Kiran Rao returns as director with Laapataa Ladies, opening up conversations around women, but with humour

Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), releasing in January 2024 and recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), is Kiran Rao’s second directorial venture, after Dhobi Ghat in 2010.

People get so intimidated by the very thought of women having any sort of desire: Bhumi Pednekar

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar comes to the theatres with her latest film, Thank You for Coming, “a sex-positive modern comedy”. The film had its world premiere recently at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Asha Bhosle reaches 90 in style: Rocks Dubai live show; says ‘music never ends, it’s like a river’

Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle marked her 90th birthday (Sept 8, 2023) by going on stage and performing for several hours in front of a packed audience in Dubai.

Singer-composer Amit Dhamelia marks a milestone with his independent stage show in Singapore

Singer-composer Amit Dhamelia considers himself one of the contributors to the Indian music scene in Singapore. This month is quite special for him, as he stages his “maiden independent live production in Singapore”, named Ishq Sufiyana.

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