Simple, small, conscious: goal words for 2022

In the new year, ‘uncomplicate’ seems to be everyone’s go-to word. The Hindu Weekend speaks to a few newsmaking creatives to see how life’s changed and what they are looking forward to

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3 picks from Queer Made

Three LGBTQIA+ brands to shop in the new year

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Megha Kapoor and the rise of the content head in fashion

What does the appointment of Megha Kapoor at the helm of Vogue India mean for the magazine and this industry?

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Don’t drop the vacay mood, gear up in sustainable swimwear

Visualise those holidays up ahead and plan well with The Hindu Weekend’s 2022 eco-swimwear edit

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Another chance at self-love in 2022

The biggest cliché of 2021 is still relevant if you learn how to accept yourself, even the dark, unpleasant bits

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Writing 2022 with a blade of grass

Cultural reporting in India must finally see fashion’s Old is New ruse for what it is and be brave, ask uncomfortable questions

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Rediscover indigenous rice varieties of India at this zero-waste store in Coimbatore

Vilvah Agro, a zero-waste store in Coimbatore, showcases more than 40 different rice varitieties from various States across the country

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#Rewind2021: We couldn’t have gotten through this year without the kindness of strangers

We look back on a year on friendships forged in fire. Faced with the many challenges of the pandemic, we leaned on a network of unexpected bonds and the kindness of strangers. They form a strong foundation for 2022

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Gokulam, assembled from 100 dilapidated traditional Kerala homes

Famous for his tableau at the Cochin Carnival parade, V Venu talks about Gokulam, a house based on the principles of ancient Kerala architecture that took him four years to complete

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Embrace a clutter-free life

These rules are simple and practical. Organising one’s space is easier than you think

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Bring that zing into your home

A solar gazebo could become an interesting aesthetic feature, generating energy and providing additional usable space

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Bodhi returns to Chennai with lockdown-inspired motifs

Designer Mala Sinha brings a host of collections to Chennai under Bodhi, with tongue-in-cheek prints that take inspiration from a difficult year

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Planting stories: Little Library

It was started to encourage the neighbourhood kids to read. Now, these little free libraries are a hit among children all over Mizoram

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One for the gram. Cycle around Pondicherry and indulge in local flavours and culture

With its bicycle tours, BLive acquaints people with the charming seaside town, its history and culinary delights

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This book highlights the needs of India’s elderly community

Chennai-based founder of Old is Gold and author Sanjay Dattatri talks about his book ‘The Home Stretch: Family Caregiver’s Handbook’, a sensitive guide on elder care which throws light on the needs of our ageing population

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How India’s startups are taking on the pandemic to help rural communities

Innovative business tactics and thoughtful collaborations, all powered by various technologies, saw a groundswell of social enterprise startups pivoting to work with smaller towns and villages in 2021

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Find vintage mopeds and motorcycles at India’s first museum dedicated to two-wheelers

Come 2022, experience vintage mopeds, scooters and motorcycles at India’s first museum dedicated to two-wheelers in Mahabaleshwar by Vinit Kenjale

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‘Dhoondein Sitaare’ will resonate with everyone, say Aastha Gill and King

The musicians explain why the Hindi song ‘Dhoondein Sitaare’ is a celebration of life

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NFTs to offline shows: How 2021 marked a turning point for India’s post-COVID art world

If the rediscovery of love and friendship was a theme of pandemic-influenced art, so were the return of the physical exhibition and the rise of NFTs... here are the highlights of the art industry for 2021

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‘The Wheel of Time’ review: A ponderous start before smooth sailings

If only the show were to get away from the shadow of ‘The Lord of the Rings’and become its own beastie, it would be truly great instead of being just good

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‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ movie review: Robot BFF shenanigans

The kid-friendly outing asks if technology could replace human friendships, and eventually turns into a mission against the ubiquitous presence of the same

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Watch | Seevali, the simple grass which gives the music of nagaswaram

A video on how seevali, a reed which gives the nagaswaram its music, is made

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‘Harry Potter’ 20th anniversary reunion: Cast recalls first kisses, horrible haircuts in special

Many of the actors reunited for a 20th anniversary TV special, called ‘Return to Hogwarts,’ to be broadcast on Jan. 1 on HBO Max

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How the indie music scene in Malayalam fared in 2021

Looking back at some of the notable independent music productions this year

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‘The Batman’ new trailer: The Bat and the Cat out for vengeance

Touted as a gritty and dark affair, the new reboot of the superhero franchise stars Robert Pattinson as Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, and Paul Dano as the Riddler, among others

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An exhibition to celebrate DakshinaChitra Museum’s architect, Laurie Baker

DakshinaChitra celebrates the 25th anniversary of its museum with an exhibition featuring works of its creator Laurie Baker

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‘The Batman’ new trailer: The Bat and the Cat out for vengeance

Touted as a gritty and dark affair, the new reboot of the superhero franchise stars Robert Pattinson as Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, and Paul Dano as the Riddler, among others

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How Coimbatore is tackling the city’s worrying degree of women obesity

Health and fitness experts across Coimbatore hold forth on the health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and how staying motivated to get fit can improve one’s overall wellbeing

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A new year again. And again: Characters are stuck in a loop in many films and TV shows of 2021

It seemed as if cinema too reflected the pandemic-induced feeling of time collapsing upon itself

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The upside and downside of Nissan Magnite 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol

For the price, you do get a sleek design, yet the car falls out when it comes to engine power

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Disha Patani finishes filming for ‘Yodha’

Backed by Dharma Productions, the film is led by Sidharth Malhotra and also featuresRaashii Khanna.

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Sunny Leone’s effigy ‘crushed’ over ‘Madhuban’ music video

The actor’s new music video shares a few words of its lyrics with the iconic ‘Madhuban mein Radhika naache re’ song from 1960 film ‘Kohinoor’

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Salman Khan on his snake bite: I told my father, both ‘Tiger’ and the snake are alive

The Bollywood star also indicated that he and close friend Shah Rukh Khan might come together for a film soon

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A dream come true debut for Manish Wadhwa

Manish Wadhwa, who plays Mahant in ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ talks about his dream debut

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Salman discharged from hospital after snake bite

The actor is healthy, says Bina Kak

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When the foundation is strong...

A look by Shrinivas Rao on how the real estate industry withstood the pandemic

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The 2021 Indian wine power list

The list may be small, but each of the five has proved their mettle during the pandemic — strengthening both their business and India’s wine market. Plus, recommendations for an end-of-pandemic wine

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Hindi cinema in 2021: From ‘83’ to ‘Sardar Udham’ and more

From navigating both theatres and streaming platforms, to star vehicles and breakthrough performances, here’s a look back at all that Bollywood had to offer during this pandemic-hit tumultuous year

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To ‘disrupt and discover’ like Satish Gujral

On the artist’s 96th birth anniversary today, his daughter shares key life lessons and memories

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'Writer' review: Samuthirakani delivers an impactful performance in a moving film

Director Franklin Jacob impresses in a cop subject told differently

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To ‘disrupt and discover’ like Satish Gujral

On the artist’s 96th birth anniversary, his daughter shares key life lessons and memories

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Watch | Interview with Gong Yoo and Bae Doona, stars of The Silent Sea

The eight-episode show is set in a near-distant dystopian future

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Make way for Bani Nanda’s anti-plum cake

Bani Nanda of Delhi’s Miam Pâtisserie sets a table for The Hindu Weekend and shares a few brands you can mix and match

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Gong Yoo: ‘Not a K-bubble’

Great stories will prove that South Korean content’s global popularity is here to stay, says actor Gong Yoo as he and co-star Bae Doona promote their latest, ‘The Silent Sea’

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Holiday tables from Goa — with Srimoyi Bhattacharya’s TableCode by Sri

PR maven Srimoyi Bhattacharya has design solutions for culinary feasts on her new Instagram sourcebook

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Diageo’s Epitome Reserve is for the craft whisky conscious

Diageo’s limited edition Epitome Reserve is targetting the craft conscious, curious Indian consumer

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Lyricist C Ramachandra Menon writes a music series

Ramachandra Menon says ‘Naadhabindukkal’ will be a continuing series

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‘Hawkeye’ review: Marvel’s jaunty Christmas series hits the bullseye

Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld have a crackling chemistry, and the action sequences have the right amount of zip in this mini-series

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Sony’s India unit agrees to absorb Zee Entertainment

Deal entails listing of merged entity, ZEEL’s Goenka as MD

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Sevanthi Prasanga: Mind your language, desi style

The play is an adaptation of ‘My Fair Lady’ by Jayanth Kaikini

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Neat feat: What makes Oxygen on the Rocks tick

Bengaluru-based Oxygen on the Rocks (OOTR) talk about their recently released song ‘Manchala’

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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ movie review: Maybe it wasn’t necessary to go down the rabbit hole again?

The fourth film in ‘The Matrix’ franchise, written and directed by Lana Wachowski, is a bit too self-referential for its own good

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‘Minnal Murali’ movie review: Like a feel-good bolt from the sky

Despite banking on familiar superhero tropes, Basil Joseph and Tovino Thomas ensure that their film has a character of its own

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Where everybody knows your name: Why Chennai pubs and cafes are building fraternities to buttress their image

After almost two pandemic years, cafes and pubs in Chennai are going beyond inventive menus to retain customers, by fostering communities with weekend activities, curated services and banding behind a cause

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Unique South Indian Christmas traditions that are far from the urban experience

Catamaran races, dancing kings and rose cookies — the unique Christmas traditions of South India’s towns are a colourful blend of local culture and community

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The minimalist with maximum effect

DakshinaChitra celebrates the 25th anniversary of its museum with an exhibition featuring works of its creator Laurie Baker

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Colin Firth, Toby Jones and more join Sam Mendes’ ‘Empire of Light’

The movie, which is set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s, marks Mendes’ first solo outing as a screenwriter

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‘Pebbles’ out of Oscars 2022 race, ‘Writing With Fire’ advances to next level

The final nominations will be announced on February 8, with the awards ceremony scheduled to be held on March 27

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As we enter 2022, India’s oldest hotel company is updating its legacy

IHCL MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal talks about a new segment in luxury travel - the millennial Indian who now travels with family and is ready to spend big

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‘Emily in Paris’ season 2 review: ‘Salut’ to round two of French stereotypes and questionable decisions

Lily Collins brings her usual A-game to the second season of Netflix’s comedy-drama ‘Emily in Paris’, which tries to move away from cultural clichés and over-done love triangles... but does it succeed?

