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Around Tinsel Town
Oscars 2022 to present eight awards before live telecast
Malayalam veteran actor KPAC Lalitha passes away
Amaan Ahmad’s ‘Carnitapu’ is an ode to creative people who are unrecognised
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Bollywood
Farhan Akthar, Shibani Dandekar get married
Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor team up for Netflix’s film ‘Thar’
Netflix announces revenge drama series ‘CAT’ with Randeep Hooda
Hollywood
Amy Sherman-Palladino on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’: You do not have to deal with Snapchat or Instagram!’
Aziz Ansari sets untitled comedic drama as feature directorial debut, to co-star with Bill Murray
Channing Tatum to lead remake of German movie ‘System Crasher’
Regional cinema
Samantha as ethereal, demure Shakuntala in ‘Shaakuntalam’
Kartikeya Gummakonda on ‘Valimai’: I am living my dream, I cannot complain
Director Kamal KM makes his comeback to cinema with the multi-starrer ‘Pada’, based on a real-life incident that shook Kerala
Trilok Reddy ropes in cab drivers to promote his Kannada film
Amitabh Bachchan turns narrator for ‘Radhe Shyam’
The five directors of the Malayalam anthology, ‘Freedom Fight’ talk about their stories
New in Streaming
New on Netflix: The second season of Space Force, the reboot of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a three-part documentary on Kanye West, and more
New on Amazon Prime: Relationship drama Gehraiyaan, the fourth season of Killing Eve, and more.
New on Disney+ Hotstar: Mini-series Pam And Tommy, Steven Spielberg’s musical West Side Story, etc.
The complete list of new arrivals on streaming platforms are linked further below in the newsletter.
Essential Reading
1) Alia Bhatt on ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi,’ and why her life lessons are through her characters and films
>> The actor talks about the challenges of playing a sex worker who went on to become a mafia queen here
2) Christopher Doyle on ‘In the Mood for Love’, ‘Chungking Express’ and working with Wong Kar-wai
>> The cinematographer discusses his collaboration with filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, and their influence on modern Hong Kong cinema here
3) Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz and director Matt Reeves dive into the darker tale of ‘The Batman’
>> The stars and writer-director of ‘The Batman’ talk about filling in a lesser-discussed timeline in Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle’s lives here
4) KPAC Lalitha had firm footing in mainstream and independent cinema
>> Read on why the actor’s character roles were almost as important as that of the protagonist here
5) Sanya Malhotra: Needed therapy to recover from filming ‘Love Hostel’
>> The actor on why ‘Love Hostel’ was the best script she read recently, mental health, and more here
6) Rana Daggubati: Real life can be boring; it was fun to let go in ‘Bheemla Nayak’
>> The actor opens up on playing a flamboyant and ego-driven character here
7) When the plot is Madhuri Dixit
>> The star discusses story lines, social media, and stardom here
8) Why the cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki astounds
>> A deep-dive into the work of “Chivo” here
9) Esha Deol happy with comeback with ‘Rudra’
>> The actor talks about her experience on shooting for the webseries ‘Rudra: The Edge of Darkness’ here
What to watch
1) In Valimai, the ‘Amma’ sentiment ruins this otherwise thrilling Ajith Kumar-starrer
2) In K-Drama Love and Leashes, public relations go private
3) Soumyajit Majumdar’s reunion flick #Homecoming suffers from its own ignorance of the past
4) In Gangubai Kathiawadi, Alia Bhatt shines in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s eloquent take on sex workers
5) Bheemla Nayak is a starry outing that is packed with fun moments
