4K re-release,4K Release,4K restoration,Dev Benegal,English August,Film Heritage Foundation (FHF),Gyan Shivpuri,Mita Vasisht,News,Paromita Vohra,Rahul Bose,Restored,S. Gopalakrishnan,Salim Shah,Shivaji Satham,Tanvi Azmi,Upamanyu Chatterjee,Veerendra Saxena,Venice Classics Competition,Venice International Film Festival,Vivek Shah,World Premiere,Yogendra Tikku">31 years later, English, August heads to Venice in restored 4K avatar; details inside!
The Venice International Film Festival has officially announced that the newly restored 4K version of Dev Benegal’s landmark, award-winning film English, August (1994) will celebrate its World Premiere in the prestigious Venice Classics Competition at the upcoming 83rd edition of the festival.
31 years later, English, August heads to Venice in restored 4K avatar; details inside!
This selection marks the third consecutive year that Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), the not-for-profit organisation responsible for the restoration, has been invited to showcase a world premiere of its cinematic restorations on the global stage in Venice, following Girish Kasaravalli’s Ghatashraddha in 2024 and Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin in 2025.
Based on Upamanyu Chatterjee’s bestselling 1988 novel, English, August is an irreverent, darkly comic exploration of post-colonial identity. It follows a young man from an elite, Westernized background cast adrift in the alien, bureaucratic landscape of small-town India.
The landmark film will be presented at Venice by director Dev Benegal, lead actor Rahul Bose, producer and production designer Anuradha Parikh, and Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
Director Dev Benegal states, “Films are fragile. They survive because people choose to preserve them. Restoration is more than preserving a film; it is the preservation of a conversation across generations. I am profoundly grateful to the Film Heritage Foundation and everyone involved for restoring English, August, my first feature film with such care, dedication, and love. Seeing the film return to the screen in the Venice Classics Competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival is both humbling and deeply gratifying. More than anything, it is a reminder that stories continue to find new audiences long after they are first told. The greatest reward of any restoration is the opportunity for a new generation of viewers to discover English, August and find their own conversation with it.”
Actor Rahul Bose states, “This is incredible news. Shivendra Dungarpur and his team at Film Heritage Foundation, have worked their magic! I cannot think of many films in recent history more missed by cineastes than ‘English, August’. To go to Venice and watch it 31 years after that memorable evening at TIFF where it debuted, will be personally, so surreal and so emotional. Fantastic!”
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Director, Film Heritage Foundation states, “Film Heritage Foundation chose to restore English, August in keeping with our policy to restore unusual, artistically important films that are in danger of being lost- either deteriorating slowly over time or surviving only as poor quality versions circulating on small screens. With this film too, no original camera and sound negatives survived. We had to work with two 35 mm release prints – one preserved at the NFDC – National Film Archive of India and the other with in our foundation archive. We worked closely with Dev and cinematographer Anoop Jotwani to ensure we stayed true to their original vision. We were fortunate that Dev had preserved the digital audio tapes that enabled Vikram Joglekar to work on the sound restoration. I am so pleased that English, August has been selected to premiere at Venice. The English August premiere will be our third successive world premiere of our restorations at Venice after Girish Kasaravalli’s Ghatashraddha in 2024 and Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin in 2025.”
Producer Anuradha Parikh states, “Especially when every bit of common sense (and the entire planet) told us it was a disastrous choice for our first film! But it was meant to be! An unruly brat no doubt, but one that brought such hope and joy. 3 decades later. English, August. Venice Film Festival 2026?! I am beyond excited. And so deeply moved. Thank you, Venice. Thank you, Film Heritage Foundation. For giving English, August a new lease of life and love. See you in Venice! And Welcome to the irreverent and iridescent world of Agastya Sen!”
