The court found a song in Mani Ratnam’s film identical to a classical composition by late musician duo Junior Dagar Brothers, directing the composer & Madras Talkies to pay up over Rs 2 cr.
The teaser for Thug Life—launched in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi—quickly went viral. The Tamil version alone garnered over three million views in just five hours.
Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar claims that AR Rahman has ‘copied’ his family’s Dhrupad composition, Shiva Stuti, for the song Veera Raja Veera in the Tamil blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan-2.
PS: 1 can be a tad overwhelming for someone not well versed with the universe of Ponniyin Selvan. But it still guarantees a grand theatrical experience.
In an open letter to PM Modi in July, nearly 50 celebrities, including Anurag Kashyap and Shyam Benegal, raised concern over incidents of mob lynching and the govt's response to dissent.
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.
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.
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