Entertainment

India-born director makes waves in international film fests


India-born Jayesh Jaidka, a New York City-based film director, has finished the film festival round for his latest short film, ‘Preet’, having travelled to 11 film festivals like Dances With Films LA, New York Indian Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, LA Diversity Film Festival, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, and Soho International Film...

SRK hosts ‘icon’ Beckham at Mannat; footballer invites ‘great man’ to his home


Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has shared a picture of himself with footballer David Beckham, and penned a note for the “icon”, sharing how he has always been an admirer of the “absolute gentleman". SRK had hosted a private party for the former English footballer, at his residence Mannat in Mumbai. Taking to social media, SRK...

Vir Das wins International Emmys for Best Comedy


Comedian Vir Das made India proud by winning the International Emmy for his Comedy special 'Vir Das: Landing' in the best comedy category and shared the award with popular British teen sitcom 'Derry Girls' season three. The 51st International Emmy Awards Gala was held at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City...

Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger’ raises more than $37 million globally


Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s latest action thriller 'Tiger 3' is unstoppable at the box office. The film, which hit cinemas on August 12 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, has been performing exceptionally well not only in India but also across the globe. The film has grossed over 37.5 million dollars at the worldwide box...

Guneet Monga, Vikas Khanna collaborate for ‘American Sikh’


Ace producers Guneet Monga and Vikas Khanna are set to come up with an OSCAR-qualified animated short film 'American Sikh'. The amazing true story of Vishavjit Singh, a Sikh man who was born in America and wears a turban, who, after a lifetime of violence, self-doubt, and bigotry, eventually finds acceptance in a superhero...

IFFI kicks off in Goa, Madhuri honored with special recognition


The 54th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off on November 20 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigao-Goa. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Minister for State of Information and Broadcasting L Murugan and others were present on the occasion. ‘Special recognition...

Hollywood star Charlize Theron reveals love for Bollywood films


As a young girl being brought up in South Africa, Hollywood star Charlize Theron says watching Bollywood films was a Sunday routine as her native country has a sizeable Indian population. Theron, the star of countless and critically acclaimed Hollywood titles such as 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Blonde', 'Monster', 'The Italian Job'', and 'Atomic...

Performers and Observers


By Basab Dasgupta In physics there is a phenomenon known as the “observer effect” which describes the impact of the observation or measurement process on the result for a quantity that is being measured.  For example, if we want to measure the temperature of an object with a thermometer by placing the thermometer in contact with the...

Parineeti Chopra ready to celebrate her first Diwali with Raghav Chadha


Parineeti Chopra looked lovely in her latest photos that she shared on her social media. The actress looked ready to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. She was dressed in an orange-colored suit and sported sindoor and henna on her hands as she posed for the camera. In the caption, Parineeti wrote, "Diwali begins." Chopra...