Rajnikanth’s Forthcoming Film Kabali

A special plane has been readied for take-off to coincide with the release of Tamil superstar Rajnikanth's film - Kabali - on July 15

Udta Punjab

While #Udta Punjab created a buzz much before its release with disagreements between #Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and filmmakers over its content and cuss words, the drug-themed film that underlines #addiction issues among the youth in #Punjab was given a green sig...

Kaushik Ganguly’s Cinemawala hits theatres natio...

As Cinemawala, a Bengali film by national award winner Kaushik Ganguly releases nationally, the director acknowledges his deep-seated nostalgia for celluloid and the vanishing single screen theatres in Bengal. While the Indian audience takes habitual respite in “boy-meets-g...

Liberty Cinema in Mumbai

In the heart of South Mumbai, Liberty Cinema is a film hub where one can watch some majestic movies for no cost at all. On the other side of the crowded Marine Lines train station, literally across the famed Queen’s Necklace in South Mumbai, on a noisy street full of multiple r...

Filmmakers challenge censor board on Udta Punjab

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India, popularly known as the censor board, is again under the spotlight for forcing several cuts on Udta Punjab, a Hindi feature film dealing with the subject of drug abuse in Punjab (North India).

Interview à Cannes avec Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Udta Punjab

Un film choc qui dénonce les trafics et la consommation de drogues dans l’État du Punjab (Nord). Avant même sa sortie en salle, Udta Punjab a suscité la polémique. Le Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), l’autorité de régulation de l’audiovisuel en Inde, a exi...

Cannes Film Festival

With Cannes Film Festival just around the corner, there’s buzz all around as to who’s making it to Cannes – be it the movies or celebrities. Cinema enthusiastic Indians in particular keep a track of all the latest updates about any sort of Indian presence at the renowned f...

Film certification in India

Indian cinema is by far one of the most prudent in the world. Scenes that are common in films around the world are conspicuous by their absence, especially anything to do with sex or suggestions of sex. This is not only by choice or social pressure on film makers, but mainly due ...

‘Chakra The Invincible’

The legendary comic book writer Stan Lee is all set to conquer Bollywood as his Indian superhero ‘Chakra The Invincible’ gets a live-action theatrical film. Super heroes such as Spider Man, Iron Man, X-Men and Hulk have an indelible impression on the childhood of many. So muc...