A father beseeching the system to return his son, a mixologist hiding his Dalit identity to serve a casteist society, and a village struggling to find ways to survive the eccentric diktats of its ruler — these are some of the works to be staged at the ongoing META-2025 (Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards). And,…
Early in Metro… In Dino, a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road Monty Sisodia (Pankaj Tripathi), desperate to press the refresh button in his married life, blurts out infertility, infidelity, and morality in one sentence to his nagging wife, Kajol (Konkona Sen Sharma), who seems caught between the ideals of today and the values of the past. In one comic flourish,…
Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 18:54 IST Late folk singer Sharda Sinha was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan by President Murmu for her contribution to folk music. Known as ‘Bihar Kokila’, she died at 72. File photo of Sharda Sinha (Image: X) Folk singer Sharda Sinha was awarded the prestigious Padma Vibhushan posthumously by President Droupadi…
The fourth film in the Jurassic World universe opens in 2010 on an island in the Atlantic Ocean, Ile Saint-Hubert, where dinosaur mutations are being developed to feed the public’s demand for newer species. A six-limbed T-Rex mutant, Distortus rex, as mean-tempered as its name suggests, gets free and unleashes mayhem, causing the facility to…
In a career spanning 35 years, seasoned guitarist-composer Sanjay Divecha has been a part of many bands, including notable ones such as Cross Currents with Zakir Hussain. In the past, he has played for and performed with the likes of Dave Holland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Potter, Eddie Daniels, Shankar Mahadevan and Louiz Banks, Angelique Kidjo,…
Padmini Chettur’s ‘Stilling’ staged as part of ‘Holding Space’ at Alipore Museum Since 2018, the Pickle Factory Dance Foundation has been a ‘holding space’ for the “practice, discourse and presentation of dance and movement work” within unusual spaces in Kolkata. In their just-concluded fifth season, they invited audiences to join them in ‘holding space’ for…
Right from the title Dheeran (brave), which defines the protagonist, almost every other character in Devadath Shaji’s debut directorial has a defining trait. From a Hindi-obsessed welder to a local don who is more interested in his perfume business to an illicit liquor brewer who has a penchant for stirring up trouble even in the…
Last Updated:July 04, 2025, 18:33 IST The show has finally come to an end and the candidates have shot the last episode. The reality show is set to go off air in July.(Photo Credits: Instagram) Laughter Chefs: Unlimited Entertainment Season 2 is nearing its end, but the fun isn’t slowing down just yet. The popular…
By the time Gachiakuta’s white-haired protagonist is hurled into its festering underworld, dumped like garbage into the detritus of a caste-stratified society, the fall feels inevitable. He had always lived socially, spatially, and spiritually adjacent to the trash heap, and the obliviating void of The Pit was merely the logical endpoint of a life marked…
Siddharth Bhayani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The North Axis Project has unveiled its latest track, ‘Mridanga’. It is a percussion-driven, bass-infused composition that seamlessly blends Kerala’s rich musical heritage with electronic sounds. “The idea behind the track is to explore the sound of the mridangam, and reimagine it within the modern musical framework,” says…
