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Mumbai: A photo exhibition on single-screen cinema theatres and their cultural significance
Former Bollywood cinematographer Hemant Chaturvedi has visited 17 states in the country and photographed more than 1,000 single-screen theatres, 32 of which are on display at an exhibition in Mumbai.
ENTERTAINMENT
Actor-comedian Jamie Lever: ‘My dad has done a great job of protecting and pushing me’
Johnny Lever’s daughter on taking forward her father’s legacy and making a mark for herself in acting and on stage.
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Preview: At Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 14 events you must attend
The nine-day Asia’s largest multidisciplinary street arts’ festival, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF), which begins tomorrow (January 20-28) has an exciting line-up of events across food, theatre, literature, visual arts and more.
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New Mumbai restaurant: Chef Rahul Akerkar’s Ode is a homage to his Maharashtrian and European heritage
Local ingredients and unique flavour combinations find compatibility with modern European fare.
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Fighter, Merry Christmas, Malaikottai Vaaliban & more theatrical releases in January 2024
The month will see unique pairings on the silver screen, from Bollywood to south Indian cinema: if Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan gear to set the screen on fire, Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi shake hands in a thriller and Lijo Jose Pellissery will present a new avatar of Mohanlal.
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Year Ender 2023 | Elon Musk to Gurcharan Das: 10 best memoirs and biographies of this year
Barbra Streisand’s much-awaited memoir and the first major biography of Martin Luther King in 40 years are some of the highlights of this year.
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Year Ender 2023 | Shah Rukh Khan, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra & 7 Bollywood actors who made the most of this year
Bollywood has given a year of memorable performances, some actors wowed audiences more than once like Vijay Varma and Wamiqa Gabbi, others made stellar comebacks and OTT debuts such as Sharmila Tagore and Kareena Kapoor Khan.
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2024 Bollywood jodis: Deepika-Hrithik, Katrina-Vijay Sethupathi and 8 new pairs to set the screen on fire
The next year promises to bring never-before-seen pairings to the silver screen.
ART
Politics and aesthetics joined hands at Serendipity Arts Residency 2023
Six artists took part in the residency which saw an Open Studio in October and an exhibition at Goa’s Serendipity Arts Festival which ended yesterday.
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JLF co-director William Dalrymple: ‘Whatever one’s political beliefs, whether they support this government or not, we have not been under any pressure’
The author, historian and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival shares about the 17th edition of the festival to be held in February 2024.
ENTERTAINMENT
Rasika Dugal: ‘I’m looking to be part of a comic show with a woman in the centre’
Known for her intense and serious roles, the actor talks about her new show, a comedy series this time, season 3 of 'Humorously Yours' on Zee5, which she says is like a breath of fresh air for her.
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Anoushka Shankar: ‘There are aspects to AI that can become compositional tools for artists to make things more streamlined’
The Grammy-nominated sitar player shares her thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and the pros and cons of using it in music.
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Preview: Serendipity Arts Festival 2023 gets more ambitious with its programming
The interdisciplinary arts festival which starts from December 15 in Goa has more than 150 events spread across nine days
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Pankaj Tripathi: ‘You will not see the trademark Pankaj Tripathi in Kadak Singh’
The prolific actor dissects his role in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's financial crime thriller Kadak Singh, which releases on December 8 on Zee 5, and why he believes he must slow down now.
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The Archies director Zoya Akhtar: ‘If I believe Agastya is the best Archie, I’d be a fool to not cast him’
The filmmaker gets candid about her Netflix film which is a screen adaptation of the American comic book series and her views on the dreaded ‘N’ word.
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Sam Bahadur writer Bhavani Iyer: ‘The biggest responsibility was to be truthful to Sam Manekshaw's story’
The movie starring Vicky Kaushal released this week is a biopic on the life of India’s first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
ENVIRONMENT
8 must-see films on environment at ALT EFF 2023
ALT EFF 2023, the All Living Things – Environmental Film Festival, from December 1-10, will screen more than 60 documentaries, shorts, features on nature & climate change across cities. Here is a list of some must-watch films
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Theatre releases with Ranbir, Vicky, SRK, Manoj Bajpayee, Prabhas & more in December
The coming month will see big-ticket releases in Hindi as well as regional languages.
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5 plays to watch at the inaugural edition of Hyderabad’s Manam Theatre Festival
The month-long festival will be spread across four weekends and different venues in the city, starting from November 24.
ENTERTAINMENT
Anoushka Shankar: ‘I feel more comfortable being vulnerable in my music in a way that I wasn’t before’
The nine-time Grammy-nominated musician and Sitar player on allowing vulnerability to be part of her journey as an artist, new mini-album and forthcoming tour in India in January 2024.
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6 must-attend events at Art Mumbai’s debut edition
Art Mumbai 2023: The first edition of the Mumbai art fair from Nov 16-19 will feature works by 300 artists and 53 galleries in addition to panel discussions and walkthroughs with curators. Here's what not to miss
ENTERTAINMENT
The Railway Men cast & director on the making of the forthcoming series
Actors R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Babil Khan, Divyenndu and director Shiv Rawail on the four-episode series on the valour of railway personnel on the fateful night of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ram Madhvani: ‘There couldn't have been any better person to play Aarya than Sushmita Sen’
With part 1 of Aarya Season 3 out on Disney+ Hotstar, co-creator and director Ram Madhvani discusses what Sushmita Sen brought to the table and why content with family-oriented value system needs to be made.
ENTERTAINMENT
Prithvi Theatre Festival 2023 | Actor-director Sumeet Vyas: ‘Doing Purane Chawal has enriched me as an artist’
The Tripling actor on directing a new play for Prithvi Festival 2023, playing Mikesh in Permanent Roommates season 3 and future projects.
