Hindi
Mumbai fest announces this year’s highlights
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Film Festival has announced its programming highlights of its 14th edition that will run from 18 to 25 October.
The highlights include Palme d‘Or winner of the year Amour by Michael Haneke, Cosmopolis by David Cronenberg, The Angels‘ Share by Ken Loach, Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin, A Throw of Dice by Franz Osten, The Leopard by Luchino Visconti, Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone, On the Road by Walter Salles, Rust and Bone by Jacques Audiard and Blancanieves (Snow White) by Pablo Berger. The complete lineup will be announced on Monday, 24th September, 2012.
This year, a new competitive section has been introduced by the name of India Gold 2012 to commemorate the 100 years of Indian cinema. With a total prize of Rs 15 lakh plus Golden and Silver Gateway trophies, this section will henceforth be a part of the festival each year.
The venue of the festival too has been changed to National Centre for Performing Arts and INOX in South Mumbai.
Details on the titles announced so far:
Armour by Michael Haneke is a story of Georges and Anne, two cultivated, old and retired music teachers. Their daughter Eva, also a musician, lives abroad with her family. The couple‘s bond of love is severely tested when one day Anne has an attack. The film features Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Hupper. Armour won the Palme d‘Or at Cannes Film Festival 2012.
Cosmopolis is directed by David Cronenberg. Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager‘s day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.The film premiered in competition for the Palme d‘Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Mathier Amalric and Juliette Binoche.
The Angels‘ Share by Ken Loach is a story of a young father who narrowly avoids a prison sentence. He is determined to turn over a new leaf and when he and his friends from the same community payback group visit a whisky distillery, a route to a new life becomes apparent. The film stars Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, William Ruane, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, and Siobhan Reilly. The film competed for the Palme d‘Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the director Loach won the Jury Prize.
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin is the story of a six-year-old Hushpuppy who must learn the ways of courage and love. She is faced with both her hot-tempered father‘s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs. The movie stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry.
The film won the Caméra d‘Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival under the Un Certain Regard section. It also won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival. The film went on to earn the Los Angeles Film Festival‘s Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and the Seattle International Film Festival‘s Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director.
A Throw of Dice is directed by Franz Osten. The silent film is based on an episode from the Indian epic; The Mahabharata. The movie is about two kings vying for the love of a hermit‘s daughter, the beautiful Sunita. The two kings, Ranjit and Sohan share a passion for gambling and decide to play a game of craps to determine who will marry Sunita. The film stars Seeta Devi, Himansu Rai, Charu Roy and Modhu Bose.
A Throw of Dice has been in the British Film Institute (BFI)‘s archives since 1945. In 2006, the film was digitally restored in honour of the 60th anniversary of Indian independence, and re-released at the Luminato Festival, Toronto, Canada, on 13 June 2008, with a new orchestral score by British Indian composer, Nitin Sawhney.
The Leopard directed by Luchino Visconti narrates the tale of the Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, who tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860?s Sicily.The film stars Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale. The film won the Palme d‘Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, and was also nominated for an Oscar for the Best Costume Design, Color in 1964.
Once Upon a Time in America is the story of a former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster who returns to Brooklyn after over 30 years, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.The film stars Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern. Directed by Sergio Leone, the film won the BAFTA Film Awards for the Best Costume Design and Best Score in 1985, and was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for the Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress in the same year.
On the Road by Walter Salles narrates the story of Sal Paradise, a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner, and his girl, Marylou. The film was nominated for the Palme d‘Or at Cannes Film Festival 2012 and for the Official Competition Award at the Sidney Film Festival 2012.
Rust and Bone is directed by Jacques Audiard. Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali‘s bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. The film was nominated for the Palme d‘Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and won the Golden Swann for Best Film at the Cabourg Romantic Film Festival 2012.
Blancanieves (Snow White) is directed by Pablo Berger. Released in 2012, the film is a Gothic melodrama by the popular take by the Grimm Brothers.
Hindi
Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
