New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday, and lauded his rise from modest beginnings to make a name for himself internationally. “A very memorable interaction,” Modi said on Instagram, sharing a short clip of their interaction. He said in a post on X, “A great interaction with Diljit Dosanjh! He’s…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as filmmakers Shekhar Kapur, Hansal Mehta, and cine stars Manoj Bajpayee, Akshay Kumar, and Kajol paid rich tributes to Shyam Benegal, remembering the director as someone who ushered in a “new kind of cinema” and whose films continue to be admired by people from…
Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as “Ankur”, “Nishant” and “Manthan”, died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90. The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease, Pia Benegal told PTI. “He passed away…
Kolkata: Bengali film ‘Bohurupi’ has crossed Rs 17.25 crore of revenue at the box office after screening for 68 days, setting a record as the “biggest blockbuster” in the state, an industry body official said on Friday. The success of the film is a “reflection of cinemagoers’ unwavering love for authentic storytelling”, one of the…
New Delhi: His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor – a legend who was India’s very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from ‘idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis’, a lung disease,…
Mumbai: Renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain has passed away at the age of 73. He was receiving treatment in San Francisco when he took his last breath. Born on 9 March 1951 in Mumbai, he was a celebrated musician who received numerous accolades, including the Padma Vibhushan in 2023 and three Grammy Awards. Ustad…
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 24) on Sunday honoured veteran actresses of yesteryear who graced the Malayalam film industry from its nascent days at a function held at the Nisagandhi auditorium. The event was inaugurated by State Culture Minister Saji Cherian, who also felicitated the legendary actresses. Those present at…
Mumbai: A passionate filmmaker who effectively translated the realities of life on screen without compromising on the entertainment quotient of his films is how the current crop of directors in Hindi cinema describe Raj Kapoor, who would have turned 100 on December 14. Raj Kapoor, son of film and theatre veteran Prithviraj Kapoor, was an…
New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan paid tributes to Raj Kapoor on the occasion of the legendary actor-filmmaker’s 100th birth anniversary, describing the 1951 classic “Awara” as a shining example of his “incredible showmanship” that left a lasting impression on the megastar. Bachchan, 82, said the “powerful and mystical symbolism” in the famous dream sequence of the…
Mumbai: Raj Kapoor’s children and grandchildren, including actors Randhir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, joined other industry luminaries like Rekha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali to celebrate the legacy of the Hindi cinema showman at an event here on Friday. A day before the legendary actor-filmmakers 100th birth anniversary, the premiere of five of his…
