Actor Akshay Oberoi has talked about the importance of cameo roles in the film industry. The actor believes that each character serves a purpose in advancing the storyline.
In his own career, Akshay has often portrayed cameo roles, acknowledging their significance in contributing to the larger story.
“Every role, regardless of its size, holds the power to make a meaningful impact on the audience. While I have often taken on cameo roles, I believe that each character serves a purpose in advancing the storyline and enriching the overall cinematic experience,” he said.
Akshay, whose latest release is Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’, made his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama ‘American Chai’. He played his first leading role in ‘Isi Life Mein’.
The actor was then seen starring in films such as ‘Pizza’, ‘Piku’, ‘Fitoor’, ‘Gurgaon’, ‘Kaalakaandi’, ‘I Love You’ and ‘Gaslight’ to name a few.
In his own career, Akshay has often portrayed cameo roles, acknowledging their significance in contributing to the larger story.
“Every role, regardless of its size, holds the power to make a meaningful impact on the audience. While I have often taken on cameo roles, I believe that each character serves a purpose in advancing the storyline and enriching the overall cinematic experience,” he said.
Akshay, whose latest release is Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’, made his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama ‘American Chai’. He played his first leading role in ‘Isi Life Mein’.
The actor was then seen starring in films such as ‘Pizza’, ‘Piku’, ‘Fitoor’, ‘Gurgaon’, ‘Kaalakaandi’, ‘I Love You’ and ‘Gaslight’ to name a few.
- 3/26/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It's well known to fans of "The Wizard of Oz" that actor Ray Bolger was originally cast to play the Tin Man and famed comedian Buddy Ebsen was cast as the Scarecrow. They swapped roles at Bolger's insistence, as Bolger had a personal attachment to the role; he was inspired to become an actor after seeing Vaudevillian Fred Stone play the part on stage when Bolger was a child. Ebsen was fine with changing roles, although he had to drop out of production due to makeup problems. The silvery Tin Man makeup contained powered aluminum and Ebsen breathed in big clouds of it, making him sick. At the time, many merely assumed Ebsen had an allergy. Ebsen was replaced with Jack Haley, and the makeup was altered to be a paste instead of a powder.
With the possible exception of "Star Wars," no film's production has been more meticulously recorded...
With the possible exception of "Star Wars," no film's production has been more meticulously recorded...
- 3/10/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress are Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”), Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”), America Ferrera (“Barbie”), Jodie Foster (“Nyad”), and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”). Our odds currently indicate that Randolph (3/1) will emerge victorious, followed in order of likelihood by Blunt (4/1), Brooks (4/1), Ferrera (9/2), and Foster (9/2).
The only one of these five actresses with any previous Oscar bids to her name is Foster, who is also this year’s oldest nominee by two full decades. Before she bagged two lead trophies for “The Accused” (1989) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1992), she broke through at age 14 with a supporting mention for “Taxi Driver” (1977), becoming the seventh youngest Oscar-nominated performer at the time. Since 47 years separate her first and second featured notices, she now holds the record for longest span between consecutive bids in a single acting category.
As the potential eighth recipient of three or more acting Oscars, Foster...
The only one of these five actresses with any previous Oscar bids to her name is Foster, who is also this year’s oldest nominee by two full decades. Before she bagged two lead trophies for “The Accused” (1989) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1992), she broke through at age 14 with a supporting mention for “Taxi Driver” (1977), becoming the seventh youngest Oscar-nominated performer at the time. Since 47 years separate her first and second featured notices, she now holds the record for longest span between consecutive bids in a single acting category.
As the potential eighth recipient of three or more acting Oscars, Foster...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Actress Chitrangda Singh has set the Monday mood right by hitting the gym early in the morning.
Taking to Instagram stories, Chitrangda shared a boomerang video of herself from the gym.
In the clip, the actress is seen sitting on a bench in the gym and taking a mirror selfie video. Dressed in black gym wear, she is seen flipping her hair.
For the caption, Chitrangda wrote: “Hair flippin’ workout done!”
Chitrangda stepped into the world of acting with ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, a crime drama, in 2005. She then featured in films such as ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’, ‘Desi Boyz’, ‘I,Me Aur Main’, ‘Baazaar’, ’Inkaar’ and ‘Saheb’, ‘Biwi Aur Gangster 3’. She made her web debut with the romantic comedy anthology ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ in 2022.
The actress was last seen on screen in 2023 film ‘Gaslight’ starring Sara Ali Khan.
Taking to Instagram stories, Chitrangda shared a boomerang video of herself from the gym.
In the clip, the actress is seen sitting on a bench in the gym and taking a mirror selfie video. Dressed in black gym wear, she is seen flipping her hair.
For the caption, Chitrangda wrote: “Hair flippin’ workout done!”
Chitrangda stepped into the world of acting with ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, a crime drama, in 2005. She then featured in films such as ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’, ‘Desi Boyz’, ‘I,Me Aur Main’, ‘Baazaar’, ’Inkaar’ and ‘Saheb’, ‘Biwi Aur Gangster 3’. She made her web debut with the romantic comedy anthology ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ in 2022.
The actress was last seen on screen in 2023 film ‘Gaslight’ starring Sara Ali Khan.
- 3/4/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A new Batman animated film is in the works that introduces a new version of the caped crusader. The film, Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios a.k.a The Clash of the Empires, will feature an Aztec Batman who becomes the vigilante after his father dies during a Spanish inquisition. The film will be produced by WB Animation and DC.
Aztec Batman gives a cultural revamp to the characters that appear in the DC comics, taking popular characters such as the Joker and Harvey Dent and adapting them to suit the Aztec culture. While many are excited about this new take on the cape crusader, some fans seem to be taking issue with the change in the character’s original design and characteristics.
Batman Azteca Will See A New Batman In a Different Era A still from Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
The popular DC comic character Batman has seen many iterations over the years.
Aztec Batman gives a cultural revamp to the characters that appear in the DC comics, taking popular characters such as the Joker and Harvey Dent and adapting them to suit the Aztec culture. While many are excited about this new take on the cape crusader, some fans seem to be taking issue with the change in the character’s original design and characteristics.
Batman Azteca Will See A New Batman In a Different Era A still from Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
The popular DC comic character Batman has seen many iterations over the years.
- 2/28/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
New Delhi, Dec 30 (Ians) Bollywood diva Sara Ali Khan, who is famous for her ‘Knock Knock’ jokes on the social media, exchanged a playful banter with megastar Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of the show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’.
The ‘Kedarnath’ fame actress appeared on the finale episode of the quiz-based reality show, along with her grandmother, legendary actress Sharmila Tagore.
After the host, Amitabh welcomed the duo on the hot seat, Sara said: “Amit sir, knock knock.” The cine icon was left confused and asked what is “knock knock.”
Replying to him, Sara said that he has to ask “who’s there?” The ‘Brahmastra’ actor nodded to the gorgeous actress and said: “Yes, who’s there?”
Sara started the banter saying “Watch”, to which Amitabh said: “Watch who?”
The ‘Simmba’ actress said laughing, “Watch us win Rs 1 crore.”
The ‘Sholay’ actor then asked Sara: “Do you think you’re the only one who’s popular?...
The ‘Kedarnath’ fame actress appeared on the finale episode of the quiz-based reality show, along with her grandmother, legendary actress Sharmila Tagore.
After the host, Amitabh welcomed the duo on the hot seat, Sara said: “Amit sir, knock knock.” The cine icon was left confused and asked what is “knock knock.”
Replying to him, Sara said that he has to ask “who’s there?” The ‘Brahmastra’ actor nodded to the gorgeous actress and said: “Yes, who’s there?”
Sara started the banter saying “Watch”, to which Amitabh said: “Watch who?”
The ‘Simmba’ actress said laughing, “Watch us win Rs 1 crore.”
The ‘Sholay’ actor then asked Sara: “Do you think you’re the only one who’s popular?...
- 12/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Top 10 Films Of 2023 (Ott): From Lust Stories 2 To Kareena Kapoor’s Jaane Jaan – IMDb Drops The List (Picture Credit: IMDb)
IMDb has dropped the list of top 10 films released on Ott platforms, and right from Kajol to Kareena Kapoor Khan, leading ladies of B’town have been ruling this arena. Young actors like Sidharth Malhotra, Sara Ali Khan, Sanya Malhotra, and Janhvi Kapoor also took their films straight to the platform.
Although direct-to-ott releases have been a thing of the past since the theaters have been functional, it has started a new genre of films exclusively made for the Ott platforms. This year, directors like Nitesh Tiwari and Sujoy Ghosh have offered brilliant films on Ott.
The Most Popular Indian Movies of 2023 (Streaming) list represents five subscription-based services, with five titles from Netflix, two from Zee5, and one each from Prime Video, JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar. The Most...
IMDb has dropped the list of top 10 films released on Ott platforms, and right from Kajol to Kareena Kapoor Khan, leading ladies of B’town have been ruling this arena. Young actors like Sidharth Malhotra, Sara Ali Khan, Sanya Malhotra, and Janhvi Kapoor also took their films straight to the platform.
Although direct-to-ott releases have been a thing of the past since the theaters have been functional, it has started a new genre of films exclusively made for the Ott platforms. This year, directors like Nitesh Tiwari and Sujoy Ghosh have offered brilliant films on Ott.
The Most Popular Indian Movies of 2023 (Streaming) list represents five subscription-based services, with five titles from Netflix, two from Zee5, and one each from Prime Video, JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar. The Most...
- 12/4/2023
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
“We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces,” proclaimed former silent film queen Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterwork “Sunset Boulevard.” One of the greatest faces of the era belonged to French actor Albert Dieudonne who starred in Abel Gance’s breathtaking 1927 epic “Napoleon.” With this dark eyes, distinct nose and rock star style hair, Dieudonne channels the infamous French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th century until his disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. Exiled to Elba in 1814, he emerged once again and suffered a massive defeat at Waterloo in 1815. He died in exile six years later at the age of 51.
Dieudonne commands the 5 ½ hour film restored by Kevin Brownlow which features the jaw-dropping triptych finale that is as exciting now as it was 96 years ago. BFI states that the film is “monumental and visionary, the story’s chapters play out...
Dieudonne commands the 5 ½ hour film restored by Kevin Brownlow which features the jaw-dropping triptych finale that is as exciting now as it was 96 years ago. BFI states that the film is “monumental and visionary, the story’s chapters play out...
- 12/1/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
A lucky 13 performers have won both Oscars for acting. That is one hell of an exclusive club that even the likes of four-time Best Actress champion Katharine Hepburn and triple Best Actor victor Daniel Day-Lewis didn’t manage to join. Here’s the breakdown of thespians who taken home both lead and supporting Academy Awards in order of their achievement:
Helen Hayes won Best Actress in 1932 for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet.” She won Best Supporting Actress in 1971 for “Airport.” Hayes, who was the first performer to pull off this double feature, had the longest time between wins.
