Priyanka Chopra Jonas in ‘The Bluff’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video We are told right at the beginning of The Bluff that the reign of the pirates of the Caribbean has come to an end — not the movies, though that is also true, but the real pirates. The surviving buccaneers are hard, ruthless men…
I wasn’t bracing myself for this to end up as my absolute favourite film of the year, especially with its Cannes contemporaries in Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value making perfectly reasonable claims for the crown, but the deal was effectively sealed once I realised that The Secret Agent…
We live in times when filmmakers are increasingly insecure about keeping restless viewers invested in a story. This has resulted in storytellers shaping narratives that frenetically jump from one sequence to another, without context or substance, so that distraction may not be an option. The characters do not talk; they shout. And the bombastic background…
Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Sultan Khoosat knows a thing or two about courting controversies. His directorial Zindagi Tamasha (Circus of Life, 2020, which won Busan festival’s Kim Jiseok Award) and co-production Joyland (2022, Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury winner) were banned at home for choosing topics deemed “controversial” by religious conservatives and political parties. The former explored a scandal in the…
Aamir Khan (L) and Salim Khan (R) | Photo Credit: PTI Ever since the news of legendary screenwriter Salim Khan being hospitalized surfaced, fans and well-wishers have been waiting for updates on his health. Now, Aamir Khan has shared a reassuring update, stating that Salim Khan is recovering well and is expected to return home…
Actors Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda during their wedding ceremony on the outskirts of Udaipur on February 26, 2026. Photo: Insta/@rashmika_mandanna via PTI Actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, fondly referred to as #Virosh by their fans, are officially married. The couple reportedly tied the knot on Thursday morning, at 10.10am, at a Telugu wedding…
Daler Mehndi will perform at the festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The second edition of the Sufi Heritage Festival, powered by Aadyam Handwoven (an Aditya Birla initiative), will be held at Delhi’s Sunder Nursery on February 28 and March 1. Time: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Conceptualised by Yasmin Kidwai and Himanshu Anand under Culture Plus, the festival celebrates Sufism and bhakti in their entirety through…
In January, the producers of the forthcoming Oscars award ceremony (on March 15) dropped a bombshell. They announced that this year, only two of the nominated songs in the Best Original Song category will be performed live — the global hit ‘Golden’ from KPop Demon Hunters and ‘I Lied to You’ from that incredible interval-block scene in Sinners….
A cinephile friend once said how cinema, both the art form and industry, is a thriving, sentient being that knows who it must embrace or let go, and when it needs what at any specific time. And if we were to believe in that fantastical idea, the box office rut in 2026 feels like a…
The two-day event will see a musical performance by Tharun Sekar’s band Uru Paanar that has become a pioneer in reviving ancient Tamil instruments like the Yazh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement DakshinaChitra is back with its annual LangFest and this time, it carries a little bit of history with it. A tradition followed since…
