Acclaimed star Manoj Bajpayee says he feels proud that his film “Gulmohar” has been chosen for three honours including Best Film, Best Screenplay awards and the actor getting a Special Mention at the 70th National Film Awards. “All I can say is that I am too happy for my director and feel very proud that…
Hill Road’s critical junction is wearing a different look these days. A gaping hole with debris and a JCB stands where once Gazebo House took pride of place. The 70-year-old structure was a bustling hub of popular eateries and a few residences until it was demolished on August 8 for a road widening project. The…
Even as doctors and citizens protest over the Kolkata rape and murder case, a Mumbai-based hip-hop singer has expressed his thoughts through a song called Silent Screams. Cajetan Reddy, aka Catzbak, a hip-hop artist from Diva, has sparked a wave of emotions through a tribute song to the doctor who was brutally raped and murdered….
Playing dress up Young men from the Koli community shop in Colaba for a traditional outfit for the occasion of Nariyal Poornima, that they will celebrate tomorrow The helpful nudge She’s starting young! Samara Sujan, 17, has been working with diabetic women at the Bombay Hospital on a health monitoring platform. Ultrahuman M1 collects data…
Whatever you do, sir, just don’t fix the money [for your next film], before calling me,” actor Shahid Kapoor told director Imtiaz Ali, in 2007, when Jab We Met (JWM) had opened “lukewarm” in theatres. It’s going to become a big film, Shahid suggested to Imtiaz, whispering to him then, “You could charge 2X of…
The after dark corn job Children watch with delight as the wind causes sparks from a bhutta seller’s stove to fly like fireworks at Bandra Bandstand Tricolours of two nations Sujata Bajaj with her artwork in Paris In Paris-based artist Sujata Bajaj’s recent work, France’s national motto, liberté, égalité, fraternité, is painted across a…
Winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced on Friday. Veteran filmmaker Sooraj R Barjatya bagged the Best Director award for `Uunchai` at the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022. Neena Gupta also won Best Supporting Actress for the same film. Barjatya first won the National Award 30 years ago for Hum Aapke Hain…
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A woman, on Friday evening, attempted to end her life by jumping off of Atal Setu; however, she was saved in the nick of time by traffic cops who were alerted about it. It is yet to be ascertained as to why the woman, aged 56, decided to take this grave step. The authorities said…
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 is back with its 15th edition. The awards were held honouring the best of film and OTT content from India globally. 12th Fail star Vikrant Massey bagged Best Performer in the Critics Choice Category, and Rajkumar Hirani`s Dunki won the Award for Equality in Cinema! IFFM Awards…
Residents of Puntamba and surrounding small villages staged a rail roko for three hours at Puntamba Junction railway station on the Daund-Manmad railway line for their various demands. The primary demand has been to restore halts to trains at the station. “Puntamba Railway Station has been operational since the British era. All trains used to…
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project corridor, in Maharashtra. The 29-km corridor will run along the periphery of the west side of Thane city with 22 Stations. The network is encompassed by Ulhas River on one side and Sanjay Gandhi National Park [SGNP] on the other. This connectivity…
The body of an unidentified man was found in a suitcase in the garbage dump in Varap village near Ulhasnagar. Titwala police registered a murder case after they were alerted about the body and have begun a probe into the case. The Titwala police have formed six different teams to solve the case while efforts…
In one of India`s largest citizen-led public art initiatives, twenty-nine of Mumbai`s railway stations will be beautified by citizen participation in 60 days. Project Mumbai which is organising this event has invited volunteers for the project. The city`s railway network is considered the lifeline of this bustling megapolis with lakhs commuting by local trains every…
Dharavi police on Thursday arrested a 37-year-old coaching class teacher who allegedly sexually abused a 14-year-old student. He sexually abused the student studying in Class 10 in a classroom over two months. The arrested accused allegedly showed the survivor boy pornographic clips from his mobile phone, would tie him by hands to a pillar and…
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has signed a 15-year licence agreement with Microscan Infocommtech Pvt Ltd, a leading network technology and fibre infrastructure services provider, to build an underground optical fibre network along Mumbai Metro Line 3. The arrangement permits Microscan to use MMRC`s existing optic fibre cables (OFCs) and lay new cables along…
Blake Lively is receiving criticism for how she’s handling the press tour for It Ends With Us. Many people are upset that she’s avoiding discussions on the more serious topics of the film, choosing instead to keep interviews light and fun. Social media is filled with reactions from disappointed fans who feel she’s overlooking the…
The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Films released in 2022 were eligible for the awards. Due to the pandemic, the awards are running a year behind schedule. The jury for the National Film Awards 2024 includes Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury;…
When stones were thrown at a car dealership on Friday during a protest march headed by a Hindu organisation denouncing the Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence, officials said that tensions broke out in Jalgaon, a city in northern Maharashtra. Sakal Hindu Samaj, an umbrella movement made up of several Hindu organisations, organised the protest, reported PTI. A…
On Friday, the Election Commission announced dates for Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana Assembly Elections. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, who held a press conference with election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu, when asked about Maharashtra Assembly Polls said that the decision to not conduct elections in the state alongside that of Jammu &…
A cab driver at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) was brutally assaulted by the police. The Mumbai cabbie, identified as Mahroof Ahmed Khan, claimed he was hit with batons despite being innocent and that it left visible marks on his back. Khan said a commuter was boarding his cab when some cops approached him…
