New Delhi, Aug 20 (Ians) For the longest time, theatre actor and director Lushin Dubey was the youngest member in Delhi-based Barry John’s ‘Theatre Action Group’ (Tag) where she was part of mega productions by major playwrights. However, when she came back after a Master’s degree from the US where she learned about working with special needs children, she felt a certain pull towards contemporary social issues which demanded to be talked about.
Dubey came across Pinky Virani’s work ‘Aruna Story’ and approached her for the rights, but they had already been sold. “So I picked up her ‘Bitter Chocolate’ — I found it very relevant considering there was a need to talk about sexual abuse which had for long being pushed under the carpet but was now being talked about.”
The actor approached theatre director Arvind Gaur of New Delhi-based Asmita theatre group and they teamed up for the production.
Dubey came across Pinky Virani’s work ‘Aruna Story’ and approached her for the rights, but they had already been sold. “So I picked up her ‘Bitter Chocolate’ — I found it very relevant considering there was a need to talk about sexual abuse which had for long being pushed under the carpet but was now being talked about.”
The actor approached theatre director Arvind Gaur of New Delhi-based Asmita theatre group and they teamed up for the production.
- 8/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Starring Rajat Kapoor, Lushin Dubey, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Rohan Joshi
Written & Directed by Nicholas Kharkongor
There is sequence in thus intelligently and sensitively scripted if somewhat choppily executed drama on the fall-out of foreign investment in the Indian economy during the 1990s, where a near-bankrupt entrepreneur Kapil Kapoor, Kk to friends, played by the ever-empathetic Rajat Kapoor, abandons his chauffeur and car on a Delhi highway and hitches a ride with a truck driver.
“Saab, what do you do?” the trucker asks chattily.
“I make blue films,” says the entrepreneur with a straight face.
“You mean people doing it in front of you?” the trucker (played with gusto by Shantanu Anam) is amused and incredulous.
“Yes, and sometimes I’ve to show them what to do,”smirk-sighs the entrepreneur as only Rajat Kapoor knows how.
This is one of the many memorable chance encounters that the script instils into...
Written & Directed by Nicholas Kharkongor
There is sequence in thus intelligently and sensitively scripted if somewhat choppily executed drama on the fall-out of foreign investment in the Indian economy during the 1990s, where a near-bankrupt entrepreneur Kapil Kapoor, Kk to friends, played by the ever-empathetic Rajat Kapoor, abandons his chauffeur and car on a Delhi highway and hitches a ride with a truck driver.
“Saab, what do you do?” the trucker asks chattily.
“I make blue films,” says the entrepreneur with a straight face.
“You mean people doing it in front of you?” the trucker (played with gusto by Shantanu Anam) is amused and incredulous.
“Yes, and sometimes I’ve to show them what to do,”smirk-sighs the entrepreneur as only Rajat Kapoor knows how.
This is one of the many memorable chance encounters that the script instils into...
- 3/21/2017
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
A demand for LSD made by one of his actors during the shoot of their film M Cream left director Agneya Singh in complete shock. After all, when the debutant director kept stressing on his actors to bring realism to their characters in their scenes, little had he imagined that it would get him into a far more complicated situation than he had bargained for.
Now, there are several instances when actors have gone that extra mile to get under the skin of their characters. So, actors taking to alcohol to play alcoholics, or actors following certain diets to look the part is quite acceptable and even encouraged by the filmmakers. However, Agneya Singh was at a loss of words when one of the actors on the sets of his upcoming film M Cream requested him to get them some LSD while shooting to infuse some realism in one of the crucial scenes.
Now, there are several instances when actors have gone that extra mile to get under the skin of their characters. So, actors taking to alcohol to play alcoholics, or actors following certain diets to look the part is quite acceptable and even encouraged by the filmmakers. However, Agneya Singh was at a loss of words when one of the actors on the sets of his upcoming film M Cream requested him to get them some LSD while shooting to infuse some realism in one of the crucial scenes.
- 7/14/2016
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
The M Cream theatrical trailer is out. The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwn7Ytj5zA8
Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwn7Ytj5zA8
Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...
- 6/24/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The M Cream theatrical trailer is out. The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwn7Ytj5zA8
Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwn7Ytj5zA8
Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...
- 6/24/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
After garnering 10 awards and immense critical acclaim internationally, Agneya Singh’s M Cream is all set to hit silver screen on July 22nd, 2016.
The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.
The film is very clearly targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey,...
The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.
The film is very clearly targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey,...
- 5/24/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
M Cream is an upcoming feature film that follows the exploits of four friends who set out on a journey to the far reaches of the Himalayas, in search of a mythic drug. The journey serves to portray a new generation in India, one that is both rebellious and defiant. Written & directed by Nyu graduate Agneya Singh, the film features a stellar cast of theatre actors including Tom Alter, Ira Dubey, Barry John, Imaad Shah, Auritra Ghosh and Lushin Dubey among others. M Cream has been garnering attention and awards across the world. It received the 'Best Feature Film' award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film has also been played at the prestigious Cork International Film Festival and the Braunschweig International Film Festival. Moreover, M Cream was the only Indian feature film to be included in the 2014 Film Columbia Festival, screening alongside Birdman, Foxcatcher and Goodbye To Language 3D.
- 3/13/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Pen Chor by team Q won the Delhi 48 Hour Film Project short film competition and will represent Delhi at the international 48 Hour Film Project competition.
Pen Chor, A Perfect Murder and Being Rajat Khanna were chosen as the top three films at the Delhi chapter of the event which concluded recently.
The jury comprising– Lushin Dubey, Anusha Rizvi and Anuja Chauhan chose the winners. The Chief Guest for the event was Joint Director, Directorate of Film Festivals and Director, Iffi, Shankar Mohan.
The Best Film won a cash prize of Rs. 20,000. 64 teams participated to make a short film of 4 to 7 minutes duration in just 48 hours. The teams were given a prop- A mirror, a character- Rajat Khanna or Rama Khanna, a Teacher and a dialogue – “Don’t Blame Me.” to be included in the film.
Winners of Delhi 48Hfp 2012
Best Film-delhi- “Pen Chor” by Q
1st Runner up – “A Perfect Murder...
Pen Chor, A Perfect Murder and Being Rajat Khanna were chosen as the top three films at the Delhi chapter of the event which concluded recently.
The jury comprising– Lushin Dubey, Anusha Rizvi and Anuja Chauhan chose the winners. The Chief Guest for the event was Joint Director, Directorate of Film Festivals and Director, Iffi, Shankar Mohan.
The Best Film won a cash prize of Rs. 20,000. 64 teams participated to make a short film of 4 to 7 minutes duration in just 48 hours. The teams were given a prop- A mirror, a character- Rajat Khanna or Rama Khanna, a Teacher and a dialogue – “Don’t Blame Me.” to be included in the film.
Winners of Delhi 48Hfp 2012
Best Film-delhi- “Pen Chor” by Q
1st Runner up – “A Perfect Murder...
- 8/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, Dec 4 – After entertaining theatre lovers with ‘Life of Gautam Buddha’ and ‘Muskaan’, actor-director Lushin Dubey has returned to stage with her new play ‘Ji Saab’Ji’ that touches upon terrorism. She feels the human race is going through a tough phase.
‘Human communion, the essence of humanity, is going down the tubes. Everywhere you see people are unleashing their darker side instead of.
‘Human communion, the essence of humanity, is going down the tubes. Everywhere you see people are unleashing their darker side instead of.
- 12/4/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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