Vidya Balan
Deepika Padukone in Cannes Film Festival jury
April 29, 2022
The 75th Festival de Cannes, or Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled actor Deepika Padukone as part of its 9-member jury for the festival that will start on May 17 in the chic resort town on the French Riviera. In a press release, the festival organisers describe Padukone as “act...
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Maithili cinema: Awards, appreciation but no viewers
April 8, 2021
“Maithili cinema’s fate has not changed despite good quality content and awards that we have received in the recent past. We still struggle to get some time on television or even a theatrical release,” says Nitin Chandra, a Maithili filmmaker based in Bihar’s capital Patn...
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Bollywood 2020: New year ushers in a galore of anticipated movies
January 9, 2020
While remakes of old Bollywood movies and sequels seem to be the majority in the list, there are a few real-incident and films based on unusual themes which are also highly anticipated this year.
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Bollywood’s idea of women empowerment in films
December 28, 2018
Almost every other Bollywood film starts with introducing its male leads having a particular profession or a business, while female leads are often neglected as being part of the workforce. In the recent slot of films, they are assertive and sexually confident but rarely have car...
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A new dawn for CBFC
August 16, 2017
The film certifying body of India - Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has dismissed Pahlaj Nihalani as its chief, making way for his replacement – the famous Indian lyricist Prasoon Joshi, CEO, India and chairman (Asia Pacific) of McCann Worldgroup, along with other In...
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Cannes Film Festival reveals the Jury for 2017
April 27, 2017
The jury for the competition category of the 70th edition of Cannes Film Festival is announced. Indian personages such as Mrinal Sen have often received the prestigious prospect to judge; however, the present edition has none!
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