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Bengali directors end strike, Tollywood resumes work

Shooting of Bengali television serials of the Bengal entertainment industry resumed in and around Kolkata on Wednesday after the indefinite cease work by directors ended following the intervention......

Kharge's remarks in RS on PM poll speeches expunged

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that the last 10 years of his rule was just a trailer and picture abhi baaki hai, saying......

Nepal court quashes ban on Adipurush but Kathmandu mayor says no

A Nepal court on Thursday lifted the ban on Hindi films, including Prabhas-starrer Adipurush, asking authorities not to halt the screening of any movie passed by the country's censor board. A......

Dominique Lapierre, author of City of Joy, passes away at 91

Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled ‘The City of Joy', has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. IMAGE: Celebrated......

The Man Who Fought Al-Qaeda, Taliban

Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how......

US firms seeks solution to trade barriers with India

Ahead of India-US Trade Policy Forum meeting, 15 top American business organisations have appealed to the US Trade Representative to address longstanding irritants and barriers in bilateral trade......

Film and TV industry to touch Rs 60k cr in 5 yrs

Driven by growing audience and an expanding market for international movies, the Indian film and television industry is expected to reach a size of over Rs 600 billion (Rs 60,000 crore) in the next......

Bollywood-Hollywood to jointly fight piracy

The Indian film industry joined hands with Hollywood on Wednesday to counter piracy. Dan Glickman, chairman, Motion Pictures Association of America, launched an initiative in alliance with......

Pirates of Caribbean gets a taste of piracy

Video piracy has punched holes in the Indian collections of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the latest offering from Hollywood to release in the country.The film has recorded the......

UK woos Indian film crews

After Australia and New Zealand it is now the turn of Britain to woo the Indian film industry.The country, which has over two million Asian origin population and a major market for Bollywood films......

Multiplexes's Coming Clash With OTT

Mutliplexes want the gap between a film's release in theatres and on OTT to be doubled from 4 to 8 weeks.Surajeet Das Gupta reports. IMAGE: Cinema-lovers watch a show at a PVR theatre. Photograph:......

Golden Globes: RRR Has Tough Competition

S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture. Rajamouli thanked......

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

'Rapists do have families.''I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.''They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.''Why don't we show it that......

Keeravaani's Gracious Act At Golden Globes

IMAGE: M M Keeravaani, who won a Golden Globe for Naatu Naatu. Photograph: Kind courtesy NTR Jr/Twitter SS Rajamouli's fast moving train RRR received a boost when the film's hit exuberant song......

Flashback 2022: Malaika-Arjun's 'M' Word

As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call K: KHAN-ZANA, TODAY &......

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi with Ravichandran Ashwin and Erapalli Prasanna during the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI He could mess with a batter's mind with his......

Vijay Sethupathi to play legendary Muralitharan in biopic

IMAGE: The film will be written and directed by M S Sripathy. Photograph: Getty Images Noted film actor Vijay Sethupathi will play Muttiah Muralitharan in the official biopic of the legendary......

From cricket field to big screen: Mithali Raj biopic in works

IMAGE: Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj has led India to two ICC World Cup finals. Photograph: Mithali Raj/Twitter Indian Women's Cricket team captain Mithali Raj's remarkable journey......

Why India is likely to dominate world cricket

As others struggle overseas, India can alter that pattern: Chappell IMAGE: Ian Chappell is amazed by the rate at which talented youngsters are emerging from the Indian cricket......

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute. IMAGE: NBA......

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