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On the surface, Nisha Pahuja’s “To Kill a Tiger” doesn’t look that different from any other documentary set in rural India. The visual palette is bright yet rustic. The characters, real figures, speak a thick East Indian dialect of Hindi, take pride in their community, and allow cameras into their lives.

But the award-winning film, executive produced by Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling, along with the National Film Board of Canada, does what so much media focused on social change cannot: It goes right to the source. “To Kill a Tiger” is about one family seeking justice for the sexual assault of their 13-year-old daughter — but as the legal battles wears on, the documentary roots out the societal structures and collective thinking that find such brutal crimes pervasive and largely unreported in the world’s largest democracy.

“To Kill a Tiger” opens with the survivor’s father, Ranjit,...

Singer : Rahul Vaidya

Lyrics & Composer : Sanjeev Chaturvedi

Music : Sanjeev – Ajay

Music Managed : Sarika Chaturvedi

Music Arranger & Mix Master : Debasish Bhattacharjee

Check out Tum Kab Aaoge Song Lyrics by Rahul Vaidya starring Pratik Sehajpal and Jyoti Singh

Barsaat Bhi Aakar Chali Gayi

Tum Nahi Aaye

Sau Khwaab Dikha Kar Chali Gayi

Tum Nahi Aaye

Meri Aankhen Pooch Rahi Hain

Kitna Tarsaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge

Main Apne Aangan Ko

Har Roz Sajata Hoon

Tere Bin Mar Jaaun Na

Soch Ke Main Dar Jata Hoon

Meri Saanse Pooch Rahi Hain

Kab Wada Nibhaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge

Mujhe Pagal Kah Kar Ke

Saari Duniya Hansti Hai

Ye Kya Jaane Be Dardi

Tu Mere Dil Mein Basti Hai

Meri Baahe. Pooch Rahi Hain

Kab Awaaz Lahaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge...

Singer : Rahul Vaidya

Lyrics & Composer : Sanjeev Chaturvedi

Music : Sanjeev – Ajay

Music Managed : Sarika Chaturvedi

Music Arranger & Mix Master : Debasish Bhattacharjee

Check out Tum Kab Aaoge Song Lyrics by Rahul Vaidya starring Pratik Sehajpal and Jyoti Singh

Barsaat Bhi Aakar Chali Gayi

Tum Nahi Aaye

Sau Khwaab Dikha Kar Chali Gayi

Tum Nahi Aaye

Meri Aankhen Pooch Rahi Hain

Kitna Tarsaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge

Main Apne Aangan Ko

Har Roz Sajata Hoon

Tere Bin Mar Jaaun Na

Soch Ke Main Dar Jata Hoon

Meri Saanse Pooch Rahi Hain

Kab Wada Nibhaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge

Mujhe Pagal Kah Kar Ke

Saari Duniya Hansti Hai

Ye Kya Jaane Be Dardi

Tu Mere Dil Mein Basti Hai

Meri Baahe. Pooch Rahi Hain

Kab Awaaz Lahaoge

Tum Kab Aaoge Yara

Tum Kab Aaoge...

New Delhi, July 26 (Ians) Hockey India on Wednesday announced the 20-member junior women’s team for Four Nations Tournament, scheduled to be played from August 18 to 23 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

India will play against England, Spain, and hosts Germany. The tournament will be part of the team’s preparations for the all-important 2023 Women’s Fih Hockey Junior World Cup, scheduled to be played in Santiago, Chile from November 29 to December 10.

The team will be led by talented defender Preeti and skilful midfielder Rutuja Dadaso Pisal will shoulder the duties of vice-captain.

The goalkeeping department will be entrusted to the talented duo of Madhuri Kindo and Khushboo, while the defenders’ list includes Preeti, Ropni Kumari, Anjali Barwa, Neelam, and Thounaojam Nirupama Devi.

Meanwhile, the midfield will witness the presence of Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, Manju Chorsiya, Sakshi Rana, Sujata Kujur, Bhumiksha Sahu, Jyoti Singh, Mahima Tete, and Hina Bano.

In the forward department,...

Rourkela (Odisha) July 2 (Ians) Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Mizoram registered victories in their respective matches as action continued on Sunday in the 13th Hockey India Junior Women’s National Championship 2023 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here.

