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I am Conan OBrien and I am honored to be the last human host of the Academy Awards, OBrien said after taking the stage for the 98th edition of the ceremony.

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 Oscars as frontrunners 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' headline a tightly contested race, with winners, major upsets, and real-time updates from Hollywoods biggest awards ceremony

Ildik Enyedi has created one of the years most eccentric cinematic seductions a piece of arboreal erotica that would leave your local trees blushing through their leaves

Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Kemmu, Tusshar Kapoor, and Sharman Joshi also return for the much-awaited fifth instalment of the hit comedy franchise

Watching the film in 2026 feels almost utopian as it carries the beat of a college campus where students are allowed to falter; the pressures of becoming are not so much the pleasures of being

This tender love story, with a cute little girl, a soaring regulation soundtrack and good chemistry between the leads is the date movie that landed a month late

Known for her performances in Shabad and Rajat Kapoors Aankhon Dekhi, actor Taranjit Kaur speaks about the challenges of portraying a deeply traditional character in Shabad, including preparing for the shows explosive emotional monologue.

Sitarist Sahana Banerjee and vocalist Supriyo Dutta presented raags that celebrate Basant at a concert in Kolkata.

With music scored by AR Rahman, the film is set to release in theatres on June 12, 2026,

Vaishnavi Dhore presented A woman beyond letters at the fifth edition of the Jharna festival in Chennai recently.

Petra Volpes hospital drama turns one nurses relentless night shift into an unsung study of how modern healthcare keeps running

Adithya Prakashs Kannada mid-length thriller Watch Out Krishna mixes sharp humour with subtle yet relatable social commentary

As the world continues to embrace the K-Wave, Made In Korea starring Priyanka Mohan feels timely, but its wholesome premise could have benifitted from better execution

The singer, who is preparing for his India tour this April, talks about his experiments with devotional music.

The attempt at subversive social-political inquiry into mentorship and manipulation is diminished by overwriting and tiresome visual and creative contrivances

Directed by Hemanth M Rao, 666 Operation Dream Theatre stars Dhananjaya in the lead role and Shivarajkumar in a pivotal character

Oscar-winning star Kate Winslet might be heading to The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, directed by the legendary Andy Serkis. The movie set to hit theaters on December 17, 2027

Netflix is making a bold move by snagging InterPositive, the AI filmmaking company founded by Ben Affleck, in a deal that could hit $600 million

The first trailer for the latest horror film from Oddity and Caveat director Damian McCarthy, has been unveiled, showing Adam Scott as a novelist drawn into a haunted Irish inn and a mystery tied to a witch haunting its honeymoon suite

Directed by Rahul Pandey, the series also stars Naila Grewal, Nidhi Bisht, Anant Joshi, Anjum Batra and Kusha Kapila

In his birth centenary year, tracing V.K. Ramasamys journey in Tamil cinema.

As the Straw Hats enter the Grand Line, Netflixs live-action adaptation finds its sea legs with bigger islands, stranger villains and the same stretch-happy sense of boundless adventure

Written and directed by Hyderabad-based Gunjan Ashtaputre and Aishwarya Yerra, the film hopes to appeal to people of all ages

Ahead of the release of Netflixs cross-cultural project Made in Korea, we speak to Priyanka Arul Mohan and director Ra Karthik about filming in Seoul, working with a Korean cast and crew, and how the film felt like a journey of discovery

At a celebration organised by his disciples in Kolkata, the audience was left awe-struck by the energy and aesthetics of his singing.

From tinkling on the feet of dancers to adorning domestic animals during festivals, brass bells are the mainstay of the forges in Venkatanayakanpatti

Ryan Cooglers Sinners won the award for Best Thriller Film while Frankenstein bagged Best Horror Film award

A grief-stricken mother hunts her daughters killer across infinite timelines in Kevin and Matthew McManus gritty multiverse thriller

Ostensibly about forbidden passion, the mini-series interrogates the mechanics of desire in eight wickedly smart, funny, and sexy bite-sized episodes

With Martyn Brabbins as its new conductor, the Symphony Orchestra of India, based at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, will continue to promote western classical music through its well-curated concerts. As the SOI marks 20 years, Indias pioneering symphony orchestra charts a new phase in Western classical music under a Kazakh maestro

Another Nordic filmmaker dissects a broken family, though Hlynur Plmasons stunning Icelandic fever dream actually remembers the humans inside the metaphor

Priya Ramachandran and Mohamed Rela along with Sikkil Gurucharan traced Ravanas story through English expositions and Carnatic ragas, opening the experience to non-Tamil-speaking audiences.

Parker had a recurring role on Will & Grace, appearing in several episodes as Josh, a boyfriend of Grace Adler. His later television work included an appearance in Nashville

Movies are a powerful medium, often capable of giving voice to the voiceless, bringing untold stories to the big screen and capturing a global audience. On this Womens Day, Rudrangsh Gupta reviews six movies three Indian and three overseas that speak about various facets of life central to girls and women.

Mrigandam legend Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and vocalist Mahesh Kale took the stage in Bengaluru on day one of the event, that highlights the power of percussion

The trailer of the Kannada movie Love Mocktail 3 showcases the franchises memorable moments while giving a sneak peek at whats next for Darling Krishnas character

Several police teams are continuously raiding various possible locations to arrest the accused, even as a formal notice has been issued to him to appear before the police immediately

Telugu actor Allu Sirish has tied the knot with entrepreneur Nayanika Reddy in a wedding in Hyderabad on March 06, 2026

Humour and excellent set pieces come together in an optimistic, if slightly nave film about the importance of preserving nature, among other values

The Iranian palace, which was damaged two days ago, houses the Gulshan Album a collection of 11th-17th century paintings, calligraphy, and engravings

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale spark a feral, fascinating chemistry, though even their undead romance struggles to animate this unruly feminist monster mash

Once a male bastion, women Yakshagana performers now lead the troupes, and keep the centuries-old theatre tradition alive.

The final season brings back key cast members including Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr and Erin Moriarty, among others

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, in her directorial debut, falls short both as an actor and a storyteller

Created by Lee Sung Jin, this season revolves around a newly engaged couple, who find themselves caught in a web of drama with their boss

Ryan Murphys latest is disgusting, campy fun as long as one does not take its satirical elements too seriously

Contemporary Hindi cinema shows the crisis of conjugal relationships through stories of infidelity, violence, abuse and legal disputes, with films such as Haq revisiting debates on Muslim womens rights and triple talaq

As war escalates and political turmoil grips Iran, two filmmakers an Iranian and an Indian reflect on jin, jiyan, azadi (woman, life, freedom) in the war-torn country through their cinema

As Gaurav Solanki becomes the highest-paid crew member inAssi, the screenwriter discusses his craft, concerns, and an intuitive quantitative sense in the arts.

The Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival will be held from March 6 to 8 at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra in Delhi, showcasing established and emerging Indian classical musicians with free entry for all