Jack Lemmon won for his supporting turn in “Mister Roberts” in 1956 before he took home Best Actor in 1974 for “Save the Tiger.”
Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress in 1945 for “Gaslight” and again in 1957 for “Anastasia” before she took home a supporting award in 1975 for “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Maggie Smith won...
Helen Hayes won Best Actress in 1932 for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet.” She won Best Supporting Actress in 1971 for “Airport.” Hayes, who was the first performer to pull off this double feature, had the longest time between wins.
Jack Lemmon won for his supporting turn in “Mister Roberts” in 1956 before he took home Best Actor in 1974 for “Save the Tiger.”
Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress in 1945 for “Gaslight” and again in 1957 for “Anastasia” before she took home a supporting award in 1975 for “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Maggie Smith won...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s recent release ’12th Fail’ has been submitted to the Oscars as an independent nomination, confirmed the film’s lead actor Vikrant Massey, who plays Ips officer Manoj Kumar Sharma in the movie.
During a media event, Vikrant shared the news and also spoke about his journey in the film industry that started when he was just 15.
Going down memory lane, he spoke about how he had to look out for work since he did not want his college fees to be a burden on his father.
Vikrant started his journey with the television show ‘Dhoom Machao Dhoom’. He was then seen in ‘Balika Vadhu’ and ‘Qubool Hai’.
He has also acted in films such as ‘Lootera’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Half Girlfriend’, ‘Chhapaak’, ‘Haseen Dilruba’ and ‘Gaslight’.
He will next be seen in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’.
During a media event, Vikrant shared the news and also spoke about his journey in the film industry that started when he was just 15.
Going down memory lane, he spoke about how he had to look out for work since he did not want his college fees to be a burden on his father.
Vikrant started his journey with the television show ‘Dhoom Machao Dhoom’. He was then seen in ‘Balika Vadhu’ and ‘Qubool Hai’.
He has also acted in films such as ‘Lootera’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Half Girlfriend’, ‘Chhapaak’, ‘Haseen Dilruba’ and ‘Gaslight’.
He will next be seen in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’.
- 11/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s recent release ’12th Fail’ has been submitted to the Oscars as an independent nomination, confirmed the film’s lead actor Vikrant Massey, who plays Ips officer Manoj Kumar Sharma in the movie.
During a media event, Vikrant shared the news and also spoke about his journey in the film industry that started when he was just 15.
Going down memory lane, he spoke about how he had to look out for work since he did not want his college fees to be a burden on his father.
Vikrant started his journey with the television show ‘Dhoom Machao Dhoom’. He was then seen in ‘Balika Vadhu’ and ‘Qubool Hai’.
He has also acted in films such as ‘Lootera’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Half Girlfriend’, ‘Chhapaak’, ‘Haseen Dilruba’ and ‘Gaslight’.
He will next be seen in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’.
During a media event, Vikrant shared the news and also spoke about his journey in the film industry that started when he was just 15.
Going down memory lane, he spoke about how he had to look out for work since he did not want his college fees to be a burden on his father.
Vikrant started his journey with the television show ‘Dhoom Machao Dhoom’. He was then seen in ‘Balika Vadhu’ and ‘Qubool Hai’.
He has also acted in films such as ‘Lootera’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Half Girlfriend’, ‘Chhapaak’, ‘Haseen Dilruba’ and ‘Gaslight’.
He will next be seen in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’.
- 11/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Welcome to Sales to Astonish, a new column in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us news on comic sales and the general moves in the comic market over the past month or so!
Having written this column for over a year now I am starting to notice some distinctive trends in my monthly activity throughout the year. I had touched on elements of this in previous instalments but in a nutshell the trends can be defined as simply as this:
Busy months – January, March, May, October, November & December Busy days – Monday & Thursday Busiest hours – 6-8am Thursday
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the busiest hours in the week immediately follow the release of new stock in the store on a Thursday. At a guess I would say that Monday is busy because people casually browse the website...
Having written this column for over a year now I am starting to notice some distinctive trends in my monthly activity throughout the year. I had touched on elements of this in previous instalments but in a nutshell the trends can be defined as simply as this:
Busy months – January, March, May, October, November & December Busy days – Monday & Thursday Busiest hours – 6-8am Thursday
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the busiest hours in the week immediately follow the release of new stock in the store on a Thursday. At a guess I would say that Monday is busy because people casually browse the website...
- 11/9/2023
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Have you ever been utterly captivated by recent movie villain roles? I know I have – there’s just something about a brilliantly portrayed antagonist that leaves you both spellbound and slightly uneasy. It’s like watching a virtuoso performance in the art of mischief and malice.
Today, we’re diving into the world of those rising stars who’ve taken on the challenge of transforming movie villain roles into unforgettable experiences.
On a Personal Note
As someone who’s spent hours immersed in cinematic worlds and fascinated by the complexities of character dynamics, I can’t wait to explore the transformative power of actors who’ve breathed new life into villainous roles.
With inspiration drawn from various sources, I’m thrilled to share a lineup of six actors who’ve redefined what it means to portray the darker side of storytelling.
So, grab your popcorn and get ready to journey...
Today, we’re diving into the world of those rising stars who’ve taken on the challenge of transforming movie villain roles into unforgettable experiences.
On a Personal Note
As someone who’s spent hours immersed in cinematic worlds and fascinated by the complexities of character dynamics, I can’t wait to explore the transformative power of actors who’ve breathed new life into villainous roles.
With inspiration drawn from various sources, I’m thrilled to share a lineup of six actors who’ve redefined what it means to portray the darker side of storytelling.
So, grab your popcorn and get ready to journey...
- 11/1/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
Emma Stone won the Best Actress Oscar in 2017 for her role as an actress trying to make it big in Damien Chazelle‘s “La La Land.” Stone has also earned two Best Supporting Actress bids, the first in 2015 for “Birdman” and the second for “The Favourite” in 2019. She reteams with the latter’s director, Yorgos Lanthimos, for Searchlight Pictures’ “Poor Things.” The film, which is out in US theaters on Dec. 8, follows Stone as Bella Baxter — a woman brought back to life by a scientist (Willem Dafoe) and subsequently goes on a journey of self-discovery, meeting a variety of people along the way including a lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) and a potential suitor (Ramy Youssef).
Stone’s performance is remarkable here, as many critics have noted.
Nick Schager (The Daily Beast) declared that Stone will “blow your mind” in the movie, writing: “Nothing overshadows Stone’s odd, amusing and affecting performance as Bella,...
Stone’s performance is remarkable here, as many critics have noted.
Nick Schager (The Daily Beast) declared that Stone will “blow your mind” in the movie, writing: “Nothing overshadows Stone’s odd, amusing and affecting performance as Bella,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
This Friday is the Final Friday the 13th of the year, and it’s all the more special because it’s taking place in October, mere weeks before Halloween. How are we celebrating?
By watching horror movies all day long, of course!
While streaming services like Shudder, Screambox, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount+ and Prime Video are loaded with frights to stream for Friday the 13th, don’t forget that the nightmares aren’t limited to streaming. Good old fashioned cable television is always a great source of horror this time of the year, and that’s doubly true on a day like Friday the 13th.
We’ve scoured the schedules of channels like AMC, Syfy and Freeform to find all the horror airing on TV this Friday, putting together your official Friday the 13th TV Guide!
Highlights include a Friday the 13th marathon on AMC FearFest, the I Know What You Did...
By watching horror movies all day long, of course!
While streaming services like Shudder, Screambox, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount+ and Prime Video are loaded with frights to stream for Friday the 13th, don’t forget that the nightmares aren’t limited to streaming. Good old fashioned cable television is always a great source of horror this time of the year, and that’s doubly true on a day like Friday the 13th.
We’ve scoured the schedules of channels like AMC, Syfy and Freeform to find all the horror airing on TV this Friday, putting together your official Friday the 13th TV Guide!
Highlights include a Friday the 13th marathon on AMC FearFest, the I Know What You Did...
- 10/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Born in Stockholm in 1915, Ingrid Bergman was working in Swedish and German films during the 1930s, when one of her Swedish films, 1936’s “Intermezzo,” caught the eye of powerful Hollywood producer David O. Selznick. He announced that he planned to remake “Intermezzo” in English and would bring Bergman to Hollywood to star. The only problem was that Bergman didn’t speak English, but she turned out to be a fast learner, and the combination of her work ethic and her radiant beauty put Bergman well on her way to becoming an authentic movie star.
Not only did Bergman become an audience favorite, but her acting skills earned her the respect of moviegoers and Hollywood producers alike. In the course of her four-decade film career, Bergman was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three for “Gaslight,” “Anastasia” and “Murder on the Orient Express”. She is one of only six actors in...
Not only did Bergman become an audience favorite, but her acting skills earned her the respect of moviegoers and Hollywood producers alike. In the course of her four-decade film career, Bergman was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three for “Gaslight,” “Anastasia” and “Murder on the Orient Express”. She is one of only six actors in...
- 8/25/2023
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
The Bollywood’s dynamic father-daughter duo Saif Ali Khan and Sara Ali Khan have joined forces for the first time. However, the project not being a film might prove to be a bit of a dampener for their fans.
Saif and Sara have shot together for a series of ad films, portraying an engaging contrast between a millennial and a Gen X mindset, when it comes to insurance decision-making.
The video shows Sara getting out of a car, as Saif says, “Wow! New car”, adding “Insurance liya?”, to which the Pataudi princess replies, “ofcourse”. They are sharing the screen with veteran actor Bijendra Kala.
The ad is captioned as, “Sara surprises Saif with big savings!”
With their fresh and entertaining approach, the ads encourage viewers not just to embrace new-age methods of purchasing insurance but also benefit from the ease and convenience of picking insurance.
Sara is the daughter of...
Saif and Sara have shot together for a series of ad films, portraying an engaging contrast between a millennial and a Gen X mindset, when it comes to insurance decision-making.
The video shows Sara getting out of a car, as Saif says, “Wow! New car”, adding “Insurance liya?”, to which the Pataudi princess replies, “ofcourse”. They are sharing the screen with veteran actor Bijendra Kala.
The ad is captioned as, “Sara surprises Saif with big savings!”
With their fresh and entertaining approach, the ads encourage viewers not just to embrace new-age methods of purchasing insurance but also benefit from the ease and convenience of picking insurance.
Sara is the daughter of...
- 7/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“Gaslight” is a mystery thriller set in 2023 and revolves around the life of Meesha Singh Gaikwad, who is trying to find her father, Raja Ratan Singh Gaikwad. Meesha is back home after 15 years and has a strained relationship with Ratan. Meesha decides to meet Ratan regardless of all the mistakes he has committed in the past. When Meesha returns to her house, Rukmani welcomes her with open arms, but Meesha does not seem to like her. Rukmani and Ratan are married, and they have been together since Meesha’s childhood.
When Meesha’s mother died, Rukmani and Ratan decided to continue their relationship. But Meesha did not accept their relationship. Rukmani hides her grief and pretends to ignore Meesha’s rude behavior. But Meesha is looking for her father and does not understand the reason for his absence. Meesha wants Ratan to come home, but he disappoints her again. Soon,...
