Salim Kumar, only Malayalam comedian to win National Award for Best Actor, dead at 56
He learned to perform on a mimicry stage in Cochin. He finished on a national podium. The house in North Paravur was named Laughing Villa. It is quiet now.
He learned to perform on a mimicry stage in Cochin. He finished on a national podium. The house in North Paravur was named Laughing Villa. It is quiet now.
He played a librarian who fought demons. He sold coffee to the whole of Britain. He outlasted every trend in television and still showed up, reliable as ever, until he didn't.
The glycerine was ready. Nana Patekar was not interested. What happened next left everyone on set, including Madhoo Shah, stunned, and wrapped up the shoot for half a day.
'Peddi' introduced Janhvi Kapoor waist-first, midriff second, face somewhere after that. Her character Achiyyamma had a name, a costume, and close-up shots of her navel. What she did not have was a story.
The world of Indian classical music lost a brilliant artist on May 14, 2026, with the passing of Ustad Sabir Khan.
Throughout the session, Shekhar Kapur repeatedly stressed that no matter what technology arrives, whether digital tools or AI, cinema survives because human imagination survives.
Chopra shared the story behind the making of the song during a masterclass titled, Unscripted- The Art & Emotion of Filmmaking, as part of the ongoing International Film Festival of India 2025 at Kala Academy in Panjim, here today.
Moderated by internationally acclaimed film critic Naman Ramachandran, the session examined how climate consciousness is reshaping both the craft and culture of cinema.
Restoring and completing his father’s long-cherished dream project, Shaad described it as an experimental and expensive bonding therapy for the father–son duo.
In an exclusive with The Statesman, Ghai said that ever since he heard the story from his brother, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, the former Director General of Military Operations, it has been haunting him to be retold. “I started working on the film five years ago.
