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A still from ‘Tooth Pari: When Love Bites’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tooth Pari: When Love Bitesa romantic fantasy thriller series, is set to start streaming on Netflix from April 20. Created and directed by Pratim Dasgupta, the Kolkata-set love story stars Tanya Maniktala of A Suitable Boy fame and Shantanu Maheshwari, who made … Read More “Netflix announces new series ‘Tooth Pari: When Love Bites’, to premiere next month” »
What you need to know: Naoko Misaki, who starred in Love Live! Chisato is voiced by Arashi! supper star !! and school idol group Leela! Hulick Hall announced during her birthday concert in Tokyo that she would be making her solo debut with Lantis. As her first step as a solo artist, she has opened … Read More “love live! supper star !! Chisato v Naoko Misaki will make her solo artist debut with Lantis on July 5th! new cast photo released” »
Shazad Latif and Lily James in ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ , Photo Credit: Robert Viglasky So Shekhar Kapur got a move on and finally made a movie. It certainly took him a while. His latest, the English-language comedy What’s Love Got to Do with It?comes over fifteen years later Elizabeth: The Golden … Read More “‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’ review: Love, contractually” »
A still from ‘Crash Course in Romance’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement K-drama Crash Course in Romance unlike its English title, isn’t just a crash course in ‘romance’ and nor is it a romantic comedy. The 16-episode K-Drama starts off as a seemingly quirky romance between a banchan (side dish) store owner and former handball … Read More “‘Crash Course in Romance’ series review: Love in the time of academic pressure, competition, and parental trauma” »
Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, aka CKay. The Emo-Afrobeat artist gained worldwide recognition with his viral TikTok hit single, ‘Love Nwantiti’, which marked a pivotal moment for African pop music. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, aka CKay, captivated the audience at the Vh1 Supersonic Mainstage with his chart-topping hits in Bengaluru recently. … Read More “CKay talks about his viral TikTok hit, ‘Love Nwantiti’ and love for Indian movies” »
Thank you! There is a Japanese idiom, “noruka soruka”. It means “to leave success or failure to heaven, and to do things with all one’s heart. It is mainly used when you are going to gamble.” Three years before making our second album, every time we made a single, we told ourselves, “This is the … Read More “[Honey’s Anime Interview] halca – singer of Romantic Manifesto for the movie Kaguya-sama: Love is War” »
A still from the movie ‘Pranaya Vilasam’ The movie’s title does not flash across the screen until the halfway point. The name-board of a house where the principal characters live morphs into that title, marking a moment of revelation about a character and breaking everyone’s assumption of that person till that point. Even the movie’s … Read More “‘Pranaya Vilasam’ movie review: juggling time frames to shape up a pleasant take on lost love and understanding in relationships” »
A still from ‘Ntikakkakkoru Premandaarnnu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vintage cars are often an overused prop, for the ease with which they can be used to bring in the retro mood. But in Ntikkkakkoru Premandaarnnu, this prop gets an apt representation, becoming the reason for a chance meeting of two childhood sweethearts. Jimmy (Sharafudheen), … Read More “‘Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu’ movie review: Bhavana’s comeback film is a mature, engagingly-told love story” »
What you need to know: Liu’s first mini-concept album, “Koi,” has a release date coming up on February 22. Liu, a singer and cosplayer signed under the Lantis label, recently unveiled a full-length music video for the album’s lead song, “Open Up!”, on his radio show, Liu No. During the celebration of the second anniversary … Read More “Liu calls “Open Up!” released the music video for Partner Love Live! supper star !! Leela member Nagisa Aoyama will appear in the music video for “Yellow!”” »
(L) Simha and Hridhu Haroon in a still from ‘Thugs’; (R) Director Brinda | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Brinda, known for choreographing some of the most famous film songs across several languages, made her directorial debut with Hey Sinamika last year. Just like the many duets she worked on, that film too was a breezy … Read More “Brinda on directing ‘Thugs’, breaking stereotypes and her love for the lenses “ »