Shoojit Sircar
Shoojit Sircar Remembers Irrfan Khan With a Personal Tribute on His Death Anniversary
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar took a moment on Tuesday to reflect on his bond with the late actor Irrfan Khan, marking the anniversary of his passing with a moving message and rare photographs from their time on the film Piku. Sharing images on Instagram that featured candid glimpses of Irrfan alongside Deepika Padukone during the film's production, Shoojit offered a deeply personal message addressed directly to the actor, whom he referred to simply as a friend. In his mes | Click Here...
Shoojit Sircar Says Filmmakers Will Stop Approaching Popular Actors Unless They Slash Their Fees
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has voiced his perspective on the current challenges faced by the film industry, particularly focusing on the financial structure of modern productions. At a time when box office performance has become unpredictable, the director emphasized the need to reassess how films are being mounted, especially when it comes to talent compensation. In a recent interview, Sircar suggested that actors may need to reconsider the fees they command, especially when overall budgets are being scrutinized more closely tha | Click Here...
‘I Want To Talk’ Review: Emotionally Naked & Physically Bruised, Abhishek Bachchan’s Career Best
I Want To Talk Rating- **** (4/5) Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Ahilya Bamroo, Pearle Dey, Johnny Lever, Kristin Goddard, Jayant Kriplani & more Directed by: Shoojit Sircar There's just something about Abhishek Bachchan going through these rare but incredible physical transformations that makes for a movie-viewing experience like no other. Years ago, he did it for Guru, for which he earned all the accolades possible and years later, he does it for I Want To Talk, for which I envision him winning the same amount if not more. Of course, this is just | Click Here...
Shoojit Sircar On 9 Years Of Piku
Shoojit Sircar’s Piku is a simple elegant elegiac tale of a hypochondriac over-possessive father and his harassed embittered daughter. Who makes films about traditional relationships anymore? Who, except a filmmaker who isn't afraid to let his characters discuss bowel movements as though it was the most exciting things to mull over in life. Mr. Bachchan's eccentric Bangla gentleman's patriarchal car-wreck of a character who won't let his daughter breathe or breed could have easily become a caricature. With extraordinary fluency and vigour Mr. Bachchan tur | Click Here...
Shoojit Sircar’s Double Celebration
By a strange coincidence two of Shoojit Sircar’s finest works were released on the same date. While Vicky Donor was released on April 20, 2012, Shoojit’s October was released five years later on the same date. Says Shoojit, “Yes,a very happy coincidence. I am happy that I could make both these stories. I didn’t think that film would get so much love. During the pandemic October actually got a huge surprise following among film lovers. I never got so many beautiful messages before. In Vicky Donor I am glad that I could stick to the essence of the narrative and didn’t ge | Click Here...
Shoojit Sircar advocates for Vicky Kaushal’s best actor win at National Film Awards
Shoojit Sircar was brimming with joy as his film "Sardar Udham" clinched an impressive five awards at the 69th National Film Awards, including the prestigious title of Best Hindi Film. Yet, amidst the celebrations, Sircar couldn't resist championing the remarkable performance of Vicky Kaushal, the film's lead actor. The Best Actor award, however, went to Allu Arjun for his role in "Pushpa: The Rise." In an insightful interview, Sircar passionately defended Vicky Kaushal's exceptional portrayal of the titular character in "Sardar Udham." He eloquently described the actor's unwavering | Click Here...
As Piku Completed 7 Years On May 8, IWMBuzz Revisits This Important Film
Piku, as we all know, is one of the peak points of director Shoojit Sircar and actor Amitabh’s collective careers. Many consider Pink to be a more vital Bachchan-Sircar collaboration in the mistaken notion that the film was directed by Shoojit Sircar, a notion that Sircar has done nothing to quell. In fact Pink was directed by the talented Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. That he was robbed of proper credit for Pink is a very sad comment on the politics of the hierarchy of excellence in our cinema. Looking back at Piku I see many flaws , not to mention a shamelessly manipu | Click Here...
