- Thursday, February 27, 2025
Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition of two new book titles by the late legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. These previously unpublished titles by artiste extraordinaire, edited by his son Sandip Ray, will be released under the aegis of ‘The Penguin Ray Library’ from 2023 onwards. The first title, Feluda…
Celebrated Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next directorial Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt in the titular role, has been selected to be screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February and will have its world premiere at the festival. Gangubai Kathiawadi, also featuring superstar Ajay Devgn in an important role, has…
Helmed by Ayan Mukerji, Brahmastra is one of the most-awaited Bollywood films. It features an ensemble cast of Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mouni Roy. Produced by Karan Johar via Dharma Productions, Brahmastra is set to enter theatres on September 9, 2022. The film sees Ranbir Kapoor as Shiva, a man with supernatural powers.…
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor on Tuesday said he is interested in making a biographical feature film on the life of his grandfather and Hindi cinema veteran Raj Kapoor. The actor, who belongs to the fourth generation of the prestigious Kapoor film family, was speaking at a panel discussion following the…
THE only survivor of last week’s helicopter crash that killed Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat and 12 aboard succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday (15), the air force said. Group Captain Varun Singh was among the 14 people travelling in the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter that burst into…
Pakistani stars Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed are set to reunite for Zindagi’s upcoming series, eight years after their hit show Zindagi Gulzar Hai. The yet-to-be-titled show, to be streamed on ZEE5, will be helmed by acclaimed director Asim Abbasi, known for Cake and the hit Zindagi Original Churails. According to the makers, the series blends together “magical…
Actor Vaani Kapoor is presently busy basking in the success of her latest film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, which has emerged as a conversation starter as it aims to present an authentic on-screen representation of trans people in mainstream Bollywood cinema. Directed by well-known filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui places the struggles and…
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday exempted Aryan Khan from his weekly appearance before the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) office in Mumbai in connection with the cruise drugs case. A single bench of Justice N W Sambre said the condition imposed on Aryan Khan while granting him bail that he has to…
Taapsee Pannu on Monday announced that her forthcoming film Looop Lapeta will release directly on Netflix. The official Hindi remake of the celebrated German cult classic film Run Lola Run, Looop Lapeta also features Tahir Raj Bhasin in an important role. Pannu made the announcement regarding the film’s direct-to-digital release along with…
Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Riz Ahmed is probably the only actor who has been vocal about the toxic portrayals of Muslim characters in TV and films. A few months ago, he dressed down Hollywood and the wider film industry for portraying Muslim characters in bad light almost every time. In June,…