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ box office numbers climb in record books

The superhero film is second on the list of all-time domestic openings for Hollywood films, behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’

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The emerging and fast-paced world of speedrun gaming in India

It’s time to push ‘start’ on India’s growing movement of speedrun gaming, where players race to finish a single mission or a whole title. We speak to some gaming content creators about the skill and creativity needed to perfect this high-adrenalin esport

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis respond to assault allegations against Chris Noth

In a statement, Parker, Nixon and Davis shared a statement on social media in which the actors said they “commend” the women who have come forward

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Pankaj Kapur and Dimple Kapadia to star in ‘Jab Khuli Kitaab’

The film follows an older couple seeking a divorce after 50 years of togetherness

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Rakul Preet Singh wraps up shoot of ‘Chhatriwali’

Billed as a social comedy, the movie is directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, best known for Marathi features like ‘Bucket List’ and ‘Ajinkya’

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‘Hey Sinamika’ to release on February 25, makers release first look of Dulquer Salmaan’s character

The project marks Jio Studios’ foray into Tamil cinema and choreographer Brindha Gopal’s feature directorial debut

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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ sequel in the works, confirms Salman Khan

In the 2015 film, Khan featured as a man, who embarks on a journey to take a mute Pakistani girl separated in India from her parents, back to her hometown in the neighbouring country

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‘Gehraiyaan’ trailer: Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi star in complex drama on modern relationships

‘Kapoor & Sons’ director Shakun Batra’s film also stars Nasseruddin Shah, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa among others

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Independent musicians in search of a viable business model

Despite the pandemic pausing live gigs repeatedly over the past two years, artistes are finding ways to make fresh music and reach new audiences

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‘The Witcher’ season 2 review: Henry Cavill returns, with more mages, monsters and marvels

The superior sophomore season hits its stride and sweeps us along with its thrilling battles, political intrigue, doomed loves, disgusting beasties and young hearts

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Mathukutty: ‘Most of us know a Kunjeldho’

The Malayalam film, ‘Kunjeldho’, starring Asif Ali, directed by debutant Mathukutty is a campus film

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‘Aranyak’ season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing

Cast in the most challenging role of her career, the actor takes time to get into the skin of her character, but eventually wins over the audience

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‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’ to premiere on Prime Video in India

The special reunites lead stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first film, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’

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‘Panama Papers’: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears before ED

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan joined the investigation in response to the third summons from the agency under the Foreign Exchange Management Act

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‘I wanted to tell my story in the most truthful way’: Kal Penn on his memoir ‘You Can’t Be Serious’

While it made headlines, following the launch of his memoir ‘You Can’t Be Serious’, the Harold & Kumar star says he is glad his queerness resonated with many

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‘Streaming saved the film industry’: Anupama Chopra

Ahead of the launch of her book, ‘A Place in My Heart’, film critic Anupama Chopra explains why OTT and movie theatres will co-exist peacefully

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Malayalam composer Justin Varghese is on a roll with back-to-back releases

The composer talks about working in a Lal Jose movie and the kind of music he loves to make

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A peek into the Q5’s relaunched design

Despite the changes to the interiors and exterior of the car, things have not changed much

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Madhukar Mucharla and Jayeeta Chatterjee expanding their definitions of art

On their residency programme in Banyan Hearts Studios (BHS) in Hyderabad, the duo is exploring identity and the value attached to work

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A look back at the Kannada film industry

... the ups and downs, the releases and personal losses it suffered in 2021

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Hamsa Nandini: I will return stronger and better

Actor Hamsa Nandini, who has worked in several Telugu films, disclosed that she is undergoing treatment for cancer

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‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ to ‘Joji’: The OTT gems that stood out in Malayalam cinema

Here is our pick of five Malayalam films released on digital platforms this year and became the talk of the town for various reasons

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Notes from Petrozavodsk

Mosquitoes and heat. Not what you’d expect when you picture Russia, but the country has been struck by a record heatwave.I’m in Petrozavodsk, the capi

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Webinar on art-integrated learning held

‘Helping children learn academic concepts creatively is important’

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Khimad, that spicy winter punch that heralds Christmas for Mumbai’s East Indian community

Bolstered by spices, sugar and orange juice, the generous splash of alcohol is ‘almost’ undetectable

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Nishumbita’s theatre festival ‘Natotsav’ all set to roll on December 18

Ram Mohan Holagundi directs seven plays spanning diverse themes and also acts on stage after a decade

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‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ to Guru Dutt, the references for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

Director Rahul Sankrityan opens up on his film ‘Shyam Singha Roy, starring Nani and Sai Pallavi, that unravels in two timelines

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Dancing to the sounds of Twitter: An experimental art performance to highlight mental health

A visual artist, a coder, a sound engineer, and a mental health expert collaborate for an intriguing live event called ‘Together With Touch’

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Priyanka Chopra on her legacy role as Sati in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, working with Lana Wachowski and Keanu Reeves

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra talks about taking on the legacy role of Sati in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, and her duty of focussing a global spotlight on Indian cinema

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Miss World finale postponed due to COVID-19 fears

Miss India World among those tested positive before the event

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‘The business of entertainment lacks soul today’ : Raghubir Yadav

In Delhi to attend the Sahitya utsav, Jashn-e-Adab, Raghubir Yadav talks about his creative metamorphosis from an actor to a passionate fan of Hindi and Urdu poetry

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Memories around the table

Whether it’s the dining area or the kitchen, each space evolves with us, says Teja Lele Desai

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Purab Kohli surprised ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ star Keanu Reeves about his fans in India

Following a collaboration with Lana Wachowski for ‘Sense8’, Purab Kohli recalls how the filmmaker made his dream come true by offering him a minor yet bucket-list role in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

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Carnatic music’s strong youth brigade

With a formidable line-up of young talent, the future of Carnatic music holds out a lot of hope

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Calendars get a facelift thanks to young designers from different walks of life

Thematically designed table-top calendars for 2022 have many takers in Kerala

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‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ heading to Berlinale 2022 for world premiere

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt’s film is a crime-drama, adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi’s book ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’

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What is cooking in the kitchens of home chefs and home bakers in Thiruvananthapuram this Christmas

Besides the ubiquitous plum cakes and common delicacies, there are surprises aplenty, from pecan tassies to red wine Christmas cakes

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Kriti Sanon to star in Anurag Kashyap’s next film

The actor has a series of films such as ‘Bachchan Pandey,’ ‘Adipurush’ and ‘Shehzada,’ that are up for a release next year

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Denis Villeneuve to direct adaptation of sci-fi classic ‘Rendezvous With Rama’

Originally published in 1973, the story takes place in the year 2131 and follows a group of humans sent to intercept a giant cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System

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Art for the artist’s sake

The Artist, an exhibition showcasing the works of over 30 artists from all over India is currently underway in Bengaluru

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Thirukkural on your tab: Saketharaman, ‘Pattimandram’ Raja team up for a new initiative

How TV personality ‘Pattimandram Raja’ and Carnatic vocalist Saketharaman are breathing new life into the Tamil classic

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Watch | India's first food museum

A video on the food museum in Thanjavur

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The burden of beauty

This year’s Miss Universe is from India, but why are beauty pageants even a thing anymore?

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Pop that ice for some fun

If you loved ‘ice pepsis’ you will be thrilled to know India finally has its first ice pop

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Martin Scorsese Institute to be established by NYU

The institute will include a virtual production center, the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies and support for student scholarships

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Calendars get a facelift thanks to young designers from different walks of life

Thematically designed table-top calendars for 2022 have many takers in Kerala

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Chanel appoints Unilever executive Leena Nair as CEO

According to the reports, Ms. Nair, in her new position with the French luxury group Chanel, will be based in London.

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20 years of ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’: Karan Johar takes a trip down memory lane

Johar, 49, took to social media to share glimpses from the world of K3G, as it is widely known among cinegoers on the 20th anniversary of the film’s release on Tuesday

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Golden Globes 2022 nominations: ‘King Richard,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ and more

‘Belfast’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’ tied for the most nominations with seven apiece, whereas Netflix dominated the film nominees with 17 nods in total.

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‘Aarya 2’ review: Sushmita Sen’s show all the way

Displaying a range of emotions, the actor embodies the fears, the moral dilemmas, and the courage of Aarya and is the primary reason that keeps you hooked to the series

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Netflix announces up to 60% price drop in India

The video streaming platform is looking to reach out to a wider user base in the country.

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Tanya Bami on Netflix’s diverse programming strategy

With documentary viewing growing more than 100% in 2020, comedy topping viewers’ lists and now regional languages as the way forward, Tanya Bami of Netflix India discusses the OTT platform’s Indian strategies

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Yamaha Aerox 155: Quick, convenient and practical

Zippy in the city and comfortable on the highway — the Aerox 155 is a great choice for a sports scooter

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Simply sedan

I want to buy a new sedan, but I am confused between a Skoda Superb and an Audi A4. Can you suggest another car?Balu, SuratIf you want prestige, a smo

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BMW to launch i4 electric sedan in India

BMW has confirmed that it will be launching the all-electric i4 in India. The i4 will be the third all-electric model from BMW with the IX set to laun

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Indie music gigs make a comeback in Chennai

Chennai’s indie musicians are back on stage with fresh music crafted through the lockdowns. And audiences are eagerly switching from virtual concerts to the energy of live shows

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Yazin Nizar thrilled about his debut song for AR Rahman’s ‘Galatta Kalyanam’ and working in ‘RRR’

The multilingual singer talks about being a multilingual singer and about finding his space in the industry

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HBO developing ‘Six Feet Under’ follow-up series

The popular show centred on the lives of the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles, along with their friends and lovers

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Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh join cast of Meghna Gulzar’s ‘SamBahadur’

Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Meghna Gulzar, the biographical drama is based on the life and times of the valiant Sam Manekshaw, one of India’s greatest war heroes

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India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe 2021

Only two Indians before Ms. Sandhu have won the title of Miss Universe— actors Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta

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Setting the scene for growth of independent cinema

Collective starts script mentorship programme for aspiring filmmakers

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Truth Dream: A spotlight on notions of beauty, aging and self-acceptance

The recently concluded Truth Dream exhibition by Bengaluru-based Maara celebrates friendship as much as it challenges the accepted norms of society

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Triumph reveals new Tiger 1200

Triumph has revealed the new Tiger 1200 ahead of the bike going on sale globally. The new Tiger 1200 will be offered in two model ranges — the road-bi

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Honda launches new Activa 125 Premium Edition

Honda has introduced a new Premium Edition of the Activa 125 priced at ₹ 78,725 for the drum brake variant and ₹ 82,280 for the brake disc equipped mo

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Prices of Tata Safari automatic hiked

Tata has given the automatic variants of the Safari a minor price revision. Prices for the Safari automatic now range from ₹ 17.84 lakh and ₹ 23.20 la

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Harley Davidson recalls Pan America 1250

Harley Davidson has issued a recall for the Pan America 1250 over a seat base failure issue. The recall affects 2,689 units of the motorcycle built be

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‘West Side Story’ movie review: A scrupulously woke revival from Spielberg

The director’s adaptation of the 1957 stage musical is a lavish, if slightly vanilla take on the famous lovestruck teenagers

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‘Battlefield 2042’ review: A visually pleasing game that needs to ride out some bugs ASAP

We armed ourselves for and took a deep dive into large-scale warfare multiplayer ‘Battlefield 2042’. While the popular franchise’s signature gameplay has forayed into a new direction, the latest edition of the popular franchise is not without its problems.

