A historic Chola-era idol of Shiva and Parvati, stolen from a temple in India and sumggled into the United States by notorious Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor, has been recovered from a university in Indiana.
There is nothing of the level of Yes Minister, House Of Cards, Madam Secretary or Veep but there are at least 10 Hindi series and an OTT-released film or two, to whet the viewer's appetite for power-mongering, corruption and intrigue.
A look at the potential blockbusters this summer.
Rambo Rajkumar will no longer release on the same day as Bullett Raja.
Fitness and yoga is a big part of Bollywood and, on International Yoga Day, film folk show off their best asanas.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
'Karan makes her say things she regrets later.'
'Why would I be offended by being compared with my mom?'
'He was one of his kind.' 'He walked at the speed of a run.' 'He wore full-sleeve shirts no matter what or when.' 'He always drove himself.'
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still command the box office.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is Salman Khan's fastest film to enter the Rs 100 crore club.
Gina flew down to Mumbai for Shalimar's mahurat and pictures of her with Zeenat Aman and Dharmendra were duly splashed all over the newspapers.
Kareena hangs out with her girl gang... Aahana shoots in London...
'I am as charged as I was at the age of 21, giving my first shot, as I am today.'
Meet the winners of the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023.
'I channelise my despair and anger into telling relevant stories and through them, taking on those who have made it a business to be intolerant.'
Jolly LLB director Subhash Kapoor has been accused by an actress, Geetika Tyagi, of sexually assaulting her, an incident he regrets in a video secretly recorded by her. Kapoor did not respond to telephone calls and messages, but indiatvnews.com reports that he plans to lodge a police complaint against the actress for character assassination.
Ross and Rachel end their super long break. Kate Winslet solves Easttown's grimmest mystery. Huma Qureshi gets political in Bihar. All this and more on OTT this week notes Sukanya Verma.
'Every time they were paired together in the past, Kareena came on board for Aamir's sake, although she had little to do, like in Talaash and 3 Idiots. This time, Aamir was determined to give Kareena more space.'
Huma Qureshi makes this predictable yet engaging political drama binge-watch worthy, notes Namrata Thakker.
'There is a not a single film that I've made that I regret.'
A change of producer meant Bachchan Jr was out and Kapoor Jr was in.
Bollywood stars celebrated Mother's Day with beautiful throwback pictures as well as adorable pictures of the next generation.
Sonakshi makes an announcement... Ishaan turns five... Gauahar has a message...
After the intimate surprise birthday party that his parents threw for him, Kartik Aaryan hosted a grander one for his friends from the film industry.
'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'
'Last to get on the Maldives bandwagon, but I fully get the hype'.
'She has lived through a lot,' close friend Asha Parekh revealed to Subhash K Jha.
'I was sure Amar Akbar Anthony would flop.'
'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role, Omar Sharif for Jackie's Shroff's. The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then. I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers. And then after three-four months...
'I did get a coach to learn Telugu and I did learn the language for my role in RRR.' 'But I don't know if they are keeping my voice. If they aren't, it's because the emotion in the scenes must not be compromised by the spoken lines.'
Kabir Khan's film is reportedly a bio-pic of a real life war hero.
'It just so happens that some amazing, true-life stories come my way.'
S S Rajamouli's next will be shot in several European countries and will feature Mahesh Babu as a man on a mission.
Jolly LLB did well with its droll depiction of a small-time lawyer and how his guilty conscience encourages him in vindicating the downtrodden. In its sequel, Akshay Kumar does it even better, feels Sukanya Verma.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still rule the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us box office verdict for the week.
