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Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Maharashtra government has requested the Union government to re-examine the Marathi movie Khalid ka Shivaji and halt its release, following complaints by right-wing organisations alleging inaccurate portrayal of history. The Congress has criticised the government, calling it a “ridiculous and condemnable attempt to diminish the…

Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 12:36 IST Pankhuri Awasthy Rode is set to make her acting comeback with Yash Patnaik’s TV show Dhakkad Beera. Pankhuri Awasthy and Gautam Rode welcomed twins in 2023. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Pankhuri Awasthy is gearing up to make her TV comeback with a powerful cameo in Dhakkad Beera. After becoming a…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found its way onto the Carnatic concert stage — truly ‘All-Invasive’ (AI), one might say. Just two days after ChatGPT made its debut as a pallavi composer at Pallavi Darbar 2025 (July 2 — 6), though, the spotlight swung back to tradition. Under the auspices of Carnatica and Sri Parthasarathy Swami…

Inner Sanctum | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It has been over a decade since Inner Sanctum were booked for an international show but as guitarist and primary songwriter Chintan Chinnappa says, they prefer doing things the organic way. “I believe we still are that old-school band which wants people to be impressed with our performance…

Like a Bollywood potboiler, the plot of the National Film Awards gets thicker with each passing year. Why did the jury pick the polarising narrative of The Kerala Story for two awards? Why did the jury wake up to the talent of Shah Rukh Khan after 33 years? The Kerala Story courted controversy for its portrayal of women…

Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 14:57 IST In the pictures, Surbhi was seen enjoying a delicious spread of breakfast and relishing the island’s vibrant charm and peaceful moments. Surbhi Chandna recently ventured into production. (Photo Credit: Instagram) One question that has been running through Surbhi Chandna’s mind lately isn’t about scripts or sets, but why she…

A still from ‘Poker Face’ Season 2 | Photo Credit: Peacock Even with an extra two episodes than Season 1, Poker Face still leaves us wanting more. After the three- episode premiere where Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) with her lie detector at full throttle and solving crimes, dodges hits ordered by Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman),…

The investigation in the rape case registered against Malayalam rapper and song writer Hirandas Murali, popularly known as Vedan, is in the preliminary stage and he is yet to be issued notice to appear, said District Police Chief (Kochi City) Putta Vimaladitya. Talking to reporters in Kochi on Thursday (August 7, 2025), Mr. Vimaladitya said…

Shwetha Menon | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) stayed the proceedings in connection with the FIR lodged against Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of some of her past movies and advertisements. The interim order was passed by Justice V.G. Arun on…

Last Updated:August 07, 2025, 15:47 IST Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan was shot in Umargaon, Gujarat. Hanuman’s flying scenes used wires and camera tricks, creating magical effects that amazed viewers in the 1980s Dara Singh, playing Hanuman, was suspended on wires, with clever camera angles and effects making the flying scenes look strikingly realistic, astonishing viewers of…