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Top Producers On The Constant Spike In Actors’ Salaries

  • Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
At the Producers Adda 2021, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Nikkhil Advani, Reema Kagti and Sameer Nair discuss the problem of actor remunerations and how it affects the budget and recovery of a film
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12 Best Moments From FC Actors Adda 2021

  • Posted on December 7, 2021December 6, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
Adarsh Gourav, Vicky Kaushal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Taapsee Pannu, Sanya Malhotra and Sidharth Malhotra look back at the year gone by and decode what it means to be a successful actor today
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Bong Shots: Remembrance of a Theatre Past 

  • Posted on October 30, 2021November 1, 2021
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
The story of a neighbourhood single screen, that meant something for some of us growing up at a certain time in a certain place.
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Cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee On How He Shot A Commercial Remotely 

  • Posted on May 31, 2021
  • by Team FC
The cinematographer of such films as Padmaavat and Chak De! India on how the pandemic forced him to shoot an ad film from home
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What Can One Write In A Pandemic: A Happy Escape Or The Reality?

  • Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
  • by Avinash Prakash
The writer is a filmmaker working on his first feature film script during the pandemic, and wonders: what to write, and more importantly, is there a point to even writing in a time like this?
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In Pandemic Times, 45 Years Evokes The Fragility Of Things We Take For Granted

  • Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
  • by Madan Mohan
You never know when the rug could get pulled from under your feet. And as 45 Years shows, it doesn’t take a pandemic for that to happen.
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The Second Wave Has Thrown Bollywood Film Shoots Into Logistical Chaos

  • Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021
  • by Team FC
The unprecedented spike in cases has meant that film shoots—one of the most complex collaborative human enterprises—have been thrown into a constant state of chaos and uncertainty
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How Joji Redefined What COVID In Cinema Can Look Like

  • Posted on April 10, 2021
  • by Prathyush Parasuraman
Joji is set in our current COVID-19 world, and yet resists the impulse to make it the headlining conflict, instead using it for subtle narrative excuses and situational humour
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What Will The New Normal Really Mean For Cinema(s)?

  • Posted on October 22, 2020
  • by Madan Mohan
Have moviegoers discovered over these last few months that they don’t really need to go to the movies to watch movies? It’s a question that holds enormous import for the film industry
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10 New Bengali Films To Release In Durga Puja--‘A World Record’

  • Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
The opening up of cinemas in India coincides with the biggest release date of the Bengali film calendar
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10 Major Film Announcements That Were Made During The Lockdown

  • Posted on August 8, 2020
  • by Ruhaan Shah
From Prabhas and Deepika Padukone’s next to the Snyder Cut, announcements that gave us something to look forward to
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25 Safety Guidelines For Film Shoots During A Pandemic

  • Posted on May 19, 2020May 29, 2020
  • by Dr. Maherra Desai and Dr. Rajesh Parikh
Dr. Maherra Desai and Dr. Rajesh M Parikh, the authors of ‘The Corona Virus: What You Need To Know About The Global Pandemic’, devise a list of dos and don’ts for a film set
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