Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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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Monday, November 29, 2021

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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Sunday, November 28, 2021

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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Saturday, November 27, 2021

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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Friday, November 26, 2021

‘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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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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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Monday, November 22, 2021

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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Sunday, November 21, 2021

‘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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Saturday, November 20, 2021

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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Friday, November 19, 2021

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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Thursday, November 18, 2021

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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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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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Monday, November 15, 2021

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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Sunday, November 14, 2021

‘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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Saturday, November 13, 2021

‘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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Friday, November 12, 2021

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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Thursday, November 11, 2021

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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A pebble in the sky

An Oscar might be a long shot, but Koozhangal has a fighting chance

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Spotify bolsters audiobooks business with Findaway buy

Findaway, which has partnerships with audiobook publishers such as Amazon’s Audible, Apple iBooks, Google and Storytel, offers a global audio book catalog.

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Y. Gee. Mahendra’s UAA celebrates a milestone

Y. Gee. Mahendra’s theatre group UAA enters its 70th year with a new play, Charukesi

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Appavin Aasai: An iconic children’s play

As another Children’s Day comes up, a look at one of the earliest Tamil plays for children, T.K. Shanmugam’s Appavin Aasai, with a young Kamal Haasan in the lead

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MadRasana’s Tinge series explores the music-colour connect

The festival featured compositions and ragas based on colours and their meanings

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This is the best time to be a musician

Independent artistes are now showing the world that there is space for all forms of music

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The energy of a live performance

Shalmali Joshi and Vaibhav Arekar made ‘The IIC Experience’ a memorable outing

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Avinash Pasricha’s life behind the lens

An ongoing exhibition of Avinash Pasricha’s works features some striking portraits of dancers and musicians

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Pt. Bhimsen Joshi: The making of a maestro

A new biography of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi released for his centenary traces his journey from a small Karnataka town to becoming one of India’s most celebrated khayal artistes

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Parimala Ananth on her initiative called ‘Pari Cares’

She is on a mission to gift home baked birthday cakes to under-priviledged children

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‘There are things about me that are broken’: Ryan Reynolds

The actor says his own past has influenced sarcastic characters like Deadpool or heist-thriller ‘Red Notice’’s Nolan Booth

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Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea to label all products as vegetarian or non-vegetarian

HC sought Centre's stand on a plea for labelling “all items” used by the public, including home appliances and apparel, as “vegetarian” or “non-vegetarian”

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Pina Colada Blues aka Kevin Shaji releases his first single in Hindi

Titled ‘Kyun?’, the ballad by the Kochi-based electronic composer infuses styles and sounds from various genres

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Meenal Singh shares how the bigger picture shapes up in art and in life

Artist Meenal Singh talks about Parallel Impulse, her upcoming exhibition in Bengaluru this weekend

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Nivin Pauly discusses ‘Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham’ and the process behind getting into ‘Moothon’ and ‘Thuramukham’

Nivin Pauly on why comedy is his comfort zone and how filmmakers Geetu Mohandas and Rajeev Ravi have shaped him as an actor

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Suresh Heblikar talks about ‘Guru Shishyaru’ and the need to go back to one’s roots

The actor-director, who is picky about his roles, shares why he is thrilled to be a part of ‘Guru Shishyaru’

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Watch | Harvest season for Pampore's saffron farmers

A video on Kashmir's Saffron Town

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Why Dwayne Johnson’s still The Rock

The actor brings heft and a sense of community to everything he does — be it promoting his new film Red Notice or advertising his tequila brand, Teremana

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‘Red Notice’ movie review: Formula followed right

Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot star in a heist thriller that is fun in an undemanding way

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others over ‘Rust’ shooting

The head of lighting on the film filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western

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Zoya Akhtar to direct Netflix’s live-action musical film ‘The Archies’

The’Gully Boy’ filmmaker will helm the coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India

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Disney wants to become the happiest place in the metaverse

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment conglomerate is preparing to make the technological leap into a virtual reality world first imagined by science fiction writers.

