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Bollywood actor and director Amol Palekar. File | Photo Credit: ANI After a decade-long wait, the Bombay High Court on Thursday (November 6, 2025) said it will hear in December a petition filed by actor Amol Palekar seeking protection of artistic freedom, which he claimed was being violated by rules that mandate pre-censorship of scripts…
Rishab Shetty in ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a small yet significant scene in Kantara Chapter 1, Berme (Rishab Shetty) tells his mother about the importance of business. It’s not just earning what they deserve, but also a sign of achievement for their marginalised group of people. Berme’s decision to revolt…
Akshay Kumar (right) and Arshad Warsi in ‘Jolly LLB 3’. | Photo Credit: Star Studios/YouTube The Delhi High Court has passed a dynamic+ injunction restraining various rogue websites from illegally streaming, hosting or screening upcoming Bollywood film Jolly LLB 3 which is scheduled to be released on September 19. Justice Tejas Karia said that any…
Gowtam Tinnanuri is a man of few words and rarely courts the spotlight. The Telugu films Malli Raava and Jersey earned him immense admiration for narrating stories that emotionally resonate with the audiences. As his latest film, Kingdom, led by Vijay Deverakonda, opened to a warm reception, the reticent filmmaker looks back at its journey….
The court had earlier termed the CBFC’s revising committee seeking a change of the name ‘Janaki’ in the title and of the protagonist “a challenge to the freedom of creative expression.” Kerala High Court judge N. Nagaresh arrived at a private film studio at Padamugal near Kakkanad in Kochi, Kerala, on Saturday (July 5, 2025)…
A poster of the Tamil film Manushi | Photo Credit: X / @GopiNainar The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), disposed of a writ petition filed by film director Vetri Maaran after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reported that it had reviewed the Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him, as per…
Vetri Maaran. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Popular film director and producer C. Vetri Maaran has approached the Madras High Court challenging the denial of a censor certificate for Andrea Jeremiah-starrer Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him and directed by Gopi Nainar. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh is slated to hear his writ…
A poster of Devil’s Double Next Level | Photo Credit: X/@iamsanthanam The Madras High Court on Thursday (May 15, 2025) wanted to know whether the producers of actor Santhanam’s upcoming movie Devil’s Double Next Levelwould be willing to delete or mute an objectionable portion of the lyrics and tune in the film’s song titled ‘Kissa 47’….
Viola Davis in ‘G20’ | Photo Credit: Ilze Kitshoff In line with the many president-saves-the-day films—an action sub-genre popularised by titles like Air Force One, White House Down, and the Has Fallen films—comes G20, starring a fierce Viola Davis as a POTUS who can throw quite a punch. That it’s headlined by Davis, an Academy…
The 12th edition of metal festival Bangalore Open Air (BOA) held on February 8 this year, was arguably not just about metal offering something for lovers of heavy music, but also in their own capacity. That is often the true mark of a festival’s growth. There is something to be said about choosing between staying…
