Last Updated:June 03, 2025, 18:57 IST To bring authenticity to his role as an English teacher, Shagun Pandey crafted his own lectures to captivate viewers and add depth to his character. Shagun Pandey plays an English teacher in Saru. (Photo Credit: Instagram) Shagun Pandey, known for his stint on MTV Splitsvilla 11, is wowing audiences…
Brindha Manickavasakan and Vidya Kalyanaraman presenting a thematic concert at Madhuradhwani. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B With collaborations and thematic presentations increasingly shaping the Carnatic concert scene, musicians are steadily moving beyond convention in pursuit of novelty and artistic synergy. Vocalists Vidya Kalyanaraman and Brindha Manickavasakan are among those who exemplify this evolving trend….
Members of Snigdha Live | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hyderabad’s music scene has welcomed a fresh entrant: Snigdha Live. Launched on June 4, the band is fronted by independent musician Snigdha Sharma, formerly the vocalist of Panaah. The lineup includes Saleem Shayk on bass, Sathvik on guitar, Harry Paulson on keys, and Samuel Sanjeev on…
A still from the folk play ‘Jas Ki Tas’ at the META festival 2025 in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Many novelists have explored the interplay between the performing arts and life to illuminate their themes. A recent example that comes to mind is Irish author Anne Enright’s 2020 novel Actress, which is set…
FILE – Guillaume Canet, left, and Marion Cotillard appear at the premiere of “Before the Flood” (‘Avant Le Deluge’) in Paris on Oct. 17, 2016. | Photo Credit: Francois Mori The much-loved French couple Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have decided to part ways after being together for 18 years. Their representatives confirmed the news…
Last Updated:June 04, 2025, 15:03 IST Kajol Srivastav shared a thread of pictures on Instagram, taken during her pregnancy. The pictures featured Kajol, her nephew, and Ankit. (Photo Credit: Instagram) Sasural Simar Ka star Kajol Srivastav and husband Ankit Khare welcomed their first child six years after marriage. The couple is overwhelmed with joy as…
Abhishek Banerjee in a still from ‘Stolen’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Questions abound in Karan Tejpal’s directorial debut, Stolen. For starters, why would Raman (Shubham Vardhan), a young man en route to attend a wedding — not just any wedding, mind you, but his mother’s wedding — suddenly jettison his plans in order to…
Bloodywood (L-R) Vishesh Singh, Roshan Roy, Jayant Bhadula, Raoul Kerr, Karan Katiyar and Sarthak Pahwa | Photo Credit: Special arrangement There is a method to all the madness about metal music, and folk-metal band Bloodywood has cracked it. With two albums under its belt, the recent one being Nu Delhi, this is the first Indian…
With his new production, The Trial of Abdus Salam, author and playwright Nilanjan Choudhury continues to explore the subgenre of what he calls “science theatre” — where complex ideas of physics collide with human drama, and scientists emerge as conflicted, charismatic protagonists. His works do not merely explain scientific theory; it stages it. Following The…
Release date poster of ‘Blackmail’ | Photo Credit: @jds_filmfactory/X Tamil actor GV Prakash Kumar’s upcoming film, Blackmail, will release in theatres on August 1, the makers announced on Sunday (June 29). The film is written and directed by Mu Maran (Iravukku Aayiram Kangal, Kannai Nambathey). JDS Film Factory, the banner backing the film, announced the…
