Actor Abhishek Banerjee had more than one reason to celebrate this year. On the occasion of his birthday today, the makers officially announced his next big project Baaghi Bechare, a film that has already started generating major buzz in the industry for its stellar cast and powerful creative team. The film begins filming on the […]
Bollywood seldom tells stories of Dalit assertion. It mostly sees the marginalised as victims who need the compassion and cover of an upper caste saviour. Perhaps, that’s why the inspirational story of Jyotirao (Pratik Gandhi) and Savitribai Phule (Patralekhaa) remained off the radar of commercial filmmakers. Known to pick up challenging subjects, this week, writer-director Ananth […]
Pratik Gandhi has been receiving rave reviews for his portrayal of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule in Ananth Mahadevan’s Phule. The film sees Patralekhaa in the role of his wife Savitri Phule. Pratik spoke about the film and the controversies surrounding it in an interview with us. Pratik Gandhi on the controversies surrounding Phule, “In today’s times, […]
A pitch-perfect Pratik Gandhi performance underwires the intrinsic authenticity of Ananth Narayan Mahadevan’s Phule. But more than anything else, it is the abiding pertinence of the film’s theme that sets it apart from anything that Bollywood has delivered, or is likely to produce, this year. Phule has its share of dramatic flourishes, but it lets […]
Pratik Gandhi, Ananth Mahadevan on the sets of ‘Phule’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “It’s an urgent film to make,” says Ananth Mahadevan amid an intense conversation on his upcoming biopic of the social reformer Jyotirao Phule. As an actor, Ananth often plays a mild-mannered man, but as a filmmaker, his choice of subjects is […]
Ironically, your film is being excoriated for referring to the caste system during a time when we are celebrating Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary.Yes, Babasaheb Ambedkar drew inspiration from Jyotiba’s doctrine and even considered the couple his gurus. In fact, it was Savitribai who coined the term “Dalit” to replace “Shudra.” Yes, it’s a strange irony […]
The release of the much-anticipated biographical film Phule, based on the life and legacy of social reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule, has reportedly been postponed. This delay follows alleged demands by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to remove or alter references to caste in the film — a move that has stirred widespread […]
Yami Gautam Dhar has steadily built a space for herself in the Hindi film industry, known for choosing solid scripts and playing impactful roles. She’s had a good run lately, with several of her recent projects finding success. One of them was Dhoom Dhaam, a romantic-comedy that released on Netflix earlier this year. In the […]
The historical social drama Phule faced some issues recently when sections of the Brahmin community raised doubts over their representation in the film. Director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan sorted this issue by having a conversation with the aggrieved parties. Now, the film has come across another hurdle after a financier has alleged non-payment of dues. BREAKING: […]
Ananth Mahadevan’s Phule, based on the life of Jyotirao Phule and his wife Savitri Phule, which was to release this Friday, has been pushed ahead to the end of the month to April 25. Confirming this change of plan, the producer Ritesh Kudecha said, “Yes, the film has been postponed to 25 April. We took the […]
