PANDOLIN WEEKLY DIGEST

A round up of weekly happenings from the world of cinema. In case you missed any of it, here’s a quick glance at the stories from the week gone by.

SARKAR 3 WILL RELEASE ON MARCH 17, 2016

The political crime thriller Sarkar 3, written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, featuring Amitabh Bachchan will hit the silver screens on March 17, 2017.

IRRFAN KHAN’S HINDI MEDIUM TO RELEASE ON 31^ST MARCH, 2017

 

Lighthearted film Hindi Medium starring powerhouse performer Irrfan Khan and directed by Saket Chaudhary is all set to release on 31st March 2017.

‘RAABTA’ TO RELEASE ON 9^TH JUNE, 2017

A love story based on dreams, destiny and love Raabta starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon is all set to hit the silver screen on June 9th, 2017.

2.0 | FIRST LOOK

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s released the first look of Shankar’s magnum opus 2.0

OMUNG KUMAR’S BHOOMI WILL BE SANJAY DUTT’S COMEBACK FILM

Sanjay Dutt is all set to make a comeback with National Award winning Director Omung Kumar’s Bhoomi. The film will be made under Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series.

PUNYAKOTI – WORLD’S FIRST ANIMATED FILM IN SANSKRIT

Director Ravi Shankar talks about the subject of Punyakoti, complexities of working with Sanskrit language & working with legends like Illayaraja & Revathi.

HORROR IS AN ABUSED GENRE IN INDIA – VISHAL FURIA

Vishal Furia talks about the unexplored genre of horror, the complexities of writing and the struggles of a first-time filmmaker.

10 SHORT FILMS WITH BOLLYWOOD STAR POWER

The best short films of 2016 which were supported by a great star power of Hindi Cinema and some of the noted directors and writers of Bollywood.

“DEAR ZINDAGI” IS A LETTER TO LIFE – ALIA BHATT

As the audiences headed to theaters to watch Dear Zindagi, we caught up with Alia Bhatt to know more about her character and the making of the film.

LIFE IN METAPHORS IS A FILM FOR BUDDING FILMMAKERS – O P SRIVASTAVA

OP Srivastava’s National Award winning biographical film Life in Metaphors is to be screened at Film Bazaar. We caught with him to get insights on the film.

RALANG ROAD DOES NOT HARP ON THE TOURISTY ASPECT OF SIKKIM – KARMA

Karma Takapa is all set to showcase his film Ralang Road in Film Bazaar. He talks about his film, his expectations from Film Bazaar and more with Pandolin.

A.R RAHMAN ATTENDS 10^TH NFDC FILM BAZAAR DAY 3

A.R. Rahman graced Day 3 of the 10th NFDC Film Bazaar 2016, by the process of creating the ‘Live-In-VR Experience’ of his performance of ‘Vande Mataram’.

JIO MAMI FILM CLUB PRESENTS INDIA PREMIERE OF “LA LA LAND”

Jio MAMI Film Club with Star is back with its first event to kick start the 19th year. The film club will screen the India premiere of film La La Land.

ABHAY DEOL ACQUIRES 3 NFDC FILM BAZAAR TITLES

Abhay Deol acquires critically acclaimed festival favorite Indie films and champions a straight to Digital release route.

THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA GETS A GRAND OPENING

The International Film Festival of India began on a sombre note on 21st November, 2016 in the presence of Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Bollywood stars.

SAND STORM | REVIEW

Sand Storm is a sensitive film based in Israel, takes you there, makes you a part of their traditions we don’t understand, yet allows you to blend in.

ACCORDING TO HER | REVIEW

According To Her is a film on a much debated topic – whether motherhood can be a career choice or not.

I DID NOT WANT TO BIND MY CHARACTERS WITH MY IMAGINATION – RITESH SIL

In a chat with Pandolin, Ritesh Sil explains how his film Kathputli is driven by pure imagination with a hint of an aerial perspective of life.

IFFI GOA – DAY 6!

The sixth day at the 47th International Film Festival of India- Goa 2016, commenced with variety of events like masterclasses, red carpets and Let’s Talk.

THE FOURTH DAY OF 10^TH FILM BAZAAR DREW TO A CLOSE ON A HIGH NOTE

The fourth day of the 10th Film Bazaar 2016- Goa came to an end after a long list of alluring events including a master class session by Producer Philip Lee.