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The India-South Korea match in progress at the Junior Asia Cup.© Twitter The Indian hockey team produced a dominant performance to outclass South Korea 9-1 and enter the final of the Junior Asia Cup in Oman on Wednesday. In the title clash on Thursday, India will meet the winner of the second semifinal between Malaysia … Read More “India Thrash South Korea 9-1, Enter Junior Asia Cup Final” »
A still from ‘Drishyam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Indian production banner Panorama Studios and Anthology Studios from South Korea on Sunday announced a partnership for the remake of the Drishyam To install franchise in Korea. The announcement was made at the India Pavilion during the ongoing Cannes Film Festival by the studios with their … Read More “‘Drishyam’ franchise to be remade in South Korea” »
A still from ‘Black Knight’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Postapocalyptic scenarios are a trump card in storytelling. ‘The world has ended and…’ the possibilities are endless, for even if the storyline is repeated, regurgitated, or simply recycled, a human on a ruined earth will always find a revamped problem to deal with. Netflix’s latest South … Read More “‘Black Knight’ series review: A thrilling peek into post-apocalyptic South Korea” »
Anant Singh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement South African Indian-origin filmmaker’s Sarafina!a classic film about the role of young women in the country’s freedom struggle has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival again 30 years after it first premiered there to a 20-minute standing ovation. This time Sarafina! has been selected for the Cannes … Read More “South African Indian-origin filmmaker Anant Singh’s ‘Sarafina!’ selected for Cannes again three decades later” »
A still from ‘U-Turn’. In recent times, Bollywood remaking South Indian films has largely not worked in their favour. Just four months into the year and we’ve already had underwhelming films like Shehzada, Hello, and Someone’s brother, someone’s life, The latest to join this infamous list is U-turn, A remake of the 2016 Kannada film … Read More “‘U-Turn’ movie review: Yet another insipid remake of a South Indian film” »
For more than a year, the Hindi film industry is unspooling a popular concept of computer science on the screen: garbage in, garbage out. Bachchan Pandey, Jersey, Cuttputli, hits, Vikram Vedha, Mili, Drishyam-2, Cirkus, Selfiee, Shehzada, Bholaa, Gumraahand Someone’s brother, someone’s life — there has been a glut of remakes of South Indian masala. A … Read More “The rash of remakes of South Indian movies by the Bombay industry” »
West Indies beat South Africa in T20I series© AFP Romario Shepherd‘s late batting assault and a five-wicket haul by Alzarri Joseph took the West Indies to a series-clinching seven-run win against South Africa in the third Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Shepherd slammed 44 not out off 22 balls to … Read More “Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph Take West Indies To South Africa Series Win” »
SA vs WI, 3rd T20I: West Indies players celebrate.© AFP South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Highlights:West Indies beat South Africa by seven runs in the decider to take the series 2–1. West Indies scored 220/8 in 20 overs against South Africa. Crucial knocks from Brandon King (36, 25b), Nicholas Pooran (41.19b) and Romario … Read More “South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Highlights: WI Win High-Scoring Thriller, Pocket Series” »
new west indies captain Rovman Powell thrashed five sixes as he led his team to a three-wicket victory over South Africa in a rain-shortened first T20I at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Saturday. The match was reduced to 11 overs a side but produced 263 runs and 15 wickets in a frantic contest. Powell, who … Read More “Captain Rovman Powell Powers West Indies To Win In Rain-Hit 1st T20I vs South Africa” »
Billy Mustapha and Jason Glover perform ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the 95th Oscars | Photo Credit: AP Naatu Naatu’s historic reception at the 95th Academy Awards has now been marked by a controversy. The anthemic song from SS Rajamouli’s global blockbuster RRR is the first from an Indian production to win Best Original Song at the … Read More “Oscars face flak for excluding South Asians in ‘Naatu Naatu’ performance, show producer responds” »