A still from ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 | Photo Credit: Disney/YouTube What a joyful ride Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympiansis! There is adventure, action, humour, heartbreak, and growing up in a complete package. Based on the second book of Rick Riordan’s popular fantasy novel series, The Sea of Monsters,…
Ahead of nu-metal legends Linkin Park’s first-ever show in India, bassist Dave Farrell sounds grounded and slightly astonished that the band is standing where it is again. After a seven-year silence following Chester Bennington’s death in 2017, the band’s future once felt suspended in grief and unanswered questions, but that ambiguity made their surprise 2024…
Last year, independent film editor-turned-director Tanushree Das felt rewarded when, after watching her directorial debut, Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox), at Berlinale, people turned emotional. Some were reminded of their childhood in East Berlin, while others recalled their mothers’ invisible labour. A soldier spoke about how psychologically stifling it was not to be able to speak to…
Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 15:52 IST Screenings and events are spread across several venues in the city, turning the festival into a week-long cultural circuit rather than a single-location event. Beyond screenings, BIFFes will host a series of panel discussions, masterclasses, lectures and filmmaker interactions. Representative Image: Canva As January draws to a close, Bengaluru…
Sobhita Dhulipala and producer Suresh Babu Daggubati discuss their new Telugu crime thriller, Cheekatilo, and what it takes for an film to stand out in the digital space. Cheekatilo streams on Prime Video from January 23. Source link
If you have been in the know about Chennai’s music scene in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that you might have noticed a rise in the number of venues featuring jazz acts. While clubs and consulates have off-hand performances, two venues — Vinyl and Brew and Hyatt Regency — have supported…
During a rehearsal for the play Meenambakkam: Members of The Theatre Club at Agurchand Manmull Jain College in Meenambakkam are staging a play at the college auditorium on January 25 (from 5 p.m. onwards). The effort is daunting at two levels. One, “Maaveeran Karnan – The sun that was burnt”, as the play is called,…
Vijay Prakash | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Singer Vijay Prakash is set for a double celebration in Hyderabad. Performing solo in the city after five years, he is also kickstarting his birthday festivities a month early, in what he calls one of his favourite cities. “I performed at Golconda Fort for the Golconda Festival in…
Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in ‘O’Romeo’ | Photo Credit: Nadiadwala Grandson/YouTube The trailer of Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri’s upcoming actioner, O’Romeo was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, who has written the screenplay with Rohan Narula, the film also stars Avinash Tiwary, Nana Patekar, Farida Jalal,…
A poster of ‘Silent Screams’ documentary | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The case of the 26-year-old veterinary doctor who was sexually assaulted and murdered in November 2019 is still fresh in the minds of people in Hyderabad and Telangana. The incident triggered nationwide outrage and in the days that followed, an alleged encounter killing of…
