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Director Pawo Choyning Dorji interview: On Bhutanese modernity and echoes of Edward Yang in ‘The Monk and the Gun’

There’s a poster of A Brighter Summer Day hanging in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s home. It’s a tribute to the late Edward Yang, but also something far more personal. “The little girl in the film,” he tells me, “Chang Chen’s little sister… that little girl is my wife.” There’s something almost sacred in the intimacy of…

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Interview | ‘Maranamass’ director Sivaprasad: The film is told from an experimental, quirky perspective

Sivaprasad with Basil Joseph and Rajesh Madhavan on the sets of Maranamass  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Maranamass is chaotically funny with its motley crew of characters and over-the-top exaggerated situations, co-written by debutant director Sivaprasad and actor Siju Sunny. The movie is cleverly written, witty and funny without once crossing the line into slapstick…

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‘Operation Sindoor’ film announcement sparks backlash, director issues apology

The announcement of a film based on Operation Sindoor, India’s recent military strikes in Pakistan, has sparked a major controversy and backlash, prompting the director to issue an apology. Follow the Operation Sindoor LIVE updates The film, titled “Operation Sindoor”, was announced on Friday (May 9, 2025) night by director Uttam Maheshwari on social media….

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‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ director Sudhir Mishra: I’m not always on the side of my characters

“No critic asks me why I name a film set around the Emergency after a Ghalib couplet,” wonders Sudhir Mishra amid an intense conversation. Two decades after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, a tale of unfulfilled desires set against the Emergency and the Naxalite Movement stirred our souls, director Sudhir Mishra is mounting another drama set against the…

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‘Torpedo’: ‘Thudarum’ director Tharun Moorthy to work with Fahadh Faasil, Arjun Das and Naslen in his next

Arjun Das, Fahadh Faasil and Naslen. Riding high on the success of Thudarum, the Malayalam revenge drama starring Mohanlal and Shobana, director Tharun Moorthy has announced his next. He is set to direct Torpedo, featuring an ensemble cast. The Malayalam movie will star Premalu fame Naseln, Tamil actor Arjun Das, Ganapathi and superstar Fahadh Faasil….

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‘HIT 3’ trailer: Nani wreaks havoc on those who cross the line in director Sailesh Kolanu’s actioner

A still from ‘HIT 3’  | Photo Credit: @WallPosterCinemaOfficial/YouTube The trailer for actor Nani and director Sailesh Kolanu’s HIT: The Third Case, the third Telugu film in the HIT (Homicide Intervention Team) universe or HIT-verse, was unveiled on Monday morning. The film, scheduled for release in theatres on May 1, follows the journey of cop Arjun…

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‘Masaan’ director Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Homebound’ selected for Cannes 2025’s Un Certain Regard

Director Neeraj Ghaywan posing during a photocall for ‘Masaan’ at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes | Photo Credit: AFP Ten years after his breakthrough debut Masaan was selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan returns to the Croisette with his sophomore feature Homebound, again featured in the same category. The…

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