Shoojit Sircar gave me complete freedom to explore – Amol Parashar on playing ‘Bhagat Singh’ in ‘Sardar Udham’
Amol Parashar is one of the most loved and admired actors in the Hindi entertainment industry. The man has found some credible work in the past on the OTT platform and shows like TVF Tripling, Feels Like Ishq, A Viral Wedding, Ready To Mingle, & many more have helped him establish his niche as an actor in the entertainment industry. He recently impressed one and all with his brief yet impactful stint in Vicky Kaushal's 'Sardar Udham' where we saw him play the character of Bhagat Singh. During an exclusive conversation with IWMBuzz, when asked about how he prepared to ensure that the | Click Here...
Sardar Udham Brings Shoojit Sircar’s Favourite Binita Sandhu Back From The Backdoor
Did Udham Singh have a girlfriend in Punjab named Reshma ? And was she mute? There is no evidence to support either of the plot devices in Shoojit Sircar’s Sardar Udham chronicling the journey of Jallianwala Bagh massacre avenger Udham Singh from Punjab to England to assassinate the Britisher who ordered the massacre. Midway through the compelling film Binita Sandhu who made her impressive debut in Shoojit Sircar’s October opposite Varun Dhawan, appears in the film as Udham’s mute Punjabi beloved Reshma. There is no historical validity to Sircar’s r | Click Here...
Amazon’s Sardar Udham, Shoojit Sircar’s Grand Comeback
Relieved, happy and enthused to see the meritorious Shoojit Sircar back in form. After the atrocious Gulabo Sitabo last year I had given up hope.There is no doubt that Sardar Udham is going to be a brilliant film. Every frame of the trailer exudes the scent of instant immortality. The frames are frail and yet fabulous. Udham Singh’s story needed to be brought into the ambit of commercial cinema. I remember seeing a disastrous film back in 1977 where Parikshat Sahni played Udham Singh and Gulzar also had a starring role. Udham Singh badly needed a g | Click Here...
Review of Gulabo Sitabo: Misses Its Mark By a Wide Margin
Gulabo Sitabo(Amazon) Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Farrukh Jafar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Raaz Directed by Shoojit Sircar Rating: **(2 stars) How do I put this politely? Gulabo Sitabo is as funny as molar surgery, or maybe even less because when you are watching a man helpless under the dentist’s drill his helpless anxiety renders itself to a kind of sadistic hilarity in the audience. But what if that man under the drill is you, dear audience? That's how I felt watching Gulabo Sitabo. Trapped. Miserable. Helpless... Shoojit Sircar who has made some of | Click Here...
Gulabo Sitabo Trailer Is Disappointing
It is here at last. Shoojit Sircar’s big-ticket Bachchan-Khurrana starrer, where the trailer tells us Khurrana eventually gangs up with archeologist Vijay Raaz to teach the old man a lesson. This is the gist of the plot as projected into the trailer. Is it interesting enough? No. Does it have the potential to grow into something interesting? Yes, quite possibly. After Shoojit Sircar’s Piku, Mr Bachchan once again plays a cantankerous old man. In Piku he had a ridiculous pillow as a prothetic paunch. Here the external props to make him look older, crankier and , errrr, Is | Click Here...
October Actress Banita Sandhu Is Back In Shoojit Sircar’s Udham Singh
October came and went. And though the beautiful film fetched Varun Dhawan and his director Shoojit Sircar a truckload of acclaim, British-born debutante Banita Sadhu did not benefit from the glowing reviews at all. After a long break she is back in India. Having just completed the Tamil version of Sandeep Vanga’s Arjun Reddy, Banita is now a part of Shoot Sircar’s historical Udham Singh where Vicky Kaushal plays the title role. Confirming her return to her October director’s cinema Banita says, “Yes I am in Udham Singh.We shot for it in Punjab. Vicky Kaushal is amazing | Click Here...
Neeraj Kalra bags Shoojit Sircar’s Sardar Udham Singh
Actor Neeraj Kalra will be part of the biographical film Sardar Udham Singh which is being directed by Shoojit Sircar. As we know, the film has Vicky Kaushal and Banita Sandhu as leads. Neeraj Kalra who was recently seen shooting for Ginny Weds Sunny will be part of the film. As per a reliable source, “Neeraj will play a doctor. He recently shot for his part in Amritsar.” We buzzed Neeraj but could not get through. | Click Here...