Film

Indians react to Oscar nominations; Sundance Film Festival world premieres – ‘Polite Society’ and Richie Mehta ‘Poacher’; Berlinale India selections

It’s been a buy week for awards and festivals… All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen; Naatu Naatu – SS Rajamouli…

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Sundance Film Festival – ‘Polite Society’, ‘Poacher’; Jaipur Literature Festival – Amish, Evaristo, Shree; and Berlinale – ‘Dahaad’ calling you…

Three major international festivals have South Asian content and South Asian stories… ‘Polite Society’ – Zany British comedy action film…

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‘Naatu Naatu’ song beats off cream of western global pop for Golden Globe Award for MM Keeravaani and Chandrabose

Composer and lyricist are toast of Hollywood and India GOLDEN GLOBE song ‘Naatu Naatu’ winner MM Keeravaani felt it was,…

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Bollywood 2023: what can you expect after the very mixed bag of 2022

For Indian mainstream cinema buffs, the year 2023 has a lot in store: here’s how it looks right now… By…

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ACV Highlights 2022 – Our picks

We look back at the year and pick out some of our memorable stories… IN A VERY general way –…

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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Parties galore, star snaps; ‘Cirkus’ sluggish while ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is leading the global charge in India too…

It’s very social in Mumbai right now and will be until the New Year sets in; here’s who celebrated Christmas…

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International Film Festival of Kerala: Old and new directors make mark, controversy over official and a lock of hair causes a stir…

Here’s the lowdown on the recently concluded International Film Festival of Kerala – controversy was stirred… By Rodrigues C HOSTED…

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Bollywood Bird Bites: Deepika Padukone World Cup wonder; Vedieka Dutt & Jimmy Shergill in London shot ‘Operation Mayfair’; Kareena Kapoor Khan family croissant love…

Starpower and a woman with the world at her feet? Screengrab of Deepika Padukone Instagram JUST as superstar player Lionel…

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Bollywood Football special: Ball of a time – stars indulge their passion for the beautiful game

Thanks to the Qatar World Cup, Bollywood has gone completely football crazy; let’s join the party before the curtains come…

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‘Amar Colony’ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Special Jury winner to have Indian premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala (December 9-16) Video & review

As this Indian film is seen by its home audience for the first time, its director tells us what drove…

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