It stands to reason that Metro In Dino will have thematic similarities with its spiritual predecessor Life… In A Metro: warring couples, predatory bosses, commitment-phobic men, confused women, straying and returning, sacrifice and recompense. It also has straight-up reprises. Konkona Sen Sharma, whose pairing with Irrfan was one of the highlights of the original, is the […]

Actor-pop star Diljit Dosanjh has been embroiled in a controversy ever since he announced that his film Sardaar Ji 3, also starring Pakistani actor Hania Aamir, would be released outside of India, despite Indian cine bodies issuing a blanket ban on Pakistani artistes working in Indian films following the Pahalgam terror attack. The makers of Sardaar […]

Kaalidhar lives with two younger brothers, the older one’s wife, and a sister. He is one of those hapless people who are tolerated until they are useful, and when that comes to an end, a Kumbh mela visit becomes the route for a heartless abandonment. The film is a copy of the Tamil original K D, […]

25 years ago, Ekta Kapoor launched her first batch of K-serials, and soon enough, the popularity of shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, skyrocketed. Her saas-bahu serials became culture-defining over the next decade, so much so that they continue to influence the Indian television space. While the folks associated […]

Anshula Kapoor is the daughter of film producer Boney Kapoor and his first wife Mona Shourie. In a recent interview, Anshula opened up about the deep bond she shares with her half-sisters, actors Khushi Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor, whom she connected with in tragic circumstances as an adult. Anshula and her brother, Arjun Kapoor, reconnected with […]

Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan screaming at the top of their lungs on top of a Mumbai high-rise is a gift that keeps giving. That scene from Anurag Basu’s Life… in a Metro 18 years ago summed up succinctly the spirit of the 2007 romantic anthology — there was pain, there was Mumbai, there was […]

He has vivid memories of the first day’s shoot of Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan. “It was the first time I was writing for such a big star and my heart was going dhak dhak wondering if the show would be accepted. We were all nervous, including Amitabh Bachchan who, turning a deaf ear to […]

Super Junior’s Shindong recently appeared on KBS2’s talk show Problem Child in House alongside fellow band member Kyuhyun to mark the group’s 20th anniversary. During the chat, Shindong opened up about his dramatic weight loss and unintentionally sparked a debate online. His mention of popular weight loss drugs left many wondering if Western influence has fully […]

Former Vogue fashion editor Monica Kim, who closely watched the rise of the K-pop group, has been making rounds on the internet for the past few days because of her new book, “The Meaning of Jungkook: The Triumph of BTS and the Making of a Global Pop Superstar.” Excerpts from the book, now going viral on […]