Vasan Bala - Film Companion

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Using Old Songs in New Films is an Underrated Art, and Overpriced

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020
by Sankhayan Ghosh

Directors and screenwriters like to use popular old songs as references in their work. But one song can cost more than the budget of the entire secondary cast of your film (or web series)

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2 min

Will Shoojit Sircar’s Unreleased Shoebite Ever See The Light Of Day?

Posted on May 4, 2020May 9, 2020
by Suchin Mehrotra

Earlier this week filmmaker Anurag Kashyap tweeted about Shoojit Sircar’s unreleased debut film Shoebite, pleading that it get a digital release and finally see the light of day

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From His Fancy Shoe Collection To Why He Thrives In Chaos: Anurag Kashyap Fields Questi...

Posted on May 1, 2019May 11, 2020
by Team FC

Vasan Bala, Amit Trivedi, Radhika Apte, Kalki Koechlin and more ask the director about his films’ distinctive sound, whether he’s a forgiving person and the one thing he’d change about Gangs of Wasseypur

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Download The Script Of Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Posted on April 9, 2019May 14, 2020
by Team FC

Vasan Bala’s self-aware, nostalgic tribute to growing up in 80s India features knockout performances, and a big heart

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Madness In Matunga: A Guided Tour With Vasan Bala

Posted on March 26, 2019May 11, 2020
by Sankhayan Ghosh

Vasan Bala’s Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota is as much about a love for movies as it is about a place and its people. A day after its release, the filmmaker returns to the neighbourhood he has grown up in

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Every Pop Culture Reference In Vasan Bala’s Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Posted on March 21, 2019June 4, 2020
by Gayle Sequeira

From Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se and Thalapathi to Narcos, Shahenshah, Die Hard and everything in between – the director talks about the influences on his film

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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Video Movie Review By Anupama Chopra

Posted on March 20, 2019May 8, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

Vasan Bala’s rich imagination gives us a roster of memorably kooky characters

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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Not A Movie Review

Posted on March 20, 2019May 8, 2020
by Sucharita Tyagi

Watch Sucharita Tyagi’s Not A Movie Review of Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota starring Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Gulshan Devaiah and Mahesh Manjrekar

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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Movie Review: An Action-Comedy That Looks And Feels Like A Comic...

Posted on March 20, 2019May 8, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

This richly imaginative and absurdist film gives us a roster of memorably kooky characters, inspired action sequences and priceless moments

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Radhika Madan, Abhimanyu Dassani And Vasan Bala Interview

Posted on March 15, 2019May 14, 2020
by Sneha Menon Desai

The Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota actors and director talk about the long wait it took to finally release the film, being at the receiving end of standing ovations at film festivals and why India is the ultimate test

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‘Funky, Retro, Soulful’: Composer Karan Kulkarni On The Music Of Mard Ko Da...

Posted on March 13, 2019May 11, 2020
by Gayle Sequeira

AR Rahman, Frank Sinatra, Kishore Kumar and The Weeknd – inspiration for the ‘crazy’ soundtrack came from various places, he says

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20 Film Personalities You Must Follow On Social Media

Posted on February 8, 2019May 20, 2020
by Team FC

From curated lists of movies you should be watching to fun meal prep – here are the most interesting things you can find on celeb social media accounts

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