July 10, 2025 – Page 6

Savan Kotecha on new boy band ‘OutStation’, working on Ed Sheeran’s ‘Sapphire’, and more

What does it take to put together a boy band in India? Following a nation-wide talent hunt that stretched across months, thousands of auditions and an extensive bootcamp, international record producer and songwriter Savan Kotecha, who has worked with a range of artistes, including Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, One Direction and more recently, on Ed […]

6-year-old girl sold into marriage with 45-year-old in Afghanistan; Taliban intervenes: ‘Wait until she’s nine’ | World News

6-year-old girl sold into marriage with 45-year-old in Afghanistan (AI-generated representative image) A harrowing case from Afghanistan’s Helmand province has sparked international condemnation after a six-year-old girl was forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man in exchange for money.The incident, first reported by US-based Afghan news outlet Amu.tv on June 28, took place in the […]

Karan Johar calls Shanaya Kapoor “exceptionally hard-working girl” in heartfelt note ahead of Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan release: “Will let her work speak for itself and I know it will” : Bollywood News

Hours after the screening of Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, which marks the big-screen debut of Shanaya Kapoor, filmmaker Karan Johar took to social media to shower praise on the newcomer. Shanaya, daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor, was earlier set to debut under Karan Johar’s banner in the now-shelved film Bedhadak. Karan Johar calls […]

Ananya Panday pens heartfelt note for Shanaya Kapoor after she is unable to attend the premiere of her debut Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan : Bollywood News

Actor Ananya Panday seems to have missed out on a big moment of her best friend Shanaya Kapoor who is gearing up for her big Bollywood debut this week with Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan. It seems that the Liger actress couldn’t make it to the premiere of the film but she made sure to shower her […]

‘KD teaser’: Dhruva Sarja takes on Sanjay Dutt in Prem’s action bloodfest

Dhruva Sarja in ‘KD’. | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube The makers of KD have released a teaser for the movie. The highly anticipated action drama, starring Dhruva Sarja and directed by Prem, is likely to release in September 2025. The Kannada film, produced by Venkat K Narayan of KVN Productions, will be dubbed in Tamil, […]

‘Freedom’ movie review: Sasikumar’s socio-political thriller is bleak and exploitative

Sasikumar in a still from ‘Freedom’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the long list of Tamil films that substitute nuanced storytelling with noble intentions comes Freedom, a socio-political prison-break thriller starring Sasikumar and Lijomol Jose. Director Sathyasiva ambitiously adapts the real-life story of how some 43 Sri Lankan refugees (allegedly members of the LTTE) […]

Meet Yugandhar Tammareddy, Telugu cinema’s VFX expert joining the Oscars Academy in 2025

Visual effects supervisor Yugandhar Tammareddy, who has worked on Telugu films like Rangasthalam, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, and Devara, has been inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is the only one from the Telugu film industry in this year’s class of 534 new global members, which also includes Kamal Haasan, Ayushmann Khurrana […]

Past Forward at India Habitat Centre Delhi celebrates art as a reminder of its timelessness

Artworks on display at Past Forward exhibition at India Habitat Centre in Delhi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “We live in the age of AI where time is racing rapidly and art is the only constant thing, says Vishal Goyal, art curator and promoter. He has put together Past Forward, an exhibition that reminds viewers […]

Eight killed in overnight Sudanese paramilitary attack: Civilian bunker bombed; health workers targeted

Eight civilians killed by Sudan’s RSF bombing of a bunker sheltering dozens of people in El-Fasher (Image credits: AP) Eight civilians were killed when Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed a bunker sheltering dozens of people in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a doctor reported to AFP on Thursday.The doctor, speaking anonymously from El-Fasher […]

Pensive portraits – The Hindu

Portraits on display at the ongoing exhibition Unedited, Like An Afternoon Dream at Vadehra Art Gallery | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The ongoing exhibition ‘Unedited, Like An Afternoon Dream’, at Vadehra Art Gallery, brings together the finest names in contemporary and modern art. While abstraction has its own amorphous aura in the world of Sachin George […]