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Eros International presents ‘Armaan’ at Cannes Film Festival
MUMBAI: The Indian film industry is determined to make a mark at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. With the Bollywood beauty queen Aishwarya Rai being nominated as one of the jury members, the next in line is Eros International screening Armaan (Desire), the most talked about movie of the year .
Armaan which marks the directoral debut of well-known scriptwriter Honey Irani will premiere on 17 May 2003. The movie has an impressive star cast like Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan who was recently voted as one of the 100 greatest movie stars of all time by a BBC poll, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta and Gracy Singh.
According to a release, the movie is a family drama set against the backdrop of a hospital owned by Dr Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan), whose dream is to run a state of the art hospital which is free from discrimination. Dr Akash (Anil Kapoor), his son is as dedicated to his profession as his father. However, the arrival of Sonya (Preity Zinta) a rich arrogant woman, throws him into emotional turmoil by attempting to buy his love through a financial agreement. The unusual climax soars as Akash is torn between his love for fellow colleague Neha (Gracy Singh) and fulfilling his father’s dream.
Eros International, the distributors of Bollywood films have been part of many events such as the BAFTAs and the Palm Springs Festival. They will be holding a pre-screening party for the event as well.
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OpenAI’s Stargate lead Peter Hoeschele exits with two senior leaders
Trio behind compute push set to join new startup amid leadership reshuffle
SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Hoeschele, a key figure behind OpenAI’s early Stargate data centre initiative, has exited the company, according to a report by The Information.
The departure is part of a broader leadership shift, with two other senior executives, Shamez Hemani and Anuj Saharan, also set to leave in the coming days. All three are expected to join the same new startup, although details about the venture remain under wraps.
The trio played a central role in OpenAI’s Stargate effort, an initiative aimed at building large-scale data centre capacity in-house to reduce reliance on external infrastructure providers. Their exits mark a notable moment for the company’s compute strategy as it continues to scale rapidly.
OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to The Information, “We’re grateful for the contributions Peter, Shamez, and Anuj have made to OpenAI and wish them the very best in what comes next.” The company also pointed to the recent appointment of Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute organisation, signalling continuity in its infrastructure roadmap.
OpenAI has indicated that it does not plan to directly replace Hoeschele’s role, suggesting a possible restructuring of responsibilities within the team.
As competition intensifies in the race to build next-generation AI systems, leadership changes in core infrastructure teams are likely to draw close attention. For now, the spotlight shifts to what this departing trio builds next, and how OpenAI adapts as it scales its ambitions.
