Russian teacher Pavel Talankin (2L) stands alongside US documentary filmmaker David Borenstein (L) as he accepts the award for Best Documentary Feature Film for ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Mr. Nobody Against Putin has…
Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson accepting the award | Photo Credit: Reuters At the 98th Academy Awards, Ryan Coogler’s vampire-thriller Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy One Battle After Anotherwon the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. The awards were announced at Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los…
Follow our live coverage of the 2026 Oscars As the lights come up on the 98th Academy Awards, the season reaches its final act with one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory. Months of precursors — from the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards to the key guilds and the BAFTAs —…
Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn on the sets of ‘Golmaal 5’ | Photo Credit: Rohit Shetty Picturez Hindi filmmaker Rohit Shetty announced the much-awaited fifth instalment of the hit comedy franchise Golmaalon Saturday (March 15) on the occasion of his 52nd birthday. Notably, as an additional surprise, the makers have also announced that superstar Akshay…
A still from ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ | Photo Credit: Film Heritage Foundation It is perhaps telling that the film which bustled with the joys and sorrows of being young and free in a country’s bureaucratic epicentre was left largely inaccessible after its initial run on Doordarshan. Lost within the political upheavals…
One of my favourite books growing up was Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree. The deceptively gentle tale of a boy growing up alongside a tree proposed a radical idea about companionship — that a tree can observe a human life across decades and offer a wordless kind of devotion that evolves with our needs. The…
Pawan Kalyan in a still from ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ | Photo Credit: Mythri Movie Makers The trailer of Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming film, Ustaad Bhagat Singh, was unveiled by the makers on Saturday (March 14). Directed by Harish Shankar S, the film is set to release in theatres on March 19. The trailer features…
Motaz Malhees poses for photographers upon arrival at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA’s, in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) | Photo Credit: Alberto Pezzali Actor Motaz Malhees has said that the travel ban imposed on Palestinians by Donald Trump’s administration is preventing him from attending this weekend’s Academy Awards. Notably,…
Nadigar Sangam office-bearers Visha, Nasser, Karthi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu South Indian Artistes Association (popularly known as Nadigar Sangam) has informed the Madras High Court that a Government Order (G.O.) was issued as early as October 14, 2025, permitting actors M. Nasser, Karunaas, ‘Poochi’ S. Murugan, Vishal Krishna and S. Karthi to continue…
A still from ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ | Photo Credit: Searchlight Pictures The Testament of Ann Lee begins with a feral promise as we see a group of nuns indulged in a set of ferocious movements that are part of their devotion. With an eerie undercurrent in the music, they beat their chests with…
