Makers of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, on their Oscar win and the triumph of Indian non-fiction

Makers of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, on their Oscar win and the triumph of Indian non-fiction

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga at the Oscars | Photo Credit: MIKE BLAKE After she was unceremoniously played off at the 95th Academy Awards — where The Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short Film — producer Guneet Monga turned back to the rostrum and yelled out, “This is India’s first film to win an Oscar!” […]

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Watch | Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them

Watch | Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them

Elephant whisperers Bomman, Bellie from Tamil Nadu | Video Credit: N. Bashkaran, M. Sathyamoorthy March 13, 2023 05:51 pm | Updated March 15, 2023 12:42 pm IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM/DHARMAPURI After the Oscar for Best Documentary Short was announced for ‘ The Elephant Whisperers’ in a glitzy ceremony, far away in Los Angeles, U.S., the director […]

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Oscar-winning ‘RRR’ Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ choreographer Prem Rakshith: Rajamouli taught me how to choreograph to suit the camera angles

Oscar-winning ‘RRR’ Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ choreographer Prem Rakshith: Rajamouli taught me how to choreograph to suit the camera angles

Prem Rakshith (extreme left) with Rajamouli’s son Karthikeya, Keeravani’s wife Srivalli, Rama Rajamouli and (behind) Keeravani’s son Simha Koduri | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “I am neither too excited, nor too nervous. I want to enjoy the awards ceremony and hope we bring the Oscar home,” Hyderabad-based choreographer Prem Rakshith told The Hindu hours before […]

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India advances to Oscar International Feature Film shortlist

India advances to Oscar International Feature Film shortlist

A still from ‘Chhello Show’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced its list of fifteen films that advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category at the upcoming Oscars. Indian film Chhello Show (or The Last Film Show in English) […]

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‘RRR’, ‘All That Breathes’ enter BAFTA 2023 longlist

‘RRR’, ‘All That Breathes’ enter BAFTA 2023 longlist

Making for an exciting awards season for India, S.S. Rajamouli’s period action blockbuster “RRR” and Shaunak Sen’s celebrated documentary “All That Breathes” have made it to the BAFTA Film Awards longlist, the organisers said on Friday. This is the initial longlisting round and the films will advance to the nominating stage of voting, the British […]

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About 60% of Chhello Show is from my childhood, says Pan Nalin

About 60% of Chhello Show is from my childhood, says Pan Nalin

The director of Chhello Show, India’s official entry for the Academy Awards, opens up about his semi-autobiographical drama and its homage to Cinema Paradiso The director of Chhello Show, India’s official entry for the Academy Awards, opens up about his semi-autobiographical drama and its homage to Cinema Paradiso “We were creating havoc abroad, but not […]

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New on Amazon Prime Video: ‘Suzhal’, ‘The Terminal List’, and more

New on Amazon Prime Video: ‘Suzhal’, ‘The Terminal List’, and more

Other highlights that are coming to Amazon Prime Video this week include ‘The Darkest Hour’ and the first season of ‘Monstrous’ Other highlights that are coming to Amazon Prime Video this week include ‘The Darkest Hour’ and the first season of ‘Monstrous’ Here is the full list of new titles on the platform: What’s new […]

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