- Saturday, March 01, 2025
RUFUS NORRIS has announced he will be stepping down in spring 2025 as artistic director and chief executive of the National, “arguably the most influential theatre in the world”. The search for his successor has started with no reason to think that an Asian, possibly an Asian woman, won’t apply…
THE debate on the rights and wrongs of empire need not be “toxic”, the Indian author Ramachandra Guha has said, after winning an important history prize. Guha was last week awarded the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023 in its 20th anniversary year for Rebels against the Raj: Western Fighters…
Zee Studios, Emmay Entertainment, and JA Entertainment have announced their next Vedaa starring John Abraham, Sharvari, and Abhishek Banerjee. Helmed by Nikkhil Advani, the film officially commenced its shoot in Rajasthan on 20th June and promises audiences a thrilling experience filled with high-octane sequences and gripping action. John is touted to take…
The secret to successfully translating an international story for an Indian audience is all about approaching the plot like a Shakespearean adaptation, says Sandeep Modi, the creator, and director of the Indian version of The Night Manager. Modi should know as he has done it not once but twice. He was…
Mari Selvaraj, who is considered one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Tamil cinema, is presently gearing up for the release of his next film, Maamannan. At the audio launch of the film recently, he said something about veteran actor Kamal Haasan’s 1992 Thevar Magan, which has not gone down well with…
THE Father and the Assassin, which was staged at the National Theatre in May last year – and won Indhu Rubasingham Eastern Eye’s Art Culture and Theatre Award (ACTA) for best director – is returning later this year. Written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, the play looks at Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on January 30, 1948,…
Indian filmmaker Karan Johar was honoured by the British Parliament for his contribution to the “global entertainment industry” as he completes 25 years as a filmmaker in 2023. Johar shared the news on his official Instagram account on Tuesday, the same day his longtime friend and superstar Shah Rukh Khan…
RECORD plane orders by India’s top two carriers show the country’s untapped potential for air travel and its rise as an aviation superpower, but recent airline failures and rows over regulations suggest progress may not be smooth. Indian budget airline IndiGo announced at the Paris Airshow on Monday (19) the…
BRITAIN’S annual inflation rate unexpectedly remained at 8.7 per cent in May, official data showed on Wednesday (21), piling pressure on the Bank of England and government to act over the cost-of-living crisis. Markets had forecast a drop from April’s level, while the BoE was already widely expected to raise…
A LANCASHIRE Labour MP is asking for the competition regulator to investigate Asda’s takeover of the Blackburn-based EG Group’s UK and Ireland business. Ashley Dalton believes the proposed deal is ‘debt-laden’ and not in the interests of her constituents or the country. But EG group and Asda, both owned by…