When Meesha’s mother died, Rukmani and Ratan decided to continue their relationship. But Meesha did not accept their relationship. Rukmani hides her grief and pretends to ignore Meesha’s rude behavior. But Meesha is looking for her father and does not understand the reason for his absence. Meesha wants Ratan to come home, but he disappoints her again. Soon,...
- 4/1/2023
- by Raschi Acharya
- Film Fugitives
To Gaslight is a term that means manipulating someone by making the other person question their sanity and memories. Turning the person against themselves. The person ends up questioning their own decisions and perceives themselves to be unfit to do any job. There are many stories centered around scenarios where men and women are subjected to this sort of manipulation; “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick story” is one of the recent television shows that talked in depth about gaslighting a partner in a marriage. “Gaslight” is a Hindi-language Disney+ Hotstar Original that was released on March 31, 2023. Directed by Pavan Kirpalani, the movie is about a young girl from a royal family who comes home only to notice something odd about the place she grew up in. Her father is out of the station, or has she just been told that by her stepmother? Will this girl find out what is...
- 3/31/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Appreciating Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan for her performance in the movie ‘Gaslight’, director Pavan Kirpalani said she is an “extremely hungry and dedicated actor who is always willing to take up the challenges”.
In the movie, Sara is playing the role of Meesha, a young paraplegic woman confined to a wheelchair, who returns to her family’s royal palace 15 years after receiving a letter from her father. When she returns to the royal palace, she finds her father missing and is welcomed instead by her stepmother Rukmini, played by Chitrangda Singh.
‘Gaslight’ director Kirpalani, who is known for his movies such as ‘Ragini Mms’, ‘Bhoot Police’ and ‘Phobia’, said: “Reimagining Sara in this movie has been great fun. It’s a serious role with many layers. It’s a performance driven narrative, and she’s pulled off all the shades effortlessly.”
Praising Sara, he added that she is a...
In the movie, Sara is playing the role of Meesha, a young paraplegic woman confined to a wheelchair, who returns to her family’s royal palace 15 years after receiving a letter from her father. When she returns to the royal palace, she finds her father missing and is welcomed instead by her stepmother Rukmini, played by Chitrangda Singh.
‘Gaslight’ director Kirpalani, who is known for his movies such as ‘Ragini Mms’, ‘Bhoot Police’ and ‘Phobia’, said: “Reimagining Sara in this movie has been great fun. It’s a serious role with many layers. It’s a performance driven narrative, and she’s pulled off all the shades effortlessly.”
Praising Sara, he added that she is a...
- 3/31/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Gaslight is a 2023 mystery-thriller film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani (Bhoot Police), this somewhat unsettling but intelligently adapted film is diabolic – and it glows on all accounts. It is the atmospheric account of a woman being driven out of her mind. The word ‘Gaslight’ here is symbolically used to describe an attempt to manipulate a person psychologically, thereby, ultimately, making them doubt their own sanity.
At the very onset of the narrative, we are given to understand there has been a murder. The question here is not only a whodunit but why and how? How the sustained mystery unfolds is what keeps you glued to your seat. The prologue transfers us to Mayagarh Palace, the haveli of Ratan Singh Gaikwad, where through a clip of a home video we are shown him celebrating the birthday of his daughter Mishri aka Meesha.
Years later, after a freak accident followed by the death of her mother,...
At the very onset of the narrative, we are given to understand there has been a murder. The question here is not only a whodunit but why and how? How the sustained mystery unfolds is what keeps you glued to your seat. The prologue transfers us to Mayagarh Palace, the haveli of Ratan Singh Gaikwad, where through a clip of a home video we are shown him celebrating the birthday of his daughter Mishri aka Meesha.
Years later, after a freak accident followed by the death of her mother,...
- 3/31/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Actress Chitrangda Singh, who will be seen next in ‘Gaslight’, says she messaged actor Saif Ali Khan to talk about working with his actress-daughter Sara Ali Khan.
The actress was working with Saif Ali Khan in the 2018 film ‘Baazaar’ when Sara made her debut into the film industry with ‘Kedarnath’, starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Having worked with both father and daughter, Chitrangda was all praises for them.
Talking about this, Chitrangda Singh said, “It’s so strange that she (Sara Ali Khan) was doing her first film at that time when Saif Ali Khan and I were shooting for a film and now I am working with her.”
“I messaged Saif saying how wonderful his daughter is and how happy I was to work with her. She is lovely and has great energy on set. I had a great time working with both of them.”
‘Gaslight’ is a...
The actress was working with Saif Ali Khan in the 2018 film ‘Baazaar’ when Sara made her debut into the film industry with ‘Kedarnath’, starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Having worked with both father and daughter, Chitrangda was all praises for them.
Talking about this, Chitrangda Singh said, “It’s so strange that she (Sara Ali Khan) was doing her first film at that time when Saif Ali Khan and I were shooting for a film and now I am working with her.”
“I messaged Saif saying how wonderful his daughter is and how happy I was to work with her. She is lovely and has great energy on set. I had a great time working with both of them.”
‘Gaslight’ is a...
- 3/29/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Actor Akshay Oberoi has opened up about playing a character with a blue-blooded upbringing besides sharing how he prepared for his role in the film ‘Gaslight’.
The actor said: “I love playing these characters, where it’s not clear who they are and as the film progresses, their personality comes out. In this film as well, the character is not meant to be played for laughs, but rather, there’s something about his lineage that he’s trying to chase.”
The 38-year-old actor, who made his debut as a child actor in ‘American Chai’ and later worked in films like ‘Isi Life Mein’, ‘Pizza’, ‘Piku’, ‘Fitoor’, ‘Laal Rang’, ‘Thar’, and ‘Love Hostel’, is all set for his next project ‘Gaslight’, which is a mystery thriller starring Sara Ali Khan in the lead role playing a differently-abled woman, Misha.
He added that the director and writer worked hard on his character...
The actor said: “I love playing these characters, where it’s not clear who they are and as the film progresses, their personality comes out. In this film as well, the character is not meant to be played for laughs, but rather, there’s something about his lineage that he’s trying to chase.”
The 38-year-old actor, who made his debut as a child actor in ‘American Chai’ and later worked in films like ‘Isi Life Mein’, ‘Pizza’, ‘Piku’, ‘Fitoor’, ‘Laal Rang’, ‘Thar’, and ‘Love Hostel’, is all set for his next project ‘Gaslight’, which is a mystery thriller starring Sara Ali Khan in the lead role playing a differently-abled woman, Misha.
He added that the director and writer worked hard on his character...
- 3/28/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Who do you suspect when everyone’s the suspect? Introducing the royal world of deep dark secrets, a murder mystery and a classic whodunit. Disney+ Hotstar is all set to launch their upcoming psychological thriller Gaslight. Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd. and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, the film releases on 31st March, 2023 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.
The mind-bending, edge-of-the-seat thriller is helmed by Sara Ali Khan along with Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi, Rahul Dev amongst others.
While the cast and crew enjoyed shooting at Wankaner palace, they did experience paranormal activities on the sets too! Sara Ali Khan decided to ditch her commute and stay at the palace to save her time. Well, actor Chitrangda Singh spilled the beans on what happened then!
Talking about this, Chitrangda Singh said, “She (Sara) said she could hear voices in the palace. When...
The mind-bending, edge-of-the-seat thriller is helmed by Sara Ali Khan along with Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi, Rahul Dev amongst others.
While the cast and crew enjoyed shooting at Wankaner palace, they did experience paranormal activities on the sets too! Sara Ali Khan decided to ditch her commute and stay at the palace to save her time. Well, actor Chitrangda Singh spilled the beans on what happened then!
Talking about this, Chitrangda Singh said, “She (Sara) said she could hear voices in the palace. When...
- 3/28/2023
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 25 (Ians) Former actress Zeenat Aman is a slay queen that Instagram needed. The ‘Don’ actress, who is known for posting quirky posts on her Instagram since her social media debut, made one more addition on Saturday as she shared memes inspired by her pictures.
She shared three memes inspired by her looks in different films. The first picture has her on a swing drenched in rain. The text on the meme reads, “When you’re having a great time and existential dread kicks in.”
The second meme is from the Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman-starrer ‘The Great Gambler’. It reads, “Bhaiyya Goregaon le lena, Jalsa hote hue (please ply us to Goregaon via Jalsa).”
The third meme has Zeenat sitting in front of a mirror, it reads, “Don’t let anyone f**k with your world that you have worked so hard to create.”
The actress wrote in the caption,...
She shared three memes inspired by her looks in different films. The first picture has her on a swing drenched in rain. The text on the meme reads, “When you’re having a great time and existential dread kicks in.”
The second meme is from the Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman-starrer ‘The Great Gambler’. It reads, “Bhaiyya Goregaon le lena, Jalsa hote hue (please ply us to Goregaon via Jalsa).”
The third meme has Zeenat sitting in front of a mirror, it reads, “Don’t let anyone f**k with your world that you have worked so hard to create.”
The actress wrote in the caption,...
- 3/25/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Who do you suspect when everyone’s the suspect? Introducing the royal world of deep dark secrets, a murder mystery and a classic whodunit. Disney+ Hotstar is all set to launch their upcoming psychological thriller Gaslight. Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd. and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, the film releases on 31st March, 2023 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. The mind-bending, edge-of-the-seat thriller is helmed by Sara Ali Khan along with Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi, Rahul Dev amongst others.
Being the wonderful actress that she is, Sara constantly aspires to put her best foot forward and is very passionate about her craft. Director Pavan Kirpalani has worked with versatile actor Saif Ali Khan in the past and talks about how Sara is no different from her supremely talented father. Pavan had amazing things to say about the father-daughter duo!
Talking about it, Pavan Kirpalani said,...
Being the wonderful actress that she is, Sara constantly aspires to put her best foot forward and is very passionate about her craft. Director Pavan Kirpalani has worked with versatile actor Saif Ali Khan in the past and talks about how Sara is no different from her supremely talented father. Pavan had amazing things to say about the father-daughter duo!
Talking about it, Pavan Kirpalani said,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Being a supportive brother to his actress sister, Ibrahim Ali Khan has cheered for Sara Ali Khan and said that he doesn’t doubt that her upcoming film ‘Gaslight’ will be ‘banging’.
Sara took to Instagram, where she shared a slew of pictures dressed in white. Alongside the image, she wrote: “Wearing White, Waiting for gaslight, Hope you’ll have a fright, But also a great night, So sit tight.”
Ibrahim took to the comment section and wrote in the same rhyming style as his sister: “It’ll be banging I don’t doubt that in the slight, I’ll miss you dear sister as I watch it in the night.”
“But then not long until I take my flight to come and give you a hug so tight.”
“And tell you how well you nailed gaslight.”
Sara and Ibrahim are the children of actor Saif Ali Khan and his first wife Amrita Singh.
