How A Yiddish Lullaby Inspired Mary Poppins’ Chim Chim Cher-ee And Several Indian Songs
In the series Carbon Copy, we give you trivia on the connecting dots between many countries’ music. This week, we look at the roots of the song from the famous musical, and how they found their way into the Tamil film Neela Malargal and Hindi films Ghoongat and Lakshya
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Amaal Mallik and Armaan Malik On The Right Way To Remix A Song
Ensure the song has something new for people to listen to, don’t tamper with the feel or emotion of the original – here’s what the brothers told us
Sneha Khanwalkar’s Quest To Find Her Groove
The composer of Gangs of Wasseypur, and Manto, on her long absence from making music, signing another Anurag Kashyap film, fighting battles in her head, and why the whole world should operate on Skype
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Plus Minus Director On The ‘Insane Story’ Of Captain Harbhajan Singh And Working With Bhuvan Bam
Jyoti Kapur Das’ short film has hit 10 million views on YouTube. She talks about writing it in just two hours and why it’s now easier for filmmakers to tell their stories
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Top 50 Memorable Bollywood Characters: Bindiya from Raanjhanaa
In Aanand L. Rai’s 2013 film, Swara Bhasker plays Kundan’s (Dhanush) best friend’s sister. She too is part of a one-sided love triangle that doesn’t end well for anyone
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Bigg Boss in GIFs: Premiere Episode
A bored Salman Khan, sexist comments, and Simar from Sasural Simar Ka kick off the 12th season. Let the memes begin!
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Seemaraja Box Office Report: Sivakarthikeyan’s Star Power Holds Up The Film
Despite a very good opening in Tamil Nadu, negative reviews and mixed reactions from audiences have impacted the film’s figures outside the state
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Kurmaiyan Movie Review
Harjit Harman plays the hero with an unchallenged right to silently stalk Japji Khaira, the heroine, till she falls in love with him
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Things You Should Know If You’ve Never Seen Bigg Boss
One the eve of the reality show’s 12th season, a look into the Big Boss Universe in India by someone who has never seen it before
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Plus Minus Short Film Review: Civil Obedience
A train conversation between a crabby Punjabi lady (Divya Dutta) and a young soldier (Bhuvan Bam) is used to deliver a broader comment on the country’s skewed interpretation of patriotism
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Kaneez Surka On Her New Amazon Special And Why Improv Makes You A Better Person
The comedienne talks about how Improv All Stars is different from her last special and why this genre of comedy is not about the individual but the team
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Mitron Not A Movie Review
Watch Sucharita Tyagi’s Not A Movie Review of Mitron starring Jackky Bhagnani and Kritika Kamra