BEING funny at school and getting inspired by Bollywood led Aatman Desai towards a career in comedy. He has turned that ability to tell great jokes and make people laugh into becoming a successful online content creator, who regularly entertains more than 272,000 followers on Instagram with hilarious videos on…
LIKE many, Anisha Dixit was an aspiring actress trying to make it in Bollywood. After more than 500 rejections, Caleb, her then boyfriend and now husband, suggested she explore YouTube, whilst still auditioning. This was when there were few Indian content creators. She learned how YouTube works, and started living…
New York maintained its top position in the latest rankings of global financial centers released by Z/Yen Group on Thursday (23), with London and Singapore also unchanged in second and third place, respectively. The US city had taken over the top spot from London in September 2018, two years after…
The MotoGP season starts this weekend in Portugal and Carmelo Ezpeleta, the head of Dorna, the sport’s promoter, is excited about the upcoming races in India and Kazakhstan. The addition of these two races will expand the season calendar to 21 races and aim to attract more fans outside of…
Indian captain Rohit Sharma suggested that his teammates should consider occasionally skipping matches during the Indian Premier League (IPL) to manage their workload before the upcoming Cricket World Cup, which will be held in India later this year. Shreyas Iyer, a middle-order batsman, missed the recent home one-day series against…
Producer Guneet Monga made every Indian proud by winning Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards for her documentary The Elephant Whisperers. Helmed by debutant Kartiki Gonsalves, the 41-minute short documentary movie explores the tentative yet precious bond between Raghu, an orphaned baby elephant, and his caretakers – a mahout couple named…
Spotify has pulled out hundreds of Bollywood songs from the music platform. The songs have gone missing due to a licensing dispute between Zee Music Company and Spotify. The audio streaming and media services provider said that it has not been able to reach an agreement with the owners of…
Indian actor Chetan Kumar, who works in the Kannada film industry, was arrested by the Bengaluru Police on Tuesday for a tweet that allegedly hurt religious sentiments. Kumar had tweeted that “Hindutva is built on lies” and listed out “examples of lies” — Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s statement on…
Renowned singer Atif Aslam and his wife Sarah Bharwana have been blessed with a baby girl. On Thursday, the singer took to Instagram and shared the good news with his fans and followers. The couple has named their daughter Halima. Sharing a picture of the newborn in a pink outfit…
BAFTA has announced the nominees for its TV Awards, scheduled to be held on May 14 at the Royal Festival Hall. The event will be hosted by comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett. The BBC/AMC co-production This is Going to Hurt, based on the book of the same name by…