Sara took to Instagram, where she shared a slew of pictures dressed in white. Alongside the image, she wrote: “Wearing White, Waiting for gaslight, Hope you’ll have a fright, But also a great night, So sit tight.”
Ibrahim took to the comment section and wrote in the same rhyming style as his sister: “It’ll be banging I don’t doubt that in the slight, I’ll miss you dear sister as I watch it in the night.”
“But then not long until I take my flight to come and give you a hug so tight.”
“And tell you how well you nailed gaslight.”
Sara and Ibrahim are the children of actor Saif Ali Khan and his first wife Amrita Singh.
- 3/21/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Actress Chitrangda Singh, who is gearing up for her upcoming streaming film ‘Gaslight, worked extensively on her voice modulation for her part. Taking a different approach, she focused on the bass of her voice rather than the treble.
She worked with acting coach Rupesh to understand thriller as a genre and work on her character development to understand it better.
The actress said: “I handed myself to them (acting coach) to look like Rukmini and sound like her. I worked on my voice so that it didn’t sound happy and got a low base and tone.”
The film, which is a psychological thriller, also stars Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Akshay Oberoi and Rahul Dev.
The actress further mentioned: “We worked on it a lot to bring out the authority and mystery in my voice. I have never done this kind of detailed work.”
Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri,...
She worked with acting coach Rupesh to understand thriller as a genre and work on her character development to understand it better.
The actress said: “I handed myself to them (acting coach) to look like Rukmini and sound like her. I worked on my voice so that it didn’t sound happy and got a low base and tone.”
The film, which is a psychological thriller, also stars Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Akshay Oberoi and Rahul Dev.
The actress further mentioned: “We worked on it a lot to bring out the authority and mystery in my voice. I have never done this kind of detailed work.”
Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri,...
- 3/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Bigg Boss fame Shehnaaz Gill, who is all set to make her big Bollywood debut with superstar Salman Khan’s ‘Kisi Ka Bhai, Kisi Ki Jaan’, is currently hosting a chat show ‘Desi Vibes with Shehnaaz Gill’.
Shehnaaz Gill is doing wonders in terms of her professional front and is loved by her fans. Recently, the goofy and fun-loving Sara Ali Khan appeared on her show to promote her upcoming film Gaslight and the two had a great time together.
After the episode, the two gorgeous beauties recreated a reel ‘knock knock’. The video starts with Sara hiding behind the curtain.
She appears before the camera after Gill says, ‘Knock Knock’and sings the song ‘Kundi Mat Khadkao Raja, Sidha Andra Aao Raja.’ Shehnaaz Gill’s reply will leave you in splits. She says meri lipstick gayi. Fans couldn’t stop laughing at this viral video.
Sara shared this video and captioned,...
Shehnaaz Gill is doing wonders in terms of her professional front and is loved by her fans. Recently, the goofy and fun-loving Sara Ali Khan appeared on her show to promote her upcoming film Gaslight and the two had a great time together.
After the episode, the two gorgeous beauties recreated a reel ‘knock knock’. The video starts with Sara hiding behind the curtain.
She appears before the camera after Gill says, ‘Knock Knock’and sings the song ‘Kundi Mat Khadkao Raja, Sidha Andra Aao Raja.’ Shehnaaz Gill’s reply will leave you in splits. She says meri lipstick gayi. Fans couldn’t stop laughing at this viral video.
Sara shared this video and captioned,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Shweta Ghadashi
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 18 (Ians) Actress Chitrangda Singh shared a behind-the-scenes moment of her first shot from her upcoming film ‘Gaslight’.
She shared that this is the “most complex” role she has played so far.
Chitrangda took to Twitter, where she shared a clip of her shooting for the film, which will release on March 31.
“My first day ! My first shot as Rukmani! #bts This is probably the most complex role I have played so far ..so special ! So grateful .. so excited,” Chitrangda wrote as the caption.
The film also stars Vikrant Massey and Sara Ali Khan.
‘Gaslight’ is a psychological thriller and sees Sara essaying a specially abled character. The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, also stars Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi and Rahul Dev.
‘Gaslight’ will drop on Disney+ Hotstar on March 31, 2023.
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She shared that this is the “most complex” role she has played so far.
Chitrangda took to Twitter, where she shared a clip of her shooting for the film, which will release on March 31.
“My first day ! My first shot as Rukmani! #bts This is probably the most complex role I have played so far ..so special ! So grateful .. so excited,” Chitrangda wrote as the caption.
The film also stars Vikrant Massey and Sara Ali Khan.
‘Gaslight’ is a psychological thriller and sees Sara essaying a specially abled character. The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, also stars Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi and Rahul Dev.
‘Gaslight’ will drop on Disney+ Hotstar on March 31, 2023.
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- 3/18/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 16 (Ians) Actor Vikrant Massey, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming streaming film ‘Gaslight’, shared that he had a different impression of Sara Ali Khan as an actress before they started working together on the film. He said that he thought Sara won’t be a very “receptive” actress.
While working on the sets, actors bond well and learn from one another. Vikrant was thoroughly impressed seeing Sara’s enthusiasm and dedication towards her craft.
Elaborating on the same, Vikrant said: “I instantly learned that she (Sara Ali Khan) is hungry as a performer, she wants to know so much, she wants to better herself as an actor with every take possible. I really did not anticipate her to be so receptive as an actor.”
‘Gaslight’ is a psychological thriller and sees Sara essaying a specially abled character. The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri,...
While working on the sets, actors bond well and learn from one another. Vikrant was thoroughly impressed seeing Sara’s enthusiasm and dedication towards her craft.
Elaborating on the same, Vikrant said: “I instantly learned that she (Sara Ali Khan) is hungry as a performer, she wants to know so much, she wants to better herself as an actor with every take possible. I really did not anticipate her to be so receptive as an actor.”
‘Gaslight’ is a psychological thriller and sees Sara essaying a specially abled character. The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri,...
- 3/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The shooting of the upcoming psychological thriller ‘Gaslight’, which stars Sara Ali Khan along with Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh, Akshay Oberoi and Rahul Dev, was completed in straight 36 days.
Director Pavan Kirpalani, who is known for films such as ‘Phobia’ and ‘Ragini Mms’, has an affinity towards the thriller genre. He shot ‘Gaslight’ at Wankaner Palace in Gujarat on tight schedule and controlled budget.
Talking about this, the director said: “I have shot ‘Gaslight’ in 36 days and it’s safe to say I can shoot a film within controlled budgets and tight schedules. With limited locations and detailed prepping, it is easier to shoot.”
He further mentioned: “I spent a month doing workshops with Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey and Chitrangda Singh for the film and they did a great job. They made everything look so effortless and helped create that sense of mystery which our shots required.”
Produced by Ramesh Taurani,...
Director Pavan Kirpalani, who is known for films such as ‘Phobia’ and ‘Ragini Mms’, has an affinity towards the thriller genre. He shot ‘Gaslight’ at Wankaner Palace in Gujarat on tight schedule and controlled budget.
Talking about this, the director said: “I have shot ‘Gaslight’ in 36 days and it’s safe to say I can shoot a film within controlled budgets and tight schedules. With limited locations and detailed prepping, it is easier to shoot.”
He further mentioned: “I spent a month doing workshops with Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey and Chitrangda Singh for the film and they did a great job. They made everything look so effortless and helped create that sense of mystery which our shots required.”
Produced by Ramesh Taurani,...
- 3/15/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 14 (Ians) The trailer of the Sara Ali Khan, Chitrangda Singh and Vikrant Massey-starrer film ‘Gaslight’ was unveiled on Tuesday. It unfolds the mystery when Misha (played by Sara Ali Khan) returns to her family’s estate after 15 years and is caught in the midst of strange happenings.
In the film, Sara plays a differently-abled woman, who returns to her ancestral property.
Talking about the film, Sara Ali Khan, said, “‘Gaslight’ is a classic whodunit- set in an eerie yet beautiful palatial estate. It revolves around the character of Misha who’s trying to find the truth behind her father’s absence. During her endeavour, she comes across a lot of strange and terrifying instances, and the story then becomes about how she navigates her way through this unknown terrain. It was challenging to get into this role both mentally and physically as she’s a very layered and nuanced character.
In the film, Sara plays a differently-abled woman, who returns to her ancestral property.
Talking about the film, Sara Ali Khan, said, “‘Gaslight’ is a classic whodunit- set in an eerie yet beautiful palatial estate. It revolves around the character of Misha who’s trying to find the truth behind her father’s absence. During her endeavour, she comes across a lot of strange and terrifying instances, and the story then becomes about how she navigates her way through this unknown terrain. It was challenging to get into this role both mentally and physically as she’s a very layered and nuanced character.
- 3/14/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, who is known for her work in ‘Kedarnath’, ‘Simmba’, ‘Atrangi Re’ and others, has wrapped up the first schedule of her upcoming film ‘Murder Mubarak’.
Taking to social media, Homi Adajania, the director of the film, shared a pic with the actress on the special occasion. He wrote, “Here’s lookin at you kid. Well done on your first schedule… Now the real work starts.”
The pictures also have a schedule wrap up cake.
Replying to this, the actress wrote, “Can’t believe it’s done, only love to you.”
She also took to the story section of her Instagram to share the pictures. The plot of the film has been kept under the wraps by the makers.
Meanwhile, Sara is also busy with promotions of ‘Gaslight’, in which she stars alongside Vikrant Massey and Chitrangada Singh. After the promotions, she will resume ‘Murder Mubarak’ in Delhi again.
Taking to social media, Homi Adajania, the director of the film, shared a pic with the actress on the special occasion. He wrote, “Here’s lookin at you kid. Well done on your first schedule… Now the real work starts.”
The pictures also have a schedule wrap up cake.
Replying to this, the actress wrote, “Can’t believe it’s done, only love to you.”
She also took to the story section of her Instagram to share the pictures. The plot of the film has been kept under the wraps by the makers.
Meanwhile, Sara is also busy with promotions of ‘Gaslight’, in which she stars alongside Vikrant Massey and Chitrangada Singh. After the promotions, she will resume ‘Murder Mubarak’ in Delhi again.
- 3/9/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 6 (Ians) Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan will be seen along with Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh, Rahul Dev, Akshay Oberoi in the upcoming film ‘Gaslight’. The film, which will be released directly on Ott, will drop on March 31.
The film is a thriller and has a classic whodunit mystery at its core.
Talking about the film, director Pavan Kripalani said, “‘Gaslight’ is a high-octane suspense thriller, the film will urge you to dig deep and hop onto a journey that brings new twists and turns as the story unfolds.”
He further mentioned, “With actors like Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey and Chitrangda Singh as my lead cast, I couldn’t be more excited to share this one with the audiences.”
The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, will release on March 31, 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.
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The film is a thriller and has a classic whodunit mystery at its core.
Talking about the film, director Pavan Kripalani said, “‘Gaslight’ is a high-octane suspense thriller, the film will urge you to dig deep and hop onto a journey that brings new twists and turns as the story unfolds.”