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Aamir Khan Third Wedding: आमिर खान और गौरी स्प्रैट 5 जुलाई को शादी करने वाले हैं। आमिर की तीसरी शादी को लेकर विक्की कौशल ने अपनी प्रतिक्रिया दी है।
गौरी-आमिर और विक्की कौशल
– फोटो : सोशल मीडिया
खबरें लगातार पढ़ने के लिए अमर उजाला एप डाउनलोड करें
या वेबसाइट पर पढ़ना जारी रखने के लिए वीडियो विज्ञापन देखें
अगर आपके पास प्रीमियम मेंबरशिप है तो
विस्तार
अभिनेता विक्की कौशल ने सुपरस्टार आमिर खान और उनकी मंगेतर गौरी स्प्रैट को शादी के लिए बधाई दी है। मुंबई में एक इवेंट के दौरान विक्की ने आमिर की तीसरी शादी को लेकर यह खास बात कही है।
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The video game disc is dead, and Sony’s been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony’s discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company’s Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But since it’ll only be making 10 percent of that volume in 2028, it’s planning to retrain all 300 employees to work on optical microlenses instead.
Thalgau isn’t just one of Sony’s disc plants. It’s where the disc-making division is headquartered, and appears to be its only remaining wholly owned disc manufacturing facility. Sony made discs in the United States for decades, originally in Terre Haute, Indiana and later in New Jersey, but it closed the latter plant in 2011 and moved all manufacturing from Indiana to Thalgau in 2022. Today, the Indiana facility markets itself to automakers who need help packaging and assembling headlights and the like instead.
This transition didn’t happen overnight. A behind-the-scenes video from December 2024 shows that the Thalgau plant was already working on microlenses as of then:
Those lenses, too, are created using discs:
ORF Salzburg writes that Sony has now invested €30 million to manufacture these microlenses, and that mass production may begin “as early as next year.”
Microlenses are theoretically used in all kinds of emerging applications where you might want to bend light, including headsets, but it appears that Sony may cater to automakers here, too. The head of Sony’s micro optics division gave ORF Salzburg the example of “a car turn signal that is projected onto asphalt.”
All of this is to say: Sony didn’t make this decision in a hurry, and it isn’t likely to change its mind despite the predictable backlash. It’s been winding down disc manufacturing for decades, and it’s ripping off one last band-aid with PlayStation.
According to Sony DADC’s website, it has produced over 26.4 billion discs to date — the vast majority, 23 billion of them, were made between 1983 and 2022 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The video game disc is dead, and Sony’s been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony’s discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company’s Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But since it’ll only be making 10 percent of that volume in 2028, it’s planning to retrain all 300 employees to work on optical microlenses instead.
Thalgau isn’t just one of Sony’s disc plants. It’s where the disc-making division is headquartered, and appears to be its only remaining wholly owned disc manufacturing facility. Sony made discs in the United States for decades, originally in Terre Haute, Indiana and later in New Jersey, but it closed the latter plant in 2011 and moved all manufacturing from Indiana to Thalgau in 2022. Today, the Indiana facility markets itself to automakers who need help packaging and assembling headlights and the like instead.
This transition didn’t happen overnight. A behind-the-scenes video from December 2024 shows that the Thalgau plant was already working on microlenses as of then:
Those lenses, too, are created using discs:
ORF Salzburg writes that Sony has now invested €30 million to manufacture these microlenses, and that mass production may begin “as early as next year.”
Microlenses are theoretically used in all kinds of emerging applications where you might want to bend light, including headsets, but it appears that Sony may cater to automakers here, too. The head of Sony’s micro optics division gave ORF Salzburg the example of “a car turn signal that is projected onto asphalt.”
All of this is to say: Sony didn’t make this decision in a hurry, and it isn’t likely to change its mind despite the predictable backlash. It’s been winding down disc manufacturing for decades, and it’s ripping off one last band-aid with PlayStation.
According to Sony DADC’s website, it has produced over 26.4 billion discs to date — the vast majority, 23 billion of them, were made between 1983 and 2022 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
#Sonys #PlayStation #disc #factory #repurposedGaming,News,PlayStation">Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed
The video game disc is dead, and Sony’s been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony’s discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company’s Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But since it’ll only be making 10 percent of that volume in 2028, it’s planning to retrain all 300 employees to work on optical microlenses instead.
