Pariah: Isolating myself to play slaughterer was a challenge, says Soumya Mukherjee
Feb 09, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Actor Soumya Mukherjee, who is known for playing romantic roles on-screen, turns a slaughterer (in slaughterhouses) in Tathagata Mukherjee's Pariah, a campaign against animal cruelty, which releases on February 9. Soumya shares his journey in the film with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh...
Fathers and Sons: The Bollywood Narrative
Feb 09, 2024, at 08:40 pm
With the release of Animal depicting a man’s obsessive love for his father, enough to create mayhem around when he feels he is threatened, it would be interesting to probe the more nuanced father-son relationships in Bollywood films, Shoma A. Chatterji writes
Lal Salaam: Rajinikanth, Dhanush send best wishes to Aishwarya Rajinikanth as film releases
Feb 09, 2024, at 06:29 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Filmmaker Aishwarya Rajinikanth's Lal Salaam, which features Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth in the lead and Rajinikanth in an extended cameo, hit the big screens on Friday.
Feb 09, 2024, at 12:37 am
Filmmaker Soukarya Ghosal, who is known for films Rainbow Jelly, Pendulum, brings his next, Bhootpori, starring Jaya Ahsan in the lead. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Soukarya...
Zeenat Aman marks her 100th Instagram post with 'Chhailla Babu' clip
Feb 08, 2024, at 11:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood veteran Zeenat Aman, who is now a very popular Instagram user, marked her 100th post on the social media platform with a special clip.
Pariah: Vikram Chatterjee says playing an action hero was exciting
Feb 08, 2024, at 09:06 pm
Bengali actor Vikram Chatterjee underwent rigorous training to transform himself physically to play an action hero in Tathagata Mukherjee's Pariah, which deals with the atrocities street dogs face. In a candid chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Vikram speaks about the film, his journey to do action on screen and more...
Spiderman Tom Holland will return to theatre, gears up to play Romeo on London stage
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Pausing his art of fighting villains with his web of actions, Spiderman actor Tom Holland will return to theatre and play Romeo in William Shakespeare’s evergreen “Romeo & Juliet” in London’s West End this year.
Pariah is special because it marks my debut as a female lead: Angana Roy
Feb 07, 2024, at 09:30 pm
Bengali actress Angana Roy- known for her roles in web series Tansener Tanpura, Srikanto, Roktokorobi, Indubala Bhaater Hotel- features as a female lead for the first time on big screens, courtesy Tathagata Mukherjee's Pariah, which releases this Friday. Ahead of the film's release, Angana speaks to IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh at length... Excerpts...
Jaya Ahsan ahead of Bhootpori release: Never thought of awards, opted for works that gave me fun
Feb 07, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Five-time National Award winning Bangladeshi actress, Jaya Ahsan, a very known face in Kolkata's Bengali film industry and a one-film old in Bollywood, is set for her next release, Soukarya Ghoshal's Bhootpori, where she plays a departed soul. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh interacts with Jaya on the film and more...
Esha Deol, husband Bharat Takhtani confirm separation after 11 years of marriage
Feb 07, 2024, at 04:04 pm
Bollywood actress Esha Deol, who is the daughter of veteran actors Hema Malini and Dharmendra, on Wednesday said she has mutually and amicably decided to part ways with her husband Bharat Takhtani.
Bastar teaser: Adah Sharma in war against Naxals, warns Left liberals and pseudo intellectuals
Feb 06, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The teaser of Bollywood actress Adah Sharma starrer filmmaker Sudipto Sen's upcoming film, Bastar- The Naxal Story- was released by the makers on Tuesday.
Kangana Ranaut to Sandeep Reddy Vanga: 'Don't ever give me any role otherwise...'
Feb 06, 2024, at 05:14 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is often caught in the midst of controversy, has sarcastically responded to filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga's eagerness to work with the 'Queen' star.
It's raining Grammys for India: AR Rahman shares selfie with Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan
Feb 06, 2024, at 06:58 am
Music maestro AR Rahman Monday congratulated percussionist Zakir Hussain's supergroup Shakti, which also includes singer Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, for winning Best Global Music Album for ‘This Moment’ at the Grammy Awards.
Internationally acclaimed singer Taylor Swift sets record for most album of the year wins at Grammys
Feb 05, 2024, at 11:20 pm
World-famous pop star Taylor Swift won the 2024 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her Midnights, becoming the first artist in Grammy history to win the category four times.
Feb 05, 2024, at 04:55 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The agency, which was behind orchestrating the fake death announcement of model-actress Poonam Pandey to raise Cervical Cancer awareness, has apologised following a backlash.
India shines at Grammys: Shakti, Zakir Hussain bag awards
Feb 05, 2024, at 03:53 pm
India shined at the Grammys on Sunday with musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band ‘Shakti’ winning the ‘Best Global Music Album’.
Taylor Swift announces her new album at Grammy's
Feb 05, 2024, at 03:09 pm
Singing sensation Taylor Swift dropped a surprise for her fans while accepting the Grammys on Sunday.
Hrithik Roshan thanks fans for watching Fighter
Feb 05, 2024, at 01:07 am
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan on Sunday thanked her fans for watching his latest IAF action thriller Fighter.
TikTok removes Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, others after licensing agreement with Universal Music fails
Feb 04, 2024, at 09:32 am
TikTok has removed music from artists like Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Olivia Rodrigo following a dispute with their record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), media reports said.
Poonam Pandey is alive, model-actress says faked death to create 'Cervical Cancer' awareness
Feb 03, 2024, at 07:02 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Model-actress Poonam Pandey on Friday sent a shockwave after her Instagram post claimed she had died of Cervical Cancer raising concerns over the type of disease.
Mithun Chakraborty's Kabuliwala hits big screens in US
Feb 03, 2024, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty starrer, Suman Ghosh directed Bengali film Kabuliwala, which has garnered good reviews and meaty numbers in the domestic circuit, is now open to theatres in the United States.
Rocky star Carl Weathers dies at 76, costar Sylvester Stallone pays tribute
Feb 03, 2024, at 03:34 pm
Actor Carl Weathers, who was well known for his performance as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and created one of the bloodiest boxing fight scenes in the movies, has died, his family confirmed on Friday.
Feb 02, 2024, at 09:59 pm
Model-actress Poonam Pandey, who grabbed headlines in 2011 after she said she would strip if the Indian team won the World Cup final, died after battling cervical cancer, her social media team confirmed on Friday.
Model-actress Poonam Pandey dies of Cervical Cancer at 32
Feb 02, 2024, at 07:27 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Model-actress Poonam Pandey, who rose to fame with her revealing pictures on social media, died of Cervical Cancer at the age of 32 on Thursday night.
Poonam Pandey dies of Cervical Cancer at 32
Feb 02, 2024, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Model-actress Poonam Pandey passed away of Cervical Cancer at the age of 32 on Thursday night, media reports said.
Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kriti Sanon's The Crew to release on this date
Feb 02, 2024, at 04:49 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actresses Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon starrer Hindi film, The Crew, has now got a new release date.
Elton John, Bernie Taupin to receive 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for popular song
Feb 02, 2024, at 05:26 am
The songwriter-performer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin would be awarded 2024 Library of Congress (LoC) Gershwin Prize for popular song by Librarian of Congress.
Heeramandi: First look of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's web series debut releases
Feb 01, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The first look of ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar was released by the makers on Thursday.
Kriti Sanon rocks in pink saree during Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya promotions
Feb 01, 2024, at 05:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon has paired with Shahid Kapoor for the inaugural time in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, a romantic film.
2024 Oscar nominations include 12 films from TIFF 2023’s official selection
Feb 01, 2024, at 05:47 am
Toronto/IBNS: TIFF 2023’s official selection of 12 films have received Oscar nominations including American Fiction.