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. […]

Ahan Shetty spotted with Shaad Ali – A new collaboration in the works? : Bollywood News

Ahan Shetty is clearly becoming a name to watch out for in Bollywood. After being cast in the much-anticipated war drama Border 2, the young actor has been in the spotlight, and his latest appearance is only adding fuel to the speculation. Onlookers were quick to notice Ahan at the airport with director Shaad Ali, […]

Vipin Das’ ‘Vaazha’ sequel launched; Alphonse Puthren on board

At the launch of ‘Vaazha II’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement We had previously reported that the makers of Vaazha- Biopic of a Billion Boys have announced a sequel for the Malayalam film. Produced by Vipin Das of Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey and Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil, Vaazha was directed by Anand Menon. It’s now known that […]

How Chennai’s MMA ensemble interpreted Bach’s Mass in B Minor 

It’s not every evening that the vaulted interiors of the Museum Theatre hold within them the weight of an 18th-century European mass, performed in its entirety by a choir of voices and a young orchestra. This past weekend, the Madras Musical Association staged Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor,  not merely as a performance, […]

Interview | Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda in ‘Jaat’ mode

The whole world knows that Sunny Deol hails from a Jat family, but this week (April 10, 2025), he is in theatres to state the obvious with Gopichand Mallineni’s Jaat, which marks the Telugu director’s Hindi debut. The film also stars Regina Cassandra, Saiyami Kher and Vineet Kumar Singh. “We needed a strong title, and there can’t […]

The Female Legacy Project: A cultural tapestry of women’s voices in art 

Over centuries, thread has been an instrument to sew, mend, darn, embellish and create. We female artists are much like individual threads in the fabric of a society’s culture — seen but not noticed. But once you notice us, you will see us everywhere.” This message at the entrance to the ongoing exhibition titled The […]

Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

Actor Tom Cruise, promoting the film “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” stands onstage during a Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon. | Photo Credit: Reuters The eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise is all set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from May 13-24. Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – […]