Cinema, which was anathema in Saudi Arabia, till late-2000s, however, took a 360 degree turn, thereafter, post 2017. Today, it is a thriving entertainment industry, thanks to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanwho ushered in a raft of trailblazing initiatives freeing cinema from the religious conservatives diktat of 1980s. The Crown Prince, who announced changes to […]
“Refugees are neither seen nor heard, but they are everywhere. They are witnesses to the most awful things that people can do to each other, and they become storytellers simply by existing. Refugees embody misery and suffering, and they force us to confront terrible chaos and evil” – Arthur C. Helton “We wanted to rebuild […]
Still let my tyrants know, I am not doomed to wear Year after year in gloom, and desolate despair; A messenger of Hope comes every night to me, And offers for short life, eternal liberty. Emily Bronte If dogs run free, then what must be Must be, and that is all True love can […]
India’s soft power was in full flow and resplendent display at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The 12-day annual calendar jamboree, attracts over 35,000 committed cinephiles, film critics, and entertainment and media moghuls from across the globe. In that Cannes Film Festival saw India, and Karnataka, was not wanting in representation or glory at the […]
Mumbai-based filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s debut narrative feature as a writer-director ‘All We Imagine as Light’ which had its World Premiere in the Main Competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival won Grand Prix, making Payal the first filmmaker in the history of Indian cinema to win the prestigious award. The World premiere received an eight-minute long standing ovation. The film has created a breakthrough, […]
