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Prateik Babbar Joins the Cast of Lioness, Starring Aditi Rao Hydari and Paige Sandhu
Prateik Babbar is set to star in the Aditi Rao Hydari and Paige Sandhu-led Indo-UK film Lioness. The film inspired by the research of Peter Bance, the historian who discovered the story of Princess Sophia Duleep, is the story of two British Punjabi women living in the UK, a century apart. Sophia was one of the key leaders of the suffragette movemen...
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"Padmaavat" Twists Alauddin Khilji's Portrayal, Say Some Historians
He gnaws the meat off the bone, bares his hairy chest, has long unruly locks and laughs like a hyena. History doesn't quite remember Alauddin Khilji like this, but that is the image Sanjay Leela Bhansali seeks to portray of the Khilji dynasty king in his film "Padmaavat".
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Historians, Royals On Karni Sena Panel For 'Padmaavat'; Fringe Wants Ordinance Banning The Film
Shree Rajput Karni Sena, which has been leading protests against 'Padmaavat', on Tuesday named a six member panel comprising erstwhile royals and historians to watch the film ahead of its release even as fringe outfits demanded an ordinance banning the movie.
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"Padmavati" Now "Padmavat", Cleared With 5 Changes Including A Song
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', which has been at the centre of a huge controversy, will get a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, popularly called the censor board. The board has suggested five modifications to the film including a change in the title to 'Padmavat' - and will issue the certificate once the modif...
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Former Royals, Historians Among 6-Member Panel That Will Review "Padmavati"
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical drama Padmavati, mired in a huge controversy, will be reviewed by a six-member panel which includes former royals and historians, sources told NDTV on Wednesday. The panel was appointed by the Central Board of Film Certification after the makers of the film stated that it was partially based on historical facts.
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CBFC To Set Up Historians' Panel On 'Padmavati', May Not Release Before March
The Central Board of Film Certification is likely to appoint a panel of historians to watch "Padmavati", after the makers of the movie stated that it was partially based on historical facts, according to sources.
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Vasundhara Raje Asks Smriti Irani To Delay Padmavati Release: 10 Points
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan, the epicentre of protests against the Deepika Padukone-starrer movie Padmavati, on Saturday broke her silence on the movie. In a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Ms Raje asked that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film be put on hold and a special panel of historians, filmmakers a...
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Padmavati Star Shahid Kapoor Says, 'Give The Film A Chance'
Amidst the tension around the release of Padmavati, actor Shahid Kapoor said, "Watch the film and then decide"
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To End Padmavati Row, Union Minister Uma Bharti Offers A Suggestion
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Friday asked makers of the upcoming historical drama Padmavati to engage its detractors along with the censor board and historians to end the controversy around the release of the film.
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International Women's Day 2017: Who's Afraid Of Female Sexuality? The Censor Board
International Women's Day: Cut to 2017, progressive minds in the Indian film industry have a question for the country's censor board, which has refused a certificate to a film in which four fiesty women discover their inner desires
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Rajinikanth's Kabali Sold For Rs 200 Crore Before Release
Actor and film historian Mohan Ram says, "Rajini's charisma is undying. He should continue to pump the industry with funds through his films"
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'Stuart Little' Helps Lost Hungarian Painting Come Home
A long-lost avant-garde painting has returned home to Hungary after nine decades thanks to a sharp-eyed art historian who spotted it being used as a prop in the Hollywood film "Stuart Little".
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Time travel, Bollywood's latest obsession
With films like Teri Meri Kahaani and Dangerous Ishhq, whose stories span over decades, Bollywood filmmakers are going back and forth in time.
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Veeraputhran runs into controversy
A biographical film on Mohammed Abdul Rahman Sahib - a prominent freedom fighter in the Malabar region - has run into controversy.
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Film historian BD Garga dies
Noted film historian BD Garga died in the wee hours this morning following a few days of brief illness. He was 86.
