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The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28 and feature over 240 films from 81 countries, including 13 world premieres, five international premieres and 44 Asian premieres, officials said on Friday. The 2025 edition of the IFFI will run from November 20 to 28. Tamil…
Gouri Kishan | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @gourigkofficial Tamil actor Gouri Kishan has won widespread praise after confronting a journalist who asked a sexist question about her weight during a press conference for her new film Others in Chennai. The incident, captured on video and circulated widely online, shows Gouri rejecting the inappropriate question, which she…
Robo Shankar | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil film industry is in mourning following the sudden death of actor and comedian Robo Shankar, who passed away on September 18 at the age of 46. The performer reportedly collapsed on a film set and was rushed to hospital, where his condition deteriorated. Robo Shankar, born…
Gone are the days of six-fingered hands or distorted faces: AI-generated video is becoming increasingly convincing, attracting Hollywood, artists, and advertisers, while shaking the foundations of the creative industry. To measure the progress of AI video, you need only look at Will Smith eating spaghetti. Since 2023, this unlikely sequence, entirely fabricated, has become a…
Babil Khan; the breaks down on viral Instagram stories | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement and @babil.i.k/Instagram Hours after Babil Khan, actor and the son of late actor Irrfan Khan, broke down on Instagram stories and called Bollywood ‘the fakest industry’, his family and team have issued a statement clarifying that the video has been ‘misinterpreted’…
WAVES Summit in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: X@AshwiniVaishnaw The Union government has kicked off the four-day World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) on May 1, as part of its push to make India a destination and hub for the media and entertainment industry. The event has been articulated as a major priority for Prime…
A special squad of the Kochi City police has arrested two Malayalam film industry personalities for alleged online cheating to the tune of ₹46 lakh. The arrested were identified as Sreedev, 35, of Ernakulam, and Muhammed Rafi, 37, of Kannur, an associate director and a costume designer, respectively, the police said. The victim was…
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Vasundhara Kashyap interview | Video Credit: The Hindu “Writing is almost as difficult as being on a diet,” laughs Vasundhara. Familiar with fans of Tamil cinema, thanks to her performances in films like ThenmerkuParuvakaatru,Thalaikoothal and Kanguva, among others, Vasundhara recently forayed into writing. She has debuted as an author with The Accused (Westland), a mystery…
(image for representation) The Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA)‘s act of publishing the box-office collection figures appears to not have gone down well with many from within the industry. Filmmakers and producers whom The Hindu spoke to pointed at the “unfairness” of putting out partial collection figures as the association has published just the producers’…
