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Jul- 2024 -2 July
‘The Constituent’ – timely drama about the politicians who believe in service and discover difficult voters
Personal reflections on this production at The Old Vic in London by Sudha Bhuchar… JAMES CORDEN’S long awaited return to…
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Jun- 2024 -26 June
Cannes 2024 – video chat reviews – The Apprentice; Megalopolis; Norah; The Village Next to Paradise; To A Land Unknown
Short video chats about the blockbuster film premieres at Cannes and the historic world cinema releases at Cannes this year…
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25 June
Cannes 2024 – Global blockbusters? Megalopolis, The Apprentice, Emilia Perez, more; also Freud’s Last Session film out now (reviews)
As well as following all the Indian films at Cannes (May 14-25), we saw several of what might be called…
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19 June
‘All We Imagine as Light’; ‘The Shameless’; ‘Santosh’ and ‘Sister Midnight’ Cannes 2024 video chat reviews Indian selections
We recorded our impressions of the Indian films we saw in Cannes this year… tell us what you think on…
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12 June
‘The Girl with The Seven Lives’ – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ novel writer Vikas Swarup on his latest book… (Instagram Reel) JLF London 2024 wrap
NOVELIST and now retired Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup, the man behind the original story of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (in ‘Q&A’) tells…
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12 June
‘English’ – Gentle play with fine performances really hits the mark…
How is English perceived by those who study it abroad? US Pulitzer award-winning play by new talent explores this in…
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10 June
Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the British Library – Laughs, wise reflections, and uplifting music both Indian and Western…
JLF is an inspiring place to be for the lovers of books and ideas – the 11th London edition of…
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10 June
JLF London 2024 – Day 2: How the West made itself, Mughal Princess diaries, Museums curiousity and Bengali short fiction…
Suman Bhuchar writes about the sessions she was able to attend on Saturday June 8 at the British Library in…
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4 June
Cannes 2024 – ‘All We Imagine as Light’ – Beautiful, tender, poignant and deliciously Indian…
With only her second feature writer-director Payal Kapadia has written herself into cinema history in becoming only the second filmmaker…
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4 June
Cannes 2024 – ‘The Shameless’ – powerful and motored by a stunning performance by Cannes award winner Anasuya Sengupta…
Cracking tale has potential feminist icon at the heart of the action… THIS ISN’T a film for the squeamish and…
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