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Photograph by Ratheesh Sundaram | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hyderabad is set to come into focus as the 11th edition of the Indian Photo Festival (IPF) opens on November 20. Organised by the Light Craft Foundation, the month-long festival will run at the State Art Gallery and multiple venues across the city. It showcases work…
One would think Adil Hussain is a film festival essential. Cinephiles venerate the actor, who brings a rare grace to his characters, both in commercial film (Mukti Bodh, English Vinglish, Agent Vinod, Ishqiya) and independent productions (Nirvana Inn, Lorni — The Flaneur). In an off-white denim jacket, Hussain appears relaxed at the 14th Dharamshala International…
The tawny, textured walls of the exhibition hall at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) bear a remarkable resemblance to the fur of a ginger cat, fitting enough for an exhibition titled ‘The Many Lives of the Cat’. This new exhibition, which opened on November 8 and will run until March 29 next year,…
(L-R) Vishal Jethwa, Neeraj Ghaywan, Martin Scorsese and Ishaan Khatter attend the New York screening of ‘Homebound’ | Photo Credit: X/ @ghaywan Filmmaker Martin Scorsese hosted a special screening of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — India’s official entry for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The exclusive event, followed by an…
A still from ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Streaming platform Netflix on Sunday (November 2) announced Operation Safed Sagar, an upcoming series on the Indian Air Force’s pivotal role in the Kargil War. The series was announced at the first-ever Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon 2025 (SIM-25) in New Delhi. Created by Abhijeet…
A little while ago A Nice Indian Boy, a romantic comedy directed by Roshan Sethi, on love, identity and cultural belonging, turned into a censorship battle over a single word in its title: Indian. Sethi is the latest casualty of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC’s) scrutiny of movie titles — referencing country, religion, caste or…
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s classic romantic film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which completed 30 glorious years continues to receive the same from fans across the globe. As the film marks its 30th anniversary this year, the Bollywood Badshah reflected on the love that he…
A 15th century Naga Sapta Naadi painting formed of seven serpentine lines represents the sevenfold divisions in the universe as a cosmic river of time and reality. Another, of a Nag-Pash Yantra, is a geometric schema of two copulating serpents from Hindu spiritual practice. The Serpenti Infinito exhibition by Bvlgari in Mumbai, curated by art…
Parasite had 3 minutes and 54 seconds of content modified Between 2017 and 2025, Indian censor board altered more than 720 hours of film content, data show. The changes included deleting scenes or music, replacing dialogues, and inserting metadata such as anti-smoking warnings. Data further show that nearly 550 hours (76%) of the modified content…
Ganesh Murali Iyer with Ed Sheeran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In between a jam session with Ed Sheeran in Goa earlier this year, 24-year-old Ganesh Murali Iyer whipped out his phone and opened YouTube. He played a solo mridangam piece performed at a concert by his guru, the renowned Umayalapuram K Sivaraman. “Ed Sheeran…
