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Cannes Film Festival 2025 comes to a close
Power outages may have shrouded the French Riviera in literal darkness on the final day of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, but the Palais still managed to deliver an electric finale. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi took home the Palme d'Or for his absurdist drama, It Was Just an Accident, marking both a personal and political victory for its maker, but also for U.S. distributor Neon, now six-for-six in Cannes' top prize.
Here's a collection of stories from the Cannes Film Festival 2025:
> Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' wins Palme d'Or, a staggering sixth straight triumph for Neon
> Chilean AIDS drama 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' wins Un Certain Regard while India's 'Homebound' leaves empty-handed
> Complete list of winners from the closing ceremony
> The true story behind Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound', inspired by a pandemic-era New York Times essay
> India's appearances on the red carpet and beyond, in pictures
> Alia Bhatt attends the closing ceremony red carpet in custom Gucci gown
> Panda wins the 2025 Palm Dog award at Cannes — and a look-alike accepts
> Power outage hits Cannes region during film festival
Bollywood
Sandeep Reddy Vanga fires back after Deepika Padukone's exit from 'Spirit'
'Son of Sardar' actor Mukul Dev passes away at 54
'Hera Pheri 3' controversy: Paresh Rawal responds to Akshay Kumar's suit, says exit from film was 'rightful'
CBFC clears 'Dhadak 2' after 16 cuts, including altered anti-caste references
Abhishek Banerjee-led crime thriller 'Stolen' gets premiere date
Hollywood
HBO's 'Harry Potter' finds its Harry, Hermoine and Ron from a pool of 30,000
'Andor' Season 2 submitted in 23 Emmy categories as Disney positions frontrunning contention
'The Wheel of Time' gets cancelled after three seasons
Chris Hemsworth's Thor tribute fuels MCU exit rumors ahead of 'Avengers: Doomsday'
Miley Cyrus reveals she caught 'brutal infection' on kneecap after shooting 'Something Beautiful' on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Regional Cinema
Kamal Haasan sparks outrage with 'Kannada came from Tamil' claim, BJP demands apology
Actor Unni Mukundan booked for allegedly assaulting manager
Mani Ratnam responds to Anurag Kashyap's criticism of English lyrics in Tamil songs
Hombale Films of 'KGF' and 'Kantara' fame announces project with Hrithik Roshan
'Kannappa' hard drive containing crucial movie VFX visuals gets 'stolen': The perpetrator's identity is known, say producers
Trailers
Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh are murder suspects in the trailer for 'Housefull 5'
The Straw Hats throw a slumber party as Netflix teases Chopper ahead of TUDUM in teaser for 'One Piece' Live-Action Season 2
Keanu Reeves plays a downcast angel in Aziz Ansari comedy in teaser for 'Good Fortune'
YouTubers investigate a haunted property in Srinidhi Bengaluru's found footage thriller in teaser for 'Video'
Vijay Antony investigates a 'devil' in this unique investigative thriller in the trailer for 'Maargan'
Essential reading
1) Kamal Haasan interview: On 'Thug Life', AI in cinema and his unrealised projects
>> Kamal Haasan on reuniting with director Mani Ratnam for 'Thug Life', releasing on June 5
2) Silambarasan TR interview: On Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' and making a 'fanboy sambavam' with Ashwath Marimuthu
>> The star opens up on a lesson he learnt from Kamal Haasan's approach to stardom, why he no longer seeks validation from the results of his films, and the criticism he has faced as a star who doesn't push himself enough
3) Interview | Basharat Peer on the story that became 'Homebound'
>> As 'Homebound' evokes global interest, writer and journalist Basharat Peer takes us to the origins of the moving tale of friendship and upholding human dignity in the face of tragedy
4) Roshan Mathew interview: On 'Kankhajura' and feeling at home in Hindi cinema
>> Actor Roshan Mathew opens up on his upcoming web series 'Kankhajura', playing complex roles and picking the right scripts for Hindi web series
5) Malayalam filmmaker Manu Swaraj on his directorial debut, 'Padakkalam', a sleeper hit at the box office
>> Manu Swaraj, who has assisted Basil Joseph in 'Kunjiramayanam' and Minnal Murali, talks about his directorial debut, 'Padakkalam', a fantasy entertainer
6) Lights, Camera, Kathipara: Chennai's vanishing role in Tamil cinema
>> Since the '60s and '70s, Tamil filmmakers have found fascinating ways to celebrate Chennai on celluloid. However, in the last five years, filmmakers have largely refrained from using the city as a storytelling instrument
7) Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025: Fan-favorite action spectacle 'Solo Leveling' topples fronturunner 'Frieren' in massive populist upset
>> Straddling the demands of blockbuster appeal and the yearning for introspective artistry, the 'Solo Leveling–Frieren' face-off offers up a microcosm to the state of the anime community today
8) 'Tintin'-style comic book makeover for 'Lakadbaggha' film action hero
>> With an eye on young readers and audiences, actor Anshuman Jha turns his 2023 indie film into a comic book
9) Rajesh: An actor who could traverse the arc of emotions
>> When Tamil cinema moved from the MGR-Sivaji Ganesan era and stepped into the decades shaped by Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan from the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rajesh carved his own unique space
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6) 'The Last of Us' Season 2 finale is a somewhat jumbled set-up for Season 3
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7) Guy Ritchie's Indiana Jones-wannabe, Fountain of Youth' is a mealy mouthed bore
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8) Narivetta is an uncomfortable story that needed to be told
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