‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, who essayed the role of Abhijeet Kumar, a senior officer in the MEA speaks exclusively to mid-day.com on the controversy that overshadowed Anubhav Sinha’s debut web series on Netflix. He reveals how the makers only went by the book and that the questions raised over the names of terrorists in the show are baseless. Watch the video for more.
29 September,2024 06:08 PM IST | Mumbai
Birthday Special: As filmmaker Anurag Kashyap turns 52, we take a look back at his Sit With Hitlist conversation with Mid-day. He talked about his early theatre days in Delhi and how he has had a long association with Shah Rukh Khan and director Imtiaz Ali, both from Delhi. Kashyap spoke about his first movie “Paanch” which did not get any theatrical release and how the movie was the ‘first film’ for most of the crew members. He talked about his collaboration with Rajpal Yadav and how he discovered Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He also told a a never heard before Martin Scorsese story and how he met the legendary director
10 September,2024 02:09 PM IST
Actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, currently seen in the Anubhav Sinha directorial web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, speaks exclusively to mid-day.com about his Paris Olympics-themed Bappa for Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 celebrations. We visited his Mumbai home where he explained how the decor consisted of medals won by his daughter, a football player, and also treated us to the bhog he cooked himself. Watch the video for more.
09 September,2024 06:16 PM IST
From Hunterr to Ulajh, Gulshan Devaiah has always taken on diverse roles in his career. The actor gets candid about working with Anurag Kashyap in Bad Cop and Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Goliyon Ki Raasleela - Ram Leela. He calls 'nepotism' a privilege, just like he had the privilege of private school education and the freedom to chase his dreams. He said he is still friends with his Hunterr co-star Radhika Apte and director Harshavardhan Kulkarni, and they meet every year
08 August,2024 06:51 PM IST
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and his son Jai Mehta shared their experience of working with Anurag Kashyap on Midday's The Bombay Film Story. The father-son duo also recalled their respective experiences of working in the film industry. Hansal also shed light on 90s Bollywood and what it meant making films in that decade
02 July,2024 07:19 PM IST
In an old conversation on Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist by Mayank Shekhar, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol got candid about working with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on 'Dev D'. He left everyone off-guard by stating that he hadn’t seen any of his films since then. Not even 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. Deol explained that Kashyap said a bunch of lies about him in public. Watch the video for more
24 June,2024 01:05 AM IST | Mumbai
In a previous conversation with Mid-day for the 'Sit with Hitlist' series, Abhay Deol talked about his films, working with different directors, a fallout with 'Dev D' director Anurag Kashyap, and more. The actor shared that Kashyap made several false allegations about him, and Deol feels that Anurag is a liar.
04 June,2024 10:47 PM IST | Mumbai
Anurag Kashyap's celebrated film 'DevD' is marking its 15th anniversary today. The movie offered a fresh perspective on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic novel, 'Devdas'. This unique take on 'Devdas' earned high praise at the time of its release for its inventive storytelling and performances, particularly from Abhay Deol in the lead role. On Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist conversation, Abhay Deol had spoken about how he wanted to empower women through 'DevD'. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap revealed how the term 'Emotional Atyachaar' came into being. Watch the full video for more!
07 February,2024 03:51 PM IST
AK Vs AK Turns 4 years old on December 24. On The occasion of its release anniversary, let's go back to listening in to director Vikramaditya Motwane who gave the background to this Netflix movie in his interview for Mid-day.com's Sit With Hitlist. As per Vikram, Anurag Kashyap is a fantastic actor. Vikram stated that Aamir Khan was the actor the movie script was written for but even Akshay Kumar was approached for it who didn't outrightly refuse the movie but did not agree with it. Watch the full video to get all insights about the movie AK Vs AK from the ace director.
24 December,2023 10:00 AM IST
Actor and radio personality Abhilash Thapliyal, who is known for his role in Aspirants, spoke to Mid-day.com in an exclusive interview. Abhilash shared the story of his journey to becoming an actor. Abhilash revealed how he got his first role and that coming to Mumbai was a life-changing experience. He even shared an anecdote about meeting Sachin Tendulkar and why the cricketer thanked him. He also narrated the experience of walking the Cannes red carpet with Anurag Kashyap for the film 'Kennedy' and much more. Listen to the whole interview for many such inside stories.
07 December,2023 06:30 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
