The adventure film titled Shyam's Secret will be made in French and English.
For a film that cost a mere $15 million and which is also substantially in Hindi, this is anything but a landmark achievement.
If experts are to be believed, critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire is at 2-7 odds of winning the prestigious Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture.
At least 21 people were injured and over 2,000 people, including 'Slumdog Millionaire' child actor Rubina Ali, rendered homeless in the big fire which was controlled in the wee hours on Saturday in Bandra, Mumbai.
Danny Boyle has decided to withhold the trust fund set up for the movie's child stars after reports emerged that they are not attending school regularly.
Celebrations after India's Oscar moment refuse to die down. Now, it is the telecom services providers who are laughing their way to banks, thanks to the Slumdog Millionaire's Oscar sweep.
'The magnitude of responsibility one has while portraying a real life legend like Mr Muralitharan is not lost on me.'
'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'
Bolstering its chances for the Oscars scheduled later this month, the film based on India's diplomat-turned author Vikas Swarup's novel went into the ceremony with 11 nominations and won prizes for best film, best director, original screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and sound.
'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'
Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
The lives of the kids Deepa Bhatia portrays in the series are bleak, with small periods of sunshine when they get picked for an ad or serial, punctuating the longer periods of struggle, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
He started out in 2006 with a solitary football, hoping to change the lives of 18 young boys. Today, Ashok Rathod is helping over 350 youngsters.
Back-up dancers in lovely Indian wear decorated the stage with beautiful moves as Rahman sang Rang de Basanti, Chale Chalo from Lagaan and Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.
RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
Sukanya Verma goes down memory lane to recap the desi sightings at the Oscars.
A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.
'Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95!'
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can look forward to on OTT this week.
As we enjoy his thrilling The Night Manager series, Deepa Gahlot looks at 10 Anil Kapoor films on OTT that shows off his versatility and star power.
'Oh my god. Freidaaaaaaaaa and Cory congratulations! You guys.'
Money fuels greed - the Satyam scam is proof of that - but for a few lucky winners, television game shows have been a ticket out of poverty and to fame. Abhilasha Ojha speaks to our own slumdog millionaires.
'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'
'I don't think @RRRMovie is a gay love story as you say, but even if it was, is 'gay love story' a bad thing? How can you justify using this? Extremely disappointed that someone of your accomplishments can stoop so low!'
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip.
Allah Ke Banday traces the lives of two slum children as well.
As Anil Kapoor celebrates his 65th birthday on December 24, Namrata Thakker takes a peek into his FABULOUS life.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
Delhi slum boy and National Award winner for I Am Kalam, Harsh Mayar, aspires for a better life.
Vicky Roy ran away from home as a child and became a rag-picker. Rescued by a non-governmental organisation, he got his hands on a camera and started taking pictures. Here is a selection of his works
'A slum free Mumbai cannot happen with Dharavi at the centre of the city.'
The composer thanked other artists for the making of the song.
Video of Ahzar's house being broken down
It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.
US talk show host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh recently insulted India and Indians, calling those who take outsourced jobs from America 'slumdogs'.
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