Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) The biographical drama ‘Michael’ inspired by the life of pop legend Michael Jackson, reached movie buffs in April this year. Now, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has demanded a biopic on the life of veteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty through his latest social media post. Sanjay is of the opinion that Mithun Chakraborty’s story also deserves a biopic, just like Michael Jackson. Stressing on the cinematic appeal of Mithun Chakraborty’s biopic, the director pointed out that…
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Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta reflected on what is killing the movie experience in theatres via his latest social media post.The ‘Kaante’ maker revealed that contrary to popular opinion, platforms such as YouTube, Netflix, Prime, and Hotstar are not responsible for the present situation of the industry, but the bad stories, inspired writing and predictable acting of the stars are what have forced the audience away from the cinema halls.Sanjay further pointed out that another reaso…
Shimla, June 1 (IANS) A 1993-batch IAS officer, Kamlesh Kumar Pant, on Monday assumed the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary, replacing Sanjay Gupta of the 1988 batch, who retired a day earlier. Pant, the senior-most IAS officer, was serving as Additional Chief Secretary of Forests. The Department of Personnel has sent a panel of five senior IAS officers to the Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, for appointment as the next Chief Secretary.Besides Pant, the panel comprised…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is a proud father as his son, Shivaansh, added a major feather to his cap by summiting the highest peak in the state of Maharashtra, Kalsubai. Going by the latest social media post of the ‘Shootout at Wadala’ maker, his son was able to complete the trek within a span of 8 hours. The milestone holds special significance as Shivaansh is only 15 years old.Dropping a couple of photos of his son from the trek, Sanjay penned on his official X (Previously kn…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) After FWICE announced its decision to ban actor Ranveer Singh following his sudden exit from Farhan Akhtar’s “Don 3”, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta used social media to question the logic behind the federation’s decision. The “Kaante” maker pointed out that with an A-list actor like Ranveer not working a lot of the people working on the set, will end up being unemployed.Without taking any names, Sanjay Gupta shared on his X (Previously known as Twitter) handle, “When an A List H…
Shimla, April 18 (IANS) Days after the salary cuts of the lawmakers, comprising Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, now 30 per cent pay cut has been made temporarily for senior government officials, including the Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta and the Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Tiwari, on Sunday. The Congress government has taken a major decision to address financial crisis in the hill state.The state government has issued an order temporarily suspending a portion o…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Director Sanjay Gupta can’t wrap his head around ‘Dhurandhar’ not winning the Best Film award at a recent award ceremony. On Tuesday, the director took to his X, formerly Twitter, and expressed his disbelief. He said how a film which bagged 14 awards couldn’t win the Best Film trophy is beyond him.He wrote, “A film winning FOURTEEN awards including Best Director not winning Best Film is beyond me”.The ‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar and headlined by R…
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Director Sanjay Gupta is not really happy with the first look of Lord Ram from the upcoming Indian epic ‘Ramayana’. On Thursday, the director took to his X, formerly Twitter, and wrote, “Obvious observation. VfX companies don’t win oscars. The technicians do (sic)”.The director referred to the VFX giant DNEG, which boasts of an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for ‘.Dune: Part Two’ at the 97th Academy Awards.DNEG is looking after the VFX of ‘Ramayana’, and h…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Actor Rohit Roy called Emraan Hashmi one of the “easiest actors to direct” after working with him in an advertisement.Dropping an appreciation post for the ‘HAQ’ actor on social media, Rohit called him a breath of fresh air as someone with an impressive work ethic.He revealed that they even ended up packing up before time.Posting a photo with Emraan on his official Insta handle, Rohit wrote on the photo-sharing app, “Just a simple appreciation post for a friend and coll…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Director Sanjay Gupta is reflecting how electricity and power are integral parts of modern life. The director took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and shared how just one hour of power outage almost brought the financial capital of the country to a standstill. He said that residents of Mumbai are truly blessed to get unlimited power supply unlike small towns and cities of India.He wrote, “One hour power cut ne aukaad bata di. Imagine where this happens normally in m…