A still from ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ | Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Sony has released the trailer for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as two strangers who get a chance to step back into pivotal moments from their pasts. The film, directed by Kogonada, is set to hit … Read more
Pierce Brosnan and Tom Hardy in a still from ‘MobLand’ | Photo Credit: Paramount+ What do gangsters do to fill their days when they are not torturing and killing people? That is what is uppermost on one’s mind while watching Ronan Bennett’s MobLand. Apart from one gang member who works in a garage, the rest … Read more
T.S. Gopal. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Isn’t it interesting to document the life of a documenter? Meet T.S. Gopal, who commenced his journey as a documenter by collecting records. Over the last 60 years, his collection has grown extensively. Also known as an encyclopedia on music and a wizard at video editing, Gopal says: … Read more
Abhishek Banerjee in a still from ‘Stolen’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Questions abound in Karan Tejpal’s directorial debut, Stolen. For starters, why would Raman (Shubham Vardhan), a young man en route to attend a wedding — not just any wedding, mind you, but his mother’s wedding — suddenly jettison his plans in order to … Read more
Luca Guadagnino | Photo Credit: Getty Images Luca Guadagnino is in discussions to direct Artificial, a feature film based on the leadership crisis at OpenAI in 2023. The project is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios with Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford producing. Simon Rich has written the screenplay and will also serve … Read more
A still from ‘Punjab 95’ | Photo Credit: RSVP Movies More than two years after completion, Punjab 95, starring Diljit Dosanjh as human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, remains unreleased, trapped in a cycle of delays and censorship. Despite being privately screened at Cannes for a small group of Indian and international journalists, the film’s … Read more
On May 29, 2025, while some Kannada activists had just stepped up attacks on versatile actor Kamal Haasan for his controversial remark that “Tamil gave birth to Kannada”, the Thug Life star faced a mild salvo in his home State, Tamil Nadu. Puthiya Tamilagam party founder K. Krishnasamy objected to the film’s title. The politician … Read more
Raajkamal Films International (in which Kamal Haasan is a director) has filed a petition seeking police protection for release of Thug Life due to opposition from pro-Kannada organisations and Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B Slamming actor Kamal Haasan for ‘speaking insensitively’ about the Kannada language, veteran BJP leader B. … Read more
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan. | Photo Credit: PTI The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party has put up posters in Chennai supporting its leader Kamal Haasan in the row triggered by his remarks on the origin of Kannada language, and claimed “truth needed no apology”. The posters were put up in the city ahead of the … Read more
Actor Kamal Haasan. File | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas Veteran actor and politician Kamal Haasan, on Tuesday (June 3, 2025), said he has always stood for the equal dignity of all Indian languages and remain opposed to the dominance of any one language over another, as such imbalance undermines the linguistic fabric of India. In … Read more
The move to file Further Action Dropped (FAD) reports in the 35 criminal cases follows the inability of the special investigation team (SIT) to gather sufficient evidence, compounded by the non-cooperation of survivors. (file image) The Kerala Police have decided to drop the cases that emerged from the Hema Committee’s findings on sexual exploitation and … Read more
The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce and various pro-Kannada organisations have opposed the release of ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka till actor Kamal Haasan isssues an apology. | Photo Credit: Johan Sathya Das Jai The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) gave time till 2.30 p.m. to actor Kamal Haasan asking whether he … Read more
A poster for ‘The Raja Saab’ | Photo Credit: X/ @rajasaabmovie After months of speculation, the release date for Prabhas’ upcoming horror entertainer The Raja Saab has finally been confirmed. The film is set to hit theatres worldwide on December 5, 2025, following a series of delays and rescheduled plans. Initially slated for an April … Read more
Parvathy Thiruvothu | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu has publicly criticised the Kerala government’s handling of the Hema Committee report, mocking the administration’s delay in implementing reforms promised more than five years ago. Her remarks came after it was reported that the police plan to close the remaining cases registered on the basis … Read more
Liam Cunningham walks during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza to mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba in Dublin, Ireland | Photo Credit: REUTERS Irish actor Liam Cunningham, known globally for his role as Sir Davos Seaworth in Game of Thrones, has joined a high-risk humanitarian mission to Gaza. Cunningham is sailing … Read more
