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[ad_1] Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) opened in cinemas on July 28 and is predicted to be one of the biggest box-office hits of the year. The film, which is a joint production by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, had a staggering budget of INR160 crore (₹160 crore) and entered the 100 crore club within just a few days of its local and international release. As per Dharma Productions' official Instagram page, the film has earned INR210 crore (₹210 crore) so far. While Alia and Ranveer have been on a nationwide press tour to promote the film, Ranveer has also taken to Instagram to answer fans’ questions about the film and his character Rocky Randhawa. In a recent Q&A session, the Bajieao Mastani actor revealed that he does a lot of “homework” when a fan inquired about his ability to make his characters look real and authentic on the silver screen. According to Pinkvilla, Ranveer made special efforts to spend time ...

[ad_1] The international art trade, like most global luxury businesses , has its dominant brands. One of the largest is the Swiss-based Art Basel , which organizes fairs for modern and contemporary art from hundreds of the world’s top dealers, in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and Miami Beach, in each year’s four seasons. The V.I.P. preview of Art Basel’s mother-ship event in Switzerland opens on Tuesday. Dealers traditionally keep their most desirable pieces aside for Basel, whether they are priced in the thousands or the tens of millions. With booths for 284 gallerists from 36 countries in a vast exhibition center with a circular courtyard, plus an adjoining hangar for dealers to offer oversize works, the format feels reassuringly familiar. But guided by James Murdoch , whose Lupa Systems venture capital firm has been the “ anchor” investor in the organizer’s Swiss parent company, MCH , since 2020, and the fairs’ new chief executive, Noah Horowitz , Art Basel is quietly tweaking its b...

[ad_1] Priyanka Chopra Jonas set the tone for the wedding season in the six-yards of sheer elegance. Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas draped a contemporary Indian saree featuring 3D floral tone on tone embroidery, for her brother Sidharth Chopra’s wedding festivities. The OG Desi Girl, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is in Mumbai and we can’t get over the custom Manish Malhotra drape she adorned for her brother Siddharth Chopra’s wedding festivities. Looking ‘Peeceelicious Berrylicious’, as her stylist Ami Patel complimented her on Instagram, Priyanka looked radiant in the deep hue celebrating Manish’s design aesthetics. Bold and Berrylicious, Priyanka’s custom saree was paired with a 3D embroidered blouse in the same colour. Setting a glamorously chic tone to the style, the saree too featured tone on tone 3D embroidery. Priyanka adorned the saree for her brother, Siddharth Chopra’s wedding festivities. Making a statement in the opulent saree, Priyanka further enhanced her look with Bvlgar...

[ad_1] “I’m the only person who attended all three of his weddings,” exclaimed Ateed Riaz, the nephew of the late orator, actor, host and artist Zia Mohyeddin and the whole auditorium – named after the legend himself – burst into laughter. The second day of the Zia Mohyeddin Festival at Napa (National Academy of Performing Arts) was all about remembering the many roles that Mohyeddin lived in his lifetime. There were tears, applause, laughter, silence but most importantly, a clouding sense of grief, so strong, that it enveloped the whole space. An unexpressive father Risha Mohyeddin, Zia’s firstborn, looks like an exact clone of his late father. Speaking about his early memories, Risha, a banker by profession, remembered Zia as someone who kept to himself at all times. “He wasn’t very expressive. He always tried to keep his emotions to himself. People often comment on his attention to detail and his perfectionism, but what they do...

[ad_1] Renowned Pakistani actress Nimra Khan addressed critics of her recent near-abduction experience, urging the public to focus on the crime rather than her personally. The incident occurred on August 11 in Karachi's DHA area, where Nimra narrowly escaped being kidnapped. Speaking out against the trivialisation of her ordeal, the Pakistani actress emphasised that her attackers did not target her specifically but were instead intent on abducting any young woman. "It was clear from their faces that they didn't recognise me; their target was just a girl, any girl," Khan explained. Nimra's statement also highlighted a broader issue of silence and fear among victims of harassment. "I didn't raise my voice for myself alone but for all girls who remain silent due to fear of society, parents, or social media," she stated. She called on all women to protect themselves and speak out against injustice, and implored the media to shift its focus from...

[ad_1] Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter King Charles will celebrate his 75th birthday by kicking off a new initiative aimed at tackling food waste . The monarch is concerned about the impact the cost of living crisis is having on people’s lives and wants to address food poverty in the UK. The idea was sparked by a conversation with the Felix Project which is now the biggest distributor of waste food in Europe to those in need. The King made a private donation to the charity and has expressed interest in helping those most in need. On his birthday on 14 November, he will use the Felix Project as a template and partner for the Coronation Food Project (CFP). The programme will also have as a partner FareShare, another charity that works nationally to reduce food waste outside London as well as the capital-based Felix Project. Kin...

