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Ekta Kapoor teases The Dirty Picture 2, hints at a new protagonist

The producer confirmed plans for a sequel on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, hinting that its central character may not be Silk.

Bill Gates greets Tulsi Virani with ‘Jai Shri Krishna’. Ekta Kapoor calls it delightful

Bill Gates has appeared on shows such as Frasier, The Big Bang Theory, and Silicon Valley. But his cameo in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi will be his first appearance in an Indian TV series.

Komolika to Gopi bahu hyped Kyunki’s comeback. After first episode, they’re silent

Smriti Irani made no big deal out of her acting comeback as Tulsi. She was busy sharing clips of PM Modi's speech on Operation Sindoor.

Ekta Kapoor is taking a leap in the dark. Will India embrace Balaji’s bahu in 2025?

Ekta Kapoor has been feared, cheered, and mocked for her decisions by the national and global media. But she's still the unapologetic queen of entertainment.

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi returns: ‘Families may start watching TV shows together again’

Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay are set to reprise their iconic roles as Tulsi and Mihir Virani in the new season of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi beginning 3 July.

Ekta Kapoor wants actresses to gain weight. Especially 30+ women

Ekta Kapoor talked about how it is harder for women at a certain age to lose weight. She, however, clarified that she is not promoting a lack of fitness.

Hit show ‘Gandii Baat’ isn’t Ekta Kapoor’s 1st controversy. ‘XXX’ angered the Army in 2020

Mumbai police have booked Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in OTT series ‘Gandii Baat’.

The hidden world of ‘Gandii Baat’ casts lights on India’s erotic fantasies and desires

Gandii Baat came out in 2018, but is almost unknown among English-speaking audience in metropolitan India. And its runaway success makes it clear that sex is never just sex

Why Smriti Irani’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi rerun feels like a live show today

From the Virani parivar to the Sangh parivar, there’s not much of a distance to travel, as Smriti Irani’s real-life journey has shown us.

This is the 3-stage system Army movies go through in India to prevent an Ekta Kapoor ‘XXX’

MoD wrote to Censor Board last month emphasising that web series based on military subjects also require a no-objection certification, just like movies & TV serials do.

On Camera

What’s the counterweight to ECI? A Supreme Court of not-yets, not-nows, not-heres

We examined the Supreme Court’s record over the past six years in cases involving the ECI, and found that the Court has rarely told the Commission ‘no’.

RBI’s historic rupee defence indicates 97 per dollar is central bank’s line in the sand

Rupee surged more than 1% Monday, pulling away from the 97 level—which has emerged as a key marker for currency traders as it sits just beyond record low of 96.9650 reached in May.

Could your home CCTV be a war surveillance tool? WSJ report reveals hackers’ new ploy

A WSJ investigation found there are now an estimated 1.2 billion internet-connected cameras worldwide, embedded in security systems, doorbells, traffic controls and baby monitors.

Modi at 25 is staring at a cascade of crises. A perfect storm is building

Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the 3-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014.