- Saturday, March 01, 2025
WHAT does it mean to be English? This is the question that Dear England, a new play at London’s National Theatre, sets out to explore. It has been written by James Graham and directed by Rupert Goold – with the actor Joseph Fiennes playing the lead role of the England football manager,…
Renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who last helmed the critically and commercially successful British romantic comedy What’s Love Got to Do with It? (2022), recently took a trip down memory lane and remembered the time when he went onto the stage to receive an award in handcuffs. Yes, the veteran filmmaker recently shared…
Seventy two per cent characters in Hindi cinema are played by cis-males with 26 per cent parts going to cis-females, says a new study on gender dynamics in the Mumbai-based film industry. A meager 2 per cent space in Hindi movies is allotted to queer characters with only 0.5 per…
The RRR team, including actors Ram Charan, Jr NTR and composer MM Keeravani, as well as filmmakers Mani Ratnam and Karan Johar are among the 398 artistes and executives who have received invitations to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). RRR lyricist Chandrabose, who along with Keeravani won the…
At an inquest held on Tuesday (27), a coroner determined that Nicola Bulley, a British woman whose unexplained disappearance earlier this year generated significant attention from online sleuths and conspiracy theorists, had accidentally fallen into a river and drowned. The incident occurred in January when Bulley, after dropping off her…
GLACIERS in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 per cent of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, a new report said. A team of international scientists…
BRITAIN’S investment minister said on Tuesday (27) he would like to see strong investment protections in any future trade deal with India, and that the two countries could work more closely together on financial services even without a trade pact. Free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Britain and India were…
IF THERE is perhaps one movie that Shah Rukh Khan could remove from his long-distinguished career it would be Maya Memsaab and he partially succeeded by later getting the original version edited. The film, which was released on July 2, 1993, marks its 30th anniversary this week and it is highly unlikely…
WIMBLEDON great Roger Federer hopes his old rival Andy Murray will have great success in what could be his last appearance at the biggest tennis tournament in the world. Two-time winner Murray, 36, continues to play with a metal hip. Though he admitted earlier this week he has a retirement…
BELIEVING that open communication is essential for women to take charge of their health and well-being inspired Simran Balar Jain to create content around uncomfortable conversations. Many topics being considered taboo or uncomfortable in Indian society, especially women’s health and sexuality, drove her towards breaking the stigma and creating a…
