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Suchitra Mattai, producer of the Oscar-nominated live action short “Anuja,” says the film came out of wanting to highlight young South Asian women.

“It just felt important to tell this particular type of story and to make a platform for young female, Indian, South Asian actresses,” Mattai said during her remarks at the annual South Asians at the Oscars pre-party in Los Angeles Wednesday evening.

The event, held at Carondelet House, celebrated South Asian filmmakers who have received Oscars recognition this year and was attended by various South Asian filmmakers, actors and producers. Charithra Chandran, Manish Dayal and Lilly Singh were among those who attended the party.

“Anuja” chronicles the experience of a 9-year-old garment factory worker who works alongside her 17-year-old sister. Adam J. Graves, the film’s director and Mattai’s husband, said that child labor is “not a South Asian problem, it’s a global problem.”

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Mumbai, Aug 27 (Ians) Sherlyn Chopra has been accused by Rakhi Sawant of disabling and deleting her Instagram account together with Adil and Rajshree. Sherlyn has denied the claims and appealed to Cyber Police to investigate the matter.

The actress took to her Instagram account where she posted a clip of herself denying these charges. She captioned the post: “Another false allegation by Rakhi Sawant.”

In the video, Sherlyn Chopra can be seen sitting in a press conference, where she played out an audio recording of Rakhi Sawant’s claims.

Sawant is heard saying: “I have a flight at 6 o’clock for Saudi Arabia, but right now I am headed off to the police station to file a complaint against Adil, Rashree and Sherlyn Chopra who have hacked and disabled my Instagram account which had over 10 million followers.”

In response, Sherlyn Chopra after reading out the audio recording said: “I appeal...

Film CommentaryTNM takes a look at the representation of plus-sized characters in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Saradha UFacebook/ T SeriesWhen the Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi starrer Double Xl was promoted before its theatrical release in November this year, the film was seen as a silver lining by a small, yet substantial number of movie buffs and critics who observe films through the lens of representation and portrayals of body image. Double Xl is among the first few Indian films narrating the stories of two plus-sized women and unlike movies in the past featuring actors in superficial ‘fat’ suits, Double Xl has lead actors who look the part. However, having said that, the Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi starrer fails to impress on the whole, despite hitting a few right notes. At a rather important point in the film when Huma Qureshi’s Rajshree Trivedi is on...

There are stories about underdogs and then there are stories about women empowerment. In many of these stories, we have seen that the protagonist/subject of the narrative is usually affected by some outsider, what happens when you are fighting your own demons and the people who love you?!

Double Xl is an apt title for this story as the crux that you draw out is indeed in a double xl proportion. It is a story about two women Saira Khanna (Sonakshi Sinha), from the urban New Delhi and Rajshree Trivedi (Hum Qureshi), from the heartland Meerut, of Uttar Pradesh, who navigate through life, embracing body positivity and celebrating female friendship. The two along with two more (Srikanth and Zorawar) break the myth that beauty corresponds to size, a belief that our society has held for generations. These two plus size women discover themselves and realise their dreams.

Saira aspires to be a fashion designer,...

‘Kumkum Bhagya’ actress Leena Jumani talks about her character and how her on-screen personality is going to change the storyline of the show ‘Appnapan… Badalte Rishton Ka Bandhan’.

She says: ” I started my Gec career with Balaji back in 2008, and after that I never had to look back, thus coming back here is like coming back home. And, I couldn’t let go of the chance of working with them once again on such an endearing drama like ‘Appnapan’ that beautifully sheds light on the complexities of relationships.”

On what she likes about her role, Leena adds that it is a complex personality with many insecurities.

“I was really attracted to Sonali’s role as it has multiple layers to it, while she has a soft side to her but her insecurities bring out her dark side. On one hand, viewers will see she loves her sister Pallavi (Rajshree Thakur...

KollywoodThe title and first look poster was unveiled on July 11, marking filmmaker Bala’s 56th birthday. Tnm StaffTwitter/ SuriyaSuriya unveiled the title and first look poster from his upcoming film with director Bala on the latter’s 56th birthday. The film has been titled Vanangaan, which roughly translates to a person who does not bow down. Sharing the poster, Suriya wrote, “Delighted to collaborate with you again. Happy Birthday brother.” Actor Suriya announced in October last year that he is teaming up with director Bala for a new film. The actor-director duo have teamed up for films like Nandha and Pithamagan. In a heartfelt note, Suriya spoke about his two-decade long association with the director. “He is a person who had more belief in me than I did. He made me experience new worlds. 20 years later, with the blessings of my father (Sivakumar), I am embarking on yet another beautiful...

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan shares how he feels when people compare him with his father Amitabh Bachchan on the singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’. He also requests contestant Rajshree Bag to sing a track ‘Bahon Mein Chale Aao’ featuring his mother Jaya Bachchan. Abhishek said after looking at the performance of Rajshree, […]...

Mumtaz, who celebrates her 72nd birthday today, is one of those rare examples in the world of Hindi cinema who graduated from being an extra to being a sex symbol who used to ooze oomph till the time she ruled on the box-office, and one fine day at the ripe age of 26 years decided to quit the world of Hindi cinema to settle down in life.

Her story indeed is an example of a commoner by her sheer guts and some good help from the colleagues to reach the dizzying heights of success. The stepping stone to success was provided to her by Late Dara Singh who acted along with her in 16 films, and 10 of these films were super hit. When she was paired with Dara Singh she used to get a remuneration of Rs. 2.5 lakh, while her co-star Dara Singh used to get Rs. 4.5 lakh. The on-screen association between...

The 1968 film had music by composer duo Shankar-Jaikishan who gave us some iconic songs like Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche and Chakke Mein Chakka. Directed by Bhappie Sonie, Brahmachari starred Shammi Kapoor and Rajshree...