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At the at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May, Michael Douglas received an invitation for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, which will be held in November. Now, details of his upcoming India visit were shared in a report by ETimes. As per the portal, during his week-long India trip, the actor and his family, including actor-wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and son Dylan, will explore parts of India and even attend a Bollywood party. Also read: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones explore India, recreate…

Hollywood icon Michael Douglas, fresh from his appearance at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, is gearing up for an exciting week-long visit to India, including attendance at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa this November. The details of his packed itinerary were revealed in a report by ETimes. As per the report, Douglas, accompanied by his family, including actor-wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and son Dylan, will delve into the cultural richness of India. The highlight of his visit is set to be a…

The Archies, the coming-of-age musical from Zoya Akhtar, just got a release date. The film is slated to drop December 7 on Netflix, drawing inspiration from the globally-loved Archie Comics characters and putting an Anglo-Indian spin on it. As part of the reveal, the cast got together at Mumbai's Western Express Highway to pose next to a billboard with a timer that counts down the days to its premiere. Filming on The Archies wrapped up in December last year, with Akhtar credited as the co-writer alongside Ayesha Devitre…

What are some of the biggest movies releasing in October 2023? Akshay Kumar headlines the most prominent Bollywood release this month with Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, a biopic that sees him try and rescue a group of 65 miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine. The film reunites him with Rustom director Tinu Suresh Desai and is slated to release October 6 in cinemas. A day before that, prime yourself for an exhilarating tale of espionage, as Tabu is assigned a top-secret mission to track down an agency mole…

What are the biggest movies releasing in November 2023? The Marvels is poised to continue the erratic Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in style, transporting us to a destabilising universe where Carol Danvers' (Brie Larson) powers get entangled with other intergalactic heroes. It is the shortest film in the franchise — running at 105 minutes — and is slated to hit theatres worldwide on November 10. Chase that down with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which serves as an origin story for…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new Bollywood film has been accused of “trivialising” the deaths of millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust.The film Bawaal, directed by filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari and starring actors Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan, follows the story of a small-town school teacher who agrees to an arranged match with a woman suffering from epilepsy. The couple takes a trip to Europe to visit World…

A Bollywood film has been accused of trivialising and demeaning the deaths of millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust by using Auschwitz as a metaphor for relationship problems, with the main character declaring that “we’re all a little like Hitler” during a fantasy scene set in the concentration camp.Bawaal, which was directed by the well-known Indian film-maker Nitesh Tiwari, tells the story of a history teacher who is embarrassed by his new wife’s epilepsy. As they travel together to Europe to visit historic…

After something as monumental as July's ‘Barbenheimer' event, any impending films in the year are bound to appear less enticing. However the month of August isn't without its highlights, with Bollywood serving two highly-anticipated sequels — OMG 2 and Gadar 2. The former sees Akshay Kumar returning as a godlike figure - this time as Lord Shiva - to partake in an amusing courtroom drama at the request of an unhappy civilian. OMG 2 is out August 11 in theatres. On the same day, Sunny Deol's Tara Singh once again embarks on…

In the 1970s, the same decade that the angry young man prevailed as the prototypical protagonist in Bollywood, another model of masculinity was being scripted in the movies by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterji. This young man was typically a city-dweller who didn’t challenge authority as much as quietly bemoan it. Mousy and good-natured, he was more concerned with domesticity and matters of the heart. Vidya Sinha and Amol Palekar in a scene from Chhoti Si Baat (1976). (Film still) 364pp, ₹559; Penguin…

Actor John Abraham is well-known for his love of bikes, and he is an auto enthusiast with approximately 18 bikes in his garage. Along with his expensive bikes, he also has a decent collection of cars, including a Lamborghini Gallardo, Nissan GT-R, Isuzu V-Cross, and a Porsche Cayenne SUV. The actor is often seen riding some of these cars and bikes on the roads of Mumbai. We have featured many of his bikes on our website several times. In one of his interviews on a television program, the actor admitted that he sells his…