Thalgau isn’t just one of Sony’s disc plants. It’s where the disc-making division is headquartered, and appears to be its only remaining wholly owned disc manufacturing facility. Sony made discs in the United States for decades, originally in Terre Haute, Indiana and later in New Jersey, but it closed the latter plant in 2011 and moved all manufacturing from Indiana to Thalgau in 2022. Today, the Indiana facility markets itself to automakers who need help packaging and assembling headlights and the like instead.
This transition didn’t happen overnight. A behind-the-scenes video from December 2024 shows that the Thalgau plant was already working on microlenses as of then:
Those lenses, too, are created using discs:
ORF Salzburg writes that Sony has now invested €30 million to manufacture these microlenses, and that mass production may begin “as early as next year.”
Microlenses are theoretically used in all kinds of emerging applications where you might want to bend light, including headsets, but it appears that Sony may cater to automakers here, too. The head of Sony’s micro optics division gave ORF Salzburg the example of “a car turn signal that is projected onto asphalt.”
All of this is to say: Sony didn’t make this decision in a hurry, and it isn’t likely to change its mind despite the predictable backlash. It’s been winding down disc manufacturing for decades, and it’s ripping off one last band-aid with PlayStation.
According to Sony DADC’s website, it has produced over 26.4 billion discs to date — the vast majority, 23 billion of them, were made between 1983 and 2022 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The updated MacBook Pro, which will keep the 14-inch screen size, will have a design that’s “in line” with what Apple is planning for the touch screen MacBooks it also has in the works, Bloomberg says. Those new touch screen laptops are set to be released between “the end of this year and early next year,” and Bloomberg has previously reported that they will get a Dynamic Island-like pill at the top of the screen.
Apple last updated the base MacBook Pro in October with an M5 chip bump. The company is working on an M6 processor, and Bloomberg says that Apple “finished work months ago” a different base MacBook Pro upgrade that keeps the laptop’s present design and is scheduled to launch this year. Apple will quickly move to the M7 line in 2027, including new Pro and Max chips, Bloomberg previously reported.
As for the iPad Pros, Bloomberg says that they’ll retain 11-inch and 13-inch screens. Apple last updated the iPad Pro line last October with the M5 chip.
The updated MacBook Pro, which will keep the 14-inch screen size, will have a design that’s “in line” with what Apple is planning for the touch screen MacBooks it also has in the works, Bloomberg says. Those new touch screen laptops are set to be released between “the end of this year and early next year,” and Bloomberg has previously reported that they will get a Dynamic Island-like pill at the top of the screen.
Apple last updated the base MacBook Pro in October with an M5 chip bump. The company is working on an M6 processor, and Bloomberg says that Apple “finished work months ago” a different base MacBook Pro upgrade that keeps the laptop’s present design and is scheduled to launch this year. Apple will quickly move to the M7 line in 2027, including new Pro and Max chips, Bloomberg previously reported.
As for the iPad Pros, Bloomberg says that they’ll retain 11-inch and 13-inch screens. Apple last updated the iPad Pro line last October with the M5 chip.
#Apples #entrylevel #MacBook #Pro #redesignApple,Gadgets,iPad,Laptops,News,Tech">Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign
Apple is working on a “revamped” version of its entry-level MacBook Pro that it could launch as soon as the first half of 2027, Bloomberg reports. The company is also testing four new iPad Pros that are set to launch in the spring with a focus on “internal improvements.”
The updated MacBook Pro, which will keep the 14-inch screen size, will have a design that’s “in line” with what Apple is planning for the touch screen MacBooks it also has in the works, Bloomberg says. Those new touch screen laptops are set to be released between “the end of this year and early next year,” and Bloomberg has previously reported that they will get a Dynamic Island-like pill at the top of the screen.
Apple last updated the base MacBook Pro in October with an M5 chip bump. The company is working on an M6 processor, and Bloomberg says that Apple “finished work months ago” a different base MacBook Pro upgrade that keeps the laptop’s present design and is scheduled to launch this year. Apple will quickly move to the M7 line in 2027, including new Pro and Max chips, Bloomberg previously reported.
