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.
Once upon a time, Bengal and Kerala created brilliant cinema. Helmers like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, as well as John Abraham, Aravindan, Adoor Gopalkrishnan and Shaji N. Karun gave us films that filled us with joy and a sense of immense satisfaction.
Zee Studios and Bhansali Productions are set to release the Bollywood romantic drama ‘Do Deewane Seher Mein’ on February 20, 2026, strategically timed to coincide with Valentine’s week, according to Variety.
The singing reality show Indian Idol Season 16 continues to be unlocking its ‘Yaadon Ki Playlist’ segment.
Except for a few songs which come on when...well, the going gets tough, there are no digressions, no stopover in this exceptional revisitation into a chapter of India’s border-strife history, some call it war, which we would rather bury under the rubble of recency.
Titled 'The Luminary Icons: Creative Bonds and Fierce Performances,' the session brought together a thoughtful, dynamic dialogue on the enduring art of performance.
