On November 29, the world awoke to the devastating news that the much-loved British playwright, Tom Stoppard, had passed away. It is understandable that the news shook the U.K. theatre community, but it also sent waves of mourning among many of us stage practitioners around the world. In popular culture, Stoppard is immortalised by his…
Yami Gautam Dhar | Photo Credit: yamigautam/Instagram Just a day before the release of her husband Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, actor Yami Gautam Dhar took to social media on Thursday, December 4, 2025, to write a long note calling out the trend of paid campaigns for hyping certain films and spreading negativity against some. Taking to…
Last Updated:December 04, 2025, 14:09 IST For Haldi, Sourav wore a yellow bandhgala with matching trousers and a pink jacket, and Avantika opted for a yellow-and-pink sequinned lehenga choli. The ceremony took place at Rishikesh. (Photo Credits: YouTube) Sourav Joshi is one of the biggest YouTube stars in the country. He has built a relatable,…
The sisters take Carnatic music to a popular global platform | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Darbar Festival In our 38 years of performing across the world, we’ve seen many memorable audiences. However, when was the last time we saw 5,000 people deeply immersed and emotionally tuned in for the entirety of an Indian classical concert? That…
At TIFA 2025 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The School of Film, Media, and Creative Arts at RV University recently hosted its annual Teen Indie Film Awards (TIFA). Celebrating its fourth edition, the festival not only received a plethora of films produced by aspiring artistes from different countries, but also hosted events such as screenings,…
Last Updated:December 04, 2025, 11:22 IST The accused said prolonged incarceration was affecting their mental well-being and that access to a television would help them cope with jail life. Responding to the submission, the judge said instructions would be issued to the Jail Superintendent, after which a decision would be taken. The latest hearing in…
Naalayak (second from right) with his band members after a performance | Photo Credit: special arrangement Singer Naalayak’s soundscape is intimate, raw and powerful. His new album Marammat meaning ‘repair’ in Urdu has eight soulful tracks which take listeners on a journey from despair to healing. When we call the singer ‘The marammat man –…
Film producer M. Saravanan, during an interview with The Hindu, in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Veteran Tamil cinema producer and owner of AVM Studios in Chennai, M. Saravanan, died on Thursday morning (December 4, 2025) due to age-related illness, his family said. He was 86. Born in 1939, Saravanan, also known as AVM…
A poster for the upcoming live-action adaptation on ‘Look Back’ | Photo Credit: Shonen Jump Palme d’Or–winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is deep into post-production on a live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga Look Back, with a late-2026 release now in sight. The project marks Kore-eda’s foray into bringing one of Japan’s most talked-about contemporary manga…
A key visual from ‘100 Meters’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Netflix has set December 31 as the global streaming debut for 100 Meters, the latest feature tied to Uoto, creator of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. The film will stream exclusively on the platform, positioning it as Netflix’s final major anime release of…
