Reema Kagti caught a lot of people’s attention with the first film she wrote and directed, the quirky, fun Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd. in 2007. She also co-wrote Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with friend and collaborator Zoya Akhtar. (And if you look carefully, you can see her appear very briefly in the audience at one […]
Category: Interviews
Anurag Kashyap on Aiyyaa: In Bollywood, people only watch regional films if they’re hits
Here’s the full interview I did with Anurag Kashyap when working on this profile of Prithviraj last week: When and how did you get involved with this project? I pushed Sachin to write it and make a feature out of it three years back, he’s been working on it since then. Sachin approached Prithviraj two […]
Zoya Akhtar: Male stars drive audiences in
On the occasion of her return to New York this weekend for the two-day Ticket 2 Bollywood event of panels and sessions (together with Imtiaz Ali and Madhur Bhandarkar), here’s an interview I did with Zoya when she was in New York to attend the Engendered Film Festival in August 2009. This was right on […]
Tim Dutta: Giving Wings to Horses
Note: This is a story I did that ran in India Abroad in the September 26, 2008 issue, in connection with the Beijing Olympics. Given that Mr. Dutta’s firm again played a big role in the transport of the US equestrian team’s horses to another summer Olympic games – this time in London – I […]
Abhay Deol interview
Here’s an interview with Abhay Deol appearing in today’s Firstpost that I did when he was here to promote Mela.com (more about them, their service and the event later). If explicit nudity helps the story, I’ll do it: Abhay Deol Clad in a yellow t-shirt, a navy Armani Exchange blazer and jeans, Abhay Deol breezed through […]
Kiran Rao on the Making of Dhobi Ghat
Did you always see Aamir as playing the role of Arun? No, in fact I didn’t want a big star to play any part in the film. I was really seeking a fresh star or non-actors. We looked in very unusual places. I found Monica and Kriti where I least expected such […]