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Chris Hansen isnt impressed with Robert Pattinsons take on him in the new thriller Primetime, saying the actors performance feels overly dramatic
A Delhi exhibition highlights the Shekhwati region, its frescoed havelis, and people who inhabited those once. Having made it to UNESCOs tentative list, the region is now charting a new course
The hotel art fair returns to New Delhi for its fifth edition, with 21 rooms, emerging artists and a showcase of veteran KG Subramanyans work
Textile designer and revivalist Sunaina Suneja brings together vintage and contemporary works to examine the techniques, motifs and stories held within phulkari
Sakshi Gallerys 40th anniversary exhibition at Travancore Palace in Delhi brings together 46 artists who examine how Indias visual vocabulary has shifted alongside its social and political landscape
Janus Metz Pedersens film starring Jacob Tremblay and Russell Crowe is a relatively uninspired addition to the Unabomber phenomenon
Stuffed with lazy television tropes, predictable red herrings, and theatrical performers, Shaque struggles to hold interest after a chilling set-up
Viraamam was screened at the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in the short documentary competition section
Tamil directors Karthik Subbarajs next after Dorothy is based on a dance form and stars Upendra, Prabhu Deva and Atharvaa
D 56, starring Dhanush, Preity Mukhundhan, Vadivelu and SJ Suryah, is directed by Tamizharasan Pachamuthu
Maadhu Balaji and his Crazy team are all set to stage Chocolate Krishna for senior citizens in the city
Directed by the National Award-winning Parking fame Ramkumar Balakrishnan, the Tamil movie is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films
Peter Lee talks about his favourite Indian textiles and how culture is shaped by trade routes
Uncertainty remains over the 31 films for which the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has denied censor exemption even as Minister for Cultural Affairs said the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is making all possible efforts, including legal measures, to secure permission for screening
If the 2017 original was a euphoric, barefoot sprint through childhood fantasies, this luminous sequel is a melancholic exhale of coming of age.
For a part of the films runtime, a blend of the now familiar time loop trope with humour seems to work, until some of the hard work unravels due to weak writing of the background story
Lance Oppenheim is turning the machine back onto its makers. This is exploitation art made from exploitative artists, and its wickedly entertaining to witness
In Dorothy, Karthik Subbaraj turns a sensitive story of masculine violence into a poignant and radical examination of repression, caste and identity, while quietly striking back at the hatred it has attracted online
Spark, the debut offering by GAP Studios, hits the screens this week
Despite its shortfalls, the show appeals with the heartfelt rigor in its writing and aesthetics that are derived out of care
Murphy and Brennans attempt to link one female killer to another, flattens all the women to represent the sum of the crimes committed against them, and the crimes they subsequently committed against others
Directed by Navjot Gulati, the film also stars Vikram Singh Chauhan and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles
Director Vimal Krishnas sophomore film shares a few similarities with his debut, DJ Tillu, but fails to utilise the strengths of a potent lineup that includes Rag Mayur
Founded by Sri Madhusudan Sai, the orchestras recent fundraiser performance featured Western classical pieces and film numbers.
Meesaya Murukku 2 takes on gaana culture, caste and class barriers in the music industry, but its many ideas come at the cost of a focussed story
Engineered to exploit the current devotional fervour at the box office, in this tale of divine retribution, both the plot and the message are ultimately buried beneath a high-pitched, artificial theme-park aesthetic.
Hands-on workshops in Araku for tribal artisans to hone traditional crafts for new possibilities
Local governments have responded by promising to build tech clusters and offering subsidies to AI filmmakers and startups
The Maria Sten-led spin-off takes the baton from Reacher and delivers an engaging first season
Bengaluru-based artists Isha Valentine and Vidhya Venkatappa are currently showcasing their works at MKF Museum of Art
The Higher Ground Music Festival kicks off its second edition this weekend
Manipur-based Lo! Peninsula make their firsr-ever appearance in Bengaluru this weekend
Dastan-e-Akhtari, a Dastangoi performance held recently in Bengaluru, journeyed into the world of the singer.
The Kannada relationship drama Heggana Muddu dives into an arranged marriage that starts real and ends complicated, with performances from Poornachandra Mysore and Aditi Sagar being the major positive
In the age of reels and streaming, heres how music composers, from Devi Sri Prasad and Thaman to Vijai Bulganin and Chaitan Bharadwaj, are rewriting the rules of a soundtrack
Acclaimed filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj joins actors Keerthy Suresh, Sanand and Rishikanth, alongside producer Guneet Monga, in conversation with Meenakshi Shedde at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026.
Telangana has set up TG-TMARS to oversee traffic enforcement, highway patrolling and crash investigation, with 300 posts and a dedicated Traffic Management Fund.
A human chain, anti-drug pledge, release of a theme song and balloons carrying anti-drug messages, and cultural programmes are among the activities organised as part of the campaign
Can CEC Gyanesh Kumar face contempt proceedings amid growing questions over ECIs SIR decisions?
4 MWp solar plant comprises ground-mounted and carport capacities; new 32.95-crore cargo complex has a floor area of 5,695 sq. metres and annual handling capacity of 57,000 tonnes

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