Cigars are not just in the movies—more and more Indians are smoking them. The cigar and cigarillos market in India is expected to reach a projected revenue of $5,585.1 million by 2030.
Boman Irani’s directorial debut The Mehta Boys is the official opening film of the festival. Other headliners include National-Award winning Gulmohar, Manoj Bajpayee-starrer Despatch.
Chhaya Kadam’s characters invert the ‘office woman’ trope. From the impeccably dressed Kanchan Kombdi to the worldly-wise Manju Mai, she plays tough women with a hint of vulnerability.
Better known for writing some of Raj Kapoor's all-time hits, Abbas also filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of pre-censorship on films.
All We Imagine As Light isn't Payal Kapadia's first Cannes win. She won the Oeil d’Or award for best documentary film in 2021 for A Night of Knowing Nothing.
Thrown out of his wealthy Calcutta home for protesting with Gandhi, Bose sold vests and ‘gamchhas’ before becoming one of India’s highest-paid filmmakers.
Tamil film industry used to be like any other Indian film Industry about a decade ago. But then it delved into anti-caste movies that even Hindi and Bengali new wave films didn't.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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