Namrata Joshi

1 month ago | cinemaexpress.com | Namrata Joshi

For Sharmila Tagore, Satyajit Ray’s cinema is all about lasting power. Something known, acknowledged and celebrated, time and again, and underscored once more at the recent screening of the restored version of his 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest) at the Cannes Film Festival in its Cannes Classics segment. “Ray and his creations have lived on.

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Namrata Joshi

Cannes is not just about the aesthetics, creativity and artistry of cinema, but also about the commerce that propels it. Held parallel to the festival, the Cannes Film Market is the biggest in the world. This year, it saw the participation of 15,000 professionals from 140 countries, platformed 250 events, 1,500 screenings and 4,000 films and projects.

1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Namrata Joshi

By Namrata Joshi He had me at Neeraj. It was literally like Neeraj is doing something, I want to produce it. I was blown away by his debut feature Masaan. I had the opportunity of seeing it right after it burst open at Cannes and met with critical acclaim and success, and I absolutely loved it. Subsequently, we met and collaborated. I was over the moon that he was part of Ajeeb Dastaans. I think he added a lot of gravitas to the ensemble of directors in the anthology.

1 month ago | cinemaexpress.com | Namrata Joshi

The journey of Neeraj Ghaywan’s second feature film, Homebound, can be traced back to an eloquent but uncredited photograph on social media—of a young man cradling another, sprawled on the ground next to the highway, two of the many migrant workers forced to walk all the way back home on the sudden declaration of lockdown during the first wave of COVID in 2020.

1 month ago | cinemaexpress.com | Namrata Joshi

Neeraj Ghaywan’s second feature film, Homebound, premieres on Wednesday, May 21, in the official Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film festival. It marks a return to feature filmmaking for Ghaywan after a decade and also a comeback to Un Certain Regard in as many years. His debut feature Masaan played in the same section in Cannes 2015 and won the FIPRESCI critics prize and the Promising Future prize.