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For safe, sustainable buildings

Low-rises have shown a vulnerability to natural calamities because of non-intervention by structural engineers. A look by civil engineer Shrikant.S. Channal in the wake of recent building collapses

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‘Kolambi’, directed by TK Rajeev Kumar, is about how art and music can amplify a cause

Made in 2019, the film, which was premiered in the Indian Panorama at the 50th International Film Festival of India, will finally be released on MTALKIE, a new OTT platform

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Pooja Hegde finishes filming for Vijay’s ‘Beast’

The actor, who returns to Tamil films after a gap of nine years, said she thoroughly enjoyed working on the Nelson directorial

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‘Lord of the Rings’ turns 20: Hobbit, Sauron and Gollum makeovers in New Zealand

Friday marked the 20th anniversary of when the first feature film of the J.R.R Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ trilogies premiered at Odeon Leicester Square in London on Dec.10, 2001

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Art of making homemade star-shaped lanterns for Christmas on revival mode in Kerala

Senior citizens recall the season of joy when Christmas decorations were made at home

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Where you laugh, learn, live

Check out these trends that will add to your home’s appeal, says Teja Lele Desai

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‘Gamanam’ movie review: Earnest and relevant, thought not masterly

Debut director Sujana Rao’s anthology of stories set against the Hyderabad deluge is earnest and has its moments

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‘Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu’ teaser: A.R Rahman’s magical score sets the tone for Silambarasan’s next

The rural action-drama is directed by Gautham Menon, and produced by Ishari K Ganesh

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Alaknanda Samarth pushed the limits of ‘safe’ theatre

She believed that if we did not reach a point of breakdown with our voice and body, we were simply wasting our time doing theatre

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‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s love letter to the greatest of them all

The lovingly-restored documentary looks at 21 days in the studio in January 1969, as The Beatles put together songs for their new album ‘Let it Be’

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Rami Malek, Florence Pugh and Benny Safdie join Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

The three actors join previously announced cast members Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr and Matt Damon in the film

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Sundance film festival unveils lineup for hybrid 2022 edition

Fest will showcase documentaries about Bill Cosby, Princess Diana, Kanye West and Lucille Ball, and the directorial debuts of Eva Longoria, Tig Notaro and Jesse Eisenberg

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French artist Beatrice de Fays’ works come alive with AR in Hyderabad

A new exhibition currently on in Hyderabad creates an immersive digital experience

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Lakha Khan: ‘Music is the reason I am here today’

Lakha Khan, who was awarded the Padma Shri this year, is one of the last masters of the Sindhi sarangi

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Sowcar Janaki turns 90

The veteran actor who celebrates her 90th birthday on December 12, will soon be seen in a Nandini Reddy directorial ‘Anni Manchi Sakunamule’

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MUBI to release 7 films from cinema legend Wong Kar Wai, including five restorations

Wong Kar Wai spent five years restoring the collection, which covers some of his most celebrated work across the past several decades

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What India searched on Google and posted on Twitter in 2021

Social media giants release list of topics that trended on their websites

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‘West Side Story,’ ‘Dune’ among AFI’s top 10 movies of 2021

AFI also named its 10 top TV shows of 2021, that included ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Succession’

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Budget tourism trips give a shot in the arm for cash-strapped Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

The curated trips include travelling along scenic routes to destinations such as Malakkappara, Munnar, Vagamon and Arippa

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Pat Cummins’ post on COVID-19 relief efforts most retweeted tweet in India in 2021

Virat Kohli’s tweet announcing the birth of his daughter was the most-liked on the microblogging platform in India this year

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Riteish Deshmukh to make directorial debut with Marathi film ‘Ved’

Deshmukh is also set to make his digital debut with a quirky coming-of-age Netflix film ‘Plan A Plan B,’ co-starring Tamannaah Bhatia

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‘Jai Bhim’ and ‘Aspirants’ take top place on IMDB’s top movies and web-series lists of 2021

‘Shershaah’ and ‘The Family Man’ are some of the other notable titles on the list

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Rewind to the era of cassettes and CDs via Malayalam film ‘Hridayam’

With the upcoming Malayalam film starring Pranav Mohanlal, you can experience the joy of listening to music on old school cassettes and CDs once more

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Sonu Sood, Alia Bhatt most tweeted-about Bollywood stars in 2021

Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Disha Patani and Siddharth Shukla also part of the list

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Home style cooking simplified

Missing the elaborate meals at your parent’s dining table, now that you are back at work? Now, recreate them in compact kitchens with limited time

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Home style cooking simplified

Missing the elaborate meals at your parent’s dining table, now that you are back at work? Now, recreate them in compact kitchens with limited time

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With ‘Kutty Stories’, Tamil stand-up comedians Chockalingam and Ramkumar gun for live applause

Tamil stand-up comedians Chockalingam and Ramkumar are presenting short, funny stories in their upcoming show

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‘Annette’ movie review: An irresistible tower of song

Filmmaker Leos Carax uses music and magic realism to tell a tale of love, success, failure, creativity and destruction

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Steven Spielberg on ‘West Side Story’: It’s a direct conversation with the young people all over the world today

The movie depicts the love story between Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort’s Maria and Tony, whose ill-fated romance fans the bitter rivalry between local New York street gangs the Sharks and the Jets

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Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Bad Blood’ movie lands at Apple

McKay will write, direct and produce the film, which will feature Lawrence as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes

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Fine dining in India takes on a new avatar with curated menus, renowned chefs and intimate settings

Fine dining turned adventurous during the pandemic, as chefs used every ingredient to bring people back to the table, either at their homes or at exotic locales

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Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Tejas’ to release in October 2022

Directed by Sarvesh Mewara, the film will feature Ranaut in the role of an Air Force Pilot

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‘Jai Bhim’ to ‘Vakeel Saab’: The 10 most searched-for South Indian films in 2021

From Tamil dramas such as ‘Jai Bhim’ to Malayalam biopics like ‘Kurup’ to Telugu fan favourites such as ‘Jathi Ratnalu’, we look at the top ten searched-for films of the year 2021, according to Google

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Vir Das to develop and star in American country music comedy series

Andy Samberg will also executive produce the series alongside Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Reg Tigerman and Ali Bell of Party Over Here.

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‘Sirivennela’, a special song for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

Celebrated lyricist Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry’s last song to feature in Telugu film ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

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Coimbatore’s Cafe Totaram enters online space with Snackwala range of traditional North Indian savouries

Now, you can order mathris, toshe, jeera cookies, and brookies online

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Dave Bautista to star in M Night Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’

Set up at studio Universal Pictures, the film will be released the cinemas on February 3, 2023

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AR Rahman on ‘Atrangi Re’: The way Sara dances, we had to give her a dance song!

The composer has created the soundtrack for filmmaker Aanand L Rai’s film keeping in mind the on screen and off screen persona of the lead actors Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar

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Beyond Borders, a film festival that celebrates South Asian feminism

The films from different South Asian countries, in a myriad of languages and landscapes, address issues like domestic violence, family crisis, social media hate and homosexuality

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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer 2: Neo still remembers kung fu

Lana Wachowski directs the film, that reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity

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Tom Holland to play Fred Astaire in upcoming biopic

Before he steps into Astaire’s shoes, Holland has another Spider-Man movie to unspool on the world as ‘No Way Home’ hits theaters on Dec. 17

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Drake pulls out of Grammy Awards race

Drake, whose ‘Certified Lover Boy’ was one of the top-selling albums of 2021, has a contentious relationship with the Grammys

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Colin Farrell to reprise Penguin role for HBO Max’s ‘The Batman’ spin-off series

The show centres on the villain’s rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld.

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Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil’s ‘Pushpa - The Rise’ trailer is out

The trailer of director Sukumar’s ‘Pushpa - The Rise’ outlines a raw, rustic battle between Allu Arjun and Fahadh Faasil

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‘Shang-Chi’ sequel in the works, Destin Daniel Cretton to return as director

Cretton is also working on a new Marvel Cinematic Universe series for Disney Plus.

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William Shatner’s space journey special to premiere on Amazon Prime Video

“Shatner in Space” will feature the “Star Trek” star flying to space aboard Blue Origin in October at the age of 90, becoming the oldest person to fly to space

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Amazon Prime Video announces ‘The Boys’ animated spin-off ‘Diabolical’

The anthology will feature stories by Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Eliot and Ilana Glazer, Simon Racioppa, Justin Roiland and Ben Bayouth, Andy Samberg and Aisha Tyler

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Hyderabad House, the city’s original takeaway space is back

Seven years after they closed down, Zubair Baber is determined to continue his grandfather’s legacy, with lukmi, kebabs and determination

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The boom of cloud kitchens in Coimbatore

From gourmet food and experimental cuisines to Pan-Asian, cloud kitchens in the city are offering intricate culinary experiences

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Telugu short film ‘Manasanamaha’ in qualification race for Academy Awards

‘Manasanamaha’ is a romance narrated using the reverse screenplay technique

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Samantha’s new film ‘Yashoda’ gets underway

Samantha’s new film ‘Yashoda’, directed by Hari and Harish, will release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi

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Hyderabad-based Dheeraj Kumar turns passion into sculptures of art

With his works at University of Hyderabad and RBVRR Telangana Police Academy, the sculptor is determined to carve a niche in the field

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Hyderabad-based Dheeraj Kumar turns passion into sculptures of art

With his works at University of Hyderabad and RBVRR Telangana Police Academy, the sculptor is determined to carve a niche in the field

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Tracy Oliver on ‘Harlem’: ‘Writing the show I wanted to see’

The creator of the bold and bright comedy, says the critical and commercial success of ‘Girls Trip’ proved there is a market for stories about friendship between women of colour

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‘Decoupled’ : The comedy of separation

‘My character sometimes says the most obnoxious lines,’ reveals R Madhavan, as he and co-star Surveen Chawla present the mid-December dramedy, Decoupled

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Watch | R. Madhavan and Surveen Chawla on ‘Decoupled’

The two actors will soon be seen in the Netflix show created by Manu Joseph

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Focus on fitness spurs Indians to smartwatches

Overall wearables market, including earwear and wristbands, was 23.8 million units in third quarter

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Sculptors under the spotlight

From finding folds in water to arriving at a common spiritual destination, an ongoing exhibition seeks to provide sculptors with their rightful place in visual arts

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California-based non-profit runs inclusive concert in Chennai for the Marghazhi season

Marghazhi Matram seeks to provide musicians with disabilities a platform to perform; it is part of an initiative that has on board around 200 musicians from four continents

