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Today, September 27, is Yash Chopra’s 89th birth anniversary and the film that is playing in my mind is Deewar. Its iconic dialogue, ‘Mere paas maa hai’ still resonates, 46 years after its release, on January 24, 1975. In fact, even the ‘Mozart of Madras’, AR Rahman, had referenced this line in his Oscar acceptance […]
Samantha Akkineni is one of the most popular actresses in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. The 34-year-old actress has done some wonderful work in the entertainment industry, including films like Super Deluxe, Mersal and Majili. Samantha has been making headlines in the media due to her growing differences with her husband, Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. […]
Would you believe that Dev Anand’s romantic drama, Guide, which ranked No. 4 in Time magazine’s 2012 list of ‘Best Bollywood classics’, opened at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir to a lukewarm response? Even in Gujarat, the film did not take a flying start. A drought saved it from oblivion. In the film, Raju, a discredited small […]
I had spoken about Elias Canetti’s novel, Auto Da Fe, in my earlier column about marital relationships. In fact, Elias Canetti, Nobel laureate, has another fascinating small book in his oeuvre. This is Kafka’s Other Trial. In this rivetting read, Canetti talks about the problems between Franz Kafka and his fiancée, Felice. Canetti traces how […]
The trailer for the soon-to-be-released Pablo Loren film “Spencer” has just been out on YouTube. Lady Diana will be incarnated on the silver screen by Twilight – movie star Kristen Stewart. One of the 20th-century personalities most extensively covered by media, Diana Spencer, has been the subject of controversy continuously throughout her short life. It […]
A 10-year-old boy who is a make-up prodigy in the making has already mastered the art of applying a perfect winged eyeliner. Jack from the UK known by @makeuupbyjack on Instagram has a fan following of 70.2k. VibeswithBae posted a video of him conducting make-up tutorials with the caption “You walk into your son doing […]
If it is easy to incite violence in Bengal, today, it would seem it was even easier in the 1970s, as films like Seemabaddha reflected. Satyajit Ray’s national award-winning film, set in 1970, shows how stooges of a vested management, could cause the lockout of a factory, by creating unrest and a bomb blast, over […]
Like all true art, fashion experiments also leave a scope to be considered as absolute disasters at times. The Met Gala 2021 had an ‘American Independence’ theme making a few designers and celebs go all experimental – further leading to some horrendous looks of the evening. Here’s a list of the top 5 worst outfits […]
Met Gala, the annual fashion exhibit for 2021 had its own charm. Every year, the fashion night is filled with global icons carrying some breathtaking looks pertaining to the Met Gala theme. This year’s Gala paid tribute to the artistry of American style where the looks had to reflect America’s gutsy, adventurous spirit giving way […]
There were reports claiming that the actress is dating her co-star Raj Anadkat. Munmun Data has finally spoken against the trolls for slut-shaming her and age-shaming to allegedly have a relationship with TMKOC star Raj Anadkat who plays the role of Tappu. Both actors have an age gap of around nine years. Munmun Dutta penned […]
Are you a Marvel fanatic who has binge-watched all Marvel movies in their correct order at least more than once? Then get ready for more of it with a surprising revelation that Insomniac Games’ PlayStation 5 event made on Sept 10 on developing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The Wolverine. From creating movies that can make […]
Creative spirits moved across the room ushering the Elephant God on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. A display of some beautifully created over 100 paintings of Lord Ganesha adorned the walls of L&P Hutheesingh Visual Arts Centre on Thursday. The exhibition titled ‘Ganesha’ is organised by the Gujarat Women’s Artist Association and has on display […]
Designer Rajdeep Ranawat exhibits his “Pichwai” adorned designs at the Deval’s Multi designer store, in Ahmedabad. His new collection is based on the store’s owner Deval Patel’s collection of Pichwai paintings. The collection was supposed to make its debut last year but was postponed due to the pandemic. The team did an elaborate photo shoot […]
Malaika Arora recently shared a video clip on her official Instagram account where she and her sister Amrita Arora were seen grooving to one of the most trending songs, Touch It by KiDi. The two were seen pulling off some cool moves with a hilarious twist at the end where Amrita knocks Malaika out of the […]
JAGRITI (1954) This path-breaking film won a Certificate of Merit at the National Film Awards. It also bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Film, with Abhi Bhattacharya as the new school superintendent Shekhar, taking home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor. Shekhar, unlike the other teachers, doesn’t believe in punishment. Through songs like “De di […]
Sources claim that Actor and model Siddharth Shukla who died yesterday of a great attack complained of chest pain on Wednesday night and asked his mother, who lives on the 6th floor of the same building, to visit him. After talking to her and drinking water, he went to sleep. Later, he suffered a heart […]
Book review by Ashutosh Kumar Thakur Most people would claim reading and traveling are two of their hobbies, but reading a travelogue is not exactly a cup of tea for most people. And expectedly, most readers were skeptical to read the book when recommended. ‘I started the book expecting only to get through the first […]
Picture Credits: BIGHIT MUSIC K-pop’s ‘It’ Band of 2021 TOMORROW X TOGETHER (SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, HUENINGKAI) return to the Billboard 200 at No. 8 with The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE. According to the Billboard 200 (chart dated September 4, 2021), TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s second studio album The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE rises back the ranks to […]
After Hostages 2 and Tandav, Dino Morea returns to play Shaibani Khan, the evil bad man, in the series, The Empire, which starts streaming on Disney+Hotstar from August 27. The film is based on Alex Rutherford’s historical fiction Empire of the Moghul: Raiders From the North. Ask the actor what we can look forward to, having read a lot about […]
Ajit Bhairavkar, the director of the web series Sabka Sai, explains why he thinks actor Raj Arjun is the perfect choice to play Baba. We have had many films and TV shows on Sai, including Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977), Sai Baba—Tere Hazaron Haath (TV, 2005), Malik Ek (2008). What can we expect from your mini-series Sabka Sai, which starts streaming on MX […]
