feel very good that I am sitting in a corner and no one is looking at me... rather, I'm observing others," Siddiqui told PTI in an interview "I feel the world is a 70mm film and I'm watching it," added the actor who became a star playing everyday people, be it in small roles such as in "Munnabhai MBBS" and "Peepli Live" or performances in acclaimed titles, including "The Lunchbox", "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Maanjhi". Siddiqui's journey from Budhana in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi's National School of Drama and then to Mumbai from where he emerged as one of the Hindi film industry's most versatile stars after a long struggle is the stuff dreams are made of. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The aspiring actor went straight from watching C-grade films to world cinema. Growing up in Budhana, he said there were no literary or cultural influences but there was a 'kachcha theatre' that would mostly show C-grade movies. "I have grown up watching those movies and when I came to the city, I went to the National School of Drama and I was introduced to world cinema there so I missed a lot of Bollywood movies in between, which I saw later." The 50-year-old said he still considers each character a fresh challenge, the latest being his portrayal of former customs officer Costao Fernandes in a new film on ZEE5. In fact, if he had to have one of his characters as a travel companion, it would be that of a regular Mumbai tourist photographer from director Ritesh Batra 's "Photograph". "It's the kind of person who does not have a status and has nothing special about him. Even if he passes in front of you, you won't pay attention to him. I like such characters who get lost in the crowd," he said. Isn't it the antithesis of what actors want -- to stand out and be noticed? "I don't want it. My aim is to not stand out even in real life. There are a lot of my friends, my seniors, like Manoj Bhai (Bajpayee), who often says that 'if you make Nawaz stand in the crowd, you won't even know where he is, he merges with the crowd'. So, I have that, and I like it," he said. Siddiqui has often played characters on both sides of the moral and political divide -- "Manto" and " Thackeray ", the former a biopic on writer Saadat Hasan Manto , the latter on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray; a serial killer in "Raman Raghav 2.0" and a cop in "Raees". He said he has carefully tried to stay away from an established image and, in fact, has trust issues with people who have the image of a person without any faults. "I don't want to be fixed in a certain kind of image. I have played many such characters where I have been criticised like 'Raman Raghav 2.0'. When I did 'Manto', certain people didn't like it and then there were some who didn't like 'Thackeray'. "I have stayed around people who are both good and bad. We all are greyish and the characters which are close to real people are more fun to do. I honestly fear people who have the image of being a good guy. If somebody had such an image, I fear they are hiding something." Siddiqui said there is nothing more beautiful for an artist than crisscrossing between roles and personas. "If I keep repeating myself, I will get bored. As an actor, you should be prepared for an exam every day. When I opt for a new film, there's a new role, it feels like there is a big exam that I have to pass. Thank god, my directors have options that they think they can cast Nawaz in different roles." He has been a part of many biopics but playing a real-life person is still challenging, he said. The actor said he agreed to be part of "Costao" because it does not present the customs officer, who fought against gold smuggling in Goa, like a hero and without faults. He also identified with Costao's obsessive dedication to his job. "It's challenging because you have to look like them and yet you shouldn't copy them. I have mostly done roles of unsung heroes of our country. I stayed around Costao and observed him before the film. When his friends saw the movie, they said there is no difference between Costao and me. What could be a bigger compliment than this?" Siddiqui's other biopic is in Ketan Mehta's 2015 film "Manjhi: The Mountain Man" where he plays Dashrath Manjhi, the man who single-handedly carved a road in a mountain. For many, he embodies success in Bollywood. But he said he finds the term strange. "If someone gets a Lambretta scooter, then he might think it's a success. My profession is always about discovering, inventing yourself and that's a process. If I execute a scene properly, that's success for me on that day. I don't even know what success is. That, for every person, is very individual. Maybe success means getting to do the kind of roles he always desired? "I don't think I have been able to do what I want because your demands increase after every experience..." Siddiqui said it is not always easy to understand the vision of his directors and successfully execute it on the screen. His directors, be it frequent collaborator Anurag Kashyap or Honey Trehan, keep throwing challenges at him. "Whichever director I work with, he wants to work with me again. That is because I am a very obedient actor, and secondly my focus is always to understand whatever is on their mind and execute it." "Costao" releases on May 1. After that, Siddiqui has a busy schedule with "Raat Akeli Hai 2", "Section 108", "Faraar" and "Thama", which is part of Dinesh Vijan's "Stree" horror-comedy universe. After "McMafia" and "Sacred Games", the actor is returning to long format storytelling with the Indian adaptation of popular American show "House".
