The film is inspired by journalist Basharat Peer’s The New York Times article 'Taking Amrit Home', also titled (A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway).
Anora was made for $6 mn, a tiny sum by Hollywood standards. It won against papal thriller 'Conclave', Jewish immigrant story 'The Brutalist', and blockbuster musical 'Wicked'.
‘Unlike Laapata Ladies, which was India’s official selection, Kanguva has paid a fee to make it to the list of Best Picture,’ said film critic Ramesh Bala.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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