April 13, 2025
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‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ Netflix series review: Cop onslaught in the red and green bastion feels contrived

Jeet in ‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ A good student of cinema, creator Neeraj Pandey keeps revising chapters that eulogise the exploits of men in uniform and fatigues. This is a syllabus where he scores well. After an engrossing Bihar file that took us to the vortex of caste and crime in Bihar, Pandey and his creative […]

Kannada director AT Raghu of ‘Mandyada Gandu’ fame passes away

Kannada filmmaker AT Raghu. | Photo Credit: Chandanavana Critics Academy/X Kannada filmmaker A T Raghu has passed away at the age of 75 years. The filmmaker, known for his superhit 1994 action film Mandyada Gandu, was ailing from age-released issues from last five-six years. Raghu, hailing from Bettathur village in Kodagu district, Karnataka, was a […]

Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan to unite for TB awareness cricket match in Mumbai

Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding bash, in Jamnagar, Saturday, March 2, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan will reportedly unite for a cricket match in Mumbai to spread awareness on tuberculosis. The TB Mukt Bharat Awareness […]

‘Raghuvaran: A Star That Defied Time’ teaser: Docufilm to showcase unknown facets of the legendary actor

A still from ‘Raghuvaran: A Star That Defied Time’ | Photo Credit: @INFOAHENTERTAINMENT/YouTube A docufilm on the life of the legendary actor Raghuvaran is in the works, and the makers recently released its teaser. Titled Raghuvaran: A Star That Defied Time, the docufilm is helmed by Hasif Abida Hakeem, who has also bankrolled it and […]

Film ‘Coco 2’ in development at Disney and Pixar studios

A still from Coco (2017) | Photo Credit: Pixar Animation studios Disney and Pixar are developing the film Coco 2, which is slated to release in 2029, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger announced during the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday (March 20, 2025). The first Coco film won two Academy Awards for best animated feature […]

Tom Cruise to be honoured with British Film Institute Fellowship

FILE: Tom Cruise waves to his fans during the guest visit event for fans to promote his latest movie “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” at a movie theater in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 31, 2015. | Photo Credit: Lee Jin-man Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is set to receive the highest honour from the British […]

On Joan Baez, the woman who made a legend and a muse of Bob Dylan

As the last leg of the discussion surrounding the 97th Academy Awards runs its course, James Mangold’s biopic A Complete Unknown continues to spark conversation, much like the man its based on, revolutionary songwriter and Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan. Timothee Chalamet, a charmer, rising above the ranks of a dwindling Hollywood in desperate need […]

Chiranjeevi honoured by House of Commons, UK, expresses gratitude

Chiranjeevi during the event | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Chiranjeevi was felicitated by the House of Commons, United Kingdom, on March 19. He was greeted and honoured by members of British Parliament, ministers and under secretaries, and diplomats. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Public Service through Cultural Leadership from […]

Nag Ashwin says Prabhas’ ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ sequel will go on floors in December, reveals major update

Nag Ashwin; a still from ‘Kalki 2898 AD’  | Photo Credit: Sangeetha Devi and Vyjayanthi Movies Ever since director Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD, headlined by Prabhas, enthralled film viewers during its phenomenal run in 2024, the hype for the sequel has been sky-high. Now, in a welcome surprise to fans, Ashwin has revealed that […]

Chiyaan Vikram on ‘Veera Dheera Sooran’: I wanted a ‘Chithha’ and not a ‘Sethupathi’ from SU Arun Kumar

Vikram; poster of ‘Veera Dheera Sooran’ | Photo Credit: HR Pictures Tamil superstar Vikram has called his upcoming film, Veera Dheera Sooran, directed by Chithha-make SU Arun Kumar, the most gratifying film he has made. Vikram said this in an interview alongside his co-stars in the movie, Suraj Venjaramoodu, SJ Suryah, Dushara Vijayan, and director […]