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On a particularly muggy afternoon in June, six women, aged between 50 and 60, embark on a trip down memory lane. The memories meander through the time — some from when they were schoolgirls, then college girls, and now, grown women, with life happening along the way. The ambience in the cool, dimly lit dining…
Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Vimal Chandran’s perpetual muse is the picturesque Pattambi town in Palakkad. He describes poorams (temple festivals) as cultural comic cons filled with colourful elements that stoke his curiosity to this day. His mildly cold, sepia-tinted frames set in the rural setting feature what he calls a retro-futuristic spaceship, unblemished by any…
Watch | M.A. Baby calls for Bharat Ratna for Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Indian percussionists | Video Credit: The Hindu CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, a connoisseur of Carnatic music, made a strong case for awarding the Bharat Ratna to percussionists in India, stating that percussion music had reached “Himalayan heights” in the country. CPI(M) general…
A poster for Udaipur Files, based on the Kanhaiya Lal murder case from 2022 | Photo Credit: Bookmyshow The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) refused to urgently list a plea challenging screening of the movieUdaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder, and said “Let the film be released”. A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia…
Alia Bhatt | Photo Credit: cueapi Actor Alia Bhatt‘s former personal assistant, Vedika Prakash Shetty, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly cheating the actress and embezzling money from her production company’s account. According to the police, Vedika, who was arrested in Bengaluru, had been working as a secretary for Alia Bhatt’s company,…
Guru Dutt, one of Indian cinema’s greatest artists, would have been 100 today (July 9). The famously troubled and sensitive maverick behind Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Dutt crafted sublime cinematic worlds steeped in longing and lyricism. While many of his films reflected a melancholic worldview, shaped in part by his…
Today, July 9, 2025, is when Guru Dutt, had he lived wisely and well, would have completed a hundred. And I could not let pass this opportunity to connect my favourite filmmaker with my favourite city. Much of what I write in this article is sourced from Nasreen Munni Kabir’s Guru Dutt, a Life in…
Suchendra during the shoot at Shubham Karoti Maitreyee Gurukula, Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s not often that you get to talk to the director of a Sanskrit feature film. And when you do, you realise how difficult it is to make a film in Sanskrit, particularly for a contemporary audience. Padmagandhi, directed…
Students of Srishti School of classical dance, presenting Namami Narayanam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a performance that shimmered with a quiet elegance and spiritual resonance, Namami Narayanam, a Mohiniyattam dance production, choreographed by guru Shruthi Shoby, was presented at Mylapore Fine Arts Club, as part of the Abbas Cultural Dance Drama Festival. Performed…
A still from ‘Saiyaara’. | Photo Credit: YRF/YouTube The trailer of the upcoming Mohit Suri’s directorial film Saiyaara is out. The film features Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. The trailer shows Ahaan as Krish Kapoor, an aspiring singer, while Aneet Panda is a writer who pens lyrics for Ahaan’s character. The two gradually fall in…