He further mentioned, “With actors like Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey and Chitrangda Singh as my lead cast, I couldn’t be more excited to share this one with the audiences.”
The film, produced by Ramesh Taurani, Tips Films Ltd and Akshai Puri, 12th Street Entertainment and directed by Pavan Kirpalani, will release on March 31, 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.
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- 3/6/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Believing that nothing productive can be done under pressure, actor Sara Ali Khan, born to actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh said that while she acknowledges the family she comes from, her effort has always been to carve out a distinct identity for herself.
“Every individual has her/his personal journey. What is paramount is that one’s own body of work ascertains a unique space.”
Currently shooting for Homi Adajania’s new film, ‘Murder Mubarak’, prepping for Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro…In Dino’ and promoting ‘Gaslight’, the actor feels lucky to be doing what she does. “I want to keep learning and work with filmmakers who can push me to deliver the best. And yes, I want to tell stories I think deserve to be told – that is what matters most.”
In times when the Ott is streaming diverse content, taking up stories from the soil and allowing...
“Every individual has her/his personal journey. What is paramount is that one’s own body of work ascertains a unique space.”
Currently shooting for Homi Adajania’s new film, ‘Murder Mubarak’, prepping for Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro…In Dino’ and promoting ‘Gaslight’, the actor feels lucky to be doing what she does. “I want to keep learning and work with filmmakers who can push me to deliver the best. And yes, I want to tell stories I think deserve to be told – that is what matters most.”
In times when the Ott is streaming diverse content, taking up stories from the soil and allowing...
- 3/5/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Ingrid Bergman was one of the most iconic actresses of the 20th century and a frequent collaborator with Humphrey Bogart. Born in 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden to a struggling family, her mother encouraged her to pursue acting at a young age and she made her film debut at 18 in the Swedish movie Munkbrogreven (1935).
Ingrid Bergman
Bergman rose to fame quickly due to her serene beauty, intelligence and strong acting skills. Her career reached new heights when she was cast opposite Charles Boyer in the romantic drama Gaslight (1944), for which she won her first Academy Award. Following this success, she found herself working with some of Hollywood’s biggest names — Cary Grant, Joseph Cotten and, most famously, Humphrey Bogart — with whom she starred alongside in movies like To Have And Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946) and Casablanca (1942).
Despite being married three times during her life, Ingrid Bergman never stopped working on movies.
Ingrid Bergman
Bergman rose to fame quickly due to her serene beauty, intelligence and strong acting skills. Her career reached new heights when she was cast opposite Charles Boyer in the romantic drama Gaslight (1944), for which she won her first Academy Award. Following this success, she found herself working with some of Hollywood’s biggest names — Cary Grant, Joseph Cotten and, most famously, Humphrey Bogart — with whom she starred alongside in movies like To Have And Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946) and Casablanca (1942).
Despite being married three times during her life, Ingrid Bergman never stopped working on movies.
- 2/19/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Very few personalities in Hollywood are as controversial as Sean Penn. One of the most gifted actors of his generation, Penn’s also been a lightning rod for controversy, with his often antagonistic relationship with the press and sometimes misguided moves, such as his now infamous interview with drug baron El Chapo. Yet, he’s also a noted humanitarian, participating in rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and being a tireless advocate for Haiti following the 2010 Earthquake. He’s also been an outspoken supporter of Ukrainian president Zelensky.
In this episode of Wtf Happened to this Celebrity, we look at the scope of Sean Penn’s career. We chart his earlier days as perhaps the most talented young actor to emerge in the early eighties, stealing scenes in Taps and later becoming a star thanks to turns in movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, At Close Range,...
In this episode of Wtf Happened to this Celebrity, we look at the scope of Sean Penn’s career. We chart his earlier days as perhaps the most talented young actor to emerge in the early eighties, stealing scenes in Taps and later becoming a star thanks to turns in movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, At Close Range,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Actor Akshay Oberoi is gearing up for his next project ‘Gaslight’, but before that, he took to reading whodunit novels as he shot for two back-to-back murder mysteries. The actor plays a suspect in the film, which also stars Sara Ali Khan and Vikrant Massey.
He said: “Coming from theatre background, for me the basic form of preparation for any kind of role is to get into the mood for it. While I was shooting for two of the suspense thrillers, I read many whodunit murder mystery novels. Those books gave me everything.”
“The thrills, the chase, and I got the perspective of both the victim and the murderer. And since I have been an avid reader, it was a bonus for me that I was having fun.
‘Gaslight’ will have Sara Ali Khan and Vikrant Massey in the lead. The story is about how a married woman’s life spirals to a breaking point,...
He said: “Coming from theatre background, for me the basic form of preparation for any kind of role is to get into the mood for it. While I was shooting for two of the suspense thrillers, I read many whodunit murder mystery novels. Those books gave me everything.”
“The thrills, the chase, and I got the perspective of both the victim and the murderer. And since I have been an avid reader, it was a bonus for me that I was having fun.
‘Gaslight’ will have Sara Ali Khan and Vikrant Massey in the lead. The story is about how a married woman’s life spirals to a breaking point,...
- 1/24/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Jan 20 (Ians) Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, who has been busy with her multiple shoot schedules, recently posed with her team as she kickstarted shoot for the year 2023, after wrapping up 3 films in 2022, and starting the prep for the Anurag Basu directorial ‘Metro…Inn Dino’.
Taking to the story section of her Instagram on Friday, the ‘Atrangi Re’ actress shared a boomerang from the sets of her ongoing project as she wrapped up the shoot. While expressing her excitement to shoot her first shoot of the year. She wrote on the video: “First day of shoot in 2023.”
In her selfie with her team, Sara Ali Khan can be seen dressed in comfortable clothing before she started shooting. She is reportedly shooting for the biopic of Usha Mehta – ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’.
On the work front, Sara will be next seen in ‘Gaslight’ opposite Vikrant Massey, Maddock’s next opposite...
Taking to the story section of her Instagram on Friday, the ‘Atrangi Re’ actress shared a boomerang from the sets of her ongoing project as she wrapped up the shoot. While expressing her excitement to shoot her first shoot of the year. She wrote on the video: “First day of shoot in 2023.”
In her selfie with her team, Sara Ali Khan can be seen dressed in comfortable clothing before she started shooting. She is reportedly shooting for the biopic of Usha Mehta – ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’.
On the work front, Sara will be next seen in ‘Gaslight’ opposite Vikrant Massey, Maddock’s next opposite...
- 1/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, who has been busy with her multiple shoot schedules, recently posed with her team as she kickstarted shoot for the year 2023, after wrapping up 3 films in 2022, and starting the prep for the Anurag Basu directorial ‘Metro…Inn Dino’.
Taking to the story section of her Instagram on Friday, the ‘Atrangi Re’ actress shared a boomerang from the sets of her ongoing project as she wrapped up the shoot. While expressing her excitement to shoot her first shoot of the year. She wrote on the video: “First day of shoot in 2023.”
In her selfie with her team, Sara Ali Khan can be seen dressed in comfortable clothing before she started shooting. She is reportedly shooting for the biopic of Usha Mehta – ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’.
On the work front, Sara will be next seen in ‘Gaslight’ opposite Vikrant Massey, Maddock’s next opposite Vicky Kaushal and...
Taking to the story section of her Instagram on Friday, the ‘Atrangi Re’ actress shared a boomerang from the sets of her ongoing project as she wrapped up the shoot. While expressing her excitement to shoot her first shoot of the year. She wrote on the video: “First day of shoot in 2023.”
In her selfie with her team, Sara Ali Khan can be seen dressed in comfortable clothing before she started shooting. She is reportedly shooting for the biopic of Usha Mehta – ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’.
On the work front, Sara will be next seen in ‘Gaslight’ opposite Vikrant Massey, Maddock’s next opposite Vicky Kaushal and...
- 1/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Every year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives out shiny gold Oscar statuettes to actors in four categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. But believe it or not, what they don't do, anywhere in the Oscar rulebook, is clearly define what the difference is between a lead performance and a supporting performance.
In the end, they leave that decision up to the Academy voters, who can sometimes make weird calls. How the heck they thought Viola Davis was just "supporting" Denzel Washington in "Fences" is anyone's guess, for example. But the thing is, one rule the Academy does have for these categories, is that you are absolutely not allowed to be nominated for Best Lead and Best Supporting for the same performance, in the same film, in the same year.
At least, not anymore. Because someone already did get nominated for...
In the end, they leave that decision up to the Academy voters, who can sometimes make weird calls. How the heck they thought Viola Davis was just "supporting" Denzel Washington in "Fences" is anyone's guess, for example. But the thing is, one rule the Academy does have for these categories, is that you are absolutely not allowed to be nominated for Best Lead and Best Supporting for the same performance, in the same film, in the same year.
At least, not anymore. Because someone already did get nominated for...
- 1/19/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
Nearly 80 years after its premier, Gaslight has never felt more relevant. Adapted from Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play Gas Light, George Cukor’s 1944 film follows a young newlywed named Paula (Ingrid Bergman) as she’s slowly driven to the brink of insanity by her nefarious husband Gregory (Charles Boyer). The film’s title has since been verbified to describe an extended period of psychological manipulation designed to make the victim doubt their sanity and “gaslighting” was recently named the Merriam-Webster word of the year. The dictionary’s official definition is “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage;” a perfect description of the way Gregory abuses his wife in the film. Gaslight hit theaters 78 years ago, but Gregory’s tactics are all too familiar today, an intimate and terrifying version of the large-scale manipulation we see all around us.
Set in 1875 London, Gaslight begins with...
Set in 1875 London, Gaslight begins with...
- 1/16/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cate Blanchett picked up her fourth Golden Globe Award Tuesday night, for her performance as Lydia Tár in “TÁR,” but more importantly, it was her record-tying third win in Best Drama Actress.
The star, who did not attend the ceremony, now joins Ingrid Bergman, Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep as three-time winners in the category. But Blanchett also has a unique distinction to her haul: She’s the first of these four not to win any of her three drama actress Globes consecutively. A five-time nominee in the category, she prevailed for her breakout turn in 1998’s “Elizabeth” and 2013’s “Blue Jasmine.” The two-time Oscar winner also has a supporting actress Globe for 2007’s “I’m Not There.”
Bergman won for “Gaslight” (1944), “The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) and “Anastasia” (1956). Fonda bagged all of hers in the ’70s for “Klute” (1971), “Julia” (1977) and “Coming Home” (1978). Streep has the longest gap between her triumphs,...
The star, who did not attend the ceremony, now joins Ingrid Bergman, Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep as three-time winners in the category. But Blanchett also has a unique distinction to her haul: She’s the first of these four not to win any of her three drama actress Globes consecutively. A five-time nominee in the category, she prevailed for her breakout turn in 1998’s “Elizabeth” and 2013’s “Blue Jasmine.” The two-time Oscar winner also has a supporting actress Globe for 2007’s “I’m Not There.”
