Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much-anticipated film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, has been selected to be screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February and will have its World Premiere at the festival. Gangubai Kathiawadi has been chosen to be screened as part of Berlinale Special, a segment of the film festival which is dedicated to showcasing exemplary cinema. This year’s […]
By Durga Chakravarty She made her acting debut with the Bengali film ‘Biyer Phool’ in 1996 and entered Bollywood the same year with ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’. Rani Mukerji, who has been in the industry for over 25 years, has talked about how in Bollywood the definition of a “heroine” has changed over the years. […]
By Tanya Banon The Indian Diaspora is a growing and thriving group, estimated at over 30 million people, representing the largest international migrant population in the world. Internal research shows Global Indians stay connected with their home country and strongly support it, by remaining the biggest remitters of money back to India (over USD 80 […]
By Vishnu Makhijani They hail from diverse backgrounds. Mumbai-based Hanif Zaveri is an author, journalist, actor and playwright. New Delhi-based Sumant Batra is one of India’s leading insolvency lawyers, rated amongst the top 100 globally — and a film buff. The meeting of their minds has resulted in “An Actor’s Actor” (Penguin/Ebury Press), the first […]
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer ‘Anek’, directed by Anubhav Sinha, has been locked for March 31, 2022 release. Ayushmann said: “It’s only once in a while that an actor comes across a story that makes him jump out of his comfort zone. While I have always backed novel stories, ‘Anek’ pushed me to perform with a renewed […]
Mumbai Oscar-winning music director A.R. Rahman says creating music for a docu-feature was an ‘unexplored’ space for him until now, as he has composed the music for Netflix’s upcoming ‘House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths’. The docu-feature traces the mystery behind Delhi’s infamous Burari deaths, where 11 members across three generations of a family were […]
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will produce the eight arrested accused in the rave party bust on a cruise ship before the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday, said official sources. They are: Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, model Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant — who have been remanded to a […]
Actor Arjun Kapoor shared director Aasmaan Bhardwaj’s ‘Kuttey’ motion poster on Monday. The actor took to Instagram and shared the poster of Aasmaan Bhardwaj’s directorial debut ‘Kuttey’. Son of ace filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, Aasmaan will be directing the thriller ‘Kuttey’ with an interesting ensemble cast. The film stars Arjun Kapoor, Tabu, Naseeruddin Shah, Konkona Sen […]
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels he has celebrated and represented India correctly through his films which have resonated with the world. “I try to tell stories that are essentially rooted in the Indian microcosm and are about real people and their real lives in our culturally diverse country,” said the 36-year-old actor. He added: “I think […]
Airbnb today announced the launch of Bollywood Insiders, a 10 day festival of engaging Online Experiences that brings India’s storied film industry to life. Hosted by the industry’s top talent, guests from around the world will get a chance to experience Indian culture by going behind the velvet rope of a Bollywood set and interacting […]
