Amol Palekar Recalls Slapping Smita Patil Without Consent During Bhumika: 'It Haunts Me'
Amol Palekar recently opened up about a deeply regrettable incident from the filming of Bhumika (1977), where he slapped co-star Smita Patil during a scene without her consent.
Celebrating Bengali cinema: Telangana Bengali Film Festival pleases the heart and soul
A room full of wide smiles and hearts full of pride — this was the most apt description of the mood at the inauguration of the Telangana Bengali Film Festival ( ...
Amol Palekar recalls slapping Smita Patil without her consent during the shoot of Bhumika: ‘Shyam Benegal said I was not violent enough’
Amol Palekar and Smita Patil shared screen space in Shyam Benegal's 1977 film Bhumika. The movie also starred Naseeruddin ...
Boman Irani: All the directors I’ve worked with have shaped my directorial approach
Boman Irani reflects on his journey from actor to director, sharing how years of writing, learning, and working with industry ...
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Manoj Bajpayee on why he stays away from playing famous figures
Manoj Bajpayee’s desire to work with filmmaker Subhash Ghai can be best understood in an anecdote he reveals. “When I landed ...
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Manoj Bajpayee: ‘I keep myself away from playing famous figures’
Portraying Mahatma Gandhi’s follower in Subhash Ghai’s Gandhi: A Perspective, Manoj Bajpayee reveals how he turned down a web ...