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'All Quiet on the Western Front' leads race for BAFTA awards
•All Quiet, an unflinching adaptation of a classic antiwar novel about life and death in the trenches, is up for awards including best film and best director, for Edward Berger
Explained | Why were Prince Harry and Meghan not welcomed at the BAFTA event
Lachmi Deb Roy •Harry attacked his family in both the Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan as well as his memoir Spare. Prince William, is the president of BAFTA, so executives allegedly felt that extending an invitation to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the annual event would be problematic.
BAFTA unveils its longlists for 2023, All Quiet on the Western Front and Banshees of Inisherin dominate
Fp Staff •The 76th British Academy Film Awards will be held on the 19th of February 2023. There are in total 24 categories, and All Quiet on the Western Front and Banshees of Inisherin dominate them.
Head curator of BFI National Archive Robin Baker praises Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi
Fp Staff •After Sophia Di Martino, Robin Baker from the British Film Institute National Archive praises Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, and asks BAFTA to watch it
Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Gangubai Kathiawadi's response in London: They were engrossed by the idea of a happy sex worker
Subhash •In an interaction with Firstpost, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali spoke about the response of the audience in London to his film Gangubai Kathiawadi, his method as a filmmaker, and why he calls this his most personal film.
Carter Pilcher on why Indian stories are achieving greater success internationally
Nivedita •In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, the Founder and CEO of Shorts TV, Carter Pilcher shares how the Indian Film Community and Film Awards bodies have started taking a greater interest in competing in the international film community in recent years.
BAFTA has done Lata Mangeshkar no favour, Joanna Scanlan is the real beneficiary
Subhash •Thank you BAFTA for letting the world know about Lata Mangeshkar's existence!
Anupam Kher interview: 'I never killed the child from small town in me'
Lachmi Deb Roy •“Today, how different you look will give you more chances of being noticed in the entertainment industry,” says actor Anupam Kher who had to struggle in the entertainment industry for not having hair on his head.
The Jared Harris interview | 'If you don't feel terrified as an actor, you're not doing the job right'
Devanshsharma •Jared Harris discusses what he found sumptuously terrifying about his new character in Foundation, the challenges of bringing to life a fictional but iconic literary character, and how the Apple show falls in line with the other great TV shows he is known for.
The Weeknd to make acting debut with series The Idol, co-created with Euphoria's Sam Levinson
•The Idol follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic LA club owner who is the leader of a secret cult.