Bollywood World

A Percept Picture Company (PPC) production, “Firaaq”, based on the 2002 Godhra incident in Gujarat, is the only Indian entry in 35th edition of the TFF that kick started Friday. The three-day festival will conclude Sep 1.

“There could not have been a better place for me to start my journey of showing the film. TFF is an intimate film lovers’ festival and here I will know how it resonates with the audiences,” said Nandita in a press statement.

“The bar is very high here, with the likes of Mike Leigh and David Fincher showing their films and also films that were awarded in Cannes. So, in many ways this is a good beginning to the litmus test,” she added.

The film, set for an October release in India, has a range of actors including Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval, Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Suri and Tisca Chopra. New talents Shahana Goswami and Nowaz will also be seen in the film.

Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie will introduce the film at all the screenings and will also be in conversation with Nandita in a question and answer session.

After bidding adieu to all the problems that were nagging her, life has finally started looking up for the Ameesha girl, both on a professional and personal level!

With her latest release, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic Ameesha climbed the charts; both her looks and acting were praised to the hilt.

Of course, she has had her share of appearances on a few reality shows, but Bipasha now joins the reality show bandwagon as a judge for the dance-based show Chak De - Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde. Sharing the bench with her is Raveena.

Our well-placed source from television says, “Karisma Kapoor was initially approached for the show, but she declined due to reasons best known to her.

So Bipasha is on board now and this has excited everyone associated with the show. Having two Bollywood actresses will add a lot of value to the programme.”