Bollywood

452 days ago

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Actress Anasuya Sengupta Creates History At The Cannes Film Festival

Cannes, May 25 - Actress Anasuya Sengupta has created history by becoming the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment of the Cannes Film Festival. ## Sengupta received the prestigious award for her role in the film Shameless directed and written by Bulgarian filmmaker Constantin Bojanov. The film portrays the journey of a sex worker who escapes from a brothel in Delhi after stabbing a policeman. ## "You don’t have to be queer to fight for equality, you don’t have to be colonised to understand that colonising is pathetic — we just need to be very, very decent human beings", Sengupta said in her acceptance speech (via India Today). ## Anasuya is recognised primarily for her work as a production designer in Mumbai and her work includes set design of the Netflix show Masaba Masaba. She made her acting debut in Bengali director Anjan Dutt's rock musical Madly Bangalee (2009) in a supporting role. ## Stay tuned...

India

1180 days ago

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The Face of Assam: Papon Represents His Home State At The Cannes Film Festival

Mumbai, May 28 - Known to don multiple hats, such as that of a singer, songwriter, music composer, and music producer, Papon was among the luminaries from India to have graced the prestigious Cannes Film Festival as the cultural ambassador of Assam. The artist also attended the event in the capacity of a producer of two upcoming films - titled 'The Land of the Sacred Beats' and 'The Mystical Brahmaputra - A Musical Story. The teasers of Papon's productions were screened at the India Pavilion at the Marché du Film to celebrate cinema rooted in Assam. ## Papon was also a panelist for a discussion titled 'The Gateway to the Northeast'. It touched upon the film policy, scenic locales, cultural heritage, and hospitality of Papon's home state. The artist was joined by Mr. Simanta Sekhar Chairperson, Assam State Film Finance & Development Corporation Ms. Loya Madhuri IAS, Secretary Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam, Ms. Monidipa Borkotoki, Managing Director, Assam State Film Finance & Development Corporation, and Mr. Biswajeet Bora - Film Director (Boomba Ride). ## As a producer, Papon has been diligently working on TheThe Land of the Sacred Beats and The Mystical Brahmaputra - A Musical Story for four years. The former is premised on the 550 years old traditional classical music of Assam, by Vaishnava Saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev and the latter is a tribute to the Brahmaputra and the multicultural co-existence of the music, art, and culture of the tribes and communities who have settled at the bank of the river. Directed by Parasher Baruah, these upcoming films capture the diversity of music, art, craft, livelihood, and stories of Assam. ## Papon says, "I am truly honored to have represented my country and my home state Assam at Cannes 2022. It felt like a celebration of a culture that has made such a significant contribution to art. Witnessing great films and exchanging energy with artists worldwide are the highlights for me. I'm happy that the teasers of The Land of the Sacred Beats and The Mystical Brahmaputra - A Musical Story received love on a global platform. I share this honor with the people of India".## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1189 days ago

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Tom Cruise Receives Honorary Palme d'Or At The 'Top Gun: Maverick' Cannes Premiere

Cannes, May 19 - Hollywood action star was honored with a prestigious Palme d'Or award at the "Top Gun: Maverick" premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. The movie also received a 5-minutes standing ovation from the crowd at the premiere. ## "An incredible evening and an incredible time. Just to see everyone's faces. It's been 36 years since Top Gun and we had to hold this for two years because of the pandemic", said Cruise to the crowd (via Deadline). ## Prior to receiving the Palme d'Or, the blockbuster actor was given a tribute reel before the film played. As a prelude, French fighter jets took the sky streaming blue, white, and red smoke. The squadron did a second pass before the Top Gun: Maverick star took the stage at the Palais.## "Thank you Paramount people, this was a dream to be here with you. I'm going to take this all in and I'm never going to forget this evening. Thank you for being here. We're here for you. I make these movies for all of you. I'm of you in every meeting, in every moment. Especially in Cannes, you love movies", he added. ## "Top Gun: Maverick" has been one of the top-rated movies with a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from over 110 reviews. It is lauded as one of the most satisfying sequels ever made. Scheduled to release on May 27th, it should come as no surprise if it opens to Cruise's biggest weekend ever, surpassing the $169.3M WW start of "The Mummy". ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1196 days ago

