India’s ‘Laapataa Ladies’ not shortlisted for Oscars 2025, UK’s Hindi-language film ‘Santosh’ advances

In September, the Film Federation of India (FFI) unanimously chose ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry to the Oscars from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit ‘Animal’, Malayalam National Award winner ‘Aattam’ and Cannes winner ‘All We Imagine As Light’.

“Needed someone to hold my hand”: Manoj Bajpayee lets his guard down, showers praise on Despatch director Kanu Behl

In an exclusive virtual Spotlight interview with Connected to India, Manoj, accompanied by Despatch’s director Kanu Behl, let his guard down, opening about his craft and the need to push himself.

Manoj Bajpayee’s Despatch to have OTT premiere on December 13; Watch trailer

Produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies and directed by Kanu Behl, Despatch stars Manoj Bajpayee as Joy Bag, a crime journalist who becomes embroiled in a dangerous investigation that threatens to unravel his life. The film also stars Shahana Goswami, Arrchita Agarwaal, Ritu Parna Sen, Dilip Shankar, Riju Bajaj and others in supporting roles.

Telugu detective thriller ‘Vikkatakavi’ to premiere in November

Produced by Ram Talluri of SRT Entertainments, directed by Pradeep Maddali and written by Teja Desharaj, this period thriller, set in the 1970s, delves into the rich history and mystique of Telangana, unraveling the mysteries of the Amaragiri province.

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, I was trying something more mature, says Vedaa actor Abhishek Banerjee

In an exclusive interview with Connected to India, Abhishek revealed why Singh’s character is so close to his heart and how did a Kolkata-boy without a filmy background made it to the silver screens.

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