Ajayan, who shot to fame with the only film that he directed Perumthachan (1990), died in Trivandrum on Thursday (13 December), said his colleague and veteran character-actor Nedumudi Venu. Ajayan breathed his last at a private hospital after a cardiac arrest, Venu said. He is survived by his wife and two children. Venu said it … Read more
Manipuri filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma, who has won the National Award 15 times, on Sunday announced that he would return the Padma Shri — the fourth highest civilian award in India — to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. “The Bill is against the interest of the people of northeast and the indigenous people … Read more
A recording studio will be set up in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum locality for nurturing young talents and celebrating hip-hop culture. This is a collaboration between PepsiCo India and The Dharavi Project, a school that offers a platform to discover and showcase talents of hip-hop artists. The upcoming studio will be called ‘PepsiCo Recording Studio’. The … Read more
After a close battle with Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie’s channel, Indian film production house and music label T-Series has finally managed to become the worlds No 1 YouTube channel. T-Series is leading by more than 60,000 subscribers now as currently it has garnered over 91,774,917 subscribers while PewDiePie has subscribers with a count of 91,705,546. The … Read more
The ongoing Diorama International Film Festival & Market (DIFF) at Delhi’s Siri Fort auditorium recently organized a market session on domestic and international distribution of small and independent films. Diorama festival director, Manoj Srivastava spoke to leading experts in the field of production and distribution, that included Germany-based MN Gujr, CEO and MD, Custard Apple … Read more
Chief justice Saqib Nisar of Pakistan on Wednesday said the country’s Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as it “damages our culture”. Nisar’s remarks came as a three-member apex court bench heard an appeal filed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) against a high court’s decision … Read more
Nazir Hoosein, owner of Mumbai’s iconic Liberty cinema, one of the few surviving Art Deco single-screen theatres in the city, has died aged 78. Hoosein was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and died at Bombay Hospital late on Sunday night. Liberty cinema was founded by Nazir’s father, Habib Hoosein, in 1947 and the theatre … Read more
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Monday announced a ban on Pakistani artistes in the country, saying they will resort to strong action against anyone who collaborates with talent from Pakistan. The announcement comes in the aftermath of the 14 February terror attack on CRPF troopers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. In a … Read more
Hyderabad-based NGO, Forum Against Corruption has moved the Hyderabad court against ticketing service providers PVR and BookMyShow, as well as the department of information and technology, for charging consumers extra ‘internet handling fees’. The case is expected to be heard on 23 March. The case is a product of an RTI filed by Vijay Gopal, … Read more
The Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) will celebrate International Women’s Day with an International Women’s Film Festival 2019 from 8 to 10 March throughout India. The festival will be held in Kolkata, Guwahati, Imphal, Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Puducherry, Jamshedpur, Kolhapur, Madurai, Karimnagar, Mumbai as well as other cities, showcasing a mélange of internationally … Read more