Bergman won for “Gaslight” (1944), “The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) and “Anastasia” (1956). Fonda bagged all of hers in the ’70s for “Klute” (1971), “Julia” (1977) and “Coming Home” (1978). Streep has the longest gap between her triumphs,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Actor Vikrant Massey attended an event at Iit Bombay and talked about how he is gearing up for the second part of the film ‘Haseen Dillruba’ alongside Taapsee Pannu. When asked about ‘Haseen Dilruba 2’, Vikrant said: “I am confirming that it’s coming.” He said about the project that “A lot of it is going to be really different. Except for me and Tapsee, there are so many new things. It’s another crazy experience. We had not kept expectations earlier too that it will be so loved, the story, the world around the story.”
“The amount of love we got for the film we thought…. We had left an interesting open ending buffer for a second part and how we can do that and luckily for us the audience responded and in 15 days now I am going to start the shoot for it. Please do go and watch the film.
“The amount of love we got for the film we thought…. We had left an interesting open ending buffer for a second part and how we can do that and luckily for us the audience responded and in 15 days now I am going to start the shoot for it. Please do go and watch the film.
- 1/6/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Throughout 2022, we have been updating our “In Memoriam” photo gallery (view above). Scroll through to remember 32 entertainers from film, television, theater and music. Many were winners at the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and/or Tonys. Here is a closer look at just a few of those we celebrate in our gallery:
Fleetwood Mac singer and songwriter Christine McVie died on November 30 at age 79. Some of her biggest hits were “Don’t Stop,” “Everywhere” and “Little Lies.” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Music legend Jerry Lee Lewis died on October 28 at age 87. He was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hits included “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Great Balls of Fire” and “Breathless.” He was a Grammy Award winner and received their life achievement award.
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Fleetwood Mac singer and songwriter Christine McVie died on November 30 at age 79. Some of her biggest hits were “Don’t Stop,” “Everywhere” and “Little Lies.” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Music legend Jerry Lee Lewis died on October 28 at age 87. He was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hits included “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Great Balls of Fire” and “Breathless.” He was a Grammy Award winner and received their life achievement award.
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- 12/27/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
South Korea’s Oscar© 2023 Entry for Best International Feature: ‘Decision to Leave’ by Park Chan-wookSure to be on the top of many people’s list as one of the best films of the year (including my own along with ‘Eo’), at the very least it should be nominated for for best international feature Oscar. This melodrama keeps you in the tense suspense of ‘Double Indemnity’, ‘The Postman Rings Twice’ or ‘Gaslight’.
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei). As he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. By falling in love with her, he commits worst crime he could commit as a police officer.
writer Jeong Seo-kyeong
Decision to Leave is co-written by Jeong Seo-kyeong with the director Park Chan-wook. It is shot in and around Busan. The romantic thriller premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released in select U.S. theaters by Mubi.
During the Hammer Museum- Moma Contender Series, the screenwriter Jeong Seo-kyeong spoke about her many collaboration with Park Chan-took.You can watch the 32 minute conversation here with film critic Katie Walsh. Or read below for the written version, slightly edited and abridged.
The music itself is exceptional. I wanted to go out immediately and buy it and could not stop singing it as I drove home from the movie. The original music was composed by his long time collaborator Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, The Little Drummer Girl, Lady Vengeance, Thirst). The soundtrack is available to stream/download in most international markets and on Spotify. Watch the offical music video here for the theme song “Fog” or “Mist” (안개)” by Jung Hoon Hee(정훈희) & Song Chang Sick(송창식). Record label: Bertelsmann Music Group. Awards: Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Music, Grand Bell Award for Best Music, Korean Film Awards for Best Music.
Aside from the original mustic there is the recurring fourth movement of Mahler’s 5th Symphony thoughout the film. When asked her about the use of music this is what she answered.
When we were writing the script, the Mahler’s Fifth was actually the first score that we thought of. I needed a song that goes with someone in that lone space high up on the mountain, a music that speaks to how he feels separated from the rest of the world. That’s why I chose two songs by Mahler. And when Director Park saw the first draft, he called me up and he said, “Oh, it’s all good, but why did you have to use Mahler? Did you not watch Death in Venice? That song was perfectly used there already, so why would we have to use it again?”
But I never saw Death in Venice.
So he said, “Okay, I’ll try to work it out on my own.” And I think he did try his best to find something else, but he had to return to Mahler.
Have you seen Tar? They also use Mahler. No.
She conducts Mahler’s Fifth in Tar. So it’s a theme this year.
To return to her writing, Katie Walsh and Jeong Seo-kyeong’s conversation is below.
You started working with Director Park in 2005 with Lady Vengeance. So I’m so curious how you two connected and started working together on that film.
There was a short film competition and he was a jury member and he selected the film. And that’s how we got to know each other. From what I remember, the script of the short film was very weird and I think that’s exactly what he liked about it. So he said, I’ve got this idea. I’m working on this this vengeance trilogy and I want your sensibility on this.
At that point, just when we were about to start working together, he had just won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes [for Oldboy] and he became a worldwide director.
I thought to myself, wow, I’m going to be working with such a worldwide famous director. I was very stunned by that and he was busy at the time, so I had to start on the screenplay on my own at first.
He was on his promotional tour for the film and I was working on the first draft of the screenplay by myself. And from what I remember, it was a pathetic first draft.
But he was not taken aback by the draft at all. And instead he calmly said, “okay, let’s start revising it together”.
In Korea, there’s a method of working in which we share one hotel room and we stay there and work together for days. So the crew members were sitting around this large table in this hotel room. There are two monitors, two keyboards and one hard drive. And we were working together. When one person is writing, the other person can see it on the screen. Next to that table was a long couch where all the other crew members were sitting. It almost felt like writing that screenplay was a game of table tennis.
So he writes and then I write. I would see something that I ddin’t like and I would revise it. He would see something he didn’t like and he would revise it. So we would go back and forth like that. Instead of sharing conversations by mouth, we were seeing what was happening on the screen and that’s how we talked about the story.
At that time I was a first time writer and I was working on my first screenplay. So I really had to give it all my best to catch up with him. It really was an unfair game, if I may say. Whenever we would ask people which they liked better, they would always be on the director’s side.
But 20 years later, today, the crew member actually take my side more now.
So you still work like this?
No. Oh. After Thirst, I had my first child. And while we were working on Stoker I had my second child close. That’s why I couldn’t make a lot of time. And that’s why we can’t spend that much time together anymore.
So now I write the first draft of the screenplay and we revise it for three or four days or up to a week. Then he writes the final draft after a discussion with the crew members and the actors and myself.
Wow. That’s remarkable. I was going to ask how you guys work together, what you’re working process was like. So I’m I’m thrilled that it just came up naturally. And that is such a trial by fire. I mean, I’m sure that was like film school being in that hotel room, having to write against Park Chan-wook in a competitive manner.
I actually majored in screenwriting at school, but after graduation, I realized I actually don’t know anything about screenwriting. Like, really, like, genuinely. I was learning screenwriting from director Park Film School and I’m still learning today.
Park Chan-wook
And I’m sure director Park feels the same way.
Yeah. Yeah. So Decision to Leave is an original script.
You’ve worked on some adaptations before, but what was the spark of idea for this screenplay?
Director Park, while working on Little Drummer Girl in London, sent me an email. He suggested, “What about a story about a detective? And in his area, there are two husbands who are murdered by his wife.”
His idea at the time actually reminded me a lot of Thirst… a murder caused by adultery.
I told him, “I don’t think we can work on this one. First of all, neither of us can write a melodrama. But even more, I really can’t write a story about adultery.”
But Director Park answered, “What do you mean? I’m great at writing this stuff.”
I told him no. I don’t think we can work like this. So we had an argument about that, actually. During that argument, I realized I was already developing the characters for this story. And I found myself with a finished synopsis for the film. That’s how the film came to be.
It sounds like there’s some creative energy in the conflict or in the argument. Can you talk a little bit about that and how you’re sort of working against each other and then it’s generating ideas for you.
For this film and it’s so for most of the films that we work together on, I relate a lot to the female characters and director Park tends to relate to the male characters. And the reason I didn’t want to work on a melodrama is because I had a terrible memory from Thirst. I did not like the ending of Thirst. Why did the female character have to die when she did not want to. It would have been nice if she lived on as a vampire. So when the film was over I think I felt just like Tae-ju. She’s like, “I don’t want to die but since I love him, I guess there’s no other choice”. So I thought to myself, “Well, I don’t want it to be that way, but I guess I have no other choice.”
For Decision to Leave, I do like the ending but I did have to ask the question why the female character had to die. I had a lot of frustrations regarding that. Why Seo-rae seem to like Hae-jun more than he likes her. Why does Hae-jun seem like he can’t give up on his wife or Seo-rae.
Seo-rae says, “The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins.”
And Seo-rae has to give up give up her whole life for Hae-jun. But Hae-jun only gives up on his self-esteem.
But watching the finished film, I was struck with a realization that for some people, giving up on one’s self-esteem is the same as giving up one’s life.
There was some conflict while we were writing the film, but watching the finished film, I think I understood and connected with the overall ending.
I’m also curious about the casting of Tang Wei, who’s a Chinese actress, obviously living in Korea. And did you write the character of Seo-rae for Tang Wei or was it? Did you change that character to be Chinese once you knew she was going to be in the film?
I told director Park I didn’t want to write a melodrama because I was not confident I would do a good job. One exception was, that if the female character were played by Tang Wei, then I would write it. Because I was in love with Tang Wei.
That’s a good answer. Makes sense. I understand.
And that’s why the female character turned out to- turned out to be a Chinese person.
Well, she’s fabulous in the film. So we thank you for your instincts, for being in love with her.
One of the things I love about this film is the use of technology. It feels so honest as to how we use technology in our everyday lives, how we’re always texting and the way the characters communicate through technology. But also it becomes part of the mystery and how he solves the mystery and then also how he’s sort of driven mad at the end. So when you’re writing with director Park, how are you incorporating how the characters are using technology into the writing process? He makes it so cinematic, but I know that you must be putting that into the script as well.
If you consider authors like Agatha Christie at the time when she was writing her crime novel and compare them to those who are writing crime novels today, we have so much technology. Phones are always filming and are recording evidence. There’s not a lot that we can work with because anyone can take photos and have voice recordings and there are always CCTV cameras everywhere.
So I realized it’s impossible to have that romanticist classical crime story. Instead we must actively incorporate the use of modern technology. When Director Park first received a draft of the script. He asked me, “Why are there so many scenes with cell phones? I’ve never seen so many cell phones in a movie except in Searching.”
Director Park initially did not want to film any scenes with cell phones. But later he gave up on giving up on those cell phone scenes and instead filmed from the point of view of a cell phone. That is actually a very innovative, creative take on that. But I do feel that people took that in very well because we often feel that phones are looking at us.
