July 22, 2025 – Page 28

Reset and refocused – Mukund hopes to find his rhythm again

S. Mukund. | Photo: Kamesh Srinivasan In the intensely competitive world of tennis, it is easy to lose one’s way — and game — in the rat race for rankings. Experience has taught 28-year-old S. Mukund the need to occasionally step back and re-focus, get stronger with one’s game and fitness. Mukund has slipped to […]

Pope Leo XIV’s first Sunday blessing draws thousands to St Peter’s Square in Vatican city

Ahead of his address, staff members decorated the balcony for the ceremony. Unlike previous popes, instead of speaking from the Apostolic Palace window, he stood at the centre of St Peter’s Square, at the heart of the Church. (Image: AP) (Image: AP) Source link

Pranav Mohanlal’s horror film with ‘Bramayugam’ team titled ‘Diés Iraé’

Rahul Sadasivan, Chakravarthy Ramachandra, S Sashikanth, and Pranav Mohanlal; poster of ‘Diés Iraé’ | Photo Credit: @allnightshifts/Instagram We had previously reported that Malayalam actor Pranav Mohanlal has joined hands with the team behind Bramayugam, including director Rahul Sadasivan and producers Chakravarthy Ramachandra and S Sashikanth, for an upcoming horror film. Now, on Friday (May 9), […]

Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103

Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in exile (as she saw it) in New York City before returning to Germany in 2010 and finding her voice as a champion of Holocaust remembrance — work that made her a celebrity to young Germans and landed her on the cover of German […]

Watch: Anurag Kashyap on difference between Kollywood and Bollywood

Anurag Kashyap at The Hindu Huddle. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar At The Hindu Huddle 2025, acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap opens up about the shifting landscape of Indian cinema. In a candid conversation under the theme India in Dialogue, he contrasts the creative freedom of regional industries like Kollywood and Malayalam cinema with the […]

Javed Akhtar takes a dig at ‘Messiah of the poor’ Mahesh Bhatt; reveals INSIDE story on how the Copyright Amendment Bill was passed: “It was passed because of three ladies – Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj, Meira Kumar. Arun Jaitley also helped us a lot” : Bollywood News

Javed Akhtar had an interesting conversation with Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day on various aspects of his life and career. One of his biggest contributions was the passing of the Copyright Amendment Bill; it proved to be a boon for music composers and lyricists. Javed Akhtar explained in detail how the bill was passed. Javed Akhtar […]

New Pope Leo XIV’s past comments on LGBTQ+ resurface — Here’s what he said

The election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, has sparked a renewed debate over the Catholic Church’s approach to LGBTQ+ inclusion. The American-born pontiff, chosen Thursday to succeed Pope Francis, is being scrutinised for past remarks about homosexuality and media influence that resurfaced shortly after his election.In a 2012 address during his tenure […]

When Mahira Khan got emotional for not being able to visit India: “I feel like that marathon runner who…” : Bollywood News

This was right after the release of Rahul Dholakia’s Raees, the film in which Mahira Khan co-starred with Shah Rukh Khan in 2017. This writer had spoken to Mahira on the phone about her inability to be in India for the release of Raees. When Mahira Khan got emotional for not being able to visit […]

Director Santosh Singh reveals Shanaya Kapoor wasn’t the first choice for Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan; says, “We had Tara Sutaria and Pratibha Ranta for the role but…” : Bollywood News

Director Santosh Singh has spoken highly of Shanaya Kapoor, the lead in his upcoming film Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan. Addressing assumptions that the role was handed to her, Singh told Mid-Day that it was Shanaya’s talent, determination, and hard work that earned her the part. Director Santosh Singh reveals Shanaya Kapoor wasn’t the first choice for […]

The Hindu Huddle 2025: Anu Menon calls stand-up comedy ‘difficult’ as people are ‘easily offended’

Actor and stand-up comedian Anu Menon in conversation with Suresh Balakrishna, the Chief Revenue Office of The Hindu Group. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Indian comedy, especially political comedy, faces an existential challenge in the current socio-political climate, observed Anuradha Menon, a pioneering standup comedian and VJ of India, in a session at The […]