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Retroscope

Retroscope - Jagjit Singh- A Sweet Recollection

I don’t recall when I first met the two, Jagjit and Chitra Singh. It must be sometime in the early 1970s, when Chitra came round to our tiny apartment on 29th Road TP...

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Alternative Entertainment

Cinema Focuses On Entertainment, Later Education: Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal says when you make a film, the process is entertainment first followed by information and education.
The director said unlike a classroom, you need to ho...

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Festivals

Spinning The Lazy Susan With Stars At Rotterdam's Film Festival

Few film festivals give anyone the chance to sit next to a star director over dinner, so spinning the lazy susan in Rotterdam's favourite Chinese restaurant with Whit Still...

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Bollywood

Gender Bender: Women Directors Have It Difficult In Bollywood, Says Divya Khosla Kumar

So she's pretty as a picture. A picture the way Divya Khosla Kumar makes it. High on gloss, youthful content and great music. And the powerhouse of her husband Bhushan Kuma...

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Festivals

Crowds To Flock To Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival

Feats of daring and adventure in some of the world's most challenging landscapes will be showcased this weekend at the annual Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival. The event ai...

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Independent

Why Manoj Annadurai Made An Independent English Film!

A Software engineer bitten by the filmmaking bug turns director. Manoj Annadurai's tale seems like a fairly predictable narrative. But then, here's the twist — Chenna...

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Independent

IFTDA To Screen Independent Film 'BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom

The Indian film & Television Director's Association (IFTDA) will organise a special screening of an upcoming independent film "BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom" tomorrow here.IFTDA...

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Bollywood

From Celina To Raveena: Bollywood Comes Out In Support Of Gay Rights

And Bollywood celebrities are all in support of the law being changed in favour of homosexuals. Filmmaker Onir, who is among the few openly gay directors in Bollywood, says...

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Human Rights

World Report 2016: ‘Politics Of Fear’ Threatens Rights

In the 659-page World Report 2016, its 26th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Direc...

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Independent

Future Tense: Sifting Through The Patterns Of VR Storytelling At Sundance

Back in 2007, Sundance Film Festival launched New Frontier, a new iteration of the experimental Frontiers section that had been around since 1996. If festival attendees and...

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