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A step towards inclusivity

At Marghazhi Matram, vision-impaired Bharathanatyam artistes have spectators cheering them all the way

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Neighbourhood sabha organisers aim at conductingin-person fest

They are not ruling out the possibility of going online

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Badiger Devendra speaks on his next venture, ‘In’

The ‘Rudri’ director says his second film looks at the mental trauma created by the pandemic and lockdowns

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Veteran Kannada film actor S Shivaram dies at 83

Shivaram, popularly known as Shivaramanna, had been a versatile actor who played various roles in over 60 movies, besides directing and producing films

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‘Mirzapur,’ Konkona Sen Sharma win big at Asian Academy Creative Awards 2021

Amruta Subhash for ‘Bombay Begums’ and Umesh Bisht’s Netflix movie ‘Pagglait’ were also winners

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‘Skylab’ movie review: A charming tale of a peculiar village

First-time director Vishvak Khanderao’s Telugu film ‘Skylab’ is a delightful musical comedy populated with oddball characters

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Lavazza 2022 calendar: scenes from a warming planet

Shot by Oscar-winner Emmanuel Lubezki, Lavazza’s 2022 calendar features social and environmental activists

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Art is Life - SoundFrames: artists speak

A curation that draws parallels between music and the visual arts

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‘Tadap’ movie review: Ahan Shetty’s debut leaves the audience groaning

The lack of verve between the lead pair ensures that when the twist comes in the second half, its impact is hollow

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Ana de Armas joins Chris Evans in ‘Ghosted’ after Scarlett Johansson exits Apple movie

The Apple film will see de Armas reuniting with her ‘Knives Out’ co-star Chris Evans

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For the holiday table: Good Earth’s Pomegranates and Roses collection

Good Earth’s collab with British artist Rebecca Campbell is ideal for the holiday season

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Virgil Abloh: Indian designers weigh in

Anand Bhushan, designerThe success of this visionary artist was to define what luxury means in this day and age. He took a page from the existing cout

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‘Money Heist’ Part 5 Vol 2 review: Bid ‘Bella Ciao’ to The Professor and his crew in this explosive series finale

In the final episodes of the iconic bank heist series ‘Money Heist’ (‘La Casa De Papel’), we bid a teary farewell to our favourite bank robbers in red, so don’t hold back tears and be sure to yell at the screen

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Turn to these artists to turn your favourite photograph into a hand-painted portrait

Inspired by a trend from half a century ago, artists are being commissioned to paint portraits for friends and families. Only this time, instead of posing for hours, you can just send a photograph

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Making music at the museum

Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography’s new digital festival merges art, learning and melodies

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Virgil Abloh: leader by example

Abloh was more than a disruptor of the world of fashion

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Voice of women on stage

Vinay Kumar’s play, ‘Bhoomi’ questions the domination of women

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Nrityakosh presents an evening of belly dance

Spearheaded by Debapriya Das, the evening will feature some of her latest choreographies

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‘Bachelor’ movie review: A labyrinthine romantic tale that tries to delineate love from lust

Filmmaker Sathish Selvakumar’s debut is promising on several aspects, but is let down by a slightly-haphazard second half

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‘The Power of the Dog’ movie review: A complex meditation on what it means to be a man

Jane Campion, who won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at 78th Venice International Film Festival this year, has subverted the traditionally-macho western to tell an incisive tale of human relationships

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Madras Philharmonic to ring in sounds of glory

A benefit concert in the city by The Madras Philharmonic and Choral Society ushers in the Christmas season this weekend

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Raveena Tandon: The reluctant actor

Introducing her web series debut, ‘Aranyak’, Tandon says making time for life was worth it

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Voice of women on stage

Vinay Kumar’s play, ‘Bhoomi’ questions the domination of women

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Dance is a struggle to communicate an idea through movement: Surupa Sen

The dancer will present her latest work titled ‘Vinati’ in the city this week

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Smile, you’re on canvas

Inspired by a trend from half a century ago, artists are being commissioned to paint portraits for friends and families. Only this time, instead of posing for hours, you can just send a photograph

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Coming to Apple TV+ in December: ‘Mariah’s Christmas,’ ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ and more

Mariah Carey's holiday special, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s bold adaptation of 'Macbeth,' and a new Mahershala Ali film are the highlights on the platform this month

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Warm colours to fall back on

Are there colours of the season? Of course, there are many, says Teja Lele Desai

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‘Hellbound’ season one review: A fascinating dystopian horror entrenched in the politics of man

The Korean dark fantasy series strikes the right balance of gore and lore by digging into themes of radicalism and damnation

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Rain, rain, don’t go away

If we can ensure our plots and streets are designed well, it can go a long way in preventing flooding, says Anupama Mohanram

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The Drama School Mumbai’s pivot into virtual theatre training during the pandemic is here to stay

‘Learning has to be self-driven,’ says founder Jehan Manekshaw, pointing out that the e-learning initiative is named after Eklavya from the Mahabharata, known for his passion for learning

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Kal Penn to star in and produce Nav Bhatia biopic ‘Superfan’

Actor-comedian will be part of Stampede Ventures’ biopic on Canadian businessman and avid follower of Toronto Raptors basketball team, Nav Bhati

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Nrityakosh presents an evening of belly dance

Spearheaded by Debapriya Das, the evening will feature some of her latest choreographies

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‘Bob Biswas’ movie review: Misses the target, but just by a whisker

Despite his earnestness to play a challenging part, two hours is a short time to accept Abhishek Bachchan as Bob Biswas and erase Saswata Chatterjee from memory in this spin-off of ‘Kahaani’

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Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline to star in Alfonso Cuaron’s Apple thriller series ‘Disclaimer’

The show will star Blanchett as a respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions

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God’s own cinema

The growth of Malayalam cinema post-pandemic

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Dancer Praveen Kumar’s new work focuses on environment

Praveen Kumar’s new production ‘Rtu - Vismurti’ attempts to address the issue of climate change

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The tambura is back. But where are the players?

There are only a handful of dedicated artistes who play the instrument that sets the tone for concerts

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The concert by Trichur Brothers was steeped in manodharma

The Trichur Brothers made creative forays in their concert

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A well-planned concert by Nisha Rajagopalan

Nisha Rajagopalan came up with a fine mix of brisk and leisurely pieces

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Rumi Harish explores music space beyond gender

Ahead of performing at the Chennai International Queer Film Festival, musician and playwright Rumi Harish speaks about breaking gender stereotypes

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December Music Season: The great survivor

Despite changing technology, audience tastes, performing venues and more, Chennai’s December Season remains the country’s most significant cultural event

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Vikram, Pa. Ranjith join hands for ‘Chiyaan 61’

The film will be produced by Studio Green’s K. E. Gnanavel Raja, and will be the actor’s next after Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Mahaan’

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Parampara Festival 2021: Tracing the Mudgal legacy

Pt. Madhup Mudgal and daughters Sawani and Arushi shared the stage for a jugalbandhi at Natya Tarangini’s Parampara Festival

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Cara Delevingne to star in season two of ‘Only Murders In The Building’

Delevingne will star as Alice, a sophisticated art world insider who becomes enmeshed in the mystery, in season two

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A record of L-P’s journey

The book, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, doesn’t go much beyond a mere listing of the composers’ songs

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Malayalam short film ‘Villain’ looks at what parents abandoned by children go through

Directed by Sarath Chandran R J, the film stars yesteryear actor Raghavan in the lead

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YouTube India’s top 10 music videos of 2021: ‘Lut Gaye,’ ‘Paani Paani,’ ‘Saranga Dariya’ and more

Other videos in the list include Bhojpuri tracks from artists Ankush Raja and Shilpi Raj, as well as Tamil indie number ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ by Dhee and Arivu

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‘Akhanda’ movie review: An ultra high decibel roar

Boyapati Srinu and Nandamuri Balakrishna deliver a loud mass action entertainer that is strictly for the fanbase

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Telugu play ‘Rallu Etthani Coolielu’ is a satire on the modern day corrupt times

Adapted from widely popular ‘Taj Mahal ka Tender’, the play shows what happens if Shah Jahan builds the Taj Mahal in 2021

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‘Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea’ review: Kunjali Marakkar certainly deserved a much better tribute

Despite the commendable special effects and efforts of the ensemble cast, a weak script ends up spoiling a storyline with immense heroic and emotional possibilities

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Madhu Neelakandan: The challenge for cinematographers is to understand the director’s vision

Cinematographer Madhu Neelakandan on the frames he created for Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Churuli’ and Ranjith Sankar’s ‘Sunny’

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The Railway Men: R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, to headline YRF series on Bhopal gas tragedy

The show, directed by directed by Shiv Rawail, will also star Divyenndu Sharma and Babil Khan, the son of the late Irrfan Khan

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With Krishnaveni Cinemas, an iconic Chennai landmark gets a much needed image makeover

The transformation of Chennai’s Krishnaveni Theatre to Krishnaveni Cinemas comes at a time when single-screen theatres across the country are closing operations

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New on Disney+ Hotstar in December: ‘Hawkeye,’ ‘Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett’ and more

Other highlights on the platform include Will Smith-starrer ‘Welcome to Earth’ and the new season of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’

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Cobie Smulders to return as Maria Hill for ‘Secret Invasion’ series

The show is a crossover comic event, and showcases a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years

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Actor Shefali Shah launches into the hospitality business with Jalsa in Ahmedabad

Jalsa offers a hodgepodge of Indian and international cuisines apart from a range of activities for customers, like palm reading, applying henna, pottery and dancing to garba

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A slice of an organic spice

Meet Anita Chris Evert, who promotes an organic lifestyle besides selling handmade, chemical-free products

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‘83’ a glorious tribute to the historic moment, says Ranveer Singh

The cricket-drama chronicles India’s win under Kapil Dev’s captainship, when the team defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983

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‘The King’s Man’ to release in India on December 31

The movie is a prequel of Vaughn’s ‘Kingsman’ spy comedy franchise, which is based on the comic book ‘The Secret Service’ by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons

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Coming to Netflix: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Money Heist: Part 5 Vol 2’ and more

Jane Campion's western drama and the final part of the popular Spanish heist crime drama television series are the highlights on the platform

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Kamal Haasan fully recovers from COVID-19, fit to resume work from December 4

On November 22, the actor-politician had said that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to SRMC the same day

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Vadodara-based textile designer Medha Bhatt’s works of art using fabric discards tell stories that resonate with her clients

Each piece is a collage, created with hundreds of pieces of scraps of cloth

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Vadodara-based textile designer Medha Bhatt’s works of art using fabric discards tell stories that resonate with her clients

Each piece is a collage, created with hundreds of pieces of scraps of cloth

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Meet the 79-year-old from Chennai who followed her passion a decade ago, and now makes your in-flight biryani

Triguni Eze Eats, a ready-to-eat food brand by Radha Daga, is available on flights, trains, and in retail stores

