The young Kapoor scion, Atlas-like, shoulders the weight of two mammoth legacies of his two grandfathers — the legendary Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy. The ‘Black Warrant’ actor, who’s one of the trustees of Bombay’s Prithvi Theatre, champions both theatre and cinema.
A glimpse of Himanshu Rai’s entrepreneurial spirit and confidence comes alive in his quest for the sole rights to film British monarch King George V's Silver Jubilee celebrations in India in May 1935.
The last time an Indian film made it to competition for the prestigious Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival was 1994, with the little known Malayalam film Swaham, post that films like Udaan and this year Dabba and Monsoon Shootout made it to competition, but in the section reserved for first-time directors.
Ashi Dua may not be a household name yet but she has potential. 28 year old Mumbaikar, Ashi is the co-producer of the highly anticipated film Bombay Talkies which is a celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema.