Reunion, a play being staged by the First Drop Theatre on September 20, is about disabilities, friendship, and identities, says Bejoy Balagopal. The play, Bejoy says, seeks to open up conversations around disability-related themes such as assumptions, judgements, tokenism, policy vs practice, intersectionality with gender, invisible disabilities, and more. “We wanted to talk about these…
Poster announcing the re-release of ‘Kushi’ | Photo Credit: @SakthiFilmFctry/X Kushi, a fan-favourite romance drama that completed 25 years in May, is all set to return to the big screen. The SJ Suryah-directed film, starring Vijay and Jyothika, will be re-released in theatres on September 25. Distribution company Sakthi Film Factory announced on Monday (September…
Age is just a number until you meet S Hariharan, and suddenly it seems all your excuses for not being a better version of yourself have deserted you. At 92, he is perhaps India’s oldest and still performing flautists and will be launching his debut album this Diwali. Titled Gems of Carnatic Music, the album…
Javier Bardem wears a keffiyeh as he poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles | Photo Credit: REUTERS Javier Bardem used his appearance at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards to make a political statement, wearing a keffiyeh on the red carpet and voicing support for Film Workers for…
From the Tamil play on Indo-Pak war. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Doing a play based on real events is difficult. There must be absolute fidelity to the truth. And yet the play must not be stodgy like a documentary. The difficulties get compounded when the subject you are dealing with is a war. Theatrekaran…
Hannah Einbinder poses with the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for ‘Hacks’, at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards | Photo Credit: REUTERS Hacks star Hannah Einbinder won her first Emmy at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series — and used the…
Zaeden in a still from ‘Raaz‘ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Singer-songwriter Zaeden’s first song of the year ‘Raaz’ is inspired by journeys; not just his, but of the many people around him. “My journey is a bit of a ‘Raaz’, a secret,” Zaeden laughs. “But there are so many other stories around me of…
Stills from Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ and Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ | Photo Credit: Focus Features, Neon The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) closed its 2025 edition with the announcement of its audience-voted awards, led by Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which earned the prestigious People’s Choice Award. The win makes Zhao the first filmmaker to claim…
Film-maker and producer Karan Johar. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar on Monday (September 15, 2025) approached the Delhi High Court, seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The plea came up for hearing before Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora, who sought certain clarifications from the counsel for Mr. Johar and…
Sudev Nair | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Antonio George, the cop in the Malayalam series Kammattam, streaming on Zee5, has a quiet air about him. This is a man who means business, there is no excessive flair or punchy dialogues. That was, says actor Sudev Nair, his way “of keeping the character real, keeping it…
