This year, Main Vaapas Aaunga, Obsession and Hanuman Ansh all found their audience the same way: one person saw the film and told five more to go.Exhibitors say opening-week numbers are no longer the only measure of a hit – several films this year have gained ground solely on word of mouth (read: social media … Read more
Preity Zinta has found a rather stylish way to make a statement. The actor was recently spotted in Mumbai wearing a black T-shirt with a message that left little room for interpretation: ‘Team Tukaram Mundhe’.No long social media post. No elaborate statement. Just a simple black tee doing the talking.The outfit came as Maharashtra FDA … Read more
This year’s three major film festivals – Berlin, Cannes and Venice – were dominated by a comment made by veteran German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who, as jury president at the Berlin Film Festival, was quoted saying filmmakers should stay out of politics. Over the following days, at Berlin Film Festival and then at Cannes Film … Read more
Bigg Boss 20 contestant Aasif Khan is currently inside the reality show, but an old interview of the Panchayat fame actor has now resurfaced online, offering an interesting glimpse into what he once thought about the show. In a 2024 conversation with Hindi Rush, Aasif had revealed that he had already received an offer to … Read more
The Ministry of Education has launched the process to appoint IIT Mandi’s next Director, with eligible senior academicians and administrators required to submit their applications by October 31, 2026. (ANI Video Grab) The Ministry of Education has initiated the process to appoint a new Director for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, inviting applications … Read more
Australia’s first mushroom coffin burial: How a 70-year-old woman’s final farewell is giving back to the earth On a quiet Friday in the Blue Mountains, a small group gathered for what would turn out to be a quiet but historic moment in Australia. A woman named Carolyn, in her seventies was laid to rest in … Read more
Mohit Nijhawan (Photo: Greenu) Most of us spend our lives chasing a high-paying corporate job with a Rs 90 lakh annual package.For Mohit Nijhawan, a B.Tech graduate from Chandigarh, it was the very thing he chose to walk away from. After more than two decades in the pharmaceutical industry and rising to a leadership position, … Read more
Pastels and festive dressing made a pretty combination at Sara Tendulkar and Saaniya Chandhok’s Rakhi lunch. The bhabhi-nanad duo got ready together for the family celebration, and their pastel ethnic looks were every bit as dreamy as you’d expect.Sara and Saaniya shared a fun ‘get ready with us’ video, taking fans through their transformation from … Read more
A scene from ‘Nayak’, starring Uttam Kumar, directed by Satyajit Ray. After sitting through two hours of a 59-year-old film in black and white, inside a cinema hall that is even older than the film itself, the first thing Anay did was send me a selfie from outside the theatre, along with a text:“I didn’t … Read more
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi NEW YORK: Maaya Rajeswaran Revathi, the 15th seed, made a confident start to her US Open girls’ singles campaign, seeing off 15-year-old American Emery Combs in the first round.The 17-year-old Indian got off to a quick start against the world No. 92, racing to a 4-0 lead, but Combs fought back to … Read more