In an all-girls boarding school in a hill town, a group of students grapples with strict regimen, the constant pressure to conform and the burden of legacy. They look for ways to break free from their ambitions, inhibitions and obsessions even as the hawk-eyed authorities at Vandana Valley Girls School strain to rein them in. The title of the seven-episode Amazon Prime Video show centred on the boisterous sorority – Big Girls Don’t Cry (BGDC) – is the mantra that they live by. The adventure of growing up as the girls prepare to graduate to the final year of high...
ThRee entertains’ play Kaatriniley Varum Geetham moves between fact and fiction
‘Kaatrinile Varum Geetham’ traced the life of the legendary musician M.S. Subbulakshmi. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M Handling plays on iconic personalities, whose larger-than-life image is deeply entrenched in the collective imagination of people, could be a daunting task. ThRee entertains’ Kaatrinile Varum Geetham, based on the life and music of M.S. Subbulakshmi, directed by Bombay Gnanam, which premiered in Chennai to mark the legendary Carnatic musician’s 108th birth anniversary, was one such endeavour, where the narrative straddled between the two worlds of fact and fiction. Based on a book The two-and-a-half-hour play, which began with M.S. and Sadasivam being...
Mom To Be, Shraddha Arya’s ‘Thumkas’ Steal The Show As She Stuns At Her Baby Shower In A Pink Saree
Shraddha Arya is one of the most famous actresses in the Indian television industry. She rose to fame with her role in the famous television series, Kundali Bhagya, where she essayed the role of the main protagonist, ‘Preeta’. In her personal life, the actress is married to Navy officer, Rahul Nagal, and the duo tied the knot in 2021 in a grand ceremony. On September 15, 2024, Shraddha announced her pregnancy and let the world know that she and her husband were expecting a little miracle. Shraddha Arya dances her heart out in her baby shower Shraddha Arya was a vision...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Sums Up Her Style Mantra: “I Keep It Real”
OG Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been a Cannes regular and a veteran at the Paris Fashion Week, shared her personal style mantra in an interview with news agency IANS. When asked how she would define her fashion, the actress said, “Well… effortless, I would say that’s extremely important, I think, for it to be effortless, for it to be comfortable and keep real that’s what’s most important for me.” The former Miss World added that fashion is like art to her. “I really look at it as art and I think it’s (an) art to be enjoyed and it...
Visfot Movie: Review | Release Date (2024) | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News
VISFOT is the story of two men in a dangerous situation. Shoeb (Fardeen Khan), a Dongri resident, shifts to Australia for a work opportunity. His mother Roshan Khan (Sheeba Chadha) falls ill and hence, he returns. He’s in love with Lucky (Krystle Dsouza), who works in a café. To run… the house, Shoaib works as a driver for an app-based taxi company. One day, he meets his childhood friend Manya (Nachiket Purnapatre) in the former’s cab. He’s a drug peddler and realizing that the cops are behind, he leaves behind a jacket, containing drugs worth Rs. 20 lakhs, and escapes. He...
Yodha Review: Insufferable Scrappy Thriller
Saddled with a wayward screenplay that fires a string of blanks, Yodha fights a losing battle. The titular hero is a de-rostered soldier from a disbanded task force who boards a commercial aeroplane to nowhere. He is on a mission to wreak vengeance and seek redemption. That is what the screenplay by co-director Sagar Ambre lets on amid the pandemonium unleashed by wobbly planes and failing hydraulics. Everything in Yodha, an insufferably scrappy thriller, is a bewildering blur. Figuring out what is going on is best left to troopers who have no fear of the unfathomable. Early in the film,...
AP Dhillon Announces Three-City Tour In India. Check Out Dates, Venue And Ticket Prices
New Delhi: Punjabi singer AP Dhillon has exciting news for his fans. He announced his three-city India tour on Friday, marking his second tour in the country since 2021. The Brownprint Tour is set to kick off in Mumbai on December 7, followed by a performance in New Delhi on December 14 and concluding in Chandigarh on December 21. Joining him on stage will be his long-time collaborator, Shinda Kahlon. Sharing the news on Instagram, AP Dhillon wrote, “I’ve been waiting to go back to where it all started. To the fans who have made me who I am. To the place I will...
Meryl Streep And Martin Short Spotted Sitting Together Amid Dating Rumours
Meryl Streep and Martin Short are co-stars in the series Only Murders in the Building. The actors, who are rumoured to be dating, once again fuelled the speculations with their appearance at the Emmy Awards 2024. While they walked the red carpet separately, the actors were later seen enjoying the event in each other’s company seated side by side. Longtime friends Meryl Streep And Martin Short attended the event with their Only Murders in the Building co-stars Steve Martin and Selena Gomez as their show was nominated in eight categories at Emmys this year. Meryl Streep and Martin Short first sparked rumours about...
What brought Placido Domingo of ‘The Three Tenors’ fame to Mumbai?
Any conversation with legendary Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has to include The Three Tenors, his project with Italian great Luciano Pavarotti and fellow Spaniard Jose Carreras. Their album Carreras Domingo Pavarotti In Concert, featuring Mumbai-born conductor Zubin Mehta, contained a recording of their live performance on the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Rome. It became the largest-selling western classical album, with 10 million units sold by the Decca label. Though it is Placido’s best-known work, it is only one of a string of achievements by the maestro. He’s performed 151 different roles in opera, and from his...
On Yash Chopra’s 92nd Birth Anniversary, A Line-Up Of His Top 10 Films
It would not be an overstatement to say that Yash Chopra changed the landscape of Indian cinema. Born in Lahore on September 27, 1932, he started as an assistant director before helming several love sagas. The filmmaker made his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959 and went on to direct iconic movies like Deewar, Silsila, Darr, Trishul and many more. Yash Chopra’s career spanned over five decades, earning him six National Film Awards, 11 Filmfare Awards, and several other accolades. On his 92nd birth anniversary, here’s a list of the top 10 films directed by him that you can enjoy with your friends and family....