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‘Kekee Manzil – House of Art’ World premiere of documentary – that charts birth of modern Indian Art – comes to UK Asian Film Festival

Film is intimate inside portrait of famous house and Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy’s remarkable artistic legacy, as told by one…

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Screen Bird Bites: Parminder Nagra is DI Ray by Maya Sondhi; ‘Ten Percent’ has brown talent; Breakthrough TV role for ‘Hullraisers’ actor; rising stars London music video…

By Mamie Colfox Parminder Nagra ITV crime drama ‘DI Ray’ and new film DI Rachita Ray (Parminder Nagra) with (right)…

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Bafta TV Craft Awards 2022: Nida Manzoor wins and hails Channel 4 – other broadcasters passed on hit comedy…

The creator of ‘We are Lady Parts’ wasn’t the only one to win for Channel 4 comedy last night, there…

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‘Joyland’ – “Birth of a great new auteur on the global stage” director Ramin Bahrani on historic Cannes Pakistani film selection

First time feature director will compete for Camera d’Or – open only to debut filmmakers… IN WHAT is a historic…

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Anish Kapoor – Some 60 exhibits and new controversial work at Gallerie dell’ Accademia and Palazzo Manfrin in Venice

One of Britain’s best known artists has new and previous work on display for nearly six months from today… WITH…

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‘La Voix Humaine’ (video) – Opera star Danielle de Niese talks about her debut film role, diversity and filming with director James Kent

New film will open the eyes and ears of many who may not normally watch opera… HITTING our screens tomorrow…

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‘Rice’ – Michele Lee on her play that is a powerful, funny, entertaining, wry look at family, globalisation and multiculturalism (interview)…

This play is nearing the end of its UK run and centres around two women of different ages, one an…

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‘Life of pi’ five Olivier Awards thrills writer Lolita Chakrabarti and she tells acv she feels she did a good job…

Stage version of novel is a big winner at awards recognising the best in theatre in Britain… WRITER and actor…

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‘Jungle Book Reimagined’ (review) – Akram Khan’s dance drama has classic and seasonal special written all over it…

It might only be April and just about to close on its week-long run at The Curve in Leicester but…

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‘Through the lens of Masterji’ – The Lost Generation photographer?

He liked to take pictures and started out with one of his mother in India before coming to the UK…

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