First Look : Vasan Bala’s Peddlers (Trailer)

Finally, the official trailer of Vasan Bala‘s debut feature Peddlers is out. The film is all set to premiere at Cannes International Critics’ Week. So what works and what doesn’t? Since he is a good friend, i might be biased. But let me try. The visuals look gorgeous, there is a sudden tension in the [...]

Prashant Bhargava’s Patang gets a new trailer

Prashant Bhargava’s debut feature Patang has been doing the rounds of international film festivals since last year and the latest one was the prestigious Ebertfest. It stars Seema Biswas, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sugandha Garg and Aakash Mahayera, and has been shot by Shanker Raman. The film will be finally in US theatres from June 15th. And [...]

First Look : Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur (Poster, Trailer & Synopsis)

Ah, finally. The way Viacom18, the producer of Gangs of Wasseypur, was reluctant to share even on location images of the film after the Cannes announcement, we were thinking if they were going to lay some golden eggs. The trailer, poster and the official synopsis of the film is finally out. Let’s go one by [...]

First Look : Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (3 Teasers)

Sorry to flood the blog with so many back to back posts on Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely. But two reasons – Cannes doesn’t happen everyday. Nor do Indian films qualify there regularly. Also, the information is coming out bit by bit. First came the news of its selection at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard [...]

First Look : Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (Stills + Official Synopsis)

What we know – Ashim Ahluwalia’s debut feature Miss Lovely is going to Cannes in Un Certain Regard section this year. The film is set in Bombay’s B/C grade film industry and it stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George. What we don’t know – what does the film look like? No stills/clips/trailer available [...]

Bedabrata Pain’s Chittagong gets a new poster

Bedabrata Pain’s directorial debut Chittagong is finally ready for release. The film will have its world premier at IFFLA fest. The makers have just released a new poster of the film. And it looks good. And here’s the synopsis according to the official release… To say that 14-year-old Jhunka Roy’s life was about to change [...]

First Look : Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Paan Singh Tomar (Trailer + Synopsis)

Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Paan Singh Tomar has been ready for quite sometime. And UTV has been sitting on it with no clue what to do with it. All kinds of reports were floating since a year or so. They sent it to few festivals abroad, intial reviews weren’t good, there was a plan to shelve it [...]

First Look : Rajan Khosa’s Gattu (Trailer & official synopsis)

India doesn’t have anything to boast about at the ongoing Berlin Film Festival. Like any other cinema snob, if you don’t count Don2, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu is the only film in the official selection of Berlin. The film will be screened in the Generation section of the festival. Since 1978, the Berlinale has devoted a [...]

First Look : London Paris New York (Trailer) and Official synopsis

The trailer of Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari’s film London Paris New York is just out. Have a look. The film is written and directed by debutant Anu Menon and produced by Shrishti Arya and Goldie Behl along with Fox Star Studios. A new couple, shot well and looks fresh. Just wish that they [...]

First Look : Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani (Trailer + Official synopsis)

It’s raining trailers and how! The theatrical trailer of Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani is finally out. Have a look. Balan seems to be on Bull run and in this one she doesn’t even have a hero opposite her. The film stars Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.  And the writing credits include Sujoy Ghosh (story/screenplay/dialogues), [...]