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Amitabh Bachchan retrospective at Indian Film Festival, Florence
The veteran Bollywood actor is pretty excited about being at the River To River 2012 Indian Film Festival in Florence
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is looking forward to attending the River To River 2012 Indian Film Festival in Florence, where a retrospective of his films will be held. Click here to read more1 Comment
The Reluctant Fundamentalist to close IFFI Goa tonight
It’s curtains down on the 43rd International Film Festival of India with Mira Nair’s film. The director speaks on the sidelines
The closing ceremony of the 43rd International Film Festival of India will be held tonight, and Mira Nair’s latest film The Reluctant Fundamentalist will have its India premiere on the occasion. Click here to read moreIndia invited to Cannes party
India would be the Guest Country at the 66th Cannes Film Festival to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema
Delegates at the ongoing Film Bazaar in Goa, organised by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) were delighted when Christian Jeune of the Cannes film festival announced that India would be the Guest Country in 2013. Click here to read moreAmitabh Bachchan on Australian honour: I’m most humbled
The legendary actor has been recognised for his contribution to Indian cinema by the Australian government, in an event in Mumbai to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema
Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured by the Australian government for his contribution towards Indian cinema, in a felicitation ceremony in Mumbai on November 21. Click here to read more14th Mumbai Film Festival opens today: Sridevi to inaugurate
The film fest offers the best of world cinema and Indian films this year, and also introduces Afghanistan cinema
The much-awaited Mumbai Film Festival’s 14th edition begins tonight (Thursday , October 18) at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in South Mumbai, with actor Sridevi inaugurating the event by lighting the traditional lamp. Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), the festival opens with award-winning Hollywood film Silver Linings Playbook that stars Robert de Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Anupam Kher. Click here to read moreKaran Johar to direct Shahrukh Khan again?
The Agneepath producer, we are told, will be soon making a film that stars his favourite Khan
Every time Karan Johar has directed a film with Shahrukh Khan as the leading man it has been a huge hit. Last time the duo came together was for My Name Is Khan and they had Kajol for company. Click here to read moreRobert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival!
Cosmopolis and On the Road, films of the on-off couple of the Twilight series, will be screened at the festival this year as part of the Italian and French focus
Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who are reportedly just back together after a brief breakup thanks to Kristen’s alleged affair with her married director Rupert Sanders, will be in India soon. But only onscreen, as part of their respective films that will be screened at the upcoming 14th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF). Click here to read more14th Mumbai Film Festival: Complete list of films to be screened
With focus on Italian, French and Afghanistan cinema and restored classics, this year’s MFF will showcase 200 films from 65 countries
The 14th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) that will be held from October 18-25, 2012, has an interesting line-up of films. Taking a cue from the response received to The Artist last year (before it won the Oscar), there is a tribute to silent films at this year’s MFF. But all the silent movies will be Indian as part of the Celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema. This year, the MFF’s focus is on Italian cinema and French films. There is also a special introduction to cinema from Afghanistan under Kabul Fresh: New Voices in Afghan Cinema. Click here to read more
