The new film on Zee5 titled Haddi is a tale of murder and revenge, and Nawazuddin Siddique plays the role of a transgender woman in pursuit of vengeance. The plot is intriguing, and director Akshat Ajay Sharma brings his own sense of brutality, inspired by the films of Anurag Kashyap. The only part of the story that seems far-fetched is not the brutality of the violence, but the characters’ lack of rootedness. The writing falters, and after a point, it becomes irredeemable. Yet Haddi remains engaging, and Nawaz brings his A game to this film. There is also Anurag Kashyap, who acts in the film as the main antagonist. It is fun to see him on screen, trying his hand at acting. He isn’t a complete novice in this department, but his villainous turn is at times hilarious, but mostly falls flat and unconvincing. The story revolves around Nawaz’s character,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Actress Paoli Dam is thrilled to see her realistic-drama film ‘Chhaad The Terrace’ making waves globally and for its premiere at Kiff Kolkata. Paoli said, “I’m thrilled to see the movie making its way around the world and has already been showcased in Europe and premiered in North America, so it’s great to see it finally reaching its home viewers. Thank you, Kiff, Kolkata, for selection and screening the movie.”
‘Chhaad The Terrace’ also stars Arunoday ‘Rahul’ Banerjee and Rajnandini Paul.
The film explores the protagonist, Mitra’s relationship with the terrace and eventually her disillusionment with the terrace. Mitra is perturbed with her marital responsibilities, she is a writer and a schoolteacher, her identity issues trigger her when she is denied access to the terrace- her open space.
Indrani, the director said: “This is a special moment as my home-town will host the India premiere of Chhaad The Terrace.
‘Chhaad The Terrace’ also stars Arunoday ‘Rahul’ Banerjee and Rajnandini Paul.
The film explores the protagonist, Mitra’s relationship with the terrace and eventually her disillusionment with the terrace. Mitra is perturbed with her marital responsibilities, she is a writer and a schoolteacher, her identity issues trigger her when she is denied access to the terrace- her open space.
Indrani, the director said: “This is a special moment as my home-town will host the India premiere of Chhaad The Terrace.
- 12/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Nov 1 (Ians) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons to Twitter in a suit seeking the restoration of journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s account, suspended following a tweet about bail granted to Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair by the Supreme Court.
“Issue summons. Written submissions in 30 days,” Justice Mini Pushkarna ordered.
In July, following the bail granted to Zubair by the apex court, Mitra, in his tweet, said the son of a sitting apex court judge had participated in debates on a news channel and its editor had later furnished the bail bond for the release of the Alt News fact checker.
During the course of the hearing, Mitra’s counsel Raghav Awasthi submitted researcher and journalist Mitra is a fairly “renowned public figure” and the ban is in violation of the applicable information technology rules and would harm his reputation.
He also pointed out that he needs to...
“Issue summons. Written submissions in 30 days,” Justice Mini Pushkarna ordered.
In July, following the bail granted to Zubair by the apex court, Mitra, in his tweet, said the son of a sitting apex court judge had participated in debates on a news channel and its editor had later furnished the bail bond for the release of the Alt News fact checker.
During the course of the hearing, Mitra’s counsel Raghav Awasthi submitted researcher and journalist Mitra is a fairly “renowned public figure” and the ban is in violation of the applicable information technology rules and would harm his reputation.
He also pointed out that he needs to...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Rhona Mitra (Hounds of War) has signed on for a role in Millennium Media’s comic book film Red Sonja, toplined by Matilda Lutz, with Oliver Trevena (Wire Room) departing the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Derived from the sword and sorcery comic books of the same name from Dynamite Entertainment, Red Sonja is based on the heroine created by Robert E. Howard and adapted by Roy Thomas. The character is billed as a fearsome warrior boasting a high degree of skill with a sword, though details as to the film adaptation’s plot hav been kept under wraps thus far.
Currently in production at the Bulgarian Nu Boyana Studio, with additional shoots at the Greek Nu Boyana Studio scheduled for later in the month, Red Sonja also stars Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan, Michael Bisping, Martyn Ford, Eliza Matengu, Manal El-Feitury and Katrina Durden.
M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) is...
Derived from the sword and sorcery comic books of the same name from Dynamite Entertainment, Red Sonja is based on the heroine created by Robert E. Howard and adapted by Roy Thomas. The character is billed as a fearsome warrior boasting a high degree of skill with a sword, though details as to the film adaptation’s plot hav been kept under wraps thus far.
Currently in production at the Bulgarian Nu Boyana Studio, with additional shoots at the Greek Nu Boyana Studio scheduled for later in the month, Red Sonja also stars Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan, Michael Bisping, Martyn Ford, Eliza Matengu, Manal El-Feitury and Katrina Durden.
M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) is...
- 10/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans), Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Stefani Martin (The Last Kingdom) have been set to star in sci-fi action horror movie The Experiment, which is underway at Rebellion Studios in the UK.
Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment follows an elite spec-ops team, led by Captain Ava Stone (Mitra), sent on a rescue mission into a top secret military research facility after a rogue employee takes a group of scientists hostage.
The project marks the first for action label Action Xtreme, the genre division of UK arthouse producer-distributor Sovereign Media (Triangle Of Sadness).
Chee Keong Cheung (Redcon-1) is directing. Producers are Andreas Roald, Chee Keong Cheung and Ioanna Karavela and executive producer is Derek Rogers. Script comes from Alistair Cave, Matthew Thomas Edwards and Oliver Morran (Every Last One of Them) from a story by Chee Keong Cheung.
Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment follows an elite spec-ops team, led by Captain Ava Stone (Mitra), sent on a rescue mission into a top secret military research facility after a rogue employee takes a group of scientists hostage.
The project marks the first for action label Action Xtreme, the genre division of UK arthouse producer-distributor Sovereign Media (Triangle Of Sadness).
Chee Keong Cheung (Redcon-1) is directing. Producers are Andreas Roald, Chee Keong Cheung and Ioanna Karavela and executive producer is Derek Rogers. Script comes from Alistair Cave, Matthew Thomas Edwards and Oliver Morran (Every Last One of Them) from a story by Chee Keong Cheung.
- 9/15/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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