What to watch on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime this week:
From book-to-screen adaptations, documentaries, web-series and films, from the popular animated, eight-episode series Invincible Season 2 Part 2 to Pooja Bhatt-starrer Big Girls Don’t Cry and Sara Ali Khan-starrer Murder Mubarak, here's what all releasing this week, earmark them for this weekend. Read More
Oscar winning movies on OTT - Where to stream Oscars 2024's top winners: Here's where to watch the 96th Academy Award-winning films. From Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr, which secured seven Oscars out of 13 nominations, the most of this year, and Poor Things, starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, taking four of the golden Oscar trophies out of its 11 nominations, while Greta Gerwig's Barbie starring Margot Robbie-Ryan Gosling unexpectedly managing to snag just one out of its eight nominations. Here's the rundown. Read More
5 cloud kitchens to fuel your IPL excitement with match-day munchies: With the Indian Premier League (IPL) just around the corner, cricket fever is about to take hold of the nation. Hosting an IPL screening party at home with your close-knit circle has become one of the coolest trends this season. Of course, no IPL party is complete without food. We expect Zomato vs Swiggy will heat up too as the IPL begins on March 22. But what about the cloud kitchens behind them - are there any with match-day specials? We looked up a few cloud kitchens in Mumbai, to help enhance your cricketing season experience with fuss-free IPL parties. Read More
Murder Mubarak’s Yaad Aave and Bhola Bhala Baby set the tune for the whodunit: One of the first songs to release from the awaited Netflix film Murder Mubarak, the captivating track Yaad Aave showcases the first-time screen pair Sara Ali Khan and Vijay Varma. It gives us a glimpse of the tumultuous love story that unfolds between these actors and shows the audience a spark of their chemistry. Sung by Sachin-Jigar, Simran Choudhary and Varun Jain with rap parts sung by The Rish, this composition by Sachin-Jigar has been written by Priya Saraiya and is a heart-wrenching, slow and melodious love song. Read More
Happy Birthday Alia: What makes Alia Bhatt’s social media feed so popular: With a staggering 83.5 million followers on Instagram, birthday girl Alia Bhatt sure is among the most popular Bollywood actresses today. As she turned 31, on March 15, we take a look at her social media feed to decode what makes it so fun. Not just on-screen with lit films like Highway (2014), Udta Punjab (2016), Raazi (2018), Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), to her latest rom-com Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, Alia has, in her decade long career proven her act prowess multiple times, right from her debut as the teenager Shanaya Singhania in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year (2012). Read More
Amitabh Bachchan hospitalised, undergoes angioplasty: Super star Amitabh Bachchan has undergone an angioplasty and was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai on Friday morning, March 15. Reports say that the megastar of the Hindi film industry was brought in to the hospital under very tight security conditions. According to received details, the surgery was on peripheral, not coronary heart and the angioplasty was not done on heart but on some clot in his leg. In the afternoon, the Bollywood actor took to his social media on X and tweeted a phrase that expressed his gratitude. He wrote on X, “T 4950 – in gratitude ever.” Read More
Why did Amitabh Bachchan tweet 'T 4950 – in gratitude ever' while in hospital for an angioplasty to restore blood flow: Bachchan, 81, has reportedly undergone an angioplasty at the Kokilaben Hospital on March 15 and more details about the star’s health are awaited. Amitabh Bachchan's tweet soon after news broke of his medical procedure excited curiosity among the superstar's mega fans. Bachchan followed the tweet up with a longer message to Majhi Mumbai, his Indian Street Premier League - T10 (ISPL-T10) ten-over cricket team, which recently made it to the final of the tournament: "T 4950 - Aankh kholke dekh lo, kaan lagake sun lo,/ Majhi Mumbai ki hogi Jai Jaikaar, yeh baat ab maanlo. (It loosely translates as: Open your eyes and ear. Majhi Mumbai will prevail - believe it.)" Read More
Amitabh Bachchan dismisses reports of ill health as ‘fake news’: The Bollywood star and his son Abhishek Bachchan were seen in Thane at the Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, at the finale of the Indian Street Premier League between Majhi Mumbai and Tiigers of Kolkata, dismissing all rumours and fake news about Amitabh Bachchan undergoing angioplasty surgery. In a viral video that began circulating on social media, soon after the match ended, Amitabh Bachchan was seen leaving the stadium in Thane when a photographer asked him about his health. Read More
What to watch on Netflix, Disney Plus Hotstar & Amazon Prime Video from March 14-31: OTT platforms are buzzing in anticipation of upcoming releases such as Ae Watan Mere Watan, which drops on Amazon Prime Video on March 21. Director Kannan Iyer's film - produced by Karan Johar and starring Sara Ali Khan - is set in 1942, and is expected to draw a significant viewership. The weekend also began with the OTT release of another Sara Ali Khan film, Murder Mubarak. Two major music-related docuseries are on the calendar, too. A docuseries on the pathbreaking life and career of Taylor Swift, offering fans an intimate look into the singer-songwriter's journey and creative process, dropped on Disney+ Hotstar this week. Another docuseries, on J Hope of K-pop group BTS, is set to release on March 28. Read More
Shankar Mahadevan conferred Honorary Doctorate by Mumbai's DY Patil University: Padma Shri and Grammy awardee Shankar Mahadevan has been instrumental in fostering a deeper appreciation for Indian classical music among the younger generation through various educational initiatives and platforms. Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the chancellor and president, Vijay Patil, DY Patil (deemed to be University), Navi Mumbai, at the DY Patil Grounds on Saturday March 16. Read More
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