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From Bhooter Bhabishyat to Aparajito, the Bengali filmmaker chronicled middle-class anxieties, cultural insecurity and the tragic absurdities of modern Bengal with wit, tenderness and razor-sharp dialogue.

Mathew Perry became a major TV star along with Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow on Friends, NBC's megahit sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004

Directed by Venky Atluri of Lucky Bhaskar fame, Vishwanath & Sons also has Mamitha Baiju essaying a prominent role

The actors transformation into the controversial 'To Catch a Predator' host headlines another massive year for the star alongside 'The Odyssey', 'Dune: Part Three', and 'The Batman' sequel

Directed by Philip Barantini (the Emmy Award-winning director of Adolescence), the film also stars Louis Partridge, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter in pivotal roles

Referencing his earlier works such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and War of the Worlds, the veteran filmmaker says he now believes more strongly in extraterrestrial civilisations than he did decades ago

Neither vulnerable, South deals

The Cannes Film Festival has perfected the art of embracing politics without letting agent provocateurs scuttle the event

Left-leaning filmmaker was known for his famous works likeBhooter BhabishyatandAparajito; He had been a vocal critic of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

After years spent dragging corporate fascism through broken glass, The Boys wobbles towards an undercooked finale where reality has already beaten it to the punch

Filmmakers Jasmine Kaur Roy and Avinash Roy speak about crafting their 22-minute short, Khooh Waala Ghar, taking a sublter approach in the aesthetics, their thoughts on making short films in India and more.

Scientists from Zoological Survey of India and Prof Ramkrishna More College, have developed the first and largest DNA barcode reference library for the cockroaches of peninsular India

Returning to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 in Tokyo, the actor traces her anime journey from learning life lessons through Naruto: Shippuden, to trying to convert Vijay Deverakonda into a weeb

Maa Inti Bangaaram, starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is created by Raj Nidimoru and directed by Nandini Reddy

Cinematographer R Rathnavelu on the visual landscape of Buchi Babu Sanas film starring Ram Charan, and the reason for choosing film over digital for crucial portions

Don 3, which has been three years in the making, was yet to begin shooting. The producers claim that more than Rs 45 crore had already been spent in the pre-production phase.

Swetha Warrier and team dance to Michael Jacksons The Way You Make Me Feel in the video that has gone viral

Created by Shreyansh Pandey, who also directed it with Ashish R Shukla, the series also stars Shekhar Suman, Aanjjan Srivastav, Alfia Jafry, and Ashish Raghava in pivotal roles

The play, staged recently at Krishna Gana Sabhas Summer Drama Festival, reveals how digital connection coexists with loneliness.

At a time when all eyes are trained on La Croisettes red carpet, Meenakshi Shedde relives how she winged it with Bata shoes and borrowed saris