Piyush Chauhan

Piyush Chauhan is an apple farmer from Simla with an immense interest in films of all sorts, especially, Hindi. He has reviewed Hollywood films in the past for a semi-trade film magazine. And is a certified mountaineer. In his spare time, which isn’t much these days, he imagines climbing the impossible mountains. He dreams of, someday, touching the peak of Everest on his own as well as of introducing himself to popular Indian cinema as an actor-producer.

  • Indywood Media Excellence Awards—Mumbai edition

    April 6, 2017
    Why do some people dedicate their life to the promotion of others? Why have they made such a seemingly strange deed the central focus of their life and work? What drives them towards an insane passion as this, the Indywood Awards? The answer to such questions often is easily found if...
  • The Oxford History of World Cinema

    Factual ERRORS in ‘The Oxford History of World Cinema’

    March 9, 2017
    The Oxford History of World Cinema‘s promotional page at Amazon states that it “is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken.” Really??? More research, please! It’s always a great idea when doing research on Indian cinema to get Indian film critics/scholars to review your chapters on...

  • The Unwanted

    March 1, 2017
    Film on leprosy: The Unwanted Producers: NDTV Prime & Novartis in association with The Leprosy Mission Trust of India Venue: Mumtaz Hall, Taj Palace, Sardar Patel Marg, N. Delhi Date: Wed, March 01 Time: 4:00 pm Entry:  FREE Leprosy. Stigma. Discrimination. Exclusion. Archaic laws. Just some of the reasons...
  • Om Puri film screenings

    [entry free] Om Puri film screenings at British Council Library, Mumbai

    February 22, 2017
    Om Puri film screenings   Event I: Film Screening: East is East Date:     Saturday, 25 February 2017 Time:     5:30 p.m. onwards In early 1970s England, a Pakistani father finds the authority he has previously maintained challenged by his increasingly Anglicized children. Director: Damien O’Donnell Writers: Ayub Khan-Din (play),...

  • Upcoming screenplay competitions

    January 11, 2017
    Festival Circuit. Call for Entries — Screenplay Competitions Outfest Screenwriting Lab Festival dates: Jun 05–07 | Venue: LA, USA Deadline: Feb 06 | Submission fee: 50 USD Page International Screenwriting Awards Accepted: Regular deadline: Feb 17 | Submissin fee: 49 USD New Hope Film Festival – Script Competition Accepted: Teleplay, feature-length...
  • Vol. II. Iss. I.

    Tributes—OM PURI

    January 7, 2017
    “Om Puri. End of an era… এখন অসমীয়া ছবিত ওম পুৰীে কাম কৰাৰ কথা অাছিল I ছবিখন অাছিল ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ শইকীয়াৰ ’কোলাহল”I চাৰৰ লেখাত পোৱা যায় ওম পুৰীয়ে চাৰক কিমান সন্মান কৰিছিল I কিন্তু চাৰে ওম পুৰীৰ ইচ্ছাক বাস্তবত পৰিণত কৰিব নোৱাৰিলে I কিয় ? চাৰক সোধোতে কৈছিল, পুৰীয়ে...

  • Hindi film releases

    October 24, 2016
    Yeh Hai Lollipop Release date: Nov 11 30 Mins Release date: Nov 11 Ishq Junoon: The Heat is On Directed by Sanjay Sharma Starring Divya Singh, Rajbeer Singh, Akshay Rangshahi Genre: Romance Release date: Nov 11 IMDB Rock On!!! 2 Directed by Shujaat Saudagar Starring Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Rampal Sequel...

  • Hollywood film releases

    October 23, 2016
    SHUT IN Director: Farren Blackburn  |  Lava Bear Films and EuropaCorp Starring: Naomi Watts, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay A heart-pounding thriller starring Naomi Watts as a widowed child psychologist who lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue...

  • Malayalam film releases

    October 23, 2016
    Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (When the Grapevines Sprout) Directed by Jibu Jacob | Starring Mohanlal, Meena Release date: Nov 04 | IMDB Jomonte Suvisheshangal (Jomon’s Gospels) Directed by Sathyan Anthikad | Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh, Innocent Release date: sometime in December | IMDB Georgettan’s Pooram Directed by K. Biju | Starring Dileep, Aju Varghese, Vinay Forrt Release date: Dec 23 | IMDB The...