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WHITE SNOW BY PRAVEEN MORCHHALE IS SELECTED FOR HAF

Set in and around Kargil, a Muslim-dominated town in the Himalayas, where a war was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999, the film tells the story of Amir, whose short film gets banned due to a complaint from a religious leader, and his social media accounts gets blocked.

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? COMING TO THEATERS ON MAY 5

How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love

DEV PATEL TO STAR IN MIRAMAX’S “THE KEY MAN” AS ARIF NAQVI

Based on last year’s bestseller by WSJ reporters Simon Clark and Will Louch, it chronicles how Arif Naqvi (Patel), a charismatic Pakistani businessman who was the founder of Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj. Brilliant and inspirational, Naqvi became a global sensation as he built a billion-dollar empire persuading the global elite and titans of industry that the improbable key to solving poverty, hunger and political unrest is through his highly profitable investments.

THE BIGGEST WINS AT THE OSCARS 2023

On Hollywood’s biggest night, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” reigned supreme, winning seven Oscars, the most of any film, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay. It was nominated for 11 Oscars heading into the ceremony.

The film with the next highest number of wins was “All Quiet on the Western Front,” with four.

In the acting categories, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win best actress, while Brendan Fraser won best actor for “The Whale.”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis also won in the supporting actor and actress categories, respectively.

VULGAR PLOTS AND REGRESSIVE STORYLINES: HINDI SERIALS CONTINUE THEIR SPIRAL DOWNWARDS

The cost of watching stories and characters like this is immense., It is an industry hell bent on normalizing women as people of low dignity, with time to indulge in nefarious activities and literally second grade citizens.

The ones responsible for decades of third rate content is not only the people who make it, but people like us who consume it, the advertisers who have no real interest in the content they promote as long as it is plastered with their brand and the entire ecosystem that depends on television rating as a method for content acceptability.

Will you stop patronizing shows that degrade women, or will you be a cog in this wheel of degradation of women on screen?

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