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The Hindu
28 minutes ago
- The Hindu
Ability Foundation to host disability film fest from July 7 to 10
A national cross-disability NGO, Ability Foundation, is set to host its ninth edition 'AbilityFEST 2025-India International Disability Film Festival' from July 7 to 10 at PVR-INOX Sathyam Cinemas in the city. The festival will also screen shortlisted films on disability inclusion from the competition, '60 seconds to Fame-All India One Minute Film Competition on Disability'. Festival chairperson actor-director Revathy said the competition received entries from all over the country, and the films featured in the festival represent 11 countries. 'Our focus is on films made by people with disabilities, about people with disabilities, essentially through the eyes of what the world could be when it is inclusive,' Ms. Revathy said. 'Being a jury member of this film festival, you understand what society is, where we are, where the people are, and what their thought process is,' said composer A.R. Rahman, Chair of the jury. Actor Simran in the jury panel added: 'To express everything in 60 seconds is a difficult job, and all the one-minute films we received were inspiring and motivational to me.' Over the four days, the festival will screen a number of award-winning short films, documentaries, and features from around the world. The Tamil film Tourist Family will be screened with audio description for the blind, alongside Hindi films Ahaan and Sitaare Zameen Par. International titles will include films from Italy, the Netherlands, Mongolia, the U.K., Iran, the U.S., and Poland. 'People with disabilities are not suffering or unfortunate. They are living their lives the way they should be living. AbilityFEST is an important part of what we do to bring this message to the public,' said Jayshree Raveendran, festival director. Lyricist and screenwriter Madhan Karky spoke about how the one-minute short films came with a lot of emotion. Other jury members, international para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh, life coach and fitness consultant Tinkesh also spoke. All screenings are free with four shows daily. Registration is mandatory at
Pink Villa
an hour ago
- Pink Villa
Box Office: 23 Hindi films collect Rs 1695 crore in first half of 2025, stage set for War 2, Jolly LLB 3 and Thama
2025's first half has been decent for the film industry. As we are entering into the second half of the year, let's take a look at the report card of the Hindi film industry. Over 23 significant Hindi movies hit the cinemas from January to June 2025 and ended up netting almost Rs 1700 crore at the Indian box office. The biggest of the lot was Chhaava, starring Vicky Kaushal, which smashed over Rs 555 crore net in Hindi and Rs 566 crore net nationwide, including its South dubbed version. Further, Raid 2 emerged as a SuperHit venture with a lifetime earnings of Rs 165 crore. Housefull 5 also ended its box office journey at the same figure, but with an Average verdict. Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par is still running in cinemas and is expected to wind its theatrical run around Raid 2 and Housefull 5 figures. However, it will be a Clean Hit movie. What turned out to be a major disappointment at the box office was Salman Khan's Sikandar. Though the AR Murugadoss directorial was planned as Salman Khan 's comeback, it ended up being a big disaster, with just Rs 100 crore net collections. Jaat and Kesari Chapter 2 showed some momentum and wrapped their theatrical run in the window of Rs 85 crore to Rs 90 crore net in India. Rest, all the releases couldn't leave any mark at the box office. The stage is set for War 2, Jolly LLB 3, Thama, and others to set the box office on fire in the second half of 2025. Going by the trends and buzz, the Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starter has the potential to emerge as the biggest grosser this year. 2025 first half movie releases and their net domestic box office Movie Name Final India Net Fateh Rs 10 crore Emergency Rs 16 crore Azaad Rs 6.50 crore Sky Force Rs 109 crore Deva Rs 35 crore Loveyapa Rs 7 crore Chhaava Rs 566 crore Mere Husband Ki Biwi Rs 4 crore Crazxy Rs 11 crore Superboys of Malegaon Rs 4.50 crore The Diplomat Rs 37 crore Sikandar Rs 100 crore Jaat Rs 85 crore Kesari Chapter 2 Rs 90.25 crore Ground Zero Rs 7.50 crore Raid 2 Rs 165 crore The Bhootnii Rs 6 crore Bhool Chuk Maaf Rs 65 crore Kapkapii Rs 0.50 crore Kesari Veer Rs 2 crore Housefull 5 Rs 165 crore Sitaare Zameen Par Rs 165 crore (exp.) Maa Rs 37 crore (exp.) Total Rs 1694.25 crore Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
India.com
2 hours ago
- India.com
This superstar was madly in love with Sridevi, worked together in 19 films, gave many blockbusters, never spoke again with her because..., he is...
The film career of the first female superstar of the Hindi film industry, Late Sridevi, has been at such a height that discussions about her personal life have also been as common. There was no dearth of people who loved her, whether it was in the film world or outside the film world. There was no dearth of her fans. Sridevi had fans in Bollywood as well as in Tollywood, that is, the South Indian film industry. Sridevi has worked with many film stars. There were some film stars with whom Sridevi has done not just one or two but many films. There was one such film star who was a little older than her but had become a fan of Sridevi. Superstar Of Tamil Cinema: Rajinikanth Here we are talking about superstar Rajinikanth (fondly known as Thalaivar by his fan army). Sridevi and Rajinikanth have worked together in about 19 films. When Sridevi was just 13 years old, she had played the role of Rajinikanth's mother. In the film Moondru Mudichu, Rajinikanth was 13 years older than Sridevi, yet he fell in love with Sridevi. Due to the big age difference, Rajinikanth would sometimes become very protective of her. The friendship between the two had also become very good, which Rajinikanth wanted to convert into marriage as soon as possible. Rajinikanth And The Fear Of Bad Omen According to Rajinikanth's friend K Balachander, Rajinikanth had decided to marry Sridevi when she was just 16 years old. He was even ready to talk to her mother about this. For this, he chose the occasion of Sridevi's housewarming ceremony. Rajinikanth and K Balachander went to Sridevi's house for the auspicious ceremony, but at that time the power went out. Rajinikanth considered this a bad omen and returned without talking to her. Rajinikanth And Sridevi's Excellent Filmography The duo starred in many iconic films together including Gayathri (1977), Kavikkuyil (1977), 16 Vayathinile (1977), Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye (1978), Priya (1978), Dharma Yuddham (1979), Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Johnny (1980), Ranuva Veeran, Pokkiri Raja (1981), Thanikattu Raja (1981), Adutha Varisu (1983), Naan Adimai Illai (1986), Bhagwaan Daada (1986), Gair Kanooni (1988), Chaalbaaz (1989) and Farishtay (1991).
