Home Women Women on May 17, 2022 When German manager Iris Knobloch begins her mandate as the new president of the board of the Cannes Film Festival, she will also become the first woman to ever hold the top job at the world's most famous and important film festival. She is taking over from Pierre Lescure, a French former TV journalist and executive, who has been Cannes President since 2015. The 76-year-old will be stepping down after this year's edition, the 75th, which runs through May 28. The festival's first non-French president Knobloch is a pioneer in more ways than one. She'll not only be Cannes' first female president but the first "foreigner" to run France's most prized cinema event. That's significant. The Berlin Film Festival has two non-Germans at the helm — artistic director Carlo Chatrian is Italian, executive director Mariette Rissenbeek is Dutch — but to have a non-Gallic boss in Cannes is something of a … [Read more...] about Cannes Film Festival’s First Female President: Iris Knobloch
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23 Years Of Aamir Khan’s Sarfarosh – How The Film Would Have Fared Today
Home Art culture Art Culture on May 19, 2022 Sarfarosh, starring Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah, is one of the most loved films on issues such as terrorism and insurgency in India. The word 'Sarfarosh' literally means 'fervour' (in this case patriotic fervour) has now become synonymous with one of India's most iconic films on patriotism and nationalism. Interestingly, Sarfarosh released on April 30, 1999, two weeks before the Kargil war that took place between India and Pakistan. As Sarfarosh completes 23 years, we take a look at what it was all about. The Story The story of Sarfarosh follows the life of IPS Officer Ajay Singh Rathore (Aamir Khan), a man who has lost his brother in a terrorist attack and that has left his father a paraplegic and in a wheelchair. Ajay crosses paths with ghazal maestro Gulfam Hassan (Naseeruddin Shah), a Pakistani singer who is a cross cultural icon. Little do we know that … [Read more...] about 23 Years Of Aamir Khan’s Sarfarosh – How The Film Would Have Fared Today