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India and Bangladesh to collaborate on war film!
Cineswami says that India and Bangladesh might soon start sharing content and co-producing television shows
In a move sure to anger neighbouring Pakistan, India and Bangladesh have agreed to consider a joint collaboration for production of a mega film depicting the “War of Liberation” Click here to read moreClick to Comment
Rajinikanth fasts while Kamal Haasan goes to the cops
Cineswami tells us about the changing equations and trends in the film industry and how he hopes Bollywood soon follows Mollywood
The massed ranks of the Tamil film industry, led by Rajinikanth, is observing a fast today to protest against the imposition of a 12.5 percent service tax by the central government. Click here to read moreBharat Ratna for Dilip Kumar?
Cineswami tells us about filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s petition to the government for considering veteran actor Dilip Kumar for India’s highest civilian honour
Indian acting legend Dilip Kumar, 90, might get a Bharat Ratna if Mahesh Bhatt has his way. Not used to being out of the limelight for long, the loudmouthed Bhatt is finally employing his considerable energies for a good cause. Click here to read moreVishwaroopam on DTH: Kamal Haasan irks Tamil Nadu theatre owners!
Cineswami writes about the Vishwaroopam controversy and also reviews the Times Literary Carnival in Mumbai
Whether it is a ploy for free publicity before the January 11 release of Vishwaroopam or just a simple desire to make more money, Kamal Haasan sure knows how to stay in the news. Click here to read moreRajinikanth vs Kamal Haasan – the 3D audio war!
Cineswami gives some dope on the battle between the two Tamil superstars for their movies Kochadaiyaan and Vishwaroopam
It would seem that whatever Kamal Haasan does, Rajinikanth goes one better. Kamal had announced the launch of the Auro 3D 3D sound technology for his magnum opus Vishwaroopam. Click here to read moreLondon wants Bollywood’s money
Cineswami informs us about the Mayor of London’s offer to Bollywood filmmakers, including Sajid Nadiadwala, and the new Creative Sector Tax Relief in the UK
It’s common knowledge that the United Kingdom is in the throes of a double-dip recession and though the British film establishment parades numbers in the billions of pounds, the truth is that most of the money comes from Hollywood productions shooting in the country. 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 moreMidnight’s Children movie reviews aren’t that great. Will you watch it in India?
Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children finally gets an Indian distributor, but the international critics have panned it, says Cineswami
The film version of controversial author Salman Rushdie’s Booker of Booker-winning novel Midnight’s Children has finally found an Indian distributor. The film was a bit of a poisoned chalice for distributors in India thanks to both Rushdie and its director Deepa Mehta. A fatwa was issued against Rushdie after his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses was deemed to be offensive and blasphemous; and fundamentalists disrupted Deepa Mehta’s Varanasi shoot for Water for the same reason. Click here to read more
