entertainment

Idrees Bukhtiyar -June 15, 2024

OTT has redefined casting norms in industry: Mukesh Rishi

OTT has redefined casting norms in industry: Mukesh Rishi

The Sarfarosh actor praises south Indian film industry for its professionalism

Idrees Bukhtiyar -June 9, 2024

Fear of failing a role motivates me: Paresh Rawal

Fear of failing a role motivates me: Paresh Rawal

The veteran actor, who is serving as Chairperson of NSD, is overseeing work on starting OTT platform for theatre artists of NSD

Mihir Srivastava -July 27, 2021

The makers and the making of pornography

The makers and the making of pornography

Pornography is a thriving professional industry. The Internet has democratized it. But there’s the moral compass…     Raj Kundra has been in news for all the wrong reasons, to be accused of involvement in production of pornography has moral connotations not just legal and social implications. It’s the worst form of artistic expression, one would argue […]

Shruti Das -April 27, 2021

Return to the small screen

Return to the small screen

With an explosive surge in Covid-19 cases in India, OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, have once again resurfaced as the key source of entertainment to those confined at homes 68-year-old Shekhar Singh* had been, like most of the other homebound people in the country, feeling hopeless at times. His retirement plan included […]

Anand Vardhan -June 28, 2018

The Brazenness of Bhojpuri songs

The Brazenness of Bhojpuri songs

How popular songs in Bhojpuri legitimise sexual harassment. Earlier this month another case of a viral video of a girl being molested in Nalanda district of Bihar was reported. Within a span of three months, it’s the third such case. Earlier videos of girls being molested in Jehanabad and Gaya went viral in April and […]