A man's crusade to save India's cinematic heritage from decayFilm Heritage Foundation's collection, apart from old films, also includes KL Saigal's tabla and harmonium and archivist PK Nair's spectacl...
22 Oct, 2017, 08.58 AM IST
Actor-director Rakshit Shetty feels the challenge ahead is to keep the audience occupiedKannada cinema in the 80s & 90s saw youth flicks that had catchy music, cocky one-liners & dream sequences promising an entertaining thorou...
10 Jun, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
Meet the revolutionaries of Kannada cinema who are challenging the traditionalThe industry responded with protectionist instincts, by enforcing an informal ban on dubbing any visual content and allowing it to be isola...
29 May, 2016, 11.09 AM IST
Filmmakers, artists slam politics behind film festivalFilmmakers voice concern against the commercialisation & politicisation of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes).
26 Jan, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
Why the writers and thinkers of India face a critical Nirbhaya momentFor the literary circle in the country that is returning its awards and resigning from representative bodies, it is the Nirbhaya moment.
17 Oct, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
FTII: Film-maker Girish Kasaravalli slams Paresh Rawal for Rahul Gandhi jibeGirish Kasaravalli hit out at Paresh Rawal for his jibe at Rahul Gandhi inconnection with the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the FTII c...
04 Aug, 2015, 06.43 PM IST
FTII row: Film-maker Kasaravalli slams Paresh Rawal for Rahul Gandhi jibeKasaravalli said that the students protesting against Chauhan's appointment have not accepted Gandhi as their chairperson, but were seeking...
04 Aug, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan could've been FTII chairman, but Modi govt ignored I&B list and selected Gajendra ChauhanGajendra Chauhan, whose choice as chairman of the FTII has sparked a controversy, was not in contention for the position until about six mo...
11 Jul, 2015, 06.41 AM IST
I&B Ministry assures all help to resolve FTII issuesI&B ministry has assured all support to FTII as it tries to end the impasse at institute, where students are protesting against the appoint...
04 Jul, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
FTII row: Government refuses to reconsider Gajendra Chauhan's appointmentArun Jaitley, who met the students and Resul Pookutty and filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli of FTII-Pune, also asked them to "get back to class".
03 Jul, 2015, 11.05 PM IST
FTII row: Anupam Kher will make a better chief, says filmmaker Girish KasaravalliGirish Kasaravalli, has suggested the name of cine actor Anupam Kher for the chairperson’s post at his alma mater, FTII, in place of actor ...
17 Jun, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
Attakkalari India Biennial: Still no permanant performance space in KarnatakaWhile hosting South Asia's largest contemporary dance festival in the city the Attakkalari India Biennial from February 6 to 15 is an achie...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
100 years of Indian cinema: Need to break away from popular mediocrity to excel in filmmakingThere is complete surrender to popular tastes. The forced cheer is a huge limitation imposed on the imagination of any aspiring filmmaker.
19 May, 2013, 01.32 PM IST
- 'Gulabi Talkies' reaps rich at Osian's fest
Girish Kasaravalli's 'Gulabi Talkies' has been named the best Indian movie at the 10th Osian's Cinefan festival here with the Kannada film'...
20 Jul, 2008, 03.38 PM IST
- Indian movies part of Maldives' first film fest
A number of Indian films including Girish Kasaravalli's "Dweepa" and Jahnu Barua's "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara" are being screened at Maldi...
11 May, 2007, 10.35 AM IST
- Big B gets a short shrift from Film Fest '06
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been ignored yet again by the organisers of India’s most prestigious film extravaganza Internationa...
09 Nov, 2006, 03.03 AM IST