'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek Bharate looks back at the film.
The Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, invites applications for admission to courses in film and television.
The film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted on Wednesday.
Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint.
Director Anurag Kashyap organised a special screening of his film Dobaaraa in Mumbai.
If Trial Period was not such a slight piece of film-making, it would have some problematic messaging, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Deepa Gahlot lists some interesting made-for-OTT hostage dramas that you can watch.
Pause here to take in noteworthy minimalist style.
Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
He was 24 and thought he would get into the restaurant business. But fate had other plans.
'I defy all the controversy. For me, it is meaningless. They say the students are unhappy that I have been appointed as the head of FTII. They have not seen my work so how can they be unhappy?' Gajendra Chauhan tries to justify his appointment to head the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India.
Kriti has been directed by Shirish Kunder.
The Russian President also expressed "sincere condolences" to the families of those who died.
Chintu Skool has a message for the younger generation as well.
Sheetal Talwar has produced films like Mausam, Rakhta Charitra and Rann.
Vaibhavi rose to fame with Sarabhai vs Sarabhai while Nitish starred in Anupama.
Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors. That is a reach just under half of India's largest streaming app: YouTube. 'This level of consolidation does not exist even in the US.'
The media division of Goldstone Technologies, a Hyderabad-based software solutions and Internet protocol television provider, is eyeing business potential outside the film industry. The division, which restores, colourises and digitises films, is exploring various opportunities to restore national archives. It is currently negotiating with a few government agencies in this regard. Goldstone has also identified 140 films in three languages for restoration and colourisation.
Rapper MC Stan has won the popular reality television show Bigg Boss season 16 on Sunday, beating his friend Shiv Thakare.
'A lot of actors auditioned for Wagle Ki Duniya, but R K Laxman rejected them all.' 'He was the decision-maker, as the serial was based on his Common Man.' 'He wanted a natural, who looked like a common man.'
You don't require a Godfather to make it in the Hindi film industry, and first-time director Sudipto Chattopadhyay seems to be all out to prove it. Chattopadhyay managed to find a producer in Sanjay Gupta, and rope in Bipasha Basu in his film, Pankh.
Streaming a diverse range of moods and moments, these films are a fairly commendable effort if not always riveting, feels Sukanya Verma.
The official list of contestants is not out yet, but Namrata Thakker digs out some names that are in contention.
'Any flight I take, the crew write personal notes to me, saying how good I was as Soudamini or Seema or Bulbul.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
The National Film Archives of India and the Film & Television Institute of India invite you to attend the four-week full-time summer course in Film Appreciation at Pune.
Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar, best known for his roles in television shows such as Nukkad, Circus and Shrimaan Shrimati passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday morning due to multiple organ failure
In a bid to bail itself out, the Tamil film industry and cable operators will float a television channel airing new Tamil films and songs.
There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.
A Pakistani court has stopped the screening of foreign films, serials and television shows, especially Indian content, on the country's TV channels, triggering panic and outrage among exhibitors and viewers.
In a nation of 1.4 billion people, where a potential new creator is born every second, we pick 25 influencers who have ruled social media this year.
Amrita Rao talks about her television debut, co-star Deepti Naval and films.
'Pura phas gaya woh... barbad, satyanash ho gaya woh.' 'Usko ticket bhi diya, election bhi ladha woh; ganda video bhi bahar aa gaya; hamara izzat bhi nikal diya woh; abhi letter ke baare main pooch ke kya hota hai?'
The Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill opened its doors as a brand-new luxury hotel in London with a glittering launch event, complete with surprise musical performances by musicians Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Andrea Bocelli. Princess Anne - the Princess Royal, the sister of King Charles III, officially unveiled the plaque for The OWO after a tour of the hotel with Hinduja Group co-chairman GP Hinduja on Tuesday evening. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also made a quick stopover, along with parliamentarians, entrepreneurs, hoteliers and stars of film and television.
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali gets candid about his life so far.
Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
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