
New Delhi: Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's relationship drama 'A Separation' has won the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category. Here is an interview with the filmmaker. Q. Congratulations. You're the first winner from Iran. Obviously the Iranians are so happy for you right now; they're excited all around the board. What is your message to the people and how this award can impact their lives, especially in such...

01:10 PM, Feb 27, 2012

New Delhi: 'A Separation' won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to clinch the honor. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, the film focuses on a couple going through a divorce and touches on traditions, justice and male-female relationships in modern Iran. Asghar Farhadi (director-writer-producer) said after receiving the Oscars," I would like to thank the Academy and Sony Pictures Classics and my dear...

12:25 PM, Feb 27, 2012

Tehran: Followers of Iranian state TV say the Academy Award-winning film 'A Separation' shows the world-class talent and sophistication in the Islamic Republic even as it confronts the West over its nuclear program. Comments and Twitter messages posted on Press TV's website moments after director Asghar Farhadi's tale of domestic turmoil won the foreign language film Oscar express hope that it could help show the common ground between the U.S....

09:20 AM, Feb 27, 2012

Director Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo,' which tells the story of a boy lost in a train station and also serves as an ode to the early days of filmmaking, came into the night with 11 nominations. ...

08:40 AM, Feb 27, 2012

Los Angeles: 'A Separation' won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to clinch the honor. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, the film focuses on a couple going through a divorce and touches on traditions, justice and male-female relationships in modern Iran. 'A Separation' was regarded as the front-runner for the foreign language Oscar after sweeping the awards circuit in Europe and the United...

07:41 AM, Feb 27, 2012

New Delhi: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on January 24 the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. The winners will be revealed in Hollywood on February 26. The list of films, actors, technicians, make-up artists and musicians honoured each year for outstanding work in their field is not just impressive, but also confusing. We have compiled a list of five great films that you must watch...

07:04 PM, Feb 18, 2012

Tehran: The Iranian government sounded a note of caution on Tuesday about the success of 'A Separation' which won the Golden Globe for best foreign film, saying gritty realist films favored by critics showed a skewed version of the Islamic Republic. While Iranian movie fans were thrilled to see director Asghar Farhadi receive the award from Madonna in a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, the Tehran government, which keeps...

06:44 PM, Jan 18, 2012

In the show, Rajeev Masand talks about three films 'Tree of Life', 'Bridesmaids', and 'A Separation'. ...

12:42 PM, Jan 14, 2012

New Delhi: 'A Separation', an Iranian film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi is a rare, brilliant story of an estranged woman-man relationship which also encompasses universal themes of gender, class, religion and morality. The movie starts off with the long, single take courtroom sequence of Simin (Leila Hatami) and Nader (Peyman Moaadi) pleading to the audience (actually the judge but his back is to the camera)their respective issues leading...

09:54 PM, Jan 05, 2012
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Hobart: England capped its Ashes preparation with a 10-wicket win over Australia A on Saturday. Tim Bresnan took four wickets, Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar three apiece as England dismissed Australia A for 301 in its second innings, leaving itself a chase for only nine runs for victory. Ian Bell's innings of 192 on Friday helped England to 523 in reply to Australia A's first innings of 230 and set...

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07:47 PM, Nov 06, 2007

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