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Varsha Bharath interview: On ‘Bad Girl’, the talk surrounding the teaser, and working with Vetri Maaran and Anurag Kashyap

In an interview to The Hindu, Varsha Bharath talks about working on ‘Bad Girl’, developing the characters, the talk surrounding its teaser and working with Vetri Maaran and Anurag Kashyap. | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B Varsha Bharath interview: On ‘Bad Girl’, teaser feedback, being Vetri Maaran’s assistant director Director Varsha Bharath makes two declarations as…

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Young dancer Aishwarya Balasubramanian impresses with her mature approach

Aishwarya Balasubramanian | Photo Credit: Iyappan Arumugam Aishwarya Balasubramanian is a well-rounded dancer whose  performance shows her growing maturity as an artiste. Starting with an interesting Pushpanjali in ragamalika in Adi, composed by violinist Easwar Ramakrishnan, and visualised with offbeat usi sollus that were intoned perfectly by nattuvanar Jayashree Ramanathan, she displayed her good sense…

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New mom Radhika Apte balances motherhood and work at BAFTA Awards 2025; shares pic pumping breast milk

Radhika Apte at BAFTA | Photo Credit: @radhikaofficial/Instagram Actor Radhika Apte, who recently welcomed her first child with her husband, Benedict Taylor, on Tuesday, posted a picture from the recently held British Academy Film Awards, in which she can be seen breast-pumping milk. Calling attention to the postpartum struggles of new mothers, Apte wrote, “I…

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Madhavan’s biopic on GD Naidu titled ‘G.D.N’

Madhavan; poster of ‘G.D.N’ | Photo Credit: TANIA VOLOBUEVA and Special Arrangement We had previously reported that Madhavan, who starred and helmed Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, the biopic of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, will be playing Indian inventor and engineer GD Naidu in an upcoming film. On Tuesday (February 18), the makers announced that the…

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Singer Nick Carter and the shape of his heart

Nick Carter at Bengaluru’s ZLB23 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Coming in from a Backstreet Boys concert in Saudi Arabia, Nick Carter walks into ZLB23 at the Leela Palace just as the house band is playing a jazzy rendition of Everybody (Backstreet’s Back). “I’ve never heard our music played that way before, but it was…

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How rare musical genres link the past and the present

Indian music has a wealth of genres that have evolved and developed over the centuries. These forms have witnessed the socio-historical influences that augmented their growth and variety.  During a Hindustani classical music concert, forms such as tarana, tappa, trivat and chaturang are often rendered after the detailed treatment of the main raga with a…

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Bengali drama ‘Shadowbox’ (‘Baksho Bondi’) shines at 75th Berlin International Film Festival

Chandan Bisht, Tanushree Das, Tillotama Shome and Saumyananda Sahi at the premiere of ‘Shadowbox’ at the prestigious 75th Berlin International Film Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengali-language drama Shadowbox (Baksho Bondi) made a stellar premiere at the prestigious 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Directed by debut filmmakers Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi, the film…

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