‘Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web’ teaser: Emraan Hashmi plays customs officer in Neeraj Pandey’s show

Emraan Hashmi in the show | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube The teaser of Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming series, Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Created by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Raghav Jairath, the series also stars Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Anurag Sinha and Zoya…

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Madhuri Dixit and Nagesh Kukunoor interview: On crafting ‘Mrs Deshpande’ and challenging perceptions

Madhuri Dixit (left) and Nagesh Kukunoor (right) | Photo Credit: JioHotstar Madhuri Dixit’s pleasant, infectious smile turns sinister as she becomes a serial killer in Nagesh Kukunoor’s upcoming thriller series, Mrs. Deshpande. The actor sheds some of her vanity as she steps into the mysterious mind of the character. It is a new territory for…

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Sriram Raghavan’s ‘Ikkis’ pushes release date to avoid clash with Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’

Agastya Nanda in ‘Ikkis’ poster | Photo Credit: Maddock Films Sriram Raghavan’s war-drama Ikkis, which was earlier set to clash with Kartik Aaryan’s Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri on December 25, will now release in theatres on January 1. The makers made the announcement of its new release date on Wednesday, December…

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Karnataka to launch OTT platform by January 2026

Eighteen months after Sadhu Kokila, president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, announced the launch of Karnataka’s own Over The Top (OTT) platform, the site is likely to become operational by the last week of January 2026, when the curtains go up for the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes). Namma Karnataka In June 2024, during the inauguration…

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How nagaswaram artistes have inspired Carnatic vocalists

Thiruveezhimizhalai, an idyllic village near Kumbakonam, occupies a significant place in the Saivite tradition. Legend has it that, during a severe drought, Lord Shiva placed coins known as padi kaasu —on the pali peedam near the Veezhinathaswamy temple tank to help feed the poor, at the behest of Gnanasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar.  ‘Vaasi theerava kaasi nalguveer’, the Thevaram hymn…

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