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Aamir Khan: India’s movie legend on a cut-price mission to save Bollywood
The superstar actor will release his latest film on YouTube so families who cannot afford cinema trips can wat…
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A Useful Ghost: Recognised in Cannes, Thai director hopes film stirs political debate at home
The film, about a women who dies and whose spirit returns by possessing a vacuum cleaner, explores power and p…
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Superboys of Malegaon review – boisterous heartwarmer about movie-loving underdogs
Inspired by a true story, this feelgood Indian film is about some Bollywood superfans making their own movies …
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Less Bollywood, more Tollywood: how Indian cinema’s hit machine flopped
Big releases with usually bankable male stars criticised for formulaic storylines as audience taste evolvesThe…
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Thai court orders repair of The Beach location 22 years after filming
Ruling on Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh, comes decades after local authorities filed lawsuit over environmental …
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Willing to be set on fire or jump off tall buildings? New Zealand needs more stunt people
During the pandemic New Zealand has become a safe haven for international film studios, creating a surge in de…
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Sex, drugs, politics: how the streaming giants are blowing up Bollywood
New Amazon and Netflix dramas take in themes that India’s established cinema rarely touches, with millions of …