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Masoom, starring Boman Irani and Samara Tijori in their OTT debut, will start streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from June 17.Billed as a psychological thriller, Masoom is the Indian adaptation of the award-winning Irish series Blood, which explores family ties and deception after losing a loved one.The Punjab-set show has Mihir Desai attached as director, and Gurmmeet Singh serve as showrunner, as previously revealed.Irani, best known for films such as Munna Bhai series, 3 Idiots and PK, said his debut on the digital medium…

War movie Shershaah marched off with Best Picture and Best Director as Bollywood’s Oscars returned for the first time since the pandemic began with an all-singing, all-dancing awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.Shershaah, depicting Indian war hero Vikram Batra, who was killed in the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan, had been tipped to dominate after receiving 12 nods for the first International Indian Film Academy Awards since 2019.“I would like to thank the family of Vikram Batra for helping me make this movie,”…

Depp had sued Heard for defamation after she alluded to having faced domestic violence during her marriageThe long-running and much-publicised Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard case finally came to a close with the Jury finding both liable for defamation. The jury awarded Depp significantly more damages than Heard, making it a legal victory for the actor. It awarded $15 million ($10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages) to Depp and $2 million to Heard. Depp had sued Heard for defamation after she…

As unstintingly jingoistic as it is relentlessly entertaining, this Bollywood blockbuster celebrates a fictionalised version of the life and – as most of its audience will already know - death of heroic soldier Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was killed fighting terrorists during the 2008 siege at Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai.Sandeep’s story is already the stuff of legend, so this lavish production goes all-out with all the hagiographic bells and whistles, turning him into a noble, fearless warrior (played by Adivi…

Image via @kk_live_now/Instagram Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as Bollywood singer KK, has died at the age of 53 after a concert. The playback singer reportedly collapsed after he had completed a concert Tuesday in Kolkata, India. After he collapsed, he was rushed to a private hospital in the city. Hospital authorities told India Today he was “brought dead” to Kolkata’s CMRI Hospital around 10pm May 31. The singer’s official Instagram account posted images from the concert just 10 hours ago, as well as a…

Netflix has announced that the upcoming Hindi-language comedy drama Darlings will release directly on the streaming platform, skipping the theatrical route. The platform shared this news with a fun-filled video in which we see those associated with the feature film avoiding questions about its release plans. The video not only piques the curiosity of fans but also introduces us to the Darlings cast that is headlined by Alia Bhatt, Vijay Varma, Shefali Shah, and Roshan Mathew. It, however, does not confirm an exact…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Life PMN Entertainment PMN Crime Author of the article: Reuters Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  34 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content * Hit film tells story of sex worker turned rights champion * Sex workers welcome portrayal of strong role model * COVID spurs reforms to boost rights for marginalized group By Roli Srivastava MUMBAI, May 19…

Pure Evil: The Bad Men of Bollywood is your fourth book about Hindi films. Earlier, you co-authored a book each on SD Burman and RD Burman, and one on Hindi film songs. Tell us about your love of Hindi films, when it started, how it grew.I remember Ye kya hua, Dum maro dum, and Pyaar deewana hota hai as some of the earliest sound waves emanating from the radio or the neighbouring Durga Puja pandal and shaping the soft clay of my sensibilities. My parents would take me to watch movies – both English and Hindi – quite…

Modern Love Mumbai — the first Indian spin-off of rom-com anthology Modern Love, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video — opens with the same words as its American counterpart: “Inspired by personal essays from The New York Times column Modern Love. Certain elements have been fictionalised.” But curiously, unlike the original, Modern Love Mumbai doesn't reveal who wrote the columns the six episodes are inspired by. Why is it hiding the names of the authors? It begs the question: are these truly Mumbai stories submitted by…

By Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal Note: On the 89th birthday of Lata Mangeshkar, here is an excerpt from S. D. Burman: The Prince-Musician, where we see Mangeshkar fondly remembering her practice sessions with Burman. The book gives you a glimpse of yesteryears Bollywood as it chronicles the rise of S.D. Burman in the film industry. Burman, when he first arrived in Bombay, was an outsider who didn't speak much of Hindi or Urdu, but the music director -- as we all know -- soon won over the Indian…