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Jana Nayagan or Raja Saab? Vijay and Prabhas are heading for a box-office clash

The box-office battle will pit two South Indian stars against each other—Vijay on the brink of a political turn, and Prabhas at the height of his pan-India commercial run.

Vijay to Kailash Kher — December was the month of celebrity mobbing

From actor-politician Vijay's recent turbulent arrival in Chennai to Kailash Kher walking off stage mid-concert, celebrity public appearances are becoming more and more unruly.

Kantara to Homebound, Bollywood no match for India’s new wave cinema

This is the new, multilingual Bollywood, and its main offering is fresh stories, set in new cinematic universes. The old industry is surviving on nostalgia.

Kapil Sharma, Kartik Aaryan films struggling at the box office against Dhurandhar

The makers of Kapil Sharma-starrer ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2’ have now announced that they will re-release the film in January.

‘I did get bored with my character in Season 3,’ says Kirti Kulhari as Four More Shots ends

Kirti Kulhari has been expanding her repertoire this year, from playing a Muslim cook in the indie film Full Plate to a rebellious antagonist in the masala potboiler Badass Ravi Kumar.

Taj Mahal fades from view as dense fog engulfs Agra

Visuals from the Taj View Point ADA showed the iconic monument barely visible. Similar conditions were witnessed in Ayodhya, where a dense layer of fog covered the city.

Nora Fatehi’s brush with death: car hit by drunk driver en route Sunburn Festival

Mumbai Police said a drunk driver rammed his car into Fatehi's vehicle, but she sustained no injuries. She was taken to a nearby hospital for first aid, and her condition is stable.

Family Man to Heeramandi—Mark Bennington is breaking the ‘bad white guy’ mould in Bollywood

Trained in theatre in New York and Los Angeles before moving to Mumbai in 2010, Mark Bennington is a chameleon breaking the mould of the typical "white guy" on Indian screens.

Actor-writer Sreenivasan dies at 69. Malayalam cinema loses its sharpest satirist

The National Award-winning actor had starred in over 225 films across his five-decade career.

Imran Khan’s comeback is official with Happy Patel trailer. ‘It’s giving Delhi Belly vibes’

Apart from Vir Das and Imran Khan, Aamir Khan, Mithila Palkar, Mona Singh, Sharib Hashmi, and Hustle fame Srushti Tawade are also part of the cast.

On Camera

Hindu leaders have been backward-looking. It started with Gandhi

Indian leaders take pride in 'persons of Indian origin' who run American companies. They forget that this is the result of Macaulay’s vision.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.