Author - wakeel mirza

Anurag Kashyap praises ‘Scoop’, calls it a ‘brilliant show’


'Scoop', Hansal Mehta's directorial venture, which released on June 2 has been winning praises from filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who called it a 'brilliant show' after watching. The Netflix series stars Karishma Tanna in the lead role, and is inspired by 'Behind The Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison', a biography written by journalist and...

Sushmita Sen wraps up Season 3 of ‘Aarya’ with a dance and a hug


Sushmita Sen has wrapped up the much-awaited third season of the much-loved web series 'Aarya'. She has shared a BTS video to mark the occasion. The actress took to her social media profile and dropped a video from the sets. She wrote: "And it's a wrap!!!!! #Aarya3, Here's to @amitamadhvani @madhvaniram #kapilsharma #Shradha @disneyplushotstar @officialrmfilms...

Veteran actors Sulochana, Gufi Paintal no more


Actress Sulochana Latkar, who played memorable roles in over 250 Hindi and 50-odd Marathi films, and Sarabjeet Singh alias 'Gufi' Paintal - famous as Mahabharat's Shakuni - passed away due to old-age related problems. Sulochana, 94, was noted for wide ranging roles, from lead roles supporting characters to a motherly figure, and endeared herself to...

‘Never Have I Ever’ actress talks about breaking Asian stereotypes


Indian-American actress Poorna Jagannathan, who plays the role of an Indian immigrant mother named Nalini in the Netflix series 'Never Have I Ever', has opened up about how the show has broken all barriers of type casting South Asian characters. Asked if it feels like a pat on the shoulder with 'Never Have I Ever'...

Ukrainian Army dances to ‘Naatu Naatu’ song


A video of Ukrainian army personnel dancing to the Oscar-winning Naatu Naatu song from the film 'RRR' has gone viral, expressing their protest against Russia, which invaded Ukraine last year. The video was shared on Twitter by Jane Fedotova, and shows the Ukraine military personnel from Mykolaiv showcasing their dance skills. The troops recreated the...

India-Nepal: Repairing of the Himalayan Bond


By KS Tomar It was on Feb 22, 2022 when Nepal’s parliament debated the pros and cons of the $500 million grant from the United States to fund a 187 mile long electricity transmission line and a road improvement project in Nepal through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government aid agency. The then a...

You are the true ambassadors of India, RaGa tells diaspora in NYC


New York: Rahul Gandhi addressed a gathering of around 4000 people at the Javits Center in New York on June 3. He has been on a six-day tour of the United States, having visited San Francisco, Washington D.C, he attended this grand finale by meeting an enthusiastic crowd who received him with thunderous applause....

Pakistan: The idea that was doomed


By Vipul Tamhane It was a country no one really wanted except for the colonial masters. The concept of Pakistan was an enigma for the muslim population of colonial India and everyone wanted a Pakistan in their own city or village, and not the one they got, a ‘moth eaten’ Pakistan. The contradiction in Pakistan had...

We Love Some Numbers But Not Others


The author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000-hour rule, which states that it takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to master a complex skill. If you practice the guitar for 10,000 hours, you’ll be ready to join a band. If you practice writing for 10,000 hours, you’ll be ready to publish a novel. And if...