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At the 56th International Film Festival of India on Saturday, veteran filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra used his on-stage In Conversation session with screenwriter Abhijat Joshi, to lay out a series of memories from his early career and the making of 1942: A Love Story, keeping the focus on the practicalities that have shaped his work…
Michael Angelo Covino’s acidic rom-com topples the open-romance theory with a straight face and shaky confidence that feels embarrassingly recognisable Source link
Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh. Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday said that he will continue to spread the message of love without getting bothered by people’s opinions about him. The 41-year-old actor, who performed in Brisbane on Wednesday, shared a video from the concert, in which he said people should always talk about love. “Always keep…
The post-liberalisation new-age romance I was 17 when I watched Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ), in the first week of its release, at a cinema hall in Coimbatore. I was swept away by the swooning, fairytale romance. Over the years, I have revisited the film on several occasions and it remains an all-time favourite, a comforting romance….
Mumbai’s iconic single-screen theatre, Maratha Mandir, has remained the permanent home of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge for 30 years and it will continue to do so as long as audiences keep coming, says the theatre’s executive director Manoj Desai. Opened in 1952, the 1,107-seater cinema has screened numerous iconic films, including Mughal-E-Azam and Pakeezah. Yet…
Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju in a still from ‘Dude’ Comparisons can be frustrating. If you are Pradeep Ranganathan or Sai Abhyankkar, it can be all the more frustrating. The young actor – fresh off the success of films like Love Today and Dragon – has been compared with another senior star, probably because his…
There is something cosy and nostalgic about rows of shelves lined with books, especially the ones with that delightful old-book smell and leather dust jackets. It reminds you of the simpler joys of life. Madan Kumar’s Flying Dose Films, which aims to serve gari gari kathegalu (crisp stories), has captured this whiff of nostalgia in…
Actor Jitheesh Raichel Samuel, has kept his mother’s name as his middle name. “In case I become famous, her name becomes famous too,” he laughs over the phone. The actor is part of two projects currently in the spotlight. He plays Abey in Symptoms of Love, a short film lauded for its convincing performances and…
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…
Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty in ‘Love Insurance Kompany’. | Photo Credit: Sony Music South/YouTube The teaser for Pradeep Ranganathan’sLove Insurance Kompany (LIK) is out. Directed by Vignesh Shivan, the movie is scheduled to release Diwali 2025. LIK is produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara’s Rowdy Pictures and Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studios. Krithi…
