‘Awake’ is Atul Mongia’s debut film. This 23-minute short, written and directed by him, is a part of this year’s Mami Year Round Programme. It is also chosen for the We Are One Global Film Festival. Atul has had a long-spanning career as one of Bollywood’s most acclaimed casting directors. Besides being an actor himself, he has trained many contemporary Bollywood actors over the years. While having worked in front of the camera for a few projects, this is Atul’s first effort of being behind the camera and pulling all the strings.
Through “Awake”, he presents us with the mundanity of the lives of today’s relationships. We are introduced to a few couples who seem to be doing well-off financially. The protagonist (Sameera), who is initially introduced just as a person behind the lens, gets her own identity beyond her profession as a photographer. She...
Through “Awake”, he presents us with the mundanity of the lives of today’s relationships. We are introduced to a few couples who seem to be doing well-off financially. The protagonist (Sameera), who is initially introduced just as a person behind the lens, gets her own identity beyond her profession as a photographer. She...
- 6/9/2020
- by Akash Deshpande
- AsianMoviePulse
CinemaThe film is streaming on YouTube for seven days as part of the global online film festival.Sowmya RajendranAwake reminded me of William and Mary, a short story by Roald Dahl. A philosopher dies but his brain connected to one eye is kept alive, as part of a science experiment to which he had consented. His wife is at first upset with the arrangement, but slowly, she begins to enjoy the power she has over him, something she never had in their unequal marriage. It's a dark, disturbing and rewarding read. The premise for Awake, presently streaming on YouTube for seven days as part of the global online film festival on the 'We are One' channel, is more muted but evokes a similar disquiet. Directed by Atul Mongia, Awake is about a photographer named Sameera (an excellent Ishika Mohan Motwane) and her comatose husband Vikram. On the surface, Sameera appears to be a devout wife,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
After a grand wedding reception with who’s who of the Bollywood at the Palladium hotel in Lower Parel, Mumbai on July 12, 2015, newlywed couple Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput organized a lavish dinner party for the Bollywood’s biggie directors on Thursday at their Juhu residence.
All Btown directors who share a good rapport with Shahid, took their time off and headed to greet Shahid and Mira last night. The guest list included director Vikramaditya Motwane with wife Ishika Mohan, Kick director Sajid Nadidwala with wife Warda Nadiadwala, Vishal Bharadwaj with his wife Rekha and son and designer Masaba Gupta along with her husband Madhu Mantena. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl were also presented at the low-key party. Check out the pictures of the guests arriving fro the the party!
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All Btown directors who share a good rapport with Shahid, took their time off and headed to greet Shahid and Mira last night. The guest list included director Vikramaditya Motwane with wife Ishika Mohan, Kick director Sajid Nadidwala with wife Warda Nadiadwala, Vishal Bharadwaj with his wife Rekha and son and designer Masaba Gupta along with her husband Madhu Mantena. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl were also presented at the low-key party. Check out the pictures of the guests arriving fro the the party!
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- 7/24/2015
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Judi Dench, Celia Imrie At no. 2 on Friday, The Avengers took in $9.68m at 3,918 locations. The Marvel actioner is expected to earn $45m over the four-day weekend. Directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. Massacred by critics, Chernobyl Diaries opened with about $3.54m (including $525k from Thursday midnight screenings) at 2,433 sites. That’s a weak beginning for the horror flick co-written and produced by Oren Peli, best known for the Paranormal Activity sleeper hit. Chernobyl Diaries is expected to reach only $10m-11m by Monday evening. [See also: Box Office: Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones' Men In Black 3 Way Behind Men In Black, MIB2.] Directed by former visual-effects artist Bradley Parker (Let Me In, Peter Pan, The Time Machine), Chernobyl Diaries features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked voice actor Jesse McCartney, Live Free or Die Hard‘s Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Dudley, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.
- 5/27/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Chicago – Seven desperate souls are taking risks to save some part of their world, which describes both “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and “The Avengers.” Which will win the box office war? The “heroes” of the Marigold residence include Judi Dench, Tom Wilkerson, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Dev Patel.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The slight story relies on often seen clichés in a golden-ager movie mode – man crazy and lonely widows, a horny old man, a used up marriage, a redeemed curmudgeon – but luckily these are filtered through top drawers actors who heighten the stereotypes into something more. This is a film that tries too hard with its message and premise, and is a bit overlong, but has its heart in the right place. It ends up being time well spent with the characters themselves, because of the precise performances in their various journeys.
Seven persons in retirement are at a crossroads,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The slight story relies on often seen clichés in a golden-ager movie mode – man crazy and lonely widows, a horny old man, a used up marriage, a redeemed curmudgeon – but luckily these are filtered through top drawers actors who heighten the stereotypes into something more. This is a film that tries too hard with its message and premise, and is a bit overlong, but has its heart in the right place. It ends up being time well spent with the characters themselves, because of the precise performances in their various journeys.
Seven persons in retirement are at a crossroads,...
- 5/4/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ishika Mohan Tom Wilkinson on the set of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.’
In John Madden’s last film, 2011’s “The Debt,” Tom Wilkinson played a retired Mossad agent struggling to contain a shocking historical secret. In “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the Academy Award-winning director’s latest film, Mr. Wilkinson, 64, plays a retiree struggling to revive his joie de vivre.
His character, a former high court judge named Graham, “lived a life of integrity and success, but he realizes...
In John Madden’s last film, 2011’s “The Debt,” Tom Wilkinson played a retired Mossad agent struggling to contain a shocking historical secret. In “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the Academy Award-winning director’s latest film, Mr. Wilkinson, 64, plays a retiree struggling to revive his joie de vivre.
His character, a former high court judge named Graham, “lived a life of integrity and success, but he realizes...
- 4/27/2012
- by Rachel Dodes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel had its world premiere in London last month and garnered great reviews from critics and especially the audience. In fact, the film has just reached the number one spot at the U.K. box office and unlike most films, saw its ticket sales rise in its second weekend thanks to terrific word-of-mouth. Because of the word of mouth and the magic and reach of the internet many fans in the Us and Canada were eagerly awaiting to hear when they will get to see the film. Well, they can now rejoice because the highly anticipated The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is gearing up for its release in the Us in May. From John Madden, director of the Academy Award Best Picture winner Shakespeare in Love, the India-set film stars Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love, James Bond series), Maggie Smith (Harry Potter) Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Bill Nighy (Harry Potter,...
- 3/9/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Chicago – The lucky nominees for The 81st Annual Academy Awards have been responding to their nominations all day. If you’ve ever wondered how Oscar nominees feel about hearing their name announced on one of Hollywood’s biggest mornings of the year, read on for the official responses from Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Brad Pitt, Taraji P. Henson, Danny Boyle, Gus Van Sant, and many more.
Kate Winslet on her best actress nomination for “The Reader”:
“I’m extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever been blessed with. I’m genuinely thrilled not just for myself but for the wonderful Stephen Daldry and David Hare. These nominations are a testament to their unwavering commitment to this film. And I’m also very happy for all the people in Germany whose hard work on The Reader,...
Kate Winslet on her best actress nomination for “The Reader”:
“I’m extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever been blessed with. I’m genuinely thrilled not just for myself but for the wonderful Stephen Daldry and David Hare. These nominations are a testament to their unwavering commitment to this film. And I’m also very happy for all the people in Germany whose hard work on The Reader,...
- 1/22/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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