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    AK vs AK writer Avinash Sampath decodes film’s hybrid genre, and how the screenplay evolved over six years

    • 26.01.2021
    • Firstpost

    AK vs AK was always intended as primarily a thriller. I don't think we were on a high horse about showing a mirror to anyone,' says Avinash Sampath.

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    Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Less Is more when it comes to streaming regulation in India

    • 26.01.2021
    • Times of India

    In this bleak landscape, a rare glimmer of hope is offered by one vertical in media and entertainment – the online streaming services aka digital platforms aka OTT players – that opened up a world of entertainment when we needed it the most.

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    The White Tiger, Serious Men, and the altering cultural and social epiphanies of the Indian dream

    • 25.01.2021
    • Firstpost

    For years, films have portrayed the Indian working class as mute spectators of social and familial trauma and often the ones with the kindest heart. The White Tiger is somewhat an antidote of the underdog narrative.

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    Explained: Tech giants v regulators

    • 25.01.2021
    • The Indian Express

    Google and Facebook have locked horns with Australian govt over laws that propose to make them pay news organisations for using their content. The outcome of the fight will have implications for India as well.

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    Multiplexes on track to expand footprint in south India

    • 25.01.2021
    • Livemint

    Dominated by single screens, growth opportunity for multiplex chains down south is driving investments

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    Censoring of OTT content seems to be limited to curbing voices of dissent; nuanced regulation could be a way forward

    • 25.01.2021
    • Firstpost

    Censorship back in the days of single-channel TV was all about providing ‘clean’ entertainment on a mass platform rather than curbing a difference of opinion or catering to the powers-that-be. You’d imagine a 2021 version of that old formula would continue work for the common man.

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    China Box Office: ‘Big Red Envelope’ Opens With $8 Million Weekend

    • 25.01.2021
    • Variety

    Mildly titillating romantic comedy “Big Red Envelope” topped the box office rankings in China as overall takings in the world’s biggest theatrical movie market amounted to a lowly $37.5 million over the weekend.

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    Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne Look Back on Audition Nightmare Stories When They Used to Be Roommates

    • 25.01.2021
    • Variety

    Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne began their time in Hollywood as roommates: Reunited on a video chat a decade later, they reflect on driving their tiny red rental car around Los Angeles, only to be rejected at auditions over and over.

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    Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Tahira Kashyap launch cinema collective Indian Women Rising

    • 25.01.2021
    • The Indian Express

    The initiative is aimed at discovering, nurturing and bringing spotlight on Indian women in cinema across the world.

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    Vidnet 2021: Aggregation of video streaming platforms to pick up soon

    • 24.01.2021
    • creative

    A common measurement currency is required for advertising revenues to pour in.

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