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Naman Ramachandran The birth centenary of Indian cinema icon Dev Anand will be celebrated with restored versions of some of his classics receiving a theatrical release across the country. Known as one of the triumvirate of superstars who ruled Hindi-language cinema in the 1950s and ’60s (along with the late Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar) Anand made such hits as “Guide,” “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” and “Prem Pujari.” The birth centenary of Anand, who died in 2011, is on Sept. 26.

EXCLUSIVE: Dune and Oppenheimer VFX firm DNEG is making dozens of layoffs in its London HQ.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Women Talking,” which won Sarah Polley an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, was this weekend named best narrative feature at the Bali International Film Festival (aka the Balinale).Ashen Nadeem’s “Crows Are White” won the feature documentary prize and “The Tone Wheels,” by Yuda Kurniawan, was named winner of the Gary L Hayes Award for Indonesian Filmmaker. The festival jury called “The Tone Wheels” “an outstanding endeavor that transported us into the backstreets of Jakarta on a captivating musical journey.” The film depicts a busking village where dreams flourish, despite the scarcity of resources and equipment.

Naman Ramachandran Real life husband and wife couple, celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, are merging their respective foundations – Anushka Sharma Foundation and Virat Kohli Foundation – to launch SeVVA, a joint non-profit initiative aimed at helping those in need. Sharma and Kohli said in a joint statement: “In the words of Kahlil Gibran ‘for in truth it is life that gives unto life – while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.’ With this sentiment in mind, we have decided to work together through SeVVA aiming to reach out to as many people as possible. SeVVA’s work won’t be confined to a particular issue as it will continue to strive for social good by championing humanity which is the need of the hour today.”

EXCLUSIVE: India’s Hombale Films, the studio behind mega-hits Kantara and the K.G.F. franchise, has confirmed that Kantara 2 will be a prequel that delves into the backstory of the folklore that features in the first film. 

EXCLUSIVE: Indian Two Time Grammy Award composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej has signed to compose the original music for American-Bangladeshi writer-director Asif Akbar’s spy action-thriller MR-9 featuring Frank Grillo as a villain.

Kim Kardashian might be known as the Queen on Instagram with her 332 million followers, that hasn't put her in the top 10 earners in terms of sponsored posts on the social media platform.That’s according to those who have been crunching the numbers on how much some of the world’s biggest celebs have been earning on Instagram.NetCredit has been scouring the feeds of footballers, musicians and TV personalities to see how much their accounts are raking in for them.The website says the deal of income in return for sponsored posts has become a decent earner for some of Instagram's biggest players.It says those with more than one million followers average $15,000 (£13,000) per month, while top celebrities can make substantially more than that.They’ve even done a country-by-country breakdown so those across the globe can compare and contrast their social media earnings.So, from the UK to the US, here are the top Instagram earners in 2021, according to NetCredit’s clever algorithm.Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was the world’s top Instagram earner last year, making $85m (£75m) from sponsored posts.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has announced its plans to expand global operations. The former head of studio at DNEG Bangalore and Chennai, Kiran ‘KP’ Prasad will head a full pipeline studio which will be based in Mumbai.  The visual effects division of Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in San Francisco and has studios in Vancouver, London, Singapore and Sydney. It will open a new full pipeline studio, operating full visual effects and animation services for film and television in Mumbai to gain access to the talent base in the region.  Prasad will lead operations and report to ILM SVP and General Manager, Janet Lewin. 

cricket star Rahkeem Cornwall wasted no time or energy in smashing a remarkable unbeaten double century in Atlanta.Cornwall made a mockery of the Atlanta Open, a US-based T20 cricket league, by thrashing 205 not out in 77 balls as his franchise Atlanta Fire posted an almost absurd 326/1 from their 20 overs. But what made Cornwall's feat most impressive was that he barely broke stride - he ran just five of his 205 runs against humbled opposition 'Square Drive'.

execute their intended target, it sparked a chain of events that led to their client's lover committing suicide.A 26-year-old woman had hired the hitmen to kill her husband, only for the trio to befriend him and enjoy parties together with the supposedly condemned man.After being asked to provide confirmation that the job had been done, the accused men squirted tomato ketchup on the body of their "hostage" and sent a photograph.READ MORE: Dad branded a paedo after sending photos of his toddler to a doctor for diagnosisPanicking and fearing arrest on seeing the image, the boyfriend of the woman then killed himself.She has been identified as Anupallavi, who lives in the Indian city of Bangalore, and was married to Naveen Kumar.The pair have two children and he works as a taxi driver, as well as running a mill. But, after reportedly starting an affair with Himavanth Kumar, Anupallavi conspired with her secret lover to arrange for her husband's murder.

