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Shashi Shekhar Vempati appointed new CBFC chairpersonShashi Shekhar Vempati ascends to the role of chairperson for the Central Board of Film Certification, following in the footsteps of Prasoo...
All about Vairamuthu, the Tamil poet at the centre of a row over his ‘Lord Ram was out of his mind’ remarkVairamuthu's recent remarks, suggesting Lord Ram was mentally unstable after separating from Sita, have ignited controversy. The Tamil lyri...
Gulzar receives Jnanpith Award at his residenceGulzar, the celebrated poet-lyricist, was honored with the 58th Jnanpith Award at his Bandra residence due to health concerns preventing hi...
New 'Oppenheimer' fan Javed Akhtar schools troll who asks him to define isotope, says film about a 'man who happens to be a scientist'The Nolan movie has proved to be a box-office phenomenon in India. The movie has collected an impressive Rs 73.40 crore in India.
#MeToo: Singer Chinmayi Sripaada slams Kamal Haasan for staying silent on allegations against lyricist VairamuthuSripaada faced a shadowban from the Tamil film fraternity after she alleged Tamil poet-lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment in 2018.
Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film FestivalThe film features Adarsh Gourav, Swanand Kirkire, Shubhrajyoti Barat, Chetan Sharma and Ashwath Bhatt.
Noted lyricist Varun Grover's directorial debut 'All India Rank' goes on floorsGrover who wrote 'Masaan' took to Twitter to make the announcement.
'Delhi Crime' star Rajesh Tailang turns author with 'Chaand Pe Chai'The actor's debut book is a collection of Hindi poems.
Tamil lyricist Pulamaipithan passes away at 86 due to age-related ailmentsThe poet had penned songs for leading luminaries such as Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan.
Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar says songs in movies have gone in the 'background'The writer said songs that would earlier be used to underline emotions have as a result started fading away.
Power of the verse: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Manoj Muntashir take Bengaluru by storm with their poetryThis was the fourth edition of the two-day festival.
- Bengaluru poetry festival puts the verse in versatile
While there were quite a few memorable moments from the two-day festival at the Taj West End, the very first session on Saturday with Gully...
The 'Gully Boy' effect: Bangalore Poetry Festival to feature a session on rap music'Gully Boy' affable MC Sher, Siddhant Charutvedi, will kick off the festival.
- Assam government launches Northeast first digital archive
The Jyoti Chitraban Music Archive that was inaugurated on December 30 last year has now been renamed as Jyoti Chitraban Digital Archive.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles ONV Kurup's death"Shri ONV Kurup's demise is a major loss to Malayalam literature. His works were admired widely. May his soul rest in peace," Modi tweeted ...
Jnanpith awardee O N V Kurup passes awayJnanpith awardee and eminent Malayalam poet, lyricist and environmentalist O N V Kurup today passed away at a private hospital here followi...
In trashy 80s, Nida Fazli brought quality to Bollywood songsThe Sahitya Akademi award winner passed away following a heart attack. He was 77.
Mahesh Babu volunteers to give voice-over for dad Krishna’s comeback filmThe movie titled Sri Sri is the story of a common man who imbibes the values of Telugu poet and lyricist Srirangam Srinivasarao.
- Sreekumaran Thampi bags Madhavamudra Puraskar
The honour is instituted in memory of 14th century spiritual poet Madhavan, a native of Malayinkeezhu who wrote Bhasha Bhagavadgeetha.
- Gulzar nominated for Indira Gandhi Award for Integration
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will give away the 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration to the 75-year-old lyricist and writer...