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'Kashmir Files is propaganda': Fellow IFFI jurors back Lapid

Sudipto Sen, the lone Indian in the jury board of the just-concluded International Film Festival of India, Saturday maintained that the remarks made by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid about The......

How I&B min plans to celebrate 75 yrs of independence

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is launching a gamut of activities to celebrate the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' from August 23-29, an official statement said on Sunday. IMAGE:......

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special......

Benegal Committee submits recommendations on censorship to IB ministry

Ace filmmaker Goutam Ghosh, a member of the Shyam Benegal-led censor board revamp committee, said the panel has submitted some recommendations to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry regarding......

Important to grade films, not cut them: Shyam Benegal after 1st CBFC reforms meet

Film certification guidelines need contemporary interpretation and should be as non-discretionary as possible, Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday as he met the......

Sebi plans helpline to assist investors

With an aim to resolve investors' grievances and educate them about markets, the regulator Sebi plans to start a nationwide toll-free helpline and launch awareness campaigns through newspapers,......

FinMin advisers make a case for bold reforms!

With services contributing around 57 per cent to the economic growth, finance ministry advisers have made a case for allowing FDI in the retail sector and selling government equity in PSUs,......

FDI cap in DTH to go up to 74%

The government disappointed the film fraternity when it said no to the recommendations of the draft optical disk policy to combat piracy. Asha Swarup, secretary, Union Ministry of Information &......

Big Mac for the little ones

McDonald's is pulling out the stops to woo younger fans. In May it will doubleclick into the cyberworld and install Sony Playstations at eight restaurants in Delhi.If the experiment is a hit it......

Prasad to lead CII delegation to Cannes

Seeing the commercial potential of the Indian film industry, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading a delegation to the Cannes Film Festival, where Bollywood star......

'Didn't Know Mirch Masala Would Be Her Last Film'

'She was my only choice to play Sonbai. The moment she read the script, she slipped into character.' IMAGE: Smita Patil in Mirch Masala. Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala was the last film that Smita......

'40 Years On, Saaransh Is Still Relevant'

'It hasn't wrinkled because truth doesn't wrinkle. It's like fire; it burns every time you touch it.' IMAGE: Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi and Soni Razdan in Saaransh . As Saaransh completes 40......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

'We should stop talking about just money'

'The world that we live in today has no space for nuance or conversation or debate.''So how does a small film that's not made for the sole reason of earning back your money and which is actually......

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