Gurinder Chadha
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Gurinder Chadha on Blinded by the Light, being inspired by Bruce Springsteen and recreating '80s Britain
Bedatri D Choudhury •Gurinder Chadha's latest film Blinded by the Light is the story of Javed Khan, a British-Pakistani teenager and Bruce Springsteen fan, growing up in the 80s Thatcherite Britain. In this conversation, she speaks about meeting Springsteen and the theme of assimilation vs sticking to one's roots
IFFM 2019: Gurinder Chadha’s dramedy Blinded by the Light to close film festival on 17 August
Fp Staff •The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2019 will officially close its tenth edition with the screening of Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Lights
Blinded By The Light: Gurinder Chadha's Bruce Springsteen ode to release on 14 August in India
•Blinded By The Light, which first screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, bagged a mega worldwide distribution deal
Beecham House review: Gurinder Chadha's period drama falls prey to a white man's gaze of colonial India
Shreyapaul •Beecham House, Gurinder Chadha's exalted retelling of the famous Downtown Abbey, falls short of its promise of being a narrative which depicts British India from the point of view of the colonised
Blinded by the Light trailer: Bruce Springsteen's music leads a teenager towards self-discovery in Gurindher Chadha's film
Fp Staff •Blinded by the Light was showcased at Sundance Film Festival 2019, received rave reviews, and was sold to New Line for $15 million.
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja named in Variety's International Women’s Impact Report 2019
Fp Staff •Sonam Kapoor Ahuja will be next seen in The Zoya Factor with Dulquer Salmaan and Sanjay Kapoor.
Gurinder Chadha on Blinded by the Light, gender parity at Sundance Film Festival, and directing a Marvel movie
Fp Staff •Gurinder Chadha's Blinded by the Light shined at the Sundance Film Festival and also bagged one of the biggest deals, selling to New Line for $15 million.
Lion actress Pallavi Sharda comes on board Gurinder Chadha's India-set drama Beecham House
Ians •Pallavi Sharda has been roped in to play role of a princess in Beecham House
British broadcaster ITV commissions Gurinder Chadha's Beecham House, a period drama set in 19th century Delhi
•UK broadcaster ITV has ordered India-set period drama Beecham House from Gurinder Chadha.
Partition: 1947 movie review - Gurinder Chadha's film is reminiscent of a superficial Downton Abbey
Udita Jhunjhunwala •While one may not doubt Gurinder Chadha’s passion for telling this story, Partition: 1947 offers no new information to an Indian audience.