Sourjyo Sinha and Rohit Ganesh are Dindun, a Kolkata-based duo who perform in Sylheti, Assamese, Bengali and English. The band will be at two venues in Bengaluru this month — at The Raft with Alva Kuuto on September 20, and with Sounds from the Library at Bangalore International Centre on September 25. Talking to The Hindu over phone from Kolkata, Sourjya Sinha shares how Dindun shaped up and credits their fans and well-wishers for their growth: Good vibrations A self-confessed “bedroom musician”, Sourjyo says, “I’ve been writing songs since 2013 and uploading them on SoundCloud, not too many people were...
Asked About Her Opinion On NBK 109 Co-Star Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Controversies, Urvashi Rautela Said, “He’s Professional And Respectful”
New Delhi: As anticipation builds for the upcoming project NBK109, starring the legendary Nandamuri Balakrishna, actress Urvashi Rautela has opened up about her experience working with the veteran actor. Known for his impressive body of work, Nandamuri Balakrishna‘s career has not been without its share of controversies. However, the actress’ perspective sheds light on a different facet of the actor. In an interview with NDTV’s Hardika Gupta, she said, “My experience working with Nandamuri Balakrishna on our upcoming project NBK109 has been incredibly positive. While there have been various opinions and statements about him in the media, my interactions with...
What Set The Award Night Apart This Year
Los Angeles, United States: Japanese-language feudal epic Shogun made Emmys history on Sunday as the most awarded show in a single season and the first non-English language winner of the coveted Best Drama prize. The brightest stars of the small screen gathered in Los Angeles for the gala, the biggest night in television. Here are a few other memorable moments from the ceremony: ‘It always gets better’ Netflix’s smash word-of-mouth hit Baby Reindeer has been controversial because of the streamer’s claim that it is a “true story.” Comedian Richard Gadd, whose dark story is the basis of the series, won...
Bipasha Basu Once Wanted To Turn Vegetarian For Her Boyfriend
New Delhi: Bipasha Basu once revealed that she almost turned vegetarian for a person she was once dating when she was 15. In an old Times Entertainment interview, Bipasha said that she also thought of wearing only salwar-kameez. “Ask anyone who has dated me. In fact, ask my mom. I once wanted to turn vegetarian from being a hardcore carnivore, for love. I even told my mom that I was only going to wear salwar-kameez! She almost fainted. I’ve always been a spaghetti-and-shorts kinda person. I was 15 then, of course,” Bipasha said. She added, “No man can tell me...
Boarding School Adventure Is Frothy, Flimsy And Fun
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,...