Music composer A R Rahman has agreed to credit the Junior Dagar Brothers for their influence on the song 'Veera Raja Veera' from the film 'Ponniyin Selvan: II', following a Supreme Court hearing.
An Indian may not have been walking the ramp at the 2026 Milan and Paris Spring Summer Fashion Weeks but Indian influences were certainly making their presence felt in unusual ways.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the amazing Alka Yagnik's solo song supremacy.
'Storytelling will never change.' 'As long as storytelling can be unpredictable... AI cannot tell you an unpredictable story.'
When one of the most adored voices of India decided to hang up his boots as far as playback singing is concerned, fans and fraternity went in a tizzy. Sukanya Verma tells you why.
A R Rahman feels a power shift may have happened in the past eight years, as 'people who are not creative have the power now to decide things.'
From tears in the stands to songs in the airport, the India-Pakistan rivalry delivered agony and ecstasy in equal measure.
Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman is set to step into acting for the first time in the 2026 comedy Moonwalk.
A R Rahman: 'I feel blessed to be Indian, which enables me to create a space which always allows freedom of expression and celebrates multicultural voices.'
This is also the time when South Indian films started doing well, commercially and critically, on a Pan-India scale.
'What if a ring had gotten stolen, or a gem had fallen? There were uncut diamonds, rubies and emeralds. And the security from the jewellery shop came to watch the shoot.'
The fact that a major studio put out a silent film starring some of the biggest names in the industry in these concerning times for the film business is the one big takeaway from Gandhi Talks, notes Arjun Menon.
As Arijit Singh announces his plans for retirement from playback singing, we look back at his most popular Hindi film songs.
We continue to celebrate the Thalaiva's 75th birthday with Divya Nair's premiere playlist that celebrates his magnetic swag, emotion and larger-than-life persona.
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman and his wife Saira have decided to separate after nearly three decades of marriage.
As auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) became the number two player in the retail passenger vehicle segment for the first time in February, powered by its new launches, the company is setting its sights on technology upgrades.
Music composer A R Rahman will be performing at a live music concert to celebrate Kamala Harris's historic candidacy for US president, an Indian-American fundraiser has announced.
'The audience has accepted Tere Ishk Mein with all its flaws. My film doesn't need any other validation.'
Composer Sidhant Bhatia, singer Raja Kumari, singer-producer Raghav Mehta and mixing engineer Deepak PA talk about Sounds of Kumbha, which is shortlisted for the Grammys in the Best Global Music Album category.
On Mani Ratnam's birthday on June 2, Subhash K Jha lists memorable Rahman songs in Mani movies.
'What do you think... those working in the film industry are illiterate people? Why don't you go and work with Bimal Roy?'
We look at the longest Hindi movies through the years, and interestingly, most of them have done well.
'They are as layered and complicated as life itself.' 'There is love, but there is also pain and fire.'
A look at the interesting movie releases lined up for November.
Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials. Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever. On what would have been Bappi Lahiri's 73rd birthday this November 27, Dinesh Raheja rewinds to the late music composer's halcyon days.
The maestro is all set to launch Secret Mountain, an AI-powered band on the Metaverse.
Vice President Kamala Harris' White House bid gets a boost from legendary Indian music composer A R Rahman, who has come out in support of her 'vision for an equitable world', and recording some of his popular songs like 'Jai Ho' to inspire Indian American voters.
'I can't wait to show the series in India.'
Sania Mirza is breaking stereotypes and busting moves in her latest Instagram reel.
Silent it may aim to be, but Ufff Yeh Siyapaa is as headache-inducing as an out-of-tune brass band, sigh Deepa Gahlot.
'For the longest time, he was not an activist.' 'He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.'
The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is extra special for India.
September is going to be an exciting month in theatres.
Khatija Rahman wed sound engineer Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed on May 5.
Diwan Arun Nanda, founder of Rediffusion and one of India's last great admen, changed the industry with memorable campaigns, political ads, and a rare mix of sharp strategy and creativity.
After all, she was working with three legends -- Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman.
Tamannaah dazzled not in one but two outfits for Designer Rahul Mishra.
The first glimpse of Director Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana was unveiled at a packed IMAX auditorium in Mumbai.
'Look at the amazing combination of you coming from Punjab, me coming from Chennai, and we are making a Marathi film.'
Unveiling his launch day playlist, the Indian pilot revealed that he loves to listen to Shah Rukh Khan's Swades song Yuh Hi Chala Chal.
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