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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicCasting directors

Topic: Casting directors

Nagaland to Nizamuddin, how Nikita Grover broke every casting rule for Paatal Lok

Casting director Nikita Grover scoured streets, social media, and cafes to cast Paatal Lok Season 2. She skipped 'cliche casting' and fought for some of her picks.

Bollywood casting directors want ‘real’, relatable talent, not stars. OTT is changing it

A new breed of casting directors—Mukesh Chhabra, Nandini Shrikent, Abhishek Banerjee, Tess Joseph, Shruti Mahajan—are in. The couch is going, PoSH panels are in.

On Camera

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.