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Cannes 2023: Manushi Chhillar serves sophistication in white couture gown by Fovari

May 17, 2023, at 07:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has graced the red carpets of the Cannes Film Festival looking like a white Cinderella and we can not get over how gorgeous India’s beauty queen looks.

Singer-actor-activist Harry Belafonte dies of congestive heart failure at 96

Apr 26, 2023, at 05:17 am

Singer-actor Harry Belafonte, who broke racial barriers in the United States, has died at his home in New York's Manhattan. He was 96.

Priyanka Chopra dazzles at Citadel's world premiere in London. See pics

Apr 20, 2023, at 05:11 pm

Indian actor Priyanka Chopra, a popular face in Hollywood now, flaunted her aura in a red gown at the world premiere of her upcoming web series Citadel in London on Wednesday.

Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra starrer action-packed Citadel's trailer unveiled

Mar 31, 2023, at 04:55 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Prime Video on Thursday unveiled a new action-packed trailer of the upcoming high-stakes spy-drama, Citadel.

Bhutan's Oscar nominee ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom‘ continues to win hearts

Mar 21, 2023, at 11:49 pm

Bhutan's foreign film nomination ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom‘ is winning hearts as the movie has already clinched several prestigious awards so far.

Zindagi Original Show: Poster of Fawad Khan-Sanam Saeed’s ‘Barzakh‘ out

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:07 am

New Delhi: Prior to its world premiere at the Series Mania Festival, the creators of Zindagi original show ‘Barzakh’, starring actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed unveiled the show poster in the French city of Lille.

Every film has a climate responsibility irrespective of subject, say American docu makers

Mar 14, 2023, at 04:42 pm

American documentary filmmakers Holly Morris and Deia were in Kolkata recently for a workshop and the screening of their films, Exposure and The Story of Plastic respectively. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh interacts with both...

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki-directed movie 'Shonibar Bikel', which is loosely based on 2016 Dhaka attack, will release in USA, Canada next month

Feb 22, 2023, at 07:55 pm

Dhaka: Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's much-talked-about film “Shonibar Bikel” or "Saturday Afternoon" will be released in Canada and the US on Mar 10.

Italian cinema icon Gina Lollobrigida dies

Jan 17, 2023, at 03:40 pm

Italian silver screen icon Gina Lollobrigida has died, leaving a memorable legacy behind which marked the golden era in European cinema.

28th KIFF: Spanish film Upon Entry, Bangladesh's Kura Pokkhir Shunye Ura bag top awards

Dec 23, 2022, at 05:36 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Spanish film directed by filmmaker duo Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastian Vasquez, Upon Entry, and Muhammad Quayum directorial Bangladeshi film Kura Pokkhir Shunye Ura (The Golden Wings of Watercocks) have jointly won the Best Film award for International competition on Innovation in Moving Images at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Thursday.

Last Film Show, RRR track Naatu Naatu make it to Oscars 2023 shortlist

Dec 22, 2022, at 07:27 pm

In one step close to the Oscars glory, Gujarati film Chhello Show or Last Film Show and SS Rajamouli directorial RRR's popular track Naatu Naatu have been shortlisted in two separate categories for the coming year's Academy Awards.

Neeti Shastra screening at 28th KIFF: 'Singing will remain my first love,' says singer-turned actor Iman Chakraborty

Dec 21, 2022, at 07:15 pm

National award winning singer Iman Chakraborty ventured into acting with filmmaker Arunava Khasnobis' Neeti Shastra, which is an anthology film where each story deals with the inner conflict of humans concerning justice, ethics and morality, especially with regard to death. As the film was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with the singer-turned actor at West Bengal film centre Nandan...

Actor Amrita Chattopadhyay talks about Chabiwala in 28th KIFF

Dec 21, 2022, at 05:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Amrita Chattopadhyay starrer, Raja Ghosh directed Bengali film Chabiwala was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) last week.

Shohorer Ushnotomo Dine reflects how Kolkata is ingrained in our lives: Vikram Chatterjee at 28th KIFF

Dec 21, 2022, at 05:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actors Vikram Chatterjee and Solanki Roy have featured in the Aritra Sen directorial Bengali film Shohorer Ushnotomo Dine, which was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in West Bengal film centre Nandan on Monday.

OTT is helping me immensely: Filmmaker Rima Das

Dec 20, 2022, at 06:10 pm

Filmmaker Rima Das, whose Village Rockstars was India's official entry to the 91st Academy Awards, was in Kolkata for the premiere of her 2022 film Tora's Husband at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh gets candid with the Assamese filmmaker who started her career as an actor but ended up telling indigenous stories from across the country...

Paoli Dam talks about 'women's financial independence' at Chhaad screening in 28th KIFF

Dec 20, 2022, at 04:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Indian actor Paoli Dam was present at West Bengal film centre Nandan for the screening of her Bengali feature film Chhaad at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Monday.

