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) […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Everyone is Good at Something | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Everyone is Good at Something, first launched as an online exhibition of photographs that portrayed the real stories of people living with disability, now comes to readers in the form of a book. The exhibition has been converted into a photo-book published by India Inclusion […]
The buzz surrounding the 20-year age gap between Ranveer Singh and his romantic lead Sara Arjun in the upcoming film Dhurandhar has reignited a long-standing conversation about on-screen pairings in Indian cinema. While some viewers have raised eyebrows at the casting, veteran actresses from both Hindi and Telugu film industries believe the issue is being […]
A bipartisan bill aimed at protecting Taiwan’s undersea communication cables from suspected Chinese interference was introduced in the US senate on Wednesday, reported ANI citing the Taipei Times.The Taiwan Undersea Cable Resilience Initiative Act, sponsored by Republican senator John Curtis and Democratic senator Jacky Rosen, both members of the senate foreign relations committee, calls on […]
A poster of ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali films (Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion) are set for a re-release. Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty, the first part released on July 10, 2015. The makers have decided to combine both the parts into one and re-release it in theatres. […]
Actor and producer Neha Dhupia recently spoke at an event attended by dermatologists, where a male doctor asked her about her “secrets” for looking young in her 40s and whether she had undergone any surgery to appear younger. She used the moment to highlight issues around age, appearance, and the judgments women often face. Neha […]
