Bhakti Vaani, a jugalbandi of two classical streams, has been curated by Carnatic exponent Chitra Srikrishna and Hindustani vocalist Rama Sundar Ranganathan. “This is concert will bring alive the fervent devotion and lyrical depth of Bhakti poetry from across India,” says Chitra. The rendering will include compositions from poet-saints such as Andal, Akka Mahadevi, Kabir,…
“Whenever I dream, my dreams start from the banks of Narmada in Hoshangabad and travel to Khawaja Bagh in Baramulla,” relates Manav Kaul as one tries to make sense of the versatile artist’s creative depth. “As I was born in Kashmir, raised in Hoshangabad and worked in Mumbai, my spectrum became huge, and my stories…
Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 15:47 IST Beaming with excitement, Gaurav Khanna carried his gleaming trophy to the temple and even posed for the paparazzi. Gaurav Khanna won Bigg Boss 19 on December 7. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Fresh off his Bigg Boss 19 victory, Gaurav Khanna visited Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple to seek blessings and offer gratitude….
Darshan in ‘The Devil’. | Photo Credit: Saregama Kannada/YouTube In the entire first half of The Devil, director-writer Prakash Veer walks on a thin rope and manages to stay balanced. It’s a film with the hero playing dual roles and set against a political backdrop. Add the good-vs-evil trope, and you get three overused themes…
ZOOM band from Germany. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Chennai’s cultural calendar heads into its busiest month, the 14th Madras Jazz Festival is back with an evening of global collaboration and high-octane musicianship. Presented by the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan in partnership with Exodus and the Unwind Centre, the festival will transform the Goethe-Institut Auditorium…
As curtains go up for the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala today, a few names from Malayalam film industry who have had their films screened at the festival talk about some of the best works they have watched. Mahesh Narayanan (Editor-filmmaker) Mahesh Narayanan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo):…
Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 12:17 IST From heartwarming family dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies, Bollywood has something for everyone. 5 must-watch films to make your holidays even more special! (Photo Credits: Instagram) December is here, and the festive vibes are everywhere! It’s that magical time to deck your home with lights, throw cosy get-togethers, plan family…
A still from ‘The Drama’ | Photo Credit: A24 A24 has unveiled the first trailer for Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama, the upcoming feature in which Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple whose wedding plans begin to slip off course. The film, opening April 3, 2026, follows an engaged couple whose plans for a…
Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 11:01 IST With Devil releasing now, Darshan has become the first Indian actor to have two films hit the screens while he is in jail. It is a statistic that sounds almost cinematic in itself. For the Kannada film industry, this becomes yet another chapter in a long-standing debate. Should a…
Honey Trehan (left) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Five years after his nearly obsessive quest to solve a murder mystery in the visually enticing Raat Akeli Hai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Jatil Yadav returns for another complex case in the sequel, Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal…
