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From desire and the female body to protest, war and a changing natural world, the Kolkata artist looks back at nearly five decades of making images out of what she finds difficult to put into words.
The sequel recreates the dizzying thrills of Fall with nerve-shredding mountain set pieces, even if its third act drifts into conventional action territory.
As an overindulgent Akshay Kumar goes overboard,Haiwaanloses its bite.
Despite sincere performances from Shanvi Srivastava, Nirup Bhandari and Pruthvi Ambaar, and a decent premise, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhars film struggles to bring its many ideas together
Srinidhi Bengalurus found-footage film Video is a technically accomplished experiment that gets the YouTube world right but takes too long to find its horror
Tamil scholar and speaker Solomon Pappaiah on his latest literary work and the future oftalk shows
Tamil scholar and speaker Solomon Pappaiah, who passed away today, declined film offers to concentrate on literary and academic work
The film feels like an unintentional sequel to Sumanth and director Santhosh Jagarlapudis earlier collaboration, Subrahmanyapuram and Nikhil Siddharthas Karthikeya
Aditya Haasans Epic First Semester, starring Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya, follows two students in the UK as they navigate love, independence, financial pressures and uncertain futures
The film earned its lead actors, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, a shared Best Actress award at the 79th Cannes Film Festival this year
Vijayagopal performed on the second day of the Venuganam festival, streamed by Mudhra.
Adapting Aravind Adigas acclaimed novel, Ben Rekhi builds a gripping moral battleground wherea community chooses redevelopment to compromise its own foundation.
The film is based on real events that took place at a government school in Palakkad
S.R. Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was a guiding light for generations of musicians and an authoritative voice on the theory and practice of Carnatic music.
Guesswho is showing his works in his first solo gallery exhibit in Mumbai, while the second part of the show opens in Kochi on September 13 at Muziris Contemporary
Conceived and curated by Vishwakiran Nambi, to be held in Bengaluru, aims to build a dialogue between dance and cinema
Even though its unhurried sequences are replete with an allure that has gone missing in contemporary Hindi cinema, Ghamasaan, starring Arshad Warsi and Pratik Gandhi, struggles to hold itself together as a genre piece
Three exhibitions across Mumbai mark Chanakyas 40th anniversary by looking at the histories, hands and ideas that have shaped its journey from embroidery atelier to contemporary art practice
Besides the screening of 120 movies from around 30 countries, scores of locals, including students, film enthusiasts, artists and filmmakers, were provided a platform to meet and learn from the big names of Bollywood like Ramesh Sippy, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Imtiaz Ali etc.
Set against the competitive world of coastal sailboat racing, Mathimaran Pugazhendhis socio-political sports actioner Mandaadi finds its strength in layered characters and assured performances from Soori and Suhas
In Search of the Perfect Image, a solo show by G Ravinder Reddy, in underway at Gallery Sumukha
Why not formalise Indias joke-policing with exams, clearances and a 48-hour permit?
PS Mithrans ambitious spy thriller is at its best when its intricate plotting meets a well-written emotional core, but the Karthi-starrer struggles to sustain the momentum after the interval
Co-produced by Ryan Gosling, the film also stars Gabriel Basso, Aaron Pierre and Patrick Schwarzenegger
indieMagic, a new concert series, debuts with Pune-origin band Easy Wanderlings this weekend
From Epic First Semester to Thakshakudu, Anand Deverakonda reflects on his career, his choice of characters and what lies ahead
He also urged the board to ensure that songs, symbols and references associated with historical personalities are not used in a manner that could hurt public sentiments.
From exhibitions and clay workshops to artist residencies and cultural events, Prangan is creating a new ecosystem for art and creative exchange in Hyderabad
Supreme Court ruling in K.C. Cinema vs State of Jammu and Kashmir case upheld the right of cinema hall owners to prohibit patrons from bringing outside food and beverages, holding that such restrictions are not against public interest, safety or welfare
A team at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute has developed a technique to colour the parai, create tie-dye patterns and make its buffalo-hide surface more resonant and durable potentially taking the traditional Tamil percussion instrument from the performance stage to homes and museums
ML - The Origin reimagines tribal art with contemporary aesthetics for an exhibition at Spirit Connect
The new trailer for Mike Flanagans Carrie gives a fuller look at Summer H. Howells tormented teenager and the telekinetic fury building towards prom night
The new trailer for Alejandro G. Irritus dark comedy gives a fuller look at Tom Cruises bizarre transformation into billionaire Digger Rockwell
The first teaser for M. Night Shyamalans Remain begins as an intimate love story before sending Jake Gyllenhaals grieving architect into a supernatural mystery
Enjoyable and instantly forgettable, this tale of aristos growing marijuana to fund their estates sees Theo Jamess Eddie attempting to extricate himself from increasingly complicated situations with ducal panache
Also starring Nazriya Nazim, Naslen, John Vijay and Anandraj in pivotal roles, the film is set to release in theatres on November 6
To be staged after three decades, the production choreographed by guru Rhadha, will be presented on September 19 in Chennai.
The film has been written and directed by Akash A Kaushik in his directorial debut.
The film also stars Tabu, Shriya Saran, Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav and Kamlesh Sawant
Conceived by Krishnakshi Kashyap with music by Bhaskar Jyoti Ojah, the production engages Assams devotional heritage through the Panchabhuta, evoking Krishna as cosmic consciousness.
Marking his 78th birthday, Bengalurus Dharohar festival celebrated not only Pt. Vinayak Torvis artistry but also his efforts to train generations of musicians and cultivate discerning audiences.
After the screening of the Florian Zeller directorial, both Penelope and Javier were seen getting emotional with the overwhelming response

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