Andhra Pradesh-born Sireesha Bhagavatula lent her voice to the song ‘Ghodey pe sawaar’ from the movie Qala, which has been trending on social media and has given the singer her big break in the music industry.
In the last few years, Indian cinema has shown us the perils of climate change in various ways, from Kantara and Sherdil to Kadwi Hawa and Kaadan. Here’s a look at the films that championed nature and the urgent need to save the environment.
Lesser-known is the legacy of musician Charanjit Singh, who is credited with inventing the ‘acid house’ genre of music that one can hear in much of today’s music. Here’s why his work was far ahead of its time, and why he was loved by RD Burman, Naushal Ali, and more.
A lawyer for some of Bollywood's biggest stars, Priyanka Khimani grew up in a Mumbai chawl and started financially supporting her family at age 15 after her father died.
Vinay Sharma left his job as an AD in Bollywood to start Dance Out of poverty, an initiative that has trained over 3,000 children from Delhi’s slums for free.
Sanober Pardiwalla has been working as a stuntwoman in Bollywood for the past 20 years. A mixed martial artist, deep sea diver, gymnast, and more, she has worked in over 200 movies so far.
The recent announcement by actor Alia Bhatt about her pregnancy once again shone light on how insensitive comments ridicule women's choices and their lives.
Directed by Dev Anand's elder brother, Chetan Anand, the 1946 film 'Neecha Nagar' is the only Indian film to have won the highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival.
Anand Bakshi, the legendary Bollywood lyricist, suffered the pains of Partition, and even served in the Navy and the Army before writing lyrics to Bollywood songs.