[ad_1] Composed for Simon Rattle’s inaugural season as the orchestra’s chief conductor and unveiled on Thursday at the Herkulessaal, it seems to pack as much into its 17 minutes as Beethoven did in his “Pastoral” Symphony, which was on the second half of the evening. (The program, which opened with the Prelude and “Liebestod” from Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” travels with the ensemble and Rattle to Carnegie Hall on May 3 .) Here, again, is Adès the maximalist, for better and worse. “Aquifer” may be easy to listen to, but it’s not so easy to quickly understand. (On one page in the score, there are 39 simultaneous lines of music.) There may be a hint, though, at representation and form in the title, similar to his violin concerto “ Concentric Paths .” “Aquifer” begins foundationally, with the rumbling of voices rising to the highest in the orchestra. From there, it unfolds in seven sections that are delineated not by movement breaks but by tempo; they are as seamless as the three ...

[ad_1] A representational image of a human brain. — Unsplash/File ODENSE: Countless shelves line the walls of a basement at Denmark's University of Odense, holding what is thought to be the world's largest collection of brains. There are 9,479 organs, all removed from the corpses of mental health patients over the course of four decades until the 1980s. Preserved in formalin in large white buckets labelled with numbers, the collection was the life's work of prominent Danish psychiatrist Erik Stromgren. Begun in 1945, it was a "kind of experimental research ," Jesper Vaczy Kragh, an expert in the history of psychiatry, explained to AFP . Stromgren and his colleagues believed "maybe they could find out something about where mental illnesses were localised, or they thought they might find the answers in those brains". The brains were collected after autopsies had been conducted on the bodies of people committed to psychiatric institutes across ...

[ad_1] Actor and host Fahad Mustafa is a true Shahid Afridi fan and won’t let anyone make fun of the former captain – even if it's a cricketer himself. So when former pacer Danish Kaneria dissed Afridi for being the Chief Selector of the national cricket team, the Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad actor didn’t hold back. On Monday, Kaneria took a jibe at Afridi with a blurry zoomed-in image of him eating on the field in the national team’s shirt. When Mustafa saw the former leg-spinner criticise Afridi for no reason, he ran to Afridi’s defense. “And he’s clearly not a match-fixer like you,” read his tweet. While his support was lauded, many Twitter users brought a throwback picture and called out the Actor in Law star for never raising his voice against former bowler Muhammad Amir for the same. In 2012, Kaneria was named in court as a go-between in a spot-fixing case involving former English county player Mervyn Westfield. A lifetime ban was imposed on him, which even after numer...

[ad_1] I’m Martin Scorsese, and I was the director and co-writer and co-producer of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ By this point in the story, it’s become pretty evident that the people who’ve been perpetrating the disappearances and murders of the Osage Native Americans in order to gain their headrights, their oil money, are being investigated. And they’ve narrowed it down to whom they thought the weakest link would be. The one they know they could probably get the information from or break is Ernest Burkhart. And he’s played by Leo DiCaprio. “Well, here we go.” Since the characters are all circling around each other in the movie, and since the circle gets tighter and tighter, my drawing for the shot was simply a circle with an arrow. That was it. “My wife’s real sick.” I want it to become a kind of circular ballet. He gets up, he turns in circles, the camera circles around him, and as that’s happening, other figures are coming into frame from left and right. And as he pivots arou...

[ad_1] The documentary offers tales of humanity, and focuses on the historical impact of 9/11 History TV18 Presents a moving account of the impact that 9/11 had on the US, through raw and real stories from the children who experienced loss and grief On the morning of September 11, 2001, over 72 million American children began their day, thinking it would be just another ordinary Tuesday. By day’s end, eight young lives had been tragically cut short, and over 3,000 children were left without a parent. “9/11: The Legacy" is a compelling new documentary that sheds light on the remarkable tales of bravery, strength, and recovery from the children who were profoundly affected by the events of 9/11. The show will premiere on History TV18 on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 9:00 PM to commemorate the profound impact this catastrophic day had, and the legacies of the children who suffered deep loss. This one-hour special offers an intimate look into the events that unfolded through the...

