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Film
‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ – Rishab Shetty is a force of a nature! (Review)
Kantara 2, as it is described by some, came out today and acv was among the first to see it…
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Video
‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ – Rishab Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth talk power, Daiva (spirits) and on other weighty matters
Film is out tomorrow (globally)…huge interest and many pre sales made in India, follows on from success of ‘Kantara’ (2023)…
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Art
‘Ancient India: living traditions’ – last call for beautiful, imaginative, stimulating exhibition
British Museum exhibition is stunning HURRY, there’s not long for this exhibition and if you’re interested in ancient India, ideas,…
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Film
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – All conquering series with glittering movie star cast
September is all about a Netflix release – Aryan Khan – son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan – directorial…
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Film
‘Homebound’ – A hard but rewarding watch that should leave you deeply touched…
India’s official entry to the Oscars is fully deserving of all its accolades, its journey from Cannes to the world’s…
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Theatre
‘Brown Girl Noise’ – Telling it as it is out there for women of colour…
Written out of frustration in the way brown women are often cast… By Suman Bhuchar ‘Brown Girl Noise’ is a…
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Theatre
Modern versions of ‘Hamlet’, ‘The Bacchae’ at National – Indhu Rubasingham; ‘Surinderella’; ‘Balti Kings’; Kali new director
Autumn theatre brings a slew of new openings from timeless Greek and Elizabethan tragedies to classic entertainment… ‘Bacchae’ – A…
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Festivals
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF 2025) – seven Indian features including Tannishtha Chatterjee’s latest…
In full flow, the Busan International Film Festival (September 17-26) in South Korea has a wide mix of Indian films…
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Festivals
From TIFF 50 to LFF 2025 and a bit in between: Riz Ahmed, ‘Sholay’, ‘Good Fortune’, Anurag Kashyap…
🎥 Indian film, ‘Homebound’ wins Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) award – worldwide release next week (September 26) announced today…
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Festivals
Our connection to Robert Redford through the Sundance Film Festival…
Sailesh Ram (Bird No1 as creator and the first contributor to the site) remembers seeing the Hollywood icon for the…
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