Category: Cinema

At about the halfway mark of the 1971 Hindi film ‘Mere Apne’, directed by Gulzar, Anandi Devi (Meena Kumari) tells Shyam (Vinod Khanna): “Let’s leave this city and go back to my village. I have a mango orchard and some land. It’ll be enough for us. My village is much better than this ugly…

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The countdown to fashion’s biggest night has begun, with anticipation building for the 2026 Met Gala. The 78th edition of the iconic fundraiser—bringing together leading names from fashion, film, music, and sports—is set to take place on May 4 in New York City.   Widely regarded as the ‘Super Bowl of fashion’, the…

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Raja Shivaji box office: The much-anticipated historical drama Raja Shivaji, headlined by Riteish Deshmukh, continues its strong run at the box office, rewriting records for Marathi cinema. Released on May 1, 2026, the film registered the biggest opening ever for a Marathi title and has sustained momentum through its first four days in theatres.…

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Malayalam actor Santosh K Nair died on Tuesday morning following a road accident in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, police said. He was travelling with his wife when their vehicle collided with a truck near Adoor.   The actor was rushed to a private hospital in Adoor, where he later succumbed to a suspected cardiac…

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(Left) Tessa Thompson stars as “Hedda Gabler” in ‘Hedda’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. (Center) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in ‘Adolescence’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024. (Right) Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2025 20th Century Studios / ©…

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(Left) Tessa Thompson stars as “Hedda Gabler” in ‘Hedda’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. (Center) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in ‘Adolescence’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024. (Right) Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2025 20th Century Studios / ©…

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Nightingale’s Forest is a rare patch of thick in the farming region PLANDISTE (SERBIA): The merry chirping of birds echoed through towering trees in a small woodland in northeastern Serbia. Down on the ground, animal tracks could be seen imprinted in the moist grass and moss.The 2-hectare piece of land, dubbed Nightingale’s Forest, is a…

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(L to R) Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Chris O’Dowd star in ‘The Sheep Detectives’. Opening in theaters on May 8th is the new mystery comedy ‘The Sheep Detectives’, which is based on the book ‘Three Bags Full’ by Leonie Swann and was written by Craig Mazin (‘Chernobyl’) and directed by Kyle Balda (‘Minions: The Rise of…

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