Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Rating: 3 stars

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly

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Syrian, Cambodian, Afghan Women Win Media Awards

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Intangible cultural heritage: A force for sustainable development

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Film historian Dhruv Somani, recalls the Florence Nightingales of Bollywood cinema.

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Arunaraje Patil’s newly released memoir is justly titled FREEDOM. It matches the title of her best known directorial work – RIHAEE- or liberation. The film, she...