Shyam Benegal News
The big picture of Shyam Benegal
dnaindia.com –
2009-11-16
Mumbai: He has always believed in original ideas and original content since the time of his advertising days. When he switched to full-time filmmaking, it was like an extension of him. ... Full Article
PTI Meghalaya chief minister DD Lapang has sought the co-operation of Bollywood to transform the North Eastern state into an ideal film shooting destination. Lapang was in Mumbai for the 11th Mumbai Film Festival inauguration and met prominent Bollywood personalities... ... Full Article
Mumbai: Apart from showing world-class films or becoming a spawning ground for critics, a film festival should attempt to do much more. This is what veteran film-maker Shyam Benegal, the chairman of the MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) film... ... Full Article
* Shaabash! You Can Do It
bollywood.com –
2009-10-23
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Shyam Benegal, the noted filmmaker who burst into the film world 26 years ago with a clutch of realistic films about village India, says he finds it easier to shoot in a custom-built village these days... ... Full Article
Hollywood calls AR Rahman
straitstimes.com –
2009-10-09
About 130 students are learning the vanishing arts of the viola, violin and acoustic piano. Rahman said he's also teaching them Indian classical music and electronic composition - the same motley but fortuitous set of skills that holds together his... ... Full Article
Winning National award for his offbeat flick 'Kanchivaram' has turned the entire spotlights on Priyadarshan and the filmmaker doesn't leave any calls from the media channels unanswered. ... Full Article
One item less
dnaindia.com –
2009-10-04
DNA spoke to directors and screenplay writers to find out whether a film will be better off without an item number if the story doesn't need one. ... Full Article
The first ever winners of the India Youth Icon Awards have been announced. The awards recognize outstanding achievement not only in the entertainment field but also in many categories including entrepreneurship, sports, arts, media, social justice, politics and technology. ... Full Article
Also in fray for the awards, which aim to recognise and reward individual excellence and exemplary achievement in the genres of business, sports, entertainment, media, social welfare and justice, technology, arts, politics and entertainment, are Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan, industry's... ... Full Article
The inaugural edition of India Youth Icon Awards will be presented in a grand ceremony with many celebrities on 25th September, 2009 at Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon. ... Full Article