Shoojit Sircar

At 32, doctors gave Arjun Sen 100 days. Thirty years and 20+ surgeries later, he shares the ‘unquit’ theory that inspired Shoojit Sircar, Abhishek Bachchan’s I Want To Talk

September 13, 2025 11:16 am

'Each of us is an ‘unquitter. Even when life feels like it’s ending, we find a way through. Now my superpower is asking for help,' says Arjun Sen.

Shoojit Sircar on the AI-altered ending of Raanjhanaa and collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan: 'We really need people who can protect a filmmaker’s vision'

August 20, 2025 2:18 pm

Shoojit Sircar says that whenever he has interacted with Shah Rukh Khan, he has glimpsed an actor who is intelligent, highly aware, and someone he would love to collaborate with.

Shoojit Sircar defends National Film Awards jury amid row over Shah Rukh Khan and The Kerala Story wins: 'You can't question what...'

August 10, 2025 7:45 pm

In a recent interview, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar defended the National Film Awards jury amid controversy over the wins of Shah Rukh Khan and The Kerala Story.

Shoojit Sircar answers whether Deepika Padukone's Piku, Irrfan's Rana ever married; where they would be 10 years after release: 'Her son would be constipated'

May 08, 2025 2:24 pm

In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Shoojit Sircar looks back at Piku on its 10th anniversary, and working with the incredible cast -- the late Irrfan Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan.

Reading the last scene of Piku: Why Shoojit Sircar's film refuses to define its relationships

May 08, 2025 8:01 am

As Shoojit Sircar's Piku -- starring Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles -- turns 10, here's discussing the slipperiness of relationships in this delicate gem.

Irrfan's son Babil shares an emotional note on his death anniversary: 'Soon I’ll be there with you'

April 29, 2025 4:20 pm

In his latest Instagram post, actor Babil remembered his late father and actor Irrfan on his death anniversary on April 29.

Remembering Irrfan Khan on his fifth death anniversary: What Naseeruddin Shah, Tom Hanks, Vishal Bhardwaj said about the 'coolest guy in the room'

April 29, 2025 12:48 pm

Many of Irrfan Khan's closest collaborators have found it difficult to imagine cinema without him. On his 5th death anniversary, we look back at how they saw the legacy of one of India's greatest actors.

Shoojit Sircar says 'popular actors' will have to lower their fees: 'If they don’t, directors will stop approaching them'

April 20, 2025 2:13 pm

Shoojit Sircar, best known for helming Deepika Padukone-starrer Piku and Varun Dhawan-starrer October, said that any actor working with him knows that the film will be made within a modest budget and that they can't charge astronomically high fees.

I Want to Talk: Abhishek Bachchan escapes unhurt, but did Shoojit Sircar slaughter his own film on the edit table?

January 25, 2025 4:54 pm

Post Credits Scene: Ironically enough, director Shoojit Sircar's I Want to Talk doesn't seem to know what it wants to say. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, the film is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Gitanjali Rao set to direct a half live action, half animated feature film

December 12, 2024 2:47 pm

Gitanjali Rao is going to direct a part animated, part live action film named Lost and Found.

It's a wrap for Ayushmann Khurrana-Amitabh Bachchan's Gulabo Sitabo

July 30, 2019 5:45 pm

Gulabo Sitabo, a Shoojit Sircar directorial, brings Ayushmann Khurrana and Amitabh Bachchan together on screen for the first time.

Mouni Roy, Taapsee Pannu, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana and others attend October screening

April 13, 2018 11:16 am

Varun Dhawan starrer October releases on April 13. The film screening of the Shoojit Sircar directorial was attended by Ayushmann Khurrana, Mouni Roy, Kartik Aaryan among many others.

October trailer launch: Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu steal the show

March 13, 2018 11:30 am

Check out the latest pictures of Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu from the trailer launch of their upcoming film October.

When Kapoor and Sons - Fawad, Alia and Sidharth partied with Piku Deepika

May 20, 2015 4:38 pm

Deepika Padukone hosted a grand success bash to celebrate the success of Piku. It saw the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and others. Take a look!

Amitabh Bachchan's aww moments with onscreen daughter Deepika Padukone on 'Piku' sets

November 12, 2014 3:15 pm

Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone shared lovely father-daughter moments on the sets of 'Piku', which is currently being shot in Kolkata.

Lights, Cameras, Action: 'Piku' cast Big B, Deepika, Irrfan get rolling

November 07, 2014 4:53 pm

The shooting of the much awaited movie 'Piku' is going on with full force in the bylanes of Kolkata. The cast and crew of the movie was snapped during the shoot of one of the sequences.

On Sets of 'Piku': The 'beautiful' Deepika Padukone with the 'not so beautiful guy' next to her

November 06, 2014 5:11 pm

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to facebook to post one of the moments during the shoot of his upcoming movie 'Piku', captured in the form of a picture.

Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu Talk About Their Characters In Shoojit Sircar's Pink

June 08, 2020 11:53 am

Watch Amitabh Bachchan and Tapsee Pannu Talk About Their Characters In Shoojit Sircar's film Pink

No, I am not interested in bodily excretions: Shoojit Sircar

June 17, 2015 8:40 am