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Bengal Minister-directed film is first included for IFFI, then dropped

Dictionary was initially among 5 Bengali films selected for the Indian panorama section of the festival

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Telling the story of ‘Kurup’ – one of India’s most wanted fugitives

From recreating the 1980s to ‘following’ the trail of Sukumara Kurup, filmmaker Srinath Rajendran talks about what went into the making of ‘Kurup’ starring Dulquer Salmaan

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Michael C. Hall on ‘Dexter: New Blood’ and embracing his serial killer past all over again

The actor talks about rekindling Dexter Morgan’s journey, why the finale of the original series in 2013 faced criticism, and the ethics behind playing such a controversial character

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Parimala Ananth on her initiative called ‘Pari Cares’

She is on a mission to gift home baked birthday cakes to under-priviledged children

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Lady Gaga’s ‘9-month romance’ to bring Gucci tragedy to big screen

Directed by Ridley Scott, ‘House of Gucci’ features an all-star cast, including Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek and Jeremy Irons

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Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda to develop multiple projects for Netflix

Kore-eda became the first Japanese director in 21 years to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his 2018 film ‘Shoplifters’

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Mohanlal announces new film ‘Monster’

The film will be directed by Vysakh, who worked with the actor for the 2016 action thriller ‘Pulimurugan’

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Manhattan tastes rural Tamil cuisine

Rural meals from Dindigul are celebrated in New York at newly opened restaurant Semma, where chef Vijay Kumar pays tribute to South Indian family recipes and childhood summer holidays

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Here’s a sneak peek at Kamaal Haasan’s debut fashion label

Costume designer Amritha Ram talks about what went into creating the silhouettes for KH House of Khaddar

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Redin Kingsley discusses the humour of ‘Doctor’ and why he felt validated when Vadivelu called him for ‘Naai Sekar’

Actor Redin Kingsley is the talk of the town following his loud and quirky humour in recently-released ‘Doctor’ and ‘Annaatthe’

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Paul Rudd named 2021’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by People magazine

Other past honorees include John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Adam Levine, Channing Tatum and David Beckham

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‘Squid Game’ will be back for season 2, confirms creator

Due to the global success, the hit Korean show’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk said, “I almost feel like you leave us no choice.”

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‘Decoupled’ trailer: Madhavan and Surveen Chawla are splitting up... or are they?

Created by Manu Joseph and directed by Hardik Mehta, the comedy drama will release on Netflix on December 17

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Steve McQueen to direct thriller ‘Blitz’ for New Regency

McQueen and New Regency previously partnered on his Oscar-winning feature ‘12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Widows’

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Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum to headline movie about Afghanistan evacuation

The film will follow three former special forces team members who jump back into the fray to rescue families and allies left behind amid the rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban

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‘Borderlands’: Migration and cross-border kinship lie at the core of this film

National Award-winning filmmaker Samarth Mahajan on the making of ‘Borderlands’ that explores the everyday lives of people along India’s geographical margins

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Cheers to Mumbai’s pink guava

Stranger & Sons x The Bombay Canteen’s small-batch gin cocktail in a bottle is getting a second run, and more of us are invited to the party

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Raw Mango: talking in threes

Sanjay Garg’s new festive line, Romantics, takes inspiration from the 18th century Rococo aesthetic and explores a fluid love

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Watch | Transgender folk dancer Manjamma Jogati receives Padma Shri award

A video of Manjamma Jogati, renowned practitioner of Jogati Nritya, receiving the Padma Shri award

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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam honoured with posthumous Padma Vibhushan

K.S. Chithra was conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of the country

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Performances were the best takeaway from ‘Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam’, says cinematographer Sreeraj Raveendran

Directed by Senna Hegde, the hilarious family drama has been winning accolades for the performances and making

