The song Kaala Chashma from Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif’s 2016 film Baar Baar Dekho has turned out to be a global hit over the past few weeks as millions of Instagram reels have been made on it. People are grooving to the peppy beats of the song all over…
Hollywood star Zac Efron has spoken up about speculations that he had plastic surgery on his jaw. Rumours of him going under the knife first emerged last April when he appeared in a clip promoting an Earth Day special with Bill Nye. Many alleged that the actor’s face looked noticeably…
Hollywood star Tom Hanks has recently revealed that a sequel to his Oscar-winning movie ‘Forrest Gump’ had been a serious possibility but for only 40 minutes. According to Variety, Hanks made the revelation on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast. He said, “I will say that, with a long time in…
Following his side’s thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 in the Super Four phase, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan said that the team was confident that bowlers could bat and Naseem Shah will remember those two sixes for rest of his career. Team India is out…
ACCLAIMED BRITISH WRITER SPEAKS ABOUT HER WORK AND INSPIRING NEW BOOK An incredible ability to tell a human story through poetry and connect with readers on an emotional level has turned Nikita Gill into an important literary voice. The acclaimed British writer has mixed up brilliant books such as The Girl…
ACTRESS-WRITER YASMIN WILDE SHINES A LIGHT ON NEW COMEDY MUSICAL GLITTERBALL New play Glitterball is the latest offering from leading British theatre company Rifco. The cross-cultural comedy about a woman’s midlife crisis and her rollercoaster journey to find her voice combines live music, humour, and songs by legendary singer Shirley Bassey. Yasmin…
Rijula Das discusses her award-winning debut novel and literary influences New novel Small Deaths is a powerful debut from award-winning writer Rijula Das. The story follows a sex worker, dreaming of a better life, who is drawn into a nefarious web of prostitution, pimps, sex rings, cults, unimaginable secrets, and danger after…
Acclaimed British author Sufiya Ahmed has shown comprehensively that she writes children’s books well. Her biggest strength is putting relatable protagonists into unique situations and getting those who have been largely invisible seen, with the excellent Ruby Ali’s Mission Break Up being a perfect example. She continues that trend, with perhaps her…
CURIOUS HISTORY OF A HIGH-FLYING MOVIE GENRE THAT FAILED TO TAKE OFF IN HINDI CINEMA The superhero genre may be the most profitable in the world right now, but Bollywood has mostly taken missteps over the years. That is why most can’t name any film beyond Mr India or Krrish when it comes to…
Newly premiered play Silence is a powerful stage adaptation of Kavita Puri’s acclaimed book Partition Voices: Untold British Stories. The theatre production based on testimonies and stories of people who lived through Partition marks 75 years of that brutal moment in history that divided India. The production is being staged at…