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TIFF 2022: Shubham Yogi’s Kacchey Limbu, Shekhar Kapur’s What's Love Got To Do With It? to be premiered with gala presentations
The former feature stars Radhika Madan and Rajat Barmecha while the latter stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Shabana Azmi and Sajal Aly.
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Shabana Azmi, Makarand Deshpande launch Deepti Naval’s memoir in Mumbai
The actress-writer-artist’s latest project is titled A Country Called Childhood, published by Aleph Book Company.
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Shamshera review: Exhausting period saga is overwrought and melodramatic
Director Karan Malhotra’s ambitious drama, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt, collapses under its own weight.
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Fakt Mahilao Maate trailer: Yash Soni knows what women want
The Gujarati feature, which also stars Deeksha Joshi and Amitabh Bachchan, sees the actor play a man who can suddenly hear the thoughts of all women.
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4K restoration of Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi to be screened at Venice International Film Festival
The 1977 period epic will be screened in the Venice Classics section.
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HIT: The First Case review – Long-winded investigative thriller that leaves no mark
The Hindi remake of the 2020 Telugu film of the same name stretches the viewer's credulity.
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Ms Marvel is a textbook example of representation, says Mohan Kapur
The actor, who plays the father of teenage superhero Kamala Khan, speaks of the comic book series and its grand finale, which will be streamed on 13 July on Disney+ Hotstar.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival to be held from 8 to 18 February 2023
The 38th edition of the event will be held physically at the historic Arlington Theatre.
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Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 Agni Pariksha review – Violent vigilante action film that can’t see beyond revenge angle
The Vidyut Jammwal-starrer, written and directed by Faruk Kabir, is stuck in a rut, slotting its characters as black and white.
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25 years of Gupt: Music composer Viju Shah discusses the making of the cult soundtrack
Shah won the inaugural Filmfare award for Best Background Score for the Rajiv Rai thriller starring Bobby Deol, Kajol and Manisha Koirala, which was released on 4 July 1997.
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5 things Nabendu Ghosh’s Dadamoni: The Life and Times of Ashok Kumar reveals about the actor
The revised edition of the 1995 biography, published by Speaking Tiger Books, also contains a foreword by the veteran actor’s daughter Bharti Jaffrey and an afterword by Ghosh’s daughter Ratnottama Sengupta.
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We’ve made a family film, like a family: Maniesh Paul on Jugjugg Jeeyo
The actor is part of the Dharma Productions film, which also stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani.
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Kajol, Suriya, Pan Nalin, Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Reema Kagti invited to join the Academy
The Indian artistes and filmmakers are among 397 who have been named to be a part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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7 Star Dinosor Entertainment review: A penetrating and wistful look at the ordeal of migrants during lockdown
The short film, written and directed by Vaishali Naik, examines the existence of two downtrodden brothers who make a living performing as dinosaurs.
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Fairy Folk is a magical realism film, says Mukul Chadda
The actor speaks about his exciting and challenging role in the Karan Gour film.
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Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga review – Pankaj Tripathi leads this interesting satire
The dark comedy, written and directed by Srijit Mukerji, looks at the growing man-animal conflict in rural India and focuses on how one village leader decides to tackle it.
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I have the confidence to do more: Neetu Kapoor on her return to acting
The veteran actress speaks about her comeback role in JugJugg Jeeyo, her career as a young woman and her dream collaborators.
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Masoom review: Family skeletons are exposed in this absorbing yet murky drama
Boman Irani and Samara Tijori lead this Disney+ Hotstar suspense series about the aftermath of a matriarch's death.
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Jaadugar trailer: A magician takes to the football field to win over a young woman
Directed by Sameer Saxena, the Netflix sports comedy-drama, which stars Jitendra Kumar, Jaaved Jaaferi and Arushi Sharma, will be premiered on 15 July.
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Nikamma review: Over-the-top action entertainer that drags out its narrative
Abhimanyu Dassani plays the loyal bodyguard and brother-in-law to Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s Avni in this ridiculously excessive drama by Sabbir Khan.