An artist tends to flow with art: Jackie Shroff

Veteran actor Jackie Shroff, who was last seen in the web series OK Computer, was the guest at Ek Mulakat organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of an interaction from his farm house with Ehsaas woman of Noida, Shinjini Kulkarni, Shroff spoke at length about his films and the journey besides ducking the question of joining politics. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

India didn't love what I wanted to do, Sri Lanka has been amazing: Deepa Mehta

Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, whose film Fire had stirred a controversy in the late 1990s for depicting lesbianism, was the guest at Ek Mulakat Visesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. Her latest film is Funny Boy, set in Sri Lanka during the violent Tamil-Sinhalese conflict telling the story of a  young boy and his sexual awakening. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of her conversation with Ehsaas Woman of Delhi  Archana Dalmia 

One should not be on a film set if he or she is not loyal to the film: Sujoy Ghosh

Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh was the guest at an afternoon in Ek Mulakat organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in the lockdown days. Ghosh in a candid conversation with another filmmaker, Arindam Sil, spoke about Covid-19 world, lockdown and of course upcoming Hindi film Bob Biswas which is directed by her daughter Diya Annapurna Ghosh. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts