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Soumitra Chatterjee (obituary) – “An epic colossus who was also an Everyman”, filmmaker Sangeeta Datta pays tribute to an actor who was a giant of Indian cinema

Undoubted star, who was a Renaissance figure and also decorated by France, died on Sunday morning (November 15) aged 85,…

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‘Lipstick Under my Burkha’ filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava to be in conversation with UK Asian Film Festival this Sunday

Ground-breaking director and writer sits down to discuss her work… ACCLAIMED director Alankrita Shrivastava is to be in conversation with…

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‘Industry’ – riveting new drama series follows graduate intake as they embark on cut and thrust of investment banking (preview)

Puts diversity up front and centre…no spoilers! Nabhaan Rizwan tells acv about series and character in short Instagram clip… By…

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Sir Sean Connery – 007 author Ajay Chowdhury remembers legend, dancing with his wife and says on-screen Britishness and masculinity had global and generational appeal

JAMES BOND author and aficionado Ajay Chowdhury remembers meeting Sean Connery, dancing with his wife – and feels that many…

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Indira Varma wins Olivier in Best Supporting role and Vaneeka Dadhria as part of Jamie Lloyd & James McAvoy Cyrano production…

Awards show was broadcast on ITV last night… INDIRA VARMA expressed her surprise at winning an Olivier Award for Best…

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Amrita Acharia stars in prime time supernatural thriller, ‘The Sister’ alongside Russell Tovey…

From another prime-time TV show to dark tale of missing sister… TALENTED Amrita Acharia stars in a new TV four-part…

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‘A Suitable Boy’ – India reaction and previous interviews with actors: Tanya Maniktala, Namit Das, Mikhail Sen and Danesh Razvi, acv reviews, stories (wrap page)

Series dropped on Netflix today and allowed Indian viewers to watch series already screened by the BBC in the UK……

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London Film Festival 2020 (1/2): Another Round (LFF audience winner); New Order, Siberia; Ultraviolence

Our reviews of some of the films screened at this year’s LFF…* Middle-aged ‘Hamlet’ on a bender Another Round (‘Druk’)Director:…

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London Film Festival 2020: ‘Lovers Rock’ – Nostalgia and romance don’t get better than this (review)

Oscar winning director Steve McQueen goes back to the 1980s for this charming romantic production which hits the bullseye! By…

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London Film Festival 2020: ‘After Love’ – Dance of secret past and present make for compelling family saga… (review)

A British Muslim woman learns about herself and her husband’s other life following his demise… CULTURALLY rich and socially charged,…

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