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Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche has been added as a talent ambassador for the 4th edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam), which runs Dec 5-10 this year. Binoche joins Hong Kong star Carina Lau and K-pop performer and actor Kim Junmyeon on the ambassador roster. She will also take part in an ‘in conversation’ event at the festival, and will attend the screening of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth, in which she stars. “Iffam’s main mission is to showcase the best of world cinema and there is nobody more representative of what that means than Juliette Binoche,” said Mike Goodridge, artistic director of Iffam. Despite the current troubles in nearby Hong Kong, organizers said Iffam was presently unaffected and would be going ahead as planned.

Streaming service Mubi has officially set up shop in India, launching today with two channels, Mubi India and Mubi World. Subscriptions will cost $7 per month,...

New Delhi, Oct 24: The digitally restored version of 1988 film "Om-Dar-Ba-Dar", directed by Kamal Swaroop, will be screened at the Rome Film Festival and commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema.

The 10-day film festival will commence Nov 8. The post modernist avant garde film will be showcased as a part of the out-of-competition section of Cinema Xxi.

"I am very happy to have 'Om-Dar-Ba-Dar' make a comeback, now in it's restored version, reaching out to newer audiences! It's an honour that the film will be a part of the well attended Rome Film Festival," Swaroop said in a statement.

The film, starring Anita Kanwar, Aditya Lakhia and Gopi Desai, has been produced by National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc).

Nfdc's.

Still from Salaam Bombay!

On 25 years of Salaam Bombay! PVR Director’s Rare will release the digitally re-mastered version of the film on big screen from March 22 – 28, 2013. The film will release in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Pune and Gurgaon.

Salaam Bombay!, Mira Nair’s feature debut trails Krishna in his endeavor to collect Rs. 500 by working in the streets of Mumbai. Here he meets Manju, her prostitute mother Rekha, the pimp Baba and a heroin addict Chillum. The film features Nana Patekar, Raghuvir Yadav, Shafiq Syed and Anita Kanwar in lead roles.

Besides winning Audience Award and the Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1988 and two National Film Awards in 1989, the film was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1989 Academy Awards.

PVR Director’s Rare will also release Sai Paranjpye’s 1981 cult classic Chashme Buddoor on April 5. The film stars Farookh Shaikh, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswan and Deepti Naval.

Famous director Raj Kanwar who directed hit films like ‘Deewana’ and ‘Andaaz’ passed away in Singapore due to kidney ailment on Friday afternoon. Shammi Chhabra, assistant director and close associate of Kanwar family, said: "He was suffering from kidney problem for quite sometime”. His wife Anita Kanwar and nephew Sunny Singh were near him when he breathed his last. Three days ago, Kanwar had undergone a kidney transplant and was under observation following some complications. Raj's last rites will be performed in Mumbai on Sunday. "The body will be flown into the city around 10pm on Saturday. ...

Turning 30 Cast: Purab Kohli, Gul Panag, Siddharth Makkar, Tillotama Shome, Jeneva Talwar, Anita Kanwar; Director:Alankrita Shrivastava; Music: Siddharth, Suhas.

Preview:

Turning 30!!! is Naina’s story as she grapples with heartbreak, and a crisis in her advertising career in the face of her 30th birthday.

And as she fights her anxiety and fears about being 30 years old, Naina realizes there’s a lot of growing up to be done.

Set in the heart of urban Mumbai, Turning 30!!! Is a humorous and heart-warming take on a single young woman’s journey.

New Delhi, March 5 – Many seasoned Indian TV actors have been edged out by the influx of high pressure daily soaps and a younger lot who, some say, are chosen more for their looks than talent.

Actors Anita Kanwar, Mita Vashisht, Tanvi Azmi, Renuka Shahane, Pankaj Kapoor, Jayant Kripalani, Benjamin Gilani and Firdaus Dadi are some of the popular faces who have almost disappeared from Indian television.

‘Our industry is full of actors with immense acting potential, but unfortunately today scripts are not written the way that can help them exhibit their talent,’ Shruti Ulfat told Ians.

The actress.

Manisha Koirala is looking for meaty roles at this point of her career. So when the redoubtable Amol Palekar offered her a role in his new film, the prolific director’s first in English, Manisha jumped with joy.

Amol has extracted exceptional performances from his female actors including Deepti Naval in Ankahee, Anita Kanwar in Thodasa Rumani Ho Jayen and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli.

Manisha expected the prolific Palekar to offer her yet another opportunity to relive her golden days of Khamoshi The Musical, Bombay and Dil Se.

But to her dismay the role in Palekar’s film was.

Manisha Koirala is looking for meaty roles at this point of her career. So when the redoubtable Amol Palekar offered her a role in his new film, the prolific director's first in English, Manisha jumped with joy. Amol has extracted exceptional performances from his female actors including Deepti Naval in Ankahee, Anita Kanwar in Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli. Manisha expected the prolific Palekar to offer her yet another opportunity to relive her golden days of Khamoshi The Musical, Bombay and Dil Se. But to her dismay the role in Palekar's film was just a cameo. "I'd have loved to work with Amolji. It was an interesting character, that of a Buddhist monk. I'd have given my right arm to play the role, if only I had at least two scenes ...achcha chalo, only one meaty scene. I've never believed in measuring my roles in terms of playing time.

Manisha Koirala is looking for meaty roles at this point of her career. So when the redoubtable Amol Palekar offered her a role in his new film, the prolific director's first in English, Manisha jumped with joy. Amol has extracted exceptional performances from his female actors including Deepti Naval in Ankahee, Anita Kanwar in Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli. Manisha expected the prolific Palekar to offer her yet another opportunity to relive her golden days of Khamoshi The Musical, Bombay and Dil Se. But to her dismay the role in Palekar's film was just a cameo. "I'd have loved to work with Amolji. It was an interesting character, that of a Buddhist monk. I'd have given my right arm to play the role, if only I had at least two scenes ...achcha chalo, only one meaty scene. I've never believed in measuring my roles in terms of playing time.