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United Arab Emirates announces end of censorship in cinematic releases

The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas, the country's latest effort to boost its brand as a liberal hub attractive to foreigners. Instead of cutting sensitive scenes that could offend traditional Islamic sensibilities, the Emirati Media Regulatory Authority will introduce a new 21+ age category for viewers. The movies will be screened in cinemas according to their international version, the authority said in a Twitter post. Censors in the UAE, like elsewhere in the Middle East, have long removed scenes in cinematic releases that show nudity, homosexuality, sex and other content deemed inappropriate sometimes leading to plot holes. Foreigners outnumber locals nearly nine to one in the federation of seven sheikhdoms. The diversity of culture and religion in the tourism-dependent country has at times been at odds with its Islamic laws and traditions. But that's changing as the nation promotes its socially liberal environ

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' registers blockbuster opening in India

Sony Pictures Entertainment India said the film's day one net earning was Rs 32.67 crore and gross earning Rs 41.50 crore, the highest among all the Hindi and English films that released in 2021

Art cinema's unasked questions

Ms Majumdar is clearly partial to Ritwik Ghatak's work. The book is peppered with pictures and anecdotes from his work - particularly Meghe Dhaka Taara

MP lifts Covid curbs; business, cinemas to function at 100% capacity

Restaurants, cinema halls, theaters, sports activities etc would also be allowed to function at 100 per cent capacity.

Cinema is back! 'Sooryavanshi' lifts box-office with 'historic' numbers

"Sooryavanshi" was finally released on Friday after hitting multiple roadblocks

Reliance, PVR promise 'unique' experience with open-air rooftop theatre

The drive-in theatre, operated and managed by PVR Ltd, will be launched on November 5

Rajinikanth's 'Annaatthe' to release in over 1,100 theatres worldwide

Sun Pictures, which has produced the film, claimed that this was the biggest overseas release for a Tamil film

Kannada movie star Puneeth Rajkumar's last rites on October 31

Puneeth, youngest of the five children of thespian and matinee idol Dr Rajkumar, passed away at the age of 46, after suffering a cardiac arrest on Friday

Well-known Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar dies after heart attack

He is the son of matinee idol the late Rajkumar

Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar

Rajkumar, 46, died in Bengaluru on Friday following a heart attack

Rajinikanth undergoes procedure to restore blood supply to brain

The top Tamil star was admitted on October 28, "following an episode of giddiness"

Rajinikanth receives Dada Saheb Phalke award, dedicates it to K Balachander

The veteran actor received a standing ovation as he was conferred the award.

Martin Scorsese, Szabo to get Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award

Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese and celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Istevan Szabo will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award

'Sooryavanshi' to release on Nov 5, team asks audience to return to cinemas

The film, which was originally scheduled to release on March 24, 2020, was delayed multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic

Maharashtra: Cinema halls, theaters to operate with 50% capacity

The Maharashtra government has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls, auditoriums and drama theaters,

It's raining moolah for 'No Time to Die', 'Venom' sets US box-office record

Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond has shaken and stirred the international box-office

Theatres to open in Kerala from Oct 25; more relaxations announced

It was also decided during the meeting that from next Monday, all colleges will open for final year students while the regular classes for all students will start from October 18.

Akshay Kumar's 'Sooryavanshi' to release worldwide theatrically on Diwali

Akshay Kumar-starrer cop drama "Sooryavanshi" is set to open worldwide theatrically on Diwali, director Rohit Shetty announced on Saturday. The 48-year-old director took to social media to share the new release date of the film hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the reopening of cinema halls in the state from October 22. Thanks to our Honourable Chief Minister, Shri Uddhav Thackeray, theatres in Maharashtra to reopen from 22nd October. And FINALLY!!! we can say, This DIWALIAA RAHI HAI POLICE, Shetty wrote. Earlier in the day, a delegation of filmmakers and theatre owners including Shetty met Thackeray to discuss the reopening of cinema halls across Maharashtra, a key territory for movie business which was shut since April this year due to the second wave of COVID-19. Sooryavanshi was originally scheduled to release on March 24, 2020, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to theatre shutdown across the country. The makers then ...

'RRR' delayed again, makers waiting for 'world cinema markets' to open

The magnum opus was scheduled for a theatrical release on October 13.

French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies at 88

Belmondo's crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country's most recognizable leading men