A Kantara: Chapter 1 Update

New Delhi: The highly anticipated prequel to Kantara has officially been slated for release on October 2, 2025. Putting an end to speculation about potential delays, the makers have reassured fans that the film is right on track.   Rumours of a postponement had been circulating on social media, but Hombale Films took to Instagram […]

Musician Fink, drummer Tim Thornton to play in Bengaluru

In 2012, British artiste Fink aka Fin Greenall made his way to India for the first time as a performer, playing every where — from a theatre in Mumbai and the NH7 Weekender festival in Bengaluru, to the erstwhile Blue Frog club in New Delhi. That is quite a range of spaces for the often-acoustic, […]

Yami Gautam Shares A Beautiful Unseen Wedding Picture With The ‘Raja Babu’ Of Her Life

Mumbai: Yami Gautam took to social media to share a heartfelt birthday note for her younger sister Surilie Gautam, calling her the ‘Raja Babu of her life.’ Earlier today, the actress took to her Instagram handle and shared a beautiful moment from her wedding featuring Surilie. Alongside the image, Yami wrote, “To the OG maasi […]

Boman Irani celebrates 5 years of Spiral Bound: “What started as an informal space has since flourished into a vibrant, thriving community” 5 : Bollywood News

Boman Irani is marking five years of Spiral Bound, the creative initiative he started during the pandemic. What began as an informal gathering has grown into a vibrant community focused on storytelling and collaboration. Boman Irani celebrates 5 years of Spiral Bound: “What started as an informal space has since flourished into a vibrant, thriving […]

TOI explainer: India likely to gain as Trump tariff shake-up hits Asia

The US tariffs present an opportunity for India to enhance its global trade and manufacturing position. In a sweeping move on April 2, 2025, US President Trump announced a comprehensive new tariff framework aimed at reducing America’s trade deficit and bolstering domestic manufacturing. Dubbed the “Reciprocal Tariff Policy,” the plan first introduces a 10% universal […]

Column | Missing: India’s comic sense

In 2021, I watched the comedian Varun Grover perform in New Delhi. As per usual, he had the audience in the palm of his hand. About 10 minutes in, Grover said (in Hindi), “Please understand the chronology. First, I tell the joke, then you laugh and finally, I go to jail.” The laughter was muted, […]

Kesari Chapter 2 trailer released: Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday challenge the British crown inspired by events of Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday in ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ Dharma Productions on Thursday (April 3) launched the trailer for Kesari Chapter 2. Starring Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan and Ananya Panday, the historical drama is set during and after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Kumar plays a lawyer, inspired by C. Sankaran Nair, who challenges the […]

Actors Redin Kingsley, Sangeetha become parents, welcome baby girl

Redin Kingsley and Sangeetha | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil actor Redin Kingsley and his wife and actor Sangeetha V announced on Thursday the birth of their first child, a baby girl. Sharing an image of their child, without revealing her face, the couple announced via Sangeetha’s Instagram account. Redin, best known for his performances in […]

Chhorii 2 trailer out: Nushrratt Bharuccha and Soha Ali Khan starrer promises darker and intense fight of a mother, watch : Bollywood News

Prime Video today unveiled the spine-chilling trailer of Chhorii 2, the highly anticipated sequel of its 2021 Original horror film, Chhorii. Expanding the twisted world of its predecessor, which was celebrated for its suspenseful storytelling deeply rooted in folklore, this new chapter plunges even deeper into folkloric horror, supernatural terror, and the unbreakable will of […]

Ad-guru Bharat Dabholkar brings his musical, Blame It On Bollywood to Bengaluru

Bharat Dabholkar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor-director and writer, Bharat Dabholkar, started as a lawyer, before creative forces compelled him to take to theatre, advertising and films. The common thread between theatre and ads is laughter, Bharat says over a call from Mumbai. “I find laughter the biggest connection to people be it the […]