Bengaluru-based actor Rohan Gurbaxani talks about his cinematic journey – and living the Hollywood dream With no lineage in the entertainment business, 23-year-old Rohan Gurbaxani charted his professional journey on his own merit. This Bengaluru boy, within a year of graduating from New York University (NYU), bagged over seven feature films in 2019, including four […]

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Social media bullies need almost no reason to unleash themselves on B-town celebs. While this was an emerging trend before the pandemic, it has got much worse as 2020 winds down “I’m lucky I have an amazing job that brings me to places like these. Not everyone is as lucky, and it can get frustrating […]

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We are in the age of global cinema – where films aren’t bound by region, territories or linguistic barriers anymore. Here’s how “What comes to your mind when you hear ‘India’?” asks the reporter. “Umm…Culture. Spices. Diversity,” the foreigner pauses for a moment and then exclaims, “and yes Bollywood!” This was a scene from a […]

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Netflix’s Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives lacks authenticity, but has the elements of entertainment in place “Why the f**k should I watch a show about four women who don’t have jobs? Why are these pre-menopausal women getting on my nerves? They all pretend like they work, but what do they actually do?” These questions are […]

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Singer-composer Baiju Mangeshkar on his musical journey and beyond It wouldn’t be wrong to call singer-composer Baiju Mangeshkar, the son of composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar and the nephew of legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, the torchbearer of the Mangeshkar family. His latest offering ‘Within You’ is a soulful Sufi album that also features international […]

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With an impromptu acoustic rendition of his 1996 song O Sanam, Lucky Ali takes the internet by storm “Samjhe zamaana ke dil hai khilauna jaana hai ab kya hai dil ka lagaana nazron se ab na humko giraana mar bhi gaye to bhool na jaana…” (The world thinks that the heart is a toy, but […]

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Tarun Jain’s Kaala, a film on racism, makes its way to the Oscars. The filmmaker gives an insight into the ideation, research and filming process A young boy from Nigeria, Bryan, moves to Delhi to pursue his education – just like any other student. Unaware of the danger looming overhead, he goes about exploring life […]

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The OTT platforms in India fear the looming danger of censorship after government’s new move Imagine watching Sacred Games – one of India’s most popular series – without Gaitonde hurling abuses at his friends or foes. Or, let’s imagine Munna Tripathi from Mirzapur without his lascivious liaisons. What if censorship on OTT platforms actually tries […]

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