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KTM RC 200 boasts biggest update since launch

KTN’s new RC 200 is just as fun as the bike it replaces ringing in additional features, comfort and usability

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Audi reveals A8 facelift

Audi has revealed the A8 facelift ahead of it going on sale in global markets. The updated flagship luxury sedan gets new styling features, advanced l

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Tamannaah Bhatia joinsChiranjeevi’s ‘Bholaa Shankar’

The duo have previously worked together in the 2019 historical action film ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’

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Anand Deverakonda: Vijay had warned me early on that it wouldn’t be easy

Actor Anand Deverakonda discusses his new Telugu comedy ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’, and opens up on dealing with trolling in the initial phase of his career

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Taapsee Pannu wraps Mithali Raj biopic ‘Shabaash Mithu’

In the film, actor essays the role of the Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj

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Veteran movie artist Kozhikode Sarada no more

Sarada had shot to fame with her fine performance as the hero’s mother in the 1996 film 'Sallapam'

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The Indian influences you need to know about in ‘Resident Evil Village’

BAFTA-nominated composer Brian D’Oliveira on blending the mystical worlds of lore and gore while scoring for Netflix animated film ‘The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf’ and award-winning video game ‘Resident Evil: Village’

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Monday, November 8, 2021

Edward Norton, Indira Varma, Keri Russell join anthology series ‘Extrapolations’

Scott Z Burns is writing and directing the climate change series

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Kangana Ranaut’s production ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’ goes on floors

The ‘Queen’ actor took to Instagram and shared the first look of the film

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Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, and more receive Padma Shri awards

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously

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Vin Diesel asks Dwayne Johnson to return for ‘Fast & Furious 10’

Diesel and Johnson had a fall out while collaborating on 2016’s ‘The Fate of the Furious’

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Vicky Kaushal set to star in ‘Into The Wild With Bear Grylls’

On the film front, Kaushal will next be seen in ‘Sam Bahadur.’ a Meghna Gulzar-directed biopic on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

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Leonardo DiCaprio set to star in and produce ‘Jim Jones’ movie

Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple religious group, and was behind the November 1978 mass suicide at his Jonestown settlement that took more than 900 lives

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Arun Alat on writing lyrics for ‘Darshana’ from Pranav Mohanlal’s ‘Hridayam’

The playback singer-turned-lyricist explains why the transition to becoming a song writer was organic

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Artist Ramu Das’ lotus symbolises joy and peace

The artist’s fascination for the motif is abundantly evident in his solo show at Hyderabad’s Kalakriti Art Gallery

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Vivek Arora, Karma and rap

The 26-year old singer talks about his debut album, ‘M.Y.P.- MADE YOU PROUD’

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Sunday, November 7, 2021

Kanika Patawari: ‘One man’s waste is another man’s instrument’

The singer is in the news for the release of her latest song ‘Runak Junak’

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Chennai’s Chef Damu gets a lifetime achievement award in London

Chef K. Damodaran, affectionately known as Chef Damu, is characteristically warm and chatty, despite being in a London taxi en route to the airport. O

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Saturday, November 6, 2021

Our planet, our parent: Soumik Datta talks about his animated short film premiered at COP26 summit

The 24-minute film tells the story of Asha, a young climate refugee from Bengal, who searches for her father

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Kanika Patawari: ‘One man’s waste is another man’s instrument’

The singer is in the news for the release of her latest song ‘Runak Junak’

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Nakul Abhyankar on composing for ‘Love Mocktail 2’

The singer-composer says the film will have a ballad, a bubbly number and an acoustic number

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Kashmir from 39 angles

Reimagining The Valley, the photography exhibition by Chennai-based lawyer and photographer captures the mood in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and life during pandemic

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Friday, November 5, 2021

A song instead of a crore: How IT professional Santhosh AS landed a song in Suresh Gopi film

Santhosh AS dreamt of singing in a film, his dream came true thanks to the Malayalam game show ‘Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran’

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National painting contest to be held

Young World to associate with event

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Meenakshi Sundareshwar: Story of a mismatch

It is a kind of film that won’t keep you awake but provides talk-points for dinner table discussion

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‘Sooryavanshi’ review: Nursing the other virus

The text packs a punch; it is the subtext of Rohit Shetty’s action-entertainer that is problematic

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Six Senses Fort Barwara: Dosha in the desert

How a 14th century fort in Rajasthan could well hold the key to your wellness

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Audemars Piguet: what’s yours is mine

The trend of men and women sharing fashion (and watches) across collections is going to continue, says Audemars Piguet’s head of complications, Michael Friedman

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The electric vehicle boom

By installing electric vehicle charging stations, new residential buildings may see a price appreciation between 2% and 5%

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Eternals movie review: This 26th MCU film is inclusive and majestic

Barring the cement-slow pace, this superhero ensemble is a good watch

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Senna Hegde’s ‘Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam’ uses humour to question conservative social mores

Set in Kanhangad, Malayalam comedy-drama ‘Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam’ directed by Senna Hegde is creating a buzz thanks to its storyline and casting

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‘Manchi Rojulochaie’ movie review: A mawkish take on parenthood

The Telugu film directed by Maruthi that stars Ajay Ghosh, Santosh Shoban and Vennela Kishore follows an overprotective dad, but the story falls short of impressing the audience

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Give your home a Diwali detox

It’s time to throw the dried flowers, and pack the lamps, says Teja Lele Desai

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Float on these pavers

Try aesthetic grass variants around your house for many added benefits, says Anupama Mohanram

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Sonal Ved: Indian food’s origin stories

Her book, ‘Whose Samosa is it Anyway?’, tracks down our cuisine’s early influencers

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True story, imaginary film

Humour | The secret behind scripting a high-budget flick that... never gets made

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For a taste of Chhattisgarh

Gulgul bhajiya to farre — two top chefs and a food historian sample the local cuisine in their mission to showcase the best to the world

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Why Ottchil demands patience: on Eunhee Lee’s Korean lacquerware craft

Eunhee Lee’s show featuring the time-consuming Korean lacquerware craft also celebrates the beauty of repetition

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No film cop-outs at COP26

Timely and powerful, The Salt in Our Waters, Jozi Gold, and Nuclear Forever are among the many being screened at the climate change conference

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Cruise drugs case | Aryan Khan appears before NCB to mark his weekly presence

This was Aryan Khan’s first appearance at the NCB office after his release from the Arthur Road prison on October 30 following the bail granted by the Bombay High Court.

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George Clooney joins other Hollywood celebrities in requesting children’s privacy

Actor-filmmaker George Clooney joins other Hollywood celebrities such as Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid and Ashton Kutcher in a growing movement to request publications to not publish photos of their children.

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Regina King set to direct and produce ‘A Man in Full’ based on Tom Wolfe’s bestselling novel

Regina King has teamed up with David E Kelley for the Netflix limited series ‘A Man in Full’ based on the novel by Tom Wolfe that follows a real estate moghul who faces sudden bankruptcy

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What is Theatre of the Oppressed? Artiste and activist Sanjoy Ganguly explains

Sanjoy Ganguly, pioneer of Theatre of the Oppressed in the country, was recently in Chennai for a workshop with SCARF India

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

‘Enemy’ review: A convoluted cat-and-mouse action drama

Anand Shankar’s Enemy, after an elaborate and promising start, fizzles out after its leading men, Vishal and Arya, are introduced

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‘Annaatthe’ movie review: Rajinikanth stars in a loud, listless family saga

Rajinikanth’s screen presence is the only highlight in this over-the-top emotional drama

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Grieving through the holidays

How to help someone deal with loss at a time when everyone is in the mood to celebrate

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‘Kurup’ trailer: Dulquer Salmaan brings to life the crime phenomenon

Directed by Srinath Rajendran, the film is set for a theatrical release on November 12

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First Turtle Wax Modern Classic Rally wows Mumbai

All-time greats such as the Dodge Viper, Ferrari 348, Honda NSX and the BMW 325i (E30) as well as popular modern classics such as the Mazda Miata and Mercedes-Benz SEC were part of the rally

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Poignancy marks Piya Podder’s second single

The singer-songwriter voices her fears over the changes in life through her track ‘The World Keeps Turning’

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Meet Justice K Chandru, the inspiration behind Suriya’s ‘Jai Bhim’

Justice K Chandru, the inspiration for Suriya’s character in recent Tamil film ‘Jai Bhim’, shares his experience of the judicial system in fighting for the disadvantaged

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Gautham Menon denies being part of ‘Anbuselvan,’ expresses shock at Pa. Ranjith’s tweet

A film poster starring Gautham Menon as the lead actor in a cop thriller, went viral on social media

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A breakdown of Netflix’s gaming strategy in terms of content, tech and economics

As Netflix finally debuts its first releases of video games, we look at how the global entertainment company leveraged its own patented technologies, safety controls, content and more as it empowers the new medium of interactive content

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If you can watch ‘Squid Game’, you can watch a Sanskrit film: Dushyanth Sridhar on ‘Sakuntalam’

Dushyanth Sridhar channels his research on Indian scripture into a movie in Sanskrit, Sakuntalam

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Sasikumar discusses ‘MGR Magan’, Ponram on why he was ousted from ‘Navarasa’

Actor Sasikumar and director Ponram get talking about ‘MGR Magan’, releasing tomorrow, and how they deal with their respective image trappings

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A box of mithai for your pet this Deepavali?

Nutritious and healthy festival goodies specially made for dogs

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A menu from Mexico: Chennai gets its first taqueria

Chef Joacil Ramirez from Puebla serves up authentic empanadas with crisp edges and tacos juicy with freshly made, fiery sauces

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Sofia Boutella to headline Zack Snyder’s Netflix movie ‘Rebel Moon’

The actor broke out with her performance in 2014’s ‘The Kingsman’ and later featured in films such as ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and ‘Atomic Blonde’

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Kristen Stewart engaged to her partner Dylan Meyer

Stewart and Meyer, a screenwriter, have been dating since 2019 when they were first romantically linked

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Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon join Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ film

The two actors joinpreviously announced cast members Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt in the film

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Netflix rolls out mobile games to subscribers on Android

Users will only require a Netflix subscription to play those games and there will be no additional fees or in-app purchases, the company said.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Suriya on 'JaiBhim': Why this is an important movie

In conversation with actor Suriya, director Tha.Se. Gnanavel and retired judge K. Chandru about their recently-released film 'JaiBhim'

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The single ‘Besharmi’ on the pain of unhealthy relationships

Sung by Mukku, the video also features actor Ridhima Pandit

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Bradley Cooper launches production house; set to back ‘Hyperion’ at Warner Bros

The actor also has a first-look deal with Netflix, where he is making his new film ‘Maestro’ on legendary composer Leonard Bernstein

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‘Army of Thieves’ movie review: Netflix prequel makes for a goofy and fun heist drama

Director-actor Schweighöfer injects a great deal of verve, charm and romance into this spin-off of Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’

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Eating out in Delhi? Here is how the city’s pandemic babies are innovating to draw diners

Despite the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, a surge of feisty restaurants have launched, drawing on memories of the past and summer holidays to create alluring dining spaces

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Chris Pratt to voice Garfield in new animated movie

‘Garfield,’ which debuted in 41 newspapers, currently holds the record as the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world

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Toast station: whisky and wines to gift this Diwali

From a Glenmorangie limited edition to Amrut’s Neidhal, a choice of spirits to gift this festive season

