Mandana Karimi calls Iranian regime a ‘cancerous cell in Middle East’; says ‘mera dil toot gaya’ after protests in India

The US-Israel joint military strikes on Iran led to the death of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family on Sunday. Born in Iran, actor Mandana Karimi, who is currently based in India, has spoken about the situation people in Iran have been facing for many decades. Mandana Karimi participated in Bigg … Read more

Gajraj Rao’s new ad that mirrors real-life incidents moves the internet to tears: ‘Din ban gaya ye dekh ke’

Actor Gajraj Rao features in a new advertisement titled Band Baaja Bitiya for Goel TMT, which has moved people to tears. The advert mirrors real-life incidents in which fathers brought home their divorced daughters with a band in tow. Reactions to the ad range from people in tears to wishing more parents were this understanding. … Read more

Vishal Bharadwaj talks about violence in Mahabharat, how it’s shown onscreen: Explicit ho gaya hai, which is fine for me

Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj has spoken about the violence shown on screen and how it is “fine” for him. Speaking with news agency ANI, Vishal said that the “scale of violence in the Mahabharata is unimaginable.” In the last few years, cinema has witnessed a clear shift towards films driven by mass appeal and heightened violence. … Read more