Watch: Priyadarshi Pulikonda on ‘Court’ and balancing comedy and offbeat films

Priyadarshi interview: Cinema is only a part of my life Actor Priyadarshi discusses his Telugu film, ‘Court’, and how he straddles comic characters and plays the leading man in offbeat films | Video Credit: The Hindu On a warm summer morning, a film production house in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, buzzes with activity. Posters of director … Read more

Shekhar Ravjiani interview: On his first Tamil track, losing his voice and rekindling romance with music

Watch: Shekhar Ravjiani interview: On his first Tamil track, losing his voice and rekindling romance with music | Video Credit: The Hindu Shekhar Ravjiani lost his voice a couple of years ago. In what came as a rude shock, the musician-singer of the popular Vishal-Shekhar duo shuddered when his doctors told him that he was … Read more

Anurag Kashyap praises John Abraham’s performance in The Diplomat, needs ‘subject’ for No Smoking 2

Anurag Kashyap, John Abraham Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is impressed by John Abraham’s performance in The Diplomat, a political thriller film directed by Shivam Nair and releasing in theatres on March 14. Written by Ritesh Shah, The Diplomat is purportedly inspired by a true story. It follows the journey of an Indian diplomat involved in a … Read more

Rhyme, rhythm renegade – The Hindu

Rapper Gubbi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Yo! Listen up! Rapper Gubbi is all set to unleash his razor sharp words with a lyrical dexterity, in the city. The word rap sends you into a world of rhythm so much that when Bengaluru-based rapper, Karthik Sundar Gubbi, talks over a call from JP Nagar, your … Read more

Red Lorry Film Festival to open with ‘September 5’, the Oscar-nominated retelling of the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy

A still from ‘September 5’ | Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures The Red Lorry Film Festival has announced September 5, directed by Tim Fehlbaum, as its opening film. Presented by BookMyShow and produced by Paramount Pictures, the historical thriller was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 2025 Academy Awards and offers a shifted perspective on … Read more

Kareena Kapoor opens up to Gillian Anderson on avoiding sex scenes in films

Kareena Kapoor speaks to Gillian Anderson in an interview for ‘The Dirty Magazine’ | Photo Credit: The Dirty Magazine Kareena Kapoor Khan has consciously stayed away from intimate scenes throughout her 25-year career, and she recently opened up about her reasons in an interview with Gillian Anderson for The Dirty Magazine. The actor explained that … Read more

‘Red Rooms’ director Pascal Plante and star Juliette Gariépy on making the most disturbing film of the decade

There’s an unnerving stillness that seeps through Pascal Plante’s French-Canadian psychological thriller, rendering it unshakable. The camera lingers too long; the silence stretches uncomfortably; the dread metastasizes. Plante’s story of a fashion model, Kelly-Anne, consumed by her obsession with the murder trial of Ludovic Chevalier, a man accused of broadcasting snuff films on the dark … Read more

SS Rajamouli’s ‘SSMB29’ to feature Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a grand jungle adventure

Film Director S.S. Rajamouli | Photo Credit: V RAJU SS Rajamouli is set to push boundaries once more with SSMB29, an ambitious jungle adventure starring Mahesh Babu. The film also marks Priyanka Chopra’s return to Indian cinema and features Prithviraj Sukumaran as the antagonist. Set against the backdrop of the spiritual city of Kashi, the … Read more

Karnataka State Film Awards 2020 announced: Prajwal Devaraj, Akshatha Pandavapura named best actors

The Karnataka State film awards for 2020 were announced on Monday. Prajwal Devaraj and Akshatha Pandavapura were named the best actors in the male and female categories, respectively. Prajwal won the award for his performance in Gentleman, directed by Jadesh Kumar Hampi. Akshatha clinched the honour for her effort in the social thriller Pinki Elli, … Read more

Alia Bhatt teases collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and Aamir Khan: ‘The greatest rivalry of the year’

Alia Bhatt has teased a collaboration between husband Ranbir Kapoor and superstar Aamir Khan. On Instagram, Alia shared a poster featuring Ranbir and Aamir. The poster, for an upcoming commercial, reads, “The greatest rivalry of the year.” “A battle of the best! Two of my favourite actors w̶i̶t̶h̶ against each other Stay tuned for something … Read more

From ‘Sairat’ to ‘Highway’, a list of Hindi films re-releasing in March and April

(clockwise from top left) Stills from ‘Lootera,’ ‘Sanam Teri Kasam,’ ‘Sairat,’ ‘Namastey London,’ ‘Dil To Pagal Hai,’ and ‘Queen’ A wave of rereleases has gripped India, with several fan-favourite Bollywood titles returning to the big screen. Throughout India, a slew of older films are being re-released to help cinemas breathe after the pandemic, and the … Read more

