Simar Bhatia, Akshay Kumar‘s niece, marked her acting debut alongside Agastya Nanda in ‘Ikkis’, a film that had a decent run at the box office. She has now landed her second project, a romantic comedy opposite Malayalam actor Roshan Mathew. The film will be helmed by Adhiraj Bose, who previously worked as an assistant director…
Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen, best known for voicing the heroic Optimus Prime across numerous ‘Transformers’ films, TV shows and video games, as well as the gloomy Eeyore in several ‘Winnie the Pooh’ projects, has died at the age of 85. Peter Cullen’s family releases statement Cullen passed away on Wednesday at his home in…
Orry recalls a difficult 2021 phase involving Sara Ali Khan’s mother Amrita Singh, saying the experience left him traumatised but ultimately made him stronger. Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, has opened up about a difficult chapter from his past, recalling what he described as a deeply traumatising experience in 2021 involving Sara Ali Khan‘s…
The estimated cost of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project has been raised. India’s first bullet train project has seen its cost escalate to nearly double of the original estimate in a span of nine years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the first high-speed rail project of Indian Railways in September 2017,…
Nayanthara recently featured in ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, alongside Yash and Kiara Advani. Despite generating significant buzz ahead of its release, the film opened to a tepid response on its first day. Nayanthara, who is part of the film’s ensemble cast, recently opened up about why she chose to play the role of…
Union minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal meets President of Aichi Steel Corporation. NAGOYA: Govt Wednesday reiterated its demand for a review of the 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan to make it more contemporary and indicated its willingness to expand scope of the pact, which is seen to have failed in delivering…
From a tiny Tennessee cabin to a global empire, Dolly Parton never forgot her roots. (Photo: Getty Images) Dolly Parton never forgot where her remarkable journey began. Long before she became one of the world’s most successful singers, songwriters, actresses and philanthropists, Parton grew up in a humble two-room cabin in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains…
Meagre stock has also pushed up sugar prices—earlier this week. MUMBAI: Ahead of the festival of Raksha Bandhan, when demand for sugar tends to surge in Indian kitchens, consumers are in a bind. Major online grocery platforms and offline retail chains are limiting the number of sugar packs customers can buy, to manage supplies of…
Thalapathy Vijay’s journey from one of Tamil cinema’s biggest stars to an actor-turned-politician is already a story that could lend itself to a compelling biopic. Director Ashwath Marimuthu recently shared his vision for such a film, revealing the title he would choose and the moment he believes would make the perfect interval block.Speaking at a…
On the import side, there is some pressure due to higher prices of oil and fertiliser. (File photo) NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports hit the $200-billion mark during the financial year up to Aug 21 on the back of a sustained over 15% rise in shipments from the country, raising expectations within govt that this…