Cinema
91st Academy Awards (Oscars) Final Nominations List
Colombo, Jan 23 (newsin.asia) - The 91st Academy Awards (Oscars) will take place on the 24th of February 2019 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards are hosted to honor the best films of 2018. It was reported that the Academy was planning to hold the ceremony without a host, instead, they have decided to have selected presenters introduce...
“The Accidental Prime Minister” cleared for release in Pakistan
The producer of the film Jayantilal Gada has praised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for allowing the film to be released his country,
“The Accidental Prime Minister” struggling to stay afloat
Released on January 11, 2019, the film has grossed only Rs 140 million at the domestic box office so far, while Vicky Kaushal's "Uri: The Surgical Strike", released on the same day, has grossed Rs.500 million.
Boney Kapoor files lawsuit against the film “Sridevi Bungalow”
In "Sridevi Bungalow" Priya Prakash Varrier plays a lonely Bollywood superstar. The film’s teaser shows the protagonist drowning in a bathtub, which is exactly how Sridevi died last year.
Posh Colombo theater shut after municipal inspectors confirmed bug infestation
Government has asked the posh MC Superior cinema hall in the up-market Majestic City shopping complex to shut the theater, remove the seats and carpets, debug them and fumigate the hall.
“The Accidental Prime Minister”: Shockingly bad and shoddy propaganda
There doesn’t seem to have been a script in place, just a series of scenes meant to damn Singh, says a review in Indian Express,
“Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt starer Gully Boy is nothing like you’ve seen before”
Ranveer Singh’s rapping skills are on point, which is pleasantly surprising, and the plot is interestingly raw, says Express Tribune from Karachi
Pakistan Supreme Court bans Indian content in TV channels for damaging local culture
Pakistan Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ruled on Wednesday that Indian content on Pakistani TV is damaging Pakistani culture
Pakistani starlet Sara Loren denied visa to promote her Bollywood film
While she actively participated in the promotions for her previous Bollywood films, this time around, due to the political tension between India and Pakistan, the actor has to been denied a visa to promote her film "Fraud Saiyaan".
Indian biopics and an unkind portrayal of a Premier
Once dragged into the vortex of the no-holds-barred arena of partisan politics, the Indian film industry might lose its independence which is vital for the survival of cinema as a medium of free expression.
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