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At home with the Maans After Train To Pakistan released, I got a call from Manjeet Maan who had seen the film. She told me she was looking for a child woman to cast in the Punjabi film she was producing, Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh, a true-life historical drama. I told her frankly that I did not know much […]
PATRELEKHAA PAUL & RAJKUMMAR RAO: For Raj, the minute he saw the lovely Patra, he knew this was the girl he wanted to marry. And he did marry her, after 11 years of friendship, on November 15, at the Oberoi Sukhvilas resort in Chandigarh. Only family and a few close friends like Farah Khan, Aditi Rao […]
With linocuts, sculptures, acrylic and mixed media artworks; First Take was a festival of art and artists. The fifth edition of Abir India’s festival of art showcased 120 young Indian artists from across the country. From over 2500 submissions, a panel of jury comprising K.S Radhakrishnan, R M Palaniappan, Vasudevan Akkitham, Kristine Michael, and Hartmut […]
The Dimple queen who once ruled Bollywood – Preity Zinta might be away from the cinema but keeps engaging with her fans through social media. After five years of marriage, Preity Zinta and husband Jane Goodenough become parents to twins. She shared the good news with her fans on instagram, Twitter and expressed gratitude. She […]
Red Notice broke all records on Netflix as the movie recorded the highest opening day viewership ever on the streaming platform. An American action-comedy, Red Notice, features Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Raynolds and Ritu Arya. The film had a limited theatrical release on November 5, 2021. Followed by this, Netflix acquired the rights of […]
Twenty-five years ago, on this day, Dharmesh Darshan unveiled Raja Hindustani during the Diwali week. And made the lights shine brighter. “Those days we had staggered releases and the film opened first on Monday, November 10, in Indore where my father Darshan Sabarwal had his super successful distribution and exhibition offices. And over the next five days, […]
There is considerable chatter in the B Town that Vicky Kaushal and Katrina might get married. The two are scheduled to make seven round trips to Six Sense Fort Barwada Fort in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan between December 7 and 9. According to reports, both of them have seen the arrangements themselves. Until now, only close […]
His name has become synonymous with Duryodhan since he played him in BR Chopra’s epic television series Mahabharat. Interestingly, impressed by his physique, the filmmaker had initially wanted to cast him as Bheem, but it was Puneet Issar himself who pitched for the role of Duryodhan and bagged it on the strength of his fiery […]
Had it not been for the on-going coronavirus-triggered pandemic, Rinzing would have made his debut by now. His first film, the action-thriller Squad, opened on Zee5 only on Friday, November 12, with Danny Denzongpa’s six feet three inches son playing Bhim, a broken Special Forces agent, who has absolutely no resemblance to the actor playing him. […]
After five long years, my schedule allowed me to watch this intriguing movie, ‘Jay Bhim’, on Amazon Prime Video, which released on November 2, 2021. I thought it would be based on the life of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, but it is not. It is based on the fight against injustice that happened in 1995-96. “Only […]
With the theatres beginning to operate, producers seem to have become vigilant of the number of admits in the halls. Reliance entertainment went out of their way to ensure that the cinemas are admitting the same number of people as the tickets being sold. This comes after many reports suggested lesser numbers of tickets being […]
Kangana Ranaut, finding herself in never-ending controversies, is now a Padma Shri award winner. Recently, Kangana made a statement that India got its independence not in 1947 but in 2014 claiming the independence in 1947 as a ‘Bheek”(beggary). Kangana is known as a staunch supporter of the BJP, however BJP MP Varun Gandhi who is […]
On November 2, the Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to Delhi Police asking for a responseregarding the rape threats received by the nine-month old daughter of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma following the team’s loss to Pakistan in T20 World Cup. A man identified as Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini, 23, from Hyderabad has been […]
Akshay Kumar is a well-known Modi appeaser. Is filmmaker (sic) Rohit Shetty a Bhakt-in-disguise, as well? With all its tumbling cars and ultra-HD action glitz, Sooryavanshi cannot really camouflage its constant preaching to (a majoritarian Hindu and thus aadarsh nagarik) choir, building its premise on a puerile black-and-white philosophy that is so last decade that […]
Lahore’s iconic drummer Papu Sain passed away after his prolonged battle with liver cancer. He had been suffering from liver cancer and was admitted to the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute (PKLI) for almost a month. His funeral prayers were held at the shrine of Baba Shah Jamal and he was later laid to […]
Back in the ’80s, while on their morning walk, writer-producer-director Ramanand Sagar and his son Prem Sagar came across Puneet Issar exercising on Juhu beach. Impressed with his physique and martial arts skills, the filmmakers signed him for an episode of their fantasy mythological Vikram Betaal, which aired every Sunday on DD National in 1985 and ’86, […]
His third nomination proved the charm for South African author and playwright Damon Galgut, who was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Promise. Galgut had made it to the Booker shortlist in 2003 for his novel The Good Doctor and in 2010 for his novel In A Strange Room. In […]
Om Puri as Sub-Inspector Ananth Velankar fought internal and external demons that were as relevant then as they are now.In current times, when masters of half-truths rule the day, a gritty film from 1983, Ardh Satya, jolts you to the core with its stark revelations with almost every scene. Dark and sharply incisive, this Govind […]
Wankhede, known for targetting actors and celebs, faces a slew of allegations that include bribery, forgery and some even about his ‘extravagant’ lifestyle.
Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and Kangana Ranaut will be receiving India’s fourth-highest civilian honour – the Padma Shri award at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 8, 2021. The three were conferred the award on January 26, 2020, for their contribution to the field of performing arts. Sharing her emotions on receiving the honour, […]
