Film Industry
Habitat Film Festival 2023 to be held from May 5 to 14 in the national capital
For the first time, several films will have their national and Delhi premieres at the festival. The national premiers include the Malayalam film 'Meghdoot/ The Cloud Messenger' directed by Rahat Mahajan, and two Bengali films: Sujit Kumar Pyne's 'Meghbari', and Aritra Sen's 'Ghore Pherar Gaan/ The Homecoming Song'.
Director Apoorva Lakhia acquires rights to a chapter from book 'India's Most Fearless - 3'
The story is based on the events that took place between the Indian and Chinese troops at the Galwan region on June 15, 2020 when 200 Indian Soldiers bravely defended their territory against a force of 1200 Chinese Liberation Army soldiers. The book is written by journalists Shiv Aroor, Senior Executive Editor at India Today TV.
Indian film 'Music School' acquires rights for 3 'The Sound of Music' songs
The cast includes Shriya Saran, Sharman Joshi and Prakash Raj in leading roles, in addition to debutant Ozu Barua and Gracy Goswamy in key roles. Benjamin Gilani, Suhasini Mulay, Mona Ambeognkar, Leela Samson, Bugs Bhargava, Vinay Varma, Sreekanth Iyengar, Vaquar Sheikh and Phani are also part of the cast.Veteran Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja has recreated the songs along with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to suit the sensibilities of an Indian audience.
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri to appear before Delhi HC over tweets against judge
In December last year, Agnihotri had apologised to the Delhi High Court for his remarks but it had deferred the hearing after recording his submission that he will remain present personally in court for the hearing on March 16.
However, Agnihotri appeared via video conferencing on Thursday and said that he has fever.
Kanye West throws pap's phone in the middle of the street
In the clip which emerged online, Kanye pulled up to ask a photographer to stop filming him, reports aceshowbiz.com. "I wanna just see my kids," the rapper said while inside his car. The photographer then responded, "I understand, but it's not just me. There's a hundred of us."
Marathi film 'Ghaath' set to have world premiere at Berlinale
Written and directed by Chhatrapal Ninawe in his feature debut, the film is a slow-burn thriller set on the fringes of India's Maoist-affected jungles and revolves around the tense interplay between guerrillas, civilians and the police. The film stars acclaimed Marathi actors such as Jitendra Joshi, Milind Shinde, Suruchi Adarkar, Dhananjay Mandaokar and Janardan Kadam.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' earns $855 million globally in 10 days
The Disney and 20th Century's big-budget epic has collected $855 million in global ticket sales after 10 days on the big screen, reports 'Variety'.
Nicolas Cage takes inspiration from Andy Warhol for vampire role in Dracula spin-off
"When I got a sense of where McKay wanted to go, I realised the movie has a comedic, pop art attitude. So I thought, 'This will be a pop-art Dracula'. Warhol did a great black-on-black Dracula. This is in that Warhol vein," Cage told Empire magazine, reports aceshowbiz.com.
'The Whale' director says he's working on a Black Swan musical
Aronofsky directed Natalie Portman in the 2010 psychological horror film based on a story by Andres Heinz. The film received multiple Oscar nominations and Portman won in 2011 in the Best Actress category. "We're trying to do the Black Swan musical," the director told The A.V. Club.
IFFI 2022: Chiranjeevi named Indian Film Personality of the Year
The prestigious award was announced during the inauguration of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here. In a career spanning nearly four decades, Chiranjeevi has acted in more than 150 films, primarily in the Telugu film industry.
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