When Jurassic Park became the first Hollywood film to be dubbed in Hindi, it changed the face of the Indian box office with its huge impact by opening up the market for foreign films in 1994. It also led to an Indian connect with Steven Spielberg via the wonders of fax machine technology. Over threeContinue reading “The Jurassic Connect”
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Indian Indie Cinema’s Global Connect: The Road Ahead
Indian indie cinema continues to have its highs and lows which is why there is a need to introspect and arrive at a more realistic roadmap for the future. This was the basis of my presentation at the CineV Cinevesture Chandigarh market (held from 20-23 March 2025) where I looked at the creative and commercialContinue reading “Indian Indie Cinema’s Global Connect: The Road Ahead”
CIFF 2024
The inaugural edition of the Cinévesture International Film Festival was held in Chandigarh from 27-31 March 2024. CIFF is unique in how it focuses on a producer-led market inviting investors and creators to collaborate on a selection of curated projects from established filmmakers. Connectment Films founder Nyay Bhushan moderated a panel discussion on indie producers titled ‘KeepContinue reading “CIFF 2024”
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Film Bazaar 2022
The return of the physical edition of NFDC Film Bazaar after two years of disruption.
The Path to Connectment
Connectment Films is the evolution of Connect Magazine which was co-founded by Nyay Bhushan, Niket Bhushan, Namrata B Durgan and Niyam Bhushan in November 1990. In the spirit of today’s startup culture, Connect launched as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the form of a photocopied, stapled magazine designed on Apple Macintosh computers. Billed asContinue reading “The Path to Connectment”
‘Stuck in Inner Traffic’ – Bandra Film Festival x YouTube
Rush hour isn’t always where you think it is. All those loud noises you hear? Those aren’t blaring horns. You’d be surprised where all that ruckus is coming from. Just relax and immerse yourself in this ‘filmaiku’ – where film meets haiku, the Japanese art of meditative poetry. ‘Stuck in Inner Traffic’ came about inContinue reading “‘Stuck in Inner Traffic’ – Bandra Film Festival x YouTube”
‘The Saint’ – Bandra Film Festival x YouTube
Memories are movies in real life. This is what I experienced when I made my short film ‘The Saint’ back in 2007 which features my late maternal grandmother. Just some months before she passed away, I spent some time with her, video taping her memories of her life’s journey.She was going through an illness andContinue reading “‘The Saint’ – Bandra Film Festival x YouTube”
Industry Interactions
The rapid globalization of the Indian entertainment industry has seen leading figures from India and overseas interacting at various forums to discuss a range of topics of mutual interest. As presented below, Nyay Bhushan has moderated a number of such interactions in his capacity as the first India-based correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter (from 1999Continue reading “Industry Interactions”
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