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Our number may not be high, but the quality is A-grade, say casting directors Shubham Gaur and Trishaan
The partners of Trishaan and Shubham Casting Company talk about their start in the industry, working in the digital space, and how casting has improved over the years.
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Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives trailer: Peek into the lives of Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey and Neelam
Modelled on the American reality franchise The Real Housewives, the upcoming Netflix series showcases the glamorous, hidden lifestyle of star wives.
Review Hindi
Chhalaang review: Rajkummar Rao plays an underdog coach out to redeem himself
Director Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao team up again, this time in a sports drama-meets-rom-com that attempts to do too much at once.
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Ludo review: Multiple storylines converge but do not connect organically
The Anurag Basu film has its fair share of flair and imagination but isn’t quite able to bring it all together in a cohesive manner.
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Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari song ‘Ladki Dramebaaz Hai’: Diljit Dosanjh, Fatima Sana Shaikh let loose in the club
The party song, composed by Javed-Mohsin, is a pleasant number set in a disco.
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Suttabaazi poster 2: Komal Chhabria, Renee Sen team up during the lockdown
The actresses play a mother and daughter who are forced to spend time together in the upcoming short film directed by Kabeer Khurana.
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I always wanted to direct: Ajay Sharma on Jolly 1995
The editor speaks about turning helmer with his short film, which is being streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
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Mismatched trailer: Rohit Saraf, Prajakta Koli paired together to make an app
The Netflix series, co-directed by Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dharmadhikari, features the trials and tribulations of IT students in an old institution.
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Lahore Confidential teaser: Richa Chadha is caught between love and war
The actress plays a RAW agent who must decide between her duty to her country and personal happiness.
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Canada selects Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy as international feature entry for 2021 Oscars
Mehta’s Water (2005), starring Lisa Ray and John Abraham, had also been selected as Canada’s entry for the 79th Oscars.
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Adil Hussain, Antonio Aakeel cast in Cinestaan script contest winner Neetha Syam's Footprints On Water
The British-Indian feature, directed by Nathalia Syam and produced by Mohaan Nadaar, will also star Nimisha Sajayan and Lena Kumar.
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How Ritwik Bhowmick and Shreya Chaudhary came to be cast as the leads in Bandish Bandits
Director Anand Tiwari explains the exhaustive, lengthy casting process for the Amazon Prime web-series.
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Chhalaang song ‘Teri Choriyaan’: Lively duet that encapsulates a budding romance
The Punjabi track, sung by Guru Randhawa and Payal Dev, is an enjoyable yet predictable number charting the romance of the lead characters in the Hansal Mehta film.
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The White Tiger teaser: Adarsh Gourav is impressive as a man stuck between two worlds
The newcomer stars alongside Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in this stirring Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas joins Sam Heughan, Celine Dion in romance Text For You
The upcoming film, directed by Jim Strouse, is based on the German film SMS Fur Dich (2016).
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Saving Chintu review: Well-intentioned but far from effective
The short film, which is being screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, addresses the important issues of discrimination and prejudice but isn’t able to execute its vision well.
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A Suitable Boy review: Weighty period drama saved by opulent production design and winsome performances
Netflix series' writer Andrew Davies and co-director Mira Nair adapt Vikram Seth’s 1993 tome with mixed results.
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Firsts (Season 3) is the kind of representation I would want to see out there, says Sulagna Chatterjee
The writer of the third season of the web-series speaks about her first independent project.
Review Marathi
Kaande Pohe review: A modern twist at an arranged marriage
Ahsaas Channa and Tushar Pandey have a sweet, easy chemistry in this charming short film which was released in the Valentine’s Day week this year.
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Comedy Couple review: Amiable rom-com about pitfalls of living and working together
Saqib Saleem and Shweta Basu Prasad are sincere and appealing in this Nachiket Samant film about a pair of stand-up comedians who are trying to make their relationship work.