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Saturday, February 14, 2026
TopicFilmmaking

Topic: filmmaking

What Venice winner Anuparna Roy said after watching Gangs of Wasseypur—‘Done living in village’

Roy’s film, Songs of Forgotten Trees, is about two women, a call centre employee and a sex worker, who share an apartment in Mumbai and slowly fall for each other.

Assamese cinema tastes commercial success. Three hits spark fresh hope for the industry

Sasanka Samir’s Bhaimon Da is not just a hit in Assam, but has struck a chord with the diaspora in the UAE. In Sydney, ‘Joi Aai Axom’ has become a mantra.

Malegaon holds stories beyond its Superboys and Supermen. We’ve just begun looking

'Superboys of Malegaon' looks at a crew of amateur filmmakers who create nothing short of a cultural revolution in Maharashtra’s Malegaon, with parodies of films like 'Sholay' and 'Superman'.

Wim Wenders is buying the rights to all his films. ‘Storytelling is now storyselling’

Wim Wenders in conversation with the director of the Film Heritage Foundation in Delhi talked about the forces that shape his work and why he wants his films to grow older with him.

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Toppling govts is easier than winning polls for protesters. Bangladesh is the latest proof

Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.