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GV Prakash: ‘Bachelor’ is a modern take on a toxic relationship

The music composer-turned-actor chats about his upcoming back-to-back releases, ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Jail’

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Bichu Thirumala’s evocative lyrics always struck a chord with listeners

The late lyricist was one of the most prolific and versatile wordsmith in Malayalam music, writing film songs, devotionals and theatre songs

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Ajith Kumar asks fans to stop calling him ‘Thala’

The ‘Valimai’ star requested to be referred to as only ‘Ajith Kumar’ or ‘AK’ henceforth

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Behind bars, at home: Here’s what's keeping bartenders busy post lockdown

After a challenging pandemic pause, as parties move to homes and hotel suites, bartenders are using the creative freedom of freelance gigs to tailor inventive cocktails and experiences

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Rohit Penumatsa: We are an underground movement that is frowned upon

Camp Sasi and Rohit Penumatsa, Telugu indie filmmakers with a loyal following, talk about their soon-to-release film ‘Sheesh Mahal’ and their journey

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TVS’ Apache RTR 200 4V gets new LED headlamp

TVS has updated the Apache RTR 200 4V with a new LED headlamp. The move comes after the manufacturer updated the popular RTR 160 4V in early October.T

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BMW Concept XM SUV previews bespoke M SUV

BMW has revealed its new Concept XM SUV — a bespoke, large SUV from BMW M — the second in the brand’s history after the M1 supercar from the 1970s. Th

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Saturnalia ‘02: Celebrating watercolours of every hue

‘Saturnalia ‘02’ an exhibition of watercolours is set to commence on December 2 at Chitrakala Parishath in Bengaluru

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Gucci heirs says ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate

In a statement issued this week, they said the narrative is “anything but accurate” and that the filmmakers did not consult them at all

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Netflix developing ‘Money Heist’ spin-off ‘Berlin’

Netflix has officially ordered the spin-off project which will see actor Pedro Alonso returning to play Andres de Fonollosa aka Berlin

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‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ to release in February 2023

Karan Johar took to social media to share the new release date of the film, alongside a behind-the-scenes video from the shooting

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‘The Lost Symbol’ review: Robert Langdon caught in an engaging race against time

With Ron Howard, Dan Brown and Brian Grazer serving as executive producers, the series has impeccable credentials and proves to be an intriguing watch

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‘House of Gucci’ movie review: Lady Gaga’s extraordinary turn as Patrizia Reggiani steals the show

Ridley Scott’s film, based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 book, tells the story of the downfall of the family-owned business through the lens of the outsider

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Third ‘Magic Mike’ film in works with Channing Tatum, Steven Soderbergh

Set up at Warner Bros, the new film is titled’“Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ and will premiere exclusively on HBO Max

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Nicolas Cage to portray Dracula in Universal film ‘Renfield’

The film centres on Dracula’s henchman R M Renfield, who was a prominent figure in author Bram Stoker’s cult classic 1897 novel

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‘Love Life’ Season 2 review: A brilliant William Jackson Harper anchors this charming, breezy affair

Apart from figuring out romance during the pandemic, the series also talks of other contemporary issues, including BLM and the US presidential elections

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9th edition of The Hindu & Saregama M.S. Subbulakshmi Award is back

Competition honours young performers of Carnatic music

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Thank you, Virgil Abloh

The polymath designer-architect succumbed to his battle against cancer at age 41, but the fashion language and legacy he leaves behind will continue to drive generations

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‘Jan-E-Man’ Malayalam movie review: Hits all the right notes with its inventive script

Filmmaker Chidambaram admirably takes the audience along on a roller-coaster ride of emotional highs and lows, which come relentlessly one after the other

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‘83’ movie trailer: Ranveer Singh and team hit it out of the park

The film takes audiences through the inspiring journey of the Indian cricket team’s first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983

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WWE stars Rhea Ripley and Queen Zelina on women’s wrestling, representation, and more

Both stars were in action at the recently-concluded Survivor Series 2021, and talk about what's next for them in career goals

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The curious case of Skylab space station crash and a new Telugu film

Debut director Vishvak Khanderao discusses ‘Skylab’, a fictional story that stemmed from real incidents at Karimnagar in 1979

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Thiruvananthapuram-based Nireeksha Women’s Theatre group develops short stories by nine Malayalam women writers as radio plays

The drama series is an initiative for She Radio on Radio Malayalam, the online radio of Malayalam Mission, Government of Kerala

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Telugu film lyricist ‘Sirivennela’ Seetharama Sastry passes away

The play of words in the film ‘Sirivennela’ won Seetharama Shastry unprecedented fame and moniker

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Watch | Virgil Abloh - pioneer, polymath, disruptor

The designer succumbed to his battle against cancer at age 41, but the fashion language and legacy he leaves behind will continue to drive generations

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Sony up for another ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy with Tom Holland and Marvel, says producer

Expected to be the last film in the Tom Holland ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy, Sony Pictures’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ will release in India on December 16, a day before the US theatrical release.">

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How ‘Encanto’ created a whole new world through magical realism and relatable characters

The makers of Disney’s ‘Encanto’ talk about blending otherworldly folklore with joint-family dynamics and Colombian culture, and why actor Stephanie Beatriz was right for the lead role of Mirabel

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‘Forza Horizon 5’ review: The best-looking game of 2021 with stunning graphics and sceneries

The latest edition in the racing Forza Horizon game series is near-perfect and is miles ahead of other driving games

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Thank you, Virgil Abloh

The polymath designer-architect succumbed to his battle against cancer at age 41, but the fashion language and legacy he leaves behind will continue to drive generations

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Trinh Tran on ‘Hawkeye’: There is humour and heart

The executive producer of the mini-series describes it as a fun adventure between Clint Barton and his protégé and super fan, Kate Bishop

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A.R. Rahman honoured at 43rd Cairo International Film Festival

The oldest running film festival in the Middle East and Africa, the CIFF opened on November 26 and will conclude on December 5.

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Dante meets Bharatanatyain this experimental theatre performance at Ranga Shankara

Italian theatre director Anna Dora Dorno talks about her project ‘Dante Beyond Borders’

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Pooja Moorthy’s best foot forward

The plus-size actor plays the title role of Gundamma Katha on Zee Telugu with elan

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Remo Fernandes is ‘Still Goan Crazy’

In his autobiography ‘Remo’, out tomorrow, the musician writes about his many loves including his first big romance – Goa

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Ace choreographer Shiva Shankar Master no more

He was undergoing treatment for COVID at a corporate hospital in Hyderabad

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Ace mountaineer from Uttarakhand becomes first woman president of Indian Mountaineering Foundation

She has been honoured with the Arjuna award for her achievements in the field of mountaineering.

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‘Antim’ movie review: Crime and punishment

Manjrekar has to justify producer and brother-in-law Salman Khan’s presence as well, ostensibly to guarantee a good opening. So the role of police officer Rajveer Singh, who takes on Rahul, swells beyond proportion and muffles the voice of the film.

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A journal that went around Bengaluru during the pandemic, documenting thoughts on gender

Sandbox Collective collaborated with Deepikah Bharadwaj, an interdisciplinary artist, for a project, which they called Rest Your Thoughts Here: The Gender Chronicles

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Honda’s CB650R: A fantastic upgrade

This great looking bike offers functionality and ergonomics

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Hunger games

Comic books often add flavour to food by fanning the imagination

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Fancy a safari? Head out on the tiger’s trail in Bandhavgarh National Park via India’s first virtual OTT platform

Sit in the comfort of your home and experience the dangerous wild with wildlife filmaker and presenter Suyash Keshari. He recently launched Safari With Suyash TV, the country’s first virtual OTT platform dedicated to wildlife

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Fancy a safari? Head out on the tiger’s trail in Bandhavgarh National Park via India’s first virtual OTT platform

Sit in the comfort of your home and experience the dangerous wild with wildlife filmaker and presenter Suyash Keshari. He recently launched Safari With Suyash TV, the country’s first virtual OTT platform dedicated to wildlife

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Meet the European chocolate connoisseurs celebrating Kerala’s cocoa

An Italian couple is leading the production of high quality cocoa from Idukki in Kerala that is making its way to makers of artisanal chocolates in Europe and the US

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Watch | A chat with the cast of The Wheel of Time

Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney and the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s new series discuss Robert Jordan’s epic and representation of gender

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‘Chhorii’ review: The bitter side of sugarcane

Some of the rawness of the Marathi original is missing here but the makers largely succeed in holding on to the audience to a supernatural experience rooted in everyday life

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Towering musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

Sondheim influenced several generations of theater songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as “Company,” “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd,”

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Rohit Chawla’s new exhibition showcases 70 design-led photographs

Twenty months after the pandemic forced him to pause his mid-career retrospective, photographer Rohit Chawla pulls out all the stops with an exhibition that merges art, design and portraiture

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Margazhi 2021: where does the season go from here?

Chennai’s December season is around the corner, and while in-person and digital performances are being explored, questions are being raised about how the two will shape the festival’s future

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A treasure trove for Hindi cinema’s golden era

Pune-based National Film Archive of India’s latest acquisition of 31 films offers unexpected delights

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Bichu Thirumala obit | Prolific and poetic, a Malayalam lyricist for all tunes

Bichu Thirumala was prolific as a lyricist in Malayalam mainstream cinema from the 1970s till the 1990s, penning around 3,000 film songs as well as several non-film and devotional songs

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Visakhapatnam’s millet idli that impressed the Vice President

On a recent visit to Visakhapatnam, M Venkaiah Naidu enjoyed a breakfast of innovative conical idlis, wrapped in vistharaku leaves, and made by Chittem Sudheer from nine varieties of organic millets grown in the tribal belt of Paderu

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‘Encanto’ movie review: No sign of Disney magic wearing off

Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and scored by Germaine Franco, the music is a glorious takeaway from this heart-warming exercise.

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'Kaaval' movie review: A tired rework of an old formula

'Kaaval' happens to be a pale shadow, with a sombre, depressing mood all through, which is peppered with a few "mass" scenes to satisfy Suresh Gopi's fans.