As for me as a writer, the use of Apple Watches actually gave me a lot of creative freedom because it’s difficult to have scenes to incorporate the protagonist in a voiceover out of nowhere. But with the Apple Watch and the recording, it made that so much easier.
You have worked across so many genres with Director Park, vampire, vengeance, melodrama. The Handmaiden is a historical drama, romance. It’s an adaptation. Do you think there’s a consistent theme or tone that you and Director Park always come back to that spans your body of work?
The thing is, Director Park and I actually don’t agree on the themes most of the time. For instance, for Lady Vengeance, the theme was vengeance. But I don’t quite understand why people are so obsessed with vengeance.
So I actually called my friend and asked, “Why do people have to take revenge on each other instead of striving for peace?”
As for Thirst, the theme was guilt or salvation. But the thing is, I don’t feel a lot of guilt in my life. As long as I don’t do anything bad, there is no need for guit or salvation. That’s what I think.
If I were a vampire, I would think to myself, “Oh, this is how the mankind is going to evolve. So I should find a new method of life”.
So in those ways I don’t think the themes quite worked with me, but as we were working together, I didn’t realize we were working toward one common theme. I think it has to do with respect or the dignity of mankind.
In all of these different genres, the protagonists tend to be thrown into very extreme situations. And yet even in these extreme situations, these protagonists try not to lose their sense of dignity. I think when Hae-jun was talking about how Seo-rae had such upright posture, I think it really spoke to her sense of dignity.
That is a common theme throughout films like I’m a Cyborg But That’s Okayor The Handmaiden.
I was wondering, did you ever come up with that alternative finale or like, did you suggest an alternative finale?
The ending is actually something that makes logical sense. This is a story that begins very high up and then ends very low. We start on the mountain and close on the ocean. So conclusively it makes logical sense that it would end up with someone digging a hole.
I actually tend to think that an ending in which a woman dies for love is quite unnatural. But if a man dies, that’s a little more natural. But despite those personal frustrations, I cannot think of any other ending that would work better.
Director Park seems to write a lot of stories featuring female protagonists. What are the difficulties you face when you’re writing about a female protagonist while you’re working with a male director?
It is very easy. I’ve actually written a story in which it only features male protagonists. It’s called Believer. That story is filled with male characters. And I had such a hard time, I thought I was going to die.
I think one of the most difficult parts of being a writer is if a female writer is trying to write a good male character, and when a male writer is trying to write a good female character.
But despite all those difficulties, Director Park actually portrays the female characters very well. He writes characters in such a way that they don’t have to sacrifice their femininity in order to walk their path of life.
Over 20 years of working together, our collaboration has evolved so much that it’s actually difficult to tell which line is written by me and which line is written by Director Park.
In the movie The Handmaiden, one of the most feminine looking lines, was actually written by Director Park. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say that line out loud.
It’s a line by the character Sook-hee and she says, “If I could have milk from my breasts, I wish I could feed you, my lady.”
Can you imagine that?
Well, his female characters are so strong, I’m sure that is your influence, of course, in your writing, but also, in just the working relationship that he has with you.
I wish I could also have developed writing better male characters, but I think I’m a little behind if we have to make a comparison.
Keep writing women, we like it.
I wanted to ask about Seo-Rae’s mother-daughter relationship because I felt like that was such a pivotal moment in the story.
The relationship between Seo-rae and her mother was actually described in more lengthy terms. Because I think the entire story started the moment Seo-rae killed her mother. There is nothing more serious. She doesn’t commit a more serious crime than killing the mother that she loves so much.
So I think in some ways, Seo-rae has already died the moment she had to go through that.
I think she has taken a journey with her mother and her grandfather to the mountain that her mother said belonged to her, and then she starts her journey down. After she has placed the ashes of her mother and her grandfather at that mountain, she starts her own journey towards death down from the mountain. Because I think every animal, including mankind, wants to find death where they were born.
So that is why Seo-rae believed that her mother wanted to be buried in the mountains and Seo-rae goes towards the ocean because she belongs to the ocean.
I think the only way she might have found salvation from her ordeal could have been to leave and go somewhere else with Hae-jun, but that didn’t happen, so inevitably she had to go to the ocean.
And all of that began with the death of Seo-rae’s mother.
Well, thank you all so much for being here. Thank you so much. Thank you, Jiwon. Thank you, Chung Seo-kyung. And thank you for watching this film and talking to us about it.
The film’s producer, CJEnt is also the international sales agent as well as the So. Korean distributor of the film. Internationally it has licensed the film to Mubi for USA, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Latin America, Turkey, India, and Airlines and to Arna Media and Vesta for Russia, Bac Films for France, Cinobo for Greece, Cinéart for Benelux, Golden Village Pictures for Singapore, Happinet Phantom Studios for Japan, Lucky Red for Italy, Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand, Movie Cloud for Taiwan, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia, Plaion Pictures for Germany, Purple Plan (2022) (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, The Filmbridge for Mongolia, Alambique Filmes for Portugal, Avalon for Spain
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From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei). As he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. By falling in love with her, he commits worst crime he could commit as a police officer.
writer Jeong Seo-kyeong
Decision to Leave is co-written by Jeong Seo-kyeong with the director Park Chan-wook. It is shot in and around Busan. The romantic thriller premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released in select U.S. theaters by Mubi.
During the Hammer Museum- Moma Contender Series, the screenwriter Jeong Seo-kyeong spoke about her many collaboration with Park Chan-took.You can watch the 32 minute conversation here with film critic Katie Walsh. Or read below for the written version, slightly edited and abridged.
The music itself is exceptional. I wanted to go out immediately and buy it and could not stop singing it as I drove home from the movie. The original music was composed by his long time collaborator Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, The Little Drummer Girl, Lady Vengeance, Thirst). The soundtrack is available to stream/download in most international markets and on Spotify. Watch the offical music video here for the theme song “Fog” or “Mist” (안개)” by Jung Hoon Hee(정훈희) & Song Chang Sick(송창식). Record label: Bertelsmann Music Group. Awards: Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Music, Grand Bell Award for Best Music, Korean Film Awards for Best Music.
Aside from the original mustic there is the recurring fourth movement of Mahler’s 5th Symphony thoughout the film. When asked her about the use of music this is what she answered.
When we were writing the script, the Mahler’s Fifth was actually the first score that we thought of. I needed a song that goes with someone in that lone space high up on the mountain, a music that speaks to how he feels separated from the rest of the world. That’s why I chose two songs by Mahler. And when Director Park saw the first draft, he called me up and he said, “Oh, it’s all good, but why did you have to use Mahler? Did you not watch Death in Venice? That song was perfectly used there already, so why would we have to use it again?”
But I never saw Death in Venice.
So he said, “Okay, I’ll try to work it out on my own.” And I think he did try his best to find something else, but he had to return to Mahler.
Have you seen Tar? They also use Mahler. No.
She conducts Mahler’s Fifth in Tar. So it’s a theme this year.
To return to her writing, Katie Walsh and Jeong Seo-kyeong’s conversation is below.
You started working with Director Park in 2005 with Lady Vengeance. So I’m so curious how you two connected and started working together on that film.
There was a short film competition and he was a jury member and he selected the film. And that’s how we got to know each other. From what I remember, the script of the short film was very weird and I think that’s exactly what he liked about it. So he said, I’ve got this idea. I’m working on this this vengeance trilogy and I want your sensibility on this.
At that point, just when we were about to start working together, he had just won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes [for Oldboy] and he became a worldwide director.
I thought to myself, wow, I’m going to be working with such a worldwide famous director. I was very stunned by that and he was busy at the time, so I had to start on the screenplay on my own at first.
He was on his promotional tour for the film and I was working on the first draft of the screenplay by myself. And from what I remember, it was a pathetic first draft.
But he was not taken aback by the draft at all. And instead he calmly said, “okay, let’s start revising it together”.
In Korea, there’s a method of working in which we share one hotel room and we stay there and work together for days. So the crew members were sitting around this large table in this hotel room. There are two monitors, two keyboards and one hard drive. And we were working together. When one person is writing, the other person can see it on the screen. Next to that table was a long couch where all the other crew members were sitting. It almost felt like writing that screenplay was a game of table tennis.
So he writes and then I write. I would see something that I ddin’t like and I would revise it. He would see something he didn’t like and he would revise it. So we would go back and forth like that. Instead of sharing conversations by mouth, we were seeing what was happening on the screen and that’s how we talked about the story.
At that time I was a first time writer and I was working on my first screenplay. So I really had to give it all my best to catch up with him. It really was an unfair game, if I may say. Whenever we would ask people which they liked better, they would always be on the director’s side.
But 20 years later, today, the crew member actually take my side more now.
So you still work like this?
No. Oh. After Thirst, I had my first child. And while we were working on Stoker I had my second child close. That’s why I couldn’t make a lot of time. And that’s why we can’t spend that much time together anymore.
So now I write the first draft of the screenplay and we revise it for three or four days or up to a week. Then he writes the final draft after a discussion with the crew members and the actors and myself.
Wow. That’s remarkable. I was going to ask how you guys work together, what you’re working process was like. So I’m I’m thrilled that it just came up naturally. And that is such a trial by fire. I mean, I’m sure that was like film school being in that hotel room, having to write against Park Chan-wook in a competitive manner.
I actually majored in screenwriting at school, but after graduation, I realized I actually don’t know anything about screenwriting. Like, really, like, genuinely. I was learning screenwriting from director Park Film School and I’m still learning today.
Park Chan-wook
And I’m sure director Park feels the same way.
Yeah. Yeah. So Decision to Leave is an original script.
You’ve worked on some adaptations before, but what was the spark of idea for this screenplay?
Director Park, while working on Little Drummer Girl in London, sent me an email. He suggested, “What about a story about a detective? And in his area, there are two husbands who are murdered by his wife.”
His idea at the time actually reminded me a lot of Thirst… a murder caused by adultery.
I told him, “I don’t think we can work on this one. First of all, neither of us can write a melodrama. But even more, I really can’t write a story about adultery.”
But Director Park answered, “What do you mean? I’m great at writing this stuff.”
I told him no. I don’t think we can work like this. So we had an argument about that, actually. During that argument, I realized I was already developing the characters for this story. And I found myself with a finished synopsis for the film. That’s how the film came to be.
It sounds like there’s some creative energy in the conflict or in the argument. Can you talk a little bit about that and how you’re sort of working against each other and then it’s generating ideas for you.
For this film and it’s so for most of the films that we work together on, I relate a lot to the female characters and director Park tends to relate to the male characters. And the reason I didn’t want to work on a melodrama is because I had a terrible memory from Thirst. I did not like the ending of Thirst. Why did the female character have to die when she did not want to. It would have been nice if she lived on as a vampire. So when the film was over I think I felt just like Tae-ju. She’s like, “I don’t want to die but since I love him, I guess there’s no other choice”. So I thought to myself, “Well, I don’t want it to be that way, but I guess I have no other choice.”
