Netflix will release biographical documentary Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli on August 2, shedding light on the Indian filmmaker behind titles like Baahubali and RRR. Presented by Anupama Chopra, the documentary features insights on S.S. Rajamouli from James Cameron, Joe Russo, and Karan Johar, as well…

ZEE5 Global has struck a series of deals to carry several smaller Indian streamers in the U.S. on its service, as it bids to become the top aggregator from South Asia in the States. The deals add several new languages to the Zee5 Global streaming service, which is available internationally. Simply…

EXCLUSIVE: S.S. Rajamouli is currently assembling a production team for a new movie about the birth and rise of Indian Cinema. Rajamouli, whose RRR racked up an Oscar win and over $166M WW, is not directing, we understand. At $130M, RRR is the third highest grossing movie in Indian cinema. Rajamouli…

Werner Herzog And Peter Zeitlinger Set For Camerimage HonorsCamerimage's special award for cinematographer-director duos will be handed to Werner Herzog and Peter Zeitlinger. Both filmmakers will receive the award in person at Camerimage's upcoming 31st edition, where they will meet with the festival…

The director behind Ray Stevenson’s final film has written a heartfelt farewell letter to the star, who died unexpectedly this week. Scroll down to read in full. Péter Soós was flying home from the Cannes Film Festival when he was informed of Stevenson’s death aged 58. Related…

Ray Stevenson, a veteran actor whose dozens of film and TV credits include RRR, the Thor and Divergent films, Rome, Vikings and Star Wars animated series, died Sunday in Italy. He was 58. His reps at Independent Talent confirmed the news but did not provide details. He most recently has been cast in…

For foreign audiences, Indian cinema long has been closely associated with Bollywood — sprawling, colorful spectacles that feature songs and dance routines — and often one of the three Khans (the unrelated trio of Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh). But there has been a shift across the past year as focus…

RRR‘s “Naatu Naatu” songwriter M.M. Keeravani celebrated his Oscar win Sunday for Best Original Song, well, in song. “I grew up listening to The Carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars.” he said before breaking out with a variation of the hitmaking duo’s 1973 smash “Top of the…

The Oscar-nominated Original Song nominees were front and center at the Oscars on Sunday, including the first Indian song to be nominated in the category: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR. That song, with music by M.M. Keeravaani and lyric by Chandrabose, ended up winning the Oscar. Related…

Welcome to Deadline's International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on industry players outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we're talking with RRR star Ram Charan. The Indian actor and producer, who has long been an icon in the country's Telugu industry…

Aniplex and Crunchyroll of America's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village grossed $10.1 million this weekend in 1,780 theaters. That’s a fourth place finish at the domestic box office but still half the opening of Demon Slayer:  Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train which opened…

They’re back. RLJE Films presents the Stephen King reboot Children of the Corn by Kurt Wimmer on 500+ screens. It’s a redo of the classic 1984 slasher-horror film about kids possessed by a demonic spirit in a dying cornfield, with bloody, rampaging results. King’s iconic short story features a…