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Malayalam lyricist Bichu Thirumala passes away

He was prolific as a lyricist in Malayalam mainstream cinema from the 1970s till the 1990s, penning around 3000 film songs as well as several devotional songs

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Buzz returns to office space

More and more employees returningto the workplace is good news for the real estate sector

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Ten ways to make neon welcome

Bring the dazzlers home to jazz up your living space and bathroom, says Teja Lele Desai

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Chennai joins music festivals around the world at Culturas 360

The city’s IndieEarthXchange has tied up with a host of other festivals to bring 19 global musicians together online this weekend

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The last of the Progressives, Krishen Khanna told stories of a newly independent India

He used figures from Hindu and Christian myths to reflect the turmoil of the 70s: the midnight arrests, censorship of the press; the repression and hostility of state machinery

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‘Anubhavinchu Raja’ movie review: Nothing redeeming about this one

‘Anubhavinchu Raja’ has a sliver of a story and a messy screenplay, making it an ordeal to sit through

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'Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum’ movie review: An extraordinary portrayal of the ordinary

Director Vasanth S Sai’s powerful anthology delves deep into the minds of women across three time periods

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DreamWorks and E! Entertainments foray into India

NBCUniversal has announced the India launch of DreamWorks and an E! Entertainment branded zone, bringing IPs such as ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ and ‘Trolls’ to Jio subscribers

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Walls with voices: This building at Ukkadam in Coimbatore is now a work of art

Block 10, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Ukkadam, is the address to a vibrant piece of art: one that features people and objects that make up the locality

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Cop movies are now all about ‘rogue’ cops who take on the system

One sees a tonal shift in the treatment of stories about men in uniform. A sign of the times?

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Samantha joins English feature film ‘Arrangements of Love’, to portray a bisexual detective

In the adaptation film that will start production in 2022, Samantha is set to portray a strong-minded bisexual Tamil woman with very traditional parents .

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Bengaluru boy creates tribute for SPB

‘Yenee Sneha Sambandha’ documents personal encounters by artistes and musicians from Karnataka who have worked with the legendary singer

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A rich seam in cinema : How do filmmakers pull off a successful fashion biopic?

As the intrigue around ‘House Of Gucci’ grows, we look at the success formula filmmakers leverage in order to pull off a rivetting and effective fashion biopic film

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A rich seam in cinema

How do filmmakers pull off a successful fashion biopic?

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‘Satyamev Jayate-2’ review: A harangue that hurts

Despite being soaked in blood and tears, the cases of injustice have been so mechanically handled that they fail to evoke any empathy for the characters

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Online art exhibition showcases art, photography and sculpture

Organised by Art Grooves, an online forum for artists, the show features the works of 33 Indian artists

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Speed and aggression define today’s Carnatic concerts

Concert goals appear to shift from audience enjoyment to gung-ho demonstration

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Mohiniyattam’s moment of reckoning

Dancers wonder what can be done to popularise the youngest of Kerala’s classical dance forms

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Interesting repertoire marked Aditi’s performance

Aditi Ramprasad’s nritta and abhinaya was good but she needs to add a dash of lyricism

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Classical treat for rasikas at three-day sangeet sammelan

The musicians at Chandigarh’s 43rd sangeet sammelan hosted by INT highlighted the specialities of different gharanas

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Robert Pattinson’s ‘Batman’ transformation out of this world, says Zoë Kravitz

Actor Zoë Kravitz who is set to appear as Catwoman in Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’, praises the ‘Tenet’ and ‘Twilight’ actor on his hard work

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Chinese fashion photographer in Dior controversy apologizes

She joins numerous Chinese and foreign celebrities, brands and artists who have made public apologies.

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Sujana Rao: Ilaiyaraaja’s appreciation was the best compliment

Debut director Sujana Rao holds forth on how urbanisation and the annual deluge during monsoons are the backdrop for the stories in her Telugu film ‘Gamanam’

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‘Maanaadu’ movie review: Simbu and SJ Suryah have a go at each other in this smartly-written film

Filmmaker Venkat Prabhu takes a mainstream Hollywood trope and converts it into a work of ‘masala’ cinema. The result? We get a thrilling film in ‘Maanaadu’

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Mellow Circle’s Christmas play is back. Here are the details

Titled ‘The First Christmas’, the two-hour production by Michael Muthu has a 32 member cast and 30 choristers

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Museums, monuments and memorials: a history tour of Chennai in 48 hours

Pandemic travel can be challenging; so take a staycation instead, and explore the city of Chennai which wears many badges on its sleeve: seat of culture, hub of medicine — the first city of modern India

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‘Drushyam 2’ movie review: Jeethu Joseph makes this faithful remake worthwhile

Director Jeethu Joseph recreates his brilliant narrative with the same earnestness for Telugu. Despite the deja vu of a scene-to-scene remake, ‘Drushyam 2’ is watchable and supported by an able cast

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Nithin Renji Panicker on directing Suresh Gopi and Renji Panicker in ‘Kaaval’

The director’s second Malayalam film, releasing on November 25, revolves around two friends-turned-foes

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Why Vijay Prakash’s old song for Puneeth Rajkumar has gone viral now

Fans are finding new meaning in late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s song ‘Bombe Helitaithe’ from 2017 film ‘Raajakumara’

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Indian Aeropress Championship heads to Chennai

The Indian leg from five cities to 13, and is coming to Chennai for the very first time. The goal is to select India’s representative for World Aeropress Championships, to be held in Australia in 2022

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Why Sonu Nigam is embracing NFTs

Singer Sonu Nigam is venturing into the NFT world and hopes to create exclusive content

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A Hundred Hands gives craftsmen a much-needed boost

A Hundred Hands, the Bengaluru-based artisans collective, is back this week for the first time since the pandemic struck

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‘Atrangi Re’: Sara Ali Khan marries Dhanush and is wooed by Akshay Kumar in this romantic-drama

Slated to release on Disney+Hotstar on December 24, ‘Atrangi Re’ stars Sara Ali Khan as a young woman whose love story is told between two timelines that see her with different partners played by Dhanush and Akshay Kumar

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Abhishek Bachchan on changing his thought process for ‘Bob Biswas’

Abhishek Bachchan discusses playing a ‘soft’ assassin in ‘Bob Biswas’, the upcoming spin-off on ‘Kahaani’, and why, as an actor, his thought process has changed

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How home baker Devaki Vijayaraman found her inner masterchef

The title winner of ‘MasterChef India — Tamil’, Devaki Vijayaraman, talks about how the cooking reality show helped her find her feet in the culinary world

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Kerala-based acoustic band Ainthinai on their journey and why they choose to sing in Tamil

The five-member band has released its first single, ‘Vaasam pesum’

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How home baker Devaki Vijayaraman found her inner masterchef

The title winner of ‘MasterChef India — Tamil’, Devaki Vijayaraman, talks about how the cooking reality show helped her find her feet in the culinary world

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‘Jewellery in Narratives’ by Divya N shines a light on ‘tholu bommalata’

Chennai designer Divya N’s ongoing virtual exhibition, Jewellery in Narratives, features wearable pieces and brings together folk art and epics.

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‘DC League of Super-Pets’ sees The Rock taking on a canine avatar as Superman’s pet

Warners Bros. Animation’s ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and John Krasinski, follows the crime-fighting adventures of Superman’s loyal dog, Krypto, and his friends

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Vipin Vijay’s short film ‘small-scale societies’ attempts to bridge the past and present

The National award-winning short film has Vipin going on a journey through obscure archaeological sites to narrate his abstract theme

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Leos Carax and his singing baby puppet

The French filmmaker talks about the wooden baby in his melancholic musical, ‘Annette’, and why he finds Guru Dutt’s ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’ inspiring

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Jerry Amaldev’s autobiography, ‘Enikkellaam Sangeethamaanu’, is about his life in music

The virtuoso’s book is a verbal album of his life as a musician par excellence and his stint in the Malayalam and Hindi film music industry

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A fest to celebrate a local rice wine

The GI tag and the newly introduced Vista dome to Haflong promises more than the usual crowd for the Judima fest in Assam

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Spotify launches ‘Netflix Hub’ on its app to attract fans

Spotify said subscribers across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and India will have access to the hub.

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Watch | Varanasi celebrates Dev Deepavali

A video on the holy city's Deepavali for the gods

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Priyadarsan on the making of Malayalam cinema’s costliest film, ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’

Director Priyadarsan on re-creating the past for his Mohanlal-starrer ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’, releasing on December 2

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‘My idea of cinema has always been believability and not realism,’ says Kay Kay Menon

Actor Kay Kay Menon is currently revelling in the praise for his nuanced portrayal of RAW agent Himmat Singh in espionage-thriller series ‘Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story’

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Complaint lodged against Suriya-starrer Jai Bhim producers, director in Chidambaram court

The complainant, Vanniyar Sangam president, Pu. Tha. Arulmozhi, has said the film distorts facts and portrays the Vanniyar community in bad light, with a view to creating communal disharmony

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Meet the men behind three social media accounts showing the havoc caused by rain and flooding in Tirupati

Besides photos and videos of heavy rain and sewer overflow, the posts include the routes to avoid

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Salman Khan: Younger generation has to work hard for stardom, we won’t hand it to them

Ahead of the release of Hindi film ‘Antim: The Final Truth’, actor Salman Khan talks about how the next generation of actors must do a lot of hard work to attain stardom in India’s cinema industry

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Creativity in diversity: Why awareness on Indian folk art is needed

Purva, an ongoing exhibition in Bengaluru, shines a spotlight on varied Indian folk art

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Simbu: I won’t do a film like ‘Vallavan’ in today’s times

Ahead of the release of ‘Maanaadu’, Simbu discusses his physical-mental transformation and why he has evolved both as an actor and person

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First look: Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ cyberpunk character in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has shared an official character poster for her role in upcoming Keanu Reeves-starrer ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ but no further details have been revealed

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International Emmys | No win for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das and 'Aarya'

Siddiqui, who was nominated in the best performance by an actor category for his Netflix movie "Serious Men", lost out to Scottish actor David Tennant.

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Mariah Carey is set to sleigh Christmas in ‘The Magic Continues’

Ahead of ‘Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues’, music icon Mariah Carey talks about reinventing her festive form and that eye-catching custom Dolce & Gabbana gown that weighs nearly 30 kilograms

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Pragya Jaiswal: I took up ‘Akhanda’ with the trust I have in director Boyapati Srinu

Actor Pragya Jaiswal talks about being part of director Boyapati Srinu and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna’s action entertainer ‘Akhanda’

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Breitling x fighter planes

In time for Dubai Watch Week, the Swiss watch brand finds inspiration in legendary military aircraft with the Super AVI

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Watch | First pod hotel at Mumbai Central

A video on the first Japanese-style capsule hotel in India

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Eddie Redmayne says his trans role in ‘The Danish Girl’ was ‘a mistake’

The Academy Award-winning actor agrees that Danish painter Lili Elbe, one of the early recipients of sex reassignment surgery, should have been portrayed by a trans actress.

