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2008-08-10:
The 13th International Film Festival of Kerala will take place from the 12th to the 19th of December in Thiruvananthapuram. Film entry is possible until the end of September. The entry form can be downloaded from www.iffk.keralafilm.com. The film festival is not to be mixed up with the the National Film Festival, which will take start at Thalassery on the 11th of August. The festival hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy will show sixteen movies and an homage to the film editor Renu Saluja.

2008-08-05:
Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar has now approached court and filed a case against the producer Shah Rukh Khan and director Farah Khan of Om Shanti Om and Sony Entertainment TV, which has scheduled to broadcast Om Shanti Om on the 10th of August. Kumar demands the deletion of a scene, which makes fun of him and his gestures and behaviour in public. The deletion, says Kumar, was actually promised to him by Shah Rukh Khan, but has never been made.

2008-08-02:
The release of his Kuselan has put super star Rajnikanth into trouble. Pro-Kannada groups demanded that Rajnikanth apologize for his remarks on the Hogenakkal issue, otherwise they threatened to protest against the release of Kuselan in Karnataka. But after Rajnikanth made a public apology, the star now faces protests in his home country Tamil Nadu. The president of the South Indian Artistes Association and other well-known actors say, Rajnikanth's apology was a selfish act to ensure the release of his movie in Karnataka and that it was a disgrace for his fans in Tamil Nadu.

2008-08-01:
Madhuri Dixit's Aaja Nachle directed by Anil Mehta will be released on DVD by Rapid Eye Movies. The DVD pack includes deleted scenes, a poster and other extras. Though the film did not do too well at the Indian box office, the comeback of Indias greatest screen diva is a must for Bollywood lovers. The songs by Salim-Sulaiman are among the best Hindi movie songs of 2007.

2008-07-29:
A mega film release in South India is expected for the end of July. Director P. Vasu's Rajnikanth starrer will be release simultaneously in Tamil as Kuselan and in Telugu as Katha Nayakudu. The story is borrowed from the Malayalam hit Katha Parayumpol. While the leading couple Nayanthara and Rajnikanth will act in both version, the role of the barber and childhood friend of a film star will be played by Pasupathy in Kuselan and by Jagapathi Babu in Katha Nayakudu.

2008-07-26:
Former actress Aparna Sen started direction back in the 1980s with her famous film Thirty Six Chowrangee Lane. Since then movies like Yuganta, Mr. And Mrs. Iyer and others have won her recognition in and outisde India. Her latest direction The Japanese Wife based on a story by Kunal Basu is ready for release in autumn. Again it is Rahul Bose who will play the male lead role.

2008-07-25:
The Stuttgart festival Bollywood and Beyond, which was held for the fith time this year, has announced the winning films. The award for the best feature film was given to Richie Mehta for his movie Amal starring Seema Biswas and Naseeruddin Shah. It's a Boy by Vani Subramanian was selected as the best documentary. The audience award went to the Malayalam movie Ore Kadal.