Bollywood is now waking up to the idea of spin-offs and prequels and Naam Shabana can be a very important film in this regard. Directed by Shivam Nair, Naam Shabana is going to track the life of Shabana (Taapsee Pannu), Akshay Kumar’s mostly silent but obedient junior officer in Baby. It’s about her training and backstory before she was used as honey-trap in Nepal against international criminal Wasim Khan (Sushant […]

It’s not often that one gets the opportunity to sit back and enjoy a Saurabh Shukla performance. The quintessential supporting actor, his roles are, all too often, supporting actor length. Not that he can’t do great things with 10 minutes of screen time— Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi is testament to this—but when he gets some width, Shukla is a joy to watch. Subhash Kapoor must recognize this; he gave Shukla one […]

Buoyed by allegations of sexual harassments, the Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan resigned from his office last Thursday. Even the much-dignified position of enjoying the highest authority in the state had to bow down before the courageous journalism carried out by a local reporter named Ri Kynti Marwein. Had it not been for her, the shameful acts of authority would have remained suppressed under the pillars of Raj Bhavan in Shillong. […]

Low level of atmospheric oxygen in Earth’s middle ages held back evolution for two billion years, a new research has claimed, raising fresh questions about the origins of life on our planet. Professor Tim Lenton and Stuart Daines of the University of Exeter in the UK, created a computer model to explain how oxygen stabilised at low levels and failed to rise, despite oxygen already being produced by early photosynthesis. […]

US President Donald J Trump’s government has been receiving flak for the ban on immigrants from seven Muslim countries. Individuals and corporations from different parts of the world have expressed that they are against this move. Indian-born Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, has raised $4 million, to be donated to the affected refugees all over the world. Google employees together contributed $2 million, and the remaining amount came out […]

An Indian-American woman, who along with her husband had been the inspiration behind Shahrukh Khan’s film Swades, was stopped and asked by police if she was in the US “illegally”, an incident which comes amid rising fears over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Aravinda Pillalamarri, 47, was walking in her Bel Air neighbourhood on the morning of December 21, a routine with her, when she said she was stopped by […]

Legendary Bollywood singer Bappi Lahiri is once again all set to entice the new-age audience. This time, his latest track ‘Pyaar Ka Test’ from ‘RunningShaadi.com’ will do the magic. The song was recently released online and it is peppy enough to make you tap your feet. “Groove on this amazing song by the legendary @thebappilahiri #pyaarkatest !! Bappi da ki Pappi,” actor Amit Sadh tweeted. ‘Pyaar Ka Test’ has been […]

The story of Padmavati was written around 200 years ago by a Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. Bhansali Productions, director Sanjay Leela Bansali’s production house, on Tuesday said that the misunderstandings regarding the content of “Padmavati” have been clarified with Shree Rajput Sabha. In a statement, the team said, “Representatives of Bhansali Productions Private Limited, including Ms. Shobha Sant (CEO) and Mr. Chetan Deolekar (Associate Producer) met with the office […]

The original track “Navarasam” has become a rage. The original track ‘Navarasam’, by Thaikkudam Bridge has earned a lot of praise and the latest word of appreciation has come from none other than Oscar winning music director AR Rahman and Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan. AR Rahman tweeted, asking his fans to check out the track: Kamal heaped praises on the team thus: “I want to own up talent anywhere in […]

As an aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, streamed live with little discrimination on our TV channels, reactions of anguish and anger were naturally triggered among citizens of the country. In the mayhem that ensued, the alarm and panic unleashed so visibly on that dark night scarred the collective psyche of the nation since. The one lesson for India from the incident is the need to delve deep into […]