Right from his first play ‘Where There’s a Will’ in 1986, playwright and director Mahesh Dattani brought contemporary Indian realities to theatre and approached modern issues and relationships with a fresh perspective. Zee Theatre’s ‘Big Fat City’ is no exception and here Mahesh dwells upon the harried life in Mumbai and on people who are stuck in the cycle of unmet needs and desires.
Actor Shilpa Shukla is thrilled that she got an opportunity to work with Dattani and says, “When he called me for ‘Big Fat City’, I couldn’t believe it and it has been such a learning curve in my life. I’m now able to love the craft a lot more. There is no monotony around it. Words can’t describe how much I learned from him, his observations on life, and his whole being. As a teacher he is fabulous. He has mentored so many...
Actor Shilpa Shukla is thrilled that she got an opportunity to work with Dattani and says, “When he called me for ‘Big Fat City’, I couldn’t believe it and it has been such a learning curve in my life. I’m now able to love the craft a lot more. There is no monotony around it. Words can’t describe how much I learned from him, his observations on life, and his whole being. As a teacher he is fabulous. He has mentored so many...
- 2/17/2024
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
With less than a week left for the opening in Doha, Qatar, of the Mira Nair-helmed musical, ‘Monsoon Wedding’, based on her iconic 2001 film, members of the cast and crew are taking to their Instagram handles to share pictures of themselves shot by Ishaan Nair (who also had a role in the film) and sharing their excitement to be a part of the FIFA World Cup fever.
The musical, its score written by acclaimed composer-director Vishal Bharadwaj, will open at the Abdul Aziz Nasser Theatre in Doha on November 15.
Namit Das, who was most recently seeing playing the shoe company executive Haresh Khanna in BBC television drama mini-series ‘The Suitable Boy’ (also directed by Mira Nair), shared the cast’s sense of anticipation when he wrote: “The countdown has begun for this ‘Monsoon Wedding’ to shower Doha, Qatar, with a dose of entertainment.”
Das plays the eccentric, marigold (‘genda’)-chewing wedding planner,...
The musical, its score written by acclaimed composer-director Vishal Bharadwaj, will open at the Abdul Aziz Nasser Theatre in Doha on November 15.
Namit Das, who was most recently seeing playing the shoe company executive Haresh Khanna in BBC television drama mini-series ‘The Suitable Boy’ (also directed by Mira Nair), shared the cast’s sense of anticipation when he wrote: “The countdown has begun for this ‘Monsoon Wedding’ to shower Doha, Qatar, with a dose of entertainment.”
Das plays the eccentric, marigold (‘genda’)-chewing wedding planner,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
KollywoodThe actor is currently busy with a number of films including 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy' and 'Kolamaavu Kokila'.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe Hindi film Pari, a supernatural horror flick, is all set to be remade in Tamil. The film, starring Anushka Sharma in the lead role, made it to the silver screens on March 2 this year to positive reviews. The film also turned out to be a commercial success. According to reports doing rounds, Pari will soon be remade in Tamil and the strong contender to reprise Anushka Sharma’s role in it is Nayanthara. Interestingly, Nayan herself has a good share of horror flicks to her credit including Dora and Maya. However, sources close to the actor claim that she is not interested in starring in horror films right now and is busy concentrating in other genres. The talented actor is busy with a number of films including the Telugu biopic Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy in which she shares the screen space with Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi and the heroine-oriented Kolamaavu Kokila, a Tamil film which is being directed Nelson Dhilip Kumar. Pari is all set to hit the screens in the Russian market on April 19. Pari, directed by debutant Prosit Roy, has been bankrolled by Anushka Sharma and Kamesh Sharma under the banners Clean Slate Films, KriArj Entertainment and Kyta Productions. It has been penned by Prosit Roy and Abhishek Bannerjee. While the film revolves around Anushka Sharma, the star cast also had Parambrata Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Rajat Kapoor and Mansi Multani in pivotal roles. The background score for Pari was composed by Ketan Sodha while the songs have been scored by Anupam Roy. The cinematography was handled by Jishnu Bhattacharjee and the editing was done by Manas Mittal. Pari was made on a budget of Rs 18 crores and its box office collections stood at Rs 40 crores making it a commercial success. With reports that Nayan may not be a part of the remake, film buffs wonder who would bag the role. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 4/5/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
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