October, the tenth month of the year, sees a number of distinguished celebrities taking birth. The month is also noted for the birthdays of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri …
Films
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Saiyami Kher is Face for Ironman India After Completing Triathlon Twice in Less Than a Year
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readActor and athlete Saiyami Kher has added another remarkable milestone to her journey by being named the face for Ironman India. The recognition comes after Saiyami successfully completed the grueling …
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Opinion: Regional Cinema Cannot Thrive Through Coercion and Quotas
by Harshita Gupta and Utkarsh Yadav 4 minutes readRabindranath Tagore’s poem, “Where the Mind is Without Fear” offers a timeless prayer to the Almighty to lead his country’s people beyond “narrow domestic walls” into “ever widening thought and …
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Film Review: Kantara Chapter 1 is Fast, Furious and Fantastic
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readLet me use another ‘F’ word: Fabulous! Wait a moment: this last adjective does not encompass the entire experience. It is for Rishab Shetty’s epic direction and his incredibly-nuanced and potent …
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Akshay Kumar, who has also been a steady support for lawmakers and the Armed Forces and has dutifully depicted real and fictional police personnel in his movies, recalled a recent …
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Kantara: Chapter 1: The Legend has predictably broken all records in its opening, and has amassed immense attention globally as well. It is the latest in the series of successful ‘pan-Indian’ films. Now …
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Note the plus-es: the superficial one first: no numerology in the title! That alone shows confidence in a product! Second, within a rom-com about wrong partners for boy and girl …
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Exclusive: Abby V Reflects on Performing for World Food Movement and Musical Experience in Kantara
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readToronto-based singer, songwriter, and music producer Abby V, known for his mastery of Indian classical, Western, pop, ghazal, and R&B, recently performed at the World Food Movement (WFM) launch fundraiser …
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Web Review: The Ba***ds of Bollywood is Campy, Cornily Entertaining with a Whopper Twist
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readIt’s campy, crazy, corny and even callous. But it’s entertaining! And the title, so well thought-of, is explained summarily in the last episode. Believe it or nuts, not only does …
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Kantara: Chapter 1 Set to Stun Viewers on Dusshera
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe modest Kannada film, Kantara, released pan-India and globally in 2022 and created an international storm. Rishab Shetty, its whizkid hero who is also incredibly its main writer and director, is …