Entertainment

Big B cuts ties with pan masala brand, returns fees


Amitabh Bachchan has terminated his contract with a pan masala brand, saying that he wasn’t aware that it ‘falls under surrogate advertising’. This comes after he had been requested by a national anti-tobacco organization to withdraw himself from the ad campaign, which promoted pan masala, arguing that it would stop youngsters from getting addicted to...

When SRK revealed why he stopped commenting on public issues, “I pray to every God…”


Lately, Shah Rukh Khan and  son Aryan Khan has been making headlines for the latter being under NCB’s custody after being arrested in a raid at a Goa-bound cruise ship recently. Given the gaze on Bollywood’s First (or is it second?) Family, an excerpt from Senior Khan’s interview on podcast hosted by now-disbanded comedy club...

Amitabh Bachchan cancels paan masala endorsement after backlash


After being criticized for endorsing a paan-masala brand, Bollywood megastar, Amitabh Bachchan announced that he will no longer be part of the promotions for the brand.  A blog post, addressed by "the office of Mr Amitabh Bachchan" on Sunday night informed that he will no longer endorse the product.  "A few days after the commercial was aired, Mr Bachchan contacted the...

Lata Mangeshkar: Some Lesser-Known Facts


Lata’s birth name was ‘Hema’  Lata Mangeshkar was born in 1929 to Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar (a Marathi and Konkani musician) and his wife Shevanti. At birth, she was named ‘Hema.’ But then she was renamed ‘Lata’ after ‘Latika’, a character from one of her father’s plays ‘Bhaaw Bandhan.’   Lata’s career started as an actress  Lata’s career...

Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj share her unreleased song from 90s


Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj had a special treat for fans of Lata Mangeshkar on her birthday. He released an unheard song by the singer. The song was originally recorded in the 90s for a film that was later shelved. Written by Gulzar, the song titled Theek Nahi Lagta was released under Vishal Bhardwaj’s music label, VB Music.   Vishal took to Instagram...

Whatever I am today is because of your love: The singer thanks fans with an audio note


Overwhelmed with all the love that she has received over the years, Lata Mangeshkar took to Twitter and surprised her fans by posting a special audio message for them. In the audio clip, she thanked her fans for showering her with abundant love not only on her birthday but throughout her journey.   "I am Lata...

Nation celebrates Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar’s 92nd birthday


Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar celebrated her 92nd birthday on September 28. Considered one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema, she is the recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor in addition to Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards. While her birthday was an intimate celebration with family, there...

Aishwarya Rai steals the show at Paris Fashion Week


Dressed in a white ensemble, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the ramp for a cosmetic brand at the Paris Fashion Week on October 2. With the Eiffel Tower in the background, a host of stars congregated in celebration of ‘women all over the world’ and walked the ramp for the Le Defile L'Oreal Paris...

No Time To Die: Visually brilliant but convoluted narrative


By Troy Ribeiro Director Cary Joji Fukunaga's 'No Time To Die' is the franchise's twenty-fifth film and marks Daniel Craig's fifth and final turn as the secret agent, James Bond. Visually, the film is a brilliant piece of action drama that takes place in a generic but convoluted spy narrative where Bond is pulled into action...