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Dozens of people protested in the city of Gurugram near New Delhi on Wednesday, demanding a ban on the controversial film 'Padmaavat', which is due to be released on Thursday. The protesters set car tires and damaged a handful of cars on the streets, while calling on the authorities to halt the screenings. The furor stems from alleged scenes of a legendary Hindu queen named Padmavati engaging in an intimate relationship with a Muslim king.
Director of "American Fiction" Cord Jefferson tells AFP on the red carpet of the Oscars in Hollywood that it feels "incredibly surreal" to be nominated, shortly before winning the Oscar for best Adapted Screenplay. SOUNDBITE
Tens of thousands of devotees converge on the northern town of Ayodhya ahead of the consecration of a controversial Hindu temple that embodies the triumph of Indian PM Modi's muscular Hindu nationalist politics. IMAGES
Johnny Depp hits back against years of negative press, telling the Cannes Film Festival that most of the stories about him were "fantastically, horrifically written fiction". SOUNDBITE
Havana, 13 Dec (EFE). The feature film "Los sonámbulos" directed by Argentine Paula Hernández, led on Friday the record of awards in the 41st edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema held in Havana, in which 112 films competed. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CELEBRATION OF THE 41ST EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA HELD IN HAVANA, CUBA. SOUND BITE: IVAN GIROUD, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA. (IN SPANISH)Translation: (00:00:22.18 - 00:00:52.04) "Next year we will open a debate on young cinema in Latin America, it would be impossible to carry out this festival without first hearing the ideas proposed by new filmmakers in the region. It is necessary to present, promote and reward their works and it is also very urgent to know their thoughts".
Scarlett Johansson was unaware that the 'Black Widow' trailer had been released and only found out after a text message from her 'Avengers' co-star Chris Evans.