Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.' 'But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'
DreamWorks Animation has struck a deal with Technicolor to develop an animation facility in India in a further sign of Hollywood's willingness to use talent in international markets.
She is the first person to win Album of the Year four times, with her latest prize for Midnights.
Here's a lowdown on what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
'The blockbusters are unlikely to be launched in 2020.' 'They will move into the 2021 cycle when confidence level among people will be higher.'
'I didn't want to do a highlight reel with greatest hits of Yash Raj Films.' 'I wanted to do an actual story.'
We celebrate Kishore Kumar's 90th birth anniversary on August 4 with Amit Kumar's 10 favourite Kishore Kumar songs.
There is talk about 'cultural connect' and the 'warmth of storytelling' in Indian films vis-a-vis the spectacle and scale that Hollywood specialises in.
Long before the Oscars and many other awards Slumdog Millionaire received in the last six weeks, director Danny Boyle was emphasizing the importance of smaller distributors and moaning their decline.
'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'
Twilight Saga's Kristen Stewart tops the list while beau and costar Robert Pattinson trails at number 3.
Naah. Sonam and Anand are just exploring the City of Angels...
Take a look at the Bollywood's beauty.
We will do 7-8 high-end games for global markets every year, Manish Agarwal, CEO, Reliance Games
To ensure transparency, the Third Eye Cinema Fund has roped in various agencies as auditors and advisors.
The nominees were announced on January 16.
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
The composer thanked other artists for the making of the song.
'We are very different actors and that can be a real gift because we bring out the best in each other.'
Karan Johar's 50th birthday party was a mega event, bigger than the premiere of any multi-starrer.
Bollywood's 2010 releases show that co-productions are the flavour of the season.
Mundasupatti is an entertaining rom-com, writes S Saraswathi.
Marilyn Monroe is always seen as a cautionary tale of how the pressures of celebrity could destroy a fragile mind, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The 58-year-old actor stepped out to attend the screening of his new television series called Puffins at the Rome film festival on Sunday, October 17.
Urvi Malvania reports on Disney India's year of ups and downs and the films that saved the studio.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is all set to star opposite British actor Richard Madden in Amazon Studios' upcoming thriller series Citadel.
'Multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and a third Covid wave doesn't happen.'
The marketing spiel for the Hindi version has been around Shah Rukh Khan's inclusion as Pride Rock's patriarch and his son Aryan Khan's debut as Simba's voice.
Disney's The Jungle Book has taken the box office by storm.
'I come from a humble background and didn't even know how to speak Hindi, let alone English. I used to feel apologetic about this until I realised that food has its own language and that kept me connected with my passion,' Vikas Khanna tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com
'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'
With Mumbai's iconic Liberty cinema reopening for movie lovers, the spotlight is now on the city's famous Art Deco theatres.
'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'
The sports field saw two special mentions at the 90th Oscar Awards on Sunday night.
'The thinking of society, even today, is that a woman always needs a man to be complete.' 'I am 50. I am single. I am invincible because I have been there, done that.'
'Love will always be a mystery.' 'The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.'
Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
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