Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- The Film Club of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) organized the first KA Abbas Memorial Lecture on Thursday (February 28).

The distinguished speaker was Prof Ira Bhaskar, retired faculty from the School of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The lecture, titled "Islamicate Cultures of Bombay Cinema," explored the profound influences of Islamic culture on films produced in Bombay throughout cinema history.

The event, held at the Cultural Activity Centre on campus, attracted a diverse audience including undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD scholars, and faculty members from various departments.

It marked the beginning of a new annual event at the University honouring ...