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Nov- 2019 -13 November
Sanya Malhotra (video) – on ‘Dangal’, ‘Photograph’ and breaking through into Bollywood (update)
Rising star talks to acv about her career… SHOOTING for the film ‘Shakuntala Devi‘, a biopic about the Indian woman…
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5 November
‘Ghost Quartet’ (review): Spirits lose force as they take on too much, but production has charm and quality…
by Momtaz Begum-Hossain Freewheeling musical has its merits but tries too hard to impress… CONCEPT-WISE, David Malloy’s ‘Ghost Quartet’ couldn’t…
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Oct- 2019 -31 October
‘When the crows visit’ (review) – powerful play highlights price of both casual and brutal misogyny…
India may be the setting but there are universal truths in this… By Sailesh Ram DARK and intense, ‘When the…
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27 October
Mumbai film festival ends with clear direction on developing genre of ‘fiction documentary’, Deepika Padukone hailing passion of festivalgoers and awards for ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!’ and ‘Bombay Rose’ (and gallery)
Acclaimed director Gurvinder Singh and first-time filmmaker Tannishtha Chatterjee hail genre and say it has Indian appeal as festival wraps…
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22 October
‘The Perfect Candidate’ (review) – humour and subtle political commentary on women’s rights in Saudi Arabia… (London Film Festival 2019)
Undoubtedly one of the festival’s most popular choices… By Suman Bhuchar ONE OF THE MANY highlights of the BFI London…
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22 October
Mumbai Film Festival 2019 (Mami): Deepika Padukone, Red carpet glitz, celebs, India films in spotlight and review ‘Moothon’…
A gathering of the great and the good in celebration of independent Indian cinema, it is currently in full swing……
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22 October
Baahubali onstage Q&A at Royal Albert Hall… director SS Rajamouli and team: ‘Support us and we will try and give you more’; MM Keeravaani sings… (video)
This is an excerpt from the onstage Q&A prior to the screening of Baahubali-The Beginning in London at the Royal…
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18 October
London Film Festival 2019 – Reviews Part I – The Irishman; County Lines; Piranhas; Ridge
Our reviews from this year’s 63rd London Film Festival… By Sailesh Ram The Irishman – Absorbing and involving study of…
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18 October
London Film Festival 2019 Reviews Part II: The Peanut Butter Falcon; The Last Blackman in San Francisco; Knives Out; Monsoon; Öndög
Reviews from this year’s 63rd London Film Festival… By Momtaz Begum-Hossain The Peanut Butter Falcon: Refreshing, magical and very enjoyable!…
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18 October
‘Darkness Visible’: : Spooky séances and devilish demons conjure up a Halloween treat of a film (review)
By Momtaz Begum-Hossain A PERFECTLY-timed Halloween release Brit-flick ‘Darkness Visible’ is a supernatural thriller steeped in the world of occult,…
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