Christopher Small For the tenth time in 11 years, the Locarno Film Festival is hosting 10 international film critics from various stages of development during the 10 days of the A-list Swiss festival.Coming from places as far from the Swiss resort town as Bangalore, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and Jakarta, and from an even more varied matrix of backgrounds, disciplines, writing styles, and interests, participants in the anniversary edition of the Critics Academy will have the chance to interact face-to-face with a wealth of major critics, programmers, and filmmakers in attendance at Locarno.Returning after one aborted edition in the first year of the pandemic and another for which there was no public call for applications, Locarno’s incubator for aspiring professional critics takes place once again in the midst of an extraordinarily trying moment both for the art and commerce of cinema but also, perhaps even more acutely, for writing about it.

Apex Legends‘ thirteenth season will be kicking off soon, and Respawn Entertainment has revealed the battle royale’s latest hero, Newcastle.The next major update coming to Apex Legends, called Saviors, will be launching on May 10, bringing with it the “heroic defender” Newcastle, who has a very important connection to Bangalore. Story-wise, Bangalore has been looking for her long-missing brother Jackson Williams, who is revealed to be Newcastle at the end of his reveal trailer.Newcastle is getting a proper reveal later this week (April 28), but it’s pretty clear from the trailer that he’ll take something of a tank role.

Vijay Subramaniam, the former Amazon India and Disney India executive, has launched an independent venture that will develop, produce and finance content for the Indian market.

DNEG, the visual effects and animation company behind Dune and many other high-profile productions, is merging with a SPAC called Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. in a deal that aims to take the group public with a stock listing on the Nasdaq (symbol DNEG).

Puneeth Rajkumar has died suddenly after having a heart attack while at the gym. He starred in more than 29 films and won the national award for "the best child artist" earlier in his career.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Puneeth Rajkumar, has tragically died aged just 46.Puneeth hosted the Indian version of the hit ITV quiz, which in the UK is currently hosted by Jeremy Clarkson after he took over the role from Chris Tarrant.Puneeth was working out at the gym when he first complained of suffering chest pains, and was rushed to a Bangalore hospital at 11.30 on Friday.He died today (October 29) of a cardiac arrest, the Times of India reports.However, before he tragically passed away Puneeth was in good spirits - even taking to social media to cheer on the cast and crew of upcoming Indian action film Bhajarangi 2.He tweeted: "Best wishes for the entire team of #Bhajarangi2", tagging in his pals from the flick.Puneeth took on the

Fast & Furious 9 is just a few months away from release and fans were in for a treat this week as a brand new trailer dropped.

Virat Kohli was left so stunned by his dismissal in the first morning of the 2nd Test that he refused to believe he had been bowled.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPicture Tree International has picked up the global sales rights to Prithvi Konanur’s social thriller “Where Is Pinki?”. The film has its world premiere next month at the Busan International Film Festival, in its World Cinema section.Written and directed by Prithvi Konanur, “Pinki?” (aka “Pinki Elli?”) is a hard-hitting social commentary on contemporary Indian society and female identity.

Apex Legends Stories From The Outlands trailer further connects the game with the Titanfall universe by confirming new legend Rampart’s involvement with Kuban Blisk – the main antagonist of Titanfall 2.In typical Apex Legends fashion, a new Stories From The Outlands trailer has been released before the launch of the upcoming season, and serves as an introduction to the game’s new characters, fleshing out the hero’s backstory. The latest episode focuses on Rampart.Check out the episode below.The short animation begins with current legends Bangalore and Gibraltar drinking at a bar, talking up Rampart’s skills.

testing positive for coronavirus, Bangalore Mirror reports. It was confirmed last Sunday by Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek that the two had contracted Covid-19 and were self-isolating at home, and according to reports, both of them had initially shown mild symptoms of the virus.Taking to Twitter, he wrote: ‘Aishwarya and Aaradhya have also tested COVID-19 positive.