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Grit, grace and glory | Video Credit: The Hindu A rare combination of grit and grace, Huma Qureshi is one of the few actors who constantly challenges patriarchal moulds and conventional tropes that define the Hindi film heroine, both in mainstream and independent cinema. With the fourth season of Maharani set to stream this week and Bihar going…
Kamal Hassan with Rajinikanth | Photo Credit: @LycaProductions/X Indian cinema is set to witness history — the biggest news of the decade, about a pairing that could set all box office records on fire, is here. After weeks of speculation, legendary actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday (September 7) confirmed that he will reunite with superstar…
In Khalid Rahman’s Unda (2019), a police officer from Kerala, played by Mammootty, who is given the responsibility of leading a team of officers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly in Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, says to a tribal boy, “This is your land, do not die”. Kerala has a strong, eventful, and often…
Do you hear a faint cheer in the distance? That is the sound of modders (a person who makes modifications especially to computer hardware or software) across the world rejoicing as Stellar Blade, and its glamorous protagonist Eve, finally arrive on PC. While you, the player, get to save the world at a buttery 144Hz, the modding…
A still from ‘Phule’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios/YouTube Opposition in Maharashtra has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to exempt the film Phulefrom tax and make it available in schools. They argued that making the film tax-free would allow more people to know the history of India’s social reforms and movements. While NCP-SP leader Jayant…
When Saurab Shukla is on screen, your eyes are glued to him irrespective of whom he shares the screen with. He has portrayed innumerable characters with elan, starting with his debut as the flirtatious Kailash in Bandit Queen to his breakout performance as Kallu mama in Ramgopal Varma’s Satya. Saurabh balances his work on stage…
Re-release poster of ‘Highway’ | Photo Credit: @nadiadwalagrandson/Instagram Imtiaz Ali’s directorial Highway, starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, re-released in theatres on Friday. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film had its original release in 2014. The film will run between March 7 and March 13 across PVR and Inox…
Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’ Do not go into A Complete Unknown expecting your senses to be set upon a magic swirling ship a la Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There or Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese or No Direction Home. James Mangold’s biopic based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book,…
A stil from ‘The Devil’ The teaser for the much-anticipated Kannada film The Devil was unveiled on February 16, coinciding with Challenging Star Darshan’s birthday. The release was spearheaded by his wife, Vijayalakshmi Darshan, along with the film’s team, sparking a wave of excitement among fans. Despite the buzz surrounding the teaser, Darshan kept his…
A still from ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’. | Photo Credit: Excel Movies/YouTube Movie distribution company Geek Pictures on Sunday said it is set to organise a special screening of the 1993 Japanese-Indian anime film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama at the Parliament on February 15. According to a press release, the screening…
