Jyothi Venkatesh selects six foreign films and six Indian films showcased at the recently held 16th Bengaluru International film festival 2025. This year’s Bangalore International Film Festival held from March 1 to March 8 set out to showcase a mix of intense dramas, historical narratives, gripping thrillers, and light-hearted comedies during the one-week long film festival held at PVR Orion…
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In this exclusive interview, actor-filmmaker-producer Deepankar Prakash tells JYOTHI VENKATESH for FILMYTOWN.com what inspired a middle class young guy like him to take to making films. Here is Deepankar Prakash to FilmyTown.com: How would you rate the recently held 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2025 where your film Shanti Niketan was showcased? BIFF was a well organised International film festival, like…
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“Fame is just a byproduct and hence you should not get swayed by fame,” so said BOMAN IRANI while speaking to JYOTHI VENKATESH In this exclusive interview at Pune where he delivered the Vijay Tendulkar Memorial Lecture about Acting and himself, Boman Irani reveals exclusively that he could succeed in making the transition to acting in spite of being afflicted…
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“Thanks to Mehmood Bhai, I got a chance to work with the man I worship even today- Dilip Kumar in Sadhu Aur Shaitan in a passing shot,” recalls veteran actress SHUBHA KHOTE while speaking to acclaimed entertainment journalist Jyothi Venkatesh. Shubha Khote, who is 87, had started her illustrious and long journey over 70 years ago, with Ameya Chakraborty’s film…
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Renowned film critic Ganesh Matkari and Santosh Pathare, director of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival, shared their insights on the current state of Marathi cinema during a media interaction at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) 2025. They discussed the evolution of Marathi films, the impact of OTT platforms, and the role of film festivals in shaping the industry.…
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The world of entertainment is undergoing a revolutionary transformation with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and filmmaker Paco Torres shed light on this evolving landscape during a workshop on AI-driven content creation in films, held by the 23rd Pune International Film Festival. Torres, a renowned director and creative technologist, is known for his innovative storytelling techniques that merge Artificial…
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(This rare interview with DEV ANAND by JYOTHI VENKATESH was taken three decades ago) Instead of releasing PYAR KA TARANA when it was completed, why did you launch yet another film called GANGSTER? You see after seeing your final print, you are at times not completely and creatively satisfied. From writing to the final corrections to editing, cutting, mixing somewhere…
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