Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India?
'It is widely believed that such posts require lobbying. Maybe they do, but I can say this straight up, I did not lobby. This appointment has been on pure merit. My lobby is myself and I don't need to lobby,' Waman Kendre, newly-appointed director of NSD, tells Neeta Kolhatkar
Noted lyricist Prasoon Joshi will replace him as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification.
A shocking fact revealed by a pan-India survey that was flagged at a seminar of Dalit intellectuals
Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan.
Om Puri was that rare actor who could carry a film on sheer power and versatility of his performance
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