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September 22, 2026 8:41 PM

Anant Nag receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award; President Murmu hails his natural, restrained acting

Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag was conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on Tuesday. The President praised Nag’s contribution to Indian cinema spanning more than five decades and described his acting as a synthesis of the finest dimensions of theatre and cinema. President Murmu said she was pleased to honour Nag with the highest recognition in Indian cinema and recalled that she...

September 22, 2026 9:58 AM

President Murmu to present 72nd National Film Awards in Gujarat

The 72nd National Film Awards will be presented at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on Tuesday, with President Droupadi Murmu conferring the prestigious honours recognising achievements in Indian cinema for 2024. President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Ekta Nagar, Narmada district, on Monday for a three-day visit to Gujarat from September 21 to 23. The ceremony will be held outside the national capital for the first time as the Centre takes the event to different parts of the country. Veteran Kannada actor ...

November 23, 2025 7:04 PM

Three cinematic worlds unfold at IFFI as ‘Nilgiris’, ‘Mukkam Post Bombilwaadi’ and ‘Sikaar’ take centre stage

The International Film Festival of India on Sunday hosted an engaging cross-genre press conference featuring the cast and crew of three diverse films — Nilgiris: A Shared Wilderness, Mukkam Post Bombilwadi and Sikaar. The session brought together filmmakers from different regions and storytelling traditions, offering insight into their creative processes, thematic choices and experiences at the festival. The interaction opened with Sikaar, where director Debangkar Borgohain paid an emotional ...

September 16, 2024 6:07 PM

Bharat Pavilion unveiled at 77th Cannes Film Festival

In a bid to spotlight its rich cinematic heritage and promote international collaboration, India has set up a pavilion at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, currently underway against the scenic backdrop of the French Riviera. The pavilion was inaugurated on Wednesday by India’s Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Sanjay Jaju, and Ambassador to France and Monaco, Jawed Ashraf. Expressing delight at the increased number of Indian films in the official selection at Cannes, Jaju said: “The Bh...