Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Sridevi, Shashi Kapoor To Be Honoured At NY Indian Fest

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Mar, 2018 01:08 PM
  • Sridevi, Shashi Kapoor To Be Honoured At NY Indian Fest
Indian cinema icons Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi will be remembered at the New York Indian Film Festival.
 
 
The event will be held from May 7-12.
 
 
Shashi Kapoor, star of Merchant-Ivory films such as "The Householder", will be honoured with the screenings of "Shakespeare Wallah" and "Heat and Dust", reports variety.com.
 
 
The fest will also hold a Merchant-Ivory retrospective that also includes the screening of "Autobiography of a Princess", starring Madhur Jaffrey.
 
 
To honour Sridevi, her 2012 hit "English Vinglish", which was mainly set in New York, will be screened.
 
 
Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood with the 1961 film "Dharmputra" after working as a child artist. He passed away in December 2017.
 
 
Bollywood's ultimate "charm house" Shashi Kapoor then went on to make a name for himself globally by associating with international cinema. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan -- the third highest civilian honour -- by the Indian government in 2011. 
 
 
Sridevi, known for her ability to slip into myriad roles, expressive eyes, sheer comic timing and her fluid dancing skills, died on February 24. Her death left everyone shocked and saddened.
 
 
The fest opens on May 7 with "Nude", a Marathi-language film directed by Ravi Jadhav. 
 
 
The story centres around a single mother who gets a job as a nude model at an art school but fears the judgment of others and keeps her job a secret. 
 
 
Hansal Mehta's "Omerta", starring Rajkummar Rao, is the closing night film on May 12. The film traces the life of British-Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Heroes May Turn Stereotypical In Bollywood, Not Actors: Nawazuddin

Heroes May Turn Stereotypical In Bollywood, Not Actors: Nawazuddin
  In an interview with IANS, one of the most versatile performers of present day Bollywood talked about evolution of Indian films, lack of audience in theatres as well as his methods and aspirations as an actor.

Heroes May Turn Stereotypical In Bollywood, Not Actors: Nawazuddin

Pari Screamer 6: Anushka Sharma Is On A Mission To Give Us Yet Another Sleepless Night

Pari Screamer 6: Anushka Sharma Is On A Mission To Give Us Yet Another Sleepless Night
Anushka Sharma’s Pari to hit the silver screens, it looks like the actress is in no mood to let us be at peace at Holi this year. 

Pari Screamer 6: Anushka Sharma Is On A Mission To Give Us Yet Another Sleepless Night

Kim Kardashian Hopes To Bring Her Reality Show To India

Kim Kardashian Hopes To Bring Her Reality Show To India
Kim Kardashian West is in love with the 'desi' attire and Indian jewellery. She hopes to come to India soon with her reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".

Kim Kardashian Hopes To Bring Her Reality Show To India

Sridevi's Death: Indian Media's News Coverage Sparks Anger, Celebs Slam Media Reporters

Sridevi's Death: Indian Media's News Coverage Sparks Anger, Celebs Slam Media Reporters
Sridevi’s untimely death at 54 had many reeling. It wasn’t her time – and no one was quite prepared with words of bereavement for a contemporary. Usually, these deaths come with enough intimation to insulate people from the shock they bring with them.

Sridevi's Death: Indian Media's News Coverage Sparks Anger, Celebs Slam Media Reporters

Kriti Sanon Is Speaking To Her Parents In Punjabi, Here's Why!

Kriti Sanon Is Speaking To Her Parents In Punjabi, Here's Why!
The actress hails from Delhi and is born in a Punjabi family, and is Punjabi from the heart. while everything of her character comes naturally to her she's been taking these extra efforts to nail the flow of the language. 

Kriti Sanon Is Speaking To Her Parents In Punjabi, Here's Why!

Sridevi Has Been Pretty Much A Very Unhappy Woman: Ram Gopal Varma

Sridevi Has Been Pretty Much A Very Unhappy Woman: Ram Gopal Varma
Sridevi, 54, died on Saturday in a Dubai hotel bathroom. The autopsy report called it an "accidental drowning" in the bathtub.

Sridevi Has Been Pretty Much A Very Unhappy Woman: Ram Gopal Varma