Nandita Das, Huma Qureshi, others draw curtains on French Film Festival Kolkata 2025

Mar 04, 2025, at 07:05 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Eminent filmmaker-actress Nandita Das, actress Huma Qureshi were joined by Bengali film personalities to draw curtains on the second edition of French Film Festival Kolkata.

Kapil Sharma is just a natural person, was attracted by his honesty: Nandita Das on Zwigato casting

Oct 14, 2022, at 01:00 am

'Zwigato', written, directed, and produced by Nandita Das in India, reflects on the sociopolitical situation of the gig economy, hollow incentives, and workers' rights by focusing on the trials and tribulations of a food-app delivery driver (played by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma).  Before the movie 'Zwigato' was world premiered at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, IBNS-TWF Correspondent Asha Bajaj caught up with both Nandita Das and Kapil Sharma on the Red Carpet at TIFF Lightbox

Ali Zafar expresses hope that Manto release in Pakistan

Dec 17, 2018, at 04:04 pm

Islamabad, Dec 17 (IBNS): Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar has expressed hopes that  Indian filmmaker Nandita Das' "Manto" releases in his nation as well.

Nandita Das' Manto hits big screens today

Sep 21, 2018, at 11:31 am

Mumbai, Sept 21 (IBNS): Nandita Das directorial Hindi film Manto, which is a biopic on late Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto, released on Friday.

Manto's many grey shades make him interesting: Nandita Das

Sep 14, 2018, at 10:41 am

Actress-director-writer Nandita Das' film Manto, a biographical account of Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life in post-Independence India, was premiered at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. Suman Das and Souvik Ghosh catch up with the filmmaker in Toronto for an exclusive interview

Director Nandita Das' Manto teaser unveiled

May 14, 2018, at 12:52 am

Mumbai, Mar 13 (IBNS): Teaser of upcoming Bollywood movie Manto has been released by its makers.