[ad_1] Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur Ram Charan of RRR fame was recently photographed by paparazzi as he stepped out during the day wearing a champagne kurta-pajama outfit by the famous Pakistani fashion designer Faraz Manan. The actor, more widely known for his acting roles in Telugu cinema, looked handsome in the champagne-coloured, almost dull-gold-shaded two-piece set. The short-length kurta appeared to be stitched in an intricately embroidered fabric and had a long line of fabric buttons running down the middle, almost all the way down to the hem of the shirt. The textured appearance of the kurta was matched by a textured pair of trousers. The straight-legged trousers were tailored well as per size and fit and were stitched in a unique fabric that gave off a slight gold sheen. The shine in the pants was accentuated by the parallel-lines pattern woven into the fabric, which gave the cloth the appearance of subtly pleated fabric. With his sleeves rolled up to r...

[ad_1] Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter The new year is nearly here, which means Americans will soon have an entire calendar ’s worth of federal holidays to look forward to. At midnight on December 31, individuals around the world will celebrate the start of 2023. The date also marks the arrival of the first federal holiday of the year in the US, New Year’s Day on January 1. However, because New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday in 2023, the holiday will be officially observed on Monday, January 2nd. First introduced by Congress in 1885 when it was decided that federal employees should have certain days off from work, the list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise - and celebrate. To ensure that these holidays are observed, certain guidelines have been put in place, with federal holi...

[ad_1] The Elephant Family charity was the focus of the recent The Animal Ball , a fundraiser held by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. This non-profit organisation, which was co-founded by Camilla 's late brother Mark Shand, is devoted to protecting Asia's animals and natural areas. And this year, three-well known Indian fashion designers Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi and Anita Dongre contributed to the splendour of this elegant evening. For the King and Queen specifically, Sabyasachi, who is renowned for his skill in exhibiting Indian workmanship, made stunning masks. Both monarchs were seen donning these gorgeous Shola masks at the Animal Ball, which gave their outfits a touch of class. Charles and Camilla can be seen wearing Sabyasachi's Shola masks in the photos the designer posted on Instagram. "I like to tell hyper-local stories to the world in an attempt to create economic sustainability for heritage crafts and craftspeople," the designer remarked...

[ad_1] Have you ever tried to spot a hidden object in a picture, only to find it nearly impossible? Well, here's a challenge for you! This optical illusion has left many people scratching their heads, wondering where the sneaky leopard is hiding. But don't worry—if you’re an animal lover with a sharp eye, you might just be able to find it in under 7 seconds! Among the rocks and debris, there's a leopard perfectly hidden with its surroundings.At first glance, it looks like just another part of the landscape, but if you focus and let your eyes do the work, the big cat will reveal itself. The clock is ticking—can you spot the leopard in just 7 seconds? Image Credit: mediadrumimages Take a deep breath, concentrate, and start searching. If you’re up for the challenge, you might just prove that you have the eyes of a predator! Why optical illusions are more than just fun? Now, you might be wondering, what’s the big deal about optical illusions? Why are they so popular, ...

[ad_1] The AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlists for best women authors in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Debut were announced today by a panel of eminent judges. The Times of India received a whopping 2000 plus entries submitted by both publishers and individual authors for the coveted award, the first of its kind in India. The AutHer Awards – a joint venture between JK Paper and The Times of India – is a celebration of women authors who have added value and creativity to the literary space. The jury considered books by women published in India between December 2021 and November 2022. The chairs for the AutHer Awards jury consisted of actress-author Sonali Bendre Behl (Fiction); author Vikram Sampath (Non-Fiction); Priti Paul (Debut); and author Ranjit Lal (Children’s books). Talking about the awards, Sonali Bendre Behl, Jury Chair- Fiction category, said, "The AutHer Awards is a wonderful initiative to recognize and encourage women authors. It's an honour to b...

[ad_1] After the enormous risk of its beginning, the Bayreuth Festival in Germany was for a long time a place where the stagings of Richard Wagner’s operas were encased in amber. When his four-opera “Ring,” which inaugurated the festival in 1876, was brought back for the first time 20 years later, Wagner’s widow, Cosima, stuck with a vision essentially identical to the one her husband had overseen. “Parsifal” was even more static: After premiering at Bayreuth in 1882, it returned there as an unchanging ritual until 1934. But in Bayreuth’s modern era, perpetual workshopping prevails. New productions usually play for five summers before cycling out, and the expectation is that directors will keep futzing through that time. Sets change; sequences are adjusted and eliminated; details are added and subtracted. Now, it’s Valentin Schwarz’s turn to tinker. His “Ring” opened last summer . It was a caustic, contemporary-dress interpretation that compressed the work’s sprawling settings to ...