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Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan, was arrested by the Narcotic Control Bureau in connection with the seizure of drugs on a cruise off the Mumbai coast. Satish Maneshinde, who will represent Khan’s son, has also represented Rhea Chakraborty in a drugs case. He also defended Sanjay Dutt in the Mumbai blasts case. The […]
Aryan Khan was best known as Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s oldest son – who bore a resemblance to his superstar father. But October 3 has quite a lot changed people’s perspectives towards him. The 23-year-old’s identity saw a shift when he became the headlines after being detained followed by a drug haul aboard […]
Recently, the Chief Justice of India rued the absence of sufficient women in the judiciary and argued that there should be a significant reservation of seats for girls in law schools. While many applauded his suggestion, those against reservations felt women should make it on their own steam. Against this background, re-visiting Raj Kapoor’s film, […]
Over time the perception of self-help/ self-improvement books has changed substantially. What started as an impulse purchase at an airport stall has now become the source of people’s life philosophies and mantras. Nuggets of wisdom are readily available through the condensation of the author’s life or astute observations. It offers an alternative path and often […]
In your upcoming film Shiddat, you stumble across the love of your life in Paris. If you were to go there alone today, who would you want to bump into? The charm of being in Paris would be to connect with a stranger, someone I don’t know even remotely. And what if you discovered, like your […]
After making India proud with the world premiere of the short film ‘Vulnerable: Scars That You Don’t See’ at Milano Fashion Week, actor Taapsee Pannu announces its release in India through her social media handle. A collaboration of creative powerhouses Shabinaa Khan and Kulsum Shadab Wahab, the short film now streams over YouTube. Following the […]
I can imagine Hrishikesh Mukherjee, or Hrishida as he was affectionately and respectfully called in the film fraternity, at 99. That’s what he would have turned today, And even though my interviews always took me to his bedside because by then he was already ailing, I would want to see him on a film set. […]
“I couldn’t believe I was seated between Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, the two pillars of the music industry, at the premiere of my first Hindi film, Bees Saal Baad,” reminisces Biswajit Chatterjee on Lata Mangeshkar’s 92nd birthday, September 28, adding that the evening became even more magical when after the screening, she invited the […]
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 […]
