Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part One opens worldwide on November 5, and paid previews in India began a day earlier, as the film is the first half of a two-part retelling of one of India’s most loved stories, and expectations are very high. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, and Yash is Ravana, […]
Shah Rukh Khan turned 61 on Monday, and his team spent the day selling a film. At midnight, the makers of King released Tu Mil Jaaye, the first song from the December release, and set off the biggest marketing push yet for Khan’s next big-screen outing. The timing follows a clear plan as Khan announced […]
LOS ANGELES: Patrick Stewart, known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, breathed his last on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. Stewart’s spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, confirmed that he died following a short battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Stewart’s health condition had not been made public before […]
MUMBAI: Actor Imran Khan has asked the Foreigners Regional Registration Office to share the material it relied on to propose cancelling his Overseas Citizen of India registration in a reply submitted on Thursday. Khan called the grounds in the notice “nebulous and contradictory.” He filed the reply two days after the Centre assured the Bombay […]
Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has collected Rs 700 crore globally, setting another record for the 75-year-old superstar. He still draws large crowds across generations, at an age when many actors slow down. Jailer 2 also surpasses its predecessor, Jailer, which collected Rs 604 crores, besides Leo and Coolie Sacnilk estimates that the movie has earned Rs […]
In the era of selective feeds, it is the humour that attracts actors to young fans. Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has become a fan favourite on social media through his wit. Nawab of Pataudi is proving that it is possible for a celebrity to grab people’s attention without a managed persona. Saif Ali Khan, […]
For decades, Indian cinema meant Bollywood, with its grand sets, big stars and aggressive publicity, but evolving with regional industries proving that a small budget, good story can also attract the audience in theatres. Statistics show that films from Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and other regional industries have attracted large numbers. Starting with the Kannada […]
Mumbai, known as the city of dreams and Bollywood capital, witnessed unidentified gunmen open fire at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu on October 18. The actor escaped without any serious injuries, but his driver and an autorickshaw driver were injured during this incident. The whole event raised serious concerns about the safety of public […]
Several film personalities, including Vijay Varma, Huma Qureshi, Imran Khan and Zayn Marie, have publicly backed the nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Imran Khan, with his cousin Zayn Marie, joined a protest and were detained by police […]
Veteran actor Nana Patekar died at his residence in Goa at the age of 75 on Thursday, after a suspected cardiac arrest, ending a career that ran from the Marathi stage to some of Hindi cinema’s most feared and most beloved screen characters. According to PTI, citing doctors, Patekar messaged a friend in the early […]
Mumbai’s Shivaji Park witnessed an exciting turn of events on October 2 as some of Bollywood’s big names supported the Cockroach Janta Party protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Vishal Dadlani were spotted at the event. Despite the scorching heat and a stern reminder from the police, the young […]
Last January, more than 50,000 people in Mumbai came together to sing along to ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ with the British band Coldplay. In 2024, the feed was flooded with Dua Lipa grooving to bhangra for the famous Levitating × Woh Ladki Jo mashup. Over the last two years, India has seen a dramatic […]
Actor Mark Ruffalo has criticised the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, claiming that it would stifle creativity. Hollywood’s megadeal has cleared its last obstacle after a federal judge approved Paramount’s settlement with 12 states on Wednesday. The states, led by California, sued to block the deal, citing media consolidation. Ruffalo took to social media to express his […]
Hansal Mehta’s acclaimed film ‘Shahid’ gets its OTT launch 13 years after its theatrical release. The movie is based on the life of lawyer Shahid Azmi, who was killed in 2010. Shahid is now streaming on Prime Video. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Prabhleen Sandhu and Baljinder Kaur in important roles. The […]
Students at NALSAR University of Law were set for the screening of a documentary on student leader and former Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar Umar Khalid, who has been imprisoned since 2020 without a concluded trial. The documentary, which was screened at the university as part of a human rights event, was to provide insights into […]
Karthik Subbaraj’s Tamil film ‘Dorothy’ has sparked discussion since its release. While many praised the filmmaker’s grounded storytelling, some of them were disappointed with the LGBTQ+ themes represented in the story. Several social media users called for a boycott of the film. One user wrote, “Guys, please don’t encourage these types of movies. Let’s boycott […]
Ed Sheeran, who has largely stayed away from political debates and controversies throughout his career, is now drawing attention for his public stance as artists increasingly use their platforms to weigh in on social and political issues. In the last two weeks, the careful balancing act came crashing down. For those unaware, Ben Haggerty, better […]
Anurag Kashyap’s remarks on India’s Oscar selections have sparked a fresh debate over the country’s process of choosing its official entry, with ‘Gondhal’ director Santosh Davakhar defending his film and urging viewers to watch it before drawing conclusions. In a recent conversation with Variety, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap said that India selects absolutely the wrong films […]
