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.
India's OTT platforms can't stop making shows about 1990s Uttar Pradesh. Here's the data behind why, and what it says about 601 million streaming viewers finding themselves on screen for the first time.
From Ammy Virk's Cannes debut to Payal Kapadia leading the Critics' Week jury, how Indian regional cinema is reshaping India's presence at the world's biggest film festival.
Four Hollywood films. Four different genres. All made money in India within six weeks, and not one of them had a superhero. That has not happened here in a very long time.
Indian audiences bought 1,800 crore worth of tickets for 'Dhurandhar 2'. Three weeks later, viewers in the US and Canada are streaming it on Netflix. India gets it on June 4.
Yash's 'Toxic' has been delayed three times. The film is done, the star is ready. And, the only thing standing between it and a release date may be another film Yash himself is producing.
