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Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) HG Gauranga Das Prabhu of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has urged families and parents across the country to watch the recently released film ‘Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)’ with their children. He expressed his appreciation for the makers’ sincere effort to bring the divine world and teachings of Lord Shri Krishna to audiences through cinema.He said, “Hare Krishna! The movie Krishnavtaram, which has just been released, i…

Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Director Vignesh Shivan, who is also the husband of actress Nayanthara, on the occasion of Mother’s Day on Sunday penned a heartfelt post lauding Nayanthara for the way she had made their children the centre of her universe. Taking to his Instagram page to pen the post, he wrote, “Behind every smile of our children there’s your love quietly working day and night. The most beautiful thing about you is not just how hard you work… it’s how u made our kids feel like the …

Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Indian auteur Imtiaz Ali, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, has shared his opinion on the unprecedented success of films like ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Saiyaara’. The filmmaker spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, and said that the breakout success of such films point to the fact that audience is willing to go to cinemas provided the content is value for money.He told IANS, “Firstly, as a filmmak…

Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Actress Pooja Hegde, who plays the female lead in director H Vinoth’s eagerly awaited action entertainer ‘Jana Nayagan’ featuring actor Vijay in the lead, on Saturday expressed pain over the film’s footage being leaked on the Internet even as she appealed to audiences to wait for the film to release in theatres and then watch it on the big screen.Pooja released a statement, which she shared on her social media timelines. She wrote, “My lovely audience. A film is the resu…

Mumbai, April 09 (IANS) Actor Manav Gohil, who has been a part of the television industry for years, shared his views on the excruciatingly long working hours. Speaking to IANS during an exclusive interaction, the ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ actor said that the format of television is such that one needs to produce a large volume of content within a short span of time.Manav was asked, “There has been a lot of discussion about long working hours in television. What is your take on that?”Responding to…

Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Actor Ken Karunas, who is also turning director with his upcoming film ‘Youth’ which is to hit screens on Thursday, has now penned an emotional note in which he has expressed how he was finding it hard to let go of his film, which he considers his “little baby”.Taking to his social media timelines to pen a heartfelt post, the actor and first-time director said, ” Cinema… From the day I fell in love with it, everything else slowly became secondary. It wasn’t just some…

Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is known for his socially relevant and thought-provoking cinema, has shared his opinion on the relationship between society and revolution. The filmmaker-producer spoke with IANS at his office in the Andheri West area of Mumbai, and shared that when oppression crosses a certain threshold, revolution becomes inevitable, and hits the existing systems like a trainwreck.He told IANS, “Revolution is natural. It’s natural….

Kochi, Feb 27 (IANS) In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’, paving the way for the film’s screening.The Division Bench, comprising Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P.V. Balakrishnan, set aside the earlier order of a Single Bench that had stayed the film’s release for 15 days.After hearing arguments on behalf of the film’s producer, Vi…

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The makers of the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’, have cleared the air around the reports of the film’s teaser being pulled down. On Tuesday, the production house behind the film, Sunshine Pictures, shared in an official statement that such reports are false and misleading.They said in a statement, “Sunshine Pictures would like to categorically clarify that the news currently circulating regarding the removal of ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Bey…

Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor Anup Soni was reminded of his short film “Chintu”, directed by Anubhav Anand, after a viral video of a baby monkey hugging its soft toy surfaced online. A video of a baby monkey tightly hugging his soft toy after being abandoned by its mother left the internet emotional.Anup took to Instagram, where he shared a picture of himself along with a toy monkey, similar to the viral clip.The actor shared that the clip stayed with him and brought back memories of the short…