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Dhai Aakhar: Merely two-and-a-half letters of an alphabet arouse great expectations Dhai means two-and-a-half, and Aakhar means akshar or the letters of the Hindi alphabet. The title is taken from a...
Vijay 69, Review: VATs 69 in a name? A story that looks very elevating and moralising on paper does not necessarily translate into an engaging film. Vijay 69 is one such film. It seems to have been...
The Sabarmati Report, Trailer launch: Express train. Engine Arrival Time in Mumbai: 06 November 2024, Departure: Unknown On 27 February, 2002, one compartment of the Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati...
Navras Katha Collage, Review: It might get a few ‘awards’, for…. Comedian Jerry Lewis, in the top league during the 50s and 60s, made a breakthrough movie in 1965, called The Family Jewels....
IFFI 2024, 05: The ‘other’ jury Besides feature films, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has section of documentary and short films, broadly classified as the ‘other’ Jury. India also...
IFFI 2024, 04: Delegates Hazaar at Film Bazaar Around 1,000 (hazaar, in Hindustani) delegates, from abroad as well as Indian are expected to attend the Bazaar this year. The Bazaar runs parallel...
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3: Grotesque? Yes. Burlesque: Yes. Statuesque? Yes. Humouresque: No. Maze: Yes. Amazing: No Bhool Bhulaiya literally means a maze or labyrinth, in Hindustani language. This one...
IFFI, other Film Festivals, and the Media: Partners or undesirables? When the first film festival as held in Bombay in the year 1952, by the Films Division, 30 years after the first international...
IFFI 2024, 03: When you want to know where is the venue Opening & Closing Venue DR. SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE INDOOR STADIUM Goa University, MDR3, Taleigao, Goa 403206 Screening Venues INOX...
IFFI 2024, 02: To market, to mark it! Market Screenings, previously known as Industry Screenings, serve as a crucial platform for filmmakers to showcase their films to sales agents, distributors,...