In the first match of the day, Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Karnataka 7-1. Captain Yogita Verma (9’) opened the account for Hockey Madhya Pradesh, followed by goals from Bhumiksha Singh, Jyoti Singh (45’), Soniya Kumre (46’), Gurmail Kaur (48’), and Sonam (56’). Yamuna (10’) scored the lone goal for Hockey Karnataka.

Hockey Mizoram defeated Hockey Chandigarh 6-0 in the second match of the day. Lal Tlanchhungi, Lalrinpuii, and Vanlalhriatpuii all scored a brace each for Hockey Mizoram and secured three points.

Earlier on Saturday, Hockey Haryana defeated Telangana Hockey 24-0. The goal scorers for Hockey Haryana were Bhteri, Sakshi Rana, Kanika Siwach, Ishika, Pinki, Manisha, Sejal, Sukhpreet Kaur, and Kajal Malik (52’).

Hockey Rajasthan recorded a 4-4 draw...

Bengaluru, Jan 31 (Ians) Hockey India on Tuesday announced the Indian junior women’s team for the South Africa tour, which is set to begin from February 14.

The Indian team led by Preeti as captain and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal as vice-captain, will play a series of matches on the tour between February 17th and 25 against South Africa junior women’s hockey team and South Africa A team.

India’s forward line includes Deepika Soreng, Deepika, Sunelita Toppo, Madugula Bhavani, Annu, and Taranpreet Kaur. In the midfield, Jyoti Chhatri, Manju Chorsiya, Hina Banu, Nikita Toppo, Hritika Singh, Sakshi Rana, and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal have been given the opportunities.

Preeti, Jyoti Sing, Neelam, Mahima Tete, and Mamita Oram constitute Indian’s defence line-up on the tour.

Apart from the 20 players, Aditi Maheshwari, Anjali Barwa, Edula Jyothi, and Bhumiksha Sahu have been named as the four reserve players in the squad.

“The tour is...

New Delhi, April 21 (Ians) Granting interim relief to sports fantasy platform EXCHANGE22 in relation to a copyright issue, the Delhi High Court has directed suspension of the domain name registration of app MYFAB11, which infringes the former’s exclusive rights. Justice Jyoti Singh, in a recent order, noted that the plaintiff EXCHANGE22 had made out […]...

New Delhi, Feb 3 (Ians) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition challenging the new privacy policy of social networking platform WhatsApp.

A bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology seeking their stand on the plea by March 15.

Prior to this, another petition regarding the new privacy policy matter was filed in the court but this is the first time a notice has been issued to the central government in the matter.

Notably, WhatsApp has asked users to either give their consent to sharing data with Facebook or lose their accounts after February 8. The policy was, however, put on hold till May 15 due to a massive backlash by the users.

The petitioner Seema Singh, through advocate Meghan, argued that impact of the WhatsApp policy can cause a catastrophe with respect to the data of the citizens.

In 2012, a young medical student, Jyoti Singh, was gang-raped and brutally beaten by six men on a bus in New Delhi, later dying of her injuries. This sparked a nation-wide protest, with thousands calling on the government, and Indian society, to treat rape as the serious crime that it is. Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, known for her more straightforward dramas and comedies (Bollywood/Hollywood, Water), takes a different direction in her experimental docudrama Anatomy of Violence, an imagined examination of the victim and perpetrators of the crime, their psychology and motivations.The film tells the story of the six rapists, telling each of their stories in moments from childhood and young adulthood, including the day of the crime. Interspersed is the story of the victim, renamed...

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Actors including Penn and Meryl Streep affirm importance of documentary about the fatal gang rape of Jyoti Singh, which sparked outrage worldwide

Banned by the Indian authorities, Leslee Udwin’s harrowing documentary India’s Daughter has been endorsed by some of Hollywood’s biggest names before its Us release on Friday and is tipped for Oscars success.

Related: India's Daughter review – this film does what the politicians should be doing

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Summer may be over, but with this year marking the 35th anniversary of Friday the 13th, it's never too late to visit the lake. Ahead of the event's November 4th start date, the folks behind the Denver Film Festival have announced the first wave of programming, including a special November 13th 35mm screening of Sean S. Cunningham's monumental slasher film.

