150-year-old tapestry | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When people think of Kalamkari, the first words that come to their minds are Srikalahasti or Machilipattanam and not Karuppur or Thanjavur, though the art form has its roots in the latter towns too. “Kalamkari first found royal patronage in Tamil Nadu in 1540, when Sevappa Nayak, the […]
Filmmaker Prakash Jha’s multi-starrer Raajneeti completed 15 years yesterday. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, among others, the film was a political drama inspired from the epic Mahabharata. On the film’s 15th anniversary, Bajpayee looks back at it in an interview with us. Manoj Bajpayee on 15 years […]
‘Vikram’ stars Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil. Just a few days the highly-anticipated Thug Life hit the screens, Kamal Haasan’s 2022 blockbuster Vikram made its theatrical debut in Japan. The Lokesh Kanagaraj-directorial has been drawing large crowds and positive responses upon its release. Released on May 30, 2025, across 54 screens in Japan, […]
Actress Krystle D’Souza brought a personal and thoughtful perspective to the conversation around fashion during her panel appearance at the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025, highlighting the emotional and expressive role that jewellery plays in style. Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025: Krystle D’Souza on the sentimental and stylistic power […]
In the years following the COVID-19 lockdown, new records are being set in India’s live music space. The demand for live concerts has increased so much that it led Coldplay to perform the biggest show of their storied career in Ahmedabad in late January this year, packing the Narendra Modi Stadium with over 2,22,000 attendees […]
This monsoon, get ready to be swept away by the charm of first love, fleeting moments, and the ache of separation with Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, a romantic musical drama starring Vikrant Massey and Shanaya Kapoor. Following the buzz around its first poster, the makers have now unveiled the teaser a visual and emotional treat that […]
The third edition of Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025 (BH Style Icons S3) witnessed a lively and insightful panel discussion titled “The Iconic Avatars: Boon or Curse?” on June 5, 2025, at JW Marriott, Juhu. Featuring actors Ishwak Singh, Radhikka Madan, Chitrangda Singh, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Abhishek Banerjee, the panel explored the […]
During a group interaction held as part of the promotions of Sitaare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan was asked about his friendship with the two other Khans – Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Aamir Khan gave an interesting reply to this question. Aamir Khan confesses, “I spent a lot more time with Ranbir Kapoor than ANYONE […]
Kamal Haasan in a still from ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When an auteur like Mani Ratnam returns to a genre he is known for, with a maverick multihyphenate like Kamal Haasan, the expectations are naturally high; the worst result one could anticipate is a film that works but doesn’t necessarily redefine the […]
Kamal Haasan in a still from ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When an auteur like Mani Ratnam returns to a genre he is known for, with a maverick multihyphenate like Kamal Haasan, the expectations are naturally high; the worst result one could anticipate is a film that works but doesn’t necessarily redefine the […]