'I take time to liberate myself from my characters': 'Hawa' star Chanchal Chowdhury at 28th KIFF

Dec 18, 2022, at 05:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: "I take time to liberate myself from my characters," says Bangladesh’s hugely popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury whose Bengali film Hawa was screened at a packed hall in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) at Nandan in Kolkata on Friday.

'Hawa' will remain as an acting school for me: Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi

Dec 16, 2022, at 07:32 pm

Bangladeshi filmmaker Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s critically acclaimed film “Hawa” is the country's submission to the Oscars amid reports that it is going to be released commercially in India. Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi played the lead character Gulti in the film also starring the hugely popular Chanchal Chowdhury. The film about an all-men fishing trawler with a mysterious catch was screened with massive turnout in cinema halls in Kolkata in late October. Ahead of the film's screening in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Tushi

28th KIFF inauguration: Amitabh Bachchan speaks on 'civil liberties', 'freedom of expression'; SRK on 'social media'

Dec 16, 2022, at 05:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was on Thursday inaugurated at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on a large scale after the gala flagship event of the West Bengal government witnessed a low-key occasion for two years owing to Covid-19 pandemic.

Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, SRK at gala KIFF 2022 inauguration today

Dec 15, 2022, at 06:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The customary grand inauguration of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) for the 28th year will be held in presence of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday evening.

28th KIFF: All you need to know about this year's festival

Dec 11, 2022, at 05:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be held for the second time in the same year (2022) from Dec 15 to Dec 22 with its bouquet of events, awards and a gala inauguration ceremony.

Pakistan: Censor board bans Oscar contender Joyland over 'objectionable material', celebrities demand release

Nov 14, 2022, at 03:06 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani movie Joyland, which has been selected for the Oscars and hailed for its storyline centering around a transgender love affair, has been banned by the country's censor board, media reports said on Monday.

Kapil Sharma is just a natural person, was attracted by his honesty: Nandita Das on Zwigato casting

Oct 14, 2022, at 01:00 am

'Zwigato', written, directed, and produced by Nandita Das in India, reflects on the sociopolitical situation of the gig economy, hollow incentives, and workers' rights by focusing on the trials and tribulations of a food-app delivery driver (played by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma).  Before the movie 'Zwigato' was world premiered at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, IBNS-TWF Correspondent Asha Bajaj caught up with both Nandita Das and Kapil Sharma on the Red Carpet at TIFF Lightbox

Italian film festival gets underway in Kolkata with screening of six contemporary films

Oct 12, 2022, at 08:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's cinephiles can binge on some critically-acclaimed Italian films beginning Wednesday as six movies from the land of Vittorio De Sica are being screened in a three-day Italian film festival in the city known for its discerning world cinema audience.

Cinema as hope

Oct 11, 2022, at 01:20 am

The Horse from Heaven by Assamese director Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap has recently been selected for the ‘Best Live Action Short Film competition’ at the Oscars. While exploring this genre of films, Shoma A. Chatterji finds that for the director, cinema is also about hope 

‘Maya and the Wave’ personifies Brazilian surfer's resilience in a man's world

Sep 22, 2022, at 06:13 am

Toronto: World champion Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira's passion for the field of competitive surfing battling against monster waves not only personifies Maya's resilience and bravery against all odds but also is an inspiration for women entrepreneurs.

Cricket was used in the story just as a tool: Kacchey Limbu director Shubham Yogi

Sep 20, 2022, at 06:25 pm

Kacchey Limbu, the debut feature film of  director Shubham Yogi, is a coming-of-age sibling drama that follows a brother (played by Rajat Barmecha) and sister (Radhika Madan) navigating their family’s conditioning to find their own unique voice. The siblings in the film on competing cricket teams struggle to balance family and team loyalties. IBNS-TWF correspondent Asha Bajaj in conversation with the Yogi at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) after the film's World Premiere

TIFF: Anthony Shim’s ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ awarded TIFF Platform Prize

Sep 20, 2022, at 12:41 am

Toronto: The Platform Prize at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was awarded to Korean-Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature ‘ Riceboy Sleeps’, the festival announced on Sep 18 during the TIFF awards ceremony held at TIFF Light Box.

TIFF: 'The Swimmers' is a true, moving tale of two young refugee sisters from Syria

Sep 20, 2022, at 12:17 am

Toronto: At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this month, one of the films that drew the attention of cine lovers is "The Swimmers", a film that captures the miraculous journey Syrian swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from their war-ravaged country all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

TIFF: ‘Carry It On’ is a tribute to Canadian-American indigenous singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie’s life

Sep 17, 2022, at 07:26 pm

Canadian American singer-songwriter Sainte-Marie’s life, music, and activism broke barriers to make her an inspiration to fans and fellow musicians alike. Now a documentary premiered at TIFF captures that all.