Reknowned writer Sagar Sarhadi is no more

1972 block buster   movie “Pakeezah “.

                              MIRROR  OF  OUR   LIFE

 16 Th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MIFF)

  MUMBAI ---28 Jan.to 3 Feb. 2020

16 th MIFF takes  a flying start

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A TETE-TAT WITH BHARAT NATYAM DANCE AMBASSADOR OF INDIA VIJI PRAKASH

On 27 Dec. 2018, after the most successful and exhilarating dance performance of the students of

Shakti Dance Company of Los Angeles, Mohan Siroya had an opportunity to have a chat with

the veteran Bharat Natyam Teacher and the Founder –Director of the Institution Ms. Viji Praksah.

.Excerpts thereof :

  R S S  SARSANGH CHALAK RELEASES 

100 SHORT FILM COLLECTION OF DEVENDRA KHANDELWAL

First time in the history of RSS Chief  Shri Mohan Bhagwat  attended a Film programme on 16^th Sept. 2018 in Mumbai.  The occasion was the release of a compendium of  100 short films made on  National Heroes titled “Personalities of India” directed by Shri .Devendra Khandelwal. These films were in making for last 15 years and many technicians worked hard to achieve this feat.

 ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 programme goes live

· Festival Dates – The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 is scheduled to take place from 25 –29 January, 2018 at the Diggi Palace Hotel, Jaipur Rajasthan

Highlights

• Star studded opening at the Posh South Mumbai Liberty Cinema  with an inaugural film of Anurag Kashyap’s “Mukkabaaz”. This was also Asian premiere of the film.
• Red Carpet galore on the inaugural ceremony  was lit with glamour filled presence of Chairman MAMI Neeta Ambani,  Shridevi,   Kangna  Ranaut , Sharmila Tagore , Nandita Das   Kiran Rao, Anupama Chopra and  stars Amir Khan , Rajkumar Rao, Anupam Kher  with host of Present   generation film directors like Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan, Karan Johar, Imitiaz Ali  etc. On last day additions to glamour quotient and celebrities were Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Rajkumar Hirani, Ashutosh  Gowarikar,Konkona Sen Sharma, Vidhu Vinod Chopra to name a few.
• About 200 films from 29 countries were screened during the six days spread over 16 luxury auditoriums with capacity of 4974 seats in Mumbai and Thane. This large seating capacity made it easier for Fest cineists to choose the screening of their choice without hassles or serpentine queues  for those without reservation .
• For convenience and easy categorization films were divided in 14 segments viz; After Dark, Discovering India, India Gold , Marathi Talkies, Restored Classics, Special Screenings, The India Story , Tribute, Dimensions Mumbai , Half Ticket ( For children), International Competition, Rendezvous, Spotlight , The new Medium besides, Seminars, talk shows, Master Classes and Q & A with the film makers after the screening.
• For the first time ,MAMI had introduced “Movie Mandi” an online platform for film makers to find funding in collaboration with Netflix, having world wide presence.
• The popular “Movie Mela” this year was held preceding day of the festival.
• Besides the Life Time Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema conferred  on a veteran film maker in International arena. Other  awards were the Jio-MAMI-Reliance Foundation Award for excellence in Digital content in Indian Cinema, Best film/s in International Competition , India Gold and Dimensions Mumbai awards Etc.