Film

Cannes 2024 – Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia ‘All We Imagine as Light’ makes top table and Sandhya Suri’s ‘Santosh’ – official selections…

Indian film is included in prestigious Competition section, while ‘Santosh’ features in section for up and coming directors…the news broke…

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‘The Trouble with Jessica’ – Indira Varma’s character too hot to handle for two couples with secrets (film review)

If you like smart witty urban comedies about ‘nice’, well-to-do, middle class folks, this should appeal… THIS a lovely, charming,…

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Dev Patel talks to us about his first film as a director for ‘Monkey Man’ (video)

THIS IS British global star Dev Patel’s first film as a director. He stars in this gritty well shot revenge…

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‘Monkey Man’ – Dev Patel is superb and action is brilliant, but story is a little undercooked…

His first film behind the camera shows immense promise… IN MANY ways this is a tour de force and has…

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BFI Flare 2024 – Interview writer-director The Queen of My Dreams Fawzia Mirza (video only)

DESCRIBED as a ‘dramedy’ by the writer-director herself, Fawzia Mirza’s ‘The Queen of my Dreams’ recently screened at the BFI…

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BFI Flare 2024 (38th) – “Joy and pain of filmmaking” as out Indian director Onir talks about latest ‘Pine Cone’ feature…

One of India’s leading social justice directors speaks to us about his very personal film which premiered in the UK…

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BFI Flare 2024 (38th) – ‘Merchant Ivory’: documentary – meeting of minds and the family they spawned…(review & star gallery)

Nostalgic and enjoyable, if you know the films they made in 1980s and 1990s… and even if you don’t, this…

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BFI Flare 2024 (38th) – The Queer Muslim Project film panel has successful night…

The British Film Institute’s (BFI) annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ saw the spotlight on South Asian films and filmmakers… INSPIRATION and…

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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: No Khan Eid release; Savarkar jury out; ‘Maidaan’ coming; Chamkila-AR Rahman trailer launch…

It’s been a mixed month with stars vying for attention in the next, while the ‘Elvis Presley of Punjab’ in…

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BFI Flare Festival 2024: Acclaimed Indian director Onir to present ‘Pine Cone’; Merchant Ivory partnership and Indian trans modelling agency get big screen treatment…

The British Film Institute’s (BFI) 12-day film festival that platforms the best of LGBTQIA+ culture starts tomorrow… BRITAIN’S biggest celebration…

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