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Songs of Love and Hate: The only south Asian film to win at Berlin Film Festival
The unusual Nepali-Belgian movie pushes the boundaries of filmmaking. Hear more from the director, Saurav Ghimire, and producers, Min Bahadur Bham and Minsho Limbu, in conversation with film critic Meenakshi Shedde
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Why this Nepali film is making history in Berlin? Cast and crew of 'Shambhala' explain
The layered film tells the story of a woman married to three brothers—a hark back to the epics, but with a decidedly modern tone. Film critic Meenakshi Shedde, who is also the India and South Asia delegate to the Berlin Film Festival, meets the cast and crew in Berlin for more
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Debjani Ghosh at Nasscom on the AI opportunity for India's tech industry
Nasscom, India's biggest technology industry lobby, had their annual flagship conference last week, and every conversation was about artificial intelligence. In this extended edition of One Thing Today in Tech, we bring you a quick chat with Nasscom's President Debjani Ghosh, who gives us a sense of how India's tech services companies are approaching the AI opportunity
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How India's IT services industry is approaching the AI opportunity
India's efforts to build core AI technologies is at best at a nascent stage. At the country's biggest tech industry lobby Nasscom's annual flagship conference last week, we caught up with Debjani Ghosh, the organisation's president, for a quick chat on the topic. Ghosh spoke about how India's tech services companies are approaching the AI opportunity, including lessons from India's experiment with its digital public infrastructure
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All you need to know about Anant Ambani's animal rescue facility in Jamnagar
Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, launched the world's biggest animal rescue facility in Gujarat's Jamnagar, called Vantara, on February 25. Spread over 3,000 acres in Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex, Vantara has rescued more than 200 elephants and several reptiles and birds. It has undertaken initiatives for key species, including rhino, leopard and crocodile rehabilitation. Vantara has also collaborated with international rescue centers in Mexico and Venezuela to rescue big, wild animals
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A couple, a tiger, and a plan: 'In the Belly of a Tiger' crew talks about the rare Indo-Chinese project
A rare Indo-Chinese co-production, 'In the Belly of a Tiger' is the story of a desperately poor elderly couple who must decide, over one night, which of them will go into the forest to get eaten by a tiger so that the other can get government compensation. Shedde, a film critic and India and south Asia delegate to the festival, speaks with director Siddartha Jatla and producers Esther Li and Sharada Uma in Berlin
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Why 'Kottukkaali - The Adamant Girl' is a special film—Berlin Film Festival with Meenakshi Shedde
Director PS Vinothraj, producer Kalai Arasu and Tamil star Soori Muthuchamy speak to film critic Meenakshi Shedde on the sidelines of the Berlin Film Festival; Shedde is also India and South Asia delegate at the festival
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Part-mystery, part-thriller, part-philosophy: A peek into The Fable—Berlin film festival with Meenakshi Shedde
Actors Deepak Dobriyal and Priyanka Bose join director Raam Reddy to talk about the unusual film, which also stars Manoj Bajpayee, in Berlin
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'The Fable' has made me correct myself: Manoj Bajpayee
Film critic and delegate for India and South Asia at Berlinale 2024, Meenakshi Shedde, caught up with Manoj Bajpayee after the Berlin Film Festival premiere of his new movie 'The Fable.' Directed by Raam Reddy, the film, also starring Priyanka Bose, Deepak Dobriyal, and Tillotama Shome, is gathering rave reviews. In this conversation, Bajpayee walks us through the process of completing the challenging film and how it feels to receive an overwhelming response from the audience
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Berlinale 2024 is historic for Indian cinema: Meenakshi Shedde
Forbes India is at Berlinale 2024 with film critic and delegate for India and South Asia, Meenakshi Shedde. Manoj Bajpayee-starrer The Fable is making a splash at the prestigious event, along with a host of other south Asian cinema
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30 Under 30 Class of 2024: Celebrating the young achievers
Forbes India 30 Under 30 is a cohort of more than 300 alum who are excelling in their respective field. The Class of 2024 is no exception. From Asian Games gold medal winners Parul Chaudhary and Sumit Antil to 21-year-old founders of Zepto, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, to big screen star Rashmika Mandanna, the list is filled with young achievers who are already changing the world. Anubhuti Matta shares the highlights of the list and breaks down the process of choosing the winners