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Manipur documentaries bring positive hope amid crisis
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Manipur documentaries bring positive hope amid crisis

Guwahati, Aug 5: Amid the ongoing crisis, there is something to cheer about as two Manipur films have been selected for the competition section in the 15th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) being held in Thiruvananthapuram.Acclaimed filmmaker and multiple national...
‘Malti My Love’ of Rima Das gets selected for Asian Project Market
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‘Malti My Love’ of Rima Das gets selected for Asian Project Market

GUWAHATI, Aug 4: ‘Malti My Love’, the latest work by Rima Das has been named among the 30 projects by Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for this year’s Asian Project Market (APM).APM, the biggest film investment and co-production market in Asia, has selected 30 projects for this year’s...
Assam govt inks agreement to showcase Lachit Barphukan documentary on OTT
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Assam govt inks agreement to showcase Lachit Barphukan documentary on OTT

Guwahati, July 22: The Assam government has inked an agreement with OTT platform JioCinema to showcase a short documentary that was made on 16th century Ahom general Lachit Barphukan during the celebration of his 400th birth anniversary last year. An official release stated, “To celebrate Bir...
Dominic Sangma’s film ‘Rapture’ gets selected for Locarno Film Festival
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Dominic Sangma’s film ‘Rapture’ gets selected for Locarno Film Festival

Guwahati, July 11: Meghalaya filmmaker Dominic Sangma’s Garo language film ‘Rapture’ (Rimdogittanga) has got official selection for the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.The 127-minute will be competing in the Concorso Cineaste del Presente section with some of the best contemporary...
Writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla apologises for hurting people
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Writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla apologises for hurting people's emotions with...

Mumbai, Jul 8: "Adipurush" dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla extended his "unconditional apology" for hurting people's emotions. The Prabhas-starrer mythological epic film, directed by Om Raut, was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month. The film's team,...
Singer CoCo Lee, voice of Disneys Mulan, dies by suicide at 48
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Singer CoCo Lee, voice of Disney's 'Mulan', dies by suicide at 48

Los Angeles, July 6: Singer CoCo Lee, who lent her vocal prowess in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 1998's 'Mulan', died by suicide on Wednesday at the age of 48. The singer's sisters, Nancy and Carol Lee, confirmed the sad news with a joint Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing that she...
FIR lodged against team of
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FIR lodged against team of 'Adipurush'

Lucknow, June 18: The national spokesperson of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha, Shishir Chaturvedi had lodged an FIR with the Hazratganj police against the makers and the star cast of film 'Adipurush'.In his complaint, Chaturvedi said that the film was a deliberate attempt to insult Hindu...
Adil Hussain wins best actor award at Ottawa Indian fest
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Adil Hussain wins best actor award at Ottawa Indian fest

Guwahati, June 18: Renowned actor Adil Hussain has been honoured with the Best Actor Award at the Ottawa Indian Film Festival (OIFF) in Canada for his exceptional performance in the critically acclaimed film ‘Footprints on Water’.The festival, which showcases the best of Indian cinema of the...
Will revise dialogues that hurt sentiments: Adipurush dialogue writer
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Will revise dialogues that hurt sentiments: 'Adipurush' dialogue writer

Mumbai, Jun 18: “Adipurush” dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla on Sunday said the makers of the mythological epic film have decided to “revise some of the dialogues”, after the Prabhas-starrer was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language.Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs...
Kathmandu cinema halls stop screening of Adipurush
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Kathmandu cinema halls stop screening of 'Adipurush'

Kathmandu, June 16: Cinema halls across Kathmandu on Friday stopped the screening of 'Adipurush', a day after Mayor Balen Shah warned that no Indian movie will be allowed in the Nepal capital if the film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana does not correct the "mistake" about the birthplace of Sita. ...
Beyond national borders: Chronicling the indelible marks of Assam
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Beyond national borders: Chronicling the indelible marks of Assam's finest...

As music lovers from across the globe anticipate an exciting time on July 5 when the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will feature a number of songs composed by Joi Barua—Assam's illustrious singer and composer — there is now a sense of realisation and reflection of the immense creativity and influence...
Afghan film in Cannes highlights womens plight
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Afghan film in Cannes highlights women's plight

Cannes, May 23: Documentarian Sahra Mani's "Bread & Roses", produced by Jennifer Lawrence's Excellent Cadaver, has brought to the Croisette the horrors that are being heaped upon women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. "Bread & Roses", which premiered in the Special Screenings section of the...
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