• Thursday, March 13, 2025

Ayushmann Khurrana: Holding out for An Action Hero

ACTOR DISCUSSES HIS LATEST MOVIE AND WHY HE LIKES TAKING RISKS Ayushmann Khurrana has become known for making different choices as an actor, irrespective of the results. In his decade-long career, the unconventional actor has played a variety of characters, including a sperm donor in his debut film Vicky Donor (2012), someone…

How Dharmendra made the Hindi film hero sexier

Birthday special to celebrate the impactful career of a legendary star This week sees Dharmendra turn a year older and celebrate his 87th birthday on December 8. The legendary actor made his film debut 62 years ago with 1960 classic Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere and has starred in over 300…

How the Good Bad Girl is winning hearts

SAMRIDHI DEWAN ON HER ANTI-HERO ROLE AND ART OF LYING Samridhi Dewan has followed up winning performances in acclaimed web series Imperfect and an Indian version of The Office, with one of this year’s most interesting roles in Good Bad Girl. She plays a woman, prone to lying in the dark comedy-drama…

Fashioning dreams into a stylish reality

ANJALI PHOUGAT DISCUSSES HER DESIGNS AND INSPIRING JOURNEY A close connection to creativity has enabled Anjali Phougat to become a successful designer, stylist, and business entrepreneur. The acclaimed America-based founder of popular brand Designer Dream Collection has won a dedicated following for her south Asian outfits, wedding styling, and customised…

Style Notes with Neelam – Festive style

The mad, crazy, fun loving month of December is here. With preparations well under way, gifts being ordered, menus being put together and general chaos in the shops, your outfits for the festive season might feel a little stressful. My top tip would be to stay true to your personal…

Rahul Sharma: Passionate about culture and stories

ACTOR DICUSSES HIS HISTORICAL TV DRAMA AND INSPIRATIONS Rahul Sharma has followed up great performances in immensely popular drama serials like Ek Ghar Banaunga, Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi and Kaal Bhairav Rahasya with another winning turn in Yashomati Maiyaa Ke Nandlala. The Sony Entertainment Television mythological epic based on religious text Bhagavata Puran has quickly crossed 100 episodes,…

The Rainbow Diet: Here’s how each colour benefits our health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 87% of Americans don’t consume enough fruit and vegetables daily, in their diet. Nutritionists advise eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables not because of how nice it looks on the plate but because each colour signifies the different nutrients…

‘The Kashmir Files’ is a vulgar propaganda movie. I can…

Offering a “total apology” if his remarks on “The Kashmir Files” had been misinterpreted, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid has said his aim was not to insult the Kashmiri Pandit community or those who had suffered. Lapid, who was the international jury chair at the recent International Film Festival of India…

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on becoming a role model for young South…

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan became a household name after the global success of her Netflix show Never Have I Ever. Created by Mindy Kaling, the teen comedy-drama has seen the premiere of two seasons so far, with a third season expected to hit TV screens in 2023. 20-year-old Ramakrishnan witnessed an exponential rise…

Top lawyer says sacked royal aide Lady Susan Hussey asked…

An eminent solicitor with Pakistani ancestry has said Lady Susan Hussey enquired him about his heritage at a Buckingham event where Ngozi Fulani, the UK-born founder of a charity, was repeatedly quizzed about her origins. Lady Hussey, who had served the late Queen Elizabeth for six decades as a lady-in-waiting,…