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Crunchyroll brings iconic Makoto Shinkai films to India

A poster of ‘Voices of a Distant Star’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Crunchyroll has announced the streaming debut of Makoto Shinkai’s celebrated film collection. All eight films will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll, bringing Shinkai’s works to an online platform in India for the very first time. This curated collection spans his most acclaimed titles…

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Composer Bharadwaj on ‘Autograph’ re-release, nostalgia and the changing sound of Tamil films

Music composer Bharadwaj | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In front of a packed audience in Chennai’s Museum Theatre last week, Bharadwaj started singing. He sang just a couple of lines – from his popular ‘Nyabagam Varuthey’ from Cheran’s Autograph (2004) – and had the whole audience captivated. What Bharadwaj did recently at ICAN Awards 2025…

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31st Kolkata International Film Festival inaugurated; to showcase 215 films from 39 nations across 21 theatres

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Shatrughan Sinha during the 31st International Film Festival, in Kolkata on November 6, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was inaugurated in the city on Thursday (November 6, 2025) by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In the next week, 215 films from 39 countries are to be showcased across 21 theatres in the…

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No casting announced for ‘Shakti Shalini’ and ‘Maha Munjya’: clarifies Maddock Films

Kiara Advani (left) and Aneet Padda were rumoured to be cast in the upcoming Hindi movie ‘Shakti Shalini’. Production company Maddock Films on Friday dismissed rumours that it has finalised the cast of its upcoming movies Shakti Shalini and Maha Munjya, part of the banner’s ambitious horror comedy universe. There was speculation online that Aneet…

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Some films are bigger than us: Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor react as ‘Homebound’ picked as India’s entry to Oscars

(from left) The cast of ‘Homebound’, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, at the Toronto International Film Festival. | Photo Credit: ishankhatter/Instagram Homebound actors Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, and Vishal Jethwa are on cloud nine as their film was chosen as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2026. Taking to their respective social media…

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Here’s all you need to know about the newly released films and shows —Thug Life, Stolen, Mountainhead and Tourist Family

A still from Thug Life | Photo Credit: Special arrangement This week, two Indian cinema titans attempt to recapture their magic with Thug Life, though the results are mixed. Meanwhile, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong delivers a sharp satire on the digital age with Mountainhead, and the gritty indie thriller Stolen proves there’s still life left…

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