‘We are not here to replace museums,’ says Amit Sood of Google Arts & Culture

‘We are not here to replace museums,’ says Amit Sood of Google Arts & Culture

One of the categories within Google Arts & Culture’s (GAC) latest exhibition on Hindi film history is titled Pocket Gallery — a name that brings to mind memories of those treasured childhood collections, the troves of matchbox covers and film posters carefully stowed away. It opens into a virtual space that imitates an art gallery, […]

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Bellamkonda Sreenivas on ‘Chatrapathi’ Hindi remake: This is our tribute to SS Rajamouli

Bellamkonda Sreenivas on ‘Chatrapathi’ Hindi remake: This is our tribute to SS Rajamouli

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas in a still from ‘Chatrapathi’ Nine years after his debut Telugu film Alludu Seenu, actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas says he is at a point where he is starting all over again. Chatrapathi, releasing in theatres on May 12, will be his debut Hindi film. Sreenivas was barely 12 years old when the […]

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Pumped about Pathaan: SRK fans in Bengaluru gear up for the actor’s comeback film

Pumped about Pathaan: SRK fans in Bengaluru gear up for the actor’s comeback film

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in ‘Pathaan’. | Photo Credit: Yash Raj Films There are fans. And then there are mega fans. With Pathaan marking Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback after four years, fan clubs across the country are opting for nothing less than the royal treatment to show their love for King […]

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Rakul Preet Singh on ‘Chhatriwali’: Normalise conversations about safe sex

Rakul Preet Singh on ‘Chhatriwali’: Normalise conversations about safe sex

Rakul Preet Singh in the Hindi movie ‘Chhatriwali’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a condom manufacturing company in Pune, actor Rakul Preet Singh was pleasantly surprised to learn that 70% of the staff were women, who went about their work in a matter-of-fact manner. “It could have been a tea factory where the staff […]

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KIFF 2022: Amitabh Bachchan retrospective to be held; 183 movies to be screened

KIFF 2022: Amitabh Bachchan retrospective to be held; 183 movies to be screened

Amitabh Bachchan | Photo Credit: – A retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan, celebrating his life and works, will be one of the highlights of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), to be held from December 15-22, a West Bengal minister said. A total of 183 films from 42 countries, including 52 shorts and documentaries, will […]

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The game no one’s talking about: Internet manipulation is on the rise in India

The game no one’s talking about: Internet manipulation is on the rise in India

There’s an uptick in internet manipulation in India, with people faking profiles and tricking the search algorithm to get IMDb credits and Google knowledge panels. Filmmakers, screenwriters and casting directors speak to the Magazine on whether this is a worrying trend There’s an uptick in internet manipulation in India, with people faking profiles and tricking […]

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Alia Bhatt on the dark comedy in Darlings, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor

Alia Bhatt on the dark comedy in Darlings, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor

Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt isn’t a stranger to violence. From Veera Tripathi in Highway (2014), who experiences […]

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Manoj Bajpayee, Neeraj Pandey reunite for docu-series ‘Secrets of the Kohinoor’

Manoj Bajpayee, Neeraj Pandey reunite for docu-series ‘Secrets of the Kohinoor’

Directed by Raghav Jairath, the docu-series will stream on discovery+ from August 4 Directed by Raghav Jairath, the docu-series will stream on discovery+ from August 4 National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee is set to return as narrator for the upcoming discovery+ docu-series Secrets of the Kohinoor, backed by filmmaker Neeraj Pandey. The show marks their […]

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Manushi Chhillar joins John Abraham’s action thriller ‘Tehran’

Manushi Chhillar joins John Abraham’s action thriller ‘Tehran’

The film is written by Ritesh Shah and Ashish Prakash Verma, and directed by Arun Gopalan The film is written by Ritesh Shah and Ashish Prakash Verma, and directed by Arun Gopalan Model-actor Manushi Chhillar will be featuring opposite Bollywood star John Abraham in the upcoming movie Tehran, the film’s makers announced on Tuesday. The […]

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Actor Deepti Naval on her memoir, A Country Called Childhood, published by Aleph Book Company

Actor Deepti Naval on her memoir, A Country Called Childhood, published by Aleph Book Company

Deepti Naval’s A Country Called Childhood is both a memoir and a commentary on life in the late 20th century Deepti Naval’s A Country Called Childhood is both a memoir and a commentary on life in the late 20th century Deepti Naval’s new book, A Country Called Childhood, has a unique quality of specificity and […]

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