For Decision to Leave, I do like the ending but I did have to ask the question why the female character had to die. I had a lot of frustrations regarding that. Why Seo-rae seem to like Hae-jun more than he likes her. Why does Hae-jun seem like he can’t give up on his wife or Seo-rae.
Seo-rae says, “The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins.”
And Seo-rae has to give up give up her whole life for Hae-jun. But Hae-jun only gives up on his self-esteem.
But watching the finished film, I was struck with a realization that for some people, giving up on one’s self-esteem is the same as giving up one’s life.
There was some conflict while we were writing the film, but watching the finished film, I think I understood and connected with the overall ending.
I’m also curious about the casting of Tang Wei, who’s a Chinese actress, obviously living in Korea. And did you write the character of Seo-rae for Tang Wei or was it? Did you change that character to be Chinese once you knew she was going to be in the film?
I told director Park I didn’t want to write a melodrama because I was not confident I would do a good job. One exception was, that if the female character were played by Tang Wei, then I would write it. Because I was in love with Tang Wei.
That’s a good answer. Makes sense. I understand.
And that’s why the female character turned out to- turned out to be a Chinese person.
Well, she’s fabulous in the film. So we thank you for your instincts, for being in love with her.
One of the things I love about this film is the use of technology. It feels so honest as to how we use technology in our everyday lives, how we’re always texting and the way the characters communicate through technology. But also it becomes part of the mystery and how he solves the mystery and then also how he’s sort of driven mad at the end. So when you’re writing with director Park, how are you incorporating how the characters are using technology into the writing process? He makes it so cinematic, but I know that you must be putting that into the script as well.
If you consider authors like Agatha Christie at the time when she was writing her crime novel and compare them to those who are writing crime novels today, we have so much technology. Phones are always filming and are recording evidence. There’s not a lot that we can work with because anyone can take photos and have voice recordings and there are always CCTV cameras everywhere.
So I realized it’s impossible to have that romanticist classical crime story. Instead we must actively incorporate the use of modern technology. When Director Park first received a draft of the script. He asked me, “Why are there so many scenes with cell phones? I’ve never seen so many cell phones in a movie except in Searching.”
Director Park initially did not want to film any scenes with cell phones. But later he gave up on giving up on those cell phone scenes and instead filmed from the point of view of a cell phone. That is actually a very innovative, creative take on that. But I do feel that people took that in very well because we often feel that phones are looking at us.
As for me as a writer, the use of Apple Watches actually gave me a lot of creative freedom because it’s difficult to have scenes to incorporate the protagonist in a voiceover out of nowhere. But with the Apple Watch and the recording, it made that so much easier.
You have worked across so many genres with Director Park, vampire, vengeance, melodrama. The Handmaiden is a historical drama, romance. It’s an adaptation. Do you think there’s a consistent theme or tone that you and Director Park always come back to that spans your body of work?
The thing is, Director Park and I actually don’t agree on the themes most of the time. For instance, for Lady Vengeance, the theme was vengeance. But I don’t quite understand why people are so obsessed with vengeance.
So I actually called my friend and asked, “Why do people have to take revenge on each other instead of striving for peace?”
As for Thirst, the theme was guilt or salvation. But the thing is, I don’t feel a lot of guilt in my life. As long as I don’t do anything bad, there is no need for guit or salvation. That’s what I think.
If I were a vampire, I would think to myself, “Oh, this is how the mankind is going to evolve. So I should find a new method of life”.
So in those ways I don’t think the themes quite worked with me, but as we were working together, I didn’t realize we were working toward one common theme. I think it has to do with respect or the dignity of mankind.
In all of these different genres, the protagonists tend to be thrown into very extreme situations. And yet even in these extreme situations, these protagonists try not to lose their sense of dignity. I think when Hae-jun was talking about how Seo-rae had such upright posture, I think it really spoke to her sense of dignity.
That is a common theme throughout films like I’m a Cyborg But That’s Okayor The Handmaiden.
I was wondering, did you ever come up with that alternative finale or like, did you suggest an alternative finale?
The ending is actually something that makes logical sense. This is a story that begins very high up and then ends very low. We start on the mountain and close on the ocean. So conclusively it makes logical sense that it would end up with someone digging a hole.
I actually tend to think that an ending in which a woman dies for love is quite unnatural. But if a man dies, that’s a little more natural. But despite those personal frustrations, I cannot think of any other ending that would work better.
Director Park seems to write a lot of stories featuring female protagonists. What are the difficulties you face when you’re writing about a female protagonist while you’re working with a male director?
It is very easy. I’ve actually written a story in which it only features male protagonists. It’s called Believer. That story is filled with male characters. And I had such a hard time, I thought I was going to die.
I think one of the most difficult parts of being a writer is if a female writer is trying to write a good male character, and when a male writer is trying to write a good female character.
But despite all those difficulties, Director Park actually portrays the female characters very well. He writes characters in such a way that they don’t have to sacrifice their femininity in order to walk their path of life.
Over 20 years of working together, our collaboration has evolved so much that it’s actually difficult to tell which line is written by me and which line is written by Director Park.
In the movie The Handmaiden, one of the most feminine looking lines, was actually written by Director Park. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say that line out loud.
It’s a line by the character Sook-hee and she says, “If I could have milk from my breasts, I wish I could feed you, my lady.”
Can you imagine that?
Well, his female characters are so strong, I’m sure that is your influence, of course, in your writing, but also, in just the working relationship that he has with you.
I wish I could also have developed writing better male characters, but I think I’m a little behind if we have to make a comparison.
Keep writing women, we like it.
I wanted to ask about Seo-Rae’s mother-daughter relationship because I felt like that was such a pivotal moment in the story.
The relationship between Seo-rae and her mother was actually described in more lengthy terms. Because I think the entire story started the moment Seo-rae killed her mother. There is nothing more serious. She doesn’t commit a more serious crime than killing the mother that she loves so much.
So I think in some ways, Seo-rae has already died the moment she had to go through that.
I think she has taken a journey with her mother and her grandfather to the mountain that her mother said belonged to her, and then she starts her journey down. After she has placed the ashes of her mother and her grandfather at that mountain, she starts her own journey towards death down from the mountain. Because I think every animal, including mankind, wants to find death where they were born.
So that is why Seo-rae believed that her mother wanted to be buried in the mountains and Seo-rae goes towards the ocean because she belongs to the ocean.
I think the only way she might have found salvation from her ordeal could have been to leave and go somewhere else with Hae-jun, but that didn’t happen, so inevitably she had to go to the ocean.
And all of that began with the death of Seo-rae’s mother.
Well, thank you all so much for being here. Thank you so much. Thank you, Jiwon. Thank you, Chung Seo-kyung. And thank you for watching this film and talking to us about it.
The film’s producer, CJEnt is also the international sales agent as well as the So. Korean distributor of the film. Internationally it has licensed the film to Mubi for USA, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Latin America, Turkey, India, and Airlines and to Arna Media and Vesta for Russia, Bac Films for France, Cinobo for Greece, Cinéart for Benelux, Golden Village Pictures for Singapore, Happinet Phantom Studios for Japan, Lucky Red for Italy, Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand, Movie Cloud for Taiwan, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia, Plaion Pictures for Germany, Purple Plan (2022) (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, The Filmbridge for Mongolia, Alambique Filmes for Portugal, Avalon for Spain
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- 12/20/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Sara Ali Khan has wrapped up the shoot of her third film this year with ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’. Sara plays the role of the Mumbai-basd freedom fighter Usha Mehta in the movie. Earlier in the year she was seen in the streaming movie ‘Atrangi Re’, and now she has completed the shoot of Laxman Utekar’s untitled next project and ‘Gaslight’ with Vikrant Massey.
The actress took to the stories section of her Instagram on Sunday, and dropped a bunch of pictures from the sets. She kept her fans updated as she shot a late night schedule for ‘Ae Watan, Mere Watan’ after her fashion show, eventually wrapping in the morning by 10:44 a.m. She shared another photo after the wrap, with her team.
Sharing a picture of the wrap-up cake which wrote: “It’s a wrap, Tune-in-to 42.34m”. She wrote on one of the pictures: “Ae Watan,...
The actress took to the stories section of her Instagram on Sunday, and dropped a bunch of pictures from the sets. She kept her fans updated as she shot a late night schedule for ‘Ae Watan, Mere Watan’ after her fashion show, eventually wrapping in the morning by 10:44 a.m. She shared another photo after the wrap, with her team.
Sharing a picture of the wrap-up cake which wrote: “It’s a wrap, Tune-in-to 42.34m”. She wrote on one of the pictures: “Ae Watan,...
- 12/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Between 1999 and 2014, Cate Blanchett collected three film acting Golden Globes, with her 2008 supporting win for “I’m Not There” having occurred between her dramatic lead victories for “Elizabeth” and “Blue Jasmine.” As the star of 2022’s “TÁR,” the five-time Best Film Drama Actress nominee is now in a comfortable position to earn her sixth bid and third win in the category, the latter of which would be a record-tying achievement. Based on Gold Derby’s odds, this outcome is more of an inevitability than a possibility.
Being named this year’s Best Film Drama Actress would make Blanchett the category’s fourth triple champion. Those already on this list are Ingrid Bergman, Jane Fonda, and Meryl Streep. Blanchett would also be only the sixth woman to receive half a dozen nominations for this award, after Katharine Hepburn, Geraldine Page, Faye Dunaway, Streep, and Nicole Kidman.
Blanchett is already one of...
Being named this year’s Best Film Drama Actress would make Blanchett the category’s fourth triple champion. Those already on this list are Ingrid Bergman, Jane Fonda, and Meryl Streep. Blanchett would also be only the sixth woman to receive half a dozen nominations for this award, after Katharine Hepburn, Geraldine Page, Faye Dunaway, Streep, and Nicole Kidman.
Blanchett is already one of...
- 12/11/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
As Sharmila Tagore turns 78 on Thursday, her granddaughter and actress Sara Ali Khan penned a note for her saying that she aspires to be 1/10th the woman the veteran star is. Sara, on Thursday afternoon, took to Instagram, where she shared a collage of pictures. The first is a throwback picture of Sharmila’s younger days while she holds little Sara. The second image has a grown-up Sara hugging her “badi amma”.
For the caption, Sara penned: “Happiest birthday my dearest badi amma. Thank you for being our rock-solid pillar of support. I love you so much and I truly aspire to be 1/10th of the woman you are. #grace #beauty #intelligence.”
Sharmila made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed Bengali drama ‘The World of Apu’ in 1959. She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including Devi (1960), Nayak (1966) and Aranyer Din Ratri among many others.
For the caption, Sara penned: “Happiest birthday my dearest badi amma. Thank you for being our rock-solid pillar of support. I love you so much and I truly aspire to be 1/10th of the woman you are. #grace #beauty #intelligence.”
Sharmila made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed Bengali drama ‘The World of Apu’ in 1959. She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including Devi (1960), Nayak (1966) and Aranyer Din Ratri among many others.
- 12/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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