Mani Ratnam

I'm not very good at handling compliments but I accept it with grace. I'm grateful to God, my audiences and my filmmakers -be it Mani Ratnam (Iruvar, Guru, Raavan), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Guzaarish), Mansoor...

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...the film, including laying down the marketing strategy. Since she returned from Malshej Ghat after completing her schedule of Mani Ratnam's Raavana, Paa has become her priority. After all, it stars her beloved Pa and husband Abhishek...

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TNN 30 October 2009, 12:00am IST Finally the entire unit of Mani Ratnam's Raavana has come into light again. Well, after shooting in the deep, dark jungles for months, the shoot has wrapped up and the cast is back to the civilised, urban...

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...spent over Mani Ratnam's prolonged Raavan shooting, talk naturally veers to his experience of shooting with the director. Acknowledging Mani Ratnam's credibility, Abhishek adds, "Raavan has been demanding and challenging both physically and...

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...really close to you. I do not see people as heroes and villains,'' Zoya said. She said she drew inspiration from filmmakers like Mani Ratnam, Akira Kurusawa and Martin Scorcese. The filmmaker said she felt privileged that Osian's Cinefan...

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...not get much benefit from Sanjay Khan's film but he is ready to do it for his wife's sake. That's like a good hubby, Hrithik! Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' has a big star-cast and is being made in two languages. Currently the director faces a...

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...portrayal of a weaver in 'Kanchivaram'. This is his second National Award. He earlier won the Best Supporting Actor Award for Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar'. South Indian actress Umashree received the Best Actress Award for her role in...

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...in London and took a degree in Western classical music. His break in India came when he was 23 and noted director Mani Ratnam asked him to score his film "Roja." Since then he's worked on over 100 movies in India. "His fees have gone...

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...Oct 11 : Bipasha Basu, who now looks forward to multi-starrer comedy 'All The Best', has dismissed rumours that her role in Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' was cancelled because her character posed a threat to the other actresses - Aishwarya Rai...

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