One of the most famous writing pairs in the Hindi film industry is Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar who have given more than 20 hits together. In terms of success stories among screenwriting pairs, none beat Salim-Javed in Bollywood still. On Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti were asked about being a duo like that of Salim-Javed to which Zoya replied that this comparison freaks her out. Watch the full video for more details!
03 February,2024 06:00 PM IST
Several protests are being carried out in different parts of India, ranging from Agra to Jammu and Kashmir to ban the movie, Adipurush for hurting Hindu religious sentiments through its dialogues. Political parties, actors, filmmakers, critics and audience slammed the makers for using “pedestrian language” for Gods. The mega-budget spectacle released on Friday and almost immediately started getting trolled its dialogues written by Manoj Muntashir Shukla. The makers of Adipurush on Sunday decided to change certain controversial dialogues of the film, as per Manoj Muntashir Shukla’s tweet.
19 June,2023 05:29 PM IST | Mumbai
Amid the ongoing Adipurush controversy, dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir said that the controversial lines in the movie receiving backlash will be changed. He said that the aim was to present the true heroes of Sanatan to the younger generation and if there is an objection to the dialogues, they will be changed. The mythological drama has sparked a fresh debate in India with a section of the audience criticising its VFX and dialogues. Helmed by Om Raut, and Produced by Bhushan Kumar, the film is based on the Hindu epic Ramayana and features Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan.
19 June,2023 10:37 AM IST
Amid the ongoing Adipurush controversy, dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir said that the controversial lines in the movie receiving backlash will be changed. He said that the aim was to present the true heroes of Sanatan to the younger generation and if there is an objection to the dialogues, they will be changed. The mythological drama has sparked a fresh debate in India with a section of the audience criticising its VFX and dialogues. Helmed by Om Raut, and Produced by Bhushan Kumar, the film is based on the Hindu epic Ramayana and features Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan.
18 June,2023 05:03 PM IST
“It’s a very memorable day, winning Golden Globe is big thing”, said Chandrabose, Lyricist of ‘Naatu Naatu’ song on winning the Golden Globe in Best Original Song category at Golden Globe Awards 2023. Chandrabose opened up about his feelings and said that winning Golden Globe is a very big thing for him. “I did not even expect and not even dreamt about it. I thank Rajamouli for giving me a chance to write this song. 90 percent of the song was created in a half day, remaining 10 percent took more than one year to finish the song,” he said.
12 January,2023 02:05 PM IST | Mumbai
A Sikh-American writer-performer, Sundeep Morrison's solo show, born out of an incident of racial violence, probes the precarity inherent in the dual identities, cultures and experiences of immigrants
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Javed Akhtar talks about religion and tolerance in India. Javed Akhtar didn’t mince words while talking about the subject. Lyricist who has five National awards and a staggering fifteen Filmfare awards to his credit was guest at the India Film Project.
09 October,2022 12:04 AM IST | Mumbai
Shelf Life With Mid-Day
In a new segment of 'Shelf Life', a series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai, Mid-Day takes a tour of actor, poet and storyteller Danish Husain’s personal library to know about his reading habits, earliest engagements with books and the manner in which literature has shaped the actor’s art and creativity.
07 July,2022 06:55 PM IST | Mumbai
In an exclusive chat with Mid-day Online, the Mumbai-based comedian spoke about her latest special, misconceptions about her neighbourhood Dongri and how women writers approach storytelling versus their male peers.
15 April,2022 07:51 PM IST | Mumbai
Armaan Malik makes a transition to an English pop music career appear seamless. As he discusses ‘returning home’ to the genre of love ballads with ‘You’, his latest lilting pop rendition, he opens up about his aspirations, Indian songs that could represent India at the international market, positive changes in the industry since the lockdown and more.
13 January,2022 07:25 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
