Film Industry
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Union Cabinet recently approved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023. The proposed legislation seeks to curb the transmission of pirated film content on the internet. The announcement was made by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, who stated that the ..
Tags: Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 • Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019 • Film Industry
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Meghalaya International Film Festival: Important Facts
The Meghalaya International Film Festival (Megh IFF) began on March 14 in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, India. The five-day event is the first-ever film festival in the state and is being held at the State Central Library. The inaugural ..
Tags: Film Industry • Film industry in India • Government of Meghalaya • Indian Film Industry • Northeast India
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Events Current Affairs
Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019. The amendment bill aims to amend the Cinematograph Amendment act 1952. The features of the amendment bill are: The amendment bill makes film piracy ..
Tags: Cinematograph Amendment act 1952 • Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019 • CLAT • Film Industry • National IPR Policy
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra reportedly due to kidney failure. He was 79. Iconic star of Indian cinema was worn in the first family of Hindi film industry. He had starred in more than hundred ..
Tags: Bollywood • Entertainment • Film Industry • Obituary • Persons in News
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Newton: India’s official entry to Oscars 2018
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has selected Hindi film Newton, a black comedy on foibles of democracy to represent India in Best Foreign Language category at 90th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be held in February 2018. It was unanimously chosen ..
Tags: Awards • Chhattisgarh • Entertainment • Film Federation of India • Film Industry
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Assam Assembly passes Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Assam Assembly has passed the Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to give a fillip to the local film industry by reducing the service charge of cinema tickets. However, the state government has raised the entertainment tax ..
Tags: Assam • Entertainment • Film Industry • States
