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Art has been a medium of addressing vital issues plaguing the society. And that’s what exactly happened on the stage of Dance+ where an act depicting the gruesome issue of rape, was noticed by millions in our country. A thought provoking act by an all-boys group, ‘Feel Crew’, left people in tears as they raise their voice to make the world a safe place for girls with their poignant performance. Depicting an act on a monologue…

This year’s StarPlus’ Star Parivaar Awards was a sight to behold with a bit of adventure and never before seen acts and performances. The brave-heart Divyanka Tripathi stepped out of her comfort zone to try her hand at something truly unique. Divyanka took up the challenge to host the awards on a giant wheel despite her phobia of heights. No one would have guessed that Divyanka was scared of heights as she hosted the award…

The ‘Baraat ceremony’ is one of the most fun-filled traditions at any Indian wedding ceremony. A spruced-up groom sporting the traditional sehra makes a grand entry at the venue sitting on a horse led by his folks grooving to the tunes of popular songs while relatives from the girls’ side eagerly usher the ladkewaale in. Actor Nishant Singh Malkani who plays Akshat Jindal in Zee TV’s show Guddan Tumse Na Ho Paega dreams of having an extravagant wedding ceremony in…

The multiple award-winning Indian drama film ‘Mukti Bhawan’/ ‘Hotel Salvation’ is the winner from India for BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY for Shubhashish Bhutiani & Asad Hussain at the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018(AAA’S) to be held this December in Singapore.  There are 20 countries in contention for the awards across 49 categories. Mukti Bhawan is the sole Feature Film to be nominated for the final competition from India. Earlier this year, it won the Best Original…

Gautam Singh’s film GAON is a story about a village called Bharatgaon and how it transforms thanks to the changes around it. While the film is ready now, creating a village set up was no cakewalk for Gautam. “That was a difficult task. We needed to find a village which looks secluded from the rest of the world. I searched almost for 6 months before I found this village called Ramgarh in a dense forest,…

Filmmaker Gautam Singh is known for his award-winning documentaries for Al Jazeera. However, when it came to his film GAON, he was sure that he wanted to make it into a full-feature presentation. Thus, with GAON, Gautam stepped into the world of Bollywood. He felt that that was the only format that people from his community will recognise. “For the last 15 years, I’ve been making award-winning documentaries but my villagers won’t take me seriously…

Nakkash Director Zaigham Imam wins the award for ‘Emerging Filmmaker of the Year’ in Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018 Nakkash was screened in the ‘Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018’ among Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘Manto’, which opened this year’s edition, Siddiq Barmak’s Globally Acclaimed Osama, Rima Das’s Village Rockstar and other celebrated films. Nakkash was able to leave a mark on the audience and the festival jury. In the award ceremony which was…

The multiple award-winning Indian drama film ‘Mukti Bhawan’/ ‘Hotel Salvation’ distributed by C International Sales (CIS) has been sold in over 50 International territories including the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Germany, Middle East, Japan, Taiwan, France, Spain, South Africa, Portugal, South Korea and Italy among others and invited to over 70 International Film Festivals around the globe. The film has been released in over 25 countries and is now scheduled for a theatrical release in Japan…