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Prateik Babbar Joins the Cast of Lioness, Starring Aditi Rao Hydari and Paige Sandhu
Prateik Babbar is set to star in the Aditi Rao Hydari and Paige Sandhu-led Indo-UK film Lioness. The film inspired by the research of Peter Bance, the historian who discovered the story of Princess Sophia Duleep, is the story of two British Punjabi women living in the UK, a century apart. Sophia was one of the key leaders of the suffragette movemen...
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"Padmaavat" Twists Alauddin Khilji's Portrayal, Say Some Historians
He gnaws the meat off the bone, bares his hairy chest, has long unruly locks and laughs like a hyena. History doesn't quite remember Alauddin Khilji like this, but that is the image Sanjay Leela Bhansali seeks to portray of the Khilji dynasty king in his film "Padmaavat".
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Historians, Royals On Karni Sena Panel For 'Padmaavat'; Fringe Wants Ordinance Banning The Film
Shree Rajput Karni Sena, which has been leading protests against 'Padmaavat', on Tuesday named a six member panel comprising erstwhile royals and historians to watch the film ahead of its release even as fringe outfits demanded an ordinance banning the movie.
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"Padmavati" Now "Padmavat", Cleared With 5 Changes Including A Song
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', which has been at the centre of a huge controversy, will get a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, popularly called the censor board. The board has suggested five modifications to the film including a change in the title to 'Padmavat' - and will issue the certificate once the modif...
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Former Royals, Historians Among 6-Member Panel That Will Review "Padmavati"
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical drama Padmavati, mired in a huge controversy, will be reviewed by a six-member panel which includes former royals and historians, sources told NDTV on Wednesday. The panel was appointed by the Central Board of Film Certification after the makers of the film stated that it was partially based on historical facts.
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CBFC To Set Up Historians' Panel On 'Padmavati', May Not Release Before March
The Central Board of Film Certification is likely to appoint a panel of historians to watch "Padmavati", after the makers of the movie stated that it was partially based on historical facts, according to sources.
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Vasundhara Raje Asks Smriti Irani To Delay Padmavati Release: 10 Points
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan, the epicentre of protests against the Deepika Padukone-starrer movie Padmavati, on Saturday broke her silence on the movie. In a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Ms Raje asked that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film be put on hold and a special panel of historians, filmmakers a...
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Padmavati Star Shahid Kapoor Says, 'Give The Film A Chance'
Amidst the tension around the release of Padmavati, actor Shahid Kapoor said, "Watch the film and then decide"
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To End Padmavati Row, Union Minister Uma Bharti Offers A Suggestion
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Friday asked makers of the upcoming historical drama Padmavati to engage its detractors along with the censor board and historians to end the controversy around the release of the film.
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International Women's Day 2017: Who's Afraid Of Female Sexuality? The Censor Board
International Women's Day: Cut to 2017, progressive minds in the Indian film industry have a question for the country's censor board, which has refused a certificate to a film in which four fiesty women discover their inner desires
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Rajinikanth's Kabali Sold For Rs 200 Crore Before Release
Actor and film historian Mohan Ram says, "Rajini's charisma is undying. He should continue to pump the industry with funds through his films"
-
'Stuart Little' Helps Lost Hungarian Painting Come Home
A long-lost avant-garde painting has returned home to Hungary after nine decades thanks to a sharp-eyed art historian who spotted it being used as a prop in the Hollywood film "Stuart Little".
-
Time travel, Bollywood's latest obsession
With films like Teri Meri Kahaani and Dangerous Ishhq, whose stories span over decades, Bollywood filmmakers are going back and forth in time.
-
Veeraputhran runs into controversy
A biographical film on Mohammed Abdul Rahman Sahib - a prominent freedom fighter in the Malabar region - has run into controversy.
-
Film historian BD Garga dies
Noted film historian BD Garga died in the wee hours this morning following a few days of brief illness. He was 86.