Activist Vatal Nagaraj leading a protest against actor Kamal Haasan, condemning the latter’s remarks against Kannada, in Mysuru on Monday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj has threatened a Statewide bandh over Tamil actor Kamal Haasan’s remarks against Kannada. Mr. Nagaraj, who led a protest against the actor in Mysuru on Monday … Read more
Ed Sheeran with Shah Rukh Khan, Arijit Singh and on the set of ‘Baahubali’ | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @teddysphotos British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has shared new photos and videos from his recent visit to India, ahead of the release of his upcoming single Sapphire. The post, shared on his official social media accounts, includes moments … Read more
File picture of the Disney logo on a store | Photo Credit: Reuters Media company Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees in film, television and corporate finance, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday (June 2, 2025). The layoffs affect multiple teams around the world, including film and TV marketing, TV … Read more
Vibhu Raghave | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @vibhuzinsta Television actor Vibhu Raghave, known for his roles in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins, Suvreen Guggal, and Rhythm, passed away on June 2 after a prolonged fight with stage four colon cancer. He was 37. Diagnosed in 2022, Vibhu had been undergoing treatment at Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital. Despite the … Read more
Ananya Pandey will play the female lead opposite Kartik Aaryan in ‘Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Ananya Panday is the female lead of the upcoming Kartik Aaryan-starrer Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri“, the makers announced on Monday. Directed by Sameer Vidwans, the film … Read more
File picture of Kamal Haasan during a promotion for ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan A co-producer of Tamil movie Thug Life has on Monday (June 2) filed a petition in the High Court of Karnataka seeking directions to restrain the State authorities and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) from taking any step directly … Read more
Watch: Suparn Verma on wokeness, dark stories and quiet dissent: Inside Man | Video Credit: Sudhish Kamath Bollywood’s genre-chameleon speaks! From Rana Naidu and The Trial to Banda and The Family Man, Suparn Verma has become a defining voice in Indian streaming. In this exclusive interview with Sudhish Kamath for The Hindu, Suparn opens up … Read more
Director Mani Ratnam and veteran actor Kamal Haasan. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran actor Kamal Haasan penned a birthday note to director Mani Ratnam, ahead of the release of their highly-anticipated movie Thug Life. The gangster drama, which reunites the two after the iconic Nayakan (1987), is set to hit the screens worldwide on June … Read more
Daily Quiz | On movies pegged on health Netflix series called The Sandman showed Encephalitis lethargica in a dramatic way to explain the sleeping sickness of the early 1900s START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The highly successful and entertaining movie Patch Adams starring Robin Williams in the eponymous character, and had its own … Read more
Actor Akshay Kumar during the promotion of his upcoming film ‘Housefull 5’. | Photo Credit: PTI Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar had to intervene and calm down the crowd during the promotions of his upcoming film Housefull 5 in Pune. Akshay Kumar visited a mall in the city alongside co-stars Nana Patekar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, … Read more
Kamal Haasan in ‘Thug Life’. | Photo Credit: Madras Talkies/Facebook The makers of Thug Life have filed a plea before the Karnataka High Court seeking a release of the upcoming Tamil film in the State. The gangster drama, starring Kamal Haasan and directed by Mani Ratnam, is set to hit the screens worldwide on June … Read more
Vetri Maaran. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Popular film director and producer C. Vetri Maaran has approached the Madras High Court challenging the denial of a censor certificate for Andrea Jeremiah-starrer Manushi, produced by him and directed by Gopi Nainar. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh is slated to hear his writ petition on … Read more
Your Friends & Neighbors begins in medias res with Coop (Jon Hamm), a hedge fund manager, waking up in a mansion next to a body. We go back four months, when Coop’s evil, greedy boss, Jack Bailey (Corbin Bernsen), fires him as a means to acquire his clients. We see a collage of Coop’s life … Read more
Radhika Apte in ‘Sister Midnight’ At first glance, Sister Midnight, Karan Kandhari’s morbidly funny debut feature, looks like a static portrait of marital inertia. There’s a new bride pouting in a Mumbai chawl, slumped under the weight of expectations and boredom. The frequently immobile camera watches as Radhika Apte’s Uma shuffles around her one-room box … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Star Wars Alaskan malamute, is the breed of dog which was the inspiration for Chewbacca, according to George Lucas START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Let’s toss it up, to start with. The first Star Wars movie that was released, was retrospectively paired with two other movies, and that trilogy was … Read more