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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Netflix’s Kathal: The curious case of the two missing jackfruits and its serious, very serious ramifications

Netflix’s Kathal: The curious case of the two missing jackfruits and its serious, very serious ramifications Firstly, it was not discovered by a man named Jack. Secondly, it is not a fruit, but a...


FICCI FRAMES 23, 02: Minister Piyush Goyal lauds Naatu-Naatu, The Elephant Whisperers and Woman Power

FICCI FRAMES 23, 02: Minister Piyush Goyal lauds Naatu-Naatu, The Elephant Whisperers and Woman Power Day 2 of FICCI FRAMES 23 had Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs...


FICCI Frames 23: Thinking out of the frame

FICCI Frames 23: Thinking out of the frame Returning to its ‘base’ at Hotel Renaissance, Powai, Mumbai, now renamed Marriot Westin, the annual conclave of the Media and Entertainment (M & E)...

Citadel, Review: When James meets, Jane it’s a Bond Two franchises have set the benchmark as far as spy thrillers go. No marks for guessing that these are James Bond and Mission Impossible. It’s...

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Azamgarh, Review: Saving the honour of a city, and a religion

Azamgarh, Review: Saving the honour of a city, and a religion Quite often, the religious minority of Indian Muslims is targetted for producing and harbouring young men who join terrorist groups,...


Singers and music labels come together for long-awaited agreement on royalty

Singers and music labels come together for long-awaited agreement on royalty The Indian Music Industry (IMI), the apex body representing all music labels in India, and the Indian Singers Rights...


Book review - Tears of the Begums, by Rana Safvi: Rivetting, heart-rending chronicle

Book review - Tears of the Begums, by Rana Safvi: Rivetting, heart-rending chronicle Are conquerors and kings plunderers and mass murderers? Should a succeeding, weak generation face the wrath of...


PVR brings Japanese anime film Suzume to India, director Shinkai comes to promote it

PVR brings Japanese anime film Suzume to India, director Shinkai comes to promote it Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who wears his 50 years rather lightly, wowed a gathering of media-persons...


Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award goes to Asha Bhosle

Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award goes to Asha Bhosle Instituted in the memory of the late great singer, Lata Mangeshkar, on whom the highest civilian honour of India, the Bharat Ratna was bestowed by...


Guru Indrajeet Keisham’s mission: Learn music, perform music save music

Guru Indrajeet Keisham’s mission: Learn music, perform music save music Hindustani music, like other forms of traditional Indian music and dance, could face extinction over the coming decades....