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New film ‘Songs of Paradise’ is a tribute to Raj Begum—first woman to sing on Radio Kashmir

Directed by Danish Renzu, ‘Songs of Paradise’ portrays the life of the Padma Shri recipient. Saba Azad and Soni Razdan play Raj Begum at different stages in life.

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘most memorable performance yet’. Jugnuma set to release on 12 September

Jugnuma is produced by Guneet Monga Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap. The two are not just backing the project, but also presenting it.

Punjabi king of comedy Jaswinder Bhalla ‘never followed the script, only his intuition’

Bhalla’s portrayal of Advocate Dhillon in Carry On Jatta became iconic because of his sharp satire, comic timing, and one-liners. Kang described him as the 'soul' of the franchise.

Like SRK, Aryan is a ‘perfectionist’ who did multiple retakes until happy: Manoj Pahwa

New Delhi: The Ba***ds of Bollywood actor Manoj Pahwa calls Aryan Khan the “spitting image” of Shah Rukh Khan, not only in appearance and...

Aryan Khan’s Ba***ds of Bollywood preview released. Fans call it ‘Om Shanti Om of Gen Z’

The Netflix show, which marks the directorial debut of SRK’s son Aryan, screams big budget. It looks larger than life with grand production design.

Veteran actor Achyut Potdar succumbs to heart failure at 90

The actor, who worked in over 125 films, breathed his last at Jupiter Hospital in Thane. His short yet memorable 'kehna kya chahte ho' role in 3 Idiots remains a fan favourite.

Bollywood braces for vampire clash as Thama and Vampires Saga teasers drop

Thama stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, along with Paresh Rawal and Faisal Malik.

One Bengali film a day in Bengal’s theatres. ‘Step against arm-twisting Mumbai companies’

New notification from the Bengal govt mandates that theatres screen 'at least one Bengali show per day for all 365 days during the year'.

See Indian & Pakistani spies as humans, says Netflix spy show Saare Jahan Se Accha actor

In the six-episode series, Pratik Gandhi plays R&AW agent Vishnu Shankar, who embarks on a high-risk mission to stop Pakistan from developing a nuclear weapon.

Farhan Akhtar-backed ‘Boong’ named Spotlight Film of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Starring Gugun Kipgen & Bala Hijam in the lead roles, Boong is a Manipuri drama that will have its Victorian state premiere at the festival.

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‘India is worst’ in Trump’s America. What’s behind the U-turn

The imposition of industry-breaking tariffs on Indian goods is with a view to sending a strong message to China: ‘look what we can do if you don’t toe our line.’

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.