She was known just as a promising young actress and model, until a tiny incident catapulted her to being the spokesperson against cyber-bullying as well, an icon of female power. It was around mid-July, when the COVID-19 situation was taking a turn for the worse...
Movies bring people together. They bring cultures together. They minimize the gap between borders and emotions. When a Kannada film makes noise on an OTT platform, Telugu meme-makers take it upon themselves to make fiery, relevant content. Similarly, when a Hollywood film trailer releases, netizens...
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (Bengali) Written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival. The film is based on the story of Chitrangada from the Mahabharata. It tells the story of a choreographer who...
The financial year ending March 31, 2020; and the new one starting April 1, 2020; does not augur well for the coming economic period. COVID-19 has made sure the adage ‘life is meaningless,’ is being borne through by all of the planet’s human species, especially...
Even as COVID-19 continues to spread its wings, life, under lockdown, seems to be slowly getting back on track. Although, it’s not the same as it was six months ago, it’s not the same as it was a month ago either. Theatres remain closed and...
It’s certainly a difficult time for living and breathing people all over the world. For a majority of the population (including India), a pandemic is something that we haven’t witnessed in our lives until now. We may have even gone to wars with neighboring countries...
Im in the midst of making a bed ready for the next batch of saplings to be planted. Can I call you back a little later?” he says in that unmistakable baritone he’s known for. It’s 5.30pm and Prakash Raj, it appears, is rather busy...
She was recently named The Most Desirable Woman on Television (for 2019) by Bangalore Times and the title couldn’t have come at a more opportune moment. Anushree completed a decade in the television world this year and she’s at her career’s peak, being one of...
Films have, over the years, become more about inclusivity, but when you think of the cavity that exists in the matter of roles written for women in South Indian cinema, it’s still a big one. Writers and directors are, even today, making movies where leading...
Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai, better known mononymously as Shobana, is the very definition of elegance, beauty and grace. As an actor, she is known for an amazing career spanning over almost four decades with over 150 films in more than four languages. As a dancer, she...
