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Khuda Haafiz came on Disney+Hotstar on August 14 last year when theatres were closed and no films were released. Now, when theatres, even in Maharashtra, are gearing up to start screening films again from October 22, Sanak was still unveiled on October 15 on the same OTT platform. You could have waited a week longer … We were […]
Karnataka minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr K. Sudhakar, recently, did some ridiculous finger-pointing at women who choose not to have babies, thereby reinforcing the myth that the onus of a happy family life is on the woman, and that in a toss-up between a career and children, a woman must give up the […]
To write a memoir isn’t just about opening up one’s life to the readers, but it serves as a map to one’s soul. It is their account of the incidents that punctuated their life. Memories forgotten, dusted off and then recounted in a way utterly endemic to them. Below are the memoirs that encompassed the […]
James Bond fever has returned with a bang as “No Time To Die” is already seeing packed cinema halls, even as the Covid-19 restrictions ease. The Daniel Craig starrer is a sequel of sorts to the 2006 superduper hit “Casino Royale”. Hollywood has never had any dearth of franchises in various genres, ranging from superheroes to magicians […]
Although NCB is doing a great job by making arrests, there is no connection of Aryan Khan with the arrests – said advocate Amit Desai after NCB strongly opposed Aryan Khan’s bail stating that the primary investigation revealed Aryan being a part of the nexus. Senior advocate Amit Desai – who argued for the bail […]
Kishore Kumar had earned the reputation of being an eccentric genius. And the actor-filmmaker-singer-composer thrived on it. When a filmmaker paid him half his remuneration, Kishore reportedly turned up on the set with make-up on only one side of his face. His explanation was, “Aadha paisa, aadha make-up.” On another occasion, he is said to have entered the […]
It’s been 15 years but one still remembers him from Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s 2006 film, Rang De Basanti, in which he played Ashfaqulla Khan martyred in India’s freedom struggle, and Aslam, an unlikely revolutionary in the present day who stands up against corruption and, once again, dies young. More recently, one saw him as Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad […]
Amitabh Bachchan who celebrates his 79th birthday today has withdrawn from an advertising campaign of a paan masala brand and said he has returned the money he received for promoting it. He had faced backlash for featuring in an advertisement of a paan masala brand. Several fans of the screen icon had expressed their displeasure […]
Would you believe that it was not Jai but Veeru who was the original choice to play the cop in Zanjeer? Yes, Dharmendra had taken Salim-Javed’s script to Prakash Mehra and was really keen on playing Vijay, but had to drop out just before the film was to kick-off because of a family commitment. Unwilling […]
October 11, 1969. Producer-director Mohan Segal launched Sawan Bhadon with his friend’s son and protégé, Navin Nischol, as the hero. Navin had just graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) after completing a two-year acting course with the coveted gold medal and a delighted Segal rewarded him with a double role. He […]
It is a reflection of the ironic times we live in, that farmers in Uttar Pradesh were mowed down by a VIP car, a day after the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri who coined the slogan, Jai jawan! Jai kisan! Even as politicians seem to have forgotten him, a good way for lesser folks to remember […]
Malaika Arora opens up about paying attention to her emotional state and how yoga helped her survive a life crisis. Ahead of Mental Health Day on October 10 she shared a post on Instagram. She expressed how she suffered a breakdown once. “I thought I was bullet proof until it hit me that I wasn’t emotion […]
SRK has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons after his son Aryan Khan was arrested from a cruise ship for the consumption of illegal substances. Meanwhile, SRK has called off his upcoming projects to be with his family in Mumbai, and recently BYJU’S took the hard decision to pause their association with the […]
Alia Bhatt, the actor known for her originality, spontaneity and powerhouse acting is also a smart investor. Her latest investment is Kanpur-based startup Phool. It is an IIT-Kanpur-backed startup that converts floral waste into incense products. Founded in 2017 by engineering graduate Ankit Agarwal, Phool enables the conversion of floral waste into charcoal-free luxury incense […]
Your upcoming film, Rashmi Rocket, is the journey of a girl from a tourist guide to a top track and field athlete, and the sex test or gender discrimination test that Rashmi Veera is forced to take. What’s your personal take on these tests? The yardsticks set over years and applied are horrific! What gives anyone […]
Pakistani social media influencer Dananeer Mobeen, who became an overnight sensation after her ‘Pawri Hori Hai’ meme went viral, is back again, this time with a melodious rendition of Indian playback singer Jonita Gandhi’s song Ae Dil. Gandhi sang this song, along with Pakistani singer Shiraz Uppal, in 2017 for a Pakistani film, Punjab Nahi […]
South Korean drama series ‘Squid Game’ has become the current apple of everyone’s eye and is on its way to becoming the most viewed series on Netflix. The series has garnered an exceptionally high number of views and has captured the interest of viewers across the world. It has been moving towards the top spot in […]
Talks of medical reforms backed by advanced technologies have been around for quite some time now, however, this possibility is already under an R&D process by a company backed by Leonardo DiCaprio. MindMaze, a company that creates virtual reality games, helps people in retraining their motor skills after a serious stroke or brain injury. They […]
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”. Gurnah, who grew up on the island of Zanzibar but arrived in England as a refugee in the […]
At the most awaited Milan Fashion Week 2021, Lila Grace Moss, daughter of the British supermodel Kate Moss made a big statement on the runway when she wore her insulin pump as an accessory to the Fendi x Versace. The 19-year-old appeared at the ‘Fendace’ with several supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and her mother […]
