Vir Das in the film | Photo Credit: Aamir Khan Productions/YouTube The trailer of Vir Das’ directorial debut, Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos was unveiled by the makers on Friday, December 19, 2025. Written by Vir and Amogh Randive, the film has been directed by Vir along with Kavi Shastri. It also stars Mithila Palkar, Mona…
Three Palestine-themed films determined not to let the world forget the plight of a people under siege have made Academy Awards history. Cherien Dabis’ All That’s Left of You (Jordan), Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia) and Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 (Palestine) are among 15 titles in the Best International Feature Film…
Dutch musician Frans Versteijnen (left) enjoys Carnatic concerts and Chennai’s December Music Season each year. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Frans Versteijnen has not missed a single Chennai Music Season since 1981. The 72 year-old Dutch national who has been based in Thailand since 2014, attends a minimum of four concerts every day during the…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders | Photo Credit: Netflix As we wait for Honey Trehan’s Punjab 95, which is still under Censor scrutiny, the filmmaker transports us to the heart of Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow-Kanpur axis, spinning a sharp crime thriller with a throbbing conscience. The spiritual sequel builds on the original’s noir aesthetic,…
The conflict that drives the Tamil blockbuster Thillana Mohanambal is the challenge between dancer Thiruvarur Mohanambal and nagaswaram exponent Sikkil Shanmugasundaram. When they challenge each other, the former makes a specific demand: Shanmugasundaram must perform the thillana on the Pari nagaswaram, an instrument played exclusively at the Thyagarajaswamy Temple in Tiruvarur. This crucial detail, however,…
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presents Suvarna Chakoram award to team member of the film Two Seasons, Two Strangers by Sho Miyake during the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of Kerala at Nishagandhi auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy chairperson Resool Pookutty, Minister of Culture Saji Cherian, Minister of General Education V….
If this week’s Telugu release Gurram Paapi Reddy were a human, it would most likely be a teenager. It bursts with energy, overflowing with ideas and wearing its unabashed enthusiasm like a badge of honour. The audience too might end up surrendering to its infectious energy. Yet, like a distracted teenager, the film also gets…
R.K. Sriramkumar explores the old versus new in Carnatic music, the role of bhajans and abhangs, and why preserving the Carnatic sound is important. Producer: Chitra Swaminathan Video: Shivaraj S and Bhagavathi Sampath K J Editing: Johan Sathya Das Jai Source link
I dragged myself through Delhi’s air this morning, body frozen, throat stinging, visibility dropping to philosophical levels of nothingness; all to arrive at the earliest screening of Avatar: Fire and Ash. James Cameron greeted these Sisyphean efforts by flinging a flaming monolith of 3D garbage straight at my face. It’s perverse really, having had to…
Last Updated:December 19, 2025, 16:09 IST The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) does not have control over content streaming on over-the-top (OTT) platforms. The CBFC is a statutory body constituted under the Cinematograph Act, 1952. ( Photo Credit : X ) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) declared on Wednesday that the Central…
