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Oscars 2019: All about 'Period. End of sentence', award winning short documentary on menstruation

Oscars 2019: All about ‘Period. End of sentence’, award winning short documentary on menstruation

‘Period. End of Sentence’, a film about the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation in a rural village in India walked away with the Best Documentary Short award at the 91st Academy Awards. The film has been co-produced by Guneet Monga and directed by 25-year-old Rayka Zehtabchi. The film is about women in India fighting[Read More…]

Oscars 2019: Winners, highlights and drama from evening without host

Oscars 2019: Diversity in spotlight after drama

Los Angeles: No host, a historic push to a superhero movie, a backlash to plans to give away some awards off-screen: much drama surrounds the 91st Oscars even before the main show. But the question that lingers on is whether “The Favourite” and “Roma” — the BAFTA winners — will[Read More…]

Oscars 2019: Queen to perform; Adam Lambert on vocals

Oscars 2019: Queen to perform; Adam Lambert on vocals

Los Angeles: Rock band Queen will perform at the upcoming 91st Academy Awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals. The Motion Picture Academy made the announcement on social media on Monday, reports variety.com. The move comes in the wake of the blockbuster success of “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the biopic about the band[Read More…]

Confirmed! Assamese film ‘Village Rockstars’ is official contender for Oscars 2019

Just yesterday reports of Bollywood films like ‘Padmavaat’, ‘Manto’, ‘Raazi’ among other films being in the contenders’ list for India’s official selection for Oscars 2019, were doing the rounds and today it’s confirmed that Assamese film ‘Village Rockstars’ written and directed by Rima Das,is India’s official entry  for the Oscars this year.[Read More…]





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