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TIFF 2020: Mira Nair award and memorable Toronto experience; Tanya Maniktala on Rising Stars Panel and what she is looking for next; Denzel Washington and Barry Jenkins talks

Some news in briefs from this year’s hybrid Toronto International Film Festival… DIRECTOR Mira Nair is all set to receive…

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TIFF 2020: Tanya Maniktala star of ‘A Suitable Boy’ on international acting talent panel today; Mira Nair, ‘One Night in Miami’, Priyanka Chopra Jonas (update and report links)

🎥 Director Mira Nair to receive Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Tribute Award 🎥 Bollywood star Tabu among presenters of…

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Tanya Maniktala, ‘Lata’ in director Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ talks to acv about her selection as Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020 Rising Star, as fest get under way…

LESS than two months ago, Tanya Maniktala was relatively unknown – even in her native India. Her role as Lata…

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London Film Festival 2020 – ‘Mogul Mowgli’, ‘After Love’, ‘The Salt in Our Waters’ and ‘The Disciple’…(preview)

New and established talent hits the UK’s biggest film festival which is radically different this year because of the Coronavirus…

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ACV Bird Eye Review Show – episode 6 – ‘Khuda Haazif’, ‘Churails’, Sadak 2

Check in with what our reviewer made of the above – what do you think? #KhudaHaafiz #Churails #Sadak2 Weclome to…

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Venice 2020: Two Indian films, ‘The Disciple’ and ‘Meel Patthar’ (‘Milestone’) head to film festival as season starts despite global pandemic…

One film appears in the main competition section and for both directors Chaitanya Tamhane and Ivan Ayr, it’s a return…

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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Glasgow to Mumbai and back as more blockbusters come into view…

What’s been going on in Bollywood, our intrepid Mumbai cineaste has been taking the temperature… by Rodrigues C So, UK…

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‘Tenet’ – Well worth the ride, but stick to the Christopher Nolan world you find yourself in…

Few directors demand this level of letting go of reality… EXHILERATING and enthralling – director Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ is a…

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‘A Suitable Boy’: Modern choices presented in sumptuous costume period drama – but where does it lead us? (TV series wrap)

Stereotyped and dated, and unhelpful to modern mores – or faithful to the source material and the time? Our writer…

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‘A Suitable Boy’ – actors Namit Das, Mikhail Sen and Danesh Razvi talk about roles, working with Mira Nair and Vikram Seth…

HEAR what it was like playing the role of the suitors to heroine Lata Mehra in director Mira Nair’s TV…

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