Press Release: October 9, 2015 (Denver, Colo.) - The Denver Film Festival (Dff), produced by Denver Film Society (Dfs), announced its first wave of programming. Recognized as the Rocky Mountain Region's premier film event, the festival will feature a focus on Polish Cinema, sidebars for CinemaQ, CineLatino, Late Night and Women+Film, as well as robust Shorts Packages and Music Spotlight programming.

"In keeping with our long and rich tradition of presenting the best in Eastern European cinema, we at the Denver Film Festival are proud to announce that this year's...

Read More: Laura Bispuri's Transgender Odyssey 'Sworn Virgin' Wins Tribeca Film Fest's Nora Ephron Prize The Denver Film Festival has announced its first wave of programming, including films like "Sworn Virgin" and "India's Daughter." "Sworn Virgin," which picked up the Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, is about an Albanian woman who becomes a chaste man to avoid marriage and later reclaims her female identity. The documentary "India's Daughter" tells the story of Jyoti Singh, a medical student who was raped and murdered on her way home from seeing "The Life of Pi." Both films are a part of the festival's side bar events, which include "Women+Film," "Focus on National Cinema: Poland," "CinemaQ," "CineLatino," "Short Packages" and "Music Spotlight." The Denver Film Festival runs November 4-15. The full slate of films announced so far is as...

Read More: Seed&Spark Teams with Paladin to Acquire Comedy 'This is Happening' Leslee Udwin's documentary "India's Daughter" is set for a U.S. theatrical release via Paladin. The film tells the infamous story of the brutal rape and eventual death of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh in New Delhi in December 2012. News of Singh's tragic death shocked the country to its core, angering Indian citizens and resulting in a month of unprecedented mass street protests that were ultimately met with a fierce government crackdown.  "India's Daughter" traces both the personal history of Jyoti and the psyche of her attackers in order to investigate the dynamics of the nation's broader culture of rape. Its director, Leslee Udwin, was honored as a New York Times 2015 Woman of Impact and won the prestigious Anna Lindh Human Righs Awart for her work in bearing witness to the truth about rape and advancing the rights of women.

Leslee Udwin’s documentary “India’s Daughter” will be released theatrically in the U.S. by Paladin. The film will hit New York theaters on Oct. 23 and Los Angeles theaters on Oct. 30, the company announced Thursday. “India’s Daughter” tells the story of the savage rape and eventual death of 23 year-old medical student Jyoti Singh in New Delhi in December of 2012, an event that shook the social fabric of the country to its core. The film received global attention this past March when it was banned in India just two days before its scheduled broadcast. An Assassin Films production, “India...

Cannes is much more than the glitz and glamour of the red carpet. It’s a place where filmmakers gather to share important perspectives of a changing world, where the issues of a global society and human rights can be addressed through creativity, conversation and media.

While Kering launched this year the ‘Women in Motion’ series, a five year initiative in partnership with the Cannes Film Festival, the Kering Foundation, which advocates women’s rights and fair representation of their perspectives and stories in the film industry, organized a round table discussion “How can cinema help improve women’s rights?” addressed how cinema can be used as “a platform to raise awareness about women’s causes” and specifically focused on the universal issue of rape and the abuse of women.

Panelists included Inbal Lessner, producer and editor, and Linor Abargil, Miss World 1998, rape survivor, and activist (Brave Miss World) Leslee Udwin, director, producer and actress (India’s daughter) Deniz Gamze, director and actress (Mustang) and was moderated by Eric Garandeau, former president of Centre National du Cinéma (France’s national film board).

With humor, grace & courage, Linor Abargil shared her story of how she was raped just before she won Miss World in 1998. The documentary of her story “Brave Miss World” was created to as a tool of awareness to empower men and women everywhere to speak out about rape. You can learn more about the film and how to take action by visiting the film’s website. “Brave Miss World” is also available on Netflix.

Panelist Leslee Udwin shared the impact of her film “India’s Daughter”, a documentary about Jyoti Singh who was brutally raped to death on a bus in India in 2012. Regardless of India’s ban of the film, it has received a groundswell of support from Indians and people worldwide, and has gone viral on the Internet, with over 1 million views and counting. “India’s Daughter” will continue to be used to facilitate gender equality on the international scale through the support of international nonprofits.

