Mani Ratnam, Luca Guadagnino to receive Excellence in Cinema Awards at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
The awards will be presented to the ace directors at the festival’s opening ceremony today. The filmmakers are also expected to deliver masterclasses during the film gala.
12th Fail, TVF Aspirants & UPSC dream: Dangers of appropriating coaching subcultures
TVF's optimism is so blinding and all-encompassing that it doesn't once take into consideration the brutal reality of competitive exam preparation in India. This optimism is dangerous for those who might approach UPSC preparation with rose-tinted lenses and miss out on the glaring red flags.
Jio MAMI 2023 | ‘Everyone let the migrant workers down during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar’: Nepalese anthropologist-filmmaker Fidel Devkota
Fidel Devkota’s film 'The Red Suitcase' screens at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 in the South Asia Competition.
Jio MAMI 2023: 24 must-watch indies at Mumbai Film Festival’s Recap from the last 3 years
Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival returns in a physical format post-COVID, October 27-November 5, after three years of no-show. With its Recap segment, it will be revisiting the MAMI-selected Indian independent films which weren't screened. Here's a list
Rajinikanth on working with Amitabh Bachchan after 33 years in 'Thalaivar 170': 'Heart thumping with joy'
'Thalaivar 170' is Rajinikanth's 170th project. In a blogpost, Amitabh Bachchan described Rajinikanth as an 'extraordinary human'.
Shyam Benegal on Bangla biopic Mujib: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a political leader who didn’t neglect domestic life
‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, on Bangladesh's founding father, will release in multiple languages in India on October 27. The veteran filmmaker, the second Indian auteur after Ritwik Ghatak to make an India-Bangladesh government co-production, on his films and Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy.
ICC World Cup 2023: Ad volume up 28% versus 2019 edition with 150 new brands
More than 40 new categories and over 150 new brands advertised in the first 15 matches of the ICC World Cup 2023 as compared to same number of matches in the 2019 edition.
Ranbir Kapoor on being called 'toxic' over Alia Bhatt's lipstick video: 'I am on your side'
Alia Bhatt had mentioned Ranbir Kapoor's preference for her natural lip colour and that he doesn’t like her using lipstick providing fodder to users who slammed the latter as 'toxic'.
7 video game adaptations to binge watch on Netflix, Jio Cinema & Apple TV
From Arcane to The Last of Us and The Witcher, 7 must see TV and OTT adaptations of popular video games.
Filmmakers and actors are excited about virtual production. You should be too
If you saw the Bigg Boss Telugu promos with Nagarjuna, you've seen what virtual production (VP) can do. But what is VP? Why are filmmakers and actors excited about virtual production, and why should you, the Indian audience, care?
Kaithi, Vikram and Leo: Links in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe
Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Leo is the third film to be part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU), following Kaithi (starring Karthi) and Vikram (with Kamal Haasan in the title role).
Jio MAMI 2023: After winning €50,000, Kumaoni film on Nepalese labourer & pandemic migrant crisis to screen in Mumbai
Bahadur the Brave, by debutante Diwa Shah, and shot in Nainital, became the first Indian film to win the Kutxabank New Directors Award, at Spain's oldest film festival San Sebastian, winning the highest monetary prize at any film festival. It will premiere in India at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival next week.
Ghosts of the past win at 69th National Film Awards: Silent Era studio’s time loop Bengali existential horror film & an Uttarakhand ghost village documentary
Experimental COVID horror film 'Kalkokkho' marks the return of Bengal's Aurora Film Corporation, India’s oldest in-business studio/production house from the silent era, that once distributed Satyajit Ray films and produced Bournvita Quiz Contest; and the melancholy of a lost civilisation in Garhwali-Hindi documentary 'Ek Tha Gaon'.
Vikrant Massey on working with Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'He has always walked his own path'
Actor Vikrant Massey on 12th Fail, why he signed up to play a UPSC aspirant turned IPS officer who is alive today, his next films and preparing for fatherhood.
Leo: 8 controversies, from plagiarism to smoking in song and legal battle over morning shows
Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil film Leo, part of LCU or Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe (Kaithi, Vikram), has been embroiled in a web of controversies and has seen a limited release in rest of India.
Shantanu Moitra on composing for Mujib: We decided not to use modern instruments
Bollywood music composer Shantanu Moitra speaks about making unique music for the India-Bangladesh co-production Mujib: The Making of a Nation, incorporating Bangladeshi lok geet (folk music), and director Shyam Benegal's brief to him.
Pakistani singer-songwriter Zeb Bangash: ‘I brought my traditional perspective and training which is rooted in the music of South Asia’
Musician Zebunnisa Bangash from Lahore, who recently performed at the iconic Times Square in New York, speaks about her forthcoming solo album and possible reunion with her cousin Haniya.
Israeli soldier turned filmmaker Eran Riklis: 'Our responsibility as a community is to hold the world together'
Eran Riklis, who, as a producer, cast Indian actor Freida Pinto in 'Miral' (2010), says the artistic community in Israel is 90 per cent left-wing or centre-left, there is a lot of anger and frustration today because the government didn't take responsibility.
Documentary on Gaza’s survival at world’s largest documentary film festival in Amsterdam
Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly takes the 'hope and beauty' of Gaza, with his film Al Haya Helwa (Life is Beautiful), to the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Weekend Guide: What to watch, read, listen and more
A detailed guide to all the latest OTT releases, book recommendations, podcasts, and exciting activities to indulge in over the weekend. This weekend, you can pick from a host of Netflix & Amazon prime releases, a book on women's athletics, the Palestine war, listen to podcasts on understanding the Indian cities, attend fun events and much more!
This weekend, you have many choices to explore.
Raj Kundra sparks divorce rumours with Shilpa Shetty after cryptic post, clarifies later
Business Raj Kundra sparked divorce rumours from Shlipa Shetty after sharing a cryptic post on X (formerly Twitter). The announcement went viral online with Kundra giving an explanation of the same later.
Ganapath review: Tiger Shroff’s gliding, action-hero brilliance is the only saving grace
Set in a dystopic future, Ganapath will chisel at your patience before buttering it with Tiger Shroff's balletic action sequences.
PVR Inox Q2: Merger synergy, content line-up help deliver blockbuster numbers
Movie lineup for the next two quarters looks robust across different genres; occupancy likely to remain strong in the second half.
Warner Bros. Discovery bets on anime to drive growth of kids' cluster in India
Anime viewership has seen significant growth in both urban and rural markets in India. In terms of TV, on a weekly basis 12-15 million kids watch shows that are more anime-focused.