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Gautham Menon as antagonist in Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Michael’

‘Michael’, directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi and starring Sundeep Kishan and Vijay Sethupathi, will star director Gautham Menon as the antagonist

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Umesh Shukla's ‘Aankh Micholi’ to release in May 2022

Hindi film ‘Aankh Micholi’ starring Abhimanyu, Mrunal Thakur and Paresh Rawal will have a theatrical release in summer 2022

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‘Spencer’ movie review: An engaging alternative reality

Kristen Stewart creates a fragile and human Diana that goes beyond the glittering gowns and the blonde bangs

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Watch | India's first pod hotel

A video on the first Japanese-style capsule hotel in India

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Hitmakers BTS stamp their authority on American Music Awards

“Seven boys from Korea, united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over the world,” said BTS' RM after the group won their artist of the year for the first time

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‘Dhamaka’ movie review: Sound of social implosion

The disturbing thoughts swim in the conscience as one could clearly hear the sound of social implosion in Ram Madhvani’s compelling thriller, lined with commentary on media ethics

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Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Wada dies

Wada also designed costumes for other reputed film directors including Nagisa Oshima and Zhang Yimou, as well as for the theater and opera

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Venezuela claims Guinness World Record for largest orchestra

The previous record was for an orchestra of 8,097 musicians who played together in St. Petersburg, Russia

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Still images of rousing performances

A photo exhibition goes beyond the music to put a face to the many unknown qawwali artistes

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Coimbatore’s Sree Annapoorna enters fine dining with Kove restaurant

Sree Annapoorna reinvents itself with a business hotel and fine dining restaurant, complete with jasmine cake and ‘nannari’ negronis. Here is a first look

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Malayalam animated short film ‘Kandittund’ gives life to some ghouls of Malayalam folklore

The characters come alive in the film by Studio Eeksaurus

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Kerala’s Sweet Smith chain that offers Turkish desserts comes to Coimbatore

You can dig into delicious Turkish desserts now in Coimbatore

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People willing to travel further away, plan longer holidays

After second wave of COVID-19 subsided, travel confidence began to gradually return from June

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Maruti Celerio seems to be a sure winner

With ample modifications to its interiors and exteriors, the four wheeler offers most of what typical urbanites want — an easy drive, spacious design and the tag of being India’s most fuel-efficient car

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Meet the animator who creates spoofs from iconic Malayalam movie scenes

When his career was paused by the pandemic, Visakh VM from Haripad starting creating 2D animation videos, and inadvertently built himself a new career

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Notes from Copenhagen

After a gap of almost a year, I stepped outside the borders of Sweden for the first time. No, it wasn’t a giant leap, rather I opted for the country

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‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ movie review: An overblown reboot

Scenes are mounted like skits where the young and senior con artists are introduced in a new set of guises after every few minutes

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‘Oka Chinna Family Story’ series review: A coming-of-age dramedy that works in parts

Lacklustre writing hampers this Telugu web series that is held together by good performances

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‘Adbhutham’ movie review: Doesn’t live up to its title

This Telugu science fiction romance comedy does not leverage on its interesting premise

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Ammannur Parameswara (Kuttan) Chakyar gets Kalamandalam fellowship

After more than a decade, a Koodiyattam artiste has been selected for this honour

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‘Sabapathy’ movie review: Santhanam’s latest has an exciting plot but is let down by tepid writing

What Sivakarthikeyan did in Doctor is what Santhanam attempts in Sabapathy… only, the writing ought to have been stronger

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The Ritu Kumar Home x Atelier Ashiesh Shah home collection draws inspiration from travel and India’s diversity

Fort Kochi in Kerala, Amer and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan served as muse for the line

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Screw pine stars for a green Christmas

The women artisans of KIDS, Kottappuram, have come up with a range of Christmas decorations made of screw pine

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Yarn, a tactile balm: meet Knitsanyasini’s Priyamvada who knits natural-dyed fabric

For Priyamvada, knitting handcrafted tea- and marigold-dyed fabric is more than just craft — she says it helps her get through life’s uncertainties

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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ movie review: Nostalgia revisited

This 2021 revival of the ‘Ghostbusters’ franchise that stars Paul Rudd and Finn Wolfhard, has a charming ‘Stranger Things’ vibe

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‘Kadaseela Biriyani’ movie review: A first-rate cinema experience. You wish it had a little more pulp

Debutant filmmaker Nishanth Kalidindi takes the archaic theme of a murderous revenge plot and makes it an explosive, original work — one that screams of style, substance and passion

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In short film ‘Shades of (Baby) Pink’, no distance is too far to bridge

Data scientist and filmmaker Neelima Gudavalli’s Telugu short film ‘Shades of (Baby Pink)’ highlights a child’s emotional intelligence in response to distress

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Marvel Studios releases official poster of Harry Styles as Eros, an Eternal and Thanos’ brother

Having officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, musician-actor Harry Styles is set to portray Eros who is supervillain Thanos’ brother and the Royal Prince of Titan

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Cuba protest anthem 'Patria y Vida' wins Latin Grammy Song of the Year

The lyrics refer to ideological intolerance, food shortages and the exodus of young Cubans who see no future on the island

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An online platform in Kerala for local business

‘Kerala Buys Local’ makes small shops accessible to other parts of Kochi

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Martin Scorsese, Hema Malini to be awarded at IFFI

American director Martin Scorsese and Bollywood actor-turned-politician Hema Malini would be among those awarded at the upcoming International Film Fe

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Brothers Chidambaram and Ganapathy on working together for the Malayalam film ‘Jan.E.Man’

The film starring Basil Joseph is directed by Chidambaram and is co-written by his younger and actor Ganapathy

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A play for children discusses human-animal conflict

‘Gajam’, produced by Kochi-based Rasa Theatre Collective, is one of the entries at the ThinkArts International Festival For Young Audiences 2021

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Meet Kathakali’s all-rounder Sadanam Krishnankutty

The artiste, who recently turned 80, looks back on his journey

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‘Ellam Sheriyakum’ is a family drama with politics as the backdrop, says director Jibu Jacob

The director hopes that the film, starring Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan, will bring people to the theatres

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Meet Vinay Varanasi, the modern storyteller

Vinay Varanasi wants to create a platform for collective learning of mythological stories

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How the Telugu classic, Mayabazar, set a trend

The film revolutionised the mythological genre by humanising the gods

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Capturing the spirit of qawwali through images

A photo exhibition goes beyond the music to put a face to the many unknown qawwali artistes

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100th episode of Kanyakumari’s ekaika raga series

A special instrumental concert showcased senior violinist Kanyakumari’s ekaika raga kriti treasure

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Clarity and precision marked Radhika Vairavelavan’s performance

Radhika Vairavelavan’s performance based on Desika Vinayakam Pillai’s poetry and translations merged art and reality

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Tribute to Prof. David Reck: The cultural traveller

Musicologist and veena artiste Prof. David Reck, who passed away recently, loved India and spent much time exploring its musical traditions

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‘The Wheel of Time’ review: Get your ‘Game of Thrones’ fix all over again

The first two episodes of the Amazon Prime series showcases an enjoyable cast and plot, as well as the stratospheric production costs and sweeping vistas of Prague where it is being shot

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Dell UltraSharp review: This ₹25,000 webcam offers all the clarity, plus some smarts

Without compromising on design or 4K visuals, Dell’s UltraSharp webcam is worth the pennies if you see yourself diving into virtual meetings for the forseeable future

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Gallery 93, Hyderabad’s new artspace

Launched a month ago by Veeral Reddy and Tanushree Guptha, the space is an endeavour to create more room for art in its various forms

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Music tours and gigs pick up pace around India

The mayhem is back, and so is the joy. After a long pandemic pause, musicians are touring again. As artistes reconnect with fans, we explore the relief and anxiety mingled in this homecoming

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Nani as social reformer in Rahul Sankrityan’s ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

The teaser of ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ directed by Rahul Sankrityan and starring Nani, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, Madonna Sebastian and Rahul Ravindran hints at a period drama

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Rapper Young Dolph fatally shot at Tennessee cookie shop

The musician was widely admired in the hip-hop community for his authenticity and fierce independence

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Kristen Stewart’s ‘Spencer’ to hit Indian theatres on November 19

The film focuses on three turbulent days in the life of Princess Diana during the Christmas of 1991, where Diana and her family are staying at Sandringham

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Director Lingusamy: My ability to spot good cinema is still intact

Director Lingusamy chats about his current Tamil-Telugu bilingual project with Ram Pothineni and why he is wary of OTT platforms

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‘Two Indias’ monologue by comedian Vir Das sparks sharp debate, police complaints

Terming the stand-up comedian’s comments soft terrorism, Kangana Ranaut demands strict action him.

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Your office dabba, packed by a neighbour

Home chefs are now star residents of apartment complexes in Chennai, providing fresh, healthy meals to office goers, the elderly, and young parents juggling work and children

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Pune International Film Festival to be held in December

19th edition of Maharashtra’s official film festival was postponed by the pandemic

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BMW launches 220i Black Shadow Edition

BMW has rolled out a limited-run petrol 220i Black Shadow Edition priced at ₹ 43.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). This is the second Black Shadow Edition

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Aprilia launches updated SR 125, SR 160

Aprilia has launched updated versions of the SR 125 and SR 160 with prices starting at ₹ 1.08 lakh and ₹ 1.17 lakh respectively. Further, the SR 160 i

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Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Bull’ to release theatrically in April 2023

The actor will be next seen in the sports-drama ‘Jersey,’ scheduled to release in theatres on December 31

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Coming to Netflix: ‘Dhamaka,’ ‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ and more

Kartik Aaryan’s action-thriller, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s tribute to a musical great and more, are coming to the platform

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How 2021 made room for the ‘meat analogue’ in India

Accelerated by the pandemic and powered by environmentalists, we look back on a 2021 that saw launches of appetising alternatives such as plant-based kebabs, eggs and other ‘mock meats’

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Why ‘Kadaseela Biriyani’ pays a hat tip to both Lijo Jose Pellissery and Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Debutant filmmaker Nishanth Kalidindi discusses the aesthetics of ‘Kadaseela Biriyani’

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on why ‘Tick, Tick... Boom!’ is a love letter to American theatre

Ahead of the release of meta musical ‘Tick, Tick... Boom!’, multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda gets candid about working with Andrew Garfield for his feature film directorial debut and why Jonathan Larson’s story needs to be told

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Mirnalini Ravi: The ‘Super Deluxe’ alien who is winning hearts with ‘Tum Tum’

The actor next has time-loop sci-fi thriller ‘Jango’ and Vikram’s action film ‘Cobra’ in the works

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Kusha Kapila on ‘Swipe Ride’ and creating safe spaces for women to talk about dating

The content creator talks about her new series for Tinder India, that has featured the likes of actors Sara Ali Khan and Rashmika Mandanna

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PMK leader booked for intimidating actor Suriya

Two days after the PMK Mayiladuthurai district secretary Sithamalli Palanisamy issued a threat of physical attack to actor Suriya over purported proje

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Weaves of change

Vinod Kabra of Kausheyam, collaborates with clusters of weavers, finding ways to convince their children to uphold tradition, and work from home

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Cook like a Nobel laureate: Economist Abhijit Banerjee’s new book celebrates family meals

Economist Abhijit Banerjee explores the social dimension of food in his latest book with grocery runs, dinner parties and lemon dal

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‘Passing’ movie review: A gossamer treatment of tough, everlasting questions