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Gold standard: must-haves for some Diwali bling

From saris to speakers, how to channel the season’s colour

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The shining: jewellery picks for the festive season

How to add some bijoux to your celebrations

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Aparna Sen is asking tough questions with ‘The Rapist’ and winning awards

The filmmaker’s 16th film just picked up the top honour at the Busan International Film Festival. She discusses how she meticulously researched the subject and then trusted her instincts

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Suriya: ‘Jai Bhim’ made me realise how ordinary people can also be heroes

The ‘Jai Bhim’ team of actor Suriya, director Tha.Se. Gnanavel and retired judge K. Chandru talk to The Hindu about their recently-released courtroom drama

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‘Sooryavanshi’ and ‘Jai Bhim’ top list of most-anticipated Indian movies in November

Rajinikanth’s ‘Annaatthe’ and Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘Kurup’ also feature on the list, released by IMDb

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New on Disney+ Hotstar in November: ‘Hawkeye,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and more

Other highlights include the digital premiere of ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’ and the new ‘Home Alone’ reboot

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‘Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy’ review: A ‘flarking’ good game, that’s probably better than the movies

Video game ‘Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy’ from Square Enix wisely chucks out the service bloat from ‘Marvel’s Avengers’, to bring you one of the funniest and enjoyable games of 2021

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Tahira Kashyap Khurrana: Clearly, I’ve failed as the ‘Bollywood wife’

Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s ‘The 7 Sins Of Being A Mother’ is causing quite the buzz; so we ask the author about her uncensored approach to pregnancy libido and mom guilt

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‘Jai Bhim’ movie review: Suriya is earnest and the film is honest. Yet, there are trade-offs

‘Jai Bhim’ is perhaps one of the boldest films to have come out of Tamil cinema. It doesn’t dare turn its back on hitting where it hurts the most, and its politics is not weighed down by the presence of a star like Suriya

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Tahira Kashyap Khurrana: Clearly, I’ve failed as the ‘Bollywood wife’

Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s ‘The 7 Sins Of Being A Mother’ is causing quite the buzz; so we ask the author about her uncensored approach to pregnancy libido and mom guilt

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Remembering the power of Puneeth

Legendary actor Lakshmi and Divya Spandana remember Puneeth, the friend, colleague and guide that he was

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All you need to know about ‘Hot Mess Holiday’, Comedy Central’s Indian diaspora holiday film

Surina Jindal and Melanie Chandra of ‘Surina & Mel’ fame star in Comedy Central’s upcoming holiday film that has a largely South Asian-American cast including Kal Penn, Richa Moorjani and Aparna Nancherla

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Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh’s ‘Doctor G’ to release June 17 next year

The film marks the third collaboration between Khurrana and Junglee Pictures following hit films like ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ and ‘Badhaai Ho’

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Jay-Z, Foo Fighters welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” was inducted Saturday night as part of an eclectic 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class that included Foo Fighters, Carole King, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos and Todd Rundgren

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‘RRR’ Glimpse: SS Rajamouli raises the stakes again

The epic period film starring the likes of Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt among others, is set for release on January 7, 2022

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Sabyasachi withdraws Mangalsutra campaign advertisement amid controversy

The withdrawal also came hours after Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Sabyasachi Mukherjee to withdraw the advertisement

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Rohit Rao’s journey from a couch potato to a mountaineer to make his father proud

Rohit Rao is the son of the late Srinivas Rao Madasu, an Arjuna Award-winning para-athlete

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Muriki Pulakita Hasvi on her seven-summit challenge goal

After her maiden climb to Mount Kilimanjaro, teenager Muriki Pulakita Hasvi from Hyderabad is working to complete the seven-summit challenge

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Kal Penn comes out, announces engagement to partner of 11 years

Penn, who is one of the most prominent Indian-American actors in Hollywood, shared his story in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning programme while promoting his new tell-all memoir “You Can’t Be Serious”.

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