Japanese racehorse Haru Urara pictured beside her eponymous ‘Umamusume: Pretty Derby’ character | Photo Credit: X/ @HARUURARA_mochi, @umamusume_eng Haru Urara, the Japanese racehorse who inspired a character in the popular multimedia franchise Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, has died at the age of 29. The official Uma Musume account confirmed the news Tuesday, writing: “It is with…
In 2022, the world lost one of the greatest actors to ever appear in front of a camera. He was, and still remains one of the most evergreen figures in classic cinema, who not just reinvented acting, but changed the landscape of it all, fighting stigma throughout his glorious career. Sidney Poitier is the rare…
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement I am still getting used to calling the city Chennai. I have always called it Madras. This is where I have been all my life, says Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, national award winning actor. Madras also was the reason I fell in love with the sport of cricket….
A still from ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ Netflix has released the trailer for The Ba**ds of Bollywood, the directorial debut of Aryan Khan, set to premiere this month. The seven-episode series is produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The show follows Aasman Singh (Lakshya), an aspiring outsider navigating the complexities of the film…
Over 1,200 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals have signed a pledge vowing not to collaborate with Israeli film institutions they describe as “complicit in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” | Photo Credit: Film Workers for Palestine Over 1,200 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals have signed a pledge vowing not to collaborate with Israeli…
Anuparna Roy, winner of the Orizzonti Best Director award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival for Songs of Forgotten Trees, a 77-minute film drenched in memories of times past and friends lost, is in august company. She is only the fifth director from the subcontinent, after Satyajit Ray (Golden Lion, Aparajito, 1957), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Special…
Last Updated:September 09, 2025, 14:54 IST His stint as a contestant in the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil brought him closer to a wide audience. While his career was successful, his personal life carried a story few knew. Tragedy Struck When His Wife Was Hit by a Train, Yet He Raised His Special Child…
Last November, it was a particularly stressful day for Tuhin Menon, CEO of Asiaville, a Chennai-based media-tech company, when he spent the entire day between work calls and duty delegation at his office at Palarivattom, Kochi, unable to take a break. All Tuhin could think of was a plate of crisp, flaky parotta and some…
Koodiyattam exponent and teacher Margi Madhu’s two new directorial ventures, presented at the annual Nepathya Koodiyattam festival in August, stood out as interesting innovations. They revealed how imaginative touches can enliven a centuries-old art form renowned for its strict adherence to structure and convention. Nepathya presented an elaborate version of Mathavilasa Prahasanam (Dance of a…
Marisa Abela, who grabbed eyeballs as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, the ambitious investment banker in the series, Industry, plays Elizabeth Bennett to Harris Dickinson’s Darcy in Audible’s retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It was Elizabeth’s wit that the 28-year-old actor first fell in love with. “It’s what so many people love about her,” Marisa says…
