Founder of Creative India Education Fund Lubomir Jabbanda (centre) with Gaurav and their students | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengaluru’s Lubomir Jabbanda has had a circuitous route into setting up Creative India Education Fund (CIEF), a non-profit which aims at providing music, dance, sports and arts education to underserved youth in the city and state. […]
Bhool Chuk Maaf has taken a flying start at the box office, delivering an impressive Rs. 28.71 crore over its opening weekend in India. While discounted ticket pricing and aggressive promotional offers played a key role in driving footfalls on Friday, the film showed strong legs on Saturday and Sunday, proving its merit with audience […]
The ongoing controversy surrounding Hera Pheri 3 has taken a fresh turn with veteran actor Paresh Rawal’s legal team addressing claims against him. In a conversation with Times of India, Rawal’s lawyer clarified that the actor was never presented with a script or any substantial content from the team working under Akshay Kumar’s production banner. […]
The recent row between Bhool Chuk Maaf and PVR has brought to the fore many complaints from the producers about the national chains. One of them is that the makers are asked to pay if they want to put up posters or standees and to play trailers of their films. Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, […]
Actor and IPL franchise co-owner Preity Zinta has contributed Rs 1.10 crore to the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) of the Indian Army’s South Western Command. Her heartfelt gesture comes in the wake of Operation Sindoor, launched by India following the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Preity Zinta donates Rs 1.10 crore to […]
New Delhi: Mukul Dev, best known for his roles in Jai Ho, Son of Sardaar, R… Rajkumar, died on May 23. He was 54. The actual reason of his death is still not revealed. However, actors close to him shared he had been suffering from loneliness which took a toll on his health. Vindu Dara […]
Making news: Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam at a press conference for their upcoming film Thug Life. | Photo Credit: ANI Two prodigal sons have joined forces again, and cinephiles are excited. Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu have posters of Thug Life placed at strategic junctions. Be it in the State’s capital or on the ghat road winding […]
The romcom Bhool Chuk Maaf has surprised the trade and industry as it collected Rs. 17.01 crores at the domestic box office in its first two days. This is much more than the industry expectations, more so as the film is all set to release on an OTT in two weeks. However, in Overseas, the […]
As Phule enters its fifth successful week in theatres, audiences continue to celebrate the powerful storytelling and amazing performances that bring the lives of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule to the big screen. Patralekhaa reflects on portraying Savitribai Phule as Phule completes one month in theatres; says, “It honestly feels surreal that Phule is […]
Mumbai hosted a memorable evening as Shreya Ghoshal concluded the India leg of her All Hearts Tour with a sold-out concert. Among the many highlights, one stood out — a dedicated fan traveled over 12,000 kilometers to attend the event, which coincidentally took place on his birthday. Shreya Ghoshal’s fan travels 12,000 km on his […]
