Ustad Ali Akbar Khan once said that when you have to play Marwa, a raag of twilight, you have to imagine stones crying in distress, waiting for the night. With that imagery, it’s hard to think of playing Marwa in bright sunlight. In the classical music tradition, predominantly in the North, it was spelt out […]
“Theatre is like my comfort food, dal chawal, something I want to return to as often as I can.” Kumud Mishra is conscious of the similes he uses to describe his first love. “Theatre offers me challenges that I get only once in five years in films.” The latest is Saanp Seedhi, a thriller in […]
From the play Still Dancing April 11 is observed as World Parkinson’s Day, and Movement Mantra and Third Half Theatre’s play Still Dancing — An Ode to Movement aims to bring awareness about the neurodegenerative condition. The play was written to inspire hope and resilience among people with Parkinson’s and their families. After performances in […]
Parveen Sultana performing in Bengaluru Begum Parveen Sultana is 75. Her cheeks may be less rounded but her smile remains intact. She is as graceful and strikingly dressed, including a string of jasmine adorning her hair, as before. Most importantly, her enchanting voice seems untouched by time. Performing for Bhoomija Foundation’s Holi Re! in Bengaluru […]
Actor Shane Nigam | Photo Credit: File We had previously reported that Shane Nigam’s 25th film is written and directed by debutant Unni Sivalingam, and it also stars Preethi Asrani and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj in prominent roles. The makers have now announced the film’s release date. Taking to social media, the makers confirmed that the untitled film’s […]
(This article forms a part of the First Day First Show newsletter that brings you the latest and best from the world of movies and entertainment. Subscribe now) Around Tinsel Town >> Red Lorry Film Festival comes back to Mumbai and debuts at Hyderabad After a successful inaugural edition last year in Mumbai, BookMyShow’s Red Lorry […]
A still from ‘Empuraan’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Records are meant to be broken, and Mohanlal and director Prithviraj Sukumaran’s L2: Empuraan is doing its fair share of it! The film, the sequel to the 2019 film Lucifer, which was released on March 27, has shattered multiple records with its phenomenal opening at the […]
A meat dealer’s wife steals fried chicken for her hungry daughter from a family gathering of their business rival, a big-shot gangster, after which both the woman and her child disappear. When their disappearance snowballs into an issue involving the police, the gangster’s son is interrupted while digging in to a grand non-vegetarian thali, realising […]
The next few days are going to be exciting for moviegoers. While L2 Empuraan releases in cinemas on March 27, Sikandar arrives on the big screen on March 30. L2 Empuraan is the sequel to Lucifer (2019) and stars Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran; the latter has even directed it. The original Malayalam version’s bookings are […]
Salman Khan spoke his heart out during the group interaction held at a five-star hotel in Mumbai as part of promotions of Sikandar. The film is directed by Tamil director A R Murugadoss (who earlier made Ghajini) and he talked about how he has always been open to working with South directors since the very beginning. “I […]
