Indian films
Bollywood bids farewell to Indian film legend Shashi Kapoor
Bollywood stars paid their last respects to screen legend Shashi Kapoor at his funeral on Dec. 5 as tributes poured in for the multiple award-winning actor who died on Dec. 4 after a long illness.
Hindu group demands beheading of film star
A member of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party has offered a 100 million rupee ($1.5 million) reward to anyone who beheads the lead actress and the director of the yet-to-be released Bollywood film "Padmavati" over its alleged handling of the relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler.
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'Hitman' shrugs off box-office doldrums to stay on top
For the third consecutive weekend "The Hitman's Bodyguard" was the top film in North American box offices, but the cinematic scene remained deep in the summer doldrums, website Exhibitor Relations reported on Sept. 3.
India’s “guru of bling” jailed for 10 years on rape charges
An Indian judge on Monday handed a 10-year jail sentence to self-styled ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape on Friday.
Prior to the verdict, tens of thousands of police had enforced a lockdown in large parts of the northern states of Haryana and Punjab where Singh, 50, has a mass following.
23 People Died in Protests Against a Conviction for Rape of a Guru in India
At least 23 people have died in protests against the conviction for rape of a popular religious leader in northern India, the BBC reported.
The victims are believed to be followers of the guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Enraged supporters revolt in the town of Panchulla, near Chandigarh.
India’s top court outlaws practice of Islamic ‘instant divorce’
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives–by saying “talaq” three times–as unconstitutional.
Indian becomes youngest female pilot in the world (video)
An Indian woman has become the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777 aircraft in the world.
Anny Divya gained the title of commander at just 30 years old, overcoming her humble beginnings to achieve what had always been considered an outlandish ambition by her local community.
Snake bits man, who bites wife so they can die together!
A man in Bihar was bitten by a venomous snake. After he was bitten by the snake, the man bit his wife in the wrist.
The man’s last wish was to die together with his wife, and to make it happen, he tried his best but the woman was luckily saved by doctors.
However, the man died, according to a Gulf News report. The incident happened in Samastipur district on Saturday.
Venue of historical films
The Seka Film Studio in the northwestern province of İzmit is hosting historical film and TV drama shootings. The studio, which is rented out to the Maya Film Studio by the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, is also drawing the interest of foreign producers.
The director of the Maya Film Studio, Alper Çetintaş, said many period dramas and films had been shot in the studio so far.
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Two Bollywood movies to be screened at Festival of Light
BELGRADE - In celebration of the Indian Festival of Light (Diwali), the Indian Embassy in Belgrade, in collaboration with the Yugoslav Film Archive, is organizing screenings of two Bollywood films on November 3.