Silambarasan – Venkat Prabhu’s ‘Maanaadu’ set for release in Japan

A still from ‘Maanaadu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Looks like Japan is the latest destination for all Indian biggies! Just days after the release of Jr NTR’s film Devara: Part 1, Silambarasan and director Venkat Prabhu’s time-loop thriller Maanaadu is getting a release in the island country. The film’s producer, Suresh Kamatchi, took to his … Read more

New on Amazon Prime Video this week: ‘Chhorii 2’, ‘G20’, ‘Spy High’, and more

A still from ‘Chhorii 2’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chhorii 2 – April 11 The highly anticipated sequel of its original horror franchise, Chhorii, set in the unexplored realm of underground caves, Chhorii 2 follows back into Sakshi’s haunting world, now even darker, deadlier, and more perilous. Haunting rituals, ghostly figures, and unsettling folklore … Read more

‘Raid 2’ trailer: Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh face off each other in the world of corruption and power

Ajay Devgn in ‘Raid 2’. | Photo Credit: T-Series/YouTube The official trailer of Raid 2 is out. The sequel to the 2018 Hindi movie dives into the world of corruption, power, and high-stakes drama. Ajay Devgn returns as the Income Tax officer Amay Patnaik as he takes on his opponent Dadabhai, essayed by Riteish Deshmukh. … Read more

‘Sikandar’ Day 9 box office collection: Salman Khan-Rashmika Mandanna starrer looks unlikely to cross ₹150 crore in India

Salman Khan in ‘Sikandar’. | Photo Credit: NadidwalaGrandson/YouTube Sikandar,starring Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna, is continuing to struggle at the box office. Directed by A R Murugadoss and produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Salman Khan Films, the Hindi action drama hit the screens on March 30, 2025. The film earned ₹1.75 crore on Monday … Read more

‘Khauf’: Prime Video announces release date of upcoming suspense horror series

Poster of ‘Khauf’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prime Video on Tuesday (April 8) announced that its upcoming horror series Khaufwill premiere on its service on April 18. Written and created by Smita Singh, the eight-part series is directed by Pankaj Kumar and Surya Balakrishnan. Billed as a suspense horror series with an edge-of-the-seat experience … Read more

Allu Arjun, Atlee team up for sci-fi magnum opus produced by Sun Pictures

Atlee with Allu Arjun during the pre-production of ‘AA22xA6’. | Photo Credit: Sun Pictures/X Pan-Indian star Allu Arjun has collaborated with hit filmmaker Atlee for a magnum opus. The high-profile movie will be bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The makers announced the project through a video. The film is tentatively titled as AA22xA6. … Read more

It’s official: Atlee teams up with Allu Arjun for sci-fi magnum opus

Atlee with Allu Arjun during the pre-production of ‘AA22xA6’. | Photo Credit: Sun Pictures/X Pan-Indian star Allu Arjun has collaborated with hit filmmaker Atlee for a magnum opus. The high-profile movie will be bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The makers announced the project through a video. The film is tentatively titled as AA22xA6. … Read more

Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s breast cancer relapses after 7 years, writer-director reminds importance of regular screenings

Tahira Kashyap; note she shared on Instagram | Photo Credit: @tahirakashyap/Instagram Writer and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap Khuranna revealed on Instagram on Monday (April 7) that her breast cancer has relapsed after seven years. Tahira, who is also the wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, was diagnosed with Stage 0 (pre-invasive) breast cancer in 2018. Tahira’s note … Read more

Colossal Biosciences revives the dire wolf from extinction with help from George R.R. Martin and Peter Jackson

(L) Dire wolf pups, Romulus and Remus, take a nap on the original Iron Throne prop from ‘Game of Thrones’, (R) Jon Snow holds up his dire wolf pup “Ghost”, in a still form ‘Game of Thrones’ | Photo Credit: Colossal Biosciences/ HBO The dire wolf, the legendary beast that once prowled North America and found … Read more

Vishal Dadlani quits ‘Indian Idol’: ‘I hope the show will miss me as much as I’ll miss it’

Vishal Dadlani | Photo Credit: @vishaldadlani/Instagram Popular singer and composer Vishal Dadlani announced on Monday (April 7) that he will no longer appear as a judge on Sony’s popular reality singing competition Indian Idol, a show he has been a part of for six straight seasons. This comes just a day after the finale of … Read more

