'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?

Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene......

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma is dead

Santoor virtuoso Pt Shivkumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died in Mumbai on Tuesday following a......

Should Vairamuthu have been given ONV Kurup award?

Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan? *IMAGE: Vairamuthu receives the Padma Bhushan from then President Pranab Mukherjee in 2014. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

The Top 15 Hindi Film Songs of 2023

2023 was the year of earworms. Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,......

'Before I leave this world, I want one Indian to get that medal'

IMAGE: Milkha Singh lights the lamp as Farhan Akhtar, who played Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhag, and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film's director (partly seen next to Farhan), watch.......

Tamil star Sethupathi to portray Muralitharan in biopic

IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi's Instagram post. Popular Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi will essay the role of legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in the upcoming biopic '800'. The motion......