Bhardwaj in News

62nd National Film Awards: 'Haider' shines in healthy mix of Hindi, regional cinema

Mar 24,2015

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The jury of the 62nd National Film Awards on Tuesday announced a balanced list of winners from the Hindi and regional movie worlds, with Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider” taking away a bouquet of five awards. Talents from Tamil and Bengali movies have been rightfully lauded too. “Haider” - a

Censor board behaving like the Taliban: Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj

Mar 21,2015

Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) His unabashed use of abuses and rustic lingo in his films has always added to the power of his cinema. National Award winning filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has reacted strongly to diktats on film content, saying that the Central Board of Film Certification is behaving like the Taliban and that the body should be "chopped

'Haider' to be screened in London

Mar 15,2015

London, March 15 (IANS) Bollywood film "Haider", Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", will be screened at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF).Presented by Tongues on Fire -- a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on showcasing great cinema with an Asian flavour from all over the world, the Shahid Kapoor-starrer will

Kashmiri Pandits' Exile not a lesser tragedy: Vishal Bhardwaj

Jan 22,2015

Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who excluded the representation of Kashmiri Pandits in his film "Haider", Thursday said he was never "insensitive" towards the mass exodus that made the majority of the community "refugees" in their own country.Bhardwaj's Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" was the final film of his t