Rebecca Hall creates a wonderful snapshot of 1920s New York, and also deftly tackle questions of gender, motherhood and more

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India and COVID-19 in images

Tamma Srinivasa Reddy, the only Indian photographer to be conferred the Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society this year, discusses how he documented the pandemic through photo stories

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‘Red Notice,’ ‘Squid Game’ top Netflix hours-watched metric

‘Red Notice’ could become Netflix’s most popular film ever, beating Sandra Bullock’s 2018 thriller ‘Bird Box’ which has 282 million hours viewed

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ trailer: Doc Ock, Green Goblin and Electro return

Peter Parker has to take on a plethora of villains, which will not only forever alter his own future, but also the future of the Multiverse

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HBO Max sets ‘Harry Potter’ reunion with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, others

A retrospective special on HBO Max will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ on January 1, 2022

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The blue carpet and the cast of ‘The Wheel of Time’

Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney and the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s new series discuss Robert Jordan’s epic and representation of gender

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On a food trail through Kerala’s Ponnani that has a culinary tradition marked by umpteen snacks, sweets and delicacies

Concerted efforts are being made to encourage home-cooks of Ponnani to become entrepreneurs

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Ramesh Aravind: ‘The more local you are, the more global your reach’

The actor-director also talks about his latest films, 100, the flip side of the pandemic, OTT boom and more

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ review: A mangled mess, in more ways than one

The show suffers from all-round unlikeable characters that one is unable to care for, and a weak central mystery

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Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart to star in Saudi-set ‘Desert Warrior’

British filmmaker Rupert Wyatt, best known for ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ will direct the movie

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‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ movie review: Andrew Garfield shines in an honest tribute to Jonathan Larson

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s meta-musical is stirringly brought to life by Garfield, who shines as the eccentric, funny, over-the-top musical theatre genius

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Reality show host makes 'racist' comments on Assam contestant, sparks outrage

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and said the “racist rhetoric” against the contestant was unacceptable

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IIHS Urban Lens Film Festival to kick-start from November 18

The event is conceptualised to get the community to engage not just with actors and filmmakers, but also the technicians behind the making of these projects

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Sudhakar Komakula is game for independent and mainstream cinema

Actor Sudhakar Komakula, who got noticed in the recent Telugu films ‘Krack’ and ‘Raja Vikramarka’, talks about juggling diverse genres

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Bajaj Pulsar 250: A new and improved version

The new Pulsar 250 offers a good price-to-performance ratio while improving upon every aspect of the Pulsar 220

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Mike Tyson, Vijay Deverakonda begin US schedule of ‘Liger’

In the film, Deverakonda features as a boxer and though the makers haven’t shared details about Tyson’s role, the two will reportedly have a face-off in the ring

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Vanniyar Sangam issues legal notice to makers of 'Jai Bhim'

PMK not convinced with actor’s response to Anbumani

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Stem cells from Puneeth’s eyes to help many regain vision

The late actor’s eye donation has already given the gift of sight to four persons

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Musical short ‘Om’ explores man’s connection to the elements of Nature

Singer-lyricist Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor of ‘Mukkathe Penne...’ fame turns director with ‘Om’

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DIFF 2021: Devashish Makhija on his award-winning short, ‘Cheepatakadumpa’

The director on the dark comedy that explores women’s sexuality and his other film, Cycle, that are firing up the festival circuit

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ to now release in February 2022

The film features Bhatt in the title role of Gangubai, one of the most powerful, loved and respected madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s

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Indian Photo Festival 2021 opts for hybrid format

The seventh edition of the Indian Photo Festival, commencing on November 18 in Hyderabad, to host both online and offline events

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Rajinikanth: I cried after listening to the script of ‘Annaatthe’

The actor reveals that he called director Siva after watching ‘Viswasam,’ and the latter wanted to showcase the Superstar in a village avatar again

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Suriya to deposit ₹10 lakh for Rajakannu’s wife

'Jai Bhim' is about the legal battle that culminated in the prosecution of the police personnel involved in the custodial torture and death of Rajakannu

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Porsche Macan facelift, Taycan launched in India

Porsche has just launched the Macan facelift (prices start at ₹ 83.21 lakh) and the all-electric Taycan sedan in India (priced between ₹ 1.50 and 2.30

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Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format

K-pop stars BTS snatched four awards as well at the event, which showed solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community

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Taylor Swift on ‘All Too Well’: All about what fans have turned this song into

The pop star directed the ‘All Too Well’ short, which stars stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien

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Actor Shalu Chourasiya attacked, phone snatched at KBR park

Officials said a case of robbery was registered and a probe is in progress.

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‘Sesame Street’ debuts Asian-American muppet

At only seven years old, Ji-Young is making history as a Korean American muppet in the ‘Sesame Street’ canon

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Artist Anita Goel’s Udaan series takes flight on November 16

The works done during the lockdown compel viewers to reflect and introspect

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Sonu Sood’s sister to enter politics

Sood’s announcement of his sister entering politics fuelled speculation that she may contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls from Moga

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‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner engaged to girlfriend Taylor Dome

The couple have been together since 2018, and became Instagram official shortly after

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Actors Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa are engaged

They have featured together in filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s ‘Citylights’ and ALTBalaji series ‘Bose: Dead/Alive’

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Withdraw Kangana Ranaut’s Padma Shri, DCW chief Swati Maliwal writes to President

Kangana Ranaut on November 11 kicked off a row by saying India attained “real freedom” in 2014,

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‘And Just Like That’ teaser: ‘Sex and the City’ revival is exactly what the doctor ordered

The 10 episode revival series will bring back cast members Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis from the original series

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‘Last Night in Soho’ movie review: The best kind of love letter to cinema

Edgar Wright’s fevered, psychedelic dream of a film is a seductive ride through the eponymous space in the ‘60s

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‘Film-making is passion and hard work without any expectation’: Why women matter in films

Filmmaker Sudha Kongara discusses the need to portray woman sensitively in films, in her conversation with Chitra Mahesh, founder, Cancare Foundation, on day 2 of The Hindu Lit for Life Festival

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Sara Goodman on I Know What You Did Last Summer: We live in a different time

The creator of the show says the series is a long-form story that uses the same premise, but creates a modern version

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‘With dal dhokli, I have scalded my tongue but satisfied my palate every single time’

The traditional lentil stew has strips of diamond-shaped dough simmering in it

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‘Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham’ movie review: Nivin Pauly’s comedy ends up being a parody of itself

After an exciting set-up initially, things start going downhill, with the same gags being repeated in different ways and humour taken to absurd levels

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Strip Kangana of all national awards, demands Shiv Sena

Sena said Ranaut's comments have exposed its "fake nationalism".

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Kangana Ranaut plays defiant card, asks which war took place in 1947

"Why freedom was placed in the begging bowl of congress when right wing was prepared to fight and take it," she asked.

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Paris Hilton marries Carter Reum in ‘true fairy tale wedding’

Guests at the wedding on her family’s posh Bel-Air estate included Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie and Paula Abdul

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Disney Plus Day: Oscar Isaac’s ‘Moon Knight,’ ‘Agatha: House of Harkness’ and more

The studio also provided first looks at ‘She-Hulk,’ starring Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo, and ‘Ms. Marvel,’ featuring newcomer Iman Vellani

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Glamour on a budget: here’s how renting high fashion is no longer taboo in a post-pandemic India

The reduce-reuse-recycle movement and the pandemic have changed peoples’ outlook towards renting outfits, with fashion-lovers now going beyond weddings and hiring clothes for different occasions

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These reading initiatives across India draw children into the evolving world of books

Be it an audiobook for kids by kids or children’s books curators, innovative reading initiatives for children nudged along by the pandemic continue to create a young community of bibliophiles

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How to create vast spaces, cosy interiors, and green expanses

The dimensions were certainly challenging, leave alone being unique. When Smaran Mallesh and his team at Cadence Architects were shown a site measurin

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Stylish dimensions

How to create vast spaces, cosy interiors, and green expanses. By Nandhini Sundar

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Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship

Britney Spears was a 26-year-old new mother at the height of her career when her father established the conservatorship, at first on a temporary basis, in February 2008 after a series of public mental health struggles

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‘Pandemic prompted comedians to try new things’: Amit Tandon on getting into commentary and more

Amit Tandon on his stand-up special, ‘Masala Sandwich’, getting fitness advice from Irfan Pathan and more

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Ruth Wilson to lead Lena Dunham’s HBO limited series ‘Mob Queens’

The show will focus on Anna Genovese, who was a fixture in the drag bars of New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1930s

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‘Kurup’ movie review: Dulquer Salman’s crime biopic takes too many liberties with a real-life story

One could have taken a much kinder view of the script, which is engaging in parts, if not for the fact that it is based on an actual gruesome crime

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‘Pushpaka Vimanam’ movie review: Sometimes smart, sometimes not

Populated with oddball characters, ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’ has its moments, but doesn’t become the quirky comic thriller it aims to be

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Court quashes FIR registered against film director Pa. Ranjith

The FIR was registered against the director for remarks made about Raja Raja Cholan, at speech during an event in 2019

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Hyrum Osmond and Jennifer Newfield talk about ‘Olaf Presents’

Director Hyrum Osmond and producer Jennifer Newfield talk of the joy and tough decisions involved in the retelling of five iconic, animated movies in under two minutes

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New on Amazon Prime: ‘Always Jane,’ ‘Yellowstone’ Season 4 and more

A coming-of-age docuseries on transgender teenager Jane Noury, a new season of Taylor Sheridan’s acclaimed western series and a documentary on Pete Buttigieg are the highlights on the platform

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Meenakshi Chittaranjan’s experience showed in her portrayals

The senior dancer’s performance brought to the fore her expertise and maturity as an artiste

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‘Love Hard’ movie review: Netflix holiday rom-com is hard to love

Despite being an easy watch, the holiday film does leave one wondering if it takes a step too far in rationalising catfishing, and portraying the phenomenon as harmless

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Immaculateraga exposition by Amrutha Venkatesh

Amrutha Venkatesh proved her expertise with her rendition and choice of kritis

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Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett to star in ‘The Champions’ adaptation

The movie will honour the original espionage series that was created by Dennis Spooner for British network ITV in 1968

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Shahid Kapoor begins filming for ‘Nuit Blanche’ adaptation with Ali Abbas Zafar

The project is said to be the official adaptation of the 2011 French film, which was also adapted into a Tamil movie fronted by Kamal Haasan earlier

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Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Kiara Advani to star in Karan Johar production ‘Govinda Naam Mera’

Touted as a light-hearted family entertainer, the film will be written and directed by Shashank Khaitan

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Suriya: I have no intention to seek publicity by insulting anyone with ‘Jai Bhim’

The actor responded to criticism from PMK youthwing leader Anbumani Ramadoss that his film ‘Jai Bhim’ had insulted Vanniyars

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