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.

ROMANCE IS ROMANCE REGARDLESS OF THE TIME – ANUBHAV SINHA

Catch Anubhav Sinha talking about bringing back Tum Bin after fifteen years along with the cast of the film, the location and much more.

CITY OF JOY WELCOMES 22ND EDITION OF KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Bollywood celebrities along with chief minister Mamta Banerjee graced the opening ceremony of the 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival.

THE VIOLIN PLAYER: A STATEMENT ON LIFE WITH ART AND WITHOUT ART

Bauddhayan and Monalisa Mukherji talk about their film The Violin Player that played at the fifth Dharamshala International Film Festival

INDIA IN A DAY AND TOPE AT INAUGURAL INDIA KALEIDOSCOPE FILM FESTIVAL

The first edition of ‘INDIA KALEIDOSCOPE’, an exciting new film festival held in New York on December 8-11, 2016 will be focusing on Indian regional cinema.

CATCH IMITIAZ ALI IN CONVERSATION WITH NASREEN MUNNI KABIR AT FILM BAZAAR

The Knowledge Series session at the Film Bazaar held in Goa from Nov 20-24, 2016 will explore the freshness that Imtiaz Ali brought in with Socha Na Tha and his other films.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S MAIDEN PUNJABI FILM ‘SARVANN’ FIRST LOOK OUT

The first look of Priyanka Chopra’s maiden Punjabi film as a producer, Sarvann, is out!

32 FILMS TO WATCH OUT AT FILM BAZAAR VIEWING ROOM

The 10th edition of NFDC Film Bazaar (November 20-24th, 2016), recommends 32 films out of 164-feature length films submitted to the Viewing Room this year.

 A FORCE TO RECKON WITH – JOHN, SONAKSHI AND TAHIR ON FORCE 2

The cast of Force 2 – John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Raj Bhasin talk about the power-packed film.

‘BEFIKRE’ WORLD PREMIERE AT DUBAI FILM FESTIVAL

The 13th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF 2016) confirms the premiere of Aditya Chopra’s upcoming Befikre starring Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor.

DRISHYAM FILMS’ NEWTON AND RUKH AT FILM BAZAAR 2016

Amit Masurkar’s Newton & Atanu Mukherjee’s Rukh which were submitted to the Viewing Room are among the selected 32 in Film Bazaar Recommends.

CHITROKAR IS ABOUT AN ARTIST SAYING ‘NO’ TO MONEY – SAIBAL MITRA

Saibal Mitra latest feature Chitrokar talks about an artist’s integrity, how he seeks art and whether art really exists in today’s world.

‘LEECHES’ WAS THE NATURAL TITLE OF MY FILM – PAYAL SETHI

Filmmaker Payal Sethi’s 27-minute-long film Leeches is a thought-provoking tale that will not just leave one bitter but also raise several questions

I AM LOOKING FOR EXPRESSIONS AND FILMS ARE THE MEDIUM – PANKAJA THAKUR

Additional commissioner of excise and customs and former Censor Board CEO talks about her 25-minute film The Guide.

HE’S NOT CHOTU – A SATIRICAL TAKE ON CHILD LABOUR

The satire by TVF and Kailash Satyarthi children’s Foundation, “He’s Not Chotu” takes a cynical look at the grave issue of child labour in the country.