Mumbai: Asha Bhosle, who not only survived in the shadow of her sister’s greatness but stepped out of it with a genre-defying voice to create her own universe in Hindi playback singing, died on Sunday. She was 92. Asha, one half of the Mangeshkar sisters whose versatility was unmatched even by her sister, was admitted…
Mumbai: Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday evening due to chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said. The 92-year-old singer was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai. Sources had earlier said she suffered cardiac arrest and also had pulmonary problems. Treatment is ongoing,…
Kochi: A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were “false” and that he would be able to prove it. He made the…
New Delhi: Superstar Rajinikanth said Aditya Dhar’s latest directorial “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” is a “must-watch film”. The film released on March 19 and has already crossed the mark of Rs 700 crore at the global box office. Featuring Ranveer Singh in the lead role, the film is a sequel to Dhar’s 2025 release “Dhurandhar”, which…
New Delhi: “Grateful for the inspiration that shaped a part of me”, said Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as he paid tribute to late American martial artist and actor Chuck Norris. Known for his role as Cordell Walker in the “Walker, Texas Ranger” series, Norris died on Thursday, aged 86. Kumar, who started his career as…
Mumbai: With packed houses for the paid previews, the success of part one still buzzing and its release coinciding with Eid and Gudi Padwa holidays, “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” is set for a bumper opening with industry insiders and trade pundits looking at the Aditya Dhar film setting box office records. The Ranveer Singh-starrer, which comes…
This writer has a habit (don’t know whether it is good or bad) of forcefully convincing his close friends and relatives not to miss something which he feels compelled to say. When he was trying to do this over the phone to a former student cum close friend, he shot back,’ Why don’t you write…
Mumbai: The release of the much-anticipated movie, “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups”, starring Yash, has been postponed to June 4 owing to rising tension in the Middle East. The Geetu Mohandas-directed movie is billed as an action-thriller saga that unfolds in Goa between the early 1940s and the 1970s. In the film, which was originally…
Mumbai: Producer Vipul Shah on Friday said “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond” does not portray Kerala or its people in a negative light, hours after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the film’s release. A division bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan stayed a single judge’s order that…
By D. Nagarjuna Watching a film in a theatre offers an immersive experience that simply cannot be replicated on a small screen or even in a home theatre. My decision to watch Hey Balwant on the first day of its release was further encouraged by the presence of Shivani Nagaram—known for Little Hearts—who plays the…
