‘Smita Patil was surprised when I offered her money for Arth, Shabana Azmi didn’t take a penny,’ recalls Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt was yet to establish himself as a successful director when he made the 1982 film Arth, ...
Smita Patil
Prateik Babbar’s iconic Cannes 2024 suit was made from his late mother Smita Patil’s Kanjeevaram sarees: ‘This was challenging because…’
Actor Prateik Babbar managed to turn heads during his appearance at the Manthan screening at the rec...
The original 35 mm of Shyam Benegal’s Manthan had fungus, green mold; film archivist Shivendra Dungarpur on why Bollywood stays away from restoring Indian classics
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s Manthan (1976) was recently restored by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’...
‘Naseeruddin Shah smoked a lot, I would worry if he’d do his work properly’: Shyam Benegal recalls Manthan shoot, calls Smita Patil ‘diligent’
Forty-eight years after Manthan released, the film’s restored version is all set to have a special r...