Film
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Feb- 2025 -14 February
Berlinale 75: ‘Michtav Le’David’ (‘A Letter to David’) – Poignant and moving tribute to Israeli hostage
Berlin Tricia Tuttle, festival director, described this as “ a rich mix of visceral genre films that grab us physically…
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13 February
Berlinale 75 – Our spotlights as Berlin film festival begins today…
As the curtain is about to lift… By Suman Bhuchar TRICIA TUTTLE who was at theBritish Film Institute (BFI) head…
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9 February
‘Unforgotten’ – Sanjeev Bhaskar; ‘Virdee’; ‘Before Nikkah’; JLF Rishi Sunak and Sundance award ‘Sabar Bonda’ – Bird Bites
Backpack detective is back on our screens DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) DI SUNIL ‘SUNNY’ KHAN played by one-time ‘Goodness…
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4 February
‘Deva’ – Smart procedural is more than the sums of its parts and Shahid Kapoor shines
Review of the Bollywood film… IN KEEPING with the anti-hero trend in mainstream Hindi cinema comes ‘Deva’ – an out…
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Jan- 2025 -31 January
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Saif Ali Khan violence could lead to reset; ‘Sky Force’ soars, others flounder…
Star Akshay Kumar is back in a film which venerates the fighter pilots of the India-Pakistan war of 1965, but…
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26 January
‘Sky Force’ – decent but could have been better if story had centred around new lead and wives more…
This is a good, solid story but a little let down by Bollywood’s desire to play safe… ORIGINAL and different,…
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24 January
Sundance Film Festival 2025 starts today – films to have an eye on – Rabbit Trap; Bubble & Squeak; Brides and Sabar Bonda
One of the biggest independent filmmaker gatherings is about to get under way… STARS DEV PATEL and Himesh Patel have…
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17 January
Baftas 2025 – Dev Patel, Karan Kandhari and Sandhya Suri compete for Outstanding British Debut; Nabhaan Rizwan – up for EE Rising Star
Some personalities and films didn’t make it through from the longlist but in one category – perhaps one with a…
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10 January
‘Anuja’ – Oscar winner Guneet Monga, stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Mindy Kaling back short film in Academy Awards contention (video)
We speak to the producer and creative talents behind this short live action film which has reached a shortlist of…
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10 January
Bird Bites: Oscars voting, The Glassworker, Payal Kapadia and our latest stories…
The end of the first full working week of 2025 has seen one awards ceremony complete its cycle as others…
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