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Not just small change: Indian philanthropy falls short, when will India get its Melinda Gates?

Two Americans are transforming millions of lives in UP and Bihar. Melinda Gates on her last trip to Maoist-affected villages in Jharkhand said she didn’t go there to ask...

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Salma Hayek Visits Lebanon With UNICEF To Raise Funds For Syrian Refugees

Salma Hayek visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon on April 25 to draw attention to the urgent humanitarian needs of children and families whose lives have been upended by the bru...

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Box Office bleeding: The Empty Screens Syndrome

The ticket window for Bollywood films has been seeing a continual slump for the last three years. It’s basically because of lack of good content, originality, scripts an...

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The Future of Cinema

Roughly 1.26 billion movie tickets were purchased in North America between January 1 and December 31 of last year, according to preliminary estimates by The Hollywood Reporter...

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Kickstart Trapped, A Documentary To Protect Women’s Rights

Thirty percent of American women will have an abortion in their lifetime. Nearly half of these women live at or below the federal poverty line, and they’re four times mo...

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Short Takes 5, Pocket Films – Call for Entries

Into its fifth season,Short Takes 5 is looking for short film talent; contest offers a chance to visit Germany Mumbai, May, 2015: Pocket Films, a pioneer in alternate content...

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Hrithik Roshan Supports Global Aid For Quake-Hit Nepal

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has appreciated the efforts of various countries like US, India and China to help Nepal cope with the devastation caused by the earthquake. ...

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A Day In The Life Of Melinda Gates

EVEN THE TIGHTLY choreographed pace of a day in the life of Melinda Gates hits a snag once in a while. At the debut of a short biographical film about her, part of the Makers ...

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What Is The Definition Of Success For A Woman Entrepreneur

I have been working for the past ten years now. Few years in the Philippines, but the major part has been spent in India. Three years ago, when I decided to take the entrepren...

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Child Hunger In America Is An Overlooked Problem': Scarlett Johansson Recalls Food Struggle

Actress Scarlett Johansson has made an appeal to end hunger in the US, and drew on her own experiences in a public service announcement to raise awareness of the issue. &ldquo...

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BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026

BOLLYWOOD IGNORES WOMEN IN COMEDY

Monojit Lahiri investigates the persistent absence of strong comic roles for leading Bol...

March 26 2026

DELHI RECLAIMS CINEMA AND CREATIVE DIALOGUE

Anchored by Artistic Director Vani Tripathi Tikoo’s powerful reflection, IFFD 2026...

March 25 2026