No, this is not the next casting for the Avatar sequel. These are the colourful women taking part in the International Body Painting Festival in Daegu, South Korea. The festival is the largest in the field of body painting and introduces the art form to thousands of visitors each year.
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Rediff readers share their favourite Holi pix and memories.
Breaking the shackles of tradition, hundreds of widows played Holi with gulal and flowers in the land of Lord Krishna.
Just as much as the magic of cinema, Chhello Show is about the imagination of a child and the typical Indian jugaad, observes Deepa Gahlot. Chhello Show
A viral video showed the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking the policemen.
For Indian ethnic wear, the dynamics have changed.
Interesting fashion moments from the week.
A treat for eyes and the soul -- that is the tulip festival in Srinagar! Tourists have been flocking the famous tulip garden in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar ever since it opened for visitors last Sunday.
The actor turned showstopper for Riddhi Mehra at the Lakme Fashion Week.
Get inspired by these ultra-glam looks and notch up your style quotient this Ganeshotsav.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
The Diwali parties have started in Bollywood with a big dhamaka, with Producer Ramesh Taurani kicking off the festivities.
Gauahar Khan ups the style quotient in her traditional best.
How are you celebrating Holi? Share your pix and tell us.
The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas.
India is gearing up for the Festival of Lights in the times of the pandemic.
Even politicians got into festive mood and celebrated Holi with colours and joy.
Navratri's festival of colours has chosen blue for the day, and film folk are trying to keep up!
Presenting five ways to amp up your Holi style.
Move over Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mumbai has a new entertainment venue that will rival many a global address.
Bollywood makes Holi look extra vibrant, thanks to their colourful pictures on Instagram.
Kiara Advani and Kartik Aaryan turned showstoppers for Manish Malhotra as he launched his festive collection in Mumbai.
The actors turned showstoppers for Sukriti and Akriti's 'Neo-Phulkari' collection at the Lakme Fashion Week 2020.
Amidst Covid scare, hundreds of pilgrims paid obeisance at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Friday for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela, praying for peace in the union territory and for the pandemic to end.
The Maha Kumbh is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites across India. The fair will conclude in the last week of April.
Large crowds thronged popular boulevards, tourist hubs and entertainment centres across India and many joined special prayers at places of worship on Sunday as people stepped out to celebrate the New Year without COVID-19 restrictions.
It's been a festive weekend, thanks to Raksha Bandhan as well as Onam!
The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Noisy fans brought a taste of the subcontinent to Birmingham on Tuesday.
From attending events and weddings to holidaying on the beach, the month of November saw B-town ladies putting their fashion foot forward and make style statements.
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.
The harvest festival is incomplete without this humble and easy-to-make porridge.
Presenting style lessons from the 25 year old's Insta diaries.
Bollywood stars have posted gorgeous pictures on Instagram.
Celeb-inspired ways to style your Diwali look.
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