Saeed Mirza, along with fellow filmmakers Dibakar Banerjee and Gurvinder Singh, was part of a panel discussion at the 7th Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Festival.
The guidelines, which came days after a contempt petition, aim to ensure that all media content is in an accessible format for the hearing and visually impaired within three years.
With hits such as Ek Badnaam Aashram and Rise and Fall, Amazon MX Player has become a disruptive force in Indian streaming. ‘Prime Video targets top 20 million, everyone else is looking at MX Player.’
In dissent to house panel’s recommendations, the Wayanad MP warned that the proposals were not just impractical but could also become a tool for political control.
Director Pushkar Sunil Mahabal took his time to write and edit the show. The shooting schedule was only two months long, but post-production went on for seven months.
The advisory by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting comes a day after the Indian Armed Forces conducted Operation Sindoor, striking nine terror targets in Pakistan.
The tasteless adult content shown in House Arrest episode is now a daily reality of Indian OTT. Creativity’s newest platform is also becoming its deathbed.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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