The rank of Subedaar evokes humble authority in the Hindi heartland. As the army’s backbone, these quiet mainstays, often drawn from the subaltern classes, are more respected than idolised. Anil Kapoor’s status in Hindi cinema is similarly earned. The analogy finds shape in director Suresh Triveni’s emotionally charged action drama, with the repurposed folksy number…
Pandit Madhup Mudgal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amid Delhi’s busy, event-filled cultural clutter, the Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival (SSMFL) stands out for its calm pace and commitment to the true spirit of Indian Classical Music. Founded in 1947 by legendary impresario Sumitra Charat Ram, the festival emerged at an important time in India’s cultural history, making…
A still from ‘Lanterns’ | Photo Credit: HBO HBO has released the first teaser for Lanterns, offering an early look at the dynamic between Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart as the two Green Lanterns investigate a mysterious killing on Earth. The preview emphasises character conflict and a grounded tone rather than…
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Does everything happen by design or destiny? Do all actions have a cause and an effect? If something as negligible as a butterfly flapping its wings can, in theory, cause a tornado, do all things have a similar, seemingly unrelated, minuscule cause? And if so, can you somehow be the cause of something so big?…
There is a memory of Bruce Willis as John McClane saying, “How can the same (expletive) happen to the same guy twice?” in Die Hard 2, as we watch super negotiator, Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) being held hostage on a Berlin train with over 100 passengers and one terrified driver, Otto (Christian Näthe). Hijack (English)…
A still from ‘Made In Korea’ | Photo Credit: Sheik Fareeth/Netflix A couple of years ago, three minor girls from Maharashtra allegedly staged their own kidnapping in a bid to earn money and visit South Korea to meet the hugely popular BTS pop band members. This pop-culture-influenced obsession with South Korea is very much real,…
Book cover; H Ramesh Babu | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For nearly three decades, author H. Ramesh Babu has been immersed in film research. Yet, he says, one persistent question troubled him: how could the man universally hailed as the ‘godfather of the Telugu talkie’ be reduced to a handful of lines in film history?…
A poster for ‘Toxic’ | Photo Credit: KVN Productions The highly-anticipated Kannada film ‘Toxic: A Fairly Tale for Grown-Ups’, starring Yash, has been postponed. Makers KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations announced the development on Wednesday (March 04, 2026). The film was originally scheduled to release on March 19, 2026. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the…
From playing the thavil in the temples of Mannargudi near Thanjavur as a schoolgirl to joining A.R. Rahman’s ‘Wonderment Tour’ concert in Chennai recently, Amirthavarshini Manishankar’s musical journey seems like a fairy tale. But in reality, it is also a story of conviction and perseverance — of a young girl carving a space for herself…
