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'Beyond Borders' at KIFF 2025 brings hope amid tales of displacement & despair

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Baby Camille wanders around the house now and then shouting 'boom!' Each blast shakes the glass and rattles the curtains, but she goes right back to her play. A slow, sweeping dr... Read More


MENTAL HEALTH needs HUMANS, not just ALGORITHMS

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- I'm going out on my own for a road trip. I didn't tell my parents." That was a simple prompt to an AI chatbot. It replied, "I'm not here to judge - just want to help you stay saf... Read More


KIFF Special: '1971 Liberation War wasn't just forgotten, it was erased by design'

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Emmy-nominated filmmaker Ramesh Sharma, who is revisiting the Bangladesh Liberation War through his latest documentary 'The Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger Do... Read More


KIFF Special: 3 Ray films set for restoration, Uttam Kumar next

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- For any cinephile, a film festival like the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is like a window to world cinema and a chance to catch the latest buzz-makers from Cannes, ... Read More


Aditi Roy to direct her next big screen outing in 2026

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- In the whirlwind world of Bengali web series, director Aditi Roy has carved out a style of her own. As a woman, she is doing what she understands and feels best, telling women's ... Read More


Docu draws parallels between American farmers' plight and Indian protests

KOLKATA, Nov. 10 -- After more than 13 years since his National Award-winning film Chittagong (2012), scientist-turned-filmmaker Bedabrata Pain is back with a powerful documentary, 'Deja vu'. The film... Read More


KIFF Special - First world or third world, stories of struggle are same: Brillante Mendoza

New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Filipino director Brillante Mendoza had met Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, the 2024 Grand Prix winner for 'All We Imagine as Light' and was mighty impressed by her style of cine... Read More


I'm not an activist, I need to work & run my home: Sohini Sarkar

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Since her debut in Atanu Ghosh's 'Rupkatha Noy' (2013), actress Sohini Sarkar has proved time and again that she's an actor with real depth. Whether it's Satyabati in the 'Byomkes... Read More


Turkish filmmaker Erkan Yazici wants to work with Cannes winner Payal Kapadia

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- For 51-year-old Turkish filmmaker Erkan Yazici, art must be brave and counter the 'usual'. His new film 'Fragments from the East', which portrays a woman's struggle for survival a... Read More


Women are still labelled for being mothers or married: Subhashree

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- If there's one actress in Bengali cinema who has owned 2025 with back-to-back hits, it has to be Subhashree Ganguly. She started the year with 'Grihapravesh', where her portrayal ... Read More