After a two-year lull, the deal pipeline in India's hospitality sector, which has witnessed a strong revival since the second wave of the pandemic receded, is running full. Family offices, high net-worth individuals (HNIs) and institutional investors are looking at the sector with renewed interest, according to investment and transaction advisory firms working on multiple deals. Most of them declined to divulge details of the deals for reasons of confidentiality. The cumulative debt of the tourism, hotels and restaurant sector rose 8.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 64,408 crore as of March 25, 2022 against Rs 59,519 crore on March 26, 2021, according to the Reserve Bank of India.
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes Ranjita Ganesan.
Fantastical musical moments from the International Jazz Day concert in Mumbai.
On his 45th birthday, Sukanya Verma offers a playlist of AB Baby's 10 grooviest tracks
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
From silver screen and small, here are Sukanya Verma's 10 favourite male performances of the year.
Joginder Tuteja introduces us to the men who have made an impression in the OTT universe.
Joginder Tuteja lists the Web series coming your way in March.
Father and daughter... mother and daughter... an emotional time for team Raazi.
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
'We can't live in a delusional world of just I, me, myself.'
Long distance love, heroic doctors, murderers masquerading as witnesses, pet-friendly robots, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week, take your pick from this eclectic menu.
The duo of Vyas and Desai took the opposing bowlers to the cleaners throughout the innings while stitching a massive first-wicket partnership of 282 runs.
Sukanya Verma gives you various untried Bollywood combinations we would like to see on screen.
The first edition of Filmfare OTT awards were held in Mumbai to honour Web series and films on digital platforms.
Rediff Readers tell us how they welcomed Lord Ganesha in their homes and lives.
'We want to push boundaries; we want to push the envelope as far as content is concerned...'
Flag bearer Tek Chand will lead the Indian contingent -- India will be represented by 54 para athletes, the biggest ever contingent in the history of the Games.
The government has notified new rules under which the upper limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women.
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
'It's not easy to perform in front of 5,000 people, who are standing right behind the camera. You have to remember the dialogue even when the crowd is shouting and saying things to you.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases, coming up in April.
Scriptwriter Jaideep Sahni has an interesting chat with Rediff readers.
In other India-related news, Manish Kaurav (KL3 men 200m) and Manjeet Singh (VL2 men 200m) made it to the finals of their respective events for the first time in the history of the tournament.
5 athletes, 6 officials from Indian contingent to take part in Paralympics opening.
The cons are dull, the chemistry is off, the zingers are in short supply and a kitschy display of brand logos and hammy accents takes centre stage, sighs Sukanya Verma.
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
Taapsee plays cricket... Mohanlal shoots with Rahman...
Leaving aside the predictability of the stories, Ajeeb Daastaans is a good watch, says Prateek Sur.
Even stars don't have so many stars attend their parties...
Subhash K Jha picks performances that he loves.
'We need people who can position a product digitally and craft the journey for customers, by improving user interface and user experience.'
Of the six out of eight episodes shared by Netflix, I finished all in one effortless go, says Sukanya Verma who applauds this well-made thriller.
A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, gave a week time to all the states to submit their brief note of submissions after some of them sought time.
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