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Kolkata Is Churning Out Short Filmmakers, But Where Is It All Leading To?

A survey reveals diverse styles, motives and views on the future of the scene. Over the past ten years or so, there has been a surge in the number of short films being made...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Star Anil Kapoor Aims To Spotlight Suffering Of India's Child Workers

Bollywood star Anil Kapoor on Friday kick-started a campaign to highlight the plight of millions of children in India who are forced into work, adding that he hoped his cel...

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I&B Ministry Proposal Can Benefit Indian Filmmakers

Sometime ago, the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, in a bid to make India a film-friendly destination, came up with a proposal to fund Indian films representing the...

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Alternative Entertainment

All India Radio Turns 80: 5 Things You May Want To Know

AIR plans to broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme to several countries and in multiple languages, says a top official State-owned All India Radio (AIR) has earned...

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Alternative Entertainment

Get A Fly-On-The-Wall View Of John Lennon Recording & Arranging His Classic Song, “Imagine” (1971)

In a recent interview, the perennially cheerful Paul McCartney talked candidly about his depression after the Beatles’ 1970 breakup, a revelation that may have come a...

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Health

Natural Births: Bringing Back The Midwife

Birthing centres like BirthVillage in Kochi are part of a growing trend Dusk-tinted light filters in through the reed curtains covering the large windows of the birthing ro...

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Alternative Entertainment

Reinventing L.A. Street By Street

In major cities, streets are thought of mainly as thoroughfares for cars, not as public space for all to enjoy. The Great Streets Initiative, proposed by Los Angeles Mayor ...

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Hollywood

Gene Simmons And Joanna Krupa Attend Ante Up For A Cancer Free Generation Poker Tournament

Dozens of stars from TV, sports, music and film anted up and bet big to support talented young cancer researchers and helped change the future of cancer at Tower Cancer Res...

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Health

One Indian Woman Dies Every 5 Minutes From Postpartum Hemorrhage

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, of the 529,000 maternal deaths occurring every year, 136,000 or 25.7 per cent take place in India (one Indian woman dies...

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Alternative Entertainment

Cinema Under A Bridge Provides Bollywood Escape For The Poor In Delhi

A makeshift cinema hall under a 140-year-old bridge in the Indian capital is allowing poor rickshaw pullers and migrant labourers to escape daily hardship and sweltering he...

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