None can claim copyright over anti-Hindi agitations, Parasakthi producers tell Madras High Court

Sivakarthikeyan in a still from ‘Parasakthi’ No individual can claim exclusive authorship, copyright, or proprietary rights over historical events, such as the anti-Hindi imposition agitations in Tamil Nadu in the past, the producer of Tamil film Parasakthi starring Siva Karthikeyan, has told the Madras High Court in response to a case alleging plagiarism. The submission…

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‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ not about any caste or community, will take down all promos: Neeraj Pandey

Manoj Bajpayee in ‘Ghooskor Pandat’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Acting on the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the State Police on Friday (February 6, 2026) lodged an FIR against the makers of the upcoming Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat over its title, alleging that the film threatens social harmony and hurts religious and caste sentiments,…

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The Bangladesh-US ‘Secret’ Trade Deal: Why It’s Causing Concern In Dhaka | Explainers News

Last Updated:February 06, 2026, 19:05 IST With the signing scheduled for 9 February, questions are mounting over the Yunus government’s decision to push through a secretive pact just three days before Bangladesh votes. Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus (Image: @ChiefAdviserGoB/X) A trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States, expected to be signed in Washington…

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‘Scarlet’ movie review: Mamoru Hosoda gives ‘Hamlet’ a stunning, maximalist afterlife with little to live in

Cinema has returned to Hamlet repeatedly this year. A machinima documentary stages the text inside the videogame physics of GTA V, testing how Shakespeare’s language behaves within the absurdity of Los Santos in Grand Theft Hamlet. Meanwhile, Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-nominated Hamnet redirects attention away from the Danish court toward the private grief that preceded the…

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‘Euphoria’ movie review: Gunasekhar’s part gritty social drama raises relevant questions

Euphoria is a difficult watch that demands viewer discretion; its ‘A’ certification is justified. Eschewing the mindless violence common in mainstream cinema, writer-director Gunasekhar delivers a sharp fictional drama rooted in a harrowing true story that shook Hyderabad. The film uses its narrative to pose urgent questions through three interconnected lenses: a survivor reclaiming her…

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