Cannes: News
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Singer Papon represents Assam at India Pavillion in Cannes
The musician is producing the upcoming films The Land of the Sacred Beats and The Mystical Brahmaputra: A Musical Story.
Article Hindi
Cannes 2022: Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes wins top documentary award Golden Eye
Payal Kapadia’s A Night Of Knowing Nothing, an exploration of university student life in India, bagged the same prize last year.
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Cannes 2022: Saim Sadiq's Joyland wins Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard section
The Pakistani film is the first to compete at the festival. It was also awarded the Cannes 'Queer Palm' prize for Best LGBTIQ+, "queer" or feminist-themed movie.
Article Bengali
Chhaad poster sees Paoli Dam set out in search of freedom
Directed by National award-winning filmmaker Indrani Chakraborty, the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on 23 May.
Article Hindi
Dice Media launches Bravehearts trailer at Marché du Film
The army anthology series’ promo will be premiered on the studio’s YouTube channel on 28 May.
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Mithila Palkar to play double role in the Alka Raghuram-directed In The Ring
Produced by Sreyashii Sengupta and Souvikk Dasgupta, the film is based on the burqa-boxing community of Kolkata and also stars Jaaved Jaaferi.
Article Bengali
Trailer for Shyam Benegal’s Mujib: The Making Of A Nation released at Cannes; see video
The film is a joint venture between India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Bangladesh's Film Development Corporation (FDC).
Article English
Indian music legend AR Rahman screens his first directorial venture Le Musk at Cannes
The Grammy-winning composer was joined by the likes of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mame Khan and Ricky Kej at the event.
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I don’t think any of us has the capacity to judge or critique: Deepika Padukone
The actress made her debut as a jury member at the Cannes red carpet, looking stunning in a black-gold Sabyasachi saree.
Article Hindi
Coronavirus update: Akshay Kumar tests positive for COVID-19, will not attend Cannes Festival
This is the second time Akshay Kumar has contracted the virus. The veteran actor had also tested positive in April last year.
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Cannes 2022: Rocketry, Godavari, Boomba Ride, Dhuin to be screened at India Pavillion
The Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Mishing and Hindi films will be presented on the sidelines at the 75th edition of the festival.
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Pooja Hegde set to make her debut appearance at the 75th Cannes Festival
The actress will be attending the festival, which opens on 17 May, on the first two days.
Review Bengali
Rehana Maryam Noor review: A well-spun tale of the female psyche and tribulations
Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s Bengali-language feature foregrounds one woman’s fight against patriarchy.
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Satyajit Ray’s Pratidwandi and G Aravindan’s Thampu to be screened at Cannes 2022
The latest edition of the prestigious festival will pay homage to Indian cinema.
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Cannes 2022: Deepika Padukone joins jury led by Vincent Lindon
The 75th edition of the annual film festival is being held from 17 to 28 May.
Article Hindi
Aneek Chaudhuri’s feature to be a part of the Film Market at Cannes
The Hindi-language feature, titled The Tale Of A Santa And His Moth, stars Pawan Chopra and Usha Banerjee.
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Cannes 2022: Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes to have a special screening
Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq's first feature Joyland will compete in the Un Certain Regard section.
Article Hindi
A Night Of Knowing Nothing trailer: Politics, fantasy, emotion come together in this fascinating film
Payal Kapadia’s debut feature is poised between fiction and documentary.
Article Bengali Hindi
TIFF 2021: Payal Kapadia’s A Night Of Knowing Nothing wins Amplify Voices award
The filmmaker’s debut feature documentary won the Oeil d'Or, the grand prize for Best Documentary, at the Cannes Festival in July.
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Payal Kapadia's A Night Of Knowing Nothing wins documentary grand prix at Cannes
The film from India was presented with the Golden Eye, the award for best documentary across various sections at the festival.