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Scenes from Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Mumbai's Trisha Devadiga, one of the winners at Comic Con 2019 tells Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani how she designed the fascinating costume from scratch.
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San Diego Comic-Con just got over and the cosplay (wearing costumes, for those who don't know) was looking bigger and better than ever. Thousands in attendance went all out to demonstrate their dedication to their various fandoms, with guests cosplaying as their favourite characters from Marvel comics, Game of Thrones, anime and beyond in intricately-designed costumes. Take a look to see the best and most creative costumes at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, which ran between July 18 and July 22.
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The best-costumed attendees at the annual Comic-Con gathering in San Diego.
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The cosplay at the Mumbai Comic Con 2025 is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
Every year around this time San Diego, United States, comes alive as people from all around the world bring their favourite comic book characters alive at Comic Con. From superheroes to villains, fans can be whatever they want to be as they celebrate popular culture and the entertainment industry. Here's a look at just some of the dazzling fans who descended on San Diego this week for the annual convention.
Crazy and silly to downright awesome -- these women and men went through considerable efforts to stand out in the crowd.
At Mumbai Comic Con 2018, which was held over the weekend, we asked people how much they spent on their costumes.
It's safe to say that Marvel is back, raves Varun Khanvilkar.
'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.'
For these dedicated folk, cosplay is more than just masks and costumes. Months of effort -- they often create their costumes from scratch -- go into making their outfits. Some even invest thousands of rupees to perfect their look.
Comic Con India resumed after a two-year COVID-19 break.
As Project K gets ready for its launch at the San Diego Comic Con, its lead star Prabhas has arrived in the US.
The makers of the upcoming sci-fi Project K unveiled the long-awaited official first look of Deepika Padukone from the film.
Days after Deepika Padukone's look in Project K was released, we get a glimpse of Prabhas in the film.
Discover some knock-out looks from Mumbai Comic Con.
Sahil Shah and Rohan Joshi get candid about comedy.
Thousands of fans, dressed up as their favourite characters, descended on London for Comic Con.
This desi Lara Croft swooped into Mumbai for Comic Con and had us floored!
'Our research shows that 60 per cent of the growth and interest in anime will come from India for the next few years.'
We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the last week
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