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Indian series Dahaad to have world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
•Dahaad, an eight part crime drama, is directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi. It features Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah in the lead
Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi heading to Berlinale 2022 for world premiere
•Gangubai Kathiawadi is a crime-drama, adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi's book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. After the 2019 musical drama Gully Boy, the upcoming film marks Bhatt's second outing at the Berlinale.
Berlinale 2021: Unorthodox director premieres sci-fi comedy I'm Your Man at Golden Bear competition
•Dealing with the romantic theme between robots and humans, I'm Your Man director said she was interested in turning the "dangerous" aspects of such Frankenstein tales on their head
Berlin International Film Festival pushed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, will be split in two parts
Fp Staff •While a virtual Berlinale will be held online in March, organisers are scheduling a summer event with numerous film screenings for the public in theatres
Berlin International Film Festival announces they'll adopt gender-neutral awards from 2021
Fp Staff •The organisers at Berlin Film Festival said the Silver Bears, which until this year included the best actor and best actress honours, will be replaced with a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
Berlinale 2020: S Jaishankar to inaugurate Indian Pavilion; three films, one documentary part of lineup
Fp Staff •The India Pavilion at the Berlinale will provide a platform to popularise Indian cinema in the overseas market.
Rima Das, Village Rockstars and Bulbul Can Sing director, part of International Jury at Berlinale
Fp Staff •Rima Das will be part of a jury also comprising Iranian filmmaker Abbas Amini and South African filmmaker Jenna Bass.
Gully Boy box office collection: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's film makes Rs 72.45 cr on opening weekend
Fp Staff •Gully Boy. directed by Zoya Akhtar, is loosely based on the life of rappers Divine and Naezy.
Photograph trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra form an unlikely bond in upcoming romantic drama
Fp Staff •Photograph marks the reunion of director Ritesh Batra and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui after The Lunchbox.
Gully Boy: CBFC shortens Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's intimate scene, removes cuss words from Zoya Akhtar's film
Fp Staff •The CBFC has awarded Gully Boy a UA certificate after editing a scene between Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh and removing several swear words