First look of ‘Vysanasametham Bandhumithradhikal’, starring Anaswara Rajan, unveiled

First-look poster of ‘Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal’. | Photo Credit: anaswara.rajan/Instagram The makers of the Malayalam film Vysanasametham Bandhumithradikal, unveiled the movie’s poster. The film is written and directed by debutant S Vipin. The film stars Anaswara Rajan, Siju Sunny, Joemon Jyothir, Baiju Santhosh, Azees Nedumangad, Mallika Sukumaran and Noby Marcose. The first look reveals the central … Read more

Natesh Hegde’s Kannada film ‘Vagachipani’ (Tiger Pond) wins Special Jury Prize at Spirit of Fire Festival

Natesh Hegde with the Special Jury Prize for his film ‘Vagachipani’ at the Spirit of Fire Festival. | Photo Credit: nateshhegde/Instagram Filmmaker Natesh Hegde’s Kannada film Vagachipani (Tiger Pond)has won the Special Jury Mention Award at the Spirit of Fire Festival, headed by Emir Kusturica. The festival was held in the Russian town of Khanty-Mhanisysk. … Read more

Dhanush decides to pursue main suit for damages against Nayanthara instead of seeking interim relief

Actor Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films Private Limited on Monday decided to pursue its main civil suit seeking damages of ₹1 crore, as well as a permanent injunction, instead of pressing upon its plea for an interim injunction restraining the use of behind-the-scenes (BTS) visuals of Tamil movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in Netflix docu-drama Nayanthara: Beyond the … Read more

Priyanka Chopra arrives in Odisha for ‘SSMB 29’ shoot, poses with airline crew

Priyanka Chopra poses with the airline crew in Odisha | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @jerryxmimi Priyanka Chopra has touched down in Odisha, fueling excitement as she continues shooting for SS Rajamouli’s anticipated film, SSMB 29. The actor, who recently returned to India, was spotted at Odisha airport, where she took time to pose with the airline … Read more

Deepika Padukone stuns in pictures from Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week; Ranveer Singh reacts: ‘Lord have mercy on me’

Deepika Padukone at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2025 show in Paris | Photo Credit: @deepikapadukone/Instagram Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who is representing India at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2025 show in Paris, made a splash on social media on Monday, sharing a series of pictures that have left fans, including her actor-husband Ranveer Singh, stunned. … Read more

Marathi blockbuster film ‘Sairat’ to re-release in theatres

Sairat, a superhit Marathi romantic drama tragedy starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, will be re-released in theatres on March 21. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, the critically acclaimed movie was originally released in 2016. It revolves around Archie (Rajguru) and Parshya (Thosar), two college students from different castes who fall in love leading to conflict … Read more

Vikramaditya Motwane interview: Tough times for political filmmaking

Vikramaditya Motwane | Photo Credit: Joseph Gnana Satheesh X@Chennai Vikramaditya Motwane has such a varied, innovative filmography, it resists nostalgia. He strikes you as one of those creators who is always forging ahead, tinkering with screenlife thriller (CTRL) or period prison drama (Black Warrant). Still, it’s been a long road for Motwane, and it doesn’t … Read more

Ilaiyaraaja debuts symphony ‘Valiant’ in London’s Eventim Apollo Theatre; fans call it ‘a surreal experience’

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja at the the Eventim Apollo Theatre in London on Sunday, March 9 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Renowned music composer Ilaiyaraaja enthralled audiences at the Eventim Apollo Theatre in London as he debuted his much-anticipated symphony, Valiant Symphony No.1. The performance makes the veteran the first-ever Asian film composer to debut a Western classical symphony … Read more

Actor Govinda says James Cameron offered him Rs. 18 crores for Sam Worthington’s ‘Avatar’ role

Govinda and James Cameron | Photo Credit: KUNAL PATIL/PTI and TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS Actor Govinda, in a recent interview, has revealed that filmmaker James Cameron offered him the lead role in his blockbuster film Avatar, a role which was eventually played by Sam Worthington. Further, the actor claimed that it was he who suggested the title of … Read more

Khushi Kapoor, Ibrahim Ali Khan take the ‘Nadaaniyan’ craze to Lollapalooza in Mumbai

Khushi Kapoor, Ibrahim Ali Khan and Shauna Gautam at the Lollapalooza India 2025 in Mumbai on Sunday, March 9, 2025 | Photo Credit: @khushikapoor/Instagram In the news for her latest Netflix film Nadaaniyan, actor Khushi Kapoor took to her social media handles on Sunday to share pictures from Lollapalooza India 2025 in Mumbai. In the … Read more