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  • Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan: ‘Filmmaking is not an analytical exercise for me’ June 10, 2023 08:44 AM IST

    Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan: ‘Filmmaking is not an analytical exercise for me’

    Celebrated Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, whose latest film 'About Dry Grasses' was in the prestigious competition section of last month's 76th Cannes Film Festival, talks about its making, what influences his filmmaking, and Turkey.

  • Cannes 2023: How Suzlon, COVID & menstrual taboo served this Kolkata boy a female story June 04, 2023 06:03 PM IST

    Cannes 2023: How Suzlon, COVID & menstrual taboo served this Kolkata boy a female story

    On FTII alumnus Yudhajit Basu’s Marathi diploma short film ‘Nehemich’, which was India’s only official entry in competition, in La Cinef, at 76th Cannes Film Festival, and how Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan shaped the young filmmaker.

  • Scenes from Ukraine in Cannes: Cowed children, abandoned animals and fleeing families June 03, 2023 12:13 PM IST

    Scenes from Ukraine in Cannes: Cowed children, abandoned animals and fleeing families

    Polish documentary filmmaker Maciek Hamela's 'In the Rearview', a heartrending account of the cost of war, showed at a parallel selection of the recent 76th Cannes Film Festival.

  • Vinesh Phogat to Tanushree Dutta: What will happen to #MeToo if accusers suffer for going public? May 28, 2023 04:09 PM IST

    Vinesh Phogat to Tanushree Dutta: What will happen to #MeToo if accusers suffer for going public?

    As the group of Indian wrestlers continue to protest for justice in their allegations of sexual misconduct against the WFI chief, here’s a look at the impact and future of the MeToo movement in India and the world

  • Sunny Leone at Cannes 2023: ‘It’s shocking to have feedback where there was silence before’ May 27, 2023 06:11 PM IST

    Sunny Leone at Cannes 2023: ‘It’s shocking to have feedback where there was silence before’

    Actor Sunny Leone’s Charlie laughs her way into Indian cinema lore with her transitionary role in Anurag Kashyap's neo-noir thriller, ‘Kennedy’, starring Rahul Bhat in titular role.

  • Cannes 2023 | Director Kanu Behl on ‘Agra’: ‘All physical spaces affect sexuality’ May 27, 2023 12:14 PM IST

    Cannes 2023 | Director Kanu Behl on ‘Agra’: ‘All physical spaces affect sexuality’

    Co-producer Siddharth Anand Kumar ascribes ‘Agra’, which premiered this week in Director’s Fortnight, to writer-director Kanu Behl’s vision and courage to tell a story yet untold, and viewed by ‘cinema-educated’ audience at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

  • Indian influencer at Cannes reveals the reality of the red carpet: 'Like Dadar station' May 22, 2023 05:28 PM IST

    Indian influencer at Cannes reveals the reality of the red carpet: 'Like Dadar station'

    Cannes 2023: Niharika NM shared her candid experience at the Cannes Film Festival this year, providing a refreshing perspective on what goes on behind the scenes on the red carpet.

  • The rise of Manipur, women, cinema: Ishanou & documentary on Aribam Syam Sharma at Cannes 2023 May 22, 2023 06:20 PM IST

    The rise of Manipur, women, cinema: Ishanou & documentary on Aribam Syam Sharma at Cannes 2023

    Joshy Joseph’s non-fiction film ‘Laparoscopic Cinemascapes’ was a companion piece to Aribam Syam Sharma’s classic ‘Ishanou’, which returned to the Cannes Film Festival, and spotlights Meitei culture.

  • Who is Souleymane Cissé, awarded Carrosse d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2023? May 21, 2023 09:27 PM IST

    Who is Souleymane Cissé, awarded Carrosse d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2023?

    Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of Africa’s boldest and most pioneering auteurs, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest African filmmakers of all time, was conferred this year’s Carrosse d’Or (the Golden Coach) award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

  • 76th Cannes Film Festival: How Liv Ullmann became documentary filmmaker Dheeraj Akolkar’s muse May 21, 2023 02:19 PM IST

    76th Cannes Film Festival: How Liv Ullmann became documentary filmmaker Dheeraj Akolkar’s muse

    Pune-born director Dheeraj Akolkar's new documentary film, 'Liv Ullmann — A Road Less Travelled', premiered in Cannes Classics, at the 76th Cannes film festival

  • Aman Gupta becomes first entrepreneur from India to walk Cannes red carpet May 20, 2023 04:02 PM IST

    Aman Gupta becomes first entrepreneur from India to walk Cannes red carpet

    Aman Gupta, co-founder of electronics brand boAt, has become the first entrepreneur from India to walk the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival.

  • Cannes Film Festival 2023: Youth is the focus of cinematic gaze at the world May 20, 2023 12:39 PM IST

    Cannes Film Festival 2023: Youth is the focus of cinematic gaze at the world

    Pedro Almodovar's second English language film, Kore-eda Hirokazu's new movie, Wim Wenders' portrait of an artist and Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Kurdish drama garner attention in the opening week of the 76th Cannes film festival.

