'Inconvenient Indian' Doc Withdrawn From Sundance After Director Apologizes for Indigenous Ancestry Claims

Naman Ramachandran Three Indian films, featuring eclectic subject matter, are making bids to snag Oscars in the shorts categories at the 2021 Academy Awards.Keith Gomes’ “Shameless” and Tushar Tyagi’s “Saving Chintu” are aiming for nominations in the live action short category, and Saurav Vishnu’s “Tailing Pond” in the documentary short subject category.All three films boast Bollywood or Hollywood pedigrees.“Shameless” stars Sayani Gupta (Emmy-nominated Amazon series “Four More Shots Please”)

Naman Ramachandran Feature directing debutant Ajitpal Singh’s “Fire In The Mountains,” the lone Indian film in Sundance 2021’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, is a powerful feminist tale told by a male who learnt to face down his own prejudices.Set in a tourist homestay in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, the film centers around a woman (Vinamrata Rai), the sole breadwinner of the household, who scrimps and saves for her son’s medical treatment, while her alcoholic husband believes

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticA poor young man in India who longs for a life where the grass is greener. A stark but teeming portrait of the squalid underbelly of Indian poverty.

Also on this day: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II.Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, is born in Raleigh, N.C.Texas is admitted as the 28th state.The massacre on Wounded Knee takes place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians are killed by U.S.

Binky Felstead has announced she is expecting her second child.The reality TV star announced the news on her Instagram account yesterday with an adorable picture showing off the first glimpse of her blossoming baby bump. In the picture, Binky can be seen wearing a gorgeous pink gown as she smiles at her three-year-old daughter India, who is holding her scan pictures while Max smiles into the camera.

Binky Felstead put a smile on everyone’s face as she shared some truly gorgeous news this festive season.

Amber Dowling The Canadian film and television industry has been rocked following allegations that prominent filmmaker and “Inconvenient Indian” director Michelle Latimer is not Indigenous, as she has claimed to be for the past 20 years.The hurt and anger from the Indigenous filmmaking community that followed on social media has been palpable, drawing further attention to the need for systemic change as awards bodies and the funding arms Latimer has benefited from begin conversations about

Naman Ramachandran The Hyderabad filming schedule of Sun Pictures’ “Annaatthe,” starring Indian superstar Rajinikanth, has been stopped due to crew members testing positive for COVID-19.“During routine testing at #Annaathe shoot 4 crew members have tested positive for Covid19. Superstar @rajinikanth and other crew members have tested negative.

The National Film Board of Canada is pulling “An Inconvenient Indian” from “active distribution” following an apology from the documentary’s director, Michelle Latimer, over questions regarding her Indigenous heritage.

The National Film Board of Canada announced Tuesday that it will withdraw Michelle Latimer’s documentary Inconvenient Indian from “active distribution.”

Sony Music India has done a deal with Epic Games to release a new track by rapper Raftaar inside the ‘Fortnite’ video game.New track ‘Click Pow Get Down’ will be available via all the usual channels on 29 Dec. It will also be available to unlock as an award for winners of the ‘Bhangra Boogie Cup’ – an in-game competition aimed at gamers in India which became playable on Sunday.

The death of Naufal Khan is a blow to the Indian and the LGBTQ communities