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Samantha Ruth Prabhu scorches social media with her latest picture, colleagues shower love for her

Jun 07, 2022, at 06:20 pm

Not just acting, Indian actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu is hitting the headlines with her fitness goals and sultry pictures online and her new Instagram post is a classic example.

Cannes award for All That Breathes is something, but I am cautiously optimistic: Shaunak Sen

Jun 02, 2022, at 09:54 pm

After winning at the Sundance film festival, Shaunak Sen’s documentary ‘All That Breathes’  won the top documentary honour at the Cannes film festival this year. With the film slated for release on HBO this fall, Sujoy Dhar catches up with the Delhi-based filmmaker to know what inspired him to make a film on two Muslim brothers on a mission to rescue the kites that fall out of the grey, monotone skies of the severely polluted national capital region

'That is new India': R Madhavan praises PM Modi at 75th Cannes Film Festival

May 21, 2022, at 02:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Actor R Madhavan, who is at the 75th Cannes Film Festival with a team representing India, on Thursday hailed the success of the 'micro-economy' in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mahesh Babu comes out with clarification for his 'Bollywood can't afford me' statement

May 11, 2022, at 08:48 pm

Indian actor and Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu has come out with a clarification for a statement where he claimed the Hindi film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, can't afford him.

KGF: Chapter 2 actor Mohan Juneja dies

May 07, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Mumbai: KGF: Chapter 2 actor Mohan Juneja died on Saturday.

Decoding Satyajit Ray: Ranjit Mallick, Mamata Shankar, Barun Chanda look back on legend's 101st birth anniversary

May 03, 2022, at 04:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick, who had worked with late filmmaker Mrinal Sen at a very young age in Interview, had his luck to attract a role of a disillusioned Communist in late Satyajit Ray's 1990 film Shakha Proshakha.

Madhuja Mukherjee's Deep 6 screened at 27th KIFF offers a distinct perspective on life and death

May 02, 2022, at 08:46 pm

Deep 6 is the first full-length feature film directed by Madhuja Mukherjee who, despite her young years, wears many hats. She is a filmmaker, a prize-winning author, a known researcher and Professor of Film Studies at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Aparna Sen's The Rapist gets screened at 27th KIFF, Konkona Sen Sharma calls it 'proud moment'

May 02, 2022, at 07:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen's The Rapist, which explores the reasons behind a man becoming a sexual predator, was screened at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on its closing day Sunday.

Tech use should not compromise discipline of filmmaking: Goutam Ghose

May 01, 2022, at 04:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Though technology has brought a sea-change in filmmaking over the last few years, especially the pandemic, Indian director Goutam Ghose feels the discipline of filmmaking should never be compromised.

KIFF pays tribute to Sumitra Bhave through her last film Dithee

Apr 29, 2022, at 08:23 pm

Multiple award-winning director Sumitra Bhave, who passed away last year, is being bestowed a tribute at the ongoing Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) with a screening of Dithee, her last film in Marathi,  which happens to be the first feature film she happened to direct independently without her co-director Sunil Sukhtankar beside her. 

KIFF screens documentary on Badal Sarkar by Ashoke Viswanathan

Apr 29, 2022, at 08:17 pm

Nandan 3 auditorium was packed on an evening of documentary films chosen for screening at the 27th KIFF. Among the three films, one, Badal Sarkar and Third Theatre, drew a big audience.

Aparna Sen's new film The Rapist explores why a man becomes a sexual predator

Apr 29, 2022, at 05:45 pm

Aparna Sen's latest film THE RAPIST is being screened in Kolkata as the last film at the 27th KIFF 2022 on May 1. Shoma A. Chatterji offers a ring-side view of the film from the director

Mohan Agashe to produce late Sumitra Bhave's last work on 'elderly singles'

Apr 29, 2022, at 04:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Psychiatrist-actor Dr. Mohan Agashe has revealed he will be producing late filmmaker Sumitra Bhave's unfinished work which deals with "elderly singles".

Women hardly have option to come out of a toxic marriage: June Maliah discussing her short film Blotting Paper

Apr 27, 2022, at 04:33 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress-MLA June Maliah has shared how women are left with no options to come out of a toxic marriage even after suffering marital rapes while discussing her latest short film Blotting Paper, which is premiered at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.

Veteran filmmaker T Rama Rao passes away at 83

Apr 21, 2022, at 05:46 am

Chennai/IBNS: Veteran filmmaker T. Rama Rao, who directed 70 Hindi and Telugu feature films between 1966 and 2000, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday. He was 83.

'The Kashmir Files' set to release in Israel, Consul General unveils poster

Apr 20, 2022, at 08:55 pm

After taking India by storm, "The Kashmir Files" will be released in Israel on April 28.

Samantha, Nayanthara dance alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Dippam Dappam song from Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal

Apr 18, 2022, at 04:16 pm

The Dippam Dappam song, presumably a funny one, from the upcoming Indian Telugu language romantic film Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal will be released soon by the makers.

Visual communicator Bijoy Chowdhury's My Son and his Grandfather capturing the solitude of his father wins hearts

Apr 11, 2022, at 06:29 pm

This is the dispassionately poignant story of a very ordinary grandfather of a lower-middle class family in a suburban town in West Bengal where the old man copes with solitude in the absence of his grandson sent to a boarding school.

Falak Tu Garaj Tu: KGF: Chapter 2 countdown gathers steam with the second song release

Apr 06, 2022, at 07:44 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Hombale Films on Wednesday released the second song Falak Tu Garaj Tu from its upcoming project KGF: Chapter 2.

SS Rajamouli's RRR hits big screens today

Mar 25, 2022, at 11:37 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: The Telugu epic drama RRR was finally released on Friday.

Shruti Haasan tests COVID-19 positive

Feb 28, 2022, at 12:31 am

Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan, who is the daughter of veteran southern actor Kamal Haasan, on Sunday confirmed she has tested COVID-19 positive.

Samantha completes 12 years in movie industry

Feb 26, 2022, at 11:43 pm

Chennai: Southern star Samantha, who became a national sensation recently with her item song performance in  'Pushpa', completed 12 years in the film industry on Saturday.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu earns attention of fans with her latest Instagram images

Feb 20, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Mumbai: Southern sensation Samantha Ruth Prabhu showed her fans how to perfectly spend a Saturday by posting an image on Instagram where she could be seen enjoying nature.

'She will be immortal, her legacy will live on forever': Sharmila Tagore on Lata Mangeshkar

Feb 07, 2022, at 07:24 am

Bollywood superstar of yesteryears, Sharmila Tagore, said Lata Mangeshkar's demise is a loss of "someone who had a profound knowledge of artistry" that reverberated in her work as she rendered her voice to generations of actors.

Tanzanian internet sensation Kili Paul dances to Samantha featured 'Oo Antava'

Jan 19, 2022, at 06:22 pm

Taking the internet by storm once again, Tanzanian internet sensation Kili Paul danced to the latest hit song from Telugu film 'Pushpa: The Rise', 'Oo Antava' which features popular actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Dhanush, Aishwaryaa announce separation

Jan 18, 2022, at 03:17 pm

Chennai: Southern superstar Dhanush and his wife Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth announced they have decided to separate after 18 years of married life.

Actor Mahesh Babu tests COVID-19 positive, isolated

Jan 07, 2022, at 04:56 pm

Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu has tested COVID-19 positive, he said in a Twitter post. 

Kajal Aggarwal expecting her first child

Jan 02, 2022, at 09:56 pm

Chennai: Southern actress Kajal Aggarwal and her husband Gautam Kitchlu are expecting their first child.

Rajinikanth turns 71, Narendra Modi wishes him

Dec 12, 2021, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday wished southern superstar Rajinikanth as he turned 71.

Toronto praises Marati film 'Jayanti' positively with notes of oneness

Dec 07, 2021, at 05:26 am

Toronto/IBNS: Marathi movie Jayanti with English subtitles was very well perceived among the Canadian diaspora as Fox Theatre opened its doors on Sunday morning. Directed by Shailesh Narwade, and starring Ruturaj Wankhede, Titeeksha Tawade and Milind Shinde, the movie based on its unconventional theme won over the audience in Toronto.