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With a 'complex and layered' film like Gehraiyaan, Shakun Batra 'wanted to shake things up for myself as a storyteller'
Karishmaupadhyay •"I think the situations are messy, and people just deal with messy situations. They're not necessarily messy themselves," says filmmaker Shakun Batra on his film Gehraiyaan.
Gehraiyaan music review: Instagram Reels make the songs float on surface, but were they ever meant to plunge deeper?
Prathyush Parasuraman •The vocals in the music of Gehraiyaan are strangely unsentimental, almost anesthetic, a trend in the music we have seen right from Prateek Kuhad to Ritviz.
Inside the intimacy department of Gehraiyaan: Intimacy director Dar Gai and her team on the art of shooting sex scenes
Karishmaupadhyay •“The new generation of filmmakers are much more responsible when it comes to creating a safe space for their actors," says Ukranian filmmaker Dar Gai, the intimacy director of Gehraiyaan, whose previous works include music video of Prateek Kuhad's 'cold/mess.'
Vinil Mathew to Shakun Batra, here's looking at filmmakers who gave love a new definition
Fp Staff •Here's listing directors and their work below one must watch for a refreshing take:
With Gehraiyaan, intimacy seems to come of age in Hindi cinema
Subhash •It seems aptly ironical that the ‘intimacy director’ for Shakun Batra’s Gehraiyaan was brought in from Ukraine. Quite obviously, the Indian film industry has no idea of how to portray intimacy on screen.
Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan starring Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi to release on Amazon Prime Video on 25 January
Fp Staff •Gehraiyaan is about complex modern relationships.
Deepika Padukone, Ananya Pandey, Siddhant share black-and-white BTS pics from Shakun Batra’s next
Fp Staff •Deepika Padukone shared a glimpse from Shakun Batra’s yet untitled film and wrote that a big announcement is in store. The film also stars Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi.
From 83 to Bob Biswas, here's how prosthetic in Bollywood movies is created to aid modern-day storytelling
Karishmaupadhyay •In recent years, with actors and directors wanting their characters to look different and the demand for a film or show to look realistic, the use of prosthetics has increased dramatically.
Searching For Sheela trailer: Netflix docu-film puts spotlight on Ma Anand Sheela's controversial life
Fp Staff •Searching for Sheela, due on 22 April on Netflix, traces her journey through India and sheds light on her new life post serving time for her alleged crimes.
Siddhant Chaturvedi begins shooting for Shakun Batra next film, also starring Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday
Fp Staff •Sharing a glimpse from the set, Siddhant Chaturvedi put out a boomerang post on his Instagram Story, showing a crew member sporting a PPE kit. He captioned the post: "#LetsRoll".