Nimmy Raphel found her creative self at Adishakti | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement She is called “the engine of Adishakti” but there’s nothing mechanical about Nimmy Raphel. On any given day, you might find her high up on a ladder, deftly fixing a snag during post-midnight light setup in the theatre or somewhere near the […]
A still from Avvai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A Mangai says she only has 15 minutes for a conversation. The prominent Tamil theatre personality who has written, directed and starred in several plays; authored a book; and been an activist for years now, says that she is pressed for time because she is […]
Actor and producer Shweta Tripathi is all set to make her debut as a theatre producer with the staging of the critically acclaimed play Cock with its premiere show to take place on June 6 in Delhi at Max Muller Bhavan and June 10 in Mumbai at Prithvi Theatre to commemorate Pride Month. This bold, […]
In a landmark moment for Maharashtra’s remote tribal belt, mobile theatre company PictureTime has launched the state’s first state-of-the-art inflatable cinema hall in Gadchiroli, with the premiere screening of Vicky Kaushal-starrer Chhaava. This unique initiative brings the magic of the big screen to a region previously untouched by modern cinema infrastructure. Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava to […]
Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich has died at 98, Bolshoi Theatre says. He served as artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995. Grigorovich was known for ballets like Spartacus and Romeo and Juliet. Moscow: Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest […]
“Kya shakhs tha Ray (What a man Ray was),” says Siddiqui, sitting in the study of his house in Mumbai’s Char Bangla area. Once a hub of activity, his study was where creative minds such as M.F. Husain and Yash Chopra met and spent hours. Siddiqui, who left journalism during the Emergency to follow his passion […]
Marflix Pictures’ Siddharth Anand and Mamta Anand, along with Netflix, are leaving no stone unturned to ensure their upcoming release Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins is a success. After dropping a teaser in February, the makers released songs like ‘Jaadu’, the film’s title track ‘Jewel Thief’, and the much-awaited trailer, which further raised expectations. […]
Clockwise from left: Oninthough, H. Todd Thomas, Sampada Joshi, Tarun Chakraborty, Nischal Parthasarathy, Ishan Capoor, Parisha Dutta, Shruti Sharma, Henry Al Muthanna, Subhash S., Somya Tewari, Sadhana Subramanian. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Recently, the theatre at Atta Galatta, a bookstore in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar was filled not with silent prayers but with thoughts, grief, life […]
