Shyam Benegal death: From Ankur to Zubeidaa; remembering the pioneer of parallel cinema's best movies, career, awardsShyam Benegal, the legendary filmmaker and a pioneer of Indian parallel cinema, passed away on December 23, 2024, at the age of 90. Known f...
23 Dec, 2024, 10.41 PM IST
SS Rajamouli documentary 'Modern Masters' to make OTT premiere on this date: Check where and when to watchRajamouli Documentary: Netflix has announced the release of 'Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli,' a biographical documentary celebrating the accl...
06 Jul, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Why India hardly does documentariesIndia, the world's largest feature film industry, has a strong independent, especially documentary filmmaking scene. While some films, like...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' heads to Busan Film FestivalKaran Johar's film "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" will be showcased at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival. The romance drama, st...
05 Sep, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
Shefali Shah, Jaideep Ahlawat bag top honours at New York Indian Film FestivalThe NYIFF celebrates Indian cinema, which is popular among the South Asian diaspora as well as the global audience.
16 May, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
'Gulmohar', 'The Three of Us' among highlights of 2023 New York Indian Film FestivalThe 2023 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will run from May 11-14.
16 Mar, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Docu-drama ‘Against The Tide’ on Mumbai’s Koli fishing community bags award at Sundance Film FestivalThe docu-drama revolves around the trials and tribulations of Mumbai's Koli fishing community.
28 Jan, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Amazon Prime Video to stream Vasan Bala’s new docu-series, “Cinema Marte Dum Tak”Amazon Prime original "Cinema Marte Dum Tak" will get its global premiere on January 20. The reality series offers a unique look at the vib...
19 Jan, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
Why can't Indian filmmakers make documentary films?Ironically, FD was merged with three other government-run media units into the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) this March. Oth...
28 May, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
Indian documentary 'Writing with Fire' by debut directors debut Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh wins audience award at Sundance Film Festival'Fire in the Mountains', directed by debutant Ajitpal Singh, was another Indian title be screened at the festival.
03 Feb, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
RSS plans short film fest to bring back ‘Indianness’The film festival has been titled as ‘Manush Chai’ in Bengal and the subject will be ‘patriotism and Hindutva’.
01 Mar, 2017, 02.02 AM IST
Standing ovation for absent Shashi Kapoor at National Film AwardsPrez hailed Kapoor, the 3rd in his family to get Indian cinema's highest award after father Prithviraj Kapoor and brother Raj Kapoor, as a ...
03 May, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
Biographical dictionary of Indo-British cinema launchedBritain's leading cultural historian, Prof Jeffrey Richards of the Lancaster University who has written the foreword to the book, was the C...
07 Dec, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
- Shabana Azmi, Prabhu Deva receive 'People of the Year' award
The 24th Limca Book of Records has honoured- Shabana Azmi, Prabhu Deva, Ranbir Kapoor among others, with the 'People of the Year' award.
10 Apr, 2013, 05.58 PM IST
- Regional filmmakers want better slots at film festivals
Regional filmmakers showcasing their films at IFFI today said that non-Hindi cinema did not recieve proper slots at film festivals as a who...
30 Nov, 2011, 10.07 PM IST
- India’s first ‘music arranger’, the legendary Anthony Gonsalves
Gonsalves’ tryst with cinema began with Ajit Shorey’s Dholak in 1951, and after that there was no looking back.
10 Sep, 2011, 05.14 AM IST
- Films Division, NFDC ink MoU to take Indian docus global
Films Division and NFDC have signed a marketing MoU paving the way for Indian documentaries to reach global audience.
16 Sep, 2010, 05.17 PM IST