We explore this world of Indian hip-hop this week, which has moved beyond Hindi and Punjabi to Dakhini, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Khasi and every other language and dialect we have in India ...

As a violinist, vocalist and composer, Chennai-born Harini Raghavan aka Rini has made a mark ever since she graduated from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, in 2015. She’s created a distinctive ...

Once Bollywood’s top star, this actor allegedly skipped his brother-in-law’s event, leaving 15,000 fans waiting as organisers scrambled ...

On a salubrious evening, the loudest cheers were received from the women in Lamakaan, a known cultural centre in the city as two Urdu language lovers came up with an interesting topic - the role ...

For a generation of Calcuttans who grew up in the 1990s and early 2000s, Anjan Dutt was less a celebrity and more a ...

Filmmakers and actors discuss Bollywood's evolving portrayal of romance, shifting from the grand, dreamy love of the 90s to ...

Govinda’s nephew Vinay Anand reveals that despite bringing him several film and event offers, the actor chose to turn them down.

Shraddha Kapoor and Randeep Hooda have wrapped the Pune schedule of their upcoming film Eetha, celebrating the milestone with ...

Raveena Tandon chose to decline Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and acknowledged the success of the film for Rani Mukerji.

Raveena Tandon shared why she rejected Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and the song Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se at a crucial stage in her career. The actor said she wanted to re-establish herself as a solo heroine ...

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