Filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s rise in Tamil cinema as one of its top filmmakers from humble beginnings and his evolution as a master craftsman is a story by itself. It wouldn’t be a stretch to state that Mr. Selvaraj along with filmmaker Pa. Ranjith filled a yawning gap in Tamil cinema by ensuring that Dalit protagonists…
There are two ways we get to see — and know — a city: by setting foot in it, and through cinema. In the case of cinema too, there are two ways to become familiar with a place: through commercial movies and through realistic portrayals. As far as realistic portrayal is concerned, there are three…
The film lover’s conventional view is ‘what if’. What if Ritwik Ghatak’s Nagarik, completed in 1952 but unreleased till his death, was released before Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali in 1955? Would the posthumous outsize legacy that arrived in the decades since he has gone be his in his lifetime? But this is a ‘what is’ statement, not a…
Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh. Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday said that he will continue to spread the message of love without getting bothered by people’s opinions about him. The 41-year-old actor, who performed in Brisbane on Wednesday, shared a video from the concert, in which he said people should always talk about love. “Always keep…
The Ba***ds of Bollywood is streaming on Netflix. | Photo Credit: NETFLIX The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede, actor Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment and OTT platform Netflix to file their written submissions in a defamation suit relating to the series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Wankhede has…
Last Updated:October 30, 2025, 11:02 IST In the clip, the woman is seen lying unconscious on the ground as others rush to her aid. The woman gets up within seconds and walks away.(Photo Credit: Instagram) Enrique Iglesias made a comeback to India after 13 years, and Mumbai was more than ready for it. The international…
Bhoomi Shetty in ‘Mahakali’. | Photo Credit: @PrasanthVarma/X Kannada actor Bhoomi Shetty, who has made inroads into the Telugu film industry, is set to star as the lead in Mahakali, part of the Prasanth Varma Cinema Universe (PVCU). Created by filmmaker Prasanth Varma, the movie will be directed by Puja Aparna Kolluru. Prasanth Varma took…
Last Updated:October 30, 2025, 11:23 IST Through a video, Nauheed Cyrusi shared her struggle of attending the crowded Enrique Iglesias concert as someone with a shorter height. Enrique Iglesias is performing two shows in Mumbai. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Enrique Iglesias, the Grammy-winning global pop sensation, has made his much-awaited return to India after 13 years,…
Kavyaa Kanna. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Under the auspices of Kavyaalaya, Kavyaa Kannan presented her Bharatanatyam recital at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore. The dancer’s performance was a testimony to the meticulous training under Parvathy Ravi Ghantasala, Bhuvaneswari Koushik and her mother, Veena Kannan. Kavyaa commenced the recital with an invocation to Ganesha in raga…
Vismaya Mohanlal with her father and actor Mohanlal and mother Suchithra during the launch of her debut film ‘Thudakkam’ directed by Jude Antony Joseph in Kochi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The launch of the Malayalam movie Thudakkam, which marks the acting debut of senior actor Mohanlal’s daughter Vismaya Mohanlal, was held in…