  • Cannes Film Festival 2023: Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas receives Palme d'Or, invitation to IFFI at India Pavilion May 21, 2023 02:56 PM IST

    Cannes Film Festival 2023: Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas receives Palme d'Or, invitation to IFFI at India Pavilion

    Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas, on Thursday, visited the India Pavilion at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival where he was felicitated and invited to the 54th International Film Festival of India, to be held during November 20-28 in Goa.

  • Manipur’s culture takes centre stage with Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’ at 76th Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2023 08:29 PM IST

    Manipur’s culture takes centre stage with Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’ at 76th Cannes Film Festival

    Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’, written by Northeast’s literary stalwart MK Binodini Devi, returned to Cannes after 32 years as a world classic, screened on May 19, turning the spotlight to culturally evolved Manipur and its writers and artistes.

  • Nainital to Cannes: Indian influencer's rise from comedy skits to red carpet fame May 18, 2023 04:08 PM IST

    Nainital to Cannes: Indian influencer's rise from comedy skits to red carpet fame

    Dolly Singh had a humble beginning in Nainital and moved to Delhi to pursue her education. Comedy skits and popular blogs later, she is now an actor making her Cannes red carpet debut.

  • 'Who is Vijay Varma': When Cannes designers refused to dress Bollywood star May 18, 2023 12:14 PM IST

    'Who is Vijay Varma': When Cannes designers refused to dress Bollywood star

    Vijay Varma said his photos were later shared on websites such as Getty Images but he didn't have the money to buy those photos.

  • Cannes 2023 Day 2: Sara Ali Khan shines in a saree, Mrunal Thakur debuts May 18, 2023 11:21 AM IST

    Cannes 2023 Day 2: Sara Ali Khan shines in a saree, Mrunal Thakur debuts

    The second day of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival saw more Bollywood stars make their presence felt on the prestigious red carpet.

  • Cannes 2023: A look at the evolution of dresses through the ages May 17, 2023 06:13 PM IST

    Cannes 2023: A look at the evolution of dresses through the ages

    As global style icons unveil their best custom, haute-couture looks on the Cannes red carpet, take a look at the evolution of dresses through the ages

  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leaves for 2023 Cannes Film Festival with daughter Aaradhya, asks fan to step back. Watch May 17, 2023 05:31 PM IST

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leaves for 2023 Cannes Film Festival with daughter Aaradhya, asks fan to step back. Watch

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been a regular at the annual film festival for a number of years, was seen with her daughter at Mumbai airport.

  • Cannes 2023 in pics: Sara Ali Khan makes red carpet debut; Helen Mirren's blue hair, Johnny Depp's return and more May 17, 2023 02:56 PM IST

    Cannes 2023 in pics: Sara Ali Khan makes red carpet debut; Helen Mirren's blue hair, Johnny Depp's return and more

    The Cannes Film Festival opened its 76th edition with a parade of stars, including the much-debated return of Johnny Depp. The starry celebration, which will include the premieres of 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' and Martin Scorsese's latest film, continues through May 27.

  • Cannes 2023: Union minister L Murugan wears traditional ‘veshti’ to French Riviera May 17, 2023 02:05 PM IST

    Cannes 2023: Union minister L Murugan wears traditional ‘veshti’ to French Riviera

    Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan wore a traditional veshti to the Cannes Film Festival 2023 red carpet on Tuesday, May 16.

  • Cannes 2023: Sara Ali Khan goes full desi for Cannes debut, Esha Gupta stuns in white May 17, 2023 08:00 AM IST

    Cannes 2023: Sara Ali Khan goes full desi for Cannes debut, Esha Gupta stuns in white

    India was represented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival opening night by Sara Ali Khan and Esha Gupta – both actors making their debut at the festival.

  • 76th Cannes Film Festival: Actor Rahul Bhat on filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy, and working with Sunny Leone May 21, 2023 02:34 PM IST

    76th Cannes Film Festival: Actor Rahul Bhat on filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy, and working with Sunny Leone

    "A Cannes selection gives you a very good feeling that out of 1000s of films from all over the world, the jury has selected only 20 and you are among that 20. That is a huge validation."

  • Cannes Film Festival 2023: Content creator Dolly Singh to make her Cannes red carpet debut May 14, 2023 12:58 PM IST

    Cannes Film Festival 2023: Content creator Dolly Singh to make her Cannes red carpet debut

    Influencer and content creator Dolly Singh will make her debut entry on the Cannes red carpet this year, to promote her first film.

  • Cannes Film Festival 2023: Another year without an Indian film vying for the Golden Palm May 14, 2023 12:19 PM IST

    Cannes Film Festival 2023: Another year without an Indian film vying for the Golden Palm

    Kanu Behl’s ‘Agra’ and Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’, and a few others, take India to the high table of world cinema at the 76th Cannes film festival to be held from May 16-27.