In a Galatta Plus roundtable, Karan Johar talked about the challenges of promoting and releasing an independent film in the present climate Edited excerpts: Making an indie film […]
Karan Johar: Filmmakers have to put in all their might to promote non-tentpole films Read More
During a Galatta Plus conclave to commemorate the 35-year-anniversary of Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan, the filmmaker reflected on the inspirations, working with Kamal Haasan for the first time, coming
Mani Ratnam: The core question of Nayakan still remains unanswered Read More
In the final segment of this interview, Shankar remembers that time he envisioned bringing three of his iconic characters in one film, the challenge of pulling off grand
It’s better to do a crazy idea before someone else does: Shankar Shanmugam Read More
The film stars a bunch of teenagers and Yogi Babu. It starts off like a ghost story and undergoes a genre shift, but the writing needed to be
In Part 1 of this interaction with the director, he reflects on his beginnings, the challenges of making a sequel, and more… Edited excerpts: You’ve had this thirty-year
Shankar Shanmugam: Sequels are challenging because everyone knows everything Read More
In Part 2 of this conversation with the Sarfira actor, he shares his affinity towards interesting characters, dealing with harsh scrutiny, and his approach to scripts Edited excerpts:
I prefer following my own path and instinct: Akshay Kumar Read More
The film stars Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, Paresh Rawal. Despite some turbulence in the writing, this is a feel-good story where the woman is as important as the
The film stars Kamal Haasan, Siddharth, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Bobby Simha. The screenplay is flat, and we are forced to endure generic lectures about corruption. In 1987, in Nayakan,
In Part 1 of this conversation with Akshay Kumar ahead of the release of Sudha Kongara’s Sarfira, the actor gets candid about the fleeting nature of success, his
Comedy as a genre doesn’t get the respect it deserves: Akshay Kumar Read More
The filmmaker talks about having a unique writing process for creating an action movie that has never been done before in India, references, and more… Edited excerpts: What
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat: The action in Kill had to be backed up by an emotion and reason Read More
The film stars KB Ganesh Kumar, Gokul Suresh, Aju Varghese, Anarkali Marikar. It works because of the performances and because the filmmaking energy is so contagious. Let
Ahead of the release of Sarfira, the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru, the writer-director talks about her approach to directing Suriya and Akshay Kumar, their different acting processes,
Suriya and Akshay approached the same character differently: Sudha Kongara Read More
