News

The man who redefined the term chocolate looks with intelligence is back and how! We are talking about the charming Arvind Swamy, the man who enthralled the audiences with sparkling performances in Mani Ratnam's Roja, Bombay, and then vanished, after doing a couple of forgettable films. The good news is that Arvind is now all set for his second innings in Bollywood with the Hindi remake of Mahesh Manjrekar's award winning Marathi film Kaksparsh. Arvind, who will be playing the protagonist, said that this will be his first Hindi film in more than a decade. He added that while he agreed to do the film because of the powerful storyof the film.

Mahesh Manjrekar’s Kaksparsh was named the Best Marathi Feature Film at the recently concluded Pune International Film Festival. Manjrekar and co-producer Aniruddha Deshpande won a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.

The Best Marathi Film Director Award went to Gajendra Ahire for Anumati. Jitendra Joshi was awarded the Best Marathi Film Actor Award for his work in Tukaram. Sumitra Bhave won the Best Screenplay Award for Samhita and the Best Cinematographer Award went to Rajan Kothari for Tukaram.

In the World Cinema Competition, German film Barbara by Christian Petzold won the Best International Feature Film Award. Best International Feature Film Director Award went to Rodrigo Pla for Uruguay-Mexico-France co-production The Delay. A special mention was presented to Turkish film Araf –Somewhere in Between. Another special mention went to script writer Ali Mosaffa for his contribution in Iranian film The Last Step. The Audience Award in World Competition was presented to...

The 11th Pune International Film Festival (January 10-17, 2013) has announced its slate for 2013. These films will be screened under nine sections: International Competition, Marathi Competition, Student Competition (live action and animation), Global Cinema, Country Focus, Retrospective, Tribute, Indian Cinema and Regional Cinema.

Israeli film Hayuta and Berl by Amir Manor will open the festival on 10th January. See the schedule here.

Feature films at the festival contend for the Best Film, Best Director and Government of Maharashtra “Sant Tukaram” Best International Marathi Film Award. The Marathi films in competition will vie for the Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography Awards. The Student Competition will also have a Special Award and a cash prize.

Eighty contemporary films from more than 50 countries will be screened under the Global Cinema section. Hungary and South Korea will be the Countries in Focus with the screening of six and seven films, respectively.

Mumbai, June 25: Mahesh Manjrekar is remaking his hit Marathi film Kaksparsh casting Amitabh Bachchan in lead role in Bollywood. The film is about a young widow's fight by her dead husband's elder brother for her individual space. Unfortunately Manjrekar's favorite actor Sachin Khedkar who gives an overwhelming performance as the fiercely protective patriarch would not be part of the Hindi remake of Kaksparsh.

According to information Kaaksparsh in Hindi would be shot in the same Konkan village where the original Marathi film was shot..