Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award

Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at Cannes, among several others, …

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IFFI 2022 | Austrian film 'Alma and Oskar' to open film festival.

Austrian movie "Alma and Oskar" will open the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28. The film will be screened at festival venue INOX, Panaji, the organisers said in a press release. Directed by Dieter Berner, &qu…

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Singer-rapper Aaron Carter dies.

Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34. He was the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter. Website TMZ said Carter wa…

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Taylor Swift makes history.

Taylor Swift has become the first artist in history to claim every slot in the top 10 of the US singles chart. She overtakes Drake, who held the previous record of nine top 10 singles in September 2021. Before him, the Beatles scored eight top 10s in 1964. Swift's chart d…

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Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane dies.

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72. He also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough. In a statement, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed the actor died in hospital …

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Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away.

Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away at the age of 41, according to family sources. He had reportedly passed away while being rushed to the Colombo National Hospital after suffering a heart attack.  Dharmaraj made his first television appearance throug…

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Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dead at 59.

Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59. Posey said Coolio died Wednesday (28) afternoon. Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr.…

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Lizzo plays 200-year-old flute owned by former US president.

US star Lizzo wowed fans during a concert on Tuesday in Washington DC when she took to the stage to play a 200-year-old crystal flute, once owned by former US President James Madison. The singer and trained flautist was granted permission by The Library of Congress to play t…

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74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022.

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were held, to mark some remarkable American television performances until mid-2022. Overall, there are 40-plus categories, where writers, actors, directors and editors were awarded for their remarkable work from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.  T…

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Yohani’s ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ hit song recorded in Hindi for ‘Thank God’ film.

The now-famous track ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by Sri Lankan singer-composer Yohani Diloka de Silva, popularly known as Yohani, is now going to be part of the soundtrack of the film ‘Thank God’ starring Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Nora Fatehi. “Learning the language wa…

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Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating Netflix documentary.

At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday (03), former president Barack Obama and the late actor Chadwick Boseman had notable wins. Obama won the outstanding narrator Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix documentary, "Our Great National Parks." Higher …

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67th Filmfare Awards 2022.

The 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2021. Held at Jio World Centre, the 67th Filmfare Awards honour the films released in 2021. At a press conference helmed by the editor of Filmfare magazine, Jit…

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Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress died.

Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the '70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie "Grease," died on Monday 08th, according to a statement from her hu…

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Production Shut Down on Netflix Series ‘The Chosen One’ After Two Actors Killed in Car Crash.

Production has shut down on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” after two actors were killed and six others were injured in a car crash near the city of Mulegé in Baja California. Two other actors and four members of the production crew were also injured but are reported to…

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Indian singer KK dies after falling ill while performing.

Star Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, has died of a suspected heart attack at age 53 after a concert on Tuesday 31, prompting a flood of tributes from fans including Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Kunnath felt unwell while performing at a c…

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India chosen as first 'country of honour' ever at Cannes Film Market.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday announced that India will be the official 'Country of Honour' at the upcoming 'Marche' Du Film', organised alongside the Cannes Film Festival, in France. Noting that France and India are mar…

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Veteran actor Wilson Karunaratne passes away.

Veteran Sri Lankan actor Wilson Karunaratne has passed away at the age of 79, family sources told Ada Derana. Fondly known as ‘Wilson Karu’, Karunaratne was also a stunt director. He was considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema. making his movie debut through ‘Had…

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Israeli film crew in SL to shoot ‘Arugam Bay’.

Israeli film production house United Channel Movies (UCM) is currently in Sri Lanka to shoot its latest feature film ‘Arugam Bay’ in the eastern region of the island nation.   The filming will start on May 3 and is expected to wrap up by May 22, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promoti…

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Grammy Awards 2022.

The 64th annual Grammy Awards are being held for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Trevor Noah as host. The 64th GRAMMY Awards recognizes recordings (including musical artists, compositions and albums) released between September 01, 2020, to September 30, 20…

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