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‘Avijatrik’ (‘The Wanderlust of Apu’) – new follow-on film to Satyajit Ray’s ‘Apur Sansar’ (‘The World of Apu’) comes to England for the first time…

English cinemagoers’ first opportunity to see keenly anticipated new Indian film inspired by – and made partly as a tribute…

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Venice 2021 (video): ‘Once upon a time in Calcutta’ writer-director Aditya Vikram Sengupta: “I wanted to explore the city through people and their mindsets”

‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALCUTTA’ is a film that had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival…

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London Film Festival 2021 (early preview) – look out for Riz Ahmed, Adeel Akhtar and Asif Kapadia and two Indian films and comedy, ‘7 days’…

We’ve highlighted some films which we think will pique your interest, asianculturevultures from this year’s offering at the 65th British…

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‘East is East’ – A modern classic that remains as powerful and relevant as it was 25 years ago when it first hit the theatre, says director Iqbal Khan…

Theatre director of new production tells acv why he thinks this work is a modern classic and covers a lot…

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Venice Film Festival 2021 (preview): See Hollywood royalty on Lido red carpet, expect to hear more about these films as well as India’s ‘Once Upon a time in Kolkata’ and short title from Pakistan…

Our correspondents look at the big films premiering at Venice and what the particular South Asian interest will be there…

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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: ‘Bell Bottom’ kickstarts Bollywood and the Afghan connection weighs heavily on filmmaking community…

As the theatrical release of ‘Bell Bottom’ brings cheer to Bollywood, we chart how the film is energising the industry…

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‘Bell Bottom’ – casting Akshay Kumar, Adil Hussain, Scottish delicacies and fashion parade 1980s…

Bollywood blockbuster opens tomorrow (August 19) in cinemas worldwide – well, not quite… IF EVER there was a film to…

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‘Moth’ – debut novelist Melody Razak’s stunning work is a powerful addition to Partition memory…

On the day that the boundaries of Pakistan and India were first published in 1947, we review a novel directly…

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Independence Days – Wembley Park; learning lessons from history, assassin Madan Lal Dhingra; stars sing for India; and community Jashan e Azadi…

A few events that seek to mark the birth of two nations… AS BOTH Pakistan and India prepare to celebrate…

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‘A Thin Wall’ – UK screening and director talk for film that gets up and close about Partition on both sides of the divide and also asks about the future…

Documentary is affecting portrait of people, their memories, images and artwork… THERE’S an opportunity to catch a poignant, moving and…

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