Birthday Special: As filmmaker Anurag Kashyap turns 52, we take a look back at his Sit With Hitlist conversation with Mid-day. He talked about his early theatre days in Delhi and how he has had a long association with Shah Rukh Khan and director Imtiaz Ali, both from Delhi. Kashyap spoke about his first movie “Paanch” which did not get any theatrical release and how the movie was the ‘first film’ for most of the crew members. He talked about his collaboration with Rajpal Yadav and how he discovered Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He also told a a never heard before Martin Scorsese story and how he met the legendary director
10 September,2024 02:09 PM IST
Hansal Mehta revealed that the story of 'Gangs of Wasseypur' first came to him before Anurag Kashyap. In this conversation for Mid-day's The Bombay Film Story, Mehta recalls how he was approached for the film by Zeeshan Qadri. Mehta took the film to Manoj Bajpayee who was willing to put some money in it as well. Watch the video to know how Anurag Kashyap ended up directing the cult classic
29 June,2024 09:54 PM IST | Mumbai
Seasoned actor Manoj Bajpayee who is gearing up for the release of his film 'Bhaiyya Ji' recalled his first meeting with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in this old interview with Mayank Shekhar on Sit With Hitlist. Bajpayee trained under Barry John and his company Theatre Action Group (TAG), to secure a place in Delhi's National School of Drama — that ultimately rejected him four years in a row. It's at TAG that he first met Khan: "No matter how talented we were, girls always flocked to Shah Rukh." Nothing's changed. "Shah Rukh, along with Divya Seth, Jeeturaj, were English theatre actors, from privileged backgrounds in South Delhi," Bajpayee said. Watch the video for more.
16 May,2024 10:51 PM IST
After Sardar Udham, Vicky Kaushal is all set to present audience with yet another real life hero. In the upcoming film 'Sam Bahadur', the actor will be seen transforming himself into India's first Field Marshall Manek Shaw. Directed by Meghna Gulzar. Let's go back Mid-day.com's Sit With Hitlist interview where Vicky Kaushal revealed the first time he faced the camer. Vicky Kaushal even spoke about how he wanted to make a place for himself in the industry and didn't want to get a role in a film with the help of his father and action director, Sham Kaushal. Vicky mentioned that he wants some stories for himself to be able to share with his kids. Watch the full video for more insights!
28 November,2023 05:26 PM IST
Gangs Of Wasseypur actor, Pankaj Tripathi, while talking at a show spilled beans about the most difficult role that he ever played and his struggles. He also got candid about his journey and told how he could not sleep for days after playing the character of Sultan Qureshi
15 February,2023 07:12 PM IST
Watch Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and others celebrate the Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Of Wasseypur's 10th anniversary on the Kapil Sharma Show. Watch Huma Qureshi and Manoj Bajpayee get nostalgic while talking about the film #GangsOfWasseypur #TheKapilSharmaShow #entertainment
25 January,2023 11:20 AM IST
Bollywood is known for the many unique features it offers to the audience and one of them is a powerful dialogue. Right from the advent of cinema, we have seen iconic lines stand the test of time. One such dialogue that has become a fan favourite is from Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, associated with Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character Faisal. Nawaz recently shared a video of himself on social media, where he is dressed to the nines and looking dapper as he gives a twist to his famous dialogue from Gangs of Wasseypur. Watch this video for more!
05 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiCelebs at 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' screening.
18 June,2012 01:10 PM ISTStars at the special screening of 'Gangs Of Wasseypur'
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