Salim Khan | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled and he is currently on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated…
Javed Akhtar once famously said art and culture are the vocal cords of society. This week, writer-filmmaker Anubhav Sinha and co-writer Gaurav Solanki give a sarkari statistic on rape, a scarred face, an unflinching voice, and a social context. The outcome is deeply disquieting as the film investigates the pervasive rape culture, institutional complicity, and the gruelling aftermath…
There is an uplifting vibe about ‘Elelam kili’, the new Tamil single by Sithara Krishnakumar’s band, Project Malabaricus. “The happiness we find in each other as a band comes across in the song,” says Sithara, who is currently in the UK for shows with her band. The music video released recently is directed by Anand…
Jury President Wim Wenders attends a press conference, ahead of the opening of the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AXEL SCHMIDT More than 80 artists, including Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and prominent directors Miguel Gomes and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter to the Berlinale…
A scene from Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” has been released from an Iranian prison 17 days after his arrest, according to local media reports. Mahmoudian was arrested in Tehran shortly after signing a statement condemning Islamic…
Robert Duvall | Photo Credit: AP The death of Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall at the age of 95 has prompted an outpouring of tributes from across Hollywood, with longtime collaborators Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro remembering the veteran performer as one of American cinema’s most enduring talents. Francis Ford Coppola, who…
Poster of ‘Pocket Novel’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja has reunited with his Super Deluxe star Vijay Sethupathi for his upcoming film, Pocket Novel. The film, also starring Kannada star Raj B Shetty, Kishore and Malavika Mohanan, marks Kumararaja’s return to feature film direction after seven long years. On Monday…
Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order in favour of Saregama India Limited, restraining noted music composer Ilaiyaraaja from exploiting copyrighted works claimed by the label in 134 films dating back to 1976. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, while hearing a commercial suit filed by Saregama…
Lyca Productions says actor Vishal owes them ₹57 crore, including interest. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) refused to extend the time granted to actor-producer Vishal for depositing ₹10 crore in the court as a condition to stay a single judge’s order directing him to pay ₹57…
When Alappuzha-origin, Bengaluru-based thrash metal band Amorphia released some of their earliest material about a decade ago via a music platform2, guitarist-vocalist Vasuchandran MV says they had already found a strong listener base in Europe. “In fact, we had planned an European tour with a bigger European band back in 2016, but at that time…
