‘Good Bad Ugly’ Day 1 Box Office collection: Ajith Kumar’s film becomes “his highest opener in Tamil Nadu”

A still from ‘Good Bad Ugly’  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Given the reception Ajith Kumar and Adhik Ravichandran’s Good Bad Ugly has garnered in the last 48 hours, it’s no surprise that it’s breaking records. The makers have officially confirmed the film’s first-day collection. According to Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of the film, Good […]

Kesari 2 press conference: Akshay Kumar BREAKS silence on Jaya Bachchan’s shocking comments on Toilet – Ek Prem Katha: “Agar unhone kaha hai toh sahi hoga…” : Bollywood News

Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, producers Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta and director Karan Singh Tyagi attended the press conference of Kesari 2 at an aesthetically pleasing cinema hall in Mumbai. Akshay was asked to comment on Jaya Bachchan’s recent statement about his critically acclaimed and commercially successful film, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017). Kesari 2 press conference: Akshay […]

Emraan Hashmi opens up on the illusion of Bollywood glamour: “This word ‘friend’—it’s one of the most misused terms in our industry” : Bollywood News

Emraan Hashmi, currently promoting his upcoming film Ground Zero, recently opened up about the realities of the film industry during a chat with Ranveer Allahbadia on his YouTube show TRS. Reflecting on the highs and lows of showbiz, Emraan spoke about the superficial nature of friendships in Bollywood. He shared how both fame and failure […]

Drama at high noon | Review of The Comeback by Annie Zaidi

A still from the folk play ‘Jas Ki Tas’ at the META festival 2025 in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Many novelists have explored the interplay between the performing arts and life to illuminate their themes. A recent example that comes to mind is Irish author Anne Enright’s 2020 novel Actress, which is set […]

Column | Sudhir Patwardhan: how dreams are demolished

Sudhir Patwardhan’s art has always centred Mumbai’s working class.  | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Giant arcs of metal and concrete dominate the landscape. Skyscrapers with sea views have balcony seats to the excavation of Mumbai’s soul. As three figures from the Holocaust gaze silently into the city’s bowels where a grave of bodies lies forgotten […]

Siddharth Shingade’s trees whisper of a rustic life

Couple by Siddharth Shingade  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement While most artists have a signature style, they also evolve and grow in their manner of expression. Well, it is expected of them, to say the least. Patrons of artist Siddharth Shingade will be glad to see his prowess unfold in his latest exhibition, Ephemeral Homelands, […]

Instrumental music performances in Bengaluru from April 17 to 20 

The festival will be held at the Gayana Samaja premises on K.R. Road in Bengaluru from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. daily.   | Photo Credit: File photo The Bangalore Gayana Samaja will host the Karnataka Classical Instrumental Music festival, titled Vaadya Vybhava 2025, from April 17 to 20. This four-day festival will be a celebration of Karnataka’s […]

20 Years of My Brother… Nikhil: Purab Kohli reflects on playing a gay man; “No reservations, only gratitude” 20 : Bollywood News

Purab, how do you look back at My Brother… Nikhil?Twenty years of My Brother… Nikhil—it’s been a long time since the film was made, and yet it continues to hold a very strong place in my heart. I still remember reading the script; it was one of the most beautiful scripts I’ve ever come across. […]