Michael Sarnoski to direct ‘Death Stranding’ film for A24 and Kojima Productions, Ari Aster to produce

A still from ‘Death Stranding’ | Photo Credit: Kojima Productions A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski has been tapped to helm the live-action adaptation of Death Stranding, the genre-bending video game from visionary creator Hideo Kojima. A24 and Kojima Productions are producing, with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg also joining the … Read more

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ trailer: Wes Anderson teams up with an ensemble cast for an espionage black comedy

A still from ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ | Photo Credit: @FocusFeatures/YouTube Director Wes Anderson is back, and this time, it’s with the espionage black comedy film The Phoenician Scheme, which he has written alongside his usual co-writer Roman Coppola. The makers of the film shared its trailer earlier today. Set to the iconic style of Anderson, … Read more

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ trailer: Tom Cruise takes us on a dangerous mission ‘one last time’

A still from ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ | Photo Credit: @paramountpictures/YouTube The past seems to be returning to haunt Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt in the trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The direct sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), it is the eighth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. As Cruise’s iconic … Read more

‘Ground Zero’ trailer: Emraan Hashmi is intense as BSF commander in war drama

Emraan Hashmi in ‘Ground Zero’. | Photo Credit: Excel Movies/YouTube The makers of Ground Zerohave released a trailer for the movie. Directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, the movie stars Emraan Hashmi in the lead. Sanchit Gupta and Priyadarshree Srivastava have written the story, screenplay and dialogue of the movie. According to the makers, “GroundZero … Read more

‘Sikandar’ Day 8 Box Office collection: Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna starrer struggles to ₹100-crore mark

Salman Khan in ‘Sikandar’. | Photo Credit: Nadiadwala Grandson/YouTube Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Sikandar has failed to set the box office on fire. Directed by AR Murugadoss of Ghajini fame, the Hindi action drama released in theatres on March 30, 2025. The movie is produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Salman Khan Films. … Read more

Mohanlal’s ‘Thudarum,’ co-starring Shobana, gets a new release date

Release date announcement poster of ‘Thudarum’ | Photo Credit: @mohanlal/Instagram Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who is in the limelight for the blockbuster L2: Empuraan, announced on Monday (April 7) that his upcoming film Thudarum will be released in theatres on April 25. The film, co-starring Shobana, was earlier slated for release on January 30 but was … Read more

Manasi Ghosh wins ‘Indian Idol’ Season 15; Subhajit Chakraborty and Sneha Shankar take second and third positions

Manasi Ghosh | Photo Credit: @SonyTV/X Manasi Ghosh, a contestant from Kolkata, was crowned the winner of the 15th season of Sony’s popular reality competition, Indian Idol, on Sunday (April 6). With the win, the 24-year-old singer takes home a trophy, Rs. 25 lakhs cash prize and a car. Manasi defeated Subhajit Chakraborty and Sneha … Read more

Jasleen Royal opens up on backlash for her Coldplay concert opening act in mini-doc ‘Dare to Dream’

Jasleen Royal at Coldplay’s Mumbai and Ahmedabad concerts in January Singer Jasleen Royal has opened up on the backlash she faced for her opening act in Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour concert in Mumbai on January 18. Many concertgoers who attended the Coldplay concert had criticised Jasleen’s performance, calling it ‘off-key.’ On Sunday … Read more

Jacqueline Fernandez’s mother Kim Fernandez passes away

Kim Fernandez and Jacqueline Fernandez Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s mother, Kim Fernandez, breathed her last in Mumbai on Sunday. According to reports, Kim was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after suffering a heart stroke two weeks ago. Jacqueline and her father, Elroy Fernandez, were earlier spotted at the hospital in Mumbai. Recently, Jacqueline had … Read more

Studio Ghibli | Art and machines

Representative images | Photo Credit: AFP In Studio Ghibli’s 2013 film The Wind Rises, set in Japan during the Second World War, a crowd scene lasts a few seconds. There are people jostling, goods being transported, a mother carrying two babies, everyone in a tearing hurry to get away. Under the direction of Hayao Miyazaki, who … Read more