Netflix is all set to turn up the heat this Independence Day week with the launch of its latest original series Saare Jahan Se Accha — a high-octane espionage thriller starring Pratik Gandhi in one of his most intense roles yet. Premiering August 13, the series promises a tightly-woven narrative of sacrifice, patriotism, and secret […]
OTT favourites Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma, Jitendra Kumar, and Pratik Gandhi are all set to take over the couch on this week’s episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show, streaming this Saturday, July 12 on Netflix. With stories that blur the lines between reel and real life, the four acclaimed actors open up about their […]
Abhishek Banerjee has completed the Bhopal schedule of his upcoming film Baaghi Bechare, marking a key milestone in the production. Directed by Sumit Purohit, the film also features actors Pratik Gandhi and Faisal Malik in pivotal roles. Abhishek Banerjee wraps Bhopal schedule of Baaghi Bechare with director Sumit Purohit To commemorate the wrap, Abhishek took […]
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 […]
