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Netflix’s Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has told an audience of Indian filmmakers that they “ain’t seen nothing yet” in terms of the streamer’s ambitions in the country. Sarandos was in Mumbai for a fireside conversation with celebrated Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is making the sweeping new…

EXCLUSIVE: After recently kickstarting a BAFTA campaign in all categories, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's hit Hindi crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi is now also setting its sights on Oscar. The film, which will be up on the AMPAS site this week and will hold screenings in London and Los Angeles, is officially…

EXCLUSIVE: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's hit Hindi crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi is going for the gold, officially launching a campaign in all categories at next February's BAFTA Film Awards. This is the latest example of a growing number of foreign-language movies aiming to cross over into mainstream races…

EXCLUSIVE: Since it opened in late February, Hindi crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi has been racking up impressive numbers at the international box office and setting pandemic-era records for an Indian title. Starring Alia Bhatt, the feminist tale based on the true story of a girl from an affluent family sold into…

"Save your over-acting for the movies," Ganga's boyfriend Ramnik (Varun Kapoor) advises her, as she gasps with exaggerated joy at the train ticket to Mumbai — home of Bollywood, the world's biggest film industry — he holds up to her in Gangubai Kathiawadi. It's a knowingly self-aware joke. Popular as they are…

Despite her young age, India-born British actress Alia Bhatt has sustained herself as a leading lady in Hindi cinema for the past decade, racking up credits including Gully Boy, Raazi and Highway. Among the awards and box office successes have also been a selection of high-profile premieres at international festivals…