Awadh’s last mirasins struggle to keep their musical heritage alive

[ad_1] Umrana Niyazi hunkers down in her small verandah with her paan daan (betel leaf box) and sings Chhap tilak sab cheeni… mohse naina milaike (You have taken away my identity, my beauty, and everything that was mine… just by locking eyes with me), written and composed by Sufi poet and mystic Hazrat Amir Khusrau in braj bhasha, a western […]

Column | Seth Rogen’s The Studio and its ambitious usage of the ‘oner’

[ad_1] In a promotional behind-the-scenes interview conducted on the sets of the Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio (co-developed by and starring Seth Rogen), actress Kathryn Hahn says, “Seth (Rogen) and Evan (Goldberg) had this really ambitious plan to shoot most of the show as ‘oners’, y’know, one-shots, long uninterrupted takes with no cuts. As an actor, […]

Of lines and light: Rm Palaniappan’s Finite and Infinite

[ad_1] Artist Palaniappan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT At Dhan Mill, Nature Morte’s unveiling of Rm Palaniappan’s Finite and Infinite is an odyssey of the poetry of light and lines against his sparse abstract renditions that echo an artistic practice born of a domain immersed in abstraction. Palaniappan who was former Secretary Lalit Kala Akademi was an astute […]

When a trip to Indore changed everything for Suneel Darshan – how Rishta – A Bond of Love was born with Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Following the surprise success of Jaanwar (1999), Suneel Darshan found himself on a creative high. The action-packed emotional drama had not only revived Akshay Kumar’s career at the time but also marked a turning point for Darshan as a storyteller known for mixing commercial flair with strong sentiment. Riding on that momentum, he was […]

Kajol unleashes divine wrath in Maa Trailer – a mythological horror from the world of Shaitaan : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Get ready for a battle between divinity and darkness as the much-awaited trailer of Maa, starring Kajol in a powerful new avatar, has finally dropped. A mythological horror film from Jio Studios and Devgn Films, Maa marks the actress’ terrifying debut in the horror genre and is the newest chapter from the universe of […]

Maa trailer launch: Ajay Devgn reacts to a question hinting at Deepika Padukone’s eight-hour Spirit row: “Most of the honest filmmakers will not have a problem…” : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Actors Kajol and Kherin Sharma launched the trailer of their film Maa at a multiplex in Mumbai. They were joined by Kajol’s actor-producer Ajay Devgn, producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, director Vishal Furia and project head and creative producer Vishal Danish Devgn. R Madhavan was the surprise guest, and it added to the fun. A few days […]

Metro…In Dino’s ‘Zamaana Lage’ song launch: Anurag Basu reveals that unlike Life In A Metro, sequel is set in 5 cities; also adds, “Konkona Sen Sharma cried remembering Irrfan Khan in a scene” : Bollywood News

[ad_1] Sara Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapur, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, music director Pritam Chakraborty, singers Papon, Shashwat Singh and Raghav Chaitanya, director Anurag Basu and producer Bhushan Kumar attended the grand launch of the song ‘Zamaana Lage’ from Metro…In Dino. The film is a sequel to Life In […]

Aditya Roy Kapur makes singing debut in Metro… In Dino, confirms composer Pritam: “He is sounding amazing” : Bollywood News

[ad_1] At the recent musical launch of Metro… In Dino’s soulful track ‘Zamaana Lage’, music composer Pritam revealed an exciting detail that has fans buzzing: Aditya Roy Kapur has lent his own voice to the songs in the film. Aditya Roy Kapur makes singing debut in Metro… In Dino, confirms composer Pritam: “He is sounding […]

‘Zamaana Lage’, first song from ‘Metro In Dino’, is here 

[ad_1] Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh in ‘Metro In Dino’ ‘Zamaana Lage’, the vibey first song from Anurag Basu’s Metro In Dino, was launched in Mumbai on the appropriately cloudy evening of Wednesday (May 28). Composed by Pritam, who also created the iconic soundtrack of the first Metro film, ‘Zamaana Lage’ is described as a ‘modern […]

Akshay Kumar’s cheeky prank turns Nargis Fakhri into ‘Sajid Nadiadwala’ at Housefull 5 trailer launch – quite literally! : Bollywood News

[ad_1] In true Housefull spirit, Akshay Kumar brought the chaos — and the laughs — to the trailer launch of Housefull 5, and this time, the punchline wasn’t in the script. It was on Nargis Fakhri’s back. Just as the cameras started flashing and the cast settled into their seats, sharp-eyed attendees noticed a suspiciously […]