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Disney bets on nostalgia to win back ‘Star Wars’ fans

Christopher Palmeri - December 18, 2019

Marketing for ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ plucks the nostalgia strings and plays up the fact that there won’t be another film for years.

Godfather & Love Story producer Robert Evans, the ‘charming Hollywood playboy’, dies at 89

Laurence Arnold - October 29, 2019

Robert Evans' youth and good looks made him a Hollywood sensation. Before bursting onto the scene to run Paramount at 36, he also dabbled in acting.

Persis Khambatta — the bold model-actor who went bald for Star Trek

Pia Krishnankutty - October 2, 2019

Raised by a single mother in Mumbai, Persis Khambhatta went on to become Miss India and make strides in Hollywood.

Women stars in Hollywood earn $1 million less than men actors on same level

Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez - September 22, 2019

For actors over 50, the gap increases to an average of just under US$4 million.

Hollywood actor sent to jail for rigging daughter’s college entrance exam scores

Janelle Lawrence - September 14, 2019

'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman is the first parent to be sentenced in a college admissions scandal that has sparked nationwide outrage.

CDs & DVDs killed the VCR — but not before it gave Indians Hollywood, porn and memories

Mahua Venkatesh - June 16, 2019

The VCR had to die with the advent of CD and DVD players but it would always remain a small step in technology, but a giant leap for Indians.

Hollywood studios can’t quit Netflix — even if they want to

Lucas Shaw - May 31, 2019

Despite Walt Disney parting ways with Netflix, under their current deal, every movie released between January 2016 & December 2018 will be back on Netflix starting around 2026.

Lagaan to Dhadak: Bollywood has a Dalit problem and it refuses to fix it

Dilip Mandal - February 8, 2019

Hollywood has begun to address the issue of diversity but Hindi films continue to fare poorly on representation of caste.

Pak squash player alleges Indian officials offered him Rs20 mn to drop out of a 2014 match

Aastha Singh - December 10, 2018

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistan's Presidential Palace opened to public for first time in history; Nandita Das’sManto cleared by Pakistan’s censor board.

How Hollywood brought women of STEM & arts together so they are no longer ‘Hidden Figures’

Nandita Jayaraj - December 6, 2018

Women from across the world are coming together to boost their presence in STEM & arts.

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