Apurva Asrani

25 years of Satya: Film was declared 'disaster' upon release, RGV was told not to make a movie 'glorifying underworld' after Gulshan Kumar's murder

July 04, 2023 5:23 pm

25 years of Satya: Actor JD Chakravarthy, editor Apurva Asrani and actor Manoj Bajpayee recall how the Ram Gopal Varma directed film rose from the ashes to change the language of Hindi film industry.

Simran co-writer Apurva Asrani thanks Kangana Ranaut for backing same-sex marriage

May 01, 2023 7:47 pm

Apurva Asrani took to his Twitter handle and lauded Kangana Ranaut for supporting same-sex marriage.

Karan Johar says he 'wanted to murder' Anushka Sharma's career in old video; Vivek Agnihotri and Apurva Asrani react

April 06, 2023 2:59 pm

An old video of Karan Johar talking about not liking the pictures of Anushka Sharma before the casting of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has gone viral on the internet.

Priyanka Chopra found support in Apurva Asrani.

Apurva Asrani is relieved Priyanka Chopra 'didn't end up like Sushant Singh Rajput', says a 'king' tried to destroy her

March 29, 2023 9:15 am

Priyanka Chopra recently said she moved to the US because she had 'beef' with people in Bollywood and was pushed into a corner. She has found support in Apurva Asrani and Meera Chopra.

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Manoj Bajpayee, Apurva Asrani remember author Saleem Kidwai: 'His work for India's LGBTQ is unparalleled'

August 30, 2021 4:26 pm

Actors, writers and LGBTQ activists paid tributes to writer-historian Saleem Kidwai who passed away on Monday.

Apurva Asrani's OTT Playlist: Please Like Me, Katla, Paatal Lok

June 26, 2021 8:42 am

National Award-winning film editor and screenwriter Apurva Asrani, who has penned critically-acclaimed films like Aligarh, Shahid, Simran and Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, shares his OTT recommendations.

LGBTQ films will become part of mainstream when we stop othering them: Apurva Asrani

September 16, 2020 9:27 pm

Apurva Asrani, who has penned films like Aligarh and Simran, said there are films and web series chronicling LGTBQ characters today, but the "othering" of the community needs to stop so as to make them more mainstream.

Apurva Asrani buys house with partner Siddhant, says 'it's time LGBTQ families are normalised'

May 31, 2020 9:06 am

Apurva Asrani shared how he and his partner Siddhant pretended to be cousins for 13 years to rent a home in Mumbai.

Apurva Asrani tweets no grocery store open in Goa, says starvation will kill people before coronavirus

March 26, 2020 7:55 pm

Shops in Goa have been closed ever since the government announced a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus.

After Pack Up: Kishore Kumar songs and cooking help Apurva Asrani unwind

May 17, 2019 12:12 pm

National Award-winning editor and screenwriter Apurva Asrani reveals that it's cooking, while listening to some 'light Kishore Kumar songs', that gives him a good night's sleep.