I have become a criminal now, Onir tells Chief Justice on LGBT ruling

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 15:28

Maverick filmmaker Onir has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India.

Onir turns model for designer Anita Dongre

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 17:14

National award-winning filmmaker Onir is geared up for the shooting of his first fashion video with designer Anita Dongre.

Rituparno`s death huge loss for LGBT community: Onir

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 13:57

Gay filmmaker Onir says that eminent filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh`s demise will be a big loss for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Onir, Anusha protest to save Indie cinema

Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 17:22

A day ahead of the National Film Awards, filmmakers, including Onir, Anusha Rizvi, Ashvin Kumar and Aamir Bashir protested here Thursday as part of Save Indie Campaign, demanding "more screens" and "space" for independent movies.

Onir not to direct `Metro 2`

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 14:13

Filmmaker Onir has denied reports that he is directing the sequel of Anurag Basu`s 2007 film ‘Life In a Metro’.

Onir feels entertainment shouldn`t be regressive

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 18:38

Onir, known for making issue-based films like ‘My Brother Nikhil’ and ‘I AM’, feels that entertainment should not be backward in its approach.

Excited to work on my first romantic film `Veda`: Onir

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 15:54

Filmmaker Onir, best known for helming National Award winning film `I Am`, is looking forward to direct his first romantic film `Veda` which is loosely based on William Shakespeare`s play Hamlet.

Present generation of filmmakers less inhibited: Shyam Benegal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 10:37

National-award winning filmmaker Shyam Benegal feels that the younger generation of movie directors is less inhibited than his contemporaries.

Directors rally for indie cinema at Kolkata lit fest

Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 09:02

Independent cinema is under seige in India.

Sanjay Suri takes to crowd funding again to produce Dalit love story

Last Updated: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 13:59

After successfully raising funds from the general public for the national award winning film `I Am`, producer duo Sanjay Suri and Onir are again taking the crowd-funding route for their new venture - a love story of a 14-year-old Dalit boy and an upper-caste girl.