As for the iPad Pros, Bloomberg says that they’ll retain 11-inch and 13-inch screens. Apple last updated the iPad Pro line last October with the M5 chip.
Producer tells court film has not been submitted to CBFC
During the hearing, counsel appearing for the producers informed Justice Jyoti Singh that Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy has not yet been submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for certification.
When the court asked whether the film was scheduled for release, the producer’s counsel clarified that it was not. The counsel further submitted that no film can be released without obtaining CBFC certification and assured the court that the producers would not approach the censor board before the next date of hearing.
Taking note of the submissions and observing that the producer’s rejoinder had not yet been placed on record, the court adjourned the hearing on Salman Khan’s interim injunction plea to July 6.
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Producer tells court film has not been submitted to CBFC
During the hearing, counsel appearing for the producers informed Justice Jyoti Singh that Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy has not yet been submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for certification.
When the court asked whether the film was scheduled for release, the producer’s counsel clarified that it was not. The counsel further submitted that no film can be released without obtaining CBFC certification and assured the court that the producers would not approach the censor board before the next date of hearing.
Taking note of the submissions and observing that the producer’s rejoinder had not yet been placed on record, the court adjourned the hearing on Salman Khan’s interim injunction plea to July 6.
Amit Jani,Delhi HC,Delhi High Court,Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy,Lawrence Bishnoi,News,Salman Khan,Social Media,The Delhi HC,The Delhi High Court,Twitter,X">Kala Hiran producer Amit Jani reacts after Delhi High Court adjourns Salman Khan’s plea till July 6: “Will release in 8000 cinema halls”
The legal dispute surrounding Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy has taken another turn after the Delhi High Court adjourned the hearing on Salman Khan’s plea seeking to restrain the film’s release until July 6. The latest hearing did not result in any interim order against the film, prompting producer Amit Jani to react publicly on social media.
Kala Hiran producer Amit Jani reacts after Delhi High Court adjourns Salman Khan’s plea till July 6: “Will release in 8000 cinema halls”
Salman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court alleging that the proposed film violates his personality rights by drawing direct references to him and his personal life. The actor has objected to the film’s promotional material, claiming it includes a lookalike sporting his signature blue bracelet and references to his 1998 blackbuck poaching case as well as his alleged rivalry with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Amit Jani reacts after court hearing
Soon after Wednesday’s proceedings, producer Amit Jani shared his response on X, claiming that Salman Khan had not received any relief from the court.
He wrote, “Salman Khan still hasn’t received relief from the Delhi High Court today, no ban on the film, hearing of the case adjourned till July 6. I had said earlier too that for the court, there is no star, nor do they acknowledge any glamour, just by calling oneself the father of Bollywood, the blackbuck won’t stop-this will release in 8000 cinema halls and simultaneously across the whole world.”
सलमान खान को आज भी नही मिली दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट से राहत, फ़िल्म पे कोई रोक नही, मामले की सुनवाई 6 जुलाई तक टली मैंने पहले भी कहा था अदालत के लिए ना कोई स्टार है ना वे किसी ग्लैमर को मानती है, खुद से खुद को बॉलीवुड का बाप कहने से काला हिरण नहीं रुक जाएगी ये 8000 सिनेमाघरों पे रिलीज…
Producer tells court film has not been submitted to CBFC
During the hearing, counsel appearing for the producers informed Justice Jyoti Singh that Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy has not yet been submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for certification.
When the court asked whether the film was scheduled for release, the producer’s counsel clarified that it was not. The counsel further submitted that no film can be released without obtaining CBFC certification and assured the court that the producers would not approach the censor board before the next date of hearing.
Taking note of the submissions and observing that the producer’s rejoinder had not yet been placed on record, the court adjourned the hearing on Salman Khan’s interim injunction plea to July 6.
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The legal dispute surrounding Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy has taken another turn after…
