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Kamal Haasan to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi on Dec 24

Top star and Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he would take part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on December 24 in Delhi. IMAGE: Actor and......

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas......

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I. IMAGE: Director Mani Ratnam, third from right, with......

ED names Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in 'conman' case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed a charge sheet naming Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh......

Jacqueline Fernandez questioned by ED in 'conman' case

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for a fresh round of questioning and recorded her statement in a money laundering case linked to alleged conman......

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.......

How music label Snafu uses AI to decode if a song will be a hit

With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out. *IMAGE: The music label......

'I lose confidence many times in the day'

'When I am sad, I come to my balcony.''When I am happy, I come to the balcony.''God is so kind that he's given me a lifetime balcony ticket.' Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo "I was low on......

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life Indian film connects with critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra. Fourteen years ago, a......

Farhan, his dad and the Don

It airs on television every other day; video stores report a run on copies. It is, at one time, the most-watched movie of recent days and the most eagerly awaited film of the year. It is Don......

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Review: Perfect Marvel Treat

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a goofy buddy comedy, cheers Mayur Sanap. If like me, you have been wondering what Marvel has been working on lately, well, this may just be the......

'After the National Award, I never got any work'

'If Badhaai Ho had not happened, nobody would have talked about me being a good actress.''They have never said it before.''I would have been nothing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Neena......

MS Dhoni: Gets his timing right one last time

Photograph: Kind courtesy CSK/Twitter If Chennai Super Kings is a film, then Mahendra Singh Dhoni is its screenplay writer, director, main protagonist with a fine producer in Narayanaswami......

Is beating cats worse than racism?

West Ham United's Michail Antonio has come to the defence of teammate Kurt Zouma, who has been targeted by fans for abusing his cats. IMAGE: West Ham said Kurt Zouma was fined the "maximum amount......

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