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Gandhi to RRR: Every Indian film that made it to the Golden Globes before Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light
1 week, 6 days ago

Gandhi to RRR: Every Indian film that made it to the Golden Globes before Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light

Hindustan Times  

There were 6 to be precise, each groundbreaking in their own unique ways. Late last night, Payal Kapadia scripted history as she became the first Indian filmmaker to cinch a Best Director nomination for the coveted Golden Globe Awards 2025. Gandhi to RRR: Indian films which paved the way for All We Imagine as Light's loading stint at the Golden …

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Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights

Hindustan Times  

A newly launched production company called Bridge7 has acquired the rights to the film sequel and TV adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, reported The Hollywood Reporter. About Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, featured Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in leading roles. The film also shows Jamal's participation in the Indian version of Who Wants …

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Slumdog Millionaire sequel and TV adaptation may be in works 16 years after original
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Slumdog Millionaire sequel and TV adaptation may be in works 16 years after original

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A sequel to the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire might be …

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Slumdog Millionaire sequel in works? Producer confirms
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Slumdog Millionaire sequel in works? Producer confirms

India Today  

Los Angeles-based production house Bridge7 has acquired the rights for a sequel and TV adaptation of Slumdog Millionaire. The newly established company, led by producer Swati Shetty and veteran CAA agent Grant Kessman, secured the rights from UK-based Celador, the studio behind the Oscar-winning film, alongside Film4. In a statement quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, Shetty and Kessman shared, “Some …

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A.R. Rahman has composed more than 145 film soundtracks — from Slumdog Millionaire to 127 Hours
4 months, 1 week ago

A.R. Rahman has composed more than 145 film soundtracks — from Slumdog Millionaire to 127 Hours

ABC  

For someone with an Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy and BAFTA, A.R. The past 20 years, they've been into music, and every street has kids with a guitar, and they're singing … in a very mountainous, picturesque and beautiful place in Kohima. I find that divisions are man-made, and if you understand cultures, understand people's lifestyle, understand the truth, understand their …

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Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes
6 months, 1 week ago

Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Music composer A R Rahman says talent shouldn't be restricted to a region and young Indian artists like Cannes winner Payal Kapadia, who are in tune with changing times, play a key role in making stories from India go global. Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes Kapadia, an …

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Academy Museum announces event honouring music of Indian cinema
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Academy Museum announces event honouring music of Indian cinema

The Hindu  

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, one of the world’s largest film museums located in Los Angeles, US, has announced an event celebrating the music of Indian cinema at the Oscars. The event will highlight three Indian films—Lagaan, Slumdog Millionaire and RRR —that have been honoured at the Academy Awards and delve into the “musical tapestries” woven by their acclaimed …

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Movie Review: Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood

Associated Press  

Has there been a more satisfying actor to watch mature on screen in recent years than Dev Patel? Bathed in blood and fury, “Monkey Man” is one gory coming out party for Patel, who also directed and co-wrote the film. “Monkey Man” makes room for cutaways to TV news reports and copious flashbacks to a violent land grab from Kid’s …

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Rubina Ali aka Latika from 'Slumdog Millionaire' gets married, shares pics
1 year, 1 month ago

Rubina Ali aka Latika from 'Slumdog Millionaire' gets married, shares pics

India Today  

Remember Rubina Ali Qureshi who played the role of Latika in 'Slumdog Millionaire'? Rubina was just eight years old when she appeared in Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film that featured Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor in key roles. RUBINA ALI QURESHI GETS MARRIED On November 17, Rubina Ali Qureshi who played the role of young Latika in 'Slumdog Millionaire', …

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'Slumdog Millionaire' moment: Boy who sold biryani gets high-paying job
1 year, 6 months ago

'Slumdog Millionaire' moment: Boy who sold biryani gets high-paying job

Firstpost  

It is true that many people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth, while others struggle to make ends meet. Sheenagh Pugh, a famous British poet, assures the latter in one of her poems titled ‘Sometimes,’ that ‘Sometimes things don’t go after all from bad to worse.’ She adds, ‘Sometimes a man aims high, and all goes well.’ …

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Bhanu Athaiya to MM Keeravaani, Indians who scripted history by winning the Oscars. On Monday Masala
1 year, 9 months ago

Bhanu Athaiya to MM Keeravaani, Indians who scripted history by winning the Oscars. On Monday Masala

India Today  

India erupted in celebrations on March 13 after RRR won the prestigious Oscar award for Best Original song. Other than RRR, Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers also brought laurels to the country after it won an award in the Best short documentary category. Late Bhanu Athaiya Resul Pookutty Resul Pookutty, along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, was the joint …

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HistoRRRic Win: Naatu Naatu's Golden Globes victory puts Indian music on world map like AR Rahman's Jai Ho
1 year, 11 months ago

HistoRRRic Win: Naatu Naatu's Golden Globes victory puts Indian music on world map like AR Rahman's Jai Ho

Firstpost  

An Indian film or a song winning the Oscar or the Golden Globe is a double-edged sword. It comes with worldwide recognition but also ends up reducing a country’s culture and its people to a monolith — a trope which played out with Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and Rahman’s Jai Ho. Decades later, Naatu Naatu’s Best Song win is oddly …

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How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda
2 years, 2 months ago

How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda

Firstpost  

When a whole environment of lies exists across media, academic, NGO and governmental platforms, the task of anyone trying to speak the truth and stand for the truth becomes even harder The war on lives faced by Hindus might be a very old one, and one which earlier generations managed to fight and survive. It becomes almost impossible for people …

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Gauahar Khan lost out on Slumdog Millionaire because she was too 'good looking’
2 years, 5 months ago

Gauahar Khan lost out on Slumdog Millionaire because she was too 'good looking’

