Ringside View & Scene Stealers

It was a feast for the senses. The night when all roads seemed to lead to Mumbai’s Shahaji Raje Sports Complex, Andheri. Braving the doomsday prophets and the air of threats, in the wake of the recent bid on filmmaker Rakesh Roshan’s life, the stars descended to witness the Spectacle Extraordinaire, the Sixth SCREEN Videocon Awards nite on January 23. It was also a night of some surprises. Of proud, yet humble exultation for the winners, and nail-biting agony for others. For those involved with the nitty-gritties of organising and presenting the grand event, it was a labour of love. The celebration of a century of cinema and a year of cinematic excellence. The culmination of months of painstaking, even nerve-wracking coordination...

SCREEN proudly presents keepsakes from the grand spectacle...

Preview  -- Pukar
A clarion call to challenge, to capture and crush the enemy

He is like a one man army who has fought many wars, won most, lost some but has never given up, never surrendered, never let the enemy get the better of him. He has never let any force crush his amazing ambition. Any other man in his place would have given up in the face of some of the most dangerous obstacles and odds he has faced but this young man has made his ambition an adventure and his weapon to fight fear.

The changing notes of Hey! Ram
Kamal Haasan’s ambitious period piece Hey! Ram has been in the news ever since its inception. The film was talked about for its controversial theme, for its multi-star-cast, and for its music. Kamal decided on giving a break to violin virtuoso L. Subramaniam as a composer with this film. But it’s his old favourite Illayaraja who has ended up composing a brilliant score for Hey! Ram.