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Shlok Sharma's 'Two Sisters and a Husband', India's official entry to Tribeca Film Festival
The film is a messy, twisted and dingy tale of a family gone wrong. Shlok made his debut with the film 'Haraamkhor' featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi. Talking about the selection of his film in the prestigious film festival, Shlok said, "It is such an honour to just be a part of a festival that has celebrated filmmakers on who's films we have literally grown upon. This is the best platform our film could have asked for. My Producer, Navin Shetty and I have dreamt of an opportunity like this.
Ilaiyaraaja wins Best Original Score at Amsterdam International Film Festival
Producer Sir Marco Robinson shared the news on Twitter. He said, "We win best score for our film 'A beautiful breakup' with composer Ilaiyaraaja at the Amsterdam Film Festival. (The) award for Best Original Score. We are so happy!!! It is incredibly beautiful music." The film, which has as many as 30 original sound tracks of Ilaiyaraaja in it, has been bankrolled by a UK-based production house called A5 Natures Movies International and features debutants Krish and Matylda in the lead.
Vivek Agnihotri: 'The Kashmir Files' reflects stark reality of Pandits' exodus
National Award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is coming up with his new film 'The Kashmir Files' based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits that took place in 1990, says making a film in India that has a political statement is challenging but he is fearless.
No film has done justice to the Pandit exodus: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri
Brewing in his mind for the past three decades, and making it for over four years now, the filmmaker says he researched thoroughly on the subject before touching it. "We travelled extensively and met the first-generation victims -- going to their houses, living with them and then recording their video testimonials which ran into hours and days. Post that, we took all these stories, more than 700 of them and picked up common elements, weaving them into a narrative."
Film Review: 'I Want You Back': Cute tale with a formulaic plot
With Valentine's Day round the corner, love is in the air, and if you are a romance addict hooked to cute tales of love, life, and happily-ever-after endings, despite them being formulaic or cliched, then 'I Want You Back' is the film for you.
Jane Campion scripts Oscars history with second nomination
Campion has been nominated for her Netflix-backed gritty film, "The Power of the Dog", which also won her the directing prize at last year's Venice Film Festival and got her a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.
'Amar Chitra Katha' creator Uncle Pai to come alive on screen
Children growing up in the India of the 1970s to the 1990s, had one common factor uniting them -- their lovely association with Amar Chitra Katha. Growing up reading his creations was an essential rite of passage that escaped no one. And all this fun, frenzy, and madness was thanks to the epoch-making vision of one man popularly known as Uncle Pai.
'Jihad Rehab' director defends controversial documentary
The film documents the life of Yemeni men who faced unlawful detention for 15 years at Guantanamo Bay, before being relocated to the Mohammed Bin Nayef Centre for Counselling and Care -- a "rehabilitation centre" in Saudi Arabia.
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in 'Cut and Run'
Their caper takes a turn when they steal the wrong thing from the wrong group of people. New Republic Pictures won rights to the spec script, written by John Glenn, after a bidding war with several potential buyers, reports variety.com.
Tovino Thomas's 'Naradhan' cleared with U/A certificate, film release postponed
However, sadly, the onset of the third Covid wave has forced the makers to postpone the release of their film. Actor Tovino Thomas took to Instagram to make the announcement. He put out a post that read "Certified U/A". The post went on to say, "We regret to announce that 'Naradan' movie release has been postponed due to the surge of Covid 19 infections and complications caused by the Omicron."
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