META 2023 jury includes Amal Allana, Arundhati Nag, Bruce Guthrie, Dr. Mohan Agash, Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary, Shernaz Patel, and Sunit Tandon. Nominated plays to be showcased at the META Festival in Delhi from 23rd – 28th March, 2023 Newdelhi:10/3/23:The Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) and Festival 2023 announced today that the META 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred on celebrated Indian stage, film ...
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Veteran Bollywood actor-writer-director Satish Kaushik Passed away
Mumbai:9/3/23:Renowned Bollywood actor-writer-director Satish Kaushik, popularly known as ‘Calendar’, a character he essayed in the film “Mr. India”, passed away following a heart attack early Thursday morning..Satish Chandra Kaushik, an actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter, was known for his creative genius.Satish Kaushik is survived by his wife and a daughter. The mortal remains of the veteran actor will be ...
Read More »Odia Language, Literature and Culture directed to stop kinds of obscene scenes and nudity in opera shows
Bhubaneswar:7/3/23: Amid much hue and cry over vulgarity in Opera parties and melody troupes, the Odisha Government has finally imposed restriction on such shows in the State. In a letter to the Collectors and SPs, Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture directed to stop kinds of obscene scenes and nudity in opera shows. The department also acted tough on dialogues ...
Read More »The true story of Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ will leave you stunned
ROMAA DAAS Rani Mukerji’s latest film Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway trailer released a few days back and has since then been a subject of interest to the audience. Releasing in theatres on 17 March, Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway documents the true story of a couple whose world turned upside down after their children were taken away from them in a foreign land. Rani ...
Read More »Deepika Padukone is among the A-list celebrities presenting at the 95th Oscars
Mumbai:3/3/23: Deepika Padukone, on Thursday, announced that she is among the A-list celebrities presenting at the 95th Oscars. The Bollywood star took to her Instagram account to share the exciting news. With the 95th Oscars less than two weeks away, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the first round of presenters at this year’s Academy Awards and ...
Read More »Three-time Grammy Award winner and Indian music composer and producer Ricky Kej met Odisha Chief Minister
Bhubaneswar:25/2/23: Three-time Grammy Award winner and Indian music composer and producer Ricky Kej met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today. CM Patnaik congratulated the veteran music maestro on grabbing his career’s third Grammy at the recently concluded Grammy Awards.During meeting at Naveen Niwas, Chief Minister’s residence in Bhubaneswar, both made brief conversation.The CM expressed his gratitude to Ricky Kej for ...
Read More »Ricky Kej, Bengaluru-Based Composer, Wins His Third Grammy
Bengaluru:7/2/23: It’s indeed a proud moment for India as musician Ricky Kej won his third Grammy Award on Monday for the album ‘Divine Tides’ with rock-legend Stewart Copeland. The Bengaluru-based Indian music composer and producer won the award for ‘Divine Tides’ as he was nominated in the Best Immersive Audio Album category. The result was announced at the live ceremony ...
Read More »Shanghai Corporation Organization Film Festival Comes to a Close
Marathi Film Godavari bags Best Film Award at SCO Film Festival Xiaozhi Rao wins Best Director for Chinese Film Homecoming Mumbai :341/1/23:The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival came to a close today in Mumbai. This edition was the biggest ever SCO Film Festival, with 58 films from 14 countries being showcased. The closing ceremony saw the winners being declared ...
Read More »Akshay Kumar Parija accorded Golden Visa by Dubai, UAE Government for his remarkable work in Films and Television
UAE/Bhubaneswar:27/1/23:Akshay Kumar Parija ,a renowned film and television serial Producer of Odisha has been accorded with Dubai Golden Visa under Celebrity Artist Catagory for his significant achievement in India with 33 Films in Odiya, Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam . He also made over 7000 television episodes at his own studio, the biggest private Studio in Odisha and employing over 350 ...
Read More »Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan makes Rs 55 crore on day one
Mumbai:26/1/23: Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan is off to a monstrous start! The film, featuring SRK, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, was released on January 25, 2023. On its day 1 at the box office, Pathaan earned Rs 55 crore (nett) at the ticket windows. Considering Rs 2 crore made from the dubbed versions of the film, the total BO collection ...
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