Hindustan Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
I like characters who get lost in the crowd: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
New Delhi, Like most actors, his aim is to disappear into his character. And unlike most movie stars, Nawazuddin Siddiqui would like to get lost in a crowd in real life too – the equivalent maybe of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. "It's very difficult for me to make myself presentable and stand out. But I feel very good that I am sitting in a corner and no one is looking at me... rather, I'm observing others,' Siddiqui told PTI in an interview "I feel the world is a 70mm film and I'm watching it," added the actor who became a star playing everyday people, be it in small roles such as in "Munnabhai MBBS" and "Peepli Live" or performances in acclaimed titles, including "The Lunchbox", "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Maanjhi". Siddiqui's journey from Budhana in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi's National School of Drama and then to Mumbai from where he emerged as one of the Hindi film industry's most versatile stars after a long struggle is the stuff dreams are made of. The aspiring actor went straight from watching C-grade films to world cinema. Growing up in Budhana, he said there were no literary or cultural influences but there was a 'kachcha theatre' that would mostly show C-grade movies. "I have grown up watching those movies and when I came to the city, I went to the National School of Drama and I was introduced to world cinema there so I missed a lot of Bollywood movies in between, which I saw later." The 50-year-old said he still considers each character a fresh challenge, the latest being his portrayal of former customs officer Costao Fernandes in a new film on ZEE5. In fact, if he had to have one of his characters as a travel companion, it would be that of a regular Mumbai tourist photographer from director Ritesh Batra's "Photograph". "It's the kind of person who does not have a status and has nothing special about him. Even if he passes in front of you, you won't pay attention to him. I like such characters who get lost in the crowd," he said. Isn't it the antithesis of what actors want to stand out and be noticed? "I don't want it. My aim is to not stand out even in real life. There are a lot of my friends, my seniors, like Manoj Bhai , who often says that 'if you make Nawaz stand in the crowd, you won't even know where he is, he merges with the crowd'. So, I have that, and I like it," he said. Siddiqui has often played characters on both sides of the moral and political divide "Manto" and "Thackeray", the former a biopic on writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the latter on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray; a serial killer in 'Raman Raghav 2.0' and a cop in "Raees". He said he has carefully tried to stay away from an established image and, in fact, has trust issues with people who have the image of a person without any faults. "I don't want to be fixed in a certain kind of image. I have played many such characters where I have been criticised like 'Raman Raghav 2.0'. When I did 'Manto', certain people didn't like it and then there were some who didn't like 'Thackeray'. 'I have stayed around people who are both good and bad. We all are greyish and the characters which are close to real people are more fun to do. I honestly fear people who have the image of being a good guy. If somebody had such an image, I fear they are hiding something." Siddiqui said there is nothing more beautiful for an artist than crisscrossing between roles and personas. "If I keep repeating myself, I will get bored. As an actor, you should be prepared for an exam every day. When I opt for a new film, there's a new role, it feels like there is a big exam that I have to pass. Thank god, my directors have options that they think they can cast Nawaz in different roles." He has been a part of many biopics but playing a real-life person is still challenging, he said. The actor said he agreed to be part of "Costao" because it does not present the customs officer, who fought against gold smuggling in Goa, like a hero and without faults. He also identified with Costao's obsessive dedication to his job. "It's challenging because you have to look like them and yet you shouldn't copy them. I have mostly done roles of unsung heroes of our country. I stayed around Costao and observed him before the film. When his friends saw the movie, they said there is no difference between Costao and me. What could be a bigger compliment than this?" Siddiqui's other biopic is in Ketan Mehta's 2015 film "Manjhi: The Mountain Man" where he plays Dashrath Manjhi, the man who single-handedly carved a road in a mountain. For many, he embodies success in Bollywood. But he said he finds the term strange. "If someone gets a Lambretta scooter, then he might think it's a success. My profession is always about discovering, inventing yourself and that's a process. If I execute a scene properly, that's success for me on that day. I don't even know what success is. That, for every person, is very individual. Maybe success means getting to do the kind of roles he always desired? "I don't think I have been able to do what I want because your demands increase after every experience..." Siddiqui said it is not always easy to understand the vision of his directors and successfully execute it on the screen. His directors, be it frequent collaborator Anurag Kashyap or Honey Trehan, keep throwing challenges at him. "Whichever director I work with, he wants to work with me again. That is because I am a very obedient actor, and secondly my focus is always to understand whatever is on their mind and execute it." "Costao" releases on May 1. After that, Siddiqui has a busy schedule with "Raat Akeli Hai 2", "Section 108", "Faraar" and "Thama", which is part of Dinesh Vijan's "Stree" horror-comedy universe. After "McMafia" and "Sacred Games", the actor is returning to long format storytelling with the Indian adaptation of popular American show "House".
