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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The traditional red carpet at the India AI Film Festival and the AI Impact Summit this week had a distinctively digital sheen. Amidst the usual chatter of cinematography and casting, a new breed of exhibitors, AI platform developers, are spending the week pitching a radical proposition to India’s creative core: the end of the ‘producer hunt’.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Can a celebrity use India’s insolvency courts to recover unpaid appearance or endorsement fees? A ruling by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on 6 February ruled 'no' on this question, providing much-needed clarity on how payment disputes in brand contracts should be legally handled. The issue came into focus after Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Bhatia approached an insolvency court to recover dues from Cue Learn, an edtech company.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Movie stars and celebrities are among those investing in emerging streaming services—both audio and video—even though an abundance of such platforms makes it a risky proposition.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Lured by a wide audience base and the possibility of fresh stories, several stakeholders in Bollywood—be it producers, studios, multiplex chains and even actor Ajay Devgn—are betting big on deals in the south. Panorama Studios, the distributor of Malayalam thriller Drishyam 3 to be released in April, has signed a multi-film deal with Malayalam star Nivin Pauly.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One way or another, the central message of all annoying people is ‘why can’t you be like me?’ I cannot think of a more foolish use of human speech. Often this message is conveyed as an insult to those who do not perform some sacred thing that is dear to the pontificator.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bollywood stars of the 1990s may no longer be playing the hero, but they are still stealing the spotlight. The return of actors such as Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol, now cast as main antagonists in recent blockbusters, signals a shift in audience tastes and opens up space for older actors in pivotal, if no longer leading, roles.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: For as long as movie buffs can remember, Salman Khan has been the undisputed king of the Eid box office. In 2015, however, a week before the release of his cross-border emotional drama Bajrangi Bhaijaan for the festive weekend, the unthinkable happened.

: As tax hikes in major states and last year’s slowdown in middle-class consumption hurt mass alcohol brands that were the strength of the industry, Allied Blenders and Distilleries Ltd is homing in on premium customers.In March, the Mumbai-based distiller launched a premium and luxury spirits subsidiary, ABD Maestro, in partnership with Hindi film actor Ranveer Singh. The company is expecting to close FY26 with a revenue of ₹100 crore annualized run rate (ARR) and aims to double that in the next financial year, Alok Gupta, Allied Blenders’ managing director, told Mint in an interview.ABD Maestro is home to Allied Blenders’ premium brands, including small batch gin brands Zoya and Pumori, vodka brand Rangeela, and Yello, a whiskey the company launched just last month.“What we have been working on is to figure out what the forward consumption is, where the consumer is likely to go in the sipping and cocktails terrain,” Gupta said.

entry into politics was not anticipated by the Dravidian establishment or the local media, but neither was it a big surprise. Not just actors, some of the state’s tallest leaders, such as C.N. Annadurai, founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and his successor, M.

AI superpowers can engage in constructive risk management even as they compete vigorously for AI leadership.Moreover, diplomats and experts from our two countries had also met earlier in 2024, in Geneva, for an extended session dedicated to AI risks. It was the first meeting of its kind, and though it didn’t produce any significant results, the very fact that it occurred was an important step, and both sides did manage to identify critical areas of risk that required further work.Now, as the momentum behind AI development and deployment, both civil and military, gathers pace, the US and China need to build on this foundation by pursuing sustained, senior-level diplomacy on AI risks, even as each strives for the lead in the AI race.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A career as an influencer may be an instinctive choice for younger Indians born in the digital age. But even older professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s are taking it as a serious pursuit.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Bollywood celebrities are known for investing in residential properties. Now, they are chasing India’s office boom.

UPI, handles roughly 3% of UPI’s daily volume; Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), designed for large-value transfers between banks and businesses, processes in a full day what UPI clears within minutes; and for every credit card transaction in the country, there are nearly 40 UPI payments.Each system serves a different purpose, but the comparison underscores how dramatically the centre of gravity in India’s payment landscape has shifted.This pattern demonstrates that UPI’s rise is not merely a technological upgrade; it reflects a deeper behavioural shift in how routine payment activity is conducted across the country.That success story is real, but it is also incomplete. When a single system becomes this dominant, national aggregates start to tell us less and less about what is actually happening on the ground.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The last thing we hear in Dhurandhar is: Yeh naya Hindustan hai. Yeh ghar mein ghusega bhi, aur maarega bhi—this is the new India.

CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas, actor Chris Hemsworth revealed that he felt “very intimidated” while working alongside Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry in their upcoming film Crime 101. Hemsworth, 41, made the admission during promotional interviews for the Amazon Prime Video release, directed by Bart Layton and based on a novella by Don Winslow.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Trust actor Karisma Kapoor to know a few things about fashion and beauty. For Kapoor has faced the camera since the age of 16.

Hrithik Roshan has gone viral on social media. On X, a user named TheLizVariant shared a stunning picture of the ‘Dhoom 2’ star and contrasted it with an image of an ageing American man that read, “50-year-olds in 1985 vs. 50-year-olds in 2025...” and captioned it, “It’s funny cause it’s true. Why do you think that is, though?

Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu were once one of the most loved couples of Tollywood. Since the duo announced their divorce in 2021, fans have speculated what drove the once much-in-love pair apart. Chaitanya has moved on from the separation. He is now married to ‘Made In Heaven’ actress Sobhita Dhulipala. In a 2022 interview with Bollywood Bubble, the ‘Yeh Maaya Chesave’ actor was asked what he would do if he met his ex-wife, to which he said, “Say hi and give her a hug.” In a recent episode of the Raw Talks With VK podcast, he praised Samantha for moving on after the much publicised separation with dignity.

Addressing speculation surrounding their dynamic, Simons asserted that Sasha’s familial commitments make such a development unlikely. During the first season, Sasha, who is married to Esther and shares a daughter, Miriam, developed a close bond with Morgan.

Abhishek Bachchan lost his cool at the paparazzi while attending the last rites of veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar. The actor was attending the event with his father Amitabh Bachchan. A video of the Dhoom 2 star getting upset at the media has gone viral. The clip shows Abhishek Bachchan putting a hand over a person’s camera to stop him from recording Amitabh Bachchan’s conversation with Salim Khan.

Deepika Padukone is one of the most popular Hindi film stars globally. Back in 2017, she made her Hollywood debut opposite Vin Diesel in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. Now, Vin Diesel has shared a throwback photo from the film. Vin Diesel took a walk down memory lane with the old photo from the sets of xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The 2017 actioner remains Deepika Padukone’s only Hollywood project till date.