Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Bollywood 2020: New year ushers in a galore of anticipated movies

Bollywood 2020: New year ushers in a galore of anticipated movies

January 9, 2020

While remakes of old Bollywood movies and sequels seem to be the majority in the list, there are a few real-incident and films based on unusual themes which are also highly anticipated this year.

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Bollywood movies echoing Indian history

Bollywood movies echoing Indian history

October 30, 2019

With Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Panipat set to hit theatres at the end of this year and the announcement of Baiju Bawra by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, here is a look at the period dramas of Bollywood which retold the tales of history.

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L’Histoire dans la rue

L’Histoire dans la rue

January 23, 2018

Construit par l’empereur moghol Shah Jahan, le Taj Mahal, a récemment été supprimé d’une brochure touristique car pas assez « représentatif » de l’Inde. Dans un contexte tendu de revendications identitaires fondées sur une histoire parfois recomposée, un autre mouv...

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À « Contre-courants »

À « Contre-courants »

January 22, 2018

Hélène Kessous et Némésis Srour, fondatrices de la plateforme Contre-courants, dédiée aux cinémas indiens et sud-asiatiques, nous font découvrir toute la richesse de « ces cinémas qui osent aborder des enjeux de société délicats, interrogent les images et subliment l...

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Indian films caught in controversy

Indian films caught in controversy

December 6, 2017

Even before Padmavati, other cinematic martyrs have faced the wrath of religious and communal well-wishers in India.

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Padmavati: Work of fiction provokes violence

Padmavati: Work of fiction provokes violence

November 25, 2017

Amid an outbreak of violent threats against the release of upcoming Bollywood film Padmavati, which is said to hurt the sentiments of various Indian caste groups for manipulating history, a man in Rajasthan lost his life today to the fuss. As protests take an ugly turn, various B...

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Padmavati’s historical allegiance

Padmavati’s historical allegiance

October 25, 2017

Is the most awaited film of the year releasing this December a piece of fiction?

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Bollywood blockbuster ‘Devdas’ to be screened at Cannes again after 15 years

Bollywood blockbuster ‘Devdas’ to be screened at Cannes again after 15 years

May 18, 2017

As part of L'Oréal Paris Open Air Cinema On May 20, Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 film ‘Devdas’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead will be presented at the 70th Cannes Film Festival yet again after 15 years of its release.

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Growing intolerance towards cinema’s reflection of the society

Growing intolerance towards cinema’s reflection of the society

February 2, 2017

Indian cinema is going through a rather turbulent phase of radical ideological discord and what gets hurt in this interplay of social and political forces is the art of cinema - freedom of expression, rest in peace!

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Box-Office

Box-Office

February 19, 2016

Le dernier film de la série La guerre des étoiles, « Star Wars, Le réveil de la Force », est un gigantesque succès mondial, en particulier aux Etats-Unis, en Europe, au Japon, ou même en Chine. Mais l’Inde résiste au pouvoir de la Force, le film ayant été largement di...

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Box-Office

Box-Office

February 19, 2016

The last movie of the Star Wars saga, « The Forces Awakens », is a huge worldwide success, notably in the United States, in Europe and Japan, or even in China. But India resists the power of the Force and the film was largely eclipsed there by big Indian films such as « Dilwal...

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