Meet National Award winning filmmaker Gajendra Ahire, whose film Dear Molly is getting an Oscar screening in Los Angeles this month A young girl is looking for her father, taking cues from a trail of letters he had written to her. He last saw her when she was only five years old. This is what […]

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Madhur Bhandarkar, known for films depicting real lives, is all set to make a sequel to Fashion. Meanwhile, here’s a look at the acclaimed filmmaker’s journey till now It was the 2001 film Chandni Bar that gave filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar his first taste of fame. The women-centric film, which puts the spotlight on the girls […]

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In war, the honour and glory are primarily reserved for those involved in active combat. Books, documentaries and feature films about war are often dedicated to the valour and sacrifice of the soldier or the courage and strategic brilliance of the officer. But seldom is there much consideration for the individuals who also place themselves […]

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Filmmaker Prakash Jha has played the protagonist in a short film by debutant director Mudassir Mashalkar that revolves around loneliness An old, retired professor leads a lonely life in the busy metropolitan city of Mumbai where he wanders from place to place and witnesses the lives and longings of whoever he comes across. He tries […]

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You remember him as Bajirao, Alauddin Khilji and Deepika Padukone’s groom. Now brace yourself to see him as a police officer in Simmba The nation’s love affair with him began eight years ago. It was with the Yash Raj film Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) that Ranveer Singh enjoyed the limelight for the first time. The big […]

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Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar are offering content with unrestricted violence, sex and nudity. Will censors spoil the fun? Streaming content, produced locally or overseas, is not regulated in India. The explicit content of Netflix and its competitors reaches Indian households with Internet connections without any filters. That is because the Central Board […]

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Want to attend a master class with David Dhawan or see Akshay Kumar in person? Head for the 49th International Film Festival of India Goa will play host to the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) between November 20 and 28 this year. On display will be 212 films from over 68 countries. Along […]

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Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s latest Blinded by the light is a hybrid musical with a different touch She came into the limelight with her 2002 drama Bend it like Beckham. The film featured a young Indian-British woman, Jess, who tried to realise her football dreams while trying to be the dutiful daughter of traditional Indian parents. […]

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