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Kangana Ranaut in ‘Emergency’. | Photo Credit: Zee Studios/YouTube After Bob Blackman, the Opposition Conservative Party Member of Parliament urged the U.K. Home Secretary to intervene after his constituents in north-west London were threatened by “masked Khalistani terrorists” who burst into a screening of Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, the actor-director has responded to the ongoing…
A still from ‘Anuja’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Indian cinema celebrates another Oscar nomination as Anuja, a short film backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, secures a coveted spot in the Best Live Action Short Film category at the 2025 Academy Awards. The nominations, announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott, mark a significant…
Aarohi Kale learning the traditional Indian game of five stones from her grandmother Neeta Bhogle. In Korean this game is called Gonggi and it features in the popular Korean drama Squid Game 2 . | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL If you are Gen Alpha, hooked on the wild twists of Squid Game Season 2, it…
Some years ago, in the U.S., I remember attending a charity auction organised by the Philadelphia Arts League. Local artists were invited to display and sell their works by placing them on a conveyor belt that moved slowly towards a shredder. If a piece was picked by a buyer, the proceeds went to the children’s hospital;…
Suriya in ‘Kanguva’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suriya’s big-budget film Kanguva, which opened to mixed responses after its release on November 14, 2024, has made it to the contenders list of Oscars 2025. Directed by Siva, the movie is an action adventure also starring Bobby Deol and Disha Patani. In Kanguva, which had a…
When Iceland-based company Theater Mogul decided to stage its famous production Defending The Caveman in India, CEO and executive producer Oskar Eiriksson insisted that it should be directed by a woman. A comedy about how men and women relate, it holds the record for being the longest-running solo play in Broadway. Since it required a…
Shankar; an illustration from ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari.’ | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B/The Hindu and Special Arrangement Director Shankar has confirmed that his next project, after Indian 3, will be the feature adaptation of Tamil author Su Venkatesan’s popular historical novel, ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari.’ While addressing the media in Chennai, ahead of the release…
A Raja Ravi Varma oleograph depicting Ardhanarisvara | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There it stands, behind a glass case on the rotating platform in the centre of the Egmore Museum Bronze Gallery. Perfectly proportioned, rhythmic curves on one side, and graceful, well-defined lines on the other. Is the Ardhanarisvara supposed to represent contrast between man…
A dance performance from the show in Kolkata | Photo Credit: Adrija Samal Last month, the late Pakistani poet and author Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poem titled ‘A lullaby for a Palestinian Child’ birthed a poignant Bharatanatyam performance in Delhi. Titled Lori, the movement piece was Bengaluru-based Aranyani Bhargav’s attempt at making sense of a brutal conflict,…
From ‘Cartes Blanches’ staged at Prestige Srihari Khoday Centre for Performing Arts in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Arun Nag Cartes Blanches means ‘complete freedom’ or ‘a blank card.” While blankness gives reign to choice, factors like the card’s size and texture, inevitably shape it. This play of freedom with restriction seemed to define ‘Cartes Blanches’,…
