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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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‘Burqa City’ director ‘shocked’ by resemblance to ‘Laapataa Ladies’, seeks clarification from filmmakers

A still from ‘Burqa City’ Fabrice Bracq, the French director behind the 2019 Arabic short film Burqa City, has voiced concern over what he describes as “striking similarities” between his work and Kiran Rao’s recent feature Laapataa Ladies. The filmmaker said he was “shocked and saddened” upon watching the Indian film, which was brought to…

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46 students to get 96 gold medals at Veterinary University convocation in Bidar on March 25

Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University K.C. Veeranna addressing a press conference in Bidar on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A total of 46 outstanding performers will get 96 gold medals at the 14th Convocation of Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), which is scheduled to be held on…

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