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.
In an industry where most star kids dodge the 'N-word', Junaid Khan leaned into it with unusual honesty and a dry sense of humour. His remarks pulled the conversation away from privilege alone.
Suriya and Trisha Krishnan’s ‘Karuppu’ faced a dramatic release-day setback after morning shows were cancelled across Tamil Nadu over reported unpaid dues.
The controversy erupted after social media posts allegedly aimed at the Kapur family drew a police complaint and swift legal action in Delhi. Meanwhile, the family’s sprawling inheritance dispute has reached the Supreme Court.
Heavy police deployment was seen outside Gurpartap Singh Kang’s farmhouse in Karnal after reports of a firing incident surfaced online. Authorities later said no evidence of shooting was found.
Three Malayalam films are hitting OTT this week and they couldn't be more different from each other: a Wayanad thriller with Kunchacko Boban, a badminton drama with Mathew Thomas, and a Tamil exam scam series.
