Tag: Hotel Mumbai
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Great films on India are being made by only foreigners, says Anupam Kher
TORONTO: Veteran actor Anupam Kher wonders why great films on India are being made only by foreigners. In Toronto for the premiere of Hotel Mumbai, Australian director Anthony Maras’ debut feature film on the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Kher said, “This is fascinating that the film Gandhi was made by a foreigner. Now this…
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Dev Patel: I felt compelled to be part of Hotel Mumbai
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel, who plays the role of Sikh waiter Arjun in Anthony Maras’ film Hotel Mumbai about the November 2008 terror attacks, says he felled compelled to be part of the film after his family watched the city burning on TV screens. Underpinning his old link with the…
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Hotel Mumbai premiere at TIFF gets standing ovation for chef Hemant Oberoi
TORONTO: Hotel Mumbai, the feature film by Australian director Anthony Maras about the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, premiered to a huge response at the Toronto International Film Festival here, with Taj Mahal Palace chef Hemant Oberoi joining the audience. After introducing the cast, including Dev Patel and Anupam Kher (in the role Hemant Oberoi) before…
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Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts films coming to TIFF
Anurag Kashyap’s Husband Material, Nandita Das’s Manto and Hotel Mumbai are entries from India TORONTO: Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan – titled Husband Material in English – will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Manmarziyaan, along with Nandita Das’s Manto, were the Indian titles among many films announced Tuesday for galas…