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Huma Qureshi (“Gangs of Wasseypur”) stars in “Bayaan,” (The Testimony) a police drama that has wrapped shooting and is participating in Busan’s Asian Project Market.

The film is directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, whose debut feature “Chauranga” won accolades at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and the Mumbai Film Festival. It is a co-production between Shiladitya Bora’s Platoon One Films, Madhu Sharma’s Summit Studios and producers Kunal Kumar and Anshuman Singh. Bora is known for backing films like “Newton” (India’s 2018 Oscar entry) and “Picasso” (Prime Video India’s first Marathi-language direct-to-digital acquisition).

The film centers on a female detective investigating her first case as lead investigator in a small Rajasthan town. She faces significant challenges due to her opponent’s deep-rooted influence within the system, while also striving to live up to her father’s legendary reputation in law enforcement.

The cast also includes...

Indian indie producer Shiladitya Bora is set to begin production on “Bayaan,” a new drama featuring Huma Qureshi and Chandrachur Singh. The film, by writer-director Bikas Mishra (“Chauranga”), is slated to start shooting this month in Rajasthan.

Additional cast members include Sachin Khedekar (“Sita Ramam”), Avijit Dutt (“Piku”), Shampa Mandal, Priti Shukla, Vibhor Mayank and Aditi Kanchan Singh.

“Bayaan” is a co-production between Bora’s Platoon One Films, Madhu Sharma’s Summit Studios, and producers Kunal Kumar and Anshuman Singh. The project has received support from the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund and was developed at the LA Residency, part of Film Independent’s Global Media Makers program.

During his time at the residency, Mishra received mentorship from Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) and script advice from writer Jeff Stockwell and story editor Ruth Atkinson.

Set against the backdrop of the western Indian desert state of Rajasthan, “Bayaan,” which means evidence,...

‘Gunehgaar’, ‘The Fame Game’, ‘Mithya’, ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’ and ‘Delhi Crime-2’ were some of the most engrossing slow-burners of the year. Long format, procedural as well dramatic shows and teleplays added to the diverse viewing experience of audiences on the small screen in 2022. They brought along with them ample thrills, chills, and psychological intrigue. Here is our pick of the best, immersive entertainers from this lot.

The Fame Game

You may argue that the series that heralded Madhuri Dixit Nene in the Ott space frittered away its potential at the end but a second season may just redeem it. Yet, for the most part, this show was a perfect blend of drama, emotional heft, mystery, psychological layers, and histrionics with Dixit demonstrating why she is still considered one of the best actors to grace the silver screen. A moving performance by Manav Kaul, strong turns by Sanjay Kapoor, Suhasini Mulay,...

TollywoodHelmed by debutant Ahishor Solomon, action-thriller ‘Wild Dog’ is inspired from various terrorist attacks that have taken place in India in the past. Tnm StaffTwitterOne of Nagarjuna Akkineni’s most critically acclaimed Tollywood movies in recent times, Wild Dog was released on Ott platform Netflix on Thursday. Sharing the news on Twitter, Netflix India wrote, “The action is just over the mountain and it's coming in at high speeds! #WildDogOnNetflix.” They also shared a poster featuring Nagarjuna and Saiyami as Vijay Varma and Arya Pandit respectively. The movie is streaming in four languages on Netflix including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The action is just over the mountain and it's coming in at high speeds! #WildDogOnNetflix@iamnagarjuna @ahishor @MatineeEnt @MusicThaman @deespeak @SaiyamiKher @Deonidas @ActorAliReza @pasha_always@mayankparakh19 @onelifeitiz #PrakashSudarshan pic.twitter.com/RMhN3HKAam— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 21, 2021 Helmed by debutante filmmaker Ahishor Solomon, the film hit the big screens...

EmmyThe seven-episode series narrates the story of police investigation in the aftermath of the heinous Delhi gang rape of December 2012.IANSPopular Indian web series Delhi Crime has won the 'Best Drama Series' award at the 48th International Emmy Awards, held virtually this year owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The show becomes the first Indian programme to win an International Emmy. The news was confirmed by the International Emmy Awards on its official page on Twitter. "The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to 'Delhi Crime' produced by GoldenKaravan and NetflixIndia," the official handle of the Emmy Awards tweeted. Writer-director Richie Mehta's seven-episode series has Shefali Shah in the central role of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dcp) Vartika Chaturvedi, and narrates the story of investigation in the aftermath of the heinous Delhi gang-rape of December 2012. Shefali posted a video on her official Instagram page that shows the award being announced.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (Ians) The web series Delhi Crime has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards, held virtually this year owing to the ongoing Covid pandemic. The show becomes the first Indian programme to win an International Emmy.

The news was confirmed by the International Emmy Awards on its official page on Twitter. ""The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to 'Delhi Crime' produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia," tweeted @iemmys, with the tags #India!, #iemmys and #iemmyWIN.

Writer-director Richie Mehta's seven-episode series has Shefali Shah in the central role of Dcp Vartika Chaturvedi, and narrates the story of investigation in the aftermath of the heinous Delhi gang-rape of December 2012.

Shefali posted a video on her official Instagram page that shows the award being announced. As soon as the show is declared winner in the Drama Series category, Shefali can be heard reacting with delirious joy.

First look of Gandhi To Hitler starring Neha Dhupia, Raghuveer Yadav, Nikita Anand, Aman Verma, Lucky Vakharia and Nassar Abdulla. The film is based on Gandhi’s letters to Nazi Leaders Adolf Hitler.

The film revolves around the World War II, the Indian independence and the letters written by Gandhiji (played by Avijit Dutt) to Adolf Hitler. It also beautifully portrays the relationship between Hitler and his love, Eva Braun and showcases the differences between ideologies of Hitler Read More...

Amrapali Media Vision’s first venture into film world - Gandhi To Hitler - is all set to release in theaters on 29 July, 2011.The film will be released both in English and Hindi languages. The International version of the film is titled Dear Friend Hitler and the Indian version is titled Gandhi To Hitler.Directed by Rakesh Ranjan Singh, this film casts Raghuvir Yadav as Adolf Hitler, Neha Dhupia as Hitler’s love interest- Eva Braun, Avijit Dutt as Mahatma Gandhi, Naseer Abdullah as Speers, Aman Verma as Balbeer, Nalin Singh as Goebbles, Lucky ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release on July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler, that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met ...

A film on Austrian-born German politician Adolf Hitler called Dear Friend Hitler, which created controversy when actor Anupam Kher opted out of it, is ready to release July 29 with Raghuvir Yadav as the protagonist. The film, which is in English, also has a Hindi version called Gandhi To Hitler. Both will release on the same date. Dear Friend Hitler that has been helmed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma, also stars Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt, Naseer Abdullah, Aman Verma, Nalin Singh and Nikita Anand in pivotal roles. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, director of films like Jab We Met and ...

The India pavilion at Festival de Cannes organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) will be inaugurated on Thursday, 13th May 2010. Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India,  Raghu Menon will inaugurate the official pavilion in the presence of other dignitaries.

The Indian Pavilion will run at the 63rd Cannes Film festival scheduled from 13-24 May, 2010 in France. The theme for the pavilion this year is "India: destination of Creative & Production Out-sourcing" and "India: emerging global capital of Animation & Special-effect".

India Pavilion will also host workshops on subjects like visual Co- Production Agreements, Ipr & Copyright Regime, Iffi Goa, India: The Emerging Animation Hub, Digital Platforms, Required Cinemas and Parallel Cinema.

There will be talk on Contribution of Mrinal Sen to World Cinema for which the panelists will be Mrinal Sen, Eminent Director and Producer, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Representatives,...