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Sona Mohapatra on her documentary's world premiere at Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival, and never 'shutting up'
Devanshsharma •Sona Mohapatra talks about the world premiere of a documentary on her, Shut Up Sona, that she has produced, at the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival.
Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff's forthcoming action flick War cleared with U/A certificate; final runtime revealed
Fp Staff •Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's upcoming action drama War is 2 hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds long.
Hrithik Roshan says his condition was Tiger Shroff be part of War: 'He could drive me to be in best shape'
Fp Staff •Hrithik Roshan considers his War co-star one of the Hindi film industry's most hardworking actors he has collaborated with.
Bard of Blood premiere: Shah Rukh Khan, Emraan Hashmi, Parineeti Chopra attend Netflix show screening
Fp Staff •The premiere of Bard of Blood was attended by several Bollywood celebs, including producer Shah Rukh Khan, Parineeti Chopra, and Sohum Shah.
Bard of Blood: Emraan Hashmi says his character Kabir's modesty, righteousness makes him unique
•Bard of Blood also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kirti Kulhari and Rajit Kapoor.
Varanasi's weavers disown poet-saint Kabir, as his legacy stands threatened over communal tension
Vandana Shukla •Kabir, the 15th century Bhakti poet-saint, is now facing a crisis in his legacy and ownership. Believed to have belonged to a community of weavers, the man who preached secularism, has been banished by his own people, the weavers' community comprising a large section of Muslims, who refuse to even visit his Math in Varanasi.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Triple talaq bill passed, ugly truths of Kargil war, Kabir's legacy; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff •Editor's Picks: Triple talaq clears Rajya Sabha test, incompetence of generals during Kargil war, how AI is making fashion industry more intelligent; today's must-read stories.
Under the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night: April edition of Delhi event celebrates folk music
Fp Staff •Under the Banyan Tree on A Full Moon Night's April edition will feature performances by the Sufi singer Mooralala Marwada followed by the neo-folk fusion band, Neeraj Arya's Kabir Café.
Shonar Pahar, Pupa, Ek Je Chhilo Raja: Here are the best Bengali films of 2018
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay •In a year that witnessed several sub-par adaptations and crowd-pleasers, the Bengali films that remained memorable explored themes like euthanasia, troubled parent-child relationships and women's rights
Narendra Modi's championing of Kabir ironic, given contrast between Bhakti poet's social radicalism and BJP's political vision
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay •Despite outward championing of Kabir, Modi's BJP will find a fundamental contradiction between their political vision and Bhakti poet's social radicalism