The winners of the 70th National Film Awards were announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Films released in 2022 were eligible for the awards. Due to the pandemic, the awards are running a year behind schedule. The jury for the National Film Awards 2024 includes Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film…
The Nehru Nagar police in Mumbai have arrested two individuals accused of cheating people in a massive scam involving flats in MHADA (Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority) and SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) schemes. The accused allegedly cheated people by promising them flats at cheaper rates, but instead pocketed the money and fled. The police claim…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday claimed many BJP MLAs will join his party before the Maharashtra assembly elections, reported news agency PTI. Patole was talking to reporters after the induction of former BJP MP Shishupal Patle into the party. The Congress leader alleged there is a lot of resentment among the allies of…
The 70th National Film Awards were announced on August 16, revealing winners from across film industries. Feature Film Jury Chairperson Rahul Rawail announced the winners during a ceremony in Delhi. Films certified in 2022 were eligible for the awards announced on Friday. Sharmila Tagore starrer Gulmohar won the Best Hindi Film National Award, while Manoj…
The police on Friday said that a case has been registered against a man for allegedly stalking and verbally abusing a 14-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai, reported news agency PTI. The girl was on her way to school in Rabale for a flag hoisting ceremony on Thursday morning when the accused accosted her in his…
The resident doctors` indefinite strike intensified in Maharashtra on its fourth day on Friday, with their seniors joining the protest, disrupting services at government and civic hospitals and inconveniencing thousands of patients in the state. Dr Pratik Debaje, president of the Maharashtra State Association of Residential Doctors (Central-MARD), told news agency PTI that 6,000-7,000 senior…
As Saif Ali Khan turns 54 today, his wife and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan penned a heartwarming note on Instagram. Tagging him as the `love of her life`, Kareena shared two pictures that were clicked 17 years apart in Parthenon, Greece. The `Jab We Met` actress took to Instagram, where she has 12.7 million followers,…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party, has said that helming the NCP away from the shadows of his uncle and founder Sharad Pawar after the split is a huge responsibility, reported news agency PTI. In an interview with PTI during his Jan Sanman Yatra, Pawar said on Thursday that…
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Friday issued a summons to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Narayan Rane on Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Vinayak Raut`s plea seeking cancellation of the former`s election from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency. Rane defeated Raut, a two-term Member of Parliament (MP), by a margin of 47,858 votes on June…
Actress Sonnalli Seygall, most popularly known for her role in `Pyaar Ka Punchnama` is all set to welcome her first child with husband Ashesh Sajnani. The actress took to her social media handle to pen a fun and happy note announcing their pregnancy. They will welcome their first child in December ths year. Sonnalli shared…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) as Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi`s (MVA) chief ministerial face. Addressing party workers of the opposition bloc MVA in Mumbai, Thackeray said the Assembly polls are a “fight to preserve Maharashtra`s self-respect”. The Maharashtra…
Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao-starrer `Stree 2` was caught in a three-way clash this Independence Day. The film was released in the theatres along with John Abraham`s `Vedaa` and Akshay Kumar`s `Khel Khel Mein`. Despite the clash, the horror-comedy emerged victorious at the box office and broke records set by other films in the recent past….
After the failure of ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal’ at the box office, Imtiaz Ali bounced back with one of the most-watched films on Netflix this year – ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. On the latest episode of Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series, the movie maverick reveals how he had signed Diljit Dosanjh for…
You’d imagine a director reading out his script, beat by beat, to an actor. But what if we told you it was the other way around with ‘Rockstar’? On the latest episode of Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series, Imtiaz Ali recalled how he had approached Ranbir Kapoor for a different film, but they ended up…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who spent much of his time at Delhi`s Theatre Action Group (TAG), where he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director Barry John had left by the time filmmaker Imtiaz Ali participated while studying at Hindu College. On the latest episode of Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series, the movie…
Imtiaz Ali is a rich man today only because of Shahid Kapoor! Don’t believe us? Join the director on the latest episode of Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series as he reveals how the ‘Jab We Met’ actor became his self-appointed financial advisor. Shahid and Imtiaz collaborated for the first time in 2007 when the filmmaker…
Western Railway (WR) will undertake a five-hour `Jumbo Block` between Santacruz and Goregaon stations on Sunday, 18 August 2024. The block will be in place from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM to facilitate maintenance work on tracks, signalling, and overhead equipment. During this period, all suburban trains running on the fast line will be diverted…
Water levels in Mumbai`s seven reservoirs, which provide the city with drinking water, have reached 93.23 per cent, as reported by the BMC on Friday. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the collective water stock in Mumbai lakes is currently at 13,49,365 million litres, which is 93.23 per cent of capacity. Mumbai draws water…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall in Mumbai on Friday, as per the latest Mumbai weather update. The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a “partly cloudy sky with possibility of the occasional light spell of rain in the city and its suburbs” over the next 24 hours….
