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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 took place between 19 and 24 October 2024 in Mumbai, India. It was the first edition of the festival under interim festival director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, following the departure of Anupama Chopra from the festival director position. It was also the first edition of the festival since 2014 to not have a title sponsor. As with the 2023 edition of the festival, the main competition of the festival was limited to filmmakers from South Asia (except Pakistan) and the South Asian diaspora. Netherlands-based film director, lecturer, and film programmer Rada Šešić was named the Head of Jury for this South Asia Competition. Over 110 films from over 45 countries were screened during this edition of the festival, for which PVR INOX and Regal Cinema continued to serve as screening venue partners. The animation film ''Rhythm of a Flower'' by Amit Dutta won the Golden Gateway Award at the festival, while the documentary ''Nocturnes'' by Anirba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All We Imagine As Light
''All We Imagine as Light'' is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Payal Kapadia. The cast includes Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon. The film was an international co-production involving companies from India, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Italy. The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first film from India to compete in the main competition since 1994, and won the Grand Prix. Plot Prabha and Anu are Malayali nurses living in Mumbai who are both troubled by their relationships. The two embark on a road trip to a beach town where "the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest." Cast * Kani Kusruti as Prabha * Divya Prabha as Anu * Chhaya Kadam as Parvaty * Hridhu Haroon as Shiaz * Azees Nedumangad as Dr. Manoj * Tintumol Joseph as Nurse Shanet Production The film was produced by Thomas Hakim and Julian Graff through their French-based company Petit Chaos, in co-production with the Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupama Srinivasan
Anupama Srinivasan is an Indian film director. She is known for ''Nocturnes'' (2024), a documentary exploring the world of moths in the Eastern Himalayan forest. Early life and education Anupama was born in Delhi. She received her BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and furthered her studies in film direction at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career In 2015, Anupama and Anirban Dutta started working on ''Flickering Lights,'' a documentary about a village in Manipur awaiting electricity. It was screened at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea and won the award for best cinematography at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Nocturnes (2024) The idea for ''Nocturnes'' began when Anirban Dutta and Anupama met Mansi by chance at a restaurant in the western Himalayas. Mansi spoke passionately about her research on moths in the Eastern Himalayas. Intrigued by her stories and the beauty of the forest, Anirban and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajshri Deshpande
Rajshri Deshpande is an Indian actress and activist. She gained international recognition with her portrayal of Laxami in Pan Nalin's '' Angry Indian Goddesses''. This was followed by the titular role of Durga in Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's ''Sexy Durga'', which won the Hivos Toger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. She also plays the role of Manju in BBC One's '' McMafia''. Deshpande received critical acclaim for her performance as Subhadra in the Netflix series '' Sacred Games'', directed by Anurag Kashyap. She played the role of Ismat Chughtai in Nandita Das's film '' Manto''. Early life Rajshri Deshpande was born in a working-class family in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She is the youngest of three siblings. She has an undergraduate degree in law from Symbiosis Law School and a postgraduate degree in advertising from Symbiosis International University. She got into the advertising industry to support herself but soon found her calling in acting. She also has a diploma i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansal Mehta
Hansal Mehta (born 29 April 1968) is an Indian filmmaker. He started his career with television show ''Khana Khazana'' (1993–2000) and later moved on to directing films like ''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' (2000), ''Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'' (2002) and ''Woodstock Villa'' (2008). He received critical acclaim with ''Shahid'' (2013), for which he also won the National Film Award for Best Direction. He then went on to direct ''City Lights'' (2014), ''Aligarh'' (2016), ''Simran'' (2017), '' Omerta'' (2018) and ''Scam 1992'' (2020). Early life Mehta was born on 29 April 1968 in a middle-class Gujarati family from Mumbai. He grew up learning classical music and studied computer engineering. He worked in Fiji before returning to India to start his career in films. Career Mehta started his career in 1993, by directing with TV cookery show ''Khana Khazana'', thus launching the television career of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor on Zee TV. Alongside, Mehta also directed several television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi and Tamil film industry. She made her film debut with the Malayalam film '' Prajapathi'' in 2006. She went on to have major to minor supporting roles in several Hindi films, including the musical romantic drama, ''Rockstar'' (2011), the horror-thriller ''Murder 3'' (2013), the thriller '' Wazir'' (2016), and the historical period film ''Padmaavat'' (2018). She also starred several South Indian films including Mani Ratnam's ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' (2017) and '' Sufiyum Sujatayum'' (2020). Early life and background Aditi Rao Hydari was born in Hyderabad to Ehsaan Hydari and his wife Vidya Rao, an acclaimed classical singer popular for thumri and dadra genres of music. Her father, who died in 2013, was a Sulaimani Bohra Muslim while her mother, who is a Hindu by birth, is a practicing Buddhist and a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore who is half-Telugu. Hydari is thus of mixed lineage: Bohra, Chitrapur Saraswat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Stag
Royal Stag, also known as Seagram's Royal Stag, is an Indian brand of whisky launched in 1995. It is available in many countries across the world in various pack sizes. It is Pernod Ricard's best selling brand by volume. It is a blend of grain spirits and imported Scotch malts. It is commonly available in 1 L, 750 mL, 375 mL and 180 mL bottles and also available in 90 mL and 60 mL bottles. The brand is named after a species of deer famous for its antlers, that is also featured in its logo. It is produced in several company-owned as well as bottler-owned distilleries. It was the first whisky brand launched in India that did not use any artificial flavours. Pernod Ricard has identified Royal Stag along with Seagram's Imperial Blue, Seagram's Blenders Pride, Chivas Regal and Seagram's 100 Pipers as the company's five core brands to build its spirits business in India. Royal Stag sold 12.3 million cases in 2011, toppling Absolut Vodka, to become P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
