Mark Kermode on… Kathryn Bigelow, a stylish ruffler of feathers

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From vampire noir to Bin Laden, Point Break to Detroit, the first woman to win an Oscar for best director has never pulled her punches Watching new Jeff Nichols release The Bikeriders , starring Austin Butler and Tom Hardy as 60s Chicago greasers, I was reminded of two other movies: László Benedek’s 1953 Marlon Brando vehicle The Wild One , explicitly cited as an inspiration, and The Loveless , the 1981 feature debut of Kathryn Bigelow , the American film-maker (b.1951) who would go on to become the first woman to win a best director Oscar with her 2008 war drama The Hurt Locker . A symphony of leather-clad posing (with just a touch of Kenneth Anger ), The Loveless was a staple of the late-night circuit in the 80s, often on a double bill with David Lynch’s Eraserhead . Sharing directing credits with Monty Montgomery, Bigelow playfully deconstructed masculinity and machismo in a manner that was one part wry to two parts relish. I remember seeing The Loveless at the Phoenix in East
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Aamir Khan says he will watch The Kashmir Files - "Whatever happened with the Kashmiri Pandits was really sad"

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Aamir Khan on Sunday attended SS Rajamouli's RRR promotions in Delhi and joined the filmmaker, Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, and Alia Bhatt. During the media interaction, the actor was asked about the blockbuster success of the recent film, The Kashmir Files. The actor, who is set to watch Vivek Agnihotri directorial starring Anupam Kher, reacted to the film's story and plans to watch it.

Aamir Khan says he will watch The Kashmir Files - Whatever happened with the Kashmiri Pandits was really sad

Addressing the media, Aamir Khan said, "Ji, zaroor dekhunga main...Woh ek history ka aisa hissa hain joh dil dukhta hain usme...joh Kashmiri Pandits k saath hua hain, wo dukh ki baat hain...aur aise film joh bani hain uss topic pe woh yakennan har Hindustandi ko dekhna chahiye (Yes, I will definitely see. The story is a part of our history and whatever happened with the Kashmiri Pandits was really sad. Any film on such a topic must be seen by all Indians)."

He further continued and said, "This film has touched the emotions of all people who believe in humanity and that is what is so beautiful about it. I will definitely watch the film and I am happy to see that the film is successful."

Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the exodus drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Chinmay Mandlekar.

Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files was released in theatres on 11th March 2022.

Meanwhile, Aamir Khan will next star in Laal Singh Chaddha. The film is the Indian adaptation of Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump. It stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh, Naga Chaitanya among others. The film is set for the August 2022 release.

ALSO READ: Vivek Agnihotri on the problems they faced before shooting The Kashmir Files- “Had considered releasing the film on YouTube”



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