The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry

The rash of remakes of south Indian movies by the Bombay industry

For more than a year, the Hindi film industry is unspooling a popular concept of computer science on the screen: garbage in, garbage out. Bachchhan Paandey, Jersey, Cuttputli, Hit, Vikram Vedha, Mili, Drishyam-2, Cirkus, Selfiee, Shehzada, Bholaa, Gumraah, and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan — there has been a glut of remakes of South […]

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Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking

Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking

Over the last few years, Korean content has permeated the world. From the web series Squid Game to K-pop and K-dramas, not to mention films — think Oscar-winning Parasite (2019) and director Park Chan-wook’s Cannes winner, Decision to Leave(2022). This success, however, did not come easily or quickly. The work towards putting Korean culture on […]

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ED to name Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in ‘conman’ money laundering case

ED to name Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in ‘conman’ money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to name Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others, officials said on August 17. The federal probe agency is expected to file a fresh (supplementary) charge sheet or prosecution complaint in this case on August […]

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