Hindustan Times  

Gauahar Khan has worked in films like Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year with Ranbir Kapoor and Begum Jaan with Vidya Balan. However, when the actor was asked in a new interview if she ever lost out on a role because of how she looked, Gauahar said one of the ‘biggest projects she lost’ was because she was ‘too good …

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Dev Patel: Never imagined he would go so far
2 years, 8 months ago

Dev Patel: Never imagined he would go so far

Firstpost  

When I saw Dev Patel in his film debut, the surprise hit Slumdog Millionaire —which pre-release rated so low it was supposed to go straight to DVD—I didn’t think much of him at all. Although child actor Sunny Pawar who played the younger version of Patel’s character stole the show, Dev was impressive enough as an adopted child in Australia …

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From Priyanka Chopra to Aishwarya-Abhishek, Indian celebrities who dazzled the Oscar's red carpet
2 years, 8 months ago

From Priyanka Chopra to Aishwarya-Abhishek, Indian celebrities who dazzled the Oscar's red carpet

India TV News  

Highlights Oscar Award played a game changer for Slumdog Millionaire cast Priyanka Chopra, Mallika Sherawat, Frieda Pinto walked the red carpet A R Rahman bagged two gold trophies back home. The event which celebrates international cinema is graced by artists all across the globe, and in the past years, there were many Indian celebrities who made their dazzling appearance on …

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When AR Rahman dismissed Ismail Darbar's allegations of him ‘buying’ his Slumdog Millionaire Oscars
2 years, 11 months ago

When AR Rahman dismissed Ismail Darbar's allegations of him ‘buying’ his Slumdog Millionaire Oscars

Hindustan Times  

In 2011, music director Ismail Darbar created controversy when he claimed that fellow composer AR Rahman had ‘bought’ the Oscars he won for his work in the film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman had won two Academy Awards in 2009 for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. Nothing.” He added that the work on Slumdog Millionaire was much below Rahman’s other films. An irate …

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AR Rahman Turns 55: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About The Music Maestro?
2 years, 11 months ago

AR Rahman Turns 55: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About The Music Maestro?

News 18  

Happy Birthday AR Rahman: Referred to as ‘The Mozart Of Madras’, AR Rahman turns 55 today. AR Rahman is the first Asian to have won 2 Oscars in the same year for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. AR Rahman joined hands with Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone to introduce a completely different kind of music under the name SuperHeavy. Reportedly, Airtel’s …

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Liger first glimpse: Vijay Deverakonda is the 'slumdog of Mumbai', Ananya Panday missing. Watch
2 years, 11 months ago

Liger first glimpse: Vijay Deverakonda is the 'slumdog of Mumbai', Ananya Panday missing. Watch

Hindustan Times  

First video of Liger is out, introducing Vijay Deverakonda as a boxer in the film. The first glimpse features snippets of Liger's journey from being a ‘chaiwaala’ in Mumbai to becoming a professional boxer, competing in the US. The video begins with an announcer standing in a ring introducing Vijay as the ‘boy from India, the slumdog of the streets …

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Liger First Glimpse: Vijay Deverakonda transforms into an MMA champion from Mumbai's Slumdog | VIDEO
2 years, 11 months ago

Liger First Glimpse: Vijay Deverakonda transforms into an MMA champion from Mumbai's Slumdog | VIDEO

India TV News  

The wait is over. It’s early New Year celebrations for fans of Pan India star Vijay Deverakonda. Director Puri Jagannadh who is known for presenting his heroes in stylish best avatars shows Vijay Deverakonda in never seen before action avatar in this big-budget Pan India project. Liger first glimpse begins with an MMA commentator introducing the actor as Liger giving …

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Freida Pinto welcomes baby boy with husband Cory Tran: I am so grateful
3 years, 1 month ago

Freida Pinto welcomes baby boy with husband Cory Tran: I am so grateful

India TV News  

Highlights Frieda Pinto penned a birthday tribute to her husband and revealed the birth of their son Tran also shared a heart-warming post on his Instagram handle Frieda rose to fame with her role in the Oscar-nominated film 'Slumdog Millionaire' It's a boy! Actor Freida Pinto and photographer Cory Tran have welcomed their first child together. In a heartfelt Instagram …

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Freida Pinto reveals details of her secret wedding with Cory Tran: ‘We got married, went home, took a nap’
3 years, 2 months ago

Freida Pinto reveals details of her secret wedding with Cory Tran: ‘We got married, went home, took a nap’

Hindustan Times  

Slumdog Millionaire actor Freida Pinto, who announced her pregnancy earlier this year, revealed she got married to her photographer fiancé, Cory Tran during the Covid-19 lockdown. Freida Pinto reveals that she secretly got married to boyfriend Cory Tran On Wednesday, when she appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she said, “I should clear the air. But then Covid happened and …

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Dev Patel decodes his not-so-shiny armour in The Green Knight
3 years, 3 months ago

Dev Patel decodes his not-so-shiny armour in The Green Knight

Firstpost  

“For me as a young actor in Hollywood, you’re dealing with issues of masculinity, ego, success, and fame. And could the horse sense some of the other things making Patel anxious, like his natural tendency to overthink his career — what Patel calls “paralysis by analysis” — or the way he wondered what people would make of a British Indian …

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Anil Kapoor Reminisces Iconic Moment When Received SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire
3 years, 5 months ago

Anil Kapoor Reminisces Iconic Moment When Received SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire

News 18  

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor trod down memory lane to relive the iconic moment when he received the prestigious SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire. Anil who was exhilarated couldn’t contain his emotions as he accompanied the rest of the cast including Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, and late actor Irrfan Khan on the stage to receive the award. It narrates the story …

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