Shoojit Sircar

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar unveiled a lesser-known romantic facet of the late Irrfan Khan at a special screening. Discussing the documentary on 'Paan Singh Tomar,' Sircar disclosed how Irrfan's instincts nearly altered the conclusion of their 2015 blockbuster, 'Piku.' This revelation offers a poignant glimpse into the actor's creative process and personal connections.

Shoojit Sircar is waiting to play football after lockdown gets over.

Producer Shailendra Singh, known for backing National Award-winning films like Page 3 and Traffic Signal, has opened up about a long-standing dispute involving Amitabh Bachchan and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar over the unreleased film Shoebite. Singh claimed he had originally developed the story under the title Johnny Walker, which was later renamed Shoebite, and accused Shoojit of reselling the project to UTV’s Ronnie Screwvala despite him having already paid Bachchan an advance of Rs 4 crore.

Shoojit Sircar has started the post-production of his directorial, ‘Sardar Udham Singh’, which features Vicky Kaushal in the lead. According to a news portal, the filmmaker had originally planned to cast Irrfan Khan has the leading man and despite the actor being diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, Shoojit Sircar was ready to wait. Speaking to the news portal Shoojit Sircar revealed that he had grown close to Irrfan Khan in the past two years of his treatment and he still feels that the late actor is with him.

The creative partnership between Amitabh Bachchan and director Shoojit Sircar has given audiences films like Piku, Gulabo Sitabo, Pink, and the yet unreleased Shoebite, too. ETimes has now learnt that the actor-director are collaborating again.

Bollywood actresses and female playback singers including Yami Gautam, Dia Mirza and Neha Dhupia, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shalmali Kholgade have praised Shoojit Sircar's 'Pink' after its special screening held here.

Piku director Shoojit Sircar has asked concerned authorities to immediately ban all the reality shows that have kids.

Shoojit Sircar says individual contributions don't matter much in fimmaking, reveals what he looks for in aNational Film Award-winning filmmaker Shoojit Sircar is considered to be one of the most talented directors of the current lot

Shoojit Sircar will be directing megastar Amitabh Bachchan once again, this time pairing him with Ayushmann Khurrana together for a quirky comedy titled 'Gulabo Sitabo'.

Ayushmann Khurrana's debut film Vicky Donor completed eight years on April 20, and to celebrate the day, director Shoojit Sircar and Ayushmann relived their memories in a chat on social media

Piyush Pandey and Agnello Dias in Shoojit Sircar’s Madras Café

Bollywood filmmaker Shoojit Sircar feels there should be women commanders in battalions or units of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force as a mark of gender equality.

Shoojit Sircar's film 'Piku' which featured Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone in pivotal roles, was not only critically acclaimed but even did a good business at the box-office.

'Gulabo Sitabo' director, Shoojit Sircar on Saturday shared the news that his Instagram account has been hacked.

'I Want To Talk' directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Johnny Lever, Jayant Kriplani, Ahilya Bamroo is getting mixed reviews for its pace - while some call it beautiful, others find it slow. But Abhishek Bachchan wins accolades as most think it's his career-best performance.

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, known for his content-driven films, says these days non-commercial films are commercial films and they are cliche films.

As cyclone Amphan intensified over Odisha and West Bengal, Bollywood directors Shoojit Sircar and Karan Johar on Wednesday prayed for people's safety and minimum destruction.

Busy with the shooting of "Piku" in the city, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar says Bollywood screen icon Amitabh Bachchan, who stars in the film, behaves like a child on the movie's sets and is open to ideas of substance.

While we know that Shoojit Sircar’s Piku is a comedy drama revolving around a quirky relationship between father and daughter- played by Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone, we discovered that keeping in sync with the tone of the film, the makers shot a very funny date scene between Deepika Padukone and actor Akshay Oberoi, who has a cameo in the film.

National Award-winning actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has established himself as one of the most versatile and talented actors in the industry celebrates his debut film Vicky Donor's eight years today.

Bengal is teeming with talent at this moment and Bollywood, for one, has taken notice. With Bengali directors, composers, actors and singers making waves on the national front, it is only acceptable that once in a while, one of them will be mistaken for another one. But the best part about that is, no one seems to mind.

Known for his unique choice of films, Irrfan Khan is one of India’s most acclaimed actors but what sets him apart is his quality to remain loyal and committed to his work. This was proven when Irrfan turned down a prestigious Hollywood project for director Shoojit Sircar’s upcoming comedy drama Piku—a move the actor absolutely doesn’t regret!

Is Shoojit Sircar's next a Hindi adaptation of Satyajit Ray's 'Sonar Kella'?

We recently got our hands on some pictures of the cast and crew of 'Sardar Udham Singh' from Europe as they wrapped up the final schedule of the movie. The movie is the rare and untold story of one of the bravest freedom fighters of India.

The writer spoke to a daily about the importance of the names of all the characters in the films that she has written so far and explained why Varun Dhawan’s character is one-of-a-kind.

Abhishek Bachchan injects humor into Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, revealing his playful ambition to win the Rs 7 crore prize. Joined by Shoojit Sircar and Arjun Sen, Abhishek's appearance promises laughter and entertainment as he shares his family's amusing tradition and plans for the prize money.

Banita had to play an extremely difficult role in her debut movie, one which would demand her to sacrifice her hair.

After giving a smashing performance in Shoojit Sircar's 'Pink', Taapsee Pannu is back with another power-packed performance in 'RunningShaadi.com'.

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar is keeping a secret Piku camera diary.

Sandip Ray is already in talks with someone on this. "It would be too premature to mention the name of the director. But I can certainly say is that I have had no discussion on 'Sonar Kella' with Shoojit Sircar."