Cinema

Lipstick Under My Burkha – Is it revolutionary?

Lipstick Under My Burkha – Is it revolutiona...

August 2, 2017

The highly anticipated film, Lipstick Under My Burkha only shocks because it puts to screen unfulfilled desires of women in India, as rape and oppression are commonplace, mundane realities in their lives.

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Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to showcase three Indian films

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to show...

July 29, 2017

Three Indian films including one by Anurag Kashyap and one by Hansal Mehta are set to have a world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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Huma Qureshi’s International debut PARTITION: 1947

Huma Qureshi’s International debut PARTITION...

July 28, 2017

Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi was recently in Kolkata to promote her recent international film, Partition: 1947, an upcoming English/Hindi film directed by Gurinder Chadha.

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Workshop to uphold cinematic heritage in India

Workshop to uphold cinematic heritage in India

July 28, 2017

A Film Preservation and Restoration workshop is to be held in southern Indian city of Chennai.

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Five friendship themed Bollywood Movies

Five friendship themed Bollywood Movies

July 21, 2017

Cinema in India has celebrated various shades of love and relationships, and friendship is no exception to that.

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‘Befikre’ Ranveer Singh immortalised in Paris
Jagga Jasoos review: seeking the child within you

Jagga Jasoos review: seeking the child within you

July 18, 2017

There are two parts of the brain, the left side makes you analytical whereas the right side makes you creative; a tad mad to say the least – Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos is a failed attempt to celebrate the madness that's fast disappearing. You cannot enjoy the film unless ther...

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Kolkata gears up for European film festivals

Kolkata gears up for European film festivals

July 14, 2017

Starting today, Kolkata’s cinephiles are in for a week long treat with two film festivals showcasing European cinema in the city’s iconic venues, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and Nandan.

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‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ to hit theatres on July 21

‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ to hit theatres on ...

July 12, 2017

Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, the award-winning Hindi film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ that was initially blocked by the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for being too lady-oriented and containing sexual content, has now been cleared for release on July 2...

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Tamil Nadu movie halls open post GST strife

Tamil Nadu movie halls open post GST strife

July 12, 2017

"Lack of clarity," said the Tamil Nadu theatre owners as they kept movie halls shut post GST blaming double taxation crippling the regional cinema industry.

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