The 73-year-old was candid about his subsequent disillusionment with mainstream commercial films. "I'm stuck in this mediocrity, condemned to do films I hate which are forgettable as soon as they are made. The theatre has kept me sane."
Nearly 50 years later, a pristinely restored “Manthan” has appeared for a red-carpet world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 18), alongside classics from Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, and Wim Wenders.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has attended the screening of “Manthan” at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, which has been recently restored by the Film Heritage Foundation, is being showcased at Cannes as part of its ‘classics’ section.
Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, and Mouni Roy offer a glimpse into the darker facets of Bollywood, exploring stories of nepotism and shifting power dynamics in the teaser for the upcoming series "Showtime" from Disney+ Hotstar and Dharmatic Entertainment, released by the makers on Wednesday.
The film "Mujib: The Making of a Nation", based on the biography of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, directed by renowned director Shyam Benegal will be released in India on October 27. On that occasion, a special screening of the film was arranged in both Bengali and Hindi languages at the National Museum of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Shifting away from the fanfare around “Pushpa” and “RRR”, Naseeruddin Shah claimed in his latest interview that films like these are signs of the increasing ‘insecurity in men’.
Renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah, who won 3 National Film Awards for his excellent performances in “Paar”, “Sparsh”, and “Iqbal”, feels that awards are an outcome of lobbying in the industry.
Naseeruddin Shah has been a constant critic of the BJP and the growing Islamophobia in India.
Renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah recently claimed that after signing up for the upcoming show Taj: Divided By Blood, his perspective on Mughal emperor Akbar changed.
Amidst the controversy over now-suspended BJP spokesperson’s comments on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah today expressed hope that the “hate wave” against Muslims would dissipate even if it doesn’t happen in his lifetime.
