It's been an eventful week in the world of entertainment. The Academy Awards dominated headlines, while a Tamil actor made a humble request to fans, asking them to drop the titles. Meanwhile, concerns over excessive violence led to calls for a ban on a Malayalam film on OTT, and a beloved playback singer's hospitalisation was also highly discussed. Missed the spotlight on cinema this week? Catch up on the buzz with our weekly roundup. From breaking news to exclusive interviews and in-depth reviews, we've got you covered on all the latest developments in Indian and international cinema.
The 97th Academy Awards was eventful, with Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison taking home the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Read the full list of Oscar awards:
For details about individual Oscar awards, the speeches of the award recipients, and other news, here's a full round-up of all Academy Awards-related headlines:
CE spoke to music director and actor GV Prakash who stepped into the role of producer with Kingston, his 25th as an actor. Read full interview:
Sukrutha Wagle, in conversation with CE, discussed at length the challenges of experimenting with scripts, emphasising that the audiences are evolving and it’s time for our cinema to do the same:
Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Akhtar and more spoke to CE about the latest Netflix series, Dabba Cartel:
After Ajith and Kamal Hassan, Nayanthara has now requested her fans to stop addressing her as 'Lady Superstar'. More on the story:
Marco, the controversial Malayalam film starring Unni Mukundan in the lead, has come under scrutiny amid rising concerns over violence among students and youth in Kerala. Here's a copy on what the film's producer, Shareef Muhammed had to say about the controversy:
After being hospitalised due to a sleeping pill overdose, Kalpana clarified that it was not a suicide attempt, and that she took an increased dosage of tablets due to lack of sleep.
In the Cinema Without Borders weekly column, the writer explores the non-Indian films that are making the right noise across the globe. This week, we talk about Elizabeth Lo’s Mistress Dispeller:
CE spoke to Love Under Construction director Vishnu G Raghav on his journey of building his maiden web series from scratch. Read interview:
Popular Kannada actor Duniya Vijay is all set to make his debut with Mookuthi Amman 2. Read to know more about the sequel's extended cast list:
Cosmo Jarvis becomes the latest to join Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Read to know more about the extended ensemble cast of the film:
Anurag Kashyap spoke to CE about the recent stream of re-releases, if Hindi film industry is running out of ideas, risk-aversion by OTTs and his thoughts on a sequel to No Smoking (2007)
Here are CE's reviews of this week's Tamil releases, namely, Gentlewoman, Yamakaathaghi, Niram Marum Ulagil, Murmur, and Kingston:
Here's CE's reviews of this week's Hindi releases, namely, Dupahiya, The Waking of a Nation, Nadaaniyan
Here's a list of films that have premiered on OTT this week:
Here are some other CE reviews of this week's releases, including, Kapati, Mickey 17, Rakshasa, Soori Loves Sandhya, and 14 Days Girlfriend Intlo:
Ilaiyaraaja presented his "first ever western classical symphony," titled Valiant, at London's Eventim Apollo Theatre at midnight on March 9. Here's a report:
