I am Kalam & Riding on a Sunbeam' in the Independence Day line up at Bandra Film Festival


By Rajesh Ahuja

With Patriotism being in the air ahead of India's Independence day , a series of films infused with patriotic passion are set to be screened at the Bandra Film Festival from August 15.

Scheduled for screening at the Bandra Film Festival from August 15 in the  category of Patriotic passion are critically acclaimed films like 'I Am Kalam' and 'Riding on a Sunbeam': Journeys through Space, Time, Life and Love'.




I am Kalam and Riding on a Sunbeam to be screened at the Bandra Film Festival this Independence day 



Directed by Nila Madhab Panda, 'I Am Kalam' is  a story of a poor boy, who is so inspired by former President APJ Abdul Kalam that he starts calling himself by the same name.

I am Kalam stars Harsh Mayar and Gulshan Grover in key roles.

Riding on a Sunbeam': Journeys through Space, Time, Life and Love is a special and exciting travel documentary film of how the two protagonists explore the many little pockets that form the mosaic of the Indian land.

Talking about I am Kalam Director, Nila Madhab Panda, said, "this film is extremely special as it was my debut film and it received lots of love from the audience, critics and even from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. People often see actors or sports persons as their heroes or role models, but I wanted to show a real hero. He is a superstar. So despite not being part of the film, Dr Kalam is omnipresent in it. You search for Spider-Man, Superman, Iron Man in a film. My Superman is Dr Kalam. Where he came from and what he achieved - he rewrote his destiny by sheer hard work. He taught common people to dream. Extremely delighted that the movie still resonates with so many and a wider audience will now get a chance to view it via the Bandra Film Festival"

On screening of Riding on a Sunbeam at the Bandra Film Festival,  Director, Brahmand Singh said, "Thank You Bandra Film Festival, I am happy to see my film being showcased under the Patriotic Passion category. This is a film that captures the social, cultural, economic and religious contradictions of modern-day India through the eyes of two backpacking protagonists. Films and content like these have the power to change the way we look at things, cinema being an amazingly powerful medium to capture and share it with millions...hope entertainment in Bollywood goes beyond the cliched content and extends to ideas like these!"

Watch the trailer here-

https://youtu.be/X8Vq2A6dJjQ

https://youtu.be/8j1d-UpFBSc


Top stories this week 


A fangirl moment for Tokyo Olympic Silver medalist Mirabai Chanu as Salman Khan meets the wrestler and felicitates her on her achievement at the sporting event 




I enjoy a quick drench in the rains during a break on sets of Hero Gayab Mode on; Siddharth Nigam 

https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2021/08/i-enjoy-quick-drench-in-rains-during.html


Film on life of renowned chef Vikas khanna to premiere on National Geographic on Independence day

https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2021/08/film-on-life-of-renowned-chef-vikas.html


S 3 of American teen romantic comedy Kissing Booth premieres on Netflix 



Malayalam Political thriller Kuruthi premieres on Amazon Prime Video today 




Punjabi film Puaada creates buzz ahead of its release 




Azaad, India's first Entertainment Platform to feature Content Exclusively for the rural mindset launched 





Farhan Akhtar to helm Jee Le Zaraa,  film about an all girls road trip featuring Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif 





Hina Khan and Shaheer Sheikh to come together for another music video Mohabbat Hai 



A visual spectacle awaits viewers as period drama The Empire premieres on Disney Hotstar on August 27




City of Dreams 2 review; Atul Kulkarni,  Priya Bapat shine in this intriguing tale of political poweplay 
Lara Dutta's amazing transformation as ex PM Indira Gandhi in Bell Bottom grabs eyeballs 















































Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
Fans slept on pavements outside Maratha Mandir in hope of buying first show tickets for Mughal e Azam Saira Banu talks of aura and splendor of premiere of K Asif's magnum opus Mughal e Azam By Rajesh Ahuja Having been a part of the huge legion of fans who were witness to the grand spectacle that accompanied the release of K Asif's classic saga Mughal e Azam ,  Bollywood actress Saira Banu recalls how hundreds of fans slept on the pavements outside the Grand Maratha Mandir the night before the release of the film in the hope of getting hands at the tickets to the first show of the magnum opus. In a post on Instagram,  Saira Banu,  for whom attending the premiere of the film was an opportunity to meet her heartthrob and the darling of millions Dilip Kumar and propose to him, said ,'when we talk about Mughal-e-Azam ,  there is the vision of this great historical epic which took years for Mr K Asif' to put together into enthralling epic full of romance and spectacle such
Read more
Image
Pyar Jhukta Nahin,which propelled Mithun Chakraborty to big league,was first offered to Rishi Kapoor  Rishi Kapoor's loss proved Mithun's gain, reveals Rishi's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored  By Rajesh Ahuja  The history of Bollywood abounds with one actor's rejection of a film paving way for the movie proving to be a turning point of another actor's career.  The case of  Raj Kumar and Dev Anand's refusal to do Prakash Mehra's Zanzeer proving to be the film becoming a turning point of Amitabh Bachchan's career is well known.  However,  not many may be aware that the Iconic love story Pyar Jhukta Nahin , which propelled the then upcoming actor Mithun Chakraborty into the big league of Bollywood,  was originally offered to Bollywood's lover boy Rishi Kapoor.  This has been revealed by the late actor in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Pyar Jhukta Nahin was first offered to Rishi Kapoor,  reveals Rishi&
Read more
Image
 Nafisa Ali, not Padmini Kolhapure, was the first choice for Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai  By Rajesh Ahuja   Padmini Kolhapure may today seem the obvious choice for Nasir Hussain's musical thriller Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai with her natural beauty and vivacity but not many are aware that she was not the original choice for the film.  The original choice for the female lead in Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai , which created a buzz for its chartbuster music,  was former Miss India Nafisa Ali, it has been revealed in Rishi Kapoor's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Writing in his autobiography,  Rishi Kapoor,  who was the male lead for the film, said, 'around the same time as Junoon (which was the debut cinematic venture of Nafisa Ali) , Nasir Hussain was drawing up a contract with Nafisa Ali to work with me in Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai . '  Opposition by Nafisa Ali's father,  however,  put a spanner in her casting for the film.  'It (Nafisa Ali
Read more