When romantic drama Sangam was released on June 18, 1964, it became a huge blockbuster success. The love triangle, regularly listed as one of the greatest Bollywood movies ever made, had iconic moments, and influenced many filmmakers in subsequent decades. The movie also had unforgettable songs, eyecatching international locations, and…
Sanjoy K Roy has revealed how the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF), which he produces as managing director of an organisation called Teamwork Arts, has become an extraordinarily successful global brand. JLF began in a modest manner in 2006 in the Rajasthan capital of Jaipur which remains its mothership, but in…
Television personality, actor and much-loved comedian Sunil Grover needs no introduction. He came to prominence with Gutur Gu in 2010, India’s first silent comedy series, before going on to become a huge TV star with shows like Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show, where he wowed audiences with funny…
He may have started his TV journey as a young man on MTV Splitsvilla 2 in 2009, but Mohit Malhotra has forged an impressive career as an actor. After making a winning debut in 2010 serial Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke, he has shown off his impressive range in popular dramas like Bade Achhe Lagte…
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir shares the fans’ enthusiasm for the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie on the big screen. As he caught up with Variety at Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ premiere in Hollywood on Tuesday night, Ben-Adir recalled seeing Ryan Gosling and the rest of the Ken dolls for the first time in…
GREECE on Thursday (15) maintained a search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds. The coastguard said 78 bodies had been recovered so far, amending a toll of…
THE city of Nottingham in central England is in mourning on Thursday (15) as it prepares for a second vigil in memory of three people killed in a brutal stabbing spree, including British Indian teenage medical student Grace O’Malley Kumar. The University of Nottingham on Wednesday (14) held a campus…
If you are fond of books – and Eastern Eye readers seem to love them – then attending an event like the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF) at the British Library is a little like a child being let loose in a chocolate factory. There were a total of 35 sessions…
Britain’s National Grid, on Thursday (15), expressed confidence in having sufficient capacity to meet the electricity demand during the upcoming winter. Amid the ongoing supply risks resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the National Grid remains committed to exploring additional options. Despite the disruptions in gas flows from Russia due…
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was on Thursday charged with the murder of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a residential address in Wembley, north London. The Metropolitan Police said Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, previously referred to as a Brazilian national, has been remanded in…