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"Songs of Paradise," a forthcoming film chronicling the life of Kashmir's beloved singer Raj Begum, garners praise from Bollywood ahead of its release. Produced by Excel Entertainment and helmed by director Danish Renzu, the movie explores Begum's journey as the first female singer at Radio Kashmir Srinagar amidst a backdrop of conflict. Actress Saba Azad, portraying Begum, receives accolades from heartthrob Hrithik Roshan for her compelling performance. With a star-studded ensemble including Soni Razdan and Zain Khan Durrani, the film promises to celebrate Kashmir's r...

Kashmiri journalist Safina Nabi, who waschosen for a media award by Maharashtra Institute of Technology-World Peace University, got uninvited

Ritesh’s Sharma’s Hindi indie will be shown at the Dharamshala International Film Festival.

Fozia Yasin   Conservations around cinema may sound absurd, even heartless, at a place like Kashmir. There is one defunct cinema hall, a few meters from the park where the Valley’s Half Widows organise their monthly sit-in for years now. The faces are familiar to the passersby. And all they can do is move on as they recite a silent prayer!  US-based Kashmir-born film director and screenwriter Danish Renzu went ahead to make a film around the fortitude of these women. Set in the turbulent 90s and amidst heavy militarization of Kashmir, Renzu’s "Half Widow" is the story of a newly-wed Kas...