Film
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Jul- 2021 -8 July
Dilip Kumar – Nation mourns screen legend who was among earliest of Bollywood’s megastars…(Obituary)
He was described as the ‘King of Tragedy’, but Dilip Kumar was among Bollywood’s first and most enduring stars and…
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7 July
Cannes Film Festival Day 1- Opening night, the Palais and covid protocols, film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’… ( video and more soon!)
IT’S DAY 1 in Cannes – yes, we are at the Cannes Film Festival. So what’s it like…ACV’s Brigitte Leloire…
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3 July
London Indian Film Festival 2021: Closing Gala Film – ‘Flight’: Stars look back…
Focusing on Great British Asians – one of the strands of the fest this year – a galaxy of talent…
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Jun- 2021 -25 June
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Industry way to go – readying for releases and on vaccine drive…
India’s cinema industry is on the move, finally and film fans can look forward to new films, while many workers…
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24 June
Tribeca treats 2021: ‘Last Film Show’ (Gujarati), ‘India Sweets and Spices’ (Manisha Koirala) and lockdown comedy drama, ‘7 days’ (from team ‘Room 104’) and M Night Shyamalan on ‘Old’…
The festival created by Robert de Niro and others in the wake of 9/11 to revive a part of Manhattan,…
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20 June
London Indian Film Festival 2021: Asif Kapadia’s emotional in person tribute to actor Irrfan Khan at the BFI Southbank screening of ‘The Warrior’
Powerful and moving, the British director offered a great tribute to actor and spoke about his own work to date……
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19 June
London Indian Film Festival 2021 – Hanif Kureishi: ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ – how it changed his life, creating a joyous gay love story and how ‘hot’ Daniel Day-Lewis was…
Author and screenwriter’s first film was a dream debut – inspired by his life growing up in the suburbs of…
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19 June
‘Sherni’ – tad disappointing tale of Conservation Vs Development in Amit Masurkar’s Indian jungle tiger drama which has echoes of his brilliant ‘Newton’
Much was expected of director’s feature after all conquering satire but this isn’t in the same league, though it is…
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18 June
Monsoon Marriages – our Bird Eye Review show claws ‘Maharani’, ‘Ek Mini Katha’ (penis drama), and ‘Triple Whammy’…Monsoon Marriages
More on this month’s regular review of the digital/OTT space from the sub-continent with Nat Bollywood (Natalie Barrass)… MONSOON MARRIAGES…
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18 June
‘In the Heights’ – ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first film is a joy and will leave you on a big high!
Latin-American impresario who stormed Broadway and the West End has a film that sings from the same tune sheet…gloriously! By…
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