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Pan India Star Pooja Hegde Set To Represent India At Cannes Film Festival

Mumbai, May 12 - One of the most prestigious festivals, the Cannes Film Festival invites some of the world's greatest actors. This year our favorite actor across languages - Pooja Hegde will be making her debut at the annual festival while also representing the country. ## The likes of Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, and Priyanka Chopra charmed its red carpet and attended the celebrations of films across the globe. Pooja will be the first female Pan India star to be gracing the event. Here's everything you may not have known about her Cannes trip. ## The Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo actor will be flying to France on the 16th of May. She will be attending the festival on the 17th and 18th of May and she will be present at the after-party that hosts some of the most celebrated actors worldwide. Given her impeccable sartorial sense, it is certain that she will emerge as the red carpet darling. ## Pooja says, "First and foremost I am so proud that India will be the country of honor, this year, at the Marche' Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Our country has a rich history at the festival, which stems back to Chetan Anand's Neecha Nagar winning the top prize at the festival in 1946. I strongly believe in the power of cinema and stories to overcome language, geographic, and cultural barriers".## "Cannes represents a unique celebration of those barriers being removed - through the coming together of Film, Culture, and Fashion. The opportunity to be attending and representing India is one I will always cherish and hope to continue to do so for the rest of my life", she added.## On the work front, Pooja is gearing up to shoot for Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali with Salman Khan and dive into the promotional spree for Rohit Shetty's Cirkus. She also has SSMB28 opposite Mahesh Babu on her slate.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1919 days ago

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7 Years Of The Lunchbox: Nimrat Kaur recalls the time with a throwback picture with Irrfan Khan from the premiere of The Lunchbox at the Cannes film festival

On this very day (19 May), one of the best films of all-time, 'The Lunchbox' has completed 7 years. It was screened on 19 May 2013 as a part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in which it received a standing ovation. The film also won a lot of awards and appreciation domestically and internationally. ## The Lunchbox starred Irrfan Khan who passed away recently. As the film completes 7 years, Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan's co-star in the film remembers the time of the film's premiere at the Cannes film festival with a throwback picture with late Irrfan Khan. ## Since Irrfan Khan has passed away, Nimrat Kaur has been remembering him often. Her latest post is proof of how much she is missing him along with many of his fans. ## Sharing the picture, she captioned, "That moment as we tried to absorb the surreal response a few minutes into the premiere of #TheLunchbox at @Festival_Cannes in 2013 exactly 7 years ago today. Life’s never been the same since those blinding lights beamed across the theatre that day..."## That moment as we tried to absorb the surreal response a few minutes into the premier of #TheLunchbox at @Festival_Cannes in 2013 exactly 7 years ago today. Life’s never been the same since those blinding lights beamed across the theatre that day... pic.twitter.com/lqvYnll8YG— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) May 18, 2020 ## Apart from Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur, the film also starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a key role. The film was directed by Ritesh Batra who also penned it while it was co-produced by DAR Motion Pictures, UTV Motion Pictures, Dharma Productions, Sikhya Entertainment, and NFDC. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1979 days ago

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COVID-19 effect: Cannes Film Festival 2020 postponed

Paris, March 20 (IANS) The 73rd edition of The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. ## The festival's organisers on Thursday issued a statement, confirming the delay in the gala, which was scheduled to take place in May, reports deadline.com. ## "At this time of global health crisis, our thoughts go to the victims of the COVID-19 and we express our solidarity with all of those who are fighting the disease. ## "Today, we have made the following decision : The Festival de Cannes cannot be held on the scheduled dates, from May 12 to 23. Several options are considered in order to preserve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in Cannes, until the end of June to beginning of July 2020," the statement read. ## Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 8, the French government banned public gatherings of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the disease. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.