South African Indian-origin filmmaker Anant Singh’s ‘Sarafina!’ selected for Cannes again three decades later

Anant Singh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement South African Indian-origin filmmaker’s Sarafina!, a classic film about the role of young women in the country’s freedom struggle has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival again 30 years after it first premiered there to a 20-minute standing ovation. This time Sarafina! has been selected for the […]

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Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

The Cannes Film Festival, which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. It’s a showcase of the world’s best cinema. It’s a red-carpet spectacular. It’s a French Riviera hive of dealmaking. But by at least some metrics, Cannes — following a cancelled […]

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Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest for a 2nd time with her power ballad “Tattoo”

Swedish singer Loreen has won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo.” The diva beat acts from 25 other countries to take the continent’s pop crown at the competition in Liverpool. Finnish singer Käärijä was second. Loreen previously won Eurovision in 2012 and is only the second performer to take the prize twice. […]

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Pop acts sing for glory at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, with Ukraine in spotlight

The final of the Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Saturday in Liverpool, with a Swedish diva and a party-loving Finnish rapper among favorites to win a joyous music competition clouded, for a second year running, by the war in Ukraine. Britain is hosting on behalf of Ukraine, which won last year but can’t take up its right […]

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Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha engaged in Delhi

Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha are now engaged. On Instagram, Raghav shared the first images from the ceremony in Delhi. “Everything I prayed for .. She said yes,” he captioned the post. The engagement ceremony took place as per Sikh rituals at Kapurthala House […]

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JioCinema unveils premium pricing in India, begins streaming ‘Succession’, ‘The Last of Us’

‘Succession’, ‘The Last of Us’ Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing of 999 Indian rupees ($12) a year, its first step to move away from a free content model to fight global rivals such as Netflix and Disney in the country. The move comes weeks after a Reliance’s Viacom18 struck a […]

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Rangchor: Story of a visually impaired girl who makes a demon like colours 

Credit: Gillo Repertory Theatre  Rangchor (Colour Thief), a children’s play, celebrated friendship and demonstrated how a visually impaired girl made a demon like and appreciate colours. Gillo Repertory Theatre presented the play, Rangchor, Ek Rakshas Ki Anokhi Kahani (The Colour Thief, an unusual tale of a demon) at the Prithvi Theatre on May 12. The […]

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‘Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil’, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Basil Joseph, goes on floors

Prithviraj Sukumaran and Basil Joseph | Photo Credit: therealprithvi/@instagram and ibasiljoseph/@Instagram Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey director Vipin Das is next helming Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil. Starring his last film’s lead Basil Joseph, the new project will also feature Prithviraj Sukumaran in a lead role. The film, which will also mark Tamil actor Yogi Babu’s Malayalam debut, […]

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Tom Hanks to voice wildlife series ‘The Americas’

Actor Tom Hanks | Photo Credit: Susan Walsh Actor Tom Hanks is going to narrate the wildlife series The Americas which will be his first unscripted entertainment series. According to Deadline, The Americas, an epic natural history series, was first planned more than three years ago by then-NBC boss Paul Telegedy. The wildlife series will […]

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Samuthirakani’s next to be directed by Nanda Periyasamy

Actor Samuthirakani | Photo Credit: KSL Director-turned-actor Samuthirakani will next be seen in filmmaker Nanda Periyasamy’s new film. The director, known for helming Maathi Yosi and  Anandham Vilayadum Veedu, started shooting for the untitled project on Friday.  Bankrolled by GPRK Productions, the new film also stars Ananya, Bharathiraja and Nassar. According to reports, the film will be shot […]

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