Tuesday 21 October 2014

Cult filmmaker Robert Altman in focus at MFF

Robert Altman, a cult figure from Hollywood who introduced new techniques and trends in the field of cinema, was in the spotlight at the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which screened a documentary chronicling his life.
And ex-military man, Altman remained active in showbiz for about six decades and his career went through many ups and downs. Canada-based documentary filmmaker Ron Mann has captured his life comprehensively in the two-and-a-half hour documentary titled "Altman" while working closely with the late filmmaker's widow, Kathryn.
From archival footage to family albums, Mann used all the information he could lay his hands on to create the documentary, which tells a lot to movie lovers about the director who brought new trends like overlapping dialogues, casual form of acting and new sound recording techniques to Hollywood.
Winner of the Golden Palm for "MASH" and "The Player" as well as Honorary Oscar, Altman never conformed to Hollywood trends and style and kept innovating new techniques of filmmaking throughout his career. Even rejections failed to stop him. His passion for cinema and never-say die spirit kept him on his toes, even when he was declared down and out or when he faced serious health issues.
He was not just a moviemaker. In his long innings, he tried various mediums of art form - movies, television and theatre.


Emraan Hashmi to shoot promotional track for Ungli


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Emraan Hashmi will shoot for a special promotional song for Dharma Productions' Ungli next week. What's more is that the actor who is currently shooting for Vishesh Films' Hamari Adhuri Kahaani in Dubai has taken special permission from producer Mahesh Bhatt and will fly down to Mumbai to shoot the special song.

Confirming the news Emraan Hashmi says, "I have taken permission and will be flying to Mumbai soon. I'm really excited to shoot this song as it is a fun concept."

When contacted Mahesh Bhatt said, "Emraan did tell me about the break he needed. We are shooting our film in Dubai right now, and will soon be moving to Cape Town. So, in the interim, we have given him some days off to shoot the song." 

Filmmakers to get financial assiatance for shooting in UP

Filmmakers to get financial assiatance for shooting in UP

Lucknow: In a bid to promote film production in Uttar Pradesh, the government has decided to provide Rs one crore if 50 percent of a film's shoot takes place in the state besides other such attractive offers under a modified policy.
Previously, a sum of Rs one crore was given on shooting of 75 per cent of the film in the state.
"The film policy of the state has been made more attractive with addition of new features. And, the same was given approval by the state cabinet meet which was chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here," Principal Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal told reporters.
"If more than 50 per cent of the film is shot in the state the grant of Rs 2 crore will be given," he added. He said Rs 2 crore will be given if the producer shot his second film in the state and the amount will rise to Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 2.75 crore for shooting of third and fourth film respectively.
 

Advance booking for Shah Rukh Khan's 'Happy New Year' begins

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Angry fans had blasted the social networking platform on Monday for the delay in Happy New Year's advance booking. But now, there's good news for everyone! The Farah Khan directorial has begun its advance booking from Tuesday.
The Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer has commenced its advance booking in key circuits. especially in Hyderabad, Bangalore and New Delhi. Mumbai will begin advance bookings from Wednesday and given the hype around the film, advance bookings are expected to be sky-rocketing!
Happy New Year starring SRK along with Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff is all set to release this Friday.

 

 

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