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

Prashanth, director Hari reunite for a film after 25 years

Thiagarajan, Hari, and Prashanth | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil star Prashanth has teamed up with filmmaker Hari for an upcoming film. The project reunites the actor and the director, 25 years after their film Thamizh. The news was announced today, April 6, on the occasion of Prashanth’s 52nd birthday. Tentatively called Prashanth 55, the … Read more

‘Burqa City’ director ‘shocked’ by resemblance to ‘Laapataa Ladies’, seeks clarification from filmmakers

A still from ‘Burqa City’ Fabrice Bracq, the French director behind the 2019 Arabic short film Burqa City, has voiced concern over what he describes as “striking similarities” between his work and Kiran Rao’s recent feature Laapataa Ladies. The filmmaker said he was “shocked and saddened” upon watching the Indian film, which was brought to … Read more

‘First shot’ glimpse from Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’ out; Buchi Babu Sana’s film gets a release date

Ram Charan in a still from ‘Peddi’ | Photo Credit: Vriddhi Cinemas/YouTube The makers of Telugu superstar Ram Charan’s upcoming film, Peddi, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, unveiled a special glimpse video titled ‘First Shot Glimpse’ on Sunday (April 6). Further, the makers have also announced that the film will be released in theatres on … Read more

‘A Minecraft Movie’ breaks records with $58 million opening day, best of 2025 so far

A still from ‘A Minecraft Movie’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. A Minecraft Movie has crafted a box office smash. The long-awaited live-action adaptation of the best-selling video game opened to $58 million U.S. gross on Friday, including Thursday previews — the biggest opening day of 2025 to date and the highest single-day debut ever … Read more

‘Tron: Ares’ trailer: Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges bring The Grid to reality in ‘Tron: Legacy’ sequel

A still from ‘Tron: Ares’ | Photo Credit: Disney Over four decades since the original Tron hit theaters, and 14 years since it’s cult classic follow up, Tron: Legacy shaped an entire generation of fans, Disney has released the first trailer for the highly-anticipated Tron: Ares, the third installment in the long-running sci-fi franchise. The … Read more

‘Good Bad Ugly’ trailer breakdown: All the references and easter eggs in Ajith Kumar’s upcoming actioner

A still from ‘Good Bad Ugly’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The makers of Ajith Kumar and director Adhik Ravichandran’s Good Bad Ugly have finally released the film’s trailer, and if you think you caught all those little easter eggs and references, here are some that you might have missed. The trailer begins with a shot of … Read more