At the 7th Kara Film Festival in Karachi, two Indian movies including Nandita Das’s directorial debut ‘Firaaq’ and a documentary Superman of Malegaon have won the Ciepie awards.
Bollywood, which has been an important part of ‘KaraFilm Festival’ each year since its beginning, did not attend this year’s celebrations because of Mumbai attacks. But, Nandita Das, who is famous in Pakistan for her character in ‘Ramchand Pakistani’, along with ace film maker Mahesh Bhatt, attended the festival.
A newly amended Information Technology Act has emerge as a warning for the people visiting ‘porn sites’, as browsing child porn online, will now become punishable under the IT Act.
Under the previous law, publishing and transmitting child pornography was subject to punishment by law.
The new bill has added up a new clause that makes surfing, transferring (downloanding) and viewing material showing children in an obscene or indecent or sexually explicit manner punishable under the law.
Spice Mobiles, India’s top mobile phone company known for path breaking innovations, has launched its latest mobile phone called the Spice S-590 phone, which guarantees a new-age experience with its exciting features and applications.
Targeting the common man, Spice S-590, which is available for just Rs 2,499, is one of the most low-priced video camera phones available in the Indian market.
After getting 10 nominations in Oscars, "Slumdog Millionaire" has added another feather to its cap by winning Best Contemporary Film at the Art Directors Guild Award at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This story of a Mumbai slum-dweller winning against all odds has already won top honours at the Golden Globes and BAFTA.
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" bagged Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film, "The Dark Knight" got the Fantasy Film prize at the Art Directors Guild Awards.