Samantha completes 12 years in movie industry
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:10 am
Chennai: Southern star Samantha, who became a national sensation recently with her item song performance in 'Pushpa', completed 12 years in the film industry on Saturday.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu earns attention of fans with her latest Instagram images
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:10 am
Mumbai: Southern sensation Samantha Ruth Prabhu showed her fans how to perfectly spend a Saturday by posting an image on Instagram where she could be seen enjoying nature.
'She will be immortal, her legacy will live on forever': Sharmila Tagore on Lata Mangeshkar
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:10 am
Bollywood superstar of yesteryears, Sharmila Tagore, said Lata Mangeshkar's demise is a loss of "someone who had a profound knowledge of artistry" that reverberated in her work as she rendered her voice to generations of actors.
Tanzanian internet sensation Kili Paul dances to Samantha featured 'Oo Antava'
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:10 am
Taking the internet by storm once again, Tanzanian internet sensation Kili Paul danced to the latest hit song from Telugu film 'Pushpa: The Rise', 'Oo Antava' which features popular actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
Dhanush, Aishwaryaa announce separation
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:12 am
Chennai: Southern superstar Dhanush and his wife Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth announced they have decided to separate after 18 years of married life.
Actor Mahesh Babu tests COVID-19 positive, isolated
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:12 am
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu has tested COVID-19 positive, he said in a Twitter post.
Kajal Aggarwal expecting her first child
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:12 am
Chennai: Southern actress Kajal Aggarwal and her husband Gautam Kitchlu are expecting their first child.
Rajinikanth turns 71, Narendra Modi wishes him
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday wished southern superstar Rajinikanth as he turned 71.
Toronto praises Marati film 'Jayanti' positively with notes of oneness
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Toronto/IBNS: Marathi movie Jayanti with English subtitles was very well perceived among the Canadian diaspora as Fox Theatre opened its doors on Sunday morning. Directed by Shailesh Narwade, and starring Ruturaj Wankhede, Titeeksha Tawade and Milind Shinde, the movie based on its unconventional theme won over the audience in Toronto.
Marathi movie Jayanti addresses the issue of casteism, set for screening in Toronto
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Marathi movie Jayanti, directed by Shailesh Narwade, produced by Meliorist Film Studio and starring Ruturaj Wankhede, Titeeksha Tawde and Milind Shinde, has been making records in Maharashtra, despite a strong competition from the Bollywood, and pandemic-induced constraints. Ahead of its screening in Toronto, IBNS Canada writer Debarati Mukherjee reports
'Zindagi' is a film on mental health shot in Kashmir
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Srinagar/IBNS: After winning widespread acclaim for his untiring rescue/relief work in disaster-hit areas, Kashmir born medico and rescue pilot has added yet another feather by producing a film on mental health.
Kannada TV actress Soujanya commits suicide
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Kannada TV serial actress Soujanya on Thursday committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in an apartment near the city.
India Post, Theism Group release special cover to commemorate Satyajit Ray's birth centenary year
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Theism Group in association with Department of Posts,( West Bengal Circle) released a special cover to commemorate the birth centenary year of illustrious filmmaker-author Satyajit Ray besides 66 years of his debut directorial venture Pather Panchali on Thursday.
Latin American films win big at Mumbai's LGBTQI film fest KASHISH 2021
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Mumbai: The Chilean film Forgotten Roads (by Nicol Ruiz) won the Best Narrative Feature film, the Argentinian film Canela (by Cecilia del Valle) won the Best Documentary film, and young Brazilian trans actress Maria Eduardo Mia won the Best Performance in a Lead Role (for her role in Advent of Mary) at the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQI film festival.
Popstar Shalmali and dancer Sandip Soparrkar to perform at the KASHISH 2021 closing ceremony
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Mumbai: As the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, comes to a close on Sunday, a grand spectacle at the Closing & Award ceremony is planned at 6.00 pm on the festival’s social media handle @kashishfilmfest.
Indian LGBTQ+ short films shine at KASHISH 2021
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian LGBTQ+ shorts films have found a platform in the 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, which entered into its third weekend, titled Pride Weekend.
KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant 2021 offers Rs. 2,00,000 to a LGBTQIA filmmaker for queer short film
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
In its 6th year now the pathbreaking KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant, which has already facilitated production of 5 LGBTQIA+ short films, is now turning its focus specifically on the LGBTQIA+ filmmaking community.
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Bengaluru/UNI: National film award winner and sandalwood actor Sanchari Vijay, who was undergoing treatment for injuries suffered in a road accident, passed away on Monday.
National award-winning actor Sanchari Vijay dies after accident
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: National award-winning Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay, who met with an accident on June 12, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. He was 38.
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:13 am
Chennai: Ace Indian film director Mani Ratnam, who is known for making some iconic movies, turned 65 on Wednesday.
Dhanush releases trailer of upcoming movie Jagame Thandhiram
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Chennai: Southern superstar Dhanush has released the trailer of his upcoming movie Jagame Thandhiram, bringing smiles on the faces of his fans.
Rajinikanth gets Covid-19 vaccine
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Chennai/IBNS: Southern superstar Rajinikanth, 70, received Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, his daughter Soundarya said.
Of sex work and Ray's women in the rough trade
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
The representation of the sex worker in Indian celluloid seldom displays attempt at non-voyeurism. Satyajit Ray, on the other hand, took a more nuanced look at the sex worker, finds Shoma A. Chatterji on the birth centenary year of the maestro
TN filmmaker K V Anand passes away
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Chennai/UNI: Popular Tamil film cinematographer-director K V Anand passed away in the wee hours of today, after suffering a massive cardiac arrest.
Southern actor Allu Arjun tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Tollywood actor Allu Arjun has tested positive for COVID-19.
Satyajit Ray: A secret bond with children
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
On the Birth Centenary Year of Satyajit Ray, the maestro’s work will be revisited again and again by admirers and critics. Among others, an area worth exploring is how the creative genius portrayed, and treated, children in his films and stories, writes Shoma A. Chatterji
Tamil film comedian Vivek passes away
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Chennai/UNI: Popular Tamil film comedian Vivek, who was admitted to SIMS hospital after suffering a massive cardiac arrest and put on ECMO, died early on Saturday morning.
Veteran actress Shashikala dies at 88
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Veteran Hindi cinema actress Shashikala, known for playing a seductress and vamp to scheming mother-in-law in Bollywood for several decades, passed away at her residence in Mumbai on Sunday. She was 88.
Rishav Ghosh directed Hindi film Dekho But Pyaar Se slated for April OTT release
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Delhi/IBNS: 'Dekho But Pyaar Se', a Hindi film directed by Rishav Ghosh and produced by Power Publishers & Motion Pictures and Amity School of Film & Drama, is slated for its OTT launch in April this year.
Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with 2021 FIAF Award
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:14 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the worldwide organization of film archives and museums from across the world, at a virtual showcase scheduled to take place on March 19.