Kiara Advani (left) and Aneet Padda were rumoured to be cast in the upcoming Hindi movie ‘Shakti Shalini’. Production company Maddock Films on Friday dismissed rumours that it has finalised the cast of its upcoming movies Shakti Shalini and Maha Munjya, part of the banner’s ambitious horror comedy universe. There was speculation online that Aneet…
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone penned a heartfelt note on her social media as she started shooting her next film King with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. King marks the sixth collaboration for Deepika with Shah Rukh. The duo has previously worked together in several films, starting with the 2007 film…
Rekha Boggarapu, who designed costumes for all the characters in the Telugu film Miraiexcept lead actor Teja Sajja, says she feels both relieved and proud of what she calls one of her most challenging assignments. She credits cinematographer-director Karthik Gattamneni and his team for their meticulous documentation and communication at every stage. “We were clear…
Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. Martin Scorsese has set his next project, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence starring in What Happens at Night, an adaptation of Peter Cameron’s ghost story novel. The film, scripted by Patrick Marber (Closer), follows an American couple who travel to a snowbound European town to adopt a…
In much of Southeast Asia, the idea of a bar is slowly being reshaped. Instead of music competing with chatter or cocktails, listening rooms are inviting people to slow down, sit back and actually hear what is being played. In Bangkok, the culture is particularly visible. At Siwilai Sound Club in Bang Rak, one floor…
Stills from ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ and ‘Ne Zha 2’ | Photo Credit: Sony Pictures/ Crunchyroll, Beijing Enlight Pictures Anime has been increasingly flirting with big-screen offerings of late, but few titles have bent the medium into mainstream like Demon Slayer This week, a double blitzkreig of animation from Asia has knocked Western animation off…
Sabar Bonda, a fiction feature from Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, releases in theatres in India on September 19. The film won the Grand Jury Prize, the highest honour at the Sundance Film Festival 2025. Kanawade talks about what inspired the film, his journey as a filmmaker without a film background and the reason for the title,…
Daily Quiz | On Robert Redford 1 / 6 | This film centred around a scandal that brought down the Nixon government. Redford played one of the journalists who broke the story of the scandal. The journalist worked for The Washington Post. Name the film and the journalist. Answer : All the President’s Men; Bob Woodward…
A still from ‘Mirage’ Sometimes, the final moments in a movie suddenly brings its title to mind, making us marvel at the ingenuity of naming it that way. Jeethu Joseph’s Mirage attempts something similar, only that one is left wondering how the titular warning was not fully understood. The final act of the movie is…
Pitch Dandadan to someone who’s never seen it and you’ll likely sound like a candidate for psychiatric observation. “So, there’s this teenager, whose testicles were pilfered by the spirit of a vengeful granny…” — is when most sane listeners would have excused themselves from the conversation. Season 2 of Science SARU’s adaptation of Yokinobu Tatsu’s…
