In the eye of the storm What’s common to the 10 films featured here? They have all courted pre-release controversy and been banned, stayed or delayed Priyanka Roy | | Published 06.02.21, 10:45 PM
Tandav, an Amazon Prime Video series that takes a look at students’ angst, political power play, dynastic politics, farmers’ unrest, systematic intimidation of the minority populace in what is a zeitgeist of the times we live in, is under a cloud, forcing its makers to go on the backfoot. We take a look at 10 Hindi films that were mired in controversy, either being stayed, banned or delayed, before seeing the light of day in theatres.
Producer Ekta Kapoor and actress Konkona Sen Sharma wonder how can sanitary napkins be taxed!
TV Producer Ekta Kapoor And Actress Konkona Sen Sharma On Tuesday Said That A Necessity Like Sanitary Pads Should Not Be Taxed Under The GST. PTI | Updated on: 28 Jun 2017, 12:13:59 AM
Mumbai:
TV producer Ekta Kapoor and actress Konkona Sen sharma on Tuesday said that a necessity like sanitary pads should not be taxed under the GST.
There is a raging debate about making sanitary napkins tax free, which are set to be taxed at 12 per cent under the GST (Goods and Services Tax).
When asked about it, Ekta said, Honestly, I am not that well read about what is being taxed and how much, but have definitely heard a lot on this issue. Personally, I think the necessity of a woman cannot be taxed. Be it a choice, a need or a desire.
Om Puriâs swansong âOmprakash Zindabadâ finally gets theatrical release
Ranjeet Gupta with the late actor
Late veteran actor Om Puri s last film, Omprakash Zindabad, is set for a theatrical release on December 18, almost four years after his death. While Om Puri is no more to witness the premiere of the film, director Ranjeet Gupta terms the project as a tribute to the actor, and says Puri never made him feel that he was a debut director on the project.
Ask him how he got Om Puri on board and what it was like to direct him, Ranjeet recalls, âIn the start, when I went to him with the script, he did not read it for three months. Finally, we went up to him after fixing a time and narrated the script to him. Still he told us he only has 10 minutes for us before he leaves for work. But surprisingly, he was there with us for three hours after that. He cancelled his dubbing sessions and he was mesmerised with the script. As we all know, no actor readily agrees to do t