Bollywood

Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed win Oscar for ‘The Long Goodbye’


British Pakistani actor, musician, and activist Riz Ahmed took home the Academy Award for the Best Short Film for 'The Long Goodbye,' along with British Indian director Aneil Karia. Ahmed co-wrote, produced, and stars in the short film where he plays Riz, whose British-Pakistani family encounters far-right marchers with terrible consequences. In his acceptance speech...

S African President honors Indian-origin filmmaker


Internationally-renowned Indian-origin film magnate Anant Singh has received a special award from President Cyril Ramaphosa for generating over 100 billion rands in economic activity. Ramaphosa presented Singh and his company Videovision Entertainment with the South Africa Investment Conference Business Award for developing Cape Town Film Studios, which has been the catalyst over the past 12...

Coming up: HBO series on Rohinton Mistry’s novel


Indo-Canadian author Rohinton Mistry’s critically acclaimed, award-winning novel 'A Fine Balance' is being adapted into a seven-part series by HBO. It will be written and directed by 'The Lunchbox' fame Ritesh Batra and produced by Blueprint Pictures and Northwood Entertainment. The film is expected to be shot in India from early June until November. Set...

‘Never Have I Ever’ writer inks deal With Universal Television


Indian-American writer and producer Amina Munir has signed a deal with Universal Television, Variety has reported. She is currently working on two series with the television production company – as a supervising producer for Netflix’s 'Never Have I Ever' and a producer on NBC’s 'Mr Mayor'. With the new deal, Munir will develop and produce...

‘RRR’ smashes records to emerge as India’s biggest blockbuster


Director SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' has broken more records at the box office as global collection figures for its third day have arrived. After a bumper opening day where it broke Baahubali: The Conclusion's long-standing record for all-time best opening by an Indian film, it registered a strong weekend as well. The film earned ₹118 crores...

Breaking with tradition, Salman won’t have Eid release in 2022


Bollywood superstar Salman Khan revealed that he will release his next film on either Diwali or Christmas this year. He did not divulge the details of the film's title, story, or genre, but going by his announced projects in the pipeline, the film seems to be most likely 'Tiger 3', the third installment of the...

Priyanka celebrates South Asian talent at pre-Oscars


Looking stunning in a black sequined saree, actor Priyanka Chopra co-hosted a pre-Oscars event to felicitate south Asians nominated for the Academy Awards. Mindy Kaling, Kumail Nanjiani, and Bela Bajaria, the head of global TV at Netflix, co-hosted the event along with Chopra. “What a special honor it was to co-host a pre-Oscar celebration honoring this...

Indian-origin Namit Malhotra bags Oscar for ‘Dune’


Namit Malhotra, chairman, and CEO of DNEG, a London-based VFX, and animation company, has won the Best Visual Effects category award for Dune, an American science-fiction film starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, at the Oscars 2022. Besides ‘Dune’, Namit Malhotra's DNEG was also nominated for stellar visual effects in the James Bond movie — No...

“I was wrong”: Will Smith says sorry to Chris Rock


Actor Will Smith offered apologies to Chris Rock for smacking the comedian during the Oscars ceremony, as the body that oversees the awards said it was launching a formal review of the incident. Smith - who was named best actor on the night - marched onto the stage during the glitzy Hollywood ceremony and hit...