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Kering Foundation. Launched in 2009, the Kering Corporate Foundation combats Violence against Women. It supports NGOs and social entrepreneurs, helps raise awareness on Violence against Women and encourages employee involvement in the Americas, Western Europe and Asia. More than 140,000 women benefited from the Foundation’s support since its inception.

Freedom of expression has come under attack in three of the world's largest nations, sparking protest and drawing attention to the very issues each of the respective governments want swept under the proverbial rug. India has banned Leslee Udwin's India’s Daughter, a documentary about the gang rape on a Delhi bus in 2012 that resulted in the death of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old medical student. China is trying to stamp out proliferating copies of Chai Jing's Under the Dome, a documentary on the country's pollution problem. And Russia is still retaining Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. » - David Hudson...

Freedom of expression has come under attack in three of the world's largest nations, sparking protest and drawing attention to the very issues each of the respective governments want swept under the proverbial rug. India has banned Leslee Udwin's India’s Daughter, a documentary about the gang rape on a Delhi bus in 2012 that resulted in the death of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old medical student. China is trying to stamp out proliferating copies of Chai Jing's Under the Dome, a documentary on the country's pollution problem. And Russia is still retaining Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. » - David Hudson...

Freedom of expression has come under attack in three of the world's largest nations, sparking protest and drawing attention to the very issues each of the respective governments want swept under the proverbial rug. India has banned Leslee Udwin's India’s Daughter, a documentary about the gang rape on a Delhi bus in 2012 that resulted in the death of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old medical student. China is trying to stamp out proliferating copies of Chai Jing's Under the Dome, a documentary on the country's pollution problem. And Russia is still retaining Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. » - David Hudson...

Freedom of expression has come under attack in three of the world's largest nations, sparking protest and drawing attention to the very issues each of the respective governments want swept under the proverbial rug. India has banned Leslee Udwin's India’s Daughter, a documentary about the gang rape on a Delhi bus in 2012 that resulted in the death of Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old medical student. China is trying to stamp out proliferating copies of Chai Jing's Under the Dome, a documentary on the country's pollution problem. And Russia is still retaining Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. » - David Hudson...

Continuing the spirit of women’s day into March 9 in New York, international actors Freida Pinto and Meryl Streep will join BAFTA award winning director Leslie Udwin at the launch of “India’s Daughter” – a movement that has at its core, a documentary film directed by Leslee capturing the heinousness that was the case of the Delhi Gangrape incident – Jyoti Singh popularly known as Nirbhaya. The film will be premièred at the launch event, hosted at the 20th anniversary of the Un Fourth World Conference for Women in association with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Ngo Plan International.

Freida joins the movement not just as a crusader for the cause dedicated to women but also as an associate producer on the film. Being someone who has always been at the forefront of female focused issues right from her work with the Ngo Plan International across the globe to her...

India’s Daughter, a hard-hitting BBC documentary about the brutal gang rape of a young woman in India that generated global headlines in 2012, is causing a storm of controversy in India. Based on the rape in December 2012 of 23-year-old student Jyoti Singh, who died from the horrific internal injuries she received from her attackers, the film reputedly offers an uncompromising portrait of attitudes among some sectors of Indian society toward women. One interview, in…...

Leslee Udwin spent two years making a documentary on the horrific rape and killing of young medical student Jyoti Singh. And it asks, has the attack really spurred a sea change for gender equality in India?

Jyoti Singh, 23, had cause to celebrate. It was no ordinary Sunday. “Happiness was just a few steps away,” says her father, Badri Singh, a labourer. He and his wife, Asha, originally from Uttar Pradesh, had sold their family land, to provide schooling not just for their two sons but also Jyoti. “Papa,” Jyoti had instructed her father. “Whatever money you’ve saved for my wedding, use it for my education.” Badri’s brothers wondered why he was wasting money on a girl.

On this Sunday, 16 December 2012, Jyoti, a name that means light and happiness, had just completed her medical exams to become a doctor. Speaking excellent English, she spent nights working in a call centre from 8pm until 4am,...