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The Hindu — MoviesIndiaRestoring ‘Pakeezah’: Rebuilding Meena Kumari’s last film from damaged negatives and fading memories Nearly five decades after it first captivated audiences, Kamal Amrohi’s magnum opus, has been painstakingly restored and will be showcased at the Festival Lumière in Lyon, France.
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaMohammad Ali Baig’s debut feature film ‘Chand Tara’ to premiere at TIFF 2026 The period drama, based on the story of Taramati and Sultan Abdullah Qutub Shah, will be screened in the market section of Toronto International Film Festival
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Dil Chahta Hai’ at 25: How Farhan Akhtar’s breezy style created a new Bollywood coolth Two and a half decades after its release, the fashion style and visual aesthetic of 'Dil Chahta Hai’ continue to evoke the same warmth. The film’s hairstylist, Avan Contractor, and set designer, Suzanne Caplan Merwanji,
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘The End of Times’: Colombian filmmakers Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas use AI hallucinations to imagine life beyond capitalism Premiering at Venice Critics’ Week, Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas turn five decades of family footage into an AI-fuelled attempt to imagine life beyond capitalism
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ movie review: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy bring enchanting Enid Blyton adaptation to life A charming adaptation of Enid Blyton’s ‘Faraway Tree’ stories with an excellent cast and delightful production design, ‘The Magic Faraway’ Tree offers a chance to slide down the Slippery Slip and revisit the weird and wo
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaNetflix unveils release date of ‘Lust Stories 3’ The anthology film returns with four new stories from Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Mirzapur The Movie’ review: New beast, same pulse In the cinematic transition of the popular OTT series, director Gurmeet Singh and writer Puneet Krishna get the mood, moments, and the motivations right but flatten the political nuance.
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaHow filmmaker Sulagna Chatterjee crowdfunded ‘Olakh’ with 230 supporters A long therapy session gave Sulagna Chatterjee the beginnings of ‘Olakh’; months of crowdfunding gave her the means to make it. The short film, starring Suhasini Mulay and Nikita Grover has travelled from a Mumbai kitche
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Ramba Oorvasi Menaka’ movie review: Allari Naresh’s socio-fantasy is stuck in a time warp The Telugu film by director Chandra Mohan Chintada delivers a few laughs, but is let down by its dated treatment
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Mayday’ interview: Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on ‘Top Gun’ nostalgia and working with an ICBM Ahead of their latest Apple TV Cold War thriller ‘Mayday’, filmmaking duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein talk about why the ’80s still have a grip on them and the logistics of wrangling a nuclear missile
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaKochi’s Sarita theatre reopens after renovation, blending nostalgia with a modern makeover One among the oldest theatres in Kochi, Sarita reopens with a bigger screen, better sound and upgraded seats
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaLanguage no bar: Inside Hyderabad’s multilingual cinema boom Subtitled releases, premium screens and smart promotions are drawing Hyderabad audiences to cinema from varied languages, beyond Telugu, Hindi and English
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaMadam Sir: How ‘Babita Singh Reporting’ shows the balancing act of women cops A growing cohort of India’s policewomen on screen, addressed as ‘Madam Sir’, fight crime but must still keep patriarchy comfortable
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Om Ka Hari’: Trailer of Anshuman Jha and Raghubir Yadav’s film out Directed by Harish Vyas, the film also stars Soni Razdan and Ayesha Kapur in key roles
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaNagathihalli Chandrashekhar interview: ‘America America 2’ steps out of the original’s shadow Three decades after the cult classic, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar returns to America with a story shaped by changing aspirations, shifting ideologies and a woman’s perspective
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘I’m Game’ movie review: Dulquer Salmaan-starrer squanders a winning idea In ‘I’m Game’, starring Dulquer Salmaan, filmmaker Nahas Hidhayath manages to keep the hold on the audience only for a while, before indulging in familiar narrative patterns
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The Hindu — MoviesIndiaInside Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 house: Gender-neutral bedroom and the common man mural steal limelight From a swimming pool and a mural dedicated to the common man to cosy corners and an independent bedroom for the captain of the week, here are some features of the Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 house
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘The Runner’ movie review: Gal Gadot runs flat out to save this generic thriller Gal Gadot’s sprint to save her diabetic son keeps up the tension in this by-the-numbers actioner
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaNow Playing | Munna Bhaiya: 5 songs the Prince of Mirzapur would have on repeat Here are five songs we imagine Munna Bhaiya from ‘Mirzapur’ would have on repeat, from his darker electronic influences to a faint glimpse of a romantic millenial catching on to a new stillness in love
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Mayday’ movie review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh co-pilot a rollicking bromance through the Danger Zone John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein send ‘Top Gun’ nostalgia into the Cold War with Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh making a surprisingly winning pair of wingmen
The Hindu — MoviesIndiaMalayali visual effects artist Nijesh Sidharthan finds his space in the artistic circles of Australia Besides working on notable Hollywood productions as a visual effects artist, Nijesh Sidharthan, who hails from Wayanad, recently won two awards at an art show in Australia with his watercolour paintings
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Romanchakam’ movie review: A comedy-drama that is more frustrating than fun Venu Gopal Reddy’s Telugu film works better as a buddy comedy than a love story, and could have benefited from sharper writing
The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Harry Potter’ trailer: HBO reveals first Quidditch, Sorting Hat and Hogwarts footage The new trailer offers the most detailed look yet at HBO’s ambitious television adaptation of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, which premieres this Christmas
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