Category Articles: Film

PM Modi praises The Sabarmati Report film on Godhra train burning

November 17, 2024
PM Modi praises The Sabarmati Report film on Godhra train burning

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today admired a movie, ‘The Sabarmati Report’. The film is based on the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, in Gujarat, welcoming the factual depiction of the incident in which 59 people were killed. Sharing a post on X praising the movie, PM Modi said, “Well said. It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in a way common people can see it.” Well said. It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in...Read More

Saptrang Short Fest 2024; Film and documentary makers can send entry by July 16

September 10, 2024
Saptrang Short Fest 2024; Film and documentary makers can send entry by July 16

Gandhiangar: Entries of short films, documetnary and campus films are accepted for participation in Saptaranga Short Fest from Gujarati film makers from across the world. More details can be found on https://www.saptrangfilmsociety.org . The last date of accepting the entry is 16 July, while the last date of sending the creation is 1st October 2024. Budding as well as experienced film makers can send their short films for participation in Saptarang Short Fest. Saptarang Film Society of Gujara...Read More

Film maker booked for closing a flyover bridge dangerously for shoot in Ahmedabad; injured commuter files complaint

August 19, 2024
Film maker booked for closing a flyover bridge dangerously for shoot in Ahmedabad; injured commuter files complaint

Ahmedabad: Paldi Police booked a film maker for dangorously closing of an over bridge in Dharnidhar area for film shoot. A complaint is filed today by a 25-year old lady Doctor Priya Thakkar, resident of Nehrunagar area, who was passing through the road where shooting was going on on August 4. According to complaint Priya works as a doctor in AMC run SVP hospital and her service timing is from 9 am to 5 pm. On August 4 she was on her two-wheeler passing through the Dharnidhar cross roads and...Read More

Maharaj Movie Review: Controversial Film Slows Down and Lose Grip

June 22, 2024
Maharaj Movie Review: Controversial Film Slows Down and Lose Grip

Rupang Bhatt, Gandhinagar: Yash Raj Films movie Maharaj released today on Netflix after lifting of temporary stay by the Gujarat High Court. The stay was lifted after arguments in the court for three days, and preview of the film by the Judge herself. The film was immediately release in the evening to get the benefit of Week-end. The film portrays the 19th-century Mumbai-based Vaishnavite youth, Karsandas Mulji, and his struggle against a Vaishnavite Maharaj who controls the Haveli temple. T...Read More

No relief for Yash Raj and Netflix against stay on release of Maharaj

June 15, 2024
No relief for Yash Raj and Netflix against stay on release of Maharaj

Ahmedabad: Netflix, which is facing allegations of not just being an entertainment platform but a narrative-agenda-perception playing foreign platform against Hindus in India, failed to receive any relief from the Gujarat High Court in the Maharaj movie release-related case. After the Gujarat High Court stayed the release of Junaid Khan starer Maharaj on Netflix on June 13, Yashraj Films, the maker of the film, and Netflix, the OTT platform, approached the High Court and argued that the stay ...Read More

Gujarat HC stays release of Junaid Khan’s Netflix film Maharaj

June 13, 2024
Gujarat HC stays release of Junaid Khan’s Netflix film Maharaj

Ahmedabad: Release of 'Maharaj' film by Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan is stayed till next hearing in the Gujarat High Court. The High Court has also issued notice to Yashraj Films, Netflix India and others. The petitioners Girish Popatlal Dani, Bharat Pranjivandas Mandalia, Shailesh Indravadan Patwari, Amit Harivadan Parikh, Shashikant Tapubhai Soni, Yogesh Laxmidas Dubal, Bharat Chinubhai Dudhiya, Girish Maneklal Gandhi have approached the Gujarat High Court through Special Civil Application ...Read More

Aamir Khan starts shooting of Sitaare Zameen Par in Vadodara

June 06, 2024
Aamir Khan starts shooting of Sitaare Zameen Par in Vadodara

Vadodara: Shooting of Actor Aamir Khan's upcoming Hindi movie is taking place in Vadodara in Gujarat. About sixteen years ago, Aamir had given 'Taare Zameen Par' movie which was a hit. He is now preparing to make sequal of it titled as 'Sitaare Zameen Parr'. Shooting of this film is taking place in Vadodara. City's Sama Sports complex has been rented to Aamir Khan for which Sports Authority of Gujarat will get Rs. 1 lakh rent a day.The Sports Complex is given on rent for six days. The sh...Read More

Filmfare Awards in Gift City on Jan 28; Curtain-raiser today

January 27, 2024
Filmfare Awards in Gift City on Jan 28; Curtain-raiser today

Gandhinagar: The 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024, in collaboration with Gujarat Tourism, are being held in the state of Gujarat for the first time. A curtain-raiser event will take place at Mahatma Mandir in the state capital today, featuring technical awards, a fashion show, and a music concert. The main event is scheduled for tomorrow in GIFT City. Preparations for the award show are in full swing, including rehearsals for actors on stage in Gandhinagar. On the evening of January 27, a fa...Read More

Heartburn in Maharashtra opposition as Gujarat hosting the Filmfare awards this year

January 17, 2024
Heartburn in Maharashtra opposition as Gujarat hosting the Filmfare awards this year

Mumbai: While the GIFT City in Gujarat is all set to hold two days-long functions of the annual Filmfare awards, the opposition party in Mumbai has described it as an attempt to reduce the importance of Maharashtra's capital Mumbai, and move out the Hindi film industry. It's worth noting that the Gujarat government had last year signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for holding the Filmfare awards in Gujarat. Conventionally this award function is held in Mumbai. This award ceremony is org...Read More

69th Filmfare Awards 2024 to be two-day extravaganza in GIFT City, Gujarat

January 16, 2024
69th Filmfare Awards 2024 to be two-day extravaganza in GIFT City, Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024, in collaboration with Gujarat Tourism, are scheduled for January 28, 2024. However, this year's prestigious awards will be a two-day extravaganza at GIFT City in the state capital. Filmmaker Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, and Janhvi Kapoor participated in the press conference for the event, alongside Rohit Gopakumar, Director of the Times Entertainment Division. Rohit revealed a significant detail about this edition, announcing that, for the fir...Read More