Entertainment
Promotional funds for Indian cinema travelling abr...
November 2, 2016
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) plans to roll out a fund for promotion of the films that bag the feather of India's official entry to the Academy Awards under the foreign film category.
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Série – Il était une fois le cinéma indien (2...
October 29, 2016
Raj Kapoor, avec son personnage « Chaplinesque » de Raju, du classique « Awaara » (1951) à « Mera Naam Joker » (1970), a établi une figure universelle du pauvre confronté à l’adversité, que la plupart des films indiens contemporains semblent avoir oubliée. Il a chan...
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2016 commences
October 21, 2016
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival was inaugurated yesterday and has much to offer in the coming days, in terms of contemporary and classic cinema, both Indian and international.
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Bollywood film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ ca...
October 21, 2016
The terrorist attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir in September 2016, has affected a lot of dimensions in both India and Pakistan. And now, Bollywood suffers too as an Indian nationalist party protest the release of the Hindi movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ as it stars a Pakistani act...
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Lipstick Under My Burkha to premiere at Tokyo Inte...
October 15, 2016
Indian film, Lipstick Under my Burkha, showcasing the lives of four women exploring their dreams and desires is an official selection for the Tokyo International Film Festival and its freshly-released trailer has left film buffs excited.
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Befikre, the first Bollywood film shot entirely in...
October 12, 2016
Befikre, an Indian comedy directed by Aditya Chopra, is scheduled to be released on December 9. It now holds the distinction of becoming the first Bollywood film shot entirely in France, thanks notably to the international tax rebate introduced on January 1 there.
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Cinema, Society and Democracy
October 9, 2016
With Indian films earning accolades at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, three-city tour of the Indo-European Film Festival and no dearth of cine lovers, Indian film makers are spearheading the need for adequate representation for an international audience while the...
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Misplaced nostalgia – renovation of Metro Ci...
September 29, 2016
The debate to determine if a heritage single-screen theatre should be revamped into a multiplex with a modern day retail experience is touch-and-go. Nostalgic cinephiles in Kolkata are saddened by the conversion of Metro Cinema Hall into an Inox multiplex. However, they prefer a ...
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Movie review: Pink
September 20, 2016
While the Indian film space is gradually getting used to a diverse set of subjects, sometimes uneasy social commentaries like Pink come as a much-needed guidebook underlining issues such as prejudices against women and their degree of freedom in the patriarchal Indian society.
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Série – Il était une fois le cinéma indien (1...
September 17, 2016
Pour inaugurer sa série sur le cinéma indien et ses films emblématiques, des classiques au plus modernes, INDES a choisi d’évoquer un de ses maîtres incontestés, Satyajit Ray, et en particulier sa « Trilogie d’Apu » (1955-1959), qui restent plus que jamais d’actuali...
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