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Vikramaditya Motwane’s mother Dipa De Motwane passes away; how the producer had to navigate the challenges of being a single mother in the industry | Bollywood News

Vikramaditya Motwane’s mother Dipa De Motwane passes away; how the producer had to navigate the challenges of being a single mother in the industry | Bollywood News

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Dipa De Motwane breathed her last on Saturday. Mother of renowned filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, she was also a seasoned producer in her own right. Having started her career as an associate producer on Somnath Sen’s Leela (2002), she also worked on the sets of Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2002 horror comedy Makdee and Ashvin Kumar’s 2009 adventure film The Forest. Working with her son Dipa De Motwane then turned producer with her son Vikramaditya Motwane’s 2010 directorial debut and seminal coming-of-age film Udaan. She became a producer at Phantom Films, then co-owned by Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, and Madhu Mantena. In that capacity, she worked on films like Lootera (2013), Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), NH10 (2015), Masaan (2015), Trapped (2016), and Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2017), among others. She also became a producer with her son at Andolan Films, which was named after the only film her father-in-law produced — Andolan (1951). Under that banner, they produced his 2020 Netflix India thriller AK vs AK and his 2023 Amazon Prime Video period drama Jubilee. Aditi Rao Hydari, …

Vikramaditya Motwane’s Trapped is about surviving abandonment in the city that devours | Bollywood News

Vikramaditya Motwane’s Trapped is about surviving abandonment in the city that devours | Bollywood News

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I’ve always wanted to be in Bombay. Oh, Mumbai, is it? But to me it has always been Bombay. If only because I first knew it through Bombay cinema. Oh, Bollywood, is it? The city I carried in my head was the one projected on screens. The maximum city, the dream city, the slippery, illusive city. A place where, they said, even if dreams didn’t come true, the spirit still stretched to its full height. A place where, they said, solitude is common, but loneliness never. A place where, they said, illusion wasn’t deceit but a kind of magic waiting just beyond the edge. And now I’m here. Not enough time has passed for me to speak with certainty, but in the small pockets of time I’ve lived in this city, one film keeps returning to me. It isn’t exactly about Bombay, yet somehow, over the years, it has become the truest portrait of it. Or maybe the truest portrait of me in this moment of my life. That film is Vikramaditya Motwane’s Trapped. No, …

Lust Stories 3: Vikramaditya Motwane’s segment in Netflix’s show to have THESE actresses from previous parts; can you guess?

Lust Stories 3: Vikramaditya Motwane’s segment in Netflix’s show to have THESE actresses from previous parts; can you guess?

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The third installment of Netflix’s Lust Stories anthology, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, will showcase the talents of two of India’s finest actresses, Konkona Sensharma and Radhika Apte. Known for their exceptional and nuanced performances, the duo will reportedly star in Motwane’s segment, which is set to explore themes of desire, relationships, and societal norms. According to a report by Mid Day, Radhika Apte and Konkona Sensharma have long held a mutual admiration for each other’s work. With Vikramaditya Motwane directing a brilliant script, it was seen as the ideal opportunity for the two actresses to collaborate. While this marks Motwane’s first involvement with the popular Netflix anthology, both actresses are already familiar with the platform. Apte had previously starred in Anurag Kashyap’s segment of Lust Stories in 2018, while Sensharma had directed a well-received short, featuring Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash, for Lust Stories 2 in 2023.  Apte’s performance in Anurag Kashyap’s 2018 segment of Lust Stories was widely praised for its complexity and depth. In Lust Stories 2 (2023), directed by Sensharma, the short film …

Rajkummar Rao to front Vikramaditya Motwane`s sports biopic

Rajkummar Rao to front Vikramaditya Motwane`s sports biopic

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Earlier this week, Vikramaditya Motwane revealed to mid-day that his next is a sports biopic (You don’t have as much autonomy when dealing with OTTs, March 30). Now, we’ve learnt another interesting detail about the film. Industry insiders reveal that the director is in talks with Rajkummar Rao to front the project. If things work out, it will mark their reunion after their critically acclaimed survival thriller, Trapped (2016). A source close to the project shares, “Vikramaditya has been working on a sports film, based on a real-life athlete. It explores a protagonist that is different from the underdog usually seen in sports biopics. Raj liked the core idea. Plus, he knows Vikramaditya will push his creative boundaries.” In the next few months, the actor will be seen in Bhool Chuk Maaf, Maalik, and his maiden production, Toaster. The source adds, “The biopic will be a swift two-month shoot, the kind Vikramaditya is known for. That said, it will be preceded by intense prep of a few months.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of …

Rave Reviews Put Vikramaditya Motwane’s Tihar Jail Tale On Global Top 10!

Rave Reviews Put Vikramaditya Motwane’s Tihar Jail Tale On Global Top 10!

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Black Warrant OTT Verdict: Rave Reviews Push Vikramaditya Motwane’s Web Series ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) The year 2025 started with a bang for Netflix with a brilliantly done web series, Black Warrant. Based on the tales of Tihar Jail seen through the eyes of a young Jailer, the web series garnered rave reviews for its brilliant execution and stellar cast. Created by Satyanshu Singh and Vikramaditya Motwane, the web series starred Shashi Kapoor’s grandson, Zahan Kapoor, who proved his mettle as the protagonist of this web series, which has been rated 8.1 on IMDb. The web series arrived on Netflix on January 10, 2025. Black Warrant OTT Verdict While the web series could not gain much relevance globally in its debut week, it finally found a spot in the top 10 in the second week of its Netflix run. As per Netflix‘s data from January 13 to January 19, Black Warrant garnered 23 lakh views against 1.26 million viewing hours and secured the tenth spot in the list of top 10 trending non-English web-series …

Black Warrant teaser: Shashi Kapoor’s grandson Zahan Kapoor stars as a newbie jailer in Motwane’s prison drama | Web Series

Black Warrant teaser: Shashi Kapoor’s grandson Zahan Kapoor stars as a newbie jailer in Motwane’s prison drama | Web Series

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Vikramaditya Motwane is all set to take the audience into the world of ‘India’s most unforgiving jail’ with his series Black Warrant. Netflix unveiled the teaser of the series, starring Zahan Kapoor as the rookie jailer trying to survive in the unforgiving world of Tihar jail. Zahan Kapoor in a still from Black Warrant. He plays a rookie jailer in the show. (Also Read: Vikramaditya Motwane on why genre-hopping is liberating for him: I really like making movies) Black Warrant teaser unveiled On Thursday, Netflix shared an intriguing teaser of Vikramaditya Motwane’s prison drama on YouTube. The teaser shows how Zahan Kapoor, a newly appointed jailer in Tihar Jail who struggles to survive in the environment as his colleagues ask him to be strong. The teaser also gives a glimpse into the raw and unfiltered reality of prison life. Rahul Bhat is also seen in the teaser, in the role of an authoritative cop who thinks jail is a circus. “The series offers a thrilling exploration of the morally charged world of Asia’s largest prison, …

Vikramaditya Motwane’s upcoming Netflix series is based on India’s longest-serving jailer’s book Black Warrant – India TV

Vikramaditya Motwane’s upcoming Netflix series is based on India’s longest-serving jailer’s book Black Warrant – India TV

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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix series is based on Black Warrant book If you have read Sunil Gupta’s book ‘Black Warrant’, then you must know how many sensational things are written in this book. Director Vikramaditya Motwani has made a series with the same name as this book, which is full of stories from the hanging of terrorists to the five-star facilities given to Sahara family head Subrata Rai Sahara. The character of jailer Sunil Gupta is played by actor Kunal Kapoor’s son Zahan Kapoor. About the series In the year 2000, Vikramaditya Motwane decided to make a web series on the book ‘Black Warrant’ based on true events. He is being supported in this mission by journalist Josie Joseph, whose company Confluence Media, along with Andolan Films, bought the rights to make a series on this book. In July last year, Andolan Films and Aditya Birla Group’s company Applause Entertainment signed an agreement to make this series.  The web series ‘Black Warrant’ is based on the book of the same name published …

Did You Know Ajay Devgn was Vikramaditya Motwane’s first choice to play THIS role in Udaan?

Did You Know Ajay Devgn was Vikramaditya Motwane’s first choice to play THIS role in Udaan?

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Vikramaditya Motwane, who recently helmed Ananya Panday’s CTRL, is one of the terrific filmmakers in Hindi cinema. The director started his journey in 2010 with his debut film, Udaan. The coming-of-age drama starred then-newcomer Rajat Barmecha in the lead role and celebrated actor Ronit Roy was cast as his father. Do you know that Ajay Devgn was the first choice for the father’s role in Udaan? Director Motwane recently revealed it all. During his new conversation with casting director Mukesh Chhabra for Mashable India, Vikramaditya Motwane revealed that he initially planned to cast Ajay Devgn for Bhairav Singh’s role while writing the script of Udaan. “Ek face jo tha mere dimaag mein that was Ajay Devgn’s face. (I had his face in mind) Even today, I am like should I shouldn’t I have gone to him…Main kabhi gaya hi nahin unke paas. Ek toh naa boldega. (I never approached him assuming he would say no). You never know,” Motwane stated. The CTRL director continued that he always believed that Udaan was the “boy’s” film and that its poster was also about …

Samantha Ruth Prabhu reviews Vikramaditya Motwane’s CTRL, calls Ananya Panday ‘outstanding’ | Bollywood

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Oct 05, 2024 05:34 PM IST Samantha Ruth Prabhu is mighty impressed with the Ananya Panday-starrer, calling it ‘gripping’ from start to finish. The film released on Netflix. Ananya Panday is basking in the positive reviews for her latest film CTRL. Now Samantha Ruth Prabhu has joined the list of people who has loved the film. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Samantha shared her take on the film and showered praises on the performance of Ananya Panday, calling it ‘outstanding.’ (Also read: Samantha Ruth Prabhu reviews Mammootty and Jyothika-starrer Kaathal The Core, calls it ‘movie of the year’) Samantha Ruth Prabhu heaped praises on Ananya Panday’s CTRL. Samantha reviews CTRL In her Instagram Stories, Samantha shared the poster of the cyber-thriller and wrote in the caption, “Highly recommend and a must watch #CTRL (Clap emoticons) It is gripping from start to finish and exceptionally well-made. @ananyapanday you beauty, your performance was outstanding. It made me quickly grab my phone and uninstall several apps. Congratulations team #CTRL.” Ananya also re-shared Samantha’s mention on her …

Ananya Panday And Aditya Roy Kapur Visited Vikramaditya Motwane’s Office But Made Separate Exits

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Ananya and Aditya pictured leaving Vikramaditya Motwane’s office. New Delhi: Another day, another spotting of rumoured couple Ananya Panday and Aditya Roy Kapur together, almost. Ananya Panday and Aditya Roy Kapur, who made headlines a few months back as a result of their pictures from Spain going viral, were spotted leaving Lootera director Vikramaditya Motwane’s office in Mumbai on Monday night. Though the duo was present at the same location, they made separate exits. Both were twinning in white outfits as they made their way towards their respective cars. Here are some pictures from last night: Earlier, Aditya Roy Kapur, along with his brother Siddharth and sister-in-law Vidya Balan, showed up for the screening of his rumoured girlfriend Ananya Panday’s film Dream Girl 2. Here are some pictures of Ananya’s cheer squad: Meanwhile, Aditya Roy Kapur, who was holidaying in Portugal in July along with rumoured girlfriend Ananya Panday, opened up about his trip in an interview with Hindustan Times recently. Pictures of Aditya Roy Kapur and Ananya Panday from Portugal went crazy viral. When …