Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi onJuly 1, 2026, urging a revision of the newly launched VB-GRAMG Scheme. He warned that the scheme’s 60:40 funding split would add an unsustainable Rs. 5,000 crore burden on the state’s exchequer Vijay requested full central funding for wage and administrative components,…
Mumbai is enduring severe monsoon conditions as the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for the city, with adjoining Thane and Palghar placed under red alerts. The relentless downpour dropping over 200 mm of rain in isolated areas—has caused widespread waterlogging, traffic snarls, and delayed local train services, while tragically claiming two lives. Despite…
Legendary filmmaker SS Rajamouli was inducted into France’s prestigious Institut Lumière’s ‘Wall of Filmmakers’ in Lyon and received a permanent seat at Paris’s Cinémathèque Française. While in France for the retrospective screenings of his films, the director shared exciting updates on his upcoming magnum opus, Varanasi, affirming that India is a “huge treasure trove of…
The mid-1990s Bollywood landscape was nearly shaken to its core by a cinematic storm that never made landfall – the tragic, permanent shelving of David Dhawan’s “Raju Raja Ram”. Announced in 1997, this mythical laugh riot ensured an explosive collision of star power, uniting the manic, unmatched comic genius of Govinda with the effortless, youthful…
When Parveen Babi dropped out of the 1982 cult classic“Satte Pe Satta due to health issues, a pregnant Hema Malini stepped in to save the production. Carrying her daughter Esha Deol, she wore strategically draped saris and shawls in sequences like “Pariyon Ka Mela Hain” to conceal her expanding midsection. How her back-stage scenes cameo…
Naushad, Jaikishan (of Shankar-Jaikishan), and O. P. Nayyar were true maestros. Their distinct signatures—majestic ragas, grand orchestration, and lively folk beats shaped the heartbeat of the era. Together, these titans forged the musical soul of Indian cinema, transforming movie soundtracks into timeless emotional odysseys. Naushad Sahab was a pioneering architect who elevated Indian film music…
Director Siddharth P. Malhotra spent a decade developing the script for Ikka, a high-stakes legal drama. Thanks to a meticulously detailed storyboard and the complete trust of its lead actors, the film was rapidly shot in just 30 eight-hour shifts to meet its Netflix release on July 10, 2026.The Making of IkkaThe lightning-fast execution was…
The Delhi High Court declined a blanket interim injunction on online posts about BJP MP Raghav Chadha but ordered the removal of five specific, AI-generated posts deemed defamatory. Justice Subramonium Prasad ruled that the rest of the satirical political criticism is not defamatory and doesn’t infringe on personality rights. News Edit KV Raman
Chetan Anand’s 1981 mystery drama directorial “Kudrat” remains a towering Bollywood classic, driven by the explosive onscreen pairing of Rajesh Khanna and Raaj Kumar. Set against a haunting backdrop of murder, betrayal, and reincarnation, the film serves as a masterclass in contrasting acting styles. Rajesh Khanna infuses the narrative with profound emotional depth, playing his…
Veteran theatre director, actor, and filmmaker Vijaya Mehta passed away at her Mumbai residence on June 30, 2026, at the age of 91. Affectionately known as “Bai,” the Padma Shri awardee was a pioneering force in experimental Marathi theatre who co-founded the iconic Rangayan theatre group. Acknowledged for her visionary work across stage and screen,her…
