By Amit Khanna For nearly eight decades, Lata Mangeshkar defined Hindi film music. Diminutive, Indore-born Lata was literally nurtured in music. Her father Dinanath Mangeshkar ran a theatre company and later did music concerts. So, a two-year-old Lata would sit by her father’s side while he did his daily ‘riyaaz’. By the time she was […]
Amid chanting of vedic hymns and elaborate rituals performed by Hindu priests, legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar’s mortal remains were consigned to flames in a public funeral with full state honours, held at Shivaji Park, here on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and family members, […]
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Director Karthik Subbaraj’s much-anticipated Tamil action-drama ‘Mahaan’, featuring Vikram and his son Dhruv Vikram in the lead, is set to release on Prime Video on February 10. The film, produced by Lalit Kumar, is a narrative of a series of events that transform the whole life of an ordinary man as well […]
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The 2018 Telugu film ‘Rangasthalam starring Ram Charan is all set to release in Hindi in theatres next month. Noted producer Manish Shah is planning the release to bring some respite for the cinema owners and to end the dry spell caused by the Covid pandemic. A Sukumar directorial, ‘Rangasthalam’ was a […]
Chennai, Jan 18 Choosing to end their 18-year-long marriage, actor Dhanush and director Aishwaryaa Dhanush, who also happens to be the daughter of superstar Rajinikanth, have announced that they have decided to part ways. Late on Monday night, both the actor and the director put out a letter, which looked similar for the most part, […]
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Tollywood actor Ravi Teja’s fans had one more reason to celebrate Sankranti with greater fervour, with the ‘Mass Maharaja’ of the Telugu film industry announcing the launch of ‘Narakasura’, his 70th movie, on Friday. The Sudheer Varma directorial was launched in the presence of Mega Star Chiranjeevi, who did the honours by […]
Mumbai, Jan 13 Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani asserts that the medium of cinema is here to stay. Taking a cue from history, he opines that it takes at least 2 to 4 years for things to get back to normal after a pandemic strikes. Of course, a pandemic expedites and triggers evolution but it doesn’t necessarily […]
Hyderabad, Jan 11 The theatrical trailer of Naga Chaitanya and Nagarjuna-starrer ‘Bangarraju’ is out now. The trailer gives a glimpse at the supernatural elements in the movie. The makers of ‘Bangarraju’ took to their social media to release the theatrical trailer of the much-awaited Sankranti release. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and his son Naga Chaitanya in […]
Mumbai, Jan 10 As Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan celebrates his 48th birthday on Monday, TV actor Sandeep Kumaar remembers his debut in showbiz as a background dancer in a song from Hrithik’s movie ‘Bang Bang’ back in 2014. Sandeep is currently seen as an antagonist in TV shows ‘Tera Mera Saath Rahe’ and ‘Thapki Pyar […]
New Delhi Ever since her acting debut in 2003, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has proved herself in every work that has come her way. The global star says she performs better when under pressure but does not take the stress from other people’s expectations. The former Miss World, who is currently creating waves internationally with her […]