A still from ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. There is a perverse pleasure to watching someone get their face turned to mulch by a rogue lawn mower and thinking: this is cinema. Few franchises have made that peculiar feeling a recurring feature like Final Destination, a turn-of-the-millennium horror series that taught an…
A view of the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement : The Bangalore Gayana Samaja will be conducting its annual music competition during the months of July and August 2025. Interested applicants can apply online from June 1 to June 25, 2025. Details regarding the applications can be obtained from the Gayana Samaja website www.gayanasamaja.org. Published…
The classic love story has been staged across the globe | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement What makes a musical run for 35 years? The biggest reason why The Phantom of the Opera, the 1986 mega-musical, still resonates with audiences across the globe is its love story, believes Rainer Fried, associate director of the play. “People…
Poster of ‘Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi’ and ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey’ | Photo Credit: @SOriginals1/X and Special Arrangement Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi is the title of the upcoming Telugu remake of the blockbuster Malayalam movie Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, the makers announced on Saturday (July 5). Starring Tharun Bhascker and Eesha Rebba in…
Last Updated:May 24, 2025, 18:58 IST He received aviation training from the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (National Flying Academy) in Raebareli. Mukul Dev passed away at the age of 54. (Photo Credit: X) Mukul Dev died on Friday at the age of 54. He was in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to health…
What a smashing segue into Rogue One the finale of Andor Season 2 is! The bitter-sweet ending brings some character arcs to a close and leaves others open-ended, much like life itself, which very rarely ties up all loose ends in a pretty bow. Dropping three episodes weekly is immensely satisfying as it makes Season…
Umrana Niyazi hunkers down in her small verandah with her paan daan (betel leaf box) and sings Chhap tilak sab cheeni… mohse naina milaike (You have taken away my identity, my beauty, and everything that was mine… just by locking eyes with me), written and composed by Sufi poet and mystic Hazrat Amir Khusrau in braj bhasha, a western Hindi…
The Hayavadana team, led by directorNeelam Mansingh Chowdhry, participating in a ‘Meet the Artist’ programme at International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) in Thrissur on Monday. | Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB When a narrative transforms into a theatrical performance, the text often fades, making way for an innovative artistic expression shaped by form and emotion,…
Ranveer Singh in a still from ‘Dhurandhar’ The first look of Bollywood star Ranveer Singh’s upcoming action-thriller, Dhurandhar, was unveiled on Sunday (July 6) on the occasion of the actor’s 40th birthday. Directed by Aditya Dhar of Uri: The Surgical Strike fame, the film is set to release in theatres on December 5. The promo…
Last Updated:May 24, 2025, 19:30 IST As the Laughter Chefs 2’s episodes continue to serve smiles, fans can’t stop raving about the cast, not just for their on-screen banter, but also for who they are in real life. Laughter Chefs 2 has been winning hearts for an exciting lineup of stars. (Photo Credit: Instagram) Premiered…
