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Watch | First day first show of ‘BTS: Yet To Come’ in Hyderabad The first day first show of the BTS concert movie, “Yet to Come”, drew a large crowd of BTS ARMY fans to the PVR theater in Hyderabad. Fans were dressed in K-fashion, with BTS merchandise and colorful outfits. Inside the theatre, the … Read More “Watch | When Hyderabad witnessed BTS ‘mania’” »
‘English Vinglish’ | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Sridevi’s critically-acclaimed film English Vinglish is set to hit theaters in the Chinese mainland on February 24 to commemorate her fifth death anniversary. According to distributor Eros International, the 2012 movie will release in 6,000 screens across mainland China. Directed by Gauri Shinde, the Hindi family comedy-drama marked … Read More “‘English Vinglish’ to release in mainland China on Sridevi’s 5th death anniversary” »
This undated publicity photo released by Fox, shows, from left, Maggie, Marge, Lisa, Homer and Bart from the animated series, ‘The Simpsons’ | Photo Credit: ANONYMOUS Walt Disney Co has cut an episode from the hit cartoon series The Simpsons that contains a reference to “forced labor camps” in China from its streaming service in … Read More “Disney’s Hong Kong service drops ‘Simpsons’ episode with ‘forced labour’ reference” »
Tabu, Ajay Devgn, Neeraj Pandey, and Jimmy Shergill from the sets of ‘Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha!’ , Photo Credit: @ajaydevgn/Twitter Actors Ajay Devgn and Tabu have started shooting for their upcoming musical romance film, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha!directed by Neeraj Pandey (of A Wednesday-fame). Ajay shared photos from the first day of the … Read More “Ajay Devgn, Tabu start shooting for Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha!’” »
One of KP Reji’s works on show | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Baroda-based artist KP Reji turns 50 in 2022, a good time for a mid-career retrospective of his creative journey. Seeing his works from the mid to late 1990s when he was still a student of art one gets to see how far he … Read More “Retrospective of Kerala artist KP Reji takes a look at his evolution as an artist” »
A still from ‘Dhuin’ | Photo Credit: @MumbaiFilmFest/Twitter After the critical success of Gamak Ghardirector Achal Mishra is back with Darbhanga-set Dhuinwhich will start streaming on MUBI India from February 10. Available in Hindi and Maithili, Dhuin, made its world premiere at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2022 (online). The film stars Abhinav Jha, Bijay … Read More “‘Gamak Ghar’ director Achal Mishra’s ‘Dhuin’ to stream on MUBI from February 10” »
A still from ‘The Woman King’ | Photo Credit: Sony Pictures It is no surprise that director Gina Prince-Bythewood has counted The Last of the Mohicans Braveheartand Gladiator as inspirations for the electrifying The Woman King, There is all the action and adventure of these films powered by strong Black women instead of white saviours. … Read More “‘The Woman King’ movie review: A magnificent Viola Davis powers this great historical adventure” »
ddespite the delay in opening, over two lakh people have visited the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23 in the first month of the biannual contemporary art festival held at various venues in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in Kochi. Curated by Singaporean artist Shubigi Rao, artworks by 90 artists from around the world are featured this year in … Read More “In Pictures | Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23” »
song of the year Adele – Easy on Me Beyoncé – Break My Soul Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That – Winner DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did Gayle – ABCDEFU Harry Styles – As It Was Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 Lizzo – … Read More “Grammys 2023: List of winners” »
Ricky Kej, Stewart Copeland, and Herbert Waltl pose with the Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album for “Divine Tides” during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bengaluru-based composer Kej Ricky won a Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album for his most recent album. Divine … Read More “Grammys 2023: Ricky Kej, Bengaluru-based composer, wins third Grammy” »