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NewsFeed Watch the moment “The Voice of Hind Rajab” won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, one of the highest honours at the Venice Film Festival. The docudrama, which tells the story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, received a 23-minute standing ovation at its Wednesday premiere. Published On…
The docu-drama, which recounts the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl, receives the longest standing ovation in the festival’s history. Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 With tears and chants of “Free, Free Palestine” and the waving of Palestinian flags, the true-life drama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, recounting the final plea of…
A mobile cinema wants to distract the children of Gaza with films, even as the ongoing war rips away their childhoods. Source link
Dilip Kumar’s method acting brought about a revolutionary change in the portrayal of characters on screen | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Legends are not born, but made, is an adage that seems apt for Dilip Kumar. He was an icon, who evolved as an institution. Vyayanthimala, his co-star in seven hugely successful films, once remarked:…
Ritwik Ghatak is celebrated for his impactful films, particularly those exploring the social and psychological aftermath of the Partition of India. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 will pay tribute to iconic filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak on his 100th birth anniversary with a special retrospective celebrating his cinematic legacy. The late filmmaker, considered one…
Actor Sivakarthikeyan at the Na Muthukumar tribute concert, with the family of the late lyricist What did Na Muthukumar mean to fans of Tamil cinema? In the early 2000s, Muthukumar’s lines in popular films paved the way for a whole generation to express their joy and sorrow. Ask anyone who grew up during that phase…
FILE: President of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and Actor Vijay | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Tamil superstar and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay, is celebrating his 51st birthday on Sunday (June 22, 2025). Affectionately called ‘Thalapathy’ by his fans, Vijay is widely considered one of the most successful actors in Tamil cinema. The star,…
As reports of theatres turning into battlegrounds emerged during the Chhaava wave, we observed with consternation how the outside world impacts the audience behaviour inside. Filmmaker Vani Subramanian’s latest documentary, Cinema Pe Cinema: The Theatres. The Movies. And Us explores this ‘inside-outside’ conundrum. To be screened at the Habitat Film Festival from May 16 to 25, it starts as a memory-scape of women and men…
While in New Delhi for a literary event, author and media professional Rentala Jayadeva handed a copy of his Telugu book Mana Cinema – First Reel, published by Hyderabad-based EMESCO books, to a writer-friend known for his scepticism towards film literature. This friend believed most books on cinema garnered attention for the wrong reasons. A…
French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty on May 13 of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set. Source link
