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Union of dubbing artistes terminates Chinmayi Sripaada’s membership

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Well-known singer and dubbing artiste Chinmayi Sripaada, who had accused veteran lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment last month, revealed on Saturday that her membership of the dubbing artistes’ union has been terminated. The reason she has been given is that she had not paid the subscription fee for two years. Chinmayi took to Twitter to announce […]

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Shoojit Sircar at KIFF 2018

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National Award winning director Shoojit Sircar on Friday said the disparity between content-driven festival circuit films and commercial Hindi cinema is decreasing. “There was a disparity. But I think it is decreasing. If you look at films such as Masaan (2015), The Lunchbox (2013) and the like, these have worked in mainstream Bollywood and festivals,

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Arijit Biswas, Praveen Morchhale win at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival

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The winners at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival were announced yesterday, the closing date of the festival. The festival began on 10 November and various national and international artistes, including Simon Baker, Majid Majidi and Shoojit Sircar, participated. In the National Competition in Indian Language Films, Arijit Biswas was chosen for the Hiralal Sen Memorial award for Best

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Tanushree Dutta yet to appear before state commission for women despite notice

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The Maharashtra State Commission For Women is currently awaiting actress Tanushree Dutta to depose before the committee with regards to her accusation against actor Nana Patekar. The actress had levelled charges against Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of Rakesh Sarang’s Horn Ok Pleasss, which remained unreleased. The Indian Express quoted Vijaya Rahatkar,

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Pihu, Mohalla Assi fail to excite audience; Thugs Of Hindostan continues to drop rapidly

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It has been a dull Friday at the box office as the new releases Pihu and Mohalla Assi failed to spark a revival, adding to the dubious returns of Vijay Krishna Acharya’s Thugs Of Hindostan.  With both new releases dealing with serious subjects, the audience seems to have kept away. Vinod Kapri’s Pihu deals with

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I could challenge myself as an actor in Kedara, says Kaushik Ganguly

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Music director turned filmmaker Indraadip Dasgupta’s debut feature Kedara (English title: The Songs Of Silence) was premiered in the India Competition section of the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival in the presence of the director, actors Kaushik Ganguly and Rudranil Ghosh, dialogue writer Srijato Bandopadhyay, producer Samiran Das and actress Mousumi Sanyal Dasgupta, who makes her

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Producers’ Guild of India makes it mandatory for members to implement PoSH Act

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With more and more people accusing the film industry of inaction in cases of sexual harassment, the Producers’ Guild of India has stepped in to amend its bye-laws and make it mandatory for members to implement the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act 2013 and institute internal complaints committees (ICC) in their organizations.

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