Siraj Syed

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Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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IFFI 2024, 01: Start sound

International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2024 will mark its 55th edition. It will be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November. Film enthusiasts can log on to https://my.iffigoa.org/ to register...


Katha Collage, Review: It might get a few ‘awards’, for….

Katha Collage, Review: It might get a few ‘awards’, for…. Comedian Jerry Lewis, in the top league during the 50s and 60s, made a breakthrough movie in 1965, called The Family Jewels. Breakthrough,...


Sonu Nigam on Society Achievers’ September cover: Surprise?

Sonu Nigam on Society Achievers’ September cover: Surprise? Kirti Azad has been there. If cricket and politics can make you a society achiever, why can’t singing? Society Achievers continues the...


Kanguva teaser, trailer and songs launch: Everybody loves everybody else

Kanguva teaser, trailer and songs launch: Everybody loves everybody else Suriya Sivakumar, Disha Patani, Bobby Deol, K. E. Gnanavel Raja, Jayantilal Gada and Devi Sri Prasad was the quorum this...


MAMI: The origins of the Mumbai Film Festival, and the people who realised this dream

MAMI: The origins of the Mumbai Film Festival, and the people who realised this dream IFFI, or the International Film Festival of India, began in Bombay, in 1952. It was then held in 1961, and after...


MAMI's MFF: The 25 mountains you have to cross before you DO NOT get a Press badge

MAMI's MFF: The 25 obstacles you have to cross before you DO NOT get a Press badge To get a Press badge from the Mumbai Film Festival, an offer they make on their website and not something the press...


MAMI's MFF Director denies PRESS accreditation to seniormost journalist, suggests he pay & register

MAMI's MFF Director denies PRESS accreditation to seniormost journalist, suggests he pay & register   In a mobile phome conversation, Siraj Syed asnd Shivendra Singh Dungarpur "Why don't...


MAMI’s Mumbai Film Festival treats media like dirt, and then denies accreditation

MAMI’s Mumbai Film Festival treats media like dirt, and then denies accreditation ScreenShots from the MAMI website and information about the (now deleted) Registration Google Form, for PRESS...


Citadel Honey Bunny Trailer launch: Leaping into the past, via the present and the future

Citadel Honey Bunny Trailer launch: Leaping into the past, via the present and the future Wait and watch. November 7, 2024 is the date. The third? chapter in the series. With credentials that span...


Dharma’s Dharmatic Decision: Will it make a difference?

Dharma’s Dharmatic Decision: Will it make a difference? Film critics in Mumbai received a communication last week from Dharma Productions, which has been the talk of the community since...