A grandfather helps his grandson come to terms with his inevitable blindness. In a typical Bollywood film, this would lead to painful, handkerchief-demanding melodrama. Refreshingly, in Sandeep Sawant ...

An Israeli filmmaker, Avi Nesher, who has a film (Turn Left at the End of the World) in the Asian Competition section here, dropped the idea of watching Shwaas when he read the film's synopsis. "It ...

Sandeep Sawant's directorial Shwaas, which also happened to be the 'breath' taking Marathi film of 2004, and which had missed the Oscars by a whisker, is in news once again. Shwaas being dubbed in ...

Shwaas, a film directed by 36-year-old debutant SandeepSawant will be the official Indian entry for the Oscars. The film is a drama about a villager, played by Arun Nalawade,who brings his ailing ...

PANAJI: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) saw its first full house for a Marathi film, Shwaas which would compete for the Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category. PANAJI: The ...

Marathi film Shwaas will be India's entry for the Oscars. Directed by 36-year-old debutant Sandeep Sawant, Shwaas bagged this year's National Award for Best Film. Child artiste Ashwin Chitale, who ...

Though it won various National Awards in India including Best Film, it wasn't sufficient to impress the Academy members. The movie is a poignant portrayal of the relationship between a man and his ...

PUNE: Eight months down the line, elected members did not even blink their eyelids when they directed the administration "Quash the Shwaas grants proposal permanently". PUNE: When the Film Federation ...

Under weekly film screenings a Marathi film Shwaas was screened at Abhirang Auditorium of Bharat Bhavan here on Sunday. Shwaas meaning The Breath was released in 2004. It was India’s official entry to ...

"Shwaas", the first Marathi film to compete for the Oscars, seems to have touched an emotional chord with Indian Americans, despite cynical comments by some American critics. HT Image At its Chicago ...

Marathi stage actor Arun Nalawade, who played the role of the sympathy-seeking grandfather in the Marathi film Shwaas Indias official entry to the Oscars in 2004, has turned director with the Marathi ...