Sushama Deshpande is a theatre director, writer and actor, who has been active in the field for more than 30 years. Her work in cinema is limited when compared with theatre, however, Deshpande gives an outstanding performance in Devasish Makhija‘s “Ajji“.
Here are her top thirteen Indian films, in random order.
1. Pather Panchali
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
2. Charulata
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
3. Machis
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
4. Aandhi
J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician,...
Here are her top thirteen Indian films, in random order.
1. Pather Panchali
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
2. Charulata
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
3. Machis
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
4. Aandhi
J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician,...
- 6/10/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
John Heard passed away at the age of 72 last month, and now his cause of death has been revealed. The actor - best known for his role as Peter McCallister, the beloved dad in the Home Alone movies, and his Emmy-nominated role on HBO's The Sopranos - died after suffering a heart attack brought on by heart disease. John was found dead at a hotel in Palo Alto, CA, on July 21, according to sources close to the family. He underwent minor back surgery two days before his death, but officials says that did not play a role in his passing. John is survived by his two sons, John Matthew and Max, and his daughter, Annika.
- 8/16/2017
- by Terry Carter
- Popsugar.com
It's a testerone-filled 2013 with Dwayne Johnson being one of the many male action stars with films this year. Dwayne Johnson becomes the Snitch to save his son in the new movie trailer and poster.
John Matthew (Dwayne Johnson) becomes an informant for the federal prosecutor to clear his son's name in Snitch. The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal may be dead on the television series but he's resurrected in motion pictures alongside The Rock, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt, Barry Pepper, and Melina Kanakaredes. Benjamin Bratt plays a dangerous Mexican drug cartel leader while Sarandon is the federal prosecutor making deals for the businessman to go undercover to infiltrate the dangerous and violent drug ring. When things turn decidedly deadly, Dwayne Johnson calls in his muscle.
Snitch opens February 22, 2013.
Official Synopsis: Dwayne Johnson stars
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John Matthew (Dwayne Johnson) becomes an informant for the federal prosecutor to clear his son's name in Snitch. The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal may be dead on the television series but he's resurrected in motion pictures alongside The Rock, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt, Barry Pepper, and Melina Kanakaredes. Benjamin Bratt plays a dangerous Mexican drug cartel leader while Sarandon is the federal prosecutor making deals for the businessman to go undercover to infiltrate the dangerous and violent drug ring. When things turn decidedly deadly, Dwayne Johnson calls in his muscle.
Snitch opens February 22, 2013.
Official Synopsis: Dwayne Johnson stars
Read more...
- 1/17/2013
- CineMovie
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is upset that his support for .The Dirty Picture. for best picture title at the recently held 18th Colors Screen Awards 2012, has been made to look like a personal attack on Zoya Akhtar.s .Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara..The director is in a war of words with Kunal Kohli, who felt .Zindagi.. deserved the award. The debate was fuelled after a jury decision to jointly give the best film award to both the films According to reports, Kohli insinuated that Gupta.s interest in .The Dirty Picture. has to do with his next film .Shootout At Wadala. being produced by the former.s producer, Ekta Kapoor.The comment has put off Gupta..If Ekta Kapoor is my producer, Eros, that produced .Zindagi.. are the producer of his next film (.Teri Meri Kahaani.). How guilty does that make him when he goes home and makes calls on the...
- 1/19/2012
- Filmicafe
T-Series is known to release its films with much fanfare. Hence, it came as a shock to a lot of people when T-Series' film Kajraare directed by Pooja Bhatt and starring Himesh Reshammiya released all of a sudden in just 2 theatres (that too in matinee shows) on Oct 15. Since then a lot of tongues started wagging and speculations began on why such a move was taken. While none of the parties involved commented on the situation then, T-Series' head-honcho Bhushan Kumar explains his rationale behind this move, "It was a very calculated call taken by us. Today movie-watching has become an expensive proposition and if the audience doesn't feel excited about watching a particular movie, then they would not go to the theatres and spend money. A recent example is Jhootha Hi Sahi, which despite having names like John Abraham, A.R.Rahman associated with the project, failed to generate...
- 11/16/2010
- by Nikhil Ramsubramaniam
- BollywoodHungama
T-Series is known to release its films with much fanfare. Hence, it came as a shock to a lot of people when T-Series' film Kajraare directed by Pooja Bhatt and starring Himesh Reshammiya released all of a sudden in just 2 theatres (that too in matinee shows) on Oct 15. Since then a lot of tongues started wagging and speculations began on why such a move was taken. While none of the parties involved commented on the situation then, T-Series' head-honcho Bhushan Kumar explains his rationale behind this move, "It was a very calculated call taken by us. Today movie-watching has become an expensive proposition and if the audience doesn't feel excited about watching a particular movie, then they would not go to the theatres and spend money. A recent example is Jhootha Hi Sahi, which despite having names like John Abraham, A.R.Rahman associated with the project, failed to generate...
- 11/16/2010
- by Nikhil Ramsubramaniam
- BollywoodHungama
Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in collaboration with Film Writers’ Association (Fwa) will organize a seminar on ‘The Uniqueness of the Indian Script’ on August 28 and 29. The venue of the seminar will be Ftii, Pune.
The schedule of the seminar is as follows:
28th Aug 2010
Session 1
11am-1pm
How it all Began: Genesis of and Influences on the Early Indian Script
Chair: Adoor Gopalkrishnan
Speakers: Shama Zaidi, Kaushik Bhaumik
Panel: Virchand Dharamsey, Suresh Chhabria, Atul Tiwari
Session 2
2-4pm
Dramatic Highs: Melodrama and our Cinematic Form
Chair: Salim Khan
Speakers: Ira Bhaskar, K. Hariharan
Panel: Christine Gledhill, Ravi Vasudevan, Kamlesh Pandey
Session 3
4:30-6:30pm
A Song and Dance About Everything: Music, Song and Lyrics in the Script
Chair: Javed Akhtar
Speaker: Vinay Shukla
Panel: Madan Gopal Singh, Swanand Kirkire
29th Aug 2010
Session 4
9:30-11:15am
Anger and Rebellion: The New Wave Cinema (plus the Angry...
The schedule of the seminar is as follows:
28th Aug 2010
Session 1
11am-1pm
How it all Began: Genesis of and Influences on the Early Indian Script
Chair: Adoor Gopalkrishnan
Speakers: Shama Zaidi, Kaushik Bhaumik
Panel: Virchand Dharamsey, Suresh Chhabria, Atul Tiwari
Session 2
2-4pm
Dramatic Highs: Melodrama and our Cinematic Form
Chair: Salim Khan
Speakers: Ira Bhaskar, K. Hariharan
Panel: Christine Gledhill, Ravi Vasudevan, Kamlesh Pandey
Session 3
4:30-6:30pm
A Song and Dance About Everything: Music, Song and Lyrics in the Script
Chair: Javed Akhtar
Speaker: Vinay Shukla
Panel: Madan Gopal Singh, Swanand Kirkire
29th Aug 2010
Session 4
9:30-11:15am
Anger and Rebellion: The New Wave Cinema (plus the Angry...
- 8/19/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
John Mathew Matthan, who made the acclaimed film Sarfarosh, is thinking of the sequel this time. Well, the filmmaker can't wait endlessly for his latest film A Love Isshotry to release before taking up more work because the release of the film has been postponed by its producers by a few months. So, John Matthan is in no mood to sit idle. According to sources the filmmaker is starting work on the sequel of his hit film Sarfarosh. Sources reveal that the filmmaker will take few...
- 6/21/2010
- GlamSham
Aamir 'the Pucca Idiot' khan may contemplate a sequel to 'Sarfarosh' for the first time in his carrier.While sequels were a complete no-no in the past, they suddenly have become a hot favorite in bollywood.As they guarantee a decent opening for the movie riding on the success of the previous one.Sarfarosh was a major milestone in Aamir's carrier as well.It was based on the national security issue which got favorable reactions nation wide. Aamir Khan played an Ias officer who was a fan of a Pakistani Ghazal singer (Naseeruddin shah) who turns out to be a spy.The songs of the movie became immensely popular. hoshwalon ko Khabar Kya by Jagjit Singh refreshed the memory of his Arth and Saath Saath days.Director John Matthew Mathan is working on the script of the Sarfarosh 2. While the leading lady's not yet been decided, Don't mind...
- 12/10/2009
- Stardust Scoop of the Day
Director-Producer John Mathew Matthan of Sarfarosh fame has roped in Shaurya Chauhan for his next directorial venture A Love Issshtory.
Shaurya will be sharing screen space with Himesh Reshamiya.
Shaurya confirms her presence and says, “Yes, I was approached by T-series for the role. It is cameo role where I play myself, a star who is an inspiration for Himesh, who plays an aspiring actor.” Shaurya also discloses about her exit from Right Yaaa Wrong. She goes on to add, “It is too personal to disclose the reason for my sudden decision. However, I must say- despite shooting for.
Shaurya will be sharing screen space with Himesh Reshamiya.
Shaurya confirms her presence and says, “Yes, I was approached by T-series for the role. It is cameo role where I play myself, a star who is an inspiration for Himesh, who plays an aspiring actor.” Shaurya also discloses about her exit from Right Yaaa Wrong. She goes on to add, “It is too personal to disclose the reason for my sudden decision. However, I must say- despite shooting for.
- 9/23/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
<div style="text-align: justify;">It wasnÂ.t a premier but the turnout was nothing short of a red carpet event. Sunday evening trial of Kaminey had the whoÂ.s who of Bollywood queuing up to watch the film that got stalled by swine flu. From the mainstream brigade led by Karan Johar, Rakyesh Mehra, Imtiaz Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker to the alternative set of Anurag Kashyap, John Matthew Mathan, Nagesh Kuknoor, Aziz Mirza, the auditorium at Yash Raj resembled a class of directors.Also marking their presence were Hrithik Roshan in the scraggy beard heÂ.s grown for Guzaarish, Gauri Khan, putting aside all rumours of a fallout between Srk and Vishal Bhardwaj, Manish Malhotra, Dino Morea, Yash Birla, and standing quietly in a corner, Pankaj Kapur.But what became the talking point was Karan Johar whose film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna had earlier clashed with Omkara, leading to much rumour-mongering between the two camps,...
- 8/17/2009
- Filmicafe
This is one meeting that has left Shaurya Chauhaan high and giggling. This beautiful and hot Kingfisher calendar girl had the opportunity to meet the renowned Bengali director Tapan Saha. She had gone to Calcutta for the shoot of an ad campaign and there she met him. So impressed was he with her personality and her emoting skill that he has offered her the second lead in his forthcoming Hollywood project with Bipasha Basu and Billy Zane. “I am so excited. It’s the best opportunity that I could have got. We had met and he found me perfect for this character. He told me that he is considering me seriously and we have our second meeting planned now,” comments Shaurya.
Shaurya is doing a film with Sarfarosh fame director John Matthew, starring Himesh Reshamiya. She is also dong a dance with Arjun Rampal in Deepak Tijori’s next film Fox.
Shaurya is doing a film with Sarfarosh fame director John Matthew, starring Himesh Reshamiya. She is also dong a dance with Arjun Rampal in Deepak Tijori’s next film Fox.
- 7/17/2009
- Bollyspice
Far off in Palanpur where Himesh Reshammiya is shooting for John Mathew's A New Love Issshtory the musician-actor can't believe what he has heard. At a press conference on Thursday, Aamir Khan went out of his way to praise Himesh calling him a master of marketing. "So much so that wherever and whenever I see a topi, I think of Himesh," said Aamir. Though a lot of people felt Aamir was being ironical, Himesh of course chooses to take the seeming compliments on their face value. "I am a huge fan of Mr Aamir Khan. He's a legend. And what a coincidence that I'm shooting for a film where I play a tapori who's a big fan of Aamir Khan. The role is inspired by Mr. Khan's in Rangeela. In fact my director is John Mathew who directed Mr. Khan in Sarfarosh. Both of us just can't stop talking about him.
- 12/20/2008
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Far off in Palanpur where Himesh Reshammiya is shooting for John Mathew's A New Love Issshtory the musician-actor can't believe what he has heard. At a press conference on Thursday, Aamir Khan went out of his way to praise Himesh calling him a master of marketing. "So much so that wherever and whenever I see a topi, I think of Himesh," said Aamir. Though a lot of people felt Aamir was being ironical, Himesh of course chooses to take the seeming compliments on their face value. "I am a huge fan of Mr Aamir Khan. He's a legend. And what a coincidence that I'm shooting for a film where I play a tapori who's a big fan of Aamir Khan. The role is inspired by Mr. Khan's in Rangeela. In fact my director is John Mathew who directed Mr. Khan in Sarfarosh. Both of us just can't stop talking about him.
- 12/20/2008
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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