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Dhanush to team up with Pariyerum Perumal director Mari Selvaraj

Pa Ranjith produced Pariyerum Perumal (2018), which boldly chronicled caste-based issues in Tamil Nadu, has been the talk of the town ever since it was released. Having impressed audiences and critics alike with its raw presentation, the film finally earned much deserved praise from actor-filmmaker Dhanush on Tuesday (13 November). Dhanush took to Twitter to […]

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What we know of Deepika-Ranveer’s wedding so far

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Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s marriage is the talk of the town this week. The two stars have jetted off to Italy for their big day with their families and close friends. The couple has kept their wedding private with no photographs or videos being shared from their pre-wedding festivities, but a few details have

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Cinema for me is a kind of discovery, says filmmaker Shaji N Karun

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Filmmaker Shaji N Karun’s latest, Olu (She), had its world premiere at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival yesterday. Set amongst the stunning backwaters of Kerala, the film tells the story of a woman, Maya, who is gangraped and dumped to die. But instead of dying, she discovers another life in the depths of the

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5th Urban Lens Film Festival to showcase 25 films from 10 countries

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The second leg of the fifth edition of the Urban Lens Film Festival will be organised by the Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) in association with Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan in New Delhi from 16 to 18 November. “Urban Lens Film Festival hopes to excavate aspects of this symbiotic relationship especially in countries of

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Sonam K Ahuja on survivors of sexual harassment

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Actress Sonam K Ahuja wrote that the #MeToo movement has been “as eye opening and exihilirating as it has been devastating.” Writing a long editorial post for Thriveglobal.in, Kapoor stated that the movement “must continue to galvanise us into action and into a redemption of rights long awaited for the disempowered.” Marking down the do’s

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Documentary on Nehru needed as there’s an attempt to demythologise him: Producer Sheetal Talwar

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A grand documentary on Jawaharlal Nehru, based on parliamentarian-author Shashi Tharoor’s Nehru: The Invention Of India, will be announced by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the capital on Tuesday. It is much needed at a time when there’s an attempt to “cut him to size”, says producer Sheetal Talwar. The documentary will be co-directed by

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That’s good, says Alok Nath as CINTAA expels tainted actor ’till further notice’

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Veteran actor Alok Nath, who was popularly known as ‘Babuji’ for the many roles as a family elder he essayed in TV serials and films until several women accused him of sexual harassment and even rape, has been expelled “until further notice” by the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA). Alok Nath was first exposed by

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Never left the Telugu industry for Hindi cinema, clarifies Ileana D’Cruz

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Ravi Teja’s Telugu action entertainer Amar Akbar Anthony, slated for release this week, marks Ileana D’Cruz’s return to the industry after a gap of six years. Having made her acting debut with the Telugu film Devadasu (2006) over a decade ago, D’Cruz shifted to Hindi cinema after she was signed on for Anurag Basu’s Barfi!

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Martin Scorsese first expressed his wish to restore Kalpana: Mamata Shankar

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Dance great Uday Shankar’s directorial Kalpana (1948) was screened at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival on Monday. Uday Shankar’s daughters Mamata Shankar and Tanusree Shankar were present at the screening along with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, who restored the film. “My father was on a vacation with Guru Dutt and my mother Amala Shankar when he

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Phillip Noyce on a shared love for cricket

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In the biggest ever showcase of Australian films in India, Australia Fest has brought a curated selection of the best of Australian cinema to the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) 2018. With Australia being the ‘country in focus’ at the festival this year, Australian films are being presented in three broad categories — 100 Years

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