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A still from Being | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As artificial intelligence makes inroads into entertainment in a big way, the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa saw a landmark moment with the launch of country’s first AI film festivaI, Cinema AI Hackathon 2025. Winning big at the fete is Being, a…
Three movies in, Knives Out is really showing its range. After starting out with a mystery on a cozy New England estate, followed by a sequel set on a Greek island owned by an Elon Musk-style tech bro, the series gets much darker with Wake Up Dead Man. This time, director Rian Johnson crafted a…
Soumyadeep Guin | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengali film cinematographer Soumyadeep Guin, popularly known as Vicky, was found hanging at his home in south Kolkata on Sunday (November 23), a Kolkata Police officer said. He was 40 years old. Guin’s body was recovered from his room by his family around noon. Though an investigation has…
A scene from Vilayath Buddha. Even films which do not turn out quite as intended by its makers might leave us with a few moments of magic, just like a broken clock which gets the time right once in a while. In Jayan Nambiar’s debut directorial Vilayath Buddha, one gets a couple of compelling characters…
Dia Mirza and Rahul Bhat with the cast and crew of the film. | Photo Credit: kovidguptafilms/Instagram Dia Mirza and Rahul Bhat’s currently untitled romantic-drama has wrapped shoot, the makers announced on Friday, November 21, 2025. The film is directed by acclaimed Indo-German filmmaker Kanwal Sethi. The makers shared photos from the set to make…
12A Railway Colony, the Telugu film directed by Nani Kasaragadda, changes its hues at every turn. It works as a pleasant surprise, to begin with. The protagonist Karthik (Allari Naresh) experiences visions about saving a girl in a snowslide. He is led to a video about spirits and how they contact people. Then, the focus…
The 56th International Film Festival of India began on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) with a colourful, new departure from decades of protocol, replacing its customary indoor inauguration with a large-scale public parade through Panaji. The shift, led jointly by the State government and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, drew several thousand people to DB…
Chandni Sasikumar had just two scenes as a civil police officer in Mohanlal’s Tharun Moorthy-directorial Thudarum. Yet, that meant the world for the up-and-coming actor whose journey to Thudarum started two years ago, at Pupa, Tharun’s acting workshop series. Not just her, 20-odd participants of various editions of Pupa got small roles in Thudarum. Pupa,…
If you’re a film enthusiast or, better yet, a fan of Criterion’s Closet Picks videos, then you’ll want to know about the half-off sale on the Criterion Collection’s DVDs now in progress at Barnes & Noble. The sale, which will last until December 7th, includes, according to the site, “contemporary and classic films from around…
One would think Adil Hussain is a film festival essential. Cinephiles venerate the actor, who brings a rare grace to his characters, both in commercial film (Mukti Bodh, English Vinglish, Agent Vinod, Ishqiya) and independent productions (Nirvana Inn, Lorni — The Flaneur). In an off-white denim jacket, Hussain appears relaxed at the 14th Dharamshala International…
