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Dev Patel and Armando Iannucci speak to acv on the red carpet for the world premiere of their film, ‘The personal history of David Copperfield’

Toronto 12am (-5hours BST) LEADING man Dev Patel who plays the central character of David Copperfield in Armando Iannucci’s third…

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Toronto International Film Festival 2019: Dev Patel in ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ (tonight; early hours UK)

(September 4 Toronto 10pm) DEV PATEL will appear in director Armando Iannucci’s film here this evening. It will be a…

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Venice Film Festival 2019 – ‘Chola’ (‘Shadow of water’) violently tackles India gender issues

Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan speaks to acv about his hard-hitting drama in which three people wind up in a bad…

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‘Baahubali – The Beginning Live’ comes to the Royal Albert Hall, with a full orchestra and stars Prabhas, Rani Daggabuti, Anushka Shetty, director SS Rajamouli and composer MM Keeravani and here’s your chance to see it for free…(p)

A massive hit at home and abroad, the epic Baahubali returns to London for a very special screening and let…

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London Film Festival 2019: Dev Patel, Bollywood stars and Indian Indies and Bangladesh doc all set for capital glitz

Dev Patel, Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar amongst the stars who feature in the line up at the 63rd BFI…

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‘Bombay Rose’ today at Venice Film Festival and ‘Chola’ (see trailer for ‘Bombay Rose’)

Two Indian films with bite come to the Venice Film Festival this year… A MUCH-anticipated animated feature about young people…

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‘A Suitable Boy’ – “The Crown made brown” quips filmmaker Mira Nair on her first TV project…

Much-loved Indian novel to get Andrew Davies TV treatment, watch out Aunties! By Sailesh Ram MIRA NAIR is more than…

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‘Indigo Soul’ – first songs from debut album to be unveiled at famous jazz venue for classically-trained vocalist Unnati Dasgutpa

An established Indian classical singer is about to release eagerly anticipated-crossover album… BEST-KNOWN for her vocals and a regular contributor…

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‘Blinded by the light’ – A story for all, Gurinder Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor and Viveik Kalra on their Bruce Springsteen inspired film

She’s only gone and done it again, as acv speaks to Chadha, Manzoor and Kalra, about fathers and sons, uncovering…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 – Up for it? ACV guide to comedy, dance, and exhibitions (Part II)

Stuff to chortle at, boogie and expand your mind… By Suman Bhuchar AWAY from theatre (covered on another page here),…

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