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".
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.
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.
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.
Marathi movie Jayanti addresses the issue of casteism, set for screening in Toronto
Dec 04, 2021, at 07:06 am
Marathi movie Jayanti, directed by Shailesh Narwade, produced by Meliorist Film Studio and starring Ruturaj Wankhede, Titeeksha Tawde and Milind Shinde, has been making records in Maharashtra, despite a strong competition from the Bollywood, and pandemic-induced constraints. Ahead of its screening in Toronto, IBNS Canada writer Debarati Mukherjee reports
'Zindagi' is a film on mental health shot in Kashmir
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:57 am
Srinagar/IBNS: After winning widespread acclaim for his untiring rescue/relief work in disaster-hit areas, Kashmir born medico and rescue pilot has added yet another feather by producing a film on mental health.
Kannada TV actress Soujanya commits suicide
Sep 30, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Kannada TV serial actress Soujanya on Thursday committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in an apartment near the city.
India Post, Theism Group release special cover to commemorate Satyajit Ray's birth centenary year
Sep 24, 2021, at 05:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Theism Group in association with Department of Posts,( West Bengal Circle) released a special cover to commemorate the birth centenary year of illustrious filmmaker-author Satyajit Ray besides 66 years of his debut directorial venture Pather Panchali on Thursday.
Latin American films win big at Mumbai's LGBTQI film fest KASHISH 2021
Sep 07, 2021, at 04:07 am
Mumbai: The Chilean film Forgotten Roads (by Nicol Ruiz) won the Best Narrative Feature film, the Argentinian film Canela (by Cecilia del Valle) won the Best Documentary film, and young Brazilian trans actress Maria Eduardo Mia won the Best Performance in a Lead Role (for her role in Advent of Mary) at the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQI film festival.
Popstar Shalmali and dancer Sandip Soparrkar to perform at the KASHISH 2021 closing ceremony
Sep 05, 2021, at 04:37 am
Mumbai: As the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, comes to a close on Sunday, a grand spectacle at the Closing & Award ceremony is planned at 6.00 pm on the festival’s social media handle @kashishfilmfest.
Indian LGBTQ+ short films shine at KASHISH 2021
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian LGBTQ+ shorts films have found a platform in the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, which entered into its third weekend, titled Pride Weekend.
KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant 2021 offers Rs. 2,00,000 to a LGBTQIA filmmaker for queer short film
Jul 10, 2021, at 05:32 am
In its 6th year now the pathbreaking KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant, which has already facilitated production of 5 LGBTQIA+ short films, is now turning its focus specifically on the LGBTQIA+ filmmaking community.
Jun 21, 2021, at 09:28 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: National film award winner and sandalwood actor Sanchari Vijay, who was undergoing treatment for injuries suffered in a road accident, passed away on Monday.