Mee Raqsam
Worth Checking Out On The OTT
A Simple Murder(SonyLIV): The young desperately ambitious couple in this fair-to-fine series Manish and Richa typify the can’t-do-without-can’t-do-with type of relationship where sparks fly and bullets roar.No matter how many times this hotheaded couple is torn apart by circumstances(read: screenwriters, and there are two of them here) Manish and Richa cannot let by-guns be by-guns. To our amusement they are constantly at each other’s throat, with guns drawn. Bhai, nozzle na lag jaye! This is a couple with greed guiding them into a ruinou | Click Here...
Full List of Winners – IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 3
It’s been a year of engaging and riveting content in web entertainment space in India and India’s Biggest Web Entertainment Awards, IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 3, is proud to announce the winners across popular and jury categories. The third edition of IWMBuzz Digital Awards have been a roaring success with fans voting in droves for their favourite stars and eminent jury members meticulously judging entries submitted by the finest of content creators in the country. Let’s see who will hold the coveted golden flying cheetah in their hands this year. Here | Click Here...
Vote Now: Most Popular Digital Film On The Web (Above 60 mins)? Chintu Ka Birthday, Mee Raqsam, Taish, Bulbbul, Raat Akeli Hai, Bahut Hua Samman, Halahal, Guilty
India’s biggest web entertainment awards, IWMBuzz Digital Awards is here to celebrate excellence in web entertainment. Post the success of the first two editions, the third edition of the IWMBuzz Digital Awards promises to be bigger and better. In this modern era, digital platforms are the future of cinema. The advantage of these types of digital fields is that there is no restriction for creativity and improvisation. Today, we list the nominees for the category of the 'Most Popular Digital Film On The Web (Above 60 mins) at IWMBuzz Digital Awards 2021. Check below! | Click Here...
Rewind2020: Must Watch Hindi Films of 2020
This was a terrible year for all, Hindi cinema included. Most of the feature films that were dumped on the OTT platform were sub-standard, if not outright unpalatable. Even some of the films that I liked on first viewing in 2020, turned out to be disappointments on repeat viewing. These include Hitesh Kawalya’s gay love story Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan, Meghna Gulzar’s true-life story of an acid-attack victim Chhapaak, and Irrfan’s swan sing Angrezi Medium and Sushant Singh Rajput’s farewell film Dil Bechara. Here are the ones that I felt good about at the end of the | Click Here...
Rewind2020: Top 5 films on ZEE5 that will take you on an emotional ride
As far as releasing OTT content is concerned, there is nobody who does it better than ZEE5. With back to back releases of films and web series, ZEE5’s content library is full of entertainment and throughout 2020, they have delivered some of the best movies/series. Here is a list of five ZEE5 originals that will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. Chintu Ka Birthday - This family drama revolves around a 6-year-old named Chintu, stuck in Iraq with his family in the times of Saddam’s fall. A simple, innocent aspiration to celebrate a child’s birt | Click Here...
Mee Raqsam makes a distinction between religion and cultural heritage: Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Her Brother Baba Azmi’s Directorial Debut Mee Raqsam makes me wonder why your brother Baba took so long to make his directorial debut? Ha! We’ve been pushing him for years. I am very excited that Mee Raqsam ( I Dance ) produced and directed by Baba Azmi and presented by me is being released on the OTT platform because of its huge reach. Friends and relatives dotted over these 190 countries are gearing up to join us virtually on 21st Aug. This just could not have been possible in a theatrical release! I | Click Here...
Review of ZEE5’s Mee Raqsam: A Glorious Father-Daughter Drama
Mee Raqsam Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Danish Hussain, Aditi Subedi Written and Directed by Baba Azmi Rating: **** In the idyllic village of Mijwan there lives a Muslim girl whose heart beats for the Bharat Natyam dance form. Bharat Natyam??!!! Her family and the village community are aghast. Yeh to kafirin ka kaam hai. How can a decent 15-year old do….this!! Shame!!! I loved the twinkle-eyed irreverence embedded in debutant director Baba Azmi heartwarming nugget. Brimming over with affection warmth and humour Mee Raqsam takes a tender and evocative look | Click Here...
My film is born out of a feeling of harmony, not hatred, and strife: Baba Azmi on Mee Raqsam
“Everything just fell into place,” says celebrated cinematographer Baba Azmi about his directorial debut Mee Raqsam which finally streams on August 21 on Zee5. It’s not been easy for Baba to turn director. But it’s not been so tough either. Says Baba, “The key cast simply fell into place. Naseeruddin Shah, a dear friend, was my first and only choice of the cleric’s role. We’ve known each other for 30 years. I was the cinematographer in his starrers Woh 7 Din and Bezubaan. We’ve remained friends. So when I asked him I wasn’t surprised when he said yes | Click Here...
Mee Raqsam is one of the most important films I’ve done: Naseeruddin Shah
The indomitable Naseeruddin Shah is being seen once again not only in a feature film but also on a webseries. In cinematographer Baba Azmi’s directorial debut Mee Raqsam Naseer stars as a rigid religious leader who learns the true value of a liberal mind the hard way Naseer says he did the film for the sake of Baba Azmi and also because he loved the script. “Mee Raqsam is one of the most important films I’ve done, akin to Khuda Ke Liye which deals with a subject close to my heart and something I myself have gone through.” The actor par excellence h | Click Here...
Trailer Review of ZEE5’s Mee Raqsam: It DaresTo Address The Forbidden
If dance and dancing are forbidden by religion, then consider making a film about a young girl’s desire to dance the Bharatnatyam a dangerous pursuit, given today’s absurdly touchy times. That magician behind the camera Baba Azmi dares to address the forbidden in his directorial debut Mee Raqsam, a film that ZEE5 can be proud of. It is bold and beautiful, frank and fascinating, strong and fragile, firm in its convictions and flexible in its attitude to religion and morality. It casts the mighty Naseeruddin Shah